It’s kind of difficult to show off some of the new NPCs without some major spoilers, but the guard here is relatively harmless. Glen Michael Cooper previously voiced Azzarian, so if you have the urge to strangle him, that’s probably why.
Ureni was one of those NPCs where I felt the core lines were fine, but like with Valgus, the grammar was designed for a British accent and didn’t match the voice. So basically what I needed to do is make the language more American, using contractions like can’t and won’t instead of cannot and will not.
Combined with some other edits here and there, Ureni’s dialogue should flow more smoothly, despite the fact that nothing about her has really changed. The best part is I didn’t have to change actors – Adoxographist was willing to rework both her roles and for that she wins the game. What game? The game of life.
In addition to conflicted, damaged, quest based characters, I also wanted to add some lighthearted, well-adjusted NPCs to the mix. This child isn’t an orphan – she has two parents that love her. She isn’t wacky or zany, but I think she’s interesting and memorable in her own way. Mostly, it’s an opportunity to show off Zillac‘s amazing child voice. Hopefully, we’ll be hearing more from her in the future.
I don’t know if this will make it into Monday’s update, it depends on if I can get at least one of the parents voiced by then. Otherwise it’ll have to wait a couple more weeks.