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Kasskar's original background notes

Kasskar is of plain Hollin commoner stock, with brown hair, brown eyes and an unremarkable average face. He dresses plainly in clothing that blends in with the street crowds and uses a plain cloak that disguises his size and his gear.

Kasskar is practical and conservative, generous to those he feels as deserving, faithful to his friends and vicious in a fight.

History: Kasskar was raised in the Braddock district of Hollin by his merchant family that ran a semi-permanent stall in the Shambles. He lost his family to the great plague and fire that swept through the Shambles when he was 14, which left him slightly scarred. Thereafter he survived on the streets of the market doing odd jobs for other vendors and dodging press gangs. After a few years he gained in bulk and started doing work as a bodyguard, bouncer, and occasionally an enforcer.

For a time Kasskar also took up with a market entertainer, a drunk who did dagger tricks for coins and booze. The old man was actually a skilled mercenary in his day and taught Kasskar quite a bit before he was crushed under a runaway wagon.