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Fantasy NPC
Symon Vasilisk
Human Fighter
“No plan, no matter how good, defies a man’s fate. Yet, we plan anyway.”
Appearance: This broad-shouldered man's grey eyes squint critically, a frown spreading across a wide face framed by long blond braids and an equally blond beard. He unfolds his stocky arms from over his armor to loudly crack his knuckles before speaking with a low and gravelly voice.
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Personality: Symon Vasilisk is a consummate professional, despite his gruff demeanor. He prides himself on patrons satisfied, gold earned, and the safety of his fellow mercenaries. To him, nothing is more pleasing than when the work's done right, and he has the experience to make sure that it is.
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Motivation: When the world's as dangerous as it is, you take no chances. Preparation is the key to survival, and it’s better to wait for the right moment to press your advantage than to rush in like a fool.
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Roleplaying Tips: Symon speaks with a rough voice and a thick accent, often gesturing with his finger to emphasize important points. Always vigilant, he is constantly suspicious, and seldom able to relax.
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Background: As a younger man, Symon Vasilisk had an impressive run with a tight-knit mercenary band known as “The Red Edge,” until tragedy struck. He survived, taking the infant twins of two of his fallen partners and raising them as his own. Now that they are grown, and determined to be mercenaries themselves, he’s reluctantly returned to the life.
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Traits: Adventurer, Lawful, Mercenary, Persuasive, Strong, and Wise
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Dark Secret: Though he passes himself off as a skilled fighter, Symon is actually a disgraced paladin, a secret that he’s kept from everyone, especially the twins. His guilt weighs on him and has prevented him from seeking atonement.
Plot Hooks
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Sometimes a test is needed to forge strong bonds, and it pays to keep your skills sharp while you’re waiting for work. Symon is willing to pit his mercenaries head to head with any others willing to take his wager, and the first to win his little game gets the bragging rights, and the prize.
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Symon’s heard a rumor that may lead to information about The Red Edge’s fatal battle so many years ago. As he’s still in hiding, he can’t pursue it himself and needs it handled with the utmost discretion.
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Symon’s mercenaries have just been hired to work for a foreign noble that he’s unsure about. As added insurance, he’s looking to contract someone else to create a useful diversion at a critical moment.
Connections
Symon Vasilisk raised the twins, rogue Anson Martell and ranger Alycia Martell, as his own children.
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Symon Vasilisk is the leader of the mercenary band, The Blackguard's Due.
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Symon Vasilisk is distrustful of the mercenary band’s sorcerer, Luciana Proveaux.
Bonus Content
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Quick Summary Card - Symon Vasilisk, Human Fighter
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Campaign Logger Profile - Symon Vasilisk, Human Fighter
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