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Captain Rumford is an NPC soldier found in the New Tristram area. He is the first NPC with a speaking role.

Captain Rumford

Conversations[edit | edit source]

Conversations with NPCs can be had by clicking on them and selecting Talk from their menu. If they have something to say to you it will be listed. It's not indicated without clicking on them if they have a new conversation available.

Listening to some conversations can earn Achievements. None of the conversations with Villagers count towards an achievement.

Act 1[edit | edit source]

Tell me About Yourself

I volunteered to help because it seemed the right thing to do. But I'm no leader of men.

Witch Doctor: The spirits speak to all of us. Listen, and find guidances.

That's a simple thing for you to say. You were born to fight monsters like the risen dead. Me, I'm a farmer.

Captain Daltyn

When Leah told us the dead were pouring out of the cathedral, we quickly went to put an end to it. At first it seemed we were succeeding, but th-but they just kept coming. We -- well, we were overcome. Captain Daltyn and the men fought valiantly. They protected me. I am no soldier. I am -- I was a farmer. I should not have been out there with them.

I do not know how I made it back here. None of the others did. And now, somehow I'm supposed to lead the militia.

Characters & NPCs[e] Import. Chars Rumoured Diablo 3 NPCs Diablo 2 NPCs Diablo 1 NPCs Minor A-K Minor L-Z Fanmade

Important Characters

Angiris Council
• Auriel
• Imperius
• Itherael
• Malthael
• Tyrael

Lords of Hell
• Andariel
• Azmodan
• Baal
• Belial
• Diablo
• Duriel
• Mephisto

Horadrim
• Jered Cain
• Tal Rasha
• Zoltun Kulle
• Nor Tiraj

Miscellaneous
• Abd al-Hazir
• Akarat
• Albrecht
• Anu
• Arcanna
• Atanna
• Athulua
• Astrogha
• Aust

Miscellaneous (cont)
• Bartuc
• Blood Raven
• Bul-Kathos
• Esu
• Fiacla-Géar
• Gregus Mazi
• Gulag
• Hakan I
• Hakan II
• Harkin Khan
• Hefaetrus
• Horazon
• Inarius

Miscellaneous (cont)
• Izual
• Kalan
• Karcheus
• Khalim
• Lachdanan
• Leoric
• Lilith
• Lucion
• Madawc
• Magda
• Marius
• Mendeln
• Lazarus

Miscellaneous (cont)
• Quov Tsin
• Rathma
• Serenthia
• Siggard
• Sankekur
• The Summoner
• Uldyssian
• Vasily
• Yaerius
• Zerae
• Zular Khan

Diablo III's Possible NPCs	Franklin Burroughs - Humbart Wessel - Pablo DeSoto - Quov Tsin - Kentril Dumon - Zayl

Diablo III's NPCs

Artisans: The Blacksmith - The Jeweler - The Mystic
Followers: The Enchantress - The Scoundrel - The Templar -- Hirelings
Abheek - Adenah the Curio Vendor * - Adria the Witch - Alesar - Arghus the Collector - Asheara - Bron the Barkeep - Brother Malachi the Healer - Captain Rumford - Captain Davyd - Chiman - Crazed Hermit - Crazed Miner - Crying Ghost - Dane Bright - Deckard Cain - Dying Necromancer - Escort Soldier - Halmin the Alchemist * - Husam - Injured Villager - Ironsmith Maldonado - Iron Wolf Bowden - Javad the Merchant * - Kadala * - Kala - Karla * - Karyna - Kyr the Weaponsmith * - Lachdanan - Larra * - Lazarus - Leah - Lieutenant Lavail - Lieutenant Vachem - Little Girl Ghost - Lorath Nahr - Lugo the Miner * - Mehtan the Necromancer - Mercenaries - Mikal - Mr. Meat Wagon - Nek the Brawler - Poltahr - Queen Asylla - Rike the Apothecary - Rodger the Alchemist * - Sadeir the Innkeeper - Squirt the Peddler - Tashun the Miner - Treasure Hunter - Urshi - Varna - Vendel the Armorsmith * - Wandering Tinker * - Wounded Man - Zakarwa - Zaven the Alchemist *

NPCs of Diablo II

Act I: Akara - Charsi - Chickens - Deckard Cain - Flavie - Gheed - Kashya - Rogue NPCs - Warriv
Act II: Atma - Cain - Drognan - Elzix - Fara - Geglash - Greiz - Jerhyn - Kaelan - Lysander - Meshif - Tyrael - Warriv
Act III: Alkor - Asheara - Cain - Hratli - Meshif - Natalya - Ormus - Iron Wolves - Dark Wanderer
Act IV: Cain - Halbu - Hadriel - Izual - Jamella - Tyrael
Act V: Anya - Cain - Larzuk - Malah - Nihlathak - Qual-Kehk - Ancients - Tyrael - Barbarian NPCs - Bunnies - Bunny Roaster

NPCs of Diablo I	Diablo NPCs: Adria - Cain - Cows - Farnham - Gillian - Griswold - Kael Rills - Ogden - Pepin - Wirt Hellfire NPCs: Lester the Farmer - Complete Nut - Celia Monster NPCs: Gharbad - Lachdanan - Lazarus - Snotspill - Zhar - Defiler - Na-Krul Others: Tremain - Unused Dialogues

Minor A-K

Achilios - Adria - Akara - Albord - Aldric Jitan - Alkor - Anya - Arkaine - Asheara - Assur - Atma - Augustus Malevolyn - Baerna - Banagar - Benjin - Brek - Buyard Cholik - Camylle - Celestia - Cornelius - Darrick Lang - Diomedes - Drognan - Edgewulf - Elora - Elzix - Emilye - Fara - Farnham - Fautzin - Galeona - Garda - Gheed - Gillian - Gorst - Greiz - Griswold - Guthwulf - Hagan - Halbu - Hanos Jeronnan - Hargo - Hays - Hratli - Hrothwulf - Humbart Wessel - Hunfrith - Hyram - Icharion - Jace - Jamella - Jerhyn - Jodas - Juris Khan - Justinian IV - Kabraxis - Kara Nightshadow - Karybdus - Kashya - Kentril Dumon - Kethryes - Korlic - Kreghn - Ku Y'leh

Minor L-Z

Lam Esen - Larzuk - Linarian - Lysander - Malah - Mat Hu-Ring - Meshif - Mirakodus - Mordecai - Natalya - Nefriti - Nellia - Nihlathak - Nor Tiraj - Norrec Vizharan - Ogden - Ord Rekar - Orlif - Ormus - Oskal - Palashia - Pepin - Qarak - Qual-Kehk - Riordan Nesardo - Sadun Tryst - Salene Nesardo - Sardak - Sarnakyle - Septumos - Simon - Talic - Taramis Volken - Tilgar - Tobio - Toko - Tylwulf - Vischar Orous - Warriv - Wirt - Wulfgar - Xazax - Zagraal - Zayl - Zorea

Fan-made Characters[e]
• Run Azar

* NPC is a merchant

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-Captain Rumford is an [[NPC]] soldier found in the New Tristram area. He was the first NPC with a speaking role in the Blizzcon 2008 demo, where he greeted new characters and gave a bit of information about the grim situation in New Tristram. He had different dialogues for each of the three characters ([[Barbarian]], [[Witch Doctor]], and [[Wizard]]) playable in that demo, and imparted information about the mysterious [[meteor]] that had struck the Cathedral and awakened evil within, and either warned or encouraged the player to investigate.
+'''Captain Rumford''' is an [[NPC]] soldier found in the New Tristram area. He is the first NPC with a speaking role.
-[[Image:Npc-captain-rumford1.jpg|frame|October 2008.]]
+[[Image:Npc-captain-rumford1.jpg|frame|Captain Rumford]]
-The story telling mechanism of such NPC dialogues and plot devices is a simple one; the characters, NPCs and your own hero, know more about the story than you, the player, do. So players learn about the world and their own character's personality by watching and listening to the interactions between their character and the NPCs.
-==Captain Rumford Dialogues==
+==Conversations==
-Like most key NPCs in Diablo III, Captain Rumford's dialogues differ considerably between the characters. In each case Rumford conveyed the essential information; that a flaming object had recently fallen from the sky and crashed through the roof of the Tristram Cathedral. Great evil had awakened since then, and the area was now overrun with monsters. All of the characters knew this much, and said they’d come after hearing news of the fire from the sky, but Rumford's dialogue let the player know the Cathedral was just ahead, and that the area was very dangerous.
+Conversations with NPCs can be had by clicking on them and selecting '''Talk''' from their menu.  If they have something to say to you it will be listed.  It's not indicated without clicking on them if they have a new conversation available.
-===Barbarian===
+Listening to some conversations can earn [[Achievements]].  None of the conversations with Villagers count towards an achievement.
-Rumford was afraid of the [[Barbarian]], fearing he/she was a dangerous savage, but once the Barbarian spoke calmly Rumford become impressed and friendly and wished the Barbarian good luck.
+===Act 1===
-===Witch Doctor===
+'''Tell me About Yourself'''
-[[File:Npc-captain-rumford2.jpg|frame|August 2010.]]
-Rumford was contemptuous and dismissive of the scantily-clad, foreign-looking [[Witch Doctor]], making comments about how he/she would surely be killed by the first monster encountered. The Witch Doctor made a few cryptic comments about not judging others by their appearance, but didn't say much.
-* Captain Rumford's introductory dialogue with the female Witch Doctor can be heard in its entirety during a Girls Entertainment Network report[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbGPKt0maY] from [[BlizzCon 2008]]. The dialogue in question begins at the 3:31 point.  Alternatively read below.
+I volunteered to help because it seemed the right thing to do.  But I'm no leader of men.
+::[[Witch Doctor]]: The spirits speak to all of us.  Listen, and find guidances.
-::'''Captain Rumford''' - I almost killed you walking round here looking like that. I don't have time for this insanity. Were you expecting me to beg for your help? I can tell you think you're some sort of adventurer even without proper clothing.
+That's a simple thing for you to say.  You were born to fight monsters like the risen dead.  Me, I'm a farmer.
-::'''Witch Doctor''' - It is a small being that dismisses things simply because they are different. No matter. I am here to storm the dark scourge brought by the fire from the sky.
-::'''Captain Rumford''' - Well it landed in the old Tristram cathedral up the road so don't let me keep you. The only thing you'll be finding there is your death. Have fun.
+'''Captain Daltyn'''
+When Leah told us the dead were pouring out of the cathedral, we quickly went to put an end to it.   At first it seemed we were succeeding, but th-but they just kept coming.  We -- well, we were overcome.  Captain Daltyn and the men fought valiantly.  They protected me.  I am no soldier.  I am -- I was a farmer. I should not have been out there with them.
-===Wizard===
+I do not know how I made it back here.  None of the others did.  And now, somehow I'm supposed to lead the militia.
-Only the female [[wizard]] was playable in the BlizzCon build, and she was very saucy, sassy, headstrong, and brashly-confident.
-Her dialogue with Rumford was somewhat flirty, as she taunted him for being afraid to face the monsters himself, boasted that she would clear out the demonic infestation in nothing flat, and all but ordered Rumford to buy her a drink to toast her success when she returned. Rumford seemed somewhat overwhelmed by her arrogance and authority, and became rather meek and soft spoken before the Wizard's powerful presence.
-==References==
-* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvbGPKt0maY Girls Entertainment Network BlizzCon 2008 report]
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-[[Category:New Tristram]]
+[[Category:Tristram]]