DM Xanatos Gambit NPCs (Topical)
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Barton Cade
Physical Description: Hooded, cloaked, and armed with a feyduster knife, a panoply of magical equipment, as well as magical wands, scrolls, and potions, here is a man who has come prepared. His facial features are non-distinct, and his hair kept short beneath the slim hood. He has black eyebrows, green eyes, and isn't particularly handsome nor ugly. His voice is calm, collected, and almost melodic, despite the seriousness with which he speaks, and the violent situations in which he finds himself.
Public Knowledge: A doppelganger of the man was first seen by the Golden Geese adventuring party, during an altercation at the Temple Lighthouse, in the Docks District of Peltarch. This doppelganger was killed by the party. The presumed original and authentic version of the man was then seen by Aoth Sepret breaking and entering into, and attempting to steal sensitive information from, the Daedalus compound. Here, he attempted to chase down and subdue the Geese who witnessed his incursion, presumably to tailor their memories or worse. When Aoth sought assistance from Isolde Garibaldi and Reyhenna Jorino during a chase through the docks, she turned the tables, and he was forced to escape. The Golden Geese then saw him again in the underground laboratory beneath Richard Gale's home in the Residential District. Here he attempted to trap the party in an underground tunnel, but was again rebuked.
On each occasion, the man has opposed the party with trickery, physical violence, and magical items, although he is known to at least attempt to negotiate. He offered Aoth Sepret to subject herself to tailored memories instead of "the alternative." He also offered Ivette Aimery a chance to escape if she left him to his devices with the rest of the party in a vulnerable position. Both declined.
His allegiance is unknown. Nor is it clear whether and to what extent he is working with the doppelgangers that have taken up residence in Peltarch. The fact remains that he was attempting to steal personal information and accounts of Cobin Daedalus, a respected guild leader, potentially on behalf of or otherwise for the doppelgangers, when the Golden Geese stopped him. He has been at odds with them since.
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