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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jdavis" data-source="post: 806052" data-attributes="member: 8704">Gills “Axe” Stayton; Bodyguard for hire.To say not much is known about Axe Stayton would be an understatement. To the best of anyone’s knowledge he just rode into town one day signed up at the Guild of Guards and went to work. It’s not known where he is originally from, whether he rode in from the north or the south, if he’s using his real name or even how old he is. Axe Stayton never talks about his past and he’s not the kind of guy you push for answers. The one thing that people do know about him is that he is very good at his job; just one look at the oversized axe he carries is enough to cause most people to go the other way. If you’ve got the gold and you want protection then Axe is the man to hire, he doesn’t work cheap and he doesn’t promise anything, but nobody has ever gotten past Axe Stayton and lived to tell about it. Axe prefers to keep his options open so he never takes a long-term job, but once he starts a job he sees it through to the end. Axe’s services are in high demand and bidding wars over him are not uncommon.Axe is a paid up member of the guild in good standing, he attends regular meetings and follows every guild rule to the letter. He never steps out of line or causes trouble. Axe frequents several of the local bars and can sometimes be found gambling or playing cards. He never to get drunk or rowdy and he never seems to be in a good mood or a bad mood. The fact that he is always so calm seems to unnerve people all the more. Axe has killed a lot of people in his life and the emotion of it doesn’t touch him anymore, he is a cold emotionless person with no regard for human life. To him its just business, if you try to get to somebody he is guarding then he kills you. Plot Hook:Just who is this guy and where did he come from, a man like him has to of left a trail from somewhere? The PC’s are hired to answer these questions by a noble but this task might unearth things that are better left undisturbed. And just why would a noble care to know about this man’s past anyway?Several men show up in town looking for Gills Stayton, and they look like they are spoiling for a fight. Can the PC’s keep innocent people from getting hurt without getting sucked into the middle of this?One of the nobles has had a family heirloom stolen from their house and now it has shown up at one of his political enemies house. The Noble hires the PC’s to get the heirloom back by any means necessary. Unfortunately the political enemy has hired himself a new bodyguard….. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Gills "Axe" Stayton: Male Human Ftr5; HD 5d10+15 (Fighter); hp 52; Init + 7; Spd 20; AC 20; Atk + 9 base melee, + 8 base ranged; +11 (1d12+7, +1 Greataxe); +10 (1d8+4, Battleaxe, Masterwork); +10 (1d6+4, Axe, throwing, Masterwork); Class Features: Fighter: Shield proficiency, Martial weapon proficiency: all, Simple weapon proficiency, Heavy armor proficiency, Medium armor proficiency, Light armor proficiency, Bonus Feats (3), Weapon specialization; AL LN; SV Fort + 7, Ref + 4, Will + 1; STR 19, DEX 16, CON 17, INT 9, WIS 11, CHA 10.Skills Balance + 1, Climb + 7, Handle Animal + 3, Hide + 1, Jump + 5, Listen + 1, Move Silently + 1, Ride + 8, Spot + 1, Use Rope + 5, Wilderness Lore + 2. Feats Cleave, Improved Initiative, Power Attack, Sunder, Weapon Focus: Greataxe, Weapon Specialization: Greataxe. Possessions:Weapons: +1 Greataxe; Battleaxe, Masterwork; Axe, throwing, Masterwork; Axe, throwing, Masterwork.Armor: +2 Breastplate.Magic: Potion: Heroism.</blockquote>

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