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<blockquote data-quote="Menexenus" data-source="post: 3305821" data-attributes="member: 8951"><p><strong>Alees's backstory</strong></p><p></p><p>Alees grew up in a clan of Rhennee performers that traveled across this land entertaining countryfolk with crude amusements - and robbing as many marks as they could find along the way. Alees was adopted as an infant by a husband and wife, named Gerick and Azlee. She is an only child because Gerick and Azlee couldn't have children. She loves her adoptive parents very much and is very close to her extended Rhennee family, but has come of an age in which she felt the need to strike out on her own to make her own fortune.</p><p> </p><p>After being on her own for a bit, she discovered that the life of a lone rogue is not an easy one. She was passing through Diamond Lake, and stopped for a few days. Late one night, a very inebriated patron of a bar accused her of trying to pickpocket his coin purse. Alees denied the allegation strongly, despite her actual guilt. The situation took a turn for the worse when one of the town constables was called to investigate the situation. Alees contemplated her chances of escape if she just ran away, but she decided they were quite low. </p><p></p><p>Suddenly, a fat man in fancy but tattered clothes walked up to the accuser and the constable who was investigating the theft and made the whole issue go away. After only a few words from Smenk, the accuser changed his story and apologized to Alees, and the constable simply went away without a word. Afterwards, Smenk offered Alees his arm and asked her to accompany him outside. Even though Smenk was clearly overbearing and distastefully overweight, she felt that she couldn't refuse after what he had just done for her. The two of them headed outside for a walk, followed at a discreet distance by 4 bodyguards.</p><p></p><p> Smenk started off with small talk that included some disgustingly blunt and graphic sexual humor. Despite being uncomfortable with this man, Alees did not want to offend him and remained as polite as possible. After gauging her response to his crass flirtations, he told her that he had need of people with talents like hers. He offered her a position with his organization that would require the utmost discretion. Although something was telling her not to get involved with this suspicious man, when Alees considered her current lack of funds, she found that she had little choice but to take the job.</p><p></p><p> She was given what were clearly low-priority assignments while Smenk gauged her trustworthiness. She participated in a few "collections" assignments and a few bodyguard assignments, during which time she met a number of Smenk's other employees. She was never given any missions to perform on her own - she was always teamed up with more experienced employees. </p><p></p><p>On one of her nights spent as a bodyguard to Smenk, he was enjoying himself at a rough drinking establishment he owned known as the Feral Dog. He had a little too much to drink and was all over a young, pretty neighborhood girl. It was clear to everyone that she wanted nothing to do with the pig, but she was clearly afraid of Smenk and was unable to say so directly. He bullied her into walking with him out into the night. Alees and the other three bodyguards followed at a discreet distance, as they had been trained to do. Alees witnessed Smenk getting more and more grabby with the woman, trying to take her clothes off in the middle of the street. </p><p></p><p> At this point the girl started fighting back more aggressively. This seemed to spur Smenk on. He grabbed the girl and physically dragged her into an alley. He gave Alees and the rest of his bodyguards the order to keep watch at the end of the alley and not let anyone through. The girl started protesting louder and louder, eventually shouting for help. Alees wanted to do something to help her, but she knew that if she tried to fight to help the girl, his other three bodyguards would stop her.</p><p></p><p> Suddenly, a tall man in the uniform of the Greyhawk Militia appeared and loudly asked what was going on in the alley. The other 3 bodyguards tried to shoo him away, but he would not go. He was still in his armor, and he pushed his way past the lightly armed guards. Once past them, he drew his sword and commanded Smenk to let the girl go in the name of the Greyhawk militia. Smenk looked shocked to be spoken to in such a manner. He asked the stranger for his name, and the stranger replied "Tarric of the Greyhawk militia." Smenk reminded Tarric that the Greyhawk militia had no authority to enforce the law in Diamond Lake. He asked threateningly if Tarric knew who he was. But Tarric was steadfast in his insistence that he let the girl go. As he pulled up his unbuckled pants, Smenk told Tarric that he was making a terrible mistake and that he would regret it. The girl thanked Tarric and hustled by Alees and the other bodyguards as quickly as possible, covering her naked torso with her arms. As Tarric walked by Alees to leave the alleyway, she mouthed the words "Thank you" to him. </p><p></p><p> Less than a week later, Smenk was drunk again and he tried the same thing on Alees that he had tried on the young girl in the alley, but Alees would have none of it. When she pushed him away forcefully, he said if she didn't come with him and follow his instructions, she would be out of a job. Alees insisted that that was fine with her - she quit. Then Smenk replied ominously that she had better watch her back as long as she was in Diamond Lake. Without waiting for Smenk to regain enough of his wits to order his bodyguards to harm her, she turned and fled into the night.</p><p> </p><p> The next morning she was getting a bite to eat at the open air farmer's market and trying to decide which town to travel to next. There she met Tarric again who told her that he had been fired from the Greyhawk militia for standing up to Smenk. She thanked him again for what he did for the girl and told him that she had lost her job as well. It was then that Tarric invited her to join him adventuring, and since it offerred the possibility of making good money while also getting her out of town, she jumped at the opportunity.</p><p></p><p>The five newly minted adventurers left for the Whispering Cairn at dawn the next day...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Menexenus, post: 3305821, member: 8951"] [b]Alees's backstory[/b] Alees grew up in a clan of Rhennee performers that traveled across this land entertaining countryfolk with crude amusements - and robbing as many marks as they could find along the way. Alees was adopted as an infant by a husband and wife, named Gerick and Azlee. She is an only child because Gerick and Azlee couldn't have children. She loves her adoptive parents very much and is very close to her extended Rhennee family, but has come of an age in which she felt the need to strike out on her own to make her own fortune. After being on her own for a bit, she discovered that the life of a lone rogue is not an easy one. She was passing through Diamond Lake, and stopped for a few days. Late one night, a very inebriated patron of a bar accused her of trying to pickpocket his coin purse. Alees denied the allegation strongly, despite her actual guilt. The situation took a turn for the worse when one of the town constables was called to investigate the situation. Alees contemplated her chances of escape if she just ran away, but she decided they were quite low. Suddenly, a fat man in fancy but tattered clothes walked up to the accuser and the constable who was investigating the theft and made the whole issue go away. After only a few words from Smenk, the accuser changed his story and apologized to Alees, and the constable simply went away without a word. Afterwards, Smenk offered Alees his arm and asked her to accompany him outside. Even though Smenk was clearly overbearing and distastefully overweight, she felt that she couldn't refuse after what he had just done for her. The two of them headed outside for a walk, followed at a discreet distance by 4 bodyguards. Smenk started off with small talk that included some disgustingly blunt and graphic sexual humor. Despite being uncomfortable with this man, Alees did not want to offend him and remained as polite as possible. After gauging her response to his crass flirtations, he told her that he had need of people with talents like hers. He offered her a position with his organization that would require the utmost discretion. Although something was telling her not to get involved with this suspicious man, when Alees considered her current lack of funds, she found that she had little choice but to take the job. She was given what were clearly low-priority assignments while Smenk gauged her trustworthiness. She participated in a few "collections" assignments and a few bodyguard assignments, during which time she met a number of Smenk's other employees. She was never given any missions to perform on her own - she was always teamed up with more experienced employees. On one of her nights spent as a bodyguard to Smenk, he was enjoying himself at a rough drinking establishment he owned known as the Feral Dog. He had a little too much to drink and was all over a young, pretty neighborhood girl. It was clear to everyone that she wanted nothing to do with the pig, but she was clearly afraid of Smenk and was unable to say so directly. He bullied her into walking with him out into the night. Alees and the other three bodyguards followed at a discreet distance, as they had been trained to do. Alees witnessed Smenk getting more and more grabby with the woman, trying to take her clothes off in the middle of the street. At this point the girl started fighting back more aggressively. This seemed to spur Smenk on. He grabbed the girl and physically dragged her into an alley. He gave Alees and the rest of his bodyguards the order to keep watch at the end of the alley and not let anyone through. The girl started protesting louder and louder, eventually shouting for help. Alees wanted to do something to help her, but she knew that if she tried to fight to help the girl, his other three bodyguards would stop her. Suddenly, a tall man in the uniform of the Greyhawk Militia appeared and loudly asked what was going on in the alley. The other 3 bodyguards tried to shoo him away, but he would not go. He was still in his armor, and he pushed his way past the lightly armed guards. Once past them, he drew his sword and commanded Smenk to let the girl go in the name of the Greyhawk militia. Smenk looked shocked to be spoken to in such a manner. He asked the stranger for his name, and the stranger replied "Tarric of the Greyhawk militia." Smenk reminded Tarric that the Greyhawk militia had no authority to enforce the law in Diamond Lake. He asked threateningly if Tarric knew who he was. But Tarric was steadfast in his insistence that he let the girl go. As he pulled up his unbuckled pants, Smenk told Tarric that he was making a terrible mistake and that he would regret it. The girl thanked Tarric and hustled by Alees and the other bodyguards as quickly as possible, covering her naked torso with her arms. As Tarric walked by Alees to leave the alleyway, she mouthed the words "Thank you" to him. Less than a week later, Smenk was drunk again and he tried the same thing on Alees that he had tried on the young girl in the alley, but Alees would have none of it. When she pushed him away forcefully, he said if she didn't come with him and follow his instructions, she would be out of a job. Alees insisted that that was fine with her - she quit. Then Smenk replied ominously that she had better watch her back as long as she was in Diamond Lake. Without waiting for Smenk to regain enough of his wits to order his bodyguards to harm her, she turned and fled into the night. The next morning she was getting a bite to eat at the open air farmer's market and trying to decide which town to travel to next. There she met Tarric again who told her that he had been fired from the Greyhawk militia for standing up to Smenk. She thanked him again for what he did for the girl and told him that she had lost her job as well. It was then that Tarric invited her to join him adventuring, and since it offerred the possibility of making good money while also getting her out of town, she jumped at the opportunity. The five newly minted adventurers left for the Whispering Cairn at dawn the next day... [/QUOTE]
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