Peryn

Ratnot "Peryn" Swallow VII

Character Stats

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Level	6
Race	River Halfling
Class	Eldritch Knight Fighter/Alchemist Artificer
Armor	studded leather armor
Weapon(s)	hand crossbow and shield
Hometown	Wydmoor Swamp Backwater

Appearance

twitchy and shifty looking.

Background

Early Life

The child of Seralynn Summer-Rain Rindherder and Ratnot Swallow VI. From his birth Ratnot Swallow VII was cursed by his awful name and frequently on the move except for long stretches spent with his rural relations. The summer of his 9th birthday he was informed his parents were not going to come back and from then he lived the rest of his childhood with his great uncle and aunt Perry and Minna. Upon the announcement of his parents' death he ceased to be a guest of his relatives and immediately became an employee. Their resort/hunting retreat saw a constant stream of people who needed such amenities as lead-lined rooms, anti-scrying glyphs, urgent healing or removal of curses and all just 1 day's hard ride from Wydmoor. Soon after spending any time with these guests he started using the name "Peryn" after his great uncle's name. Peryn spent the last years of his childhood as the top hunter and forager and on at more than one occasion best shot while defending against armed raids. Upon reaching the appropriate age his aunt Minna revealed his mother and father had been, or at least had claimed to be, best of the best Black Hand assassins for hire. Minna was never convinced they were anything besides excellent thieves, but regardless of the truth of his parents' claims they left behind funds and letters guaranteeing a full education at the University of Wydmoor. This was mostly based on Peryn's momentary love of collecting flowers when a small child, but when offered the chance to leave and go to the big city to study magic he leaped on it.

Current Life

While he may have been the most clever boy in the swamp growing up he realizes he's probably pretty near the bottom once meeting his classmates. After 2 years of schooling with standard issue hijinks and a few rare shady jobs from greasy as fuck family members Peryn was struggling to keep up his work study requirements and then some asshole starts in with calling him Ratnot and things go bad fast and then some dumb asshole gets shot in the face but he's going to survive, he's mostly fine... (yes, ok, there will be a large scar and 1 eye will just be a magic crystal that has to be soaked in blood every hour, but he can still talk and cast spells so...). Restitution was paid and no criminal charges were levied, but Peryn was expelled. He is probably at an all-time low point in life and doing nothing besides burning money and taking ill-advised shooter jobs.

Hooks

• this dude is probably desperate for any reason to not just become a killer for hire. He could do it, probably been turning down jobs even. It's likely been a near thing with a few recent shady jobs but he does still feel secure that he's never killed anyone who didn't have it coming. (some folks absolutely have it coming). If he keeps working with these shady fucks it's probably just a manner of time before something goes wrong.
• He's probably great guy but he is a Ratnot. Maybe he can't help himself. maybe it's literally a curse why else would a supposedly loving father curse the next generation with that awful name?!? how else would random strangers spontaneously learn of it? Peryn is dedicated to never having children to ensure the curse dies with him.

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