BACKGROUND
Marlow Conrad is a man who has seen much death in his life. He came to Varisia as a child, his family, traders from Andoran, slaughtered by bandits, Marlow spent much of his childhood surviving on the streets of Korvosa as part of various gangs of street urchins. Not rarely used by other criminals to do some dirty work and often getting into terrible trouble with such individuals, Marlow had to witness several of his friends being murdered by the more ruthless ones.
In his adolescence Marlow was forcibly recruited by a ranger working from Sandpoint, who had come to Korvosa for business, after being caught by the same in the act of stabbing one of the criminals who murdered one of his friends to death in a backstreet.
Marlow was brought to Sandpoint and received training in the untamed wild surrounding the city. Although he didn’t show quite the same bond with nature that other rangers had, Marlow did have a certain lethal talent and his experiences in the street made him a useful asset both in the wild and with other people.
He eventually quit service with the ranger’s to pursue his own goals, and try on adventuring and mercenary work to eke out a better living.
PERSONALITY
Marlow often has trouble telling right from wrong and his violent behavior makes him unpredictable at times, he has an utterly pragmatic style of handling things and little room for pleasantries. He tends to be brash and straightforward, a demeanor that belies his talent for subterfuge. In his mind the world is a cold and uncaring place and so he in return is cold and uncaring towards it. It takes a lot to warm him up to anyone else but he knows the importance of trust and having someone to cover one’s back.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Marlow is tall well-built man with an angular face covered in stubble. His black hair is unkempt and shoulder-long. His clothing is dark, several belts and sashes hold a variety of knives and two swords of different lengths at his right hip. Below a tattered black cloak several quivers with a variety of arrows hang from the back of his belt, while a recurve longbow is slung around the man's torso.
For armor he wears a well-made chainshirt and sturdy, heavy leather boots and bracers.
Character Breakdown:
Race: Human
Class: Slayer
Favored Class bonus: Skill +3
Ability Scores
abl vl cost
STR 16 10
DEX 14 5 +2 racial
CON 10 0
INT 10 0
WIS 12 2
CHA 8 -2
Equipment
Explorer's outfit 0 gp
Mwk Bastard Sword 335 gp
Gladius 15 gp
Mwk Composite Longbow 700 gp
1 Kukri 8 gp
2 daggers 4 gp
Arrows (40) 2 gp
Flight Arrows (40) 4 gp
Whistling Arrows (20) 2 gp
+1 Chain Shirt 1250 gp
Ranger's Kit 9 gp (backpack, bedroll, belt pouch, flint and steel, iron pot, mess kit, rope 50 ft., torches (10), trail rations (5 days), and a waterskin)
Grappling Hook 1 gp
Ioun Torch 75 gp
Traveller's Any-Tool 250 gp
Silk rope 100 ft. 20 gp
Compass 10 gp
Mwk Backpack 50 gp
10 sunrods 20 gp
20 tindertwigs 20 gp
5 Tangleshot Arrows 100 gp
