04 Night's Watch.pdf - Chaos Bleeds

Chapter 2: The Wall & the Giftpursue glory or renown—he is simply effective at his job, and demandsthe same kind of humble effectiveness from his Stewards.AppearanceA rotund man, Bowen Marsh earned his nickname, “Old Pomegranate”for his very ruddy flesh tone. He wears simple blacks which haveclearly seen many years of hard use, and his callused hands show thathe is a worker.”Dolorous Edd” Eddison Tollett“All I smell is the shit of two hundred horses. And this stew.Which has a similar aroma, now that I come to sniff it.”–A Clash of KingsEddison Tollett, called Dolorous Edd by most, puts the black in theblack brothers. There’s never been a silver lining but that Edd could seethe cloud, nor a sunny day that Edd couldn’t see the shadows in.HistoryEddison Tollett was born to a shepherd in a cottage on the Fingers.His father’s lot in life was serving a pauper of a knight, toiling awayminding a stony paddock and a wood. In the paddock there were threesheep, and in the wood four wolves. When the wolves came to eat thesheep, as wolves are wont to do, they found themselves one short. Andso they ate his father besides and young Edd went to squire for theirmaster.“Dolorous Edd” TollettAbilitiesAthletics 3Awareness 4 Notice 2B, Empathy 2BCunning 3 Memory 1BEndurance 3Fighting 4 Long Blades 2BWill 4CombatDefense9(6 in Armor)AttributesIntrigueDefenseHealth 9 Composure 12Destiny1 PointBenefits: Brother of the Night’s Watch (Steward), Hardy, LuckyDrawbacks: NoneArms & ArmorMail Armor: AR 5 ❂ AP -3Bulk 2 (Movement 3, Sprint 10)Longsword 4D+2B 4 damagePersonal Gear: Longsword, black woolen garb and cloak, black mail9The way Edd tells it, Ser Daggett was a poor man, poor in his holdings,poor in his servants, and a bloody pauper when it came to the witsthe gods gave a goose. He was, however, rich in manly endowment andin neighbors whose wives were willing to entertain it.When Ser Daggett got caught at his “riding” by a husband comehome too soon, the old knight became a door knocker, hung from hisassets over his neighbor’s front door. Edd got the Wall. “All I was doingwas holding his horse!”Edd’s been on the Wall ever since, and is the better for it. Leastwisethis way he needn’t beg for thin broth and stale bread.PersonalityDolorous Edd has a keen eye for recognizing just how bad things are,and he’s not shy about saying so. Despite his gloomy demeanor andmournful mien, Edd is a true Brother of the Watch. He’s a fair fighter,a loyal friend, and brighter than he lets on.AppearanceGaunt and gray-haired, Edd looks as gloomy as he sounds. He has agap-toothed and cadaverous grin, drooping dark eyes, and a long, oftbrokennose. His boots are always muddy, his breeches un-patched andhis cloak too short or too long.Small Paul“I carried a calf once was heavier than him. I carried him down tohis mother so he could get a drink of milk.”—Small PaulSmall Paul is not a smart man, nor is he by any means small. He is, perhaps,a testament to the state of the Night’s Watch in these dark days,and to the tenet that the Watch takes what is offered.HistoryPaul grew up in a farm village in the Stormlands, son to the local smith.He showed no promise at all toward his father’s vocation. “Smith don’thave to be no Maester, Paul,” his father told him. “But he’s got to besmarter than his iron, at least.” Instead Paul was made a cowherd andsat watch over the cattle with a basket of stones. One rock thrown fromIf it weren’t for bad luck…Dolorous Edd Lucky, you say? Preposterous!Not so! Edd’s chief purpose is to provide a little comic reliefin an otherwise relentlessly bleak setting. He is witness to agreat many terrible misfortunes, but he always seems to get outof them unscathed. It’s the poor sap next to him who takes anaxe to the face and falls into the sea, with Edd there to point outhow lucky he was to have missed the rocks on the way down.Luck comes in two varieties and Edd’s got plenty of both. Badluck gets him into trouble, good luck gets him out. Edd lives. Atleast until he doesn’t—and what a dark day that will be…50