A woodsman who lives outside the city that works as a hired axe for those looking for safe passage through the forest. He is also licensed to work for the city and other officials to seek out magical threats and beings.
To turn to Ser Aaron over other guides is rumored to mean you are seeking a certain level of discretion, as the hunter himself works alone and seldom speaks more than necessary. Additionally he is not a member of any guild, allowing for a wide pool of clients.
There are numerous rumors as to the woodsman's origin, many believe he hides his face in shame from some wicked wound given to him by a magical beast years ago, or that some spell cast by an evil mage cursed his face to have some dark effect on all who see it and thus lives in the woods to protect others. Some say that when he arrived he was on the trail of something wicked.
Only one thing is certain now, in the two years since his arrival Ser Aaron has made a name for himself. Now, the hunter's axes are cheap, sharp, and waiting service in The Dark Forest.
Appearance
Physical Description
Possesing a tall and moderate build, and impresive strength.
Body Features
Every inch of Ser Aaron is covered save the slight gaps in his masks, which are quite unsettling. Suffice to say, his features are most difficult to ascertain.
Physical quirks
It is said that the Steward and High Wizard Hernan demanded Aaron reveal his face in court and answer questions regarding his past. Reports from court members present on the day are that the hunters true guise is "uncanny" and "grotesque".
Apparel & Accessories
Aaron's brief appearences in civilization are marked by his masks. Strange, twisted things carved from trees of The Dark Forest. His woodman axes hang by his side, and his ragged clothes drape through the dirt.
Mentality
Education
Ser Aaron has displayed the ability to read but cannot write beyond simple words.
Employment
Like many who live at the edge of the city, Ser Aaron works day-to-day for a living. Taking light pay for basic necessities, he guides private clients through the forest's less-traveled paths with a "no questions asked" policy.
Additionally, the woodsman takes tasks and commisions from city officals to seek out rumored magical entites. These beings are often seen as a threat to public safety and require high-risk investigation.
Aaron's skills make this his specialty, meaning not only does the city have an expendible mercenary for such tasks, but a rather effective one. Aaron's title of "Ser" comes from an offical license granted to him allowing several freedoms concerning this job, including carrying weapons in the city, search and siezure of a suspect, and rights to arrest and "eleminate" threats. Aaron's right to take private clients in this line of work is a debatable topic that has yet to be brought before a court, and use of his license without city authority could be a matter of legal argument.
Known Languages
Aaron speaks Uma when he does speak, though it is hoarse and simple.
Personality
Motivation
Aaron's expertise in finding magical creatures comes from a desperate search of something arcane in nature.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Ser Aaron could have been another thug hired to blindly arrest people suspected of witchcraft, indeed a pretty penny could be made with the liberties he is legally able to take on the job if he wasn't so thorough with his investigations. For whatever reason Aaron often acknowledges the complexity of the work, and unlike his guide service through the forest is extremly involved in the outcome of his hunts. Though the job is labled as "high-risk", to hear about it from Aaron is to hear that most missions he undertakes end in hoaxes. Wives accousing cheating husbends and jumpy merchants reporting odd costumers to the city. Aaron shifts through these reports and suspicions day after day often not to find a magical threat, but grant peace of mind to an ignorent populace.
What then, one must wonder, gave him his grim condition? For one so obsessed for finding magic it seems to elude him.
Hygiene
Aaron, as a fellow who lives isolated in the forest would, smells aweful. Not even unwashed in a tipical sense, but like one caked in so many layers in mud that all thats left is the stench of mulch and wet leather.
Worse yet, the man's clothes are filthy- it's possible he may only have the one pair.
Social
Wealth & Financial state
Aaron's rates for work are extrmely low, and those who have seen his lodging know it to be...meager. However, the thrifty woodsman knows many survival skills that allow him to eek out such a living.
Religious Views
Aaron is by no means a member of the church, but finds Illuminism intriguing as a belief system. His isolation and dedication to self-reliance portrays focus on perhaps a different spiritual belief.
Social Aptitude
Aaron has poor ettiquette in almost any social situation, his posture is upright to the point of appearing aloof and ridged, he refuses eye-contact or to even face most people when conversing, and he often commits frequent malpropisms when speaking.
Hobbies & Pets
Aaron has extensive knowledge concerning agriculture and animal husbandry, he seems rather interested in and passonate about flower gardening and herb horticulture.
Aaron is also an experienced woodcarver, and whittler, who delights in taking long evenings to carve a detailed mask or a fallen log into a totem pole of many faces.
Speech
Aaron is silent when he can be, negotiations with clients are brief and unyeilding. His voice is unpleseant, and his vocabulary does not portray an intelligent mind, though it does show a practical one.
Social
Wealth & Financial state
Aaron's rates for work are extrmely low, and those who have seen his lodging know it to be...meager. However, the thrifty woodsman knows many survival skills that allow him to eek out such a living.
Religious Views
Aaron is by no means a member of the church, but finds Illuminism intriguing as a belief system. His isolation and dedication to self-reliance portrays focus on perhaps a different spiritual belief.
Social Aptitude
Aaron has poor ettiquette in almost any social situation, his posture is upright to the point of appearing aloof and ridged, he refuses eye-contact or to even face most people when conversing, and he often commits frequent malpropisms when speaking.
Hobbies & Pets
Aaron has extensive knowledge concerning agriculture and animal husbandry, he seems rather interested in and passonate about flower gardening and herb horticulture.
Aaron is also an experienced woodcarver, and whittler, who delights in taking long evenings to carve a detailed mask or a fallen log into a totem pole of many faces.
Speech
Aaron is silent when he can be, negotiations with clients are brief and unyeilding. His voice is unpleseant, and his vocabulary does not portray an intelligent mind, though it does show a practical one.