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Rating:4.375
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Submitted:
January 31, 2004, 6:52 am
Updated:
October 29, 2005, 11:31 am





Voted Hall of Honour:
Cheka Man ( 1x )


Carmo
By: ephemeralstability

Carmo keeps a shop in the backstreets of Erezi. It’s not often visited, Carmo makes people feel…uneasy. Even the veterans of the Erezi underworld are uncomfortable being alone with Carmo. But they need to buy their traps from somewhere…

Special Equipment:

Thumb screws with which he sometimes fiddles if he’s idle. Also a small length of sharp wire, a few cogs and a pin. It’s amazing what traps he can whip up impromptu.

Appearance:

Carmo is never clean-shaven, but never has a full beard. It’s as though the germinating hairs on his chin die from lack of light in the darkness of his shop. In amongst the black fuzziness, his teeth glint like fangs of a snare. There are rumours he’s had them taken out and replaced with metal ones, but no-one has ever tried to find out if it’s true. One of his eyes is covered with a film of scarred skin. There’s an unpleasant story behind it, an accident when he was still inexperienced in the art of trap-making. Of course, nothing like that would happen now: he’s far too skilled.

Background:

No-one knows much about when Carmo was young. It’s even debateable whether Carmo remembers it or whether he’s repressed it. A childhood in the ghettos of Erezi is something best forgotten. It was the Orzi Verci who first discovered his talent. One of their assassins (who shall remain nameless) was found in an alleyway, bisected. After a long search they located the reason for his demise, a strand of cheesewire with a tripwire-trigger had lashed across him severing his torso in two. They immediately offered a reward for whoever had set up the trap. Knowing he wouldn’t be able to outrun assassins all his life, Carmo handed himself in. They offered him a job. Now he works in his little dark workshop, devising hideous ways for people to die.

Roleplaying Notes:

Carmo can be used by those who know the underground well. He will make traps to order for protecting rooms, buildings or for assassination purposes. He is a complete sadist and contrives the most unpleasant mechanisms of death and torture.



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Iain

2004-02-01 06:40 AM
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Ephe, this character could be used to good effect in your plot "The Daedalus Factor".
MoonHunter

2004-07-24 05:09 AM
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This is a good entry. It is the perfect kind of NPC for the site, something to add to your game without overshadowing your PCs.
Barbarian Horde

2005-03-08 09:57 PM
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fangs of a snare? you say?

That said, this is sweet character. Heh. Hours of fun await, for me at least.
MoonHunter

2006-04-22 04:34 PM
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I read this character again and "Go D@mm! I like this one." I already voted it exceptionally high long, long ago. There are so many things you can do with this kind of character....
Voted manfred

2006-04-23 05:18 AM
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Great example of a minor character. I like him... well, actually, I don't really like him, but that's his purpose. Great one.
Voted Murometz
2006-05-07 09:25 AM
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Voted Dragon Lord

2007-10-15 11:09 AM
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A highly - er - specialised character, and a truly nasty peice of work

My evil little GM's mind is already working overtime

Loads of potential fun here

4/5
Voted Cheka Man

2007-10-15 07:33 PM
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A nicely evil charecter.
manfred

2008-05-06 05:14 PM
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"So Carmo, what does this do?"

*thwack*

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Orcs record their deeds through symbolic mutilation, scarring and tattoo. Perhaps creating the medium of skin as art, which humans followed later. Perhaps tattoos remind the elves of orcs and make them angry...
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