Named NPCs (Non-player characters), by description
I will endeavour to update all of these to 5th edition statistics as I update the blog. If there's anything you're particularly chasing, do let me know by email or comment, and I'll try to prioritise it.
NPCs
Achefield, the Knight of Pestilence - Servant to Incabulos, he spreads disease and undermines belief in cures
Alaunquarra - Public face of The Bright, and a charming and ruthless secret agent
Ana and Matías, cut-throat siblings - A brother-and-sister pair of bounty hunters who wear masks
Anelio leJaron, King's Man - A Hexblade commissioned in the King's service
Anïthien, Hierophant Druid, champion of the Balance - An ancient druid who crafted a labyrinth of self-discovery
Alfonso de la Cavalliero - A master duellist down on his luck and working for the wrong people
Baron Fearghas Catach - A melancholy local ruler, haunted by a previous failure
Braden the Boastful - A mercenary who's been everywhere, seen everything, and totally wooed the princess, too
Bralcar Mossthorn, the Dungeon Sage - A cursed sage who must labour to pay off his awful crime
Captain Ivellios - A proud up-and-coming captain of the Second Fleet who might be an ally or a rival
Captain Lamisten, hardass Guard commander - An aged commander of the Guard with the scars to show for it
Cashnak Faceripper, Hobgoblin mercenary - A veteran mercenary wandering human lands for work
The Cerulean Fist - A monk with a magical prosthetic arm
Chiauxochitl, the Red Empress of Tochtonal - Avatar of a vengeful deity and bloody protector of her city
Count Constant de Pinchemont - A swaggering bully and fuedal lord
Dehkgan, Wemic champion (CR 5) - An eager combatant who tests those who visit his tribe
The Demolisher (CR 5) - A mercenary possessed of gauntlets that grant him great strength and destructive ability
Doigan, son of Gluiran - An ancient dwarven door-guard who loves to hear stories
Dombar Fenweck, the traveller - A Gnome on a vital mission
Drozgokath, Cleaver of Defenses - A devil feared for his incredible prowess in the courtroom
Dugan Chiselarm, Dwarven lord - Lord of the Lognar Peaks and facing upheaval among his people
Eduxium, Royal Vizier - A sinister-seeming advisor who is always in the King's ear
Ella Gantz - The wily and brash head of the Whispering Bastards mercenary company
Ellaria Preskallyn, Elven Blademistress (CR 7) - A cool-headed and expert warrior
Ethellanor, the Queen of Blood (CR 9) - An evil queen, escaped from the realms of the dead and eager to re-establish her reign
Feldame the Fearful, Conspiromancer - Studying the secret patterns of reality trying to divine truth from myriad lies and false information
Flaistram, the gallant Dauphin - An eleven-year old sworn to a paladin's oaths
Frederick Quicksylver, agent of the Queen - An amazing entertainer and spy
Frîgdash daughter of Grakar, Orc necromancer - Collector of skulls, mother of two, and practicing white necromancer
Garemon, warlock sinister - A professional warlock who has served three patrons and disdains squandering his powers
Garzim, mercenary mage - A mage with a dread reputation and zero ability to back that up
George, the Architect of Abomination - A carpenter who can't say who he's worked for, but you've definitely seen his work
Ghiabbely the Dancer, Pan's Beloved - A Satyr, champion brawler, and legendary partier
Ghorza / The Lily Shadow (CR 5) - An Orcish mercenary warrior, and expert thief
The Godmother (CR 19) - A mysterious and sometime benevolent Lich
Granny Aniya, wholesome Tiefling nanna - Everyone's favourite granny, always keeps candy to hand out
The Greenbriar Knight (CR 5) - An elderly knight who has sought the solace of the deep forests
Gwallyn the mage - A reclusive and affable wizard who makes his home in the Ravens' Roost
Gwymeth, the Custodian of the Crown - Last of the King's Honours and final servant of a demigod who passed generations ago
Hilvarl the Whisperer - A liar and manipulator, always with one eye on the door behind him
Henry Böhmen, herald-at-large - A travelling herald who can teach manners and courtly bearing
The Huntsman - A brutal and wicked individual called upon in wartimes to hunt the citizens of another kingdom
Ilyxeos the Kind - A dragon who shares his hoard to build better communities
The Imperator - Demigodly patron of Mortal beings
Imzt, healer familiar - A tiny gecko that has been blessed with the ability to cure tiny wounds
Jerdrem 'Falloweye', King's Mage (CR 9) - A tough war-magician who can make the hard choices for the good of the kingdom
Kagan, grizzled caravan guard - A world-weary rascal with a million stories, some of them oddly true
Kasil Anvilfist, Dwarven scientist - An aged dwarf writing a treatise on the natural world
Khehili, the Hollow (CR 6) - A former warlock who murders others to regain glimpses of his previous power
Khousgrahylda Motirsdottir, Dwarven princess - A rebel against dwarven tradition and sometimes runaway
Khudonlir Flinthorn, Dwarven artificer - A travelling artificer who might be able to help- if he doesn't blow everything up
King Herakli - A once-fabled king whose golden era has passed
The King's Huntsman - A self-involved and proud hunter wanting to prove his superiority
The Knight of the Gold Fan (CR 3) - A seemingly deathless warrior in fine black and gold armour
'Laughing' Loretta - A vengeful pirate with a hefty price on her head
Lady Arna Kenrahel - Cannibal, manipulator, noblewoman, and ghoul
Lady Branwynne / La Fantôme - A mysterious knight-errant, disguising her identity to enter tournaments
Lady Claramunda la Furiosa - A knight-errant keen to prove her worth
Lady Hirani - Preceptor of the Knights Incandescent
Lady Janshali, ambitious magic-user - Determined to bring magic use into the current century and out of ivory towers
Lady Kaelyn Anderton - Knight of the Order of the Gorgon and an incredibly well-connected young noblewoman
Lady Nyra Harrigan, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - An ennobled rogue who is coming into her own as a member of society
Lady Olahna - A ruthless huntress and noblewoman who has avenged her parent's murder
Lady Sophia, Adventure Curator - Historical expert and patron of explorations
Legacy, guardian of nature - A Warforged paladin hundreds of years old, and trying to just do good in the world
Luuprak, half-Goblin squire - Half-halfling, half-goblin with a lot of heart
Madame Terenna - Maestra duellist and owner of a duelling-school
Maellyn (CR 2) - A mercenary barbarian who loves simple things in life
Magister Acardolo (CR 12) - A ruthless and cunning archmage, able to overwhelm his foes with political clout
Mama Mardock - A bucolic forest-spirit who rewards kindness
Master Bleoddyn Saenryc - A patron of adventurers and explorers
Molly Jennings, the Beati - A teenage girl revered as a living saint
Moriio, pickpocket - A cheerful scamp who might steal your heart
Nirakin, vagrant informer - A former adventurer who raves about three-eyed fish from the depths trying to rule the world
Noremos the healer - A radical necromancer who deals exclusively with living patients
The Nothing King - Wily king of the beggars and homeless, sought out for his wisdom
Nyrissa, Princess of the Pyreen (CR 22) - A druid and psion over 8,000 years old, from the Blue Age of Athas
Ol' Patch (CR 4) - A grumpy, irascible knight with a dog's body and mannerisms
Polísovaró, the speaking skull - Spouting terrible jokes and one-liners, this bard just won't die
The Porcelain Oracle - A construct that can analyze data with exactly 94% accuracy
Prince Killian of Seril Vale - New ruler of Seril Vale and baffled by a series of brutal murders
Queen Ilivriia - Elf-supremacist queen with a secret police at her disposal
Queen Mardyth, murderess - A dowager queen sentenced to a life of rulership for murdering her tyrannical husband
Rembert Höger, the Door to Many Worlds - A Warlock that has gone beyond human and become something alien altogether
Rimzepen - A mouse touched by the Lord of Light, and empowered as a paladin. Still an inch tall.
The Sacred Seven (organization) - A band of immortal blackguards who fell from grace and vowed vengeance on those who abandoned them
Sarig Oscaigne - A by-the-book captain of the Royal Guardand former champion swordsman
Second Librarian Pirabeth - Keeper of the Stormwind Galleries' forbidden tomes
Sedry the Secretive - Current Grandmaster of the Watchers for the Coming Sunset, with plenty of questions
Seryn Gwaryn, innkeeper - A redoubtable woman who can make a band of paladins freeze in terror
Ser Yon, Quickshanks - A graceful knight-errant given to introspection
Shivers, Awakened warrior - An owl equipped with diminutive weapons and armour, a fierce protector of his forest
The Silver Blade - A vigilante who seemingly cannot die, trying to keep the peace in Freeport
Sir Alain of the River - A young and helpful knight-errant
Sir Brenneth Darkshade - A knight cursed with seeming really really shady
Sir Dane Antemosyne, knight of the realm - Beloved soldier, noble heir, dedicated blackguard
Sir Dei Shergold, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - A gloryhound who enjoys the spotlight
Sir Emme the Heartbreaker - A knight-errant who demands respect for her skill
Sir Herlamonde - A tragic fighting-man who hasn't been updated since 1st edition
Sir Humbert Feathercomb - A professional hunter of beasts and proper gentleman
Sir Khoba Battar, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - Newest member of his order, with something to prove
Sir Kodric the Unruly, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - An accomplished warrior with a healthy distaste for authority
Sir Lancugis, Herald of the King - Returned from an impossible quest with outlandish allies, this young man is still prone to foolishness
Sir Lauter, the Jester Knight (CR 9) - A bizarre assassin who dresses in motley plate armour
Sir Lisia Sutton, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - Founder of her order and keeper of the Chalice of Angarth
Sir Marduk Oscara, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - A famed dragonslayer with a dark secret
Sir Morgomonde, the Bravo of Bruises - A brawler of a knight, beloved by the populace but lacking the respect of the court
Sir Othiladdyn the Potent, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - An eternally-young enchanter
Sir Wymark, the Bruiser - A knight-errant who loves a fight
Skotan, the Unheralded - A proud and vicious noble warrior spoiling for a fight
Stelbarth, 'the Stoutarm' - A city guard who just wants to be popular with adventurers
The Stone Lady - The petrified head of an ancient mage, curious about the state of the world
The Swordsman With No Name - a bounty hunter who keeps a cigarillo in his mouth and wears a distinctive outfit
Tarja Corvus - A young druid and friend of animals
Teddyn the Cat-Minstrel - A bard whose music draws animals
Tedzhulk, Goblin scrapper - An insecure and bullied goblin who just wants to trade the scrap he collects
Terrence Hargrave, mage-at-large - A cultured and erudite magical problem-solver
Thaoron - A loyal advisor who is at his wits' end, willing to do anything to help his King
Thrargobela Kragmane, famed Dwarven gladiator (CR 5) - A skilled warrior who might have gotten in a little over her beard
Viktor Maksimilion Vonhof Baumstein Freitag III - The Blinded Emperor, and the 'most powerful man in the world'
The Witch Hunter - A hideously-scarred Templar who seeks out mages in order to betray and destroy them
The Wolf, mercenary captain - A wily and tough warrior who's only in it for the money
Zarinah 'the Kingslayer' - Once head of the King's guards and now Steward Regent
Zheradius, Tiefling Augurist - Founder of the Watchers for the Coming Sunset
NPCs
Achefield, the Knight of Pestilence - Servant to Incabulos, he spreads disease and undermines belief in cures
Alaunquarra - Public face of The Bright, and a charming and ruthless secret agent
Ana and Matías, cut-throat siblings - A brother-and-sister pair of bounty hunters who wear masks
Anelio leJaron, King's Man - A Hexblade commissioned in the King's service
Anïthien, Hierophant Druid, champion of the Balance - An ancient druid who crafted a labyrinth of self-discovery
Alfonso de la Cavalliero - A master duellist down on his luck and working for the wrong people
Baron Fearghas Catach - A melancholy local ruler, haunted by a previous failure
Braden the Boastful - A mercenary who's been everywhere, seen everything, and totally wooed the princess, too
Bralcar Mossthorn, the Dungeon Sage - A cursed sage who must labour to pay off his awful crime
Captain Ivellios - A proud up-and-coming captain of the Second Fleet who might be an ally or a rival
Captain Lamisten, hardass Guard commander - An aged commander of the Guard with the scars to show for it
Cashnak Faceripper, Hobgoblin mercenary - A veteran mercenary wandering human lands for work
The Cerulean Fist - A monk with a magical prosthetic arm
Chiauxochitl, the Red Empress of Tochtonal - Avatar of a vengeful deity and bloody protector of her city
Count Constant de Pinchemont - A swaggering bully and fuedal lord
Dehkgan, Wemic champion (CR 5) - An eager combatant who tests those who visit his tribe
The Demolisher (CR 5) - A mercenary possessed of gauntlets that grant him great strength and destructive ability
Doigan, son of Gluiran - An ancient dwarven door-guard who loves to hear stories
Dombar Fenweck, the traveller - A Gnome on a vital mission
Drozgokath, Cleaver of Defenses - A devil feared for his incredible prowess in the courtroom
Dugan Chiselarm, Dwarven lord - Lord of the Lognar Peaks and facing upheaval among his people
Eduxium, Royal Vizier - A sinister-seeming advisor who is always in the King's ear
Ella Gantz - The wily and brash head of the Whispering Bastards mercenary company
Ellaria Preskallyn, Elven Blademistress (CR 7) - A cool-headed and expert warrior
Ethellanor, the Queen of Blood (CR 9) - An evil queen, escaped from the realms of the dead and eager to re-establish her reign
Feldame the Fearful, Conspiromancer - Studying the secret patterns of reality trying to divine truth from myriad lies and false information
Flaistram, the gallant Dauphin - An eleven-year old sworn to a paladin's oaths
Frederick Quicksylver, agent of the Queen - An amazing entertainer and spy
Frîgdash daughter of Grakar, Orc necromancer - Collector of skulls, mother of two, and practicing white necromancer
Garemon, warlock sinister - A professional warlock who has served three patrons and disdains squandering his powers
Garzim, mercenary mage - A mage with a dread reputation and zero ability to back that up
George, the Architect of Abomination - A carpenter who can't say who he's worked for, but you've definitely seen his work
Ghiabbely the Dancer, Pan's Beloved - A Satyr, champion brawler, and legendary partier
Ghorza / The Lily Shadow (CR 5) - An Orcish mercenary warrior, and expert thief
The Godmother (CR 19) - A mysterious and sometime benevolent Lich
Granny Aniya, wholesome Tiefling nanna - Everyone's favourite granny, always keeps candy to hand out
The Greenbriar Knight (CR 5) - An elderly knight who has sought the solace of the deep forests
Gwallyn the mage - A reclusive and affable wizard who makes his home in the Ravens' Roost
Gwymeth, the Custodian of the Crown - Last of the King's Honours and final servant of a demigod who passed generations ago
Hilvarl the Whisperer - A liar and manipulator, always with one eye on the door behind him
Henry Böhmen, herald-at-large - A travelling herald who can teach manners and courtly bearing
The Huntsman - A brutal and wicked individual called upon in wartimes to hunt the citizens of another kingdom
Ilyxeos the Kind - A dragon who shares his hoard to build better communities
The Imperator - Demigodly patron of Mortal beings
Imzt, healer familiar - A tiny gecko that has been blessed with the ability to cure tiny wounds
Jerdrem 'Falloweye', King's Mage (CR 9) - A tough war-magician who can make the hard choices for the good of the kingdom
Kagan, grizzled caravan guard - A world-weary rascal with a million stories, some of them oddly true
Kasil Anvilfist, Dwarven scientist - An aged dwarf writing a treatise on the natural world
Khehili, the Hollow (CR 6) - A former warlock who murders others to regain glimpses of his previous power
Khousgrahylda Motirsdottir, Dwarven princess - A rebel against dwarven tradition and sometimes runaway
Khudonlir Flinthorn, Dwarven artificer - A travelling artificer who might be able to help- if he doesn't blow everything up
King Herakli - A once-fabled king whose golden era has passed
The King's Huntsman - A self-involved and proud hunter wanting to prove his superiority
The Knight of the Gold Fan (CR 3) - A seemingly deathless warrior in fine black and gold armour
'Laughing' Loretta - A vengeful pirate with a hefty price on her head
Lady Arna Kenrahel - Cannibal, manipulator, noblewoman, and ghoul
Lady Branwynne / La Fantôme - A mysterious knight-errant, disguising her identity to enter tournaments
Lady Claramunda la Furiosa - A knight-errant keen to prove her worth
Lady Hirani - Preceptor of the Knights Incandescent
Lady Janshali, ambitious magic-user - Determined to bring magic use into the current century and out of ivory towers
Lady Kaelyn Anderton - Knight of the Order of the Gorgon and an incredibly well-connected young noblewoman
Lady Nyra Harrigan, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - An ennobled rogue who is coming into her own as a member of society
Lady Olahna - A ruthless huntress and noblewoman who has avenged her parent's murder
Lady Sophia, Adventure Curator - Historical expert and patron of explorations
Legacy, guardian of nature - A Warforged paladin hundreds of years old, and trying to just do good in the world
Luuprak, half-Goblin squire - Half-halfling, half-goblin with a lot of heart
Madame Terenna - Maestra duellist and owner of a duelling-school
Maellyn (CR 2) - A mercenary barbarian who loves simple things in life
Magister Acardolo (CR 12) - A ruthless and cunning archmage, able to overwhelm his foes with political clout
Mama Mardock - A bucolic forest-spirit who rewards kindness
Master Bleoddyn Saenryc - A patron of adventurers and explorers
Molly Jennings, the Beati - A teenage girl revered as a living saint
Moriio, pickpocket - A cheerful scamp who might steal your heart
Nirakin, vagrant informer - A former adventurer who raves about three-eyed fish from the depths trying to rule the world
Noremos the healer - A radical necromancer who deals exclusively with living patients
The Nothing King - Wily king of the beggars and homeless, sought out for his wisdom
Nyrissa, Princess of the Pyreen (CR 22) - A druid and psion over 8,000 years old, from the Blue Age of Athas
Ol' Patch (CR 4) - A grumpy, irascible knight with a dog's body and mannerisms
Polísovaró, the speaking skull - Spouting terrible jokes and one-liners, this bard just won't die
The Porcelain Oracle - A construct that can analyze data with exactly 94% accuracy
Prince Killian of Seril Vale - New ruler of Seril Vale and baffled by a series of brutal murders
Queen Ilivriia - Elf-supremacist queen with a secret police at her disposal
Queen Mardyth, murderess - A dowager queen sentenced to a life of rulership for murdering her tyrannical husband
Rembert Höger, the Door to Many Worlds - A Warlock that has gone beyond human and become something alien altogether
Rimzepen - A mouse touched by the Lord of Light, and empowered as a paladin. Still an inch tall.
The Sacred Seven (organization) - A band of immortal blackguards who fell from grace and vowed vengeance on those who abandoned them
Sarig Oscaigne - A by-the-book captain of the Royal Guardand former champion swordsman
Second Librarian Pirabeth - Keeper of the Stormwind Galleries' forbidden tomes
Sedry the Secretive - Current Grandmaster of the Watchers for the Coming Sunset, with plenty of questions
Seryn Gwaryn, innkeeper - A redoubtable woman who can make a band of paladins freeze in terror
Ser Yon, Quickshanks - A graceful knight-errant given to introspection
Shivers, Awakened warrior - An owl equipped with diminutive weapons and armour, a fierce protector of his forest
The Silver Blade - A vigilante who seemingly cannot die, trying to keep the peace in Freeport
Sir Alain of the River - A young and helpful knight-errant
Sir Brenneth Darkshade - A knight cursed with seeming really really shady
Sir Dane Antemosyne, knight of the realm - Beloved soldier, noble heir, dedicated blackguard
Sir Dei Shergold, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - A gloryhound who enjoys the spotlight
Sir Emme the Heartbreaker - A knight-errant who demands respect for her skill
Sir Herlamonde - A tragic fighting-man who hasn't been updated since 1st edition
Sir Humbert Feathercomb - A professional hunter of beasts and proper gentleman
Sir Khoba Battar, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - Newest member of his order, with something to prove
Sir Kodric the Unruly, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - An accomplished warrior with a healthy distaste for authority
Sir Lancugis, Herald of the King - Returned from an impossible quest with outlandish allies, this young man is still prone to foolishness
Sir Lauter, the Jester Knight (CR 9) - A bizarre assassin who dresses in motley plate armour
Sir Lisia Sutton, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - Founder of her order and keeper of the Chalice of Angarth
Sir Marduk Oscara, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - A famed dragonslayer with a dark secret
Sir Morgomonde, the Bravo of Bruises - A brawler of a knight, beloved by the populace but lacking the respect of the court
Sir Othiladdyn the Potent, Knight of the Shields of Defiance - An eternally-young enchanter
Sir Wymark, the Bruiser - A knight-errant who loves a fight
Skotan, the Unheralded - A proud and vicious noble warrior spoiling for a fight
Stelbarth, 'the Stoutarm' - A city guard who just wants to be popular with adventurers
The Stone Lady - The petrified head of an ancient mage, curious about the state of the world
The Swordsman With No Name - a bounty hunter who keeps a cigarillo in his mouth and wears a distinctive outfit
Tarja Corvus - A young druid and friend of animals
Teddyn the Cat-Minstrel - A bard whose music draws animals
Tedzhulk, Goblin scrapper - An insecure and bullied goblin who just wants to trade the scrap he collects
Terrence Hargrave, mage-at-large - A cultured and erudite magical problem-solver
Thaoron - A loyal advisor who is at his wits' end, willing to do anything to help his King
Thrargobela Kragmane, famed Dwarven gladiator (CR 5) - A skilled warrior who might have gotten in a little over her beard
Viktor Maksimilion Vonhof Baumstein Freitag III - The Blinded Emperor, and the 'most powerful man in the world'
The Witch Hunter - A hideously-scarred Templar who seeks out mages in order to betray and destroy them
The Wolf, mercenary captain - A wily and tough warrior who's only in it for the money
Zarinah 'the Kingslayer' - Once head of the King's guards and now Steward Regent
Zheradius, Tiefling Augurist - Founder of the Watchers for the Coming Sunset