Something of a departure this time. Most of the characters I’ve drawn up so far have been upper-class Athenians, or people who would naturally have associated with them. This fellow is very much from the lower classes, what the Athenians would have called thetes, “serfs” or poor freemen. When Memnon arrives in Athens as Alexandra’s guardian, both of them poor as church-mice, it’s not nearly as far a fall for him.

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Memnon of Danassos (200 points)

Age25; Human; 6′ 2″; 170 lbs.; Tall, brawny man, tanned skin, dark hair and eyes, neatly trimmed beard.

ST 14 [40]; DX 13 [60]; IQ 12 [40]; HT 13 [30].

Damage 1d/2d; BL 39 lbs.; HP 14 [0]; Will 14 [10]; Per 12 [0]; FP 13 [0].

Basic Speed 6.5 [0]; Basic Move 6 [0]; Block 8 (DX); Dodge 10; Parry 10 (DX).

Social Background

TL: 2 [0]. CF: Hellenic (Native) [0]. Languages: Dorian Greek (Native) [0].

Advantages

Combat Reflexes [15].

Disadvantages

Code of Honor (Soldier’s) [-10]; Social Stigma (Second-Class Citizen) [-5]; Status (Ordinary craftsman) -1 [-5]; Vow (Always protect Alexandra) (Major) [-10]; Wealth (Poor) [-15].

          Quirks: Dislikes wealthy and arrogant people; Frequently swears “to the crows with it”; Has an unspoken crush on Alexandra; Loves farming and hunting; Proud [-5].

Skills

Area Knowledge (Danassos)-12 (IQ+0) [1]; Armoury/TL2 (Melee Weapons)-11 (IQ-1) [1]; Bow-12 (DX-1) [1]; Brawling-15 (DX+2) [4]; Carousing-13 (HT+0) [1]; Climbing-12 (DX-1) [1]; Cooking-11 (IQ-1) [1]; Farming/TL2-13 (IQ+1) [4]; First Aid/TL2 (Human)-12 (IQ+0) [1]; Hiking-13 (HT+0) [2]; Intimidation-14 (Will+0) [2]; Leadership-12 (IQ+0) [2]; Running-12 (HT-1) [1]; Shield (Shield)-14 (DX+1) [2]; Shortsword-12 (DX-1) [1]; Soldier/TL2-13 (IQ+1) [4]; Spear-14 (DX+1) [4]; Strategy (Land)-10 (IQ-2) [1]; Streetwise-12 (IQ+0) [2]; Survival (Plains)-12 (Per+0) [2]; Swimming-13 (HT+0) [1]; Tactics-12 (IQ+0) [4]; Thrown Weapon (Spear)-15 (DX+2) [4]; Tracking-12 (Per+0) [2]; Weather Sense-12 (IQ+0) [2]; Wrestling-14 (DX+1) [4].

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Character notes for Memnon:

• Since Memnon is a fictional character, I have no imagery for him yet. At some point I’ll need to fire up Daz Studio and see what I can build for him.
• Memnon’s name is indicative – it means, more or less, “steadfast.” He is that – big, strong, tough,  brilliant but far from stupid, and devoted to protecting his royal charge.
• Memnon comes from a farming background, and he’s most comfortable seeing to his crops, hunting, or otherwise living off the land. Unlike most thetes, he has seen plenty of military service and has some of the requisite skills. He’s a competent if not exceptional leader, and with some experience could serve as a strategos in any of the Hellenic city-states’ amateur armies.
• Not a lot of character advantages here – Memnon is quick, rarely caught off-guard, but that’s about it.
• Memnon most closely resembles Alkibiades as far as character design goes, but the two men are poles apart in personality. I suspect Memnon is not going to get along with Alkibiades when the two of them meet, given how he feels about wealthy aristocrats of any kind. Not to mention what’s likely to happen if the Athenian tries to charm Alexandra’s peplos off . . .