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Narlis Thordane, Hero for Hire, Unrepentant Scumlord

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Name Narlis Thordane
Age 94 (middle-aged)
Sex Male
Species Dwarf
Ethnicity: Zantaran
Height 4'8"
Occupation Hero for Hire, Commander of the Grimgut Company
Residence Zantaric

Physical Description
Narlis is the very picture of a noble hero. The dwarf's beady dark eyes and tobacco-stained teeth never fail to give passersby a friendly leer. His ashen skin is a crisscross of old scars. He keeps his head shaved and salt-and-pepper beard closely cropped, a matter of utility more than a fashion statement.

His preferred attire is a breastplate made of greasy black iron. It gives mages, Serenians especially, a sense of unease to be near him. Most notable is his cloak, a rainbow of feathers and scales, crafted from the wing of a luck dragon who terrorized Zantaric with healing rain and good fortune. Narlis, being a great hero, slew the beast.

Personality
Narlis is fierce, cunning and shrewd. The dwarf fights to win and savors the taste of victory more than material comfort; he'd sacrifice a fortune to see a worthy rival brought low. Though not entirely incapable of affection or joy, Narlis entirely lost without battles to plan, slaves to steal, or foes to crush. He settles for bragging and storytelling as a consolation prize.

Magic/Abilities
Narlis is cunning, paranoid, and ruthless. He is always ready for an ambush, be it physical or political, and loves the thrill of intrigue.

The dwarf is an experienced soldier, favoring a broadsword of greasy black iron. He is also dangerous with the pollaxe, dagger, and fist.

Decades of heroism and plunder have won Narlis an arsenal of alchemical and arcane wonders. Some of these include: Aetheril insense, smoked to see the unseen; and a unicorn horn, which mends flesh it pierces. Most notable is the Luck Dragon's Wing, a cloak of iridescent feathers. When the dragon's name is uttered it transforms into feathery wings, and a nimbus of rainbow and faerie dust purges harmful magic.

Relationships
Narlis has roughly one thousand mercenaries of the grimgut company under his command. Recruits are criminals, exiled mages, and slaves kept in check through cruel discipline and paranoia. The desperate fodder who survive are lavished with plunder. Heavy infantry and sorcerous artillary are their greatest strengths. Notable henchmen include:
*Athra, dwarf shieldmaiden and his right-hand woman; Narlis hates admitting he cares for her.
*Kolsc, dwarf marksman; mute and bibliophile.
*Toad, elemental mage, and slave-boy; bound to serve Narlis and bitterly sarcastic.

History
Narlis was born in Bleakwarren, a dwarven hold nestled in the Thunderblacks. It was not a happy place, known to trade in ore and slaves with neighboring Adela. He was a rowdy youth prone to brawls and wanderlust. As the second son of a second son he had little standing in his family's affairs, and left to found the Grimgut Company.

The Grimguts earn their pay exterminating Duhjari raiders in the Serha plains, namely to keep them from Zantaric and Essryni caravans. The Company's greatest feat was slaying the feathered dragon Hierocoatlyx whose life-giving rains, and judgmental nature, proved bothersome to the good people of Zantaric. It also had an enormous hoard of gemstone.

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