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Gambler Smith - Killed A Young Drunk Knight Who Ran Over a Child

This companion hails from Vlandia. 

Companion Story

He owned a Smithy up on some nice high-end street in some Vlandian town. One day a knight, not paying attention, ran over a baby. So 'the Smith' walked over and bonked him dead. Now he's on the road looking for work. I guess you could say he's in-between jobs.

In Summary

"I was a smith, but I had a problem with gambling. I borrowed from an alley gang, I couldn't pay back, and, well, you probably know what comes next. A smith just can't pack up and go to another place. There's guilds that make that difficult. But I'm a big fellow, I figure I can swing a weapon as well as my tools, and there might be work for me in the wars."

Digging in the Files

Source Text
spspecialcharacters.XML <!-- smith, struck dead a young knight who ran a boy down with his horse -->
<NPCCharacter id="spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" name="{=hrMatilh}{FIRSTNAME} the Smith" voice="softspoken" age="24" default_group="Infantry" is_template="true" is_female="false" is_hero="false" culture="Culture.vlandia" occupation="Wanderer">
<face>
<face_key_template value="BodyProperty.townswoman_vlandia" />
</face>
<!--<Hero id="spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" faction="Kingdom.vlandia" />-->
<Traits>
<!--<Trait id="IsTemplate" value="1" />-->
<!--<Trait id="LordIsNemesis" value="1" />-->
<Trait id="HuscarlFightingSkills" value="3" />
<Trait id="Blacksmith" value="6" />
<Trait id="Generosity" value="1" />
<Trait id="Mercy" value="1" />
<Trait id="Calculating" value="-1" />
wanderer_strings.XML <!-- smith, struck dead a lord who ran down a child with his horse -->
<string id="prebackstory.spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" text="{=JFdjrbAF}Huh? Well, okay. Why not?" />
<string id="backstory_a.spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" text="{=1Gr3wo1m}I was a smith. As you can see I'm a big fellow, strong... I was good at my job. Had a nice shop on the high street through my town. Saved a bit of money and thought about finding a girl to wed." />
<string id="backstory_b.spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" text="{=jsuOEu3a}There was a woman who lived out on the street. Refugee from the wars. Had a small child, a baby really. It was all she had. She'd make small cakes of wheat over a fire. Then one day a young man from the palace came down the street in his horse. Wasn't looking where he was going, didn't care, and his horse crushed that baby's head." />
<string id="backstory_c.spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" text="{=rpOla1Vp}I saw her nurse that babe through two fevers. The patience, the sacrifice, of that mother - to see all for which she suffered snatched away like that from her, by some young drunk's carelessness... There was a crowd around them, he was yelling. I just walked over with my hammer and struck him dead.... That was the end of my life in the city. I think back, though, and can't imagine doing different." />
<string id="response_1.spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" text="{=bwthhDSN}Right or wrong, I cannot blame you for your anger." />
<string id="response_2.spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" text="{=hpKAp2ZW}The law is the law, and murder is murder." />
<string id="backstory_d.spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" text="{=DHCTLcp1}So here I am. I know men like me can make money guarding merchants, doing other tasks such as that. As long as no one wants me to hurt the innocent... Some day, I hope to find a new place to set up a smithy and start again." />
<string id="generic_backstory.spc_wanderer_vlandia_8" text="{=XEsq2Gd6}I was a smith, but I had a problem with gambling. I borrowed from an alley gang, I couldn't pay back, and, well, you probably know what comes next. A smith just can't pack up and go to another place. There's guilds that make that difficult. But I'm a big fellow, I figure I can swing a weapon as well as my tools, and there might be work for me in the wars." />



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