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Falathar
(me - duh!)
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Framrahil
(my right-hand man) - all round friend and mentor - we have
grown especially close in the last year since we hooked up together
after my father's death.
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Abaldi
(my old paige) - killed by an orc arrow through the neck as we
passed through South Ithilien during the early part of our northward
journey.
Merath 'the unwanted'
(my new paige) - a homeless boy from Esgaroth. He
has no family and he does not seem to have a northern middle-earth
heritage. His skin colour is dark (similar to mine). He's a bit of a
thief (though not a very good one) and we caught him trying to steal
some of our food before we left for our initial journey to the orc keep.
Framrahil took a shine to him during our time at lake-town and has asked
me, as a personal favour, to take him into my service. I have taken him
on because of my bond with Framrahil but am pretty annoyed at having an
ex-thief as my new paige. Abaldi was an excellent paige and Merath is
nothing like him (his cooking is awful for a start).
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Hagbold
A Tarakun-i-Masra priest who, while skilled in the art of
magic, is not popular among the cult members in Tartaust (there are
rumours around that he dabbles in magic that is not sanctioned by the
Tayee elders although this has never been proven). Hagbold has tried
hard to ingratiate himself with the cult elite and is extremely pious.
However, his reputation has ruined any chances he may have of
progressing up through the cult ranks. Upon hearing of our expedition
to northern middle-earth Hagbold jumped at the chance to join our group,
especially when he heard that the son of the ex-High Priest of Rask was
leading it. Dalamar (Falathar's father) may not have been as good a
magic user as him but he certainly was popular with the elders.
Hagbold's goals are twofold - to learn as many new spells as possible
(he is extremely curious - this usually gets him in trouble) and to
ensure that Falathar comes to see him as indispensable.
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Shoofir
An excellent scout and good friend of Framrahil. They
apparently served together under my father for many years. Framrahil
may trust him because of their old bond but I can't seem to shake to
feeling that he is not all he seems. There is something slithery and
unnatural about him. It makes him an excellent scout (which is why I
agreed to him joining our group) but I feel a certain sense of unease
whenever he is around. I have shared my feelings with Framrahil but he
has assured me that Shoofir is a good man who, due to the nature of his
particular skill of popping in and out of places unnoticed, causes
unease among normal folk. His reassurances have done little to change
my impression of the man (if he indeed is a man at all).
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Jabaarti
A sailor/soldier we recruited in Rask. He vanished one night
as we passed through Anorien. We knew little of him except that he was
good with his bow and a skilled rudderman. His skills will be sorely
missed. We do not know if he is alive or dead but his bow was found
smashed into pieces not far from his tent and several large footprints
were seen heading off towards the White Mountains.
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Helegond
A down on his luck soldier who is looking for a cause to
fight for. Rumours of dark doings in Harad have brought him to Rask to
see if his services are needed. Helegond is strong, quick witted and
great company - just make sure he is well fed and well paid. He does
not take kindly to people who are not generous (especially when it comes
to sharing loot taken from a fallen foe) and is known to drink to
excess. In battle, Helegond is devastating with a double-handed Great
Axe or Mattock but not much else. Once he gets going its best to give
him a wide berth - he has been known to kill friend and foe alike when
whipped up into a frenzy (which may explain why he's out of a job at the
moment).
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Abibi al-Harari ibn Furosi
Abibi’s family story is a shining example of social advancement possible in the thrusting mercantile metropolis of Tul Harar. His great-grandfather was a fisherman. His grandfather started as a cabin-boy and rose to become a ship’s master for a sucessful merchant. His father started as a navigator and became a wealthy merchant.
Abibi is the eldest son of Furosi, a sucessful merchant and captain in the Tul Harar navy. His father had several wives and a large family, despite his frequent absences at sea. Whilst his father would have liked him to take to the sea and the family traditions, Abibi was a bookish child and was more happy in the library and helping the scribes with their accounts. Furasi was disappointed but to his credit never tried to force his son to follow his will – it helped that several of his brothers were keen sailors. He was a quick learner and by this stage his father was wealthy enough to provide his with good tutors and finally to buy his entrance to one of the prestigious orders of Magi. By this stage his disappointment at his son’s bookishness had been replaced by pride that his son might one day be one of the council of Magi that help rule Tul Harar.
Abibi progressed well in his studies and his masters were impressed by his concentration and self-control. At the end of his apprentice-ship he was easily admitted to journey-man status and it was felt that he would rapidly progress to adept. Times were dark however and the lords of Tul Harar decided upon the desperate measure of sending embassies out into Middle Earth in the hope of finding help against their enemy. The Magi were too essential to the defence of the city to leave and so some of the most promising students were chosen to accompany the embassies to provide advice and the benefit of their knowledge. Abibi was chosen for the embassy to travel northwards overland.
Abibi is conscious of his position, but is not too confident in it which can make him seem overproud and a stickler for formality. He is very rational, which makes him over-cautious; sometimes he is wise enough to appreciate those who provide the impetus to jolt him into action rather than analysis. He is rather condescending towards those less intelligent or less civilised than him, although he realises that its not their fault that they didn't have the good luick to be born in Tul Harar.
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Elissa ibn Furosi
Elissa is one of the other many children of Furosi. She was brought up as a rich man's daughter, groomed for a politically advantageous match to some lord or other important personage. Unfortunately for her father, her temperament was rather too fiery for many of the potential suitors. When she was finally betrothed to an elderly merchant, she had the good fortune that he died of an unpleasant surfeit only a few days before her wedding. She was so devoted that she retired into mourning for many months, which had the effect of deterring many other suitors. After a while, however, rumours of dalliances with young bloods started to spread around Tul Harar and her outraged father placed her into the care of the Order of the White Healers. Here she found it impossible to settle into the aescetic discipline of the order and it was with a certain amount of releif on both sides that she finally escaped and fled Tul Harar aboard a privateer. She spent several years at sea and then returned to Tul Harar, in disguise, as a dancer and entertainer in the docks quarter of the city. Finally she was recognised and was forced to flee Tul Harar again, this time to Rask, where she became the mistress of one of the nobles of that city. Tiring of this role, she left Rask, according to rumours with a certain amount of property belonging to her former lover, and returned to Tul Harar for a third time in disguise. Hearing of the embassies, she managed to persuade her brother to let her join his mission, pointing out that her life was probably in danger if she remained in Tul Harar.
On the journey north, she kept to many of her old tricks, annoying her brother by forming a liason with Abaldi, Falathar's original page, until he was killed.
Elissa is attractive and has a way with people that allows them to keep forgiving her for the most outrageous actions. Unfortunately she takes advantage of this to the utmost. One day she will come to a very sticky end.
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Hazaral al-Isholi al-Chamalak
Hazaral is a swordmaster and scout from the badlands of Kirmlesra. He was once renowned as one of the greatest scouts and commandos in the service of Tul Harar, but recently he has returned to the city itself and become more focussed on becoming a great swordmaster. He was rumoured to have had some sort of mid-life crisis, and asked to be sent on one of the embassies north. He is a quiet, indeed taciturn, emotionless man, who kills without a flicker of emotion and seems not to even fear death, so long as his honour is intact. To accuse him of cowardice or lies is to risk a sudden stabbing pain in a vital part of your body. He appears to entirely lack a sense of humour and has never really bonded with any other members of the group, although he has never been reluctant to play his part.
His current aim is to become a Sword-Lord, which requires 5 skills at 90% or greater - the ones he is concentrating on are Sword Attack (got), Dagger Attack, Shield Parry, Scan and First Aid.
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Helala il-Abyada
Helala is a healer from the Order of the White Healers. She is an example of the devotion and mercy that the White Order shows. She is committed to non-violence to all natural living creatures and will aid any who ask for it. Wether it is her nature or the years of study and devotion she is placid and even tempered, even under the most extreme provocation. She will interceed wherever possible to spare the defeated and help the destitute, even seeing orcs and goblins as being capable of redemtion within the grace of Illuvatar. She is the pity that stays the hand.
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