NPC Profile
Full Name Lord Kirstol Dallimothan, Earl of the Wyrmcliffs Ancestry & Class Human (Draconic Scion) / Master Dragon Knight (Champion of Apsu / Dragon Barbarian 13) Role & Title Patriarch & Dragon-Lord of House Dallimothan Seat of Power The Citadel of the Dragon, eastern bluffs of the Nobles’ Quarter, Ptolus Faction House Dallimothan; Senior Voice on the Council of Coin; Ally of Commissar Igor Urnst Key Alliances Dragon-riders of the eastern coast, Knights of the Wyrm, orthodox paladins of the Order of the Dawn
🐉 Overview & Personality
Lord Kirstol Dallimothan is the proud, honorable patriarch of House Dallimothan, the famed “House of the Dragon.” While other noble houses scheme in shadows or hoard gold coins in counting houses, Kirstol conducts himself according to an ancient, unyielding code of chivalry and martial strength.
Kirstol is charismatic, booming of voice, and fiercely dedicated to the defense and nobility of Ptolus. He believes that true aristocracy is defined not by birthright, but by the burden of protection. His family’s ancestral bond with true dragons—dating back over a thousand years to the founding epochs of the empire—has infused his lineage with draconic majesty and vitality.
Despite his noble station, Kirstol is a frontline warrior who frequently straps on his polished dawnsilver armor to lead aerial patrols over the Bay of Ptolus atop his bonded silver dragon-drake, Caelith. He is a staunch ally of Commissar Igor Urnst, supporting secular law and order, and holds an intense, open enmity toward the decadent tieflings of House Vladaam.
🛡️ Physical Appearance
Lord Kirstol is a striking, broad-chested man in his early forties, radiating health, power, and regal dignity. His shoulder-length golden-blonde hair frames a square, sun-tanned jaw and sharp, piercing amber eyes that faintly resemble dragon slashes. Subtle draconic scales of pale gold shimmer faintly along his cheekbones and temples in bright sunlight.
He wears ornate full plate forged from polished steel and white gold, embossed with stylized dragons coiling around the breastplate. A heavy crimson cape clasped with a carved dragon-tooth rests over his left pauldron. At his side rests Dragonfang, an ancestral +2 greater striking greatsword whose blade crackles with pale lightning whenever drawn.
⚔️ Pathfinder 2e Remaster Statblock
LORD KIRSTOL DALLIMOTHAN CREATURE 13
Unique | LG | Medium | Dragon, Human | Humanoid
Perception +24; Low-Light Vision, Scent (Imprecise) 30 feet
Languages: Common, Draconic, Imperial High Prustan
Skills: Athletics +26, Diplomacy +23, Intimidation +25, Nobles' Quarter Lore +22, Warfare Lore +24
Str +6, Dex +2, Con +5, Int +1, Wis +3, Cha +4
Items: +2 resilient full plate of fortification, +2 greater striking shock greatsword ("Dragonfang"),
horn of the dragon lords, signet ring of House Dallimothan.
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AC 34; Fort +26, Ref +21, Will +24 (+2 status vs. fear and sleep effects)
HP 245; Resistances: Electricity 10, Cold 5
Paladin's Retributive Strike [reaction] Trigger: An enemy damages an ally within 15 feet.
Effect: Kirstol grants the ally resistance 15 to all damage from the triggering attack
and makes a melee Strike against the triggering enemy.
Attack of Opportunity [reaction]
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Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] "Dragonfang" +27 [+22/+17] (Electricity, Magical, Versatile P),
Damage 3d12+12 slashing plus 1d6 electricity and 2d6 holy against unholy targets
Melee [one-action] Draconic Jaws +25 [+20/+15] (Agile, Unarmed), Damage 3d8+10 piercing
Ranged [two-actions] Draconic Breath Weapon (Electricity, Evocation, Primal) Frequency: Once per 1d4 rounds;
Effect: Kirstol breathes a 60-foot line of lightning dealing 12d6 electricity damage (DC 33 basic Reflex save).
Draconic Aura (Aura, 30 feet): Allies within the aura gain a +1 status bonus to attack rolls
and saving throws against fear.
🧭 Story Hooks for Adventurers
- The Poisoned Drake: Kirstol’s favored drake, Caelith, has fallen deathly ill from an unknown alchemical neurotoxin. Kirstol suspects an assassin from House Vladaam infiltrated the aerial rookeries, and he hires the party to find the antidote in the undercity before the beast dies.
- The Aerial Escort: Kirstol contracts the party to secure a subterranean landing platform below the cliffs of Nobles’ Quarter, allowing Dallimothan knights to airlift stranded survivors during a subterranean breach from Dwarvenhearth.
- The Banewarren Warning: Kirstol receives an omen from an ancient brass dragon nesting in the Koerdian mountains warning that the awakening of the Banewarrens will attract chromatic terrors to Ptolus. He requests the party’s scouting report from the broken threshold.