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bitterdraughtBitterdraught

Former Monastery Student Turned Chatty Philosophical Charismatic Monk Doctor - Not a Morning Person

This companion hails from Vlandia.

Companion Story

Once a member of Vlandia's monasteries he left one day. Not being a fan of praying every morning at the crack of dawn for the Majesty's health he decided to leave it all behind and pursue herbalist work. Now, expelled from monastery life, he makes a living joining campaigns as a doctor - healer of both the physical and spiritual via his unique philosophy of medicine.

In Summary

"I was a monk. But I, like many others, wasn't especially suited to monastery life, and was expelled. No complaints there. The one good thing about monasteries, though - you learn a fair deal about herbs and medicine. So that's how I intend to make my income."

Digging in the Files

Source Text
spspecialcharacters.XML <!-- Talkative philosopher of medicine. Chatty monk -->
<NPCCharacter id="spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" name="{=XuxARPTM}{FIRSTNAME} Bitterdraught" voice="earnest" age="31" default_group="Infantry" is_template="true" is_hero="false" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Wanderer">
<face>
<face_key_template value="BodyProperty.fighter_vlandia" />
</face>
<!--<Hero id="spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" faction="Kingdom.vlandia" />-->
<Traits>
<!--<Trait id="IsTemplate" value="1" />-->
<Trait id="PeltastFightingSkills" value="2" />
<Trait id="Politician" value="8" />
<Trait id="Manager" value="4" />
<Trait id="Surgeon" value="6" />
<Trait id="Mercy" value="1" />
<Trait id="Generosity" value="-1" />
wanderer_strings.XML <!-- chatty monk, healer -->
<string id="prebackstory.spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" text="{=6NorKoWz}Well, before we begin, here's a flagon of ale to your health - both physical and spiritual." />
<string id="backstory_a.spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" text="{=ruX5vDpE}I fancy myself a philosopher of medicine, you see. My parents sent me to a monastery when I was young, to study both the healing power of the Heavens and the healing powers of man - the science of herbs, that is to say." />
<string id="backstory_b.spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" text="{=JrnXaI9i}But the monasteries, you know. The gardens are lovely, the libraries rich... But getting up at dawn to pray for the health of the king and benefactors - I don't know if it was doing his Majesty's health much good, but it certainly wasn't doing me any favors. So I left." />
<string id="backstory_c.spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" text="{=vhQVhYFV}I started following the armies around. Always work for a herbalist, and while I don't care much for dawn marches, they're infrequent enough, and often there's a spare cart to sleep on. And warriors too - wounds of the body and wounds of the soul. I do far more good there then I ever did among my fellow monks, I can tell you." />
<string id="response_1.spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" text="{=hGYQ0mxR}Yes, yes. The healer must go to where there is need of healing." />
<string id="response_2.spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" text="{=astXdbzl}The monastic calling is supposed to inspire us to live pure lives. It doesn't look good when people abandon it." />
<string id="backstory_d.spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" text="{=ataDrzt7}At any rate, I'm looking around to see if there's any campaign I might join." />
<string id="generic_backstory.spc_wanderer_vlandia_0" text="{=BFVlgN2S}I was a monk. But I, like many others, wasn't especially suited to monastery life, and was expelled. No complaints there. The one good thing about monasteries, though - you learn a fair deal about herbs and medicine. So that's how I intend to make my income." />



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