Kib Absold

Background

Kib was born to a family of lower merchant class, the fifth of ten children (third son). His father was a stonemason with a keen mind for business, whose acumen allowed him to buy a Lordship and enter his family into the nobility. With his father's support and new-found influence, Kib was brought up into the military as an officer.

A couple of years before the beginning of our story, Kib served in Odessa's armed forces, campaigning in Alexia and Celstia. He fought and led well enough, and was in the running for a commendation into a real military command, but a scandal involving his father caused him to be sent on assignment far away to Gildenhome, then summarily discharged. Stripped of name, title, and rank, he found himself in a town far from his home, seeking means to return and clear his father's name.

Tactical Philosophy

The Odessan infantry mainly makes use of the longspear to support its longbowmen, but while in Alexia, Kib picked up a respect for the skilled use of the more martial pole arms, and has adapted their use into his own arsenal. He also carries a shield and warhammer for close quarters, and a shortbow for long-distance situations. He has also trained in unarmed combat, for flexibility.

In general, he prefers use compromise to avoid combat, but does not shy from battle when it is thrust upon him. He knows the value of live prisoners, and respects his foes' motives as potentially being valid, even when they are in conflict with his own. This sympathy aids his diplomacy.

He is unwilling to kill helpless prisoners if he does not perceive them as a threat, although he has no qualms against dispatching helpless foes if he thinks they will pose a significant problem later on.

Goals

Kib would eventually like to see his father's reputation and title restored. He is convinced that nothing that his father was accused of could have happened, and knows he must hurry, before the stay in prison takes its toll.

Kib's immediate goals are to find enough work to get him enough money to start finding the information he needs to find. He knows that a regular job won't cut it, and stories of the vast riches recovered by soldiers of fortune and adventure-seekers have given him hope.

*SPOILER* Kib Absold's Character Sheet