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title: Khiden Gaeldaire/Brightbrow, the Jewelsmith
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date: 2023-11-06T12:43:17.533Z
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tags: game-master, fulcrum, the fulcrum, characters, dwarf
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editor: ckeditor
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dateCreated: 2023-11-05T16:20:10.554Z
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<h2>History and Description</h2>
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<p>Khiden Gaeldaire, more commonly called Khiden Brightbrow, is an old dwarven jeweler and runesmith originally hailing from <a href="/HBW/Androgos/Kar_Karadonn/Kar_Karadonn_Culture">Kar Karadonn</a>. He arrived in Vessina for a business trip when he was about a century old, and ultimately decided to remain there permanently. His main reasons for deciding to stay was how much he came to love the artistic expressions in Marcandria, particularly theatre and music, and the amount of exotic materials he could get hold of there due to Vessina's position along busy trade routes all around the Wayfarer's Sea. Khiden would over the centuries since up his Brightbrow Company – a massive enterprise dealing with the making and selling of jewelry. Khiden, and the Brightbrow Company, would in time join the Fulcrum, and has served at the organization's Board of Nine for decades. Khiden himself is a jeweler of unparalleled skill, and as a runesmith, has such impeccable mastery over his craft that he's able to make items inscribed with magical runes or symbols that give them magical properties. He is, however, not a magic user himself, and thus needs an external source of magic to infuse an item with when making each item. Items made personally by him are highly sought after among the upper echelons of Marcandrian society.</p>
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<p>Khiden has a deep reverence and respect for artistry and craftsmanship. To him, a craftsperson's work is almost sacred. A craftsperson work should be an expression of their reverence to their craft, and they should only ever be willing to sell works which they themselves can take pride in. The buyer should similarly hold such works in as high regard as the one who crafted it: Not merely a pretty piece to show off, but something to admire. Khiden therefore absolutely despises charlatans, fraudsters, and those who try selling works which they themselves know are of poor quality – regardless of what reasons they might have for doing so. Khiden has little patience for people who does not properly respect and take pride in their own works, and the crafts of others. Khiden has because of this set it as his life's mission to rid the craft which he has practices all his life, the jewelry making craft, off fraudulent and poor-quality works. He aims to do this by getting such a dominance in the market that he can enforce a set of quality control procedures and requirements across the industry that would let the buyer have an easy way to verify the quality and authenticity of the goods they are being sold, thus making it impossible for fraudsters to survive in the market. He sees fraudsters as sullying the craft, diluting people's respect for it, and negatively impacting skilled craftsmen by them having to compete with typically cheaper goods that are advertised as being of the same high quality. </p>
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<p>Khiden is aware that his rather brutal methods of achieving market dominance will hurt some skilled jewelers. He ideally wants to recruit the other skilled jewelers into his company, but holds deep respect for those who are unwilling to relinquish their freedom to express their own crafts without a supervising body above them. Khiden ultimately wants to create an environment where high quality jewelry craftsmen can flourish, and while he sees the negative impact his methods may have on some skilled jewelers in the short term, he sees it as being worth it if he can achieve the market influence necessary to enforce his quality control procedures industry wide, in a manner where it will far outlast even his own long life.</p>
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<p>Brightbrow Company: All jewelry items sold comes with documentation on who made it, what materials it's made out of, and where they come from. They basically all come with a certificate that's meant to prove their level of quality. This does not mean they only make top-tier jewelry only for the upper echelons, but that even simpler brass and copper jewelry meant more for the general masses come with proof that the materials are real and that the craftsperson made then with pride and precision.</p>
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<p>Khiden is an old dwarven jewelsmith and runesmith, skilled enough to inscribe dwarven runes that are capable of holding magical enchantments into the items he creates. Seeking a bit of a change and new challenges in his older years, he moved from his home in <a href="onenote:..\..\..\..\Tian'Lu\Kar%20Karadonn\Kar%20Karadonn.one#Kar%20Karadonn&section-id={6C15C170-569B-45AC-8308-7D919BBE56C6}&page-id={B5ED9D68-75E2-4C8F-B0BF-29854068F5A3}&object-id={4FD3D656-765E-47B5-BCEA-1D8E8E541239}&10&base-path=C:\Users\morte\Desktop\dnd%20backups\Espia-2019.10.12\Espia">Kar Karadonn</a> to <a href="onenote:Vessina.one#Vessina&section-id={E556BDE1-66F0-43A4-A31D-2AAB2550FEAD}&page-id={73416DC4-D002-45FD-B833-E1A46760260B}&object-id={47895443-6202-4337-9144-379DD110BDC9}&F&base-path=C:\Users\morte\Desktop\dnd%20backups\Espia-2019.10.12\Espia\Eirus\Marcandria\Casodonia\Vessina">Vessina</a>. Here, he started a company that specialize in trading jewelry. He still creates some jewelry himself, as it is still something he thoroughly enjoys doing, though he does so to a less extent than he used to. While he values the different styles of jewelry-making, he views the dwarven styles as superior. Though he does reluctantly have to admit that the elves have some good jewel-smiths themselves.</p>
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<p>Khiden is a gruff individual who enjoys a stiff drink, thrilling tales, and a good joke. He is the true form of a perfectionist, which has made him a ruthless businessman. Just like he has always sought to perfect his skills as a jewelsmith, so too does he seek to perfect his skills as a merchant. This means massively outperforming his peers and his competittors. Khaden means no ill will in this, but rather views the competition as a thrilling game, that he seeks to win (which means taking the whole market). When confronted about how this has caused smaller business to go bankrupt, he'll simply note that in business, the best win, and that he would hold no ill will if the roles were reversed. He would instead view this as a new challenge that he could overcome</p>
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<li>Views competition as a thrilling game, that he seeks to win.</li>
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<li>Also has a great disdain for counterfeited jewelry, or jewelry made half-heartedly. Wants to dominate the jewelry market to such a degree that he gains enough control to prevent such practices from defiling his beloved craft.</li>
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<li>Born in Kar Karadonn. Visited Vessina when he was around a century old. Fell in love with the city, particularly the fact that, as a busy trade hub on the Wayfarer's Sea, all manners of precious metals and gemstones could be found here, and thus he could use to make his jewelry.</li>
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<p><strong>Has a reverence and deep respect for arts and craftmanship.</strong> Despises charlatans, fraudsters, and incompetent craftsmen who dares try sell low quality crafts. An apprentice making low quality goods is tolerated as part of the learning process, but to dare try selling it is another matter entirely. Can be outright callous towards people like this, even if it's just a low-skill craftsman trying to make ends meet. To Khiden, desperation is no excuse to disrespect one's craft. Khiden's primary goal in life is to gain such a firm influence and monopoly on Marcandria's jewelry-related industries and commerce that he can enforce what he sees as necessary quality control procedures and requirements to prevent would-be fraudsters from staining the jewelry making craft which he holds so much respect for. </p>
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<li>He has a deep reverence and respect for artistry and craftmanship, despising those who do not treat it with respect. His main goal is life is basically to get such a firm influence on the jewelry market that he can enforce a set of quality control procedures and requirements so that, in his view, the jewelry craft can flourish without being sullied by people selling low-quality or fraudulent goods.</li>
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<p>A ruthless businessman. He wants to eradicate charlatans and fraudsters from the jewelry business – leaving only those skilled and who truly respect and hold reverence for their crafts. His aims when trying to gain enough influence and monopoly on the jewelry market is not to push the skilled jewelers out of business, as that would to him be a terrible loss of artistry. He seeks to get rid of all the filth from the industry, and enforce a set of quality controls and </p>
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<li>His ruthless business tactics does mean some skilled jewelers will be put out of business. He ideally wants to recruit those, so that they can continue furthering their crafts under him. Some, on the other hand, refuse working under him. Khiden holds deep respect for them, as he views them as true skilled craftsmen who would rather not practice their craft than risk having it tarnished by having to follow another's orders. Khiden also views them going out of business as a terrible loss to the craft. However, he views his tactics as necessary to bring the industry to a place where quality assurance procedures and requirements are so firmly embedded in it that low-quality and fraudulent goods no longer has a place in the market. Khiden has a genuine passion for jewelry-making and believes in the long-term benefits of his ruthless tactics, even though they might have short-term negative consequences for some skilled craftsmen.</li>
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<p>Often attends theatrical and musical performances, particularly if done by crews that he views as especially skilled.</p>
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<h2>Appearance</h2>
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<figure class="image image_resized image-style-align-right" style="width:30.98%;"><img src="/HBW/Eirus/Marcandria/Characters/khiden_brightbrow_01.png">
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<figcaption>Portrait of Khiden Gaeldaire/Brightbrow. (Generated by Dall-E. Prompt: ""Cinematic painting. Depicts an older male dwarf akin to those found in medieval fantasy settings. He has a solid build, with an almost clean shaven head. He has a long grey beard that reaches the bottom of his ribcage. The beard hangs loose, save for a thick central braid that ends in a thick golden ring. His face has several small white marks left over from burns he got at the forge. He wears a a fine doublet with silver embroidery. His scalp is tattooed with thick dwarven patterns, akin to Germanic tribal tattoos. He wears dwarven earrings and beard jewelry of exquisite quality."")</figcaption>
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<p>Khiden is a slightly chubby but muscular old dwarf, with a height 1.35m. He has a mostly bald scalp with wide grey hair that reaches the bottom of his ribs. Most of the beard hangs straight, with a few thick braids bearing pieces of jewelry. Khiden's arms have a number of tiny burn scars that he's gotten from stray embers over the years. His scalp, shoulders, and upper back are all covered in dark grey Kardonni runic tattoos. He typically wears fine doublets in his attires, and is most often seen wearing a pair of glasses.</p>
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<h2>Characteristics</h2>
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<h4>Basic characteristics</h4>
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<p><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="/HBW/Eirus/Marcandria/Settlements/Vessina">Vessina</a></p>
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<p><strong>Race/Gender/Birthyear:</strong> <a href="/HBW/Androgos/Kar_Karadonn/Kar_Karadonn_Culture">Kardonni</a> Dwarf, Male, 1004 (349 years as of 1353AD)</p>
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<p><strong>Status:</strong> Alive </p>
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<p><strong>Occupation:</strong> Owner of the Brightbrow Company. Jewelsmith. Board-Member of the Fulcrum.</p>
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<p><strong>Affiliation:</strong> Brightbrow Company. The Fulcrum</p>
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<p><strong>Primary Deity:</strong> The Dwarffather, though quite openly pays homage to other good- or neutral-aligned deities, such as the Marcandrians' <a href="/HBW/Eirus/Marcandria/Religion">Diostri</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Abilities:</strong> Unparalleled jewelry-maker. Also a runesmith, capable of making jewelry infused with magical runes and symbols – though he needs an external source of magical power when making such goods, as he himself cannot use magic.</p>
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<p><strong>Alignment:</strong> Lawful Neutral</p>
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<h4>Goals/Motivations</h4>
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<li><strong>Lifelong goal: </strong>Reach complete dominance and control over Marcandria's jewelry making industry. Khiden absolutely despises charlatans and fraudsters who lacks the proper respect and reverence one should have for one's craft. He aims to, by taking control of the industry, enforce a strict set of quality control procedures and requirements that would make it impossible to sell fraudulent or inferior-quality goods to unsuspecting buyers. The practice of fraudsters selling garbage goods while claiming them to be high quality is to Khiden an insult to his beloved craft, which he seeks to end.</li>
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<li>Strong, indirect, and slightly sustained. Regular to slight throaty, dry, old (gruff) voice, with a slightly slow tempo and loud volume. Generally friendly tone.</li>
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<li>Can come across as a bit severe when one first meets him, but quickly becomes friendly if he likes you. He does not suffer fools however, or people who seek to waste his time.</li>
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<li>Loves a good joke.</li>
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<li><strong>Has a reverence and deep respect for arts and craftmanship.</strong> Despises charlatans, fraudsters, and incompetent craftsmen who dares try sell low quality crafts. </li>
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<li>Very <strong>opinionated </strong>and <strong>outspoken. </strong>Principled when it comes to craftmanship<strong> </strong>- particularly in regards to view of respecting and revering craftmanship and one's craft – that one should not tolerate low-quality goods being sold, or be willing to tarnish their own honor as a craftsperson by daring to try sell low-quality goods. Holds a very <strong>meritocratic view</strong>. Thinks highly of people who are highly skilled.</li>
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<li><strong>Cultured </strong>– loves arts and crafts. This includes both crafts such as jewelry and woodworking, but also arts such as theatre and music. Deeply enjoys witnessing high quality crafts and performances, and likewise despises witnessing low-quality ones. Enjoys nothing more than an evening of stiff drinks while enjoying theatrical or musical performances, or while discussing or enjoying fine craftmanship – interluded with a few good tales and a few good jokes.</li>
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<li>Can be <strong>cold initially. </strong>Can often be dismissive towards people if he thinks they'll waste his time. Will quickly warm up to people if he believes they share the same respect for craftmanship as he does. <strong>Friendly </strong>and even <strong>mentor-like</strong> to people who proves they share the same reverence. Very much enjoys a good joke or a fun story.</li>
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<li><strong>Shrewd </strong>and <strong>unfoolable</strong>. Has a sharp judgement when it comes to people. Knows when people are trying to play him, distract him, or deceive him. Does not tolerate such behavior, and will have them removed from his presence.</li>
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<li><strong>Stoic</strong>, <strong>stern</strong>, and <strong>stubborn</strong>. Is very set in his ways and his views. Very steadfast and unrelenting when it comes to achieving his goals. Is very <strong>strict</strong>, but is much more strict towards himself than to any others.</li>
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<li><strong>Meticulous </strong>and a <strong>perfectionist</strong>. Has a keen attention to detail, and holds his employees to a high standard. However, he is particular about never demanding anyone having to be more <strong>hardworking </strong>than himself.</li>
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<li><strong>Ambitious </strong>and <strong>competitive</strong>. Expanding his business is to him the thrill of his life. He enjoys coming out on top in new and existing markets.</li>
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<li><strong>Ruthless </strong>when it comes to business. Will do whatever it takes, within the limits of the law, to achieve his goals within the jewelry business. Is a <strong>clever </strong>and <strong>clear-headed</strong> businessman. He does not strictly want to </li>
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<li><strong>Resourceful</strong>. Is very well connected, but in terms of suppliers, business-partners, buyers, and in general with influential people. His unparalleled skill as a jeweler himself makes his personal crafts highly sought after. Wearing jewelry made personally by Khiden is a status symbol, and thus people tend to want to be on his good side.</li>
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<li>Often starts coughing if he laughs too hard.</li>
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<li>Brilliant and unparalleled when it comes to jewelry-making in Marcandria. Is also a runesmith, meaning he's able to create jewelry infused with magical symbols and runes, thus giving them magical capabilities. He is, however, not a magic user himself, and thus needs an external source to feed magic into the item while making it. To Khiden, being able to craft items that has magical capabilities is the pinnacle of craftmanship. Not only must one shape the metal and gems, but must know the materials so intricately that one perfectly understands how magic flows and behaves within each material, and how to shape it and incorporate it with magical symbols and runes infused with the perfect amount of magic to create the desirable magical capability in a stable manner.</li>
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<li>Khiden's passions are jewelry-making, growing and expanding his business, and bearing witness to fine craftmanship made by others.</li>
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<li>He does not wish to put skilled jewelry makers out of business, as his goals are intended to create an environment where high-quality jewelry making can flourish; where it does not have to compete with low-quality or fraudulent goods who sell their goods at lower prices to customers who are unable to tell the difference between low-quality and exquisite-quality goods – only being able to compare the price. Khiden thus sees it as a loss whenever a skilled jeweler goes out of business because of his ruthless tactics, but views it as worth it in the long run if he can create an environment where the jewelry market has firm enough quality control procedures and requirements so that low-quality and fraudulent sellers cannot survive in the market.</li>
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<p>Brilliant and skilled jeweler - capable of crafting items that can be magically infused.</p>
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<p>Clever and clear-headed.</p>
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<p>Firm and forceful - will have his way.</p>
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<p>Hardworking - no one under his employ are to work harder than him.</p>
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<p>Meticulous - keen attention to detail. Careful and precise. Intense.</p>
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<p>Perfectionist. Scrupulous - thourough with extreme attention to details.</p>
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<p>Principled - artistry, such as jewelry making, is an art-form. A craft to be revered and respected. Charlatons, fraudsters, and the incompetent have no place in the craft.</p>
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<p>Resourceful - knows how to get what he needs. Well connected with suppliers and buyers, </p>
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<p><s>Shrewd - sharp powers of judgement. Unfoolable (and wise). Knows when people are trying to play him or distract him. Does not tolerate such behavior, and will quickly expunge them from his presence.</s></p>
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<p>Stoic - very set in his ways and views. Incredibly hard to make him change his mind. Steadfast and determined in his goals.</p>
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<p>Stern - serious and unrelenting. Strict and severe.</p>
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<p>Stubborn - will not change his mind easily.</p>
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<p><s>Cultured - loves arts and crafts - be that jewelry, woodmaking, theatre, music, or anything else. He deeply appreciates and enjoys being witness to high quality crafts and performances. he likewise despises being witness to low quality.</s></p>
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<p><s>Demanding - demands others treat craftsmanship and arts with the same level of reverence he does.</s></p>
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<p><s>Callous towards charlatons, fraudsters, and incompetent craftsmen who dares sell inferior goods. Someone making low quality when they first start out is fine, but to dare put their name on it and try selling it is something else entirely.</s></p>
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<p><s>Friendly and even mentor-like to those he deems to be skilled at their crafts, and who share his reverence and respect for craftmanship.</s></p>
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<p>Can be insensitive towards those with lesser skill who just tries to make ends meet. To him, this is no excuse for disrespecting their craft.</p>
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<p>Money-minded. Values quality above all, but also places importance on finances in order to achieve his goal of claiming market dominance to the point of being able to set rules.</p>
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<p>Opinionated - about craftmanship reverence and respect. Disapproves of improper craftmanship.</p>
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<p>Ambitious - seeks to gain monopoly when it comes to jewelry making.</p>
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<p>Competitive - beating competition is to him a way of living. To him, winning above the competitors is a thrill to him.</p>
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<p>Determined.</p>
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<p>Outspoken - says what's on his mind.</p>
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<p>Dismissive - if you don't have anything of interest to him to talk about, then he's not interested in talking to you.</p>
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<p>Values a good joke.</p>
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<p>Ruthless when it comes to business.</p>
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<p>Highly values art and artistic expression, such as theatre and music, so long as they are of exquisite quality.</p>
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<p>Despises charlatans and fraudsters. His aim to claim complete dominion over the jewelry industry in Marcandria is to eradicate charlatans and fraudsters who defiled the craft which he loves so much. If you're among them trying to sell fraudulent goods then you're literal scum in his eyes.</p>
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<p>Prideful.</p>
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<p>no sympathy for sub-par craftsmen. they should get better</p>
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<li>Gruff voice. While he is a ruthless businessman, he tends to have a somewhat laid-back demeanor.</li>
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<li>Tends to easily laugh at jokes and gestures.</li>
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<li>Generally friendly, but prefers talking to people who either have a good tale, or that the sees as competent enough to be a challenge to him.</li>
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<li>Will often see talking to uninteresting people or incompetent people as a waste of time, as he sees himself as unlikely to find any joy in it.</li>
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<li> Usually quite normal. Tends to lean forward and hold his knees when listening to something interesting. Has very exaggerated arm-movements.</li>
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<li>When laughing, he tends to do so to the extent that he starts coughing. He tends to hit his chest quite hard to stop the coughing.</li>
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<li>Views competition as a thrilling game, that he seeks to win.</li>
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<li>Also has a great disdain for counterfeited jewelry, or jewelry made half-heartedly. Wants to dominate the jewelry market to such a degree that he gains enough control to prevent such practices from defiling his beloved craft.</li>
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