Alana Vardin
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Alana Vardin, also written Vardain, is an assassin of The Black Veil. Born into the filthy streets of Vansreik, she is one of the orphans the guild raises: one of its common practices is to "rescue" orphans from the streets.1
In the Veil
Alana has become one of the guild's most successful assassins, completing many dangerous assignments that have filled its coffers with thousands of gold coins. Her loyalty to the organisation is unwavering.2
She is one of the few who look on the dragon Zherkses with awe and aspiration rather than mere fear. The dragon in turn enjoys her company and often summons her to its lair for dinner, where, in an androgynous high elven form, it talks with her of history, art and the future of the guild.2
Her first five years in the guild were spent under the cruelty of the previous Wing. The current Wing, respected by Zherkses and admired by Alana, did much to improve her life within the guild.2
A stolen name
As an orphan, Alana had no surname. She remedied the lack by taking the name of the first noble she killed, of House Vardain: envious of the family's prosperity, she wanted to take something from them, and so took their name.2
Ways
Alana is a skilled archer who relishes finishing her targets from a distance. She approaches each mission like an intricate puzzle and delights in finding creative solutions. Working with others she keeps to the back line, landing deadly shots, and she does not hesitate to kill more people than planned if the situation demands it, removing anyone who stands in her way. One line she will not cross: she does not kill orphans.2
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- MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 12, 19
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ÖrgütThe Black VeilOne of the oldest assassin guilds in the Empire, ruled from its lair by the adult black dragon Zherkses the Cruel. Membership lasts for life, fear holds the guild together, and its assassins never take contracts inside Vansreik.ÖrgütHouse VardainA prosperous noble family whose name the orphan assassin Alana Vardin took for herself.
YerVansreikA lawless city inside the Great Crater of Mortenox on the south-western edge of the Empire, grown up around the Deep Pit, whose noble houses, church and rival mercenary guilds compete for the riches buried beneath it.
YerDeep PitThe vast pit at the centre of the crater of Vansreik, a dungeon over the ruins of the old City of Mortenox whose entry is regulated by Tickets that the mercenary companies of the city compete for.
KarakterDonald WhentThe founder and high commander of the Eagle Brigade, a former Reik Storms captain who staked everything on opening the Deep Pit to Vansreik and made his guild famous with its first expedition there.
KarakterGabriella the KindA renegade battlemage who opposed the Scarlet Spears in the Rebellion of Twinrivers and now works as a freelance mercenary, searching for the mercenary Balthasar to learn why he spared her life.
KarakterNessa SevenembersA young warrior of the Eagle Brigade, still inexperienced beside the other members but of great promise, who fights in the front line with a war pick.
YerRampart RowA place where several mercenaries who also frequent the Grove of the Moon can be found.
KarakterStabzzA fast and stealthy goblin assassin of the Black Veil, cast out of his clan after killing seven of his war boss's generals, who now wants revenge on goblins of every kind.
KarakterThe WingThe head assassin and representative of the Black Veil, a half-elf whose true name is lost, who has held the post for at least two decades and deals with the mercenary guilds of Vansreik on the guild's behalf.