The Percy Blade — A wedding procession that survived an ambush now carries a second secret more dangerous than the bride’s inheritance.
At a Glance
- Name: Thomas Percy
- Species: Human
- Role: Lord Egremont; Percy magnate and armed leader in the northern feud
- Age: About 32
- Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
- Base: Northern England: Yorkshire, Northumberland and the Percy affinity
- Present status: Alive in 1454
- Encounter: A wedding procession that survived an ambush now carries a second secret more dangerous than the bride’s inheritance.
The road from York is littered with burned carts, broken gates and frightened tenants. Men blame the Nevilles, men blame the Percies, and both sides have heralds ready with solemn declarations that they are entirely innocent. Egremont is seldom far from the next outrage.
Thomas Percy, a younger son of the Earl of Northumberland, became Lord Egremont in 1449. He attacked a Neville wedding party at Heworth Moor in August 1453. The feud is ongoing in 1454; events later in that year must not be treated as already settled.
Game Statistics
Original campaign NPC statistics, not official published creature blocks. The four rulesets represent the same character at different tables.
Thomas Percy
Medium Humanoid (Human), Chaotic Neutral
AC 18; Initiative +1; HP 95; Speed 30 ft.
Saving Throws Dex +1, Wis +1; Skills Insight +5, Perception +5, Persuasion +5, Athletics +6; Senses passive Perception 15; Languages English; CR 5; PB +3
Traits
Local Influence. In territory controlled by this character’s faction, an allied guard who can hear this NPC has advantage on checks to notice suspicious activity.
Actions
Multiattack. Thomas Percy makes two Longsword attacks.
Longsword. Attack Roll: +6; Hit: 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing, or 8 (1d10 + 3) with two hands.
Rally the Riders (Recharge 5–6). Up to two allied creatures within 30 feet can move half their Speed without provoking Opportunity Attacks.
Thomas Percy — 5e (2014)
Medium humanoid (human), chaotic neutral
Armour Class 18; Hit Points 95; Speed 30 ft.; Challenge 5
STR 17 (+3), DEX 12 (+1), CON 15 (+2), INT 11 (+0), WIS 12 (+1), CHA 15 (+2)
Skills Insight +5, Perception +5, Persuasion +5; passive Perception 15; Languages English
Actions
Multiattack. Two Longsword attacks, each +6 to hit and dealing 7 (1d8 + 3) slashing, or 8 (1d10 + 3) with two hands on a hit.
Rally the Riders (Recharge 5–6). Up to two allied creatures within 30 feet can move half their speed without provoking opportunity attacks.
Thomas Percy — Pathfinder 1e
CR 6; XP 2,400; Human fighter 5/aristocrat 2; Init +1; Senses Perception +10
Defence
AC 20, touch 11, flat-footed 19; hp 85; Fort +6, Ref +6, Will +5
Offence
Speed 30 ft.; Melee longsword +10/+5 (1d8+3/19–20); Ranged light crossbow +7 (1d8/19–20)
Statistics
Str 17, Dex 12, Con 15, Int 11, Wis 12, Cha 15; Base Atk +6; CMB +9; CMD 20; Skills Diplomacy +10, Perception +10, Sense Motive +10, Ride +12, Intimidate +10
Thomas Percy — D&D 3.5e
CR 6; Human fighter 5/aristocrat 2; Init +1; AC 20, touch 11, flat-footed 19; hp 80; Fort +6, Ref +5, Will +5; Speed 30 ft.
Base Attack +6; Grapple +9; Attack longsword +10 (1d8+3/19–20); Abilities Str 17, Dex 12, Con 15, Int 11, Wis 12, Cha 15; Skills Diplomacy +10, Spot +10, Listen +10, Sense Motive +10, Ride +12, Intimidate +10
What Is Thomas Percy Doing Now?
Egremont gathers riders to protect one of his father’s tenants and to settle a score with John Neville. A seized packhorse carries a bloodstained marriage contract: proof that his enemies intend to claim property the Percies believe is theirs.
Encounters and Adventure Hooks
- The party must escort a messenger bearing a genuine Neville safe-conduct through villages terrorised by Egremont’s riders.
- A manor has been plundered under a Percy banner. The thieves are impostors, but Egremont wants to hang them himself.
- A wounded knight claims that the feud began with a stolen enchanted heirloom; he has one night to prove it.
Personality and Relationships
Restless, proud, persuasive in private and reckless before his men. He respects hard courage and loyalty; he is least trustworthy when he calls a violent raid a question of honour.
His father the Earl of Northumberland represents the elder Percy interest. John Neville and Thomas Neville are his rivals, Richard Percy his brother and ally, and every northern sheriff knows that enforcing the law against one camp may recruit the other as an enemy.
Equipment and Rewards
Mail, surcoat with Percy colours, warhorse, longsword, lance, dagger, seal and orders delivered by trusted riders. A suitable reward is intelligence, safe passage or practical assistance, never automatic political immunity.
People and Places
York · Richard, Duke of York · British NPCs · British Isles NPCs
Historical and Literary Sources
Thomas Percy, Lord Egremont — History of War
Historical dates and literary associations are source-based; dialogue, supernatural threats, encounters and game statistics are original campaign adaptations.
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