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==Cirian Drogo==

Cirian is a ropy swordsman from the rolling highlands of Kalet.  He dresses in the manner of his homeland with a kilt and shoulder brooch, and a flash of green can always be found on him somewhere.  He usually wears a very broadly-brimmed hat.  He carries a rapier with a gaudy and complex hilt.  His good humor is infectious.

===Backstory===

Growing up in the large Drogo clan in middle Kalet, the chilly drizzle and backbreaking pastoral life suited Cirian well.  Despite the conditions, his clan was famed for their 12-month crop production and their woodcraftiness, and somewhat feared for a sense of spirituality that resisted the understanding of all who traveled there.  Drogo was as rambunctious as others his age, but studious in the teachings of lore and discipline from clan elders.

When still in his teens, his village was raided by slavers from Sartain.  After agonizing travels and tribulations, Cirian was conscripted to a multi-ethnic mercenary legion and trained in the ways of military life.  Still possessing the unflappable presence of his people, he quickly rose through the ranks, until he commanded his own company.  It was said that his men always encamped on the softest grass.

After many years (and many officers' wives), he was tapped to be a personal bodyguard  for one of the legion's top benefactors, a foul merchant named Verklempt.  This life was soft but morally repugnant to Cirian, and he found others about him who felt likewise.

A course of action is beginning to form in his mind, one that may clear his conscience, but put him in grave danger.  In a week, Verklempt and a large caravan will be travelling to a port town on the coast of the Sea of the Moon, interestingly near to The Empty Cup--home of strange stories, and a possible refuge called Mirage.

===Character Stats (PDQ)===

'''Strengths:'''
* Good [+2] Peoples: Military
* Good [+2] Faculty: Natural Charm
* Good [+2] Driver: Grow in All Ways
* Expert [+4] Warrior
* Good [+2] Highland Swordplay
* Good [+2] Spiritual Connection
* Average [0] Charm: Growth Spurt*

'''Weaknesses:'''
* Poor [-2] Uncivilized

'''''D''''' = Damage; '''''F''''' = Failure; '''''S''''' = Shift

'''Invisible Urge Qualities:'''
* Average [0] Wood Urge

'''Fortune Points:''' 5

'''Learning Points:''' 3

'''Props:'''
* Average [0] Hat
* Average [0] Rapier
* Average [0] Disguise
* Good [+2] Bag of Gold
* [Unknown Rank and Powers] Mysterious Turtle-Shaped Amulet Set with Pieces of Amber

'''Story Hooks:''' None

'''Notes'''

Cirian's charm has effect on substances that are or were once living, particularly plant substances.  In a single spurt of growth, it has an area effect on all materials within 2 yards and has no mass limit, but growth is limited to a few centimeters.  Typical uses are to cause plants and flowers to bloom, grasses and foliage to become more lush, and wooden objects to swell or increase size in some small way.  Cirian has used this charm to jam a door into its frame, to render a ballista inoperable, to cause an enemy's pommel to splinter, to sprout the grains of an enemy's breakfast within his stomach, and of course, to charm many fair ladies with beautiful flowers.