# NPCs & Dialogue
Worldforge has over 25 named NPCs spread across all three zones. Every NPC has a name, a role, and dialogue that changes based on your progress. Conversations use a numbered choice system — press 1, 2, or 3 to pick a response.
How Dialogue Works
Walk up to an NPC and press E
A dialogue box appears with the NPC's message
Numbered options appear at the bottom (up to 3 choices)
Press the corresponding number key to respond
The conversation continues or ends based on your choice
Dialogue is progression-aware — NPCs react to your orc kills, quest completions, bandit clears, and buildings placed.
Hub NPCs
Merchant
Your main shop in the hub zone. Has 3 dialogue options:
Shop — opens the store to buy/sell items
News — shares context-aware news about the world that changes based on what you've done
Info — general information about the hub and what to do next
Hub Townsfolk
8 ambient NPCs wander the hub using animated sprites from the GuttyKreum tileset (32×32 pixel characters with 8-frame walk animations in 4 directions). They add life to the hub but aren't interactive.
Warrior Guards
2 guards stationed at the Northern Pass entrance to the Grassland zone. They use the warrior spritesheet and stand in idle pose.
Grassland NPCs
Grassland Vendor
Located at the Vendor Camp POI. Sells combat supplies:
Health Potion
15g
Strength Tonic
25g
Iron Shield
40g
Orc Shaman
The strongest enemy in the grassland. Part of the Orc Stronghold POI.
Village NPCs
Fiona — Food Shop
Runs a food shop in the village. Talk to her to browse food items for sale.
Gerald — General Store
Runs the general store. Sells a variety of supplies.
Elder Rowan — Village Elder
The village authority figure. Gives lore about the village's history and offers quests. Talk to him for:
Village lore and backstory
Quest information
Guidance on what to do in the village
Marina — Quest Giver
Gives the "Marina's Lost Necklace" quest. She's lost her necklace somewhere in the village and needs your help finding it. See Quests for full details.
Tom — Information
A villager who shares:
Area information about different parts of the village
Rumors about what's happening in the world
Nana Rose — Storyteller
An elderly villager who:
Tells stories about the village's past
Offers you tea that heals your HP
Witch Willow — Fortune Teller
Located at position (5, 22) in the village. A fortune teller with her own potion shop.
Dialogue Options:
Fortune — receive a random fortune reading (different text each time)
Potions — opens her shop:
Barrier Hex
30g
Defensive buff
Third Eye
20g
Detection buff
Vigor Brew
25g
Stamina buff
Lore — learn about the village's mystical history
Ambient Wildlife
Sheep
White sheep (Sheep_0) — roam the hub zone
Brown sheep (Sheep_3) — found in the grassland zone
Animated spritesheets with 64×32 frames, 4 columns, multiple animation rows
Village Wildlife
12 passive animals wander the Seaside Village, adding ambient life to the zone.
NPC Sprite System
NPCs use several sprite packs:
GuttyKreum Tilemap (256×3200) — 19 different character designs at 32×32 pixels, 8 walk frames in 4 directions. Used for hub townsfolk and village wanderers.
Sheep Pack — 9 color variants, each with full animation spritesheets
Warrior Pack — used for the two guards at the grassland entrance
Orc Spritesheets — 9 combat spritesheets covering idle, chase, attack, hurt, and death for both color variants
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