Curious about Dave Arneson's Player Characters

[Havard]

Hi, I've lurked around the Blackmoor and Mystara forums in the past, but this is my first time posting. I was curious about some Blackmoor history, and hoping to get responses from folks who know more, and maybe even from those who were there!

So, it is common knowledge that many Grayhawk NPCs in published material were originally player characters, like Mordenkainen (Gary Gygax) and Robilar (Rob Kuntz). I've also read that some Blackmoor NPCs also started as PCs. But I was wondering, are there any NPCs that originated as PCs of Dave Arneson himself? I've only read of him being the DM in Blackmoor games, did he have any recurring Player Characters that he liked to run?

Hi there Meta Antioch!

Welcome to the Comeback Inn!

The most famous PC that I can think of played by Dave Arneson was Captain Harchar, the pirate captain Dave played in MAR Barker's Tekumel Campaign.

At one point Dave stated that one of his favorite classes to play were the Paladin Class. We have speculated that Arn Yonssen from DA1 was also based on one of Dave's characters, perhaps that Paladin character he was thinking of.

King Uther is also probably Dave's GMNPC in Blackmoor. Dave Also tended to run The Great Kingdom in the early Blackmoor campaigns.

In Duane Jenkins' Brownstone games , Dave played El Pauncho, who later appeared as an NPC in TSR's Boot Hill Game.

In the original Braustein Game, I know Dave played one of the students. I think it may have been Student B.

In Braunstein: The Banana Republic, I know that Dave won the game, but I think I've also heard some details about his character. Can't remember exactly right now, but I want to say that he was a CIA agent?

-Havard