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the black vlandiathe Black

Former Bandit - Loves Danger and Bad Men But Is Looking For More

This companion hails from Vlandia. 

Companion Story

Born into a life of banditry it could be said that 'the Black' was destined for a life of crime and mayhem. Her mother left her village and fell in love with a bandit who led pillagers. She married him and after his death, those who replaced him, four times later 'the Black' was born and when she was 12 her mother died. Looking for work and to get out of the woods she had been living in all her life she went into town. There she experienced the finer things in life. A good meal and a roof over her head. She made a choice - In her own words: "I like bad men and dangerous deeds. Got it from my mother, I suppose. But banditry - you earn your silver, you spend it, you never spend long in the same place. There have to be more stable ways to kill, loot and roam." I guess you could say she's in-between jobs, though actually she never had one before.

In Summary

"I'm a bandit, love. I like bad men and dangerous deeds. Got it from my mother, I suppose. But banditry - you earn your silver, you spend it, you never spend long in the same place. There have to be more stable ways to kill, loot and roam."

Digging in the Files

Source Text
spspecialcharacters.XML <!-- female bandit, left the woods because life expectancy too short -->
<NPCCharacter id="spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" name="{=7apnGFz7}{FIRSTNAME} the Black" voice="ironic" age="24" default_group="Infantry" is_template="true" is_female="true" is_hero="false" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Wanderer">
<face>
<face_key_template value="BodyProperty.townswoman_vlandia" />
</face>
<!--<Hero id="spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" faction="Kingdom.vlandia" />-->
<Traits>
<!--<Trait id="IsTemplate" value="1" />-->
<Trait id="ArcherFIghtingSkills" value="4" />
<Trait id="RogueSkills" value="5" />
<Trait id="ScoutSkills" value="3" />
<Trait id="Valor" value="1" />
<Trait id="Generosity" value="1" />
<Trait id="Mercy" value="-1" />
wanderer_strings.XML <!-- female bandit, the black -->
<string id="prebackstory.spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" text="{=LTvInwfa}I have a cup of wine before me. The room is nice and warm. Why not?" />
<string id="backstory_a.spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" text="{=P1fLl2KS}See, some girls are attracted to bad boys. My mother was one of those. Bandits came to her village one day and she made up her mind. Ran off with them. 'Married' the leader. But he was killed soon, so she married the one who replaced him. And so forth and so on." />
<string id="backstory_b.spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" text="{=PIu7b9wO}I was born around the time she married her fourth husband. My father, well, he was hanged a few months before that. A couple others were hanged, but mostly they were killed by their own followers. You see, the trick to leading bandits is that you can't value your life very much. Never back down from a fight or an insult. Sooner or later your luck will run out. Usually sooner." />
<string id="backstory_c.spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" text="{=LVkWjJgD}I had a wild childhood, you can imagine. Living in the woods, never doing much work. But the winters were cruel. Ma died when I was twelve. And I knew I wanted something different. So I came to the town. Plenty of work for a girl who knows how to use a blade, and at least here there's a fire at night and a roof over my head. " />
<string id="response_1.spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" text="{=JJqwFLjR}That's a start, I suppose. Have you ever considered an honest trade?" />
<string id="response_2.spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" text="{=587q6IS6}Very nice. You sound destined for the scaffold, so you might as well enjoy a hot meal or two." />
<string id="backstory_d.spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" text="{=aOSiXn2O}Well, I'm not averse to less dangerous work, if it pays well. No sense going to my grave too quickly, now that I've discovered the finer things in life. I do like the wine you get in the city, especially with a bit of bread and anchovy sauce." />
<string id="generic_backstory.spc_wanderer_vlandia_9" text="{=SmWz2t65}I'm a bandit, love. I like bad men and dangerous deeds. Got it from my mother, I suppose. But banditry - you earn your silver, you spend it, you never spend long in the same place. There have to be more stable ways to kill, loot and roam." />
companion_stirings.XML

<!-- companion #7, Arigun, ex-member of smuggling ring -->

<string
id="str_npc_intro.8"
text="{=WYri5sav}Hello, stranger. 'The cat walks on silent paws.'" />
<string
id="str_npc_intro_response_1.8"
text="{=xxaOegyt}Uh, 'but carries a large bird in its mouth'?" />
<string
id="str_npc_intro_response_2.8"
text="{=FKMaPDMy}You must have me confused with someone else." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_a.8"
text="{=VDssJwd4}Nice try, stranger. That's not the other half of the callword. But you don't look like the city watch, so I'm going to take a little risk here and ask you something." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_b.8"
text="{=08SDOFly}Are you heading out of town? I've been here for three days waiting for my contact to show up, but I don't think he will. I suspect that I might have drawn a bit of attention to myself. " />
<string
id="str_npc_interrupt_1.8"
text="{=rmX5ufHr}I might be heading out of town. Tell me a little more about yourself." />
<string
id="str_npc_interrupt_2.8"
text="{=ySwWQmYW}Then the last thing I want, my lady, is to be seen talking to you." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_d.8"
text="{=PeWH4UqF}If I can attach myself to a group, like yours, there probably won't be any trouble. I don't have anything with which to pay you, but if you'd let me work off any debt, I'd appreciate that." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_d.8"
text="{=aGRXxufp}As you can guess, I'm a smuggler. And a good one, at that." />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_response_1.8"
text="{=pyz3ruTU}Well, that's upfront of you to tell me that. What skills would you bring to my company?" />
<string
id="str_npc_backstory_response_1.9"
text="{=vp24haLz}Count yourself lucky I don't call the watch right now. Good day to you." />
<string
id="str_npc_signup.8"
text="{=RsCPQ167}My parents moved to Baravenus as refugees from Sturgian raids, and I started off doing errands for the merchants. Some of them like to get merchandise in or out of the city without going through the gate - they don't care for paying tariffs, perhaps, or maybe the item's original owner is out looking for it." />
<string
id="str_npc_signup_2.8"
text="{=1EKWnCBa}So, in time, I made contacts in towns up and down the western half of Calradia. Sometimes it's a guard who's not averse to a little extra cash. Sometimes there's a washerwoman who'll let down a rope over the walls at night. Is that the knowledge that's useful to you?" />
<string
id="str_npc_signup_response_1.8"
text="{=fV5Icuc4}That is useful. Can you also fight?" />
<string
id="str_npc_signup_response_2.8"
text="{=xpGLd7Co}I'm afraid not, my lady. You'd best leave now." />
<string
id="str_npc_payment.8"
text="{=dDt6c7kr}Oh, have no fear. I don't swat down armies like flies but I can probably take them down one or two villains at a time, if need be. There is, however, a small matter of asking you for - {NPCPAYMENT}{GOLD_ICON}. I have run up a bit of a tab at this tavern, and I may need to use it again at some point." />



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