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Well, here's the fluff for my (Gavmania's ) character, subject to approval by the GM: Angaton Jax
The Shopping trip, a cameo:
The alleyway was dark and shady, just the place for a would be thief to lurk in wait for their marks, and sure enough there in the shadows lurked a young thief, nervously fiddling with his trusty dagger, listening for his next victim. He didn’t have to wait long. The first indication of a strangers approach was the slow rhythmic ‘clonk’ of a staff on the cobbles. Shortly afterward could be heard a shuffling sound between the percussion, making a ‘clonk….shuffle….clonk….shuffle’ sound, getting louder as it slowly approached. It wasn’t long before a figure emerged from the shadows at the other end of the alleyway; a bowed and stooped old man in a rich gown, slowly shuffling down the alley with a pouch full of jangling coins at his waist. Too easy thought the thief, grinning to himself. He jumped out and waved his dagger at the approaching figure. ”Give me all your money!” he asserted confidently. ”Eh, Whassat?” the figure mumbled loudly, cupping his hand around an ear,”Speak up!” ”Give me all your money” the thief repeated.
This was not the response the thief normally expected. Cowering, yes; pleading for their lives even. Why do I have to get all the stupid ones He thought to himself. He decide to try one more time.
They were interrupted by the sound of someone staggering down the alleyway behind the old man. A younger man, his face almost hidden by a pile of parcels, stumbled down the alleyway , bumping into the back of the old man and nearly dropping the whole load.
Angaton Jax is a very old half elf master summoner. While there are quite a few bardic tales about him, the two most famous are about him vanquishing* the dragon Snoxx**, and his role in the siege of Carnost. For the first, he was given a substantial financial reward, and for the second he was granted the Barony of Carnost***, whereupon he married the Lady Elsbeth and settled down to life as Baron Jax. He sired one son, and after his wife died, he went into retirement in a tall tower at the back of the family home and passed the title on to his son. His son dutifully married and had three children; two sons and a daughter. The eldest son is being groomed as the next baron, the daughter is being prepared for an advantageous marriage, but the youngest son has been seconded to his grandfather as an apprentice. Angaton actually has two apprentices, his grandson Peter and an orphan called Brad who tried to sneak into the tower to steal stuff.****
*Well, that’s what the Bard’s tales say. What really happened was that he bribed the Dragon to move on with a large sum of money, and was rewarded with an even larger sum. The king was happy as the dragon had gone on to bother a different kingdom, Angaton was happy as he had made a large amount of money out of it and the dragon was happy as he had been given a pile of gold***** **Actually the Dragon’s name was Snoxxonuirface. Dragons believe that the longer the name, the grander the dragon. In this case, whenever a would be hero approached, the Dragon would leap out and announce, ”I am the Dragon Snoxxonuirface” at which point the impending hero would burst into laughter, a state which contributed to their demise. The dragon has been unable to determine what’s so funny and can only assume that they're all mad. ***The previous incumbent having lost it by the simple expedient of running away when the Giants attacked. ****Everyone knows that orphans who sneak into wizards towers to steal stuff are marked by destiny to be great heroes. Consequently, Angaton seconded him as his apprentice. *****Snoxx has done this several times, to different kingdoms. In this manner he has been able to earn a large fortune,****** having learned that showing up, setting fire to a few barns and eating a few peasants will quickly get him a tidy sum. ******At least until the big dragons take it. They have learned that letting the smaller dragons earn a tidy sum by attacking a few kingdoms, then shaking them down is a good way to earn a large fortune.******* *******Until the bigger dragons shake them down in turn. This has led to the Old nursery rhyme,
********Ad Infinitum is an ancient Taldane phrase believed to mean Bring the (smelly) Cheese. This has led to a lot of speculation as to why the cheese is needed, with some saying it wards off the dragons, others claiming it is to appease them and others speculating that it is the ingredient for a lost spell to control Dragons. It is for this reason that most Magic-Users, including Angaton, carry around a bit of Feneta, the smelly cheese of ancient Taldane. That and it tastes good. |
