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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LostSoul" data-source="post: 2641749" data-attributes="member: 386">It's a hook for a secret/plot hook.  He carries a walking-stick around because he was injured by (this thing) back when, over by (that place).  He provides some information to the PCs about that adventure locale.Or it could be more sinister.  Maybe it's a curse for beating one of his kids so bad that he broke his leg.  Now he has to walk around with a limp (just like his son).Either way, it can add to his personality.  If he was injured, maybe he doesn't like anything to do with violence.  He wants to discourage it by any means necessary, maybe even violence on his part (or by actors working for him).  That's pretty illogical, but so are people.  I guess that would create an atmosphere of "Everything's peaceful here, la di da; but if you disturb the peace (even for the right reasons), I'm going to hurt you."If there is some kind of sinister secret related to it, he's secretive about it, doesn't want to talk about it, etc.  He's wracked with guilt, or filled with anger, or something like that.</blockquote>