Kaldor
Kaldor is a half-elf of the Servants of the Moonlit Circle and one of its stealthiest members. Born in the slums of Vansreik, he had a rough childhood in the human city, where being half-elven brought him much prejudice.1
The thieves' guild
An outcast, Kaldor found refuge in the thieves' guild of Vansreik, a cruel but all-accepting organisation, where he became a master of stealth and deception. On one job he was sent to steal a crate from a caravan bound for a noble's villa, with orders not to open it. A goblin warband ambushed the party, and an ogre among them threw a boulder that destroyed the cart and the crate with it. Inside was a vial of thick purple liquid, cracked and leaking. After the battle Kaldor tried to mend it, but some of the concoction touched his hands; in immense pain, he fell unconscious, and woke in the guild hall with the guild's master arcanist examining him.2
Psychic power
The concoction gave Kaldor immense psychic power, opening his mind's eye and letting him summon invisible blades that strike at the minds of his targets. He recovered quickly, but he knew he could no longer stay with the thieves' guild, for no one would protect him from the people who would come after this power. He left the city to live in hiding in the forests, and there he met the Servants of the Moonlit Circle, who gave him the protection he sought and the family he longed for.2
Style
Kaldor is not the most observant of the Servants, but he is one of the stealthiest. He uses his stealth and harmless looks to make enemies overlook him, then concentrates on their back lines. Because he can kill without leaving a trace, he is mostly given high-priority targets that must be removed without a clue, and assassination is his favourite work.2
Notes
Sources
This article draws on:
- MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 11, 94
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