Daud Crowhurst. Half-ghoul ninja. He is a poisoner, a drug dealer, and an all-around nice guy.
Appearance
A youthful human with decidedly elfin features: pointed ears, smooth skin, and golden eyes. His hair is cropped close except for a shock of white hair pulled back in a topknot. A tightly rolled cigarillo dangles loosely from his lips.
Bandoleers of chemical compounds, herbs, and the like. A sash threaded with dozens of 3” needles. A loose sleeved, open white shirt.
Personality
Daud seems to have an upbeat and pleasant disposition. He treats everyone as though they were his best friend. He scatters his discourse with pet names. He seems genuinely personable. This is partly to dominate all conversations, but also because to him everyone is a friend until they need to be removed.
Everything he owns is coated in poison or drugs; either intentionally or by proximity.
Background
Daud’s ancestors were retainers for the vampiric elven nobility of the elfwood in ancient times. When Xykon of the Blood’s empire was overthrown and he was sealed away, they fled to Almus.
Time passed and the family found success in as honorable mercenaries for anyone with money to afford them. They became assassins, saboteurs, and spies. They took a new name which reflected their old status: the Last House Left. Millennia later and the House is little changed, in part because the prime matron of the family (dubbed Mother Makosh by her progeny) lives on.
Daud grew up within the House, destined to become an operative. His childhood was as uneventful as can be expected when one grows up among a ninja clan. (Lvl1) He proved to be personable and talented with alchemy, In time, he served on many missions for the House.
Killiam invaded Almus and the besieged government sought aid from the Last House Left (as well as many other organizations) in hampering the invasion. When Killiam took the mantle of rulership, the House persisted. (Lvl2) While Daud was away on one of these operations, the Peacekeepers assaulted the Last House Left and destroyed it.
Daud was shattered when he returned home to the smoking ruin. While picking through the rubble he found that Mother Makosh’s secret chamber remained. The young ninja smuggled the matron to a more secure location and together they began planning their revenge.
The plan was to flood the ranks of Killiam with drugs and illicit substances. Officers and foot soldiers alike would fall to addiction, court martialling, and the destruction that an influx of vice would bring.
(Lvl3) Mother Makosh continued to aid in his training, revealing secret combat styles and awakening his latent ghoulish bloodline. Early on Daud trusted her wisdom, accepting that she was a bit mad. The missions she sent him on continued to color his view of her. Eventually he realized how decidedly evil the old elf was.
The Last House Left had many members that were part of the Secret Magic Traditions. Now that he acted as the sole representative of the House, Daud was approached by representatives of all the magic societies. Eventually he joined with the Protectors of the Mother with the understanding that he would help their herbariums and they would share their green bounty with him.
(Lvl5) Daud rose up as a big mover in the underworld. He carefully diverted drug shipments destined for the streets of Almus to areas with higher populations of Killiam occupiers. (Lvl6) In his assumed position, Daud also inherited a trade in information and put himself in the midst of gang wars and smugglers.
(Lvl8) In recent months he has helped with an influx of elves from the Everwood - finding them jobs and safe housing within Almus. He remembers the folk tales of where the Last House Left came from. (Might be a good tie-in for meeting Faun and the rest of the party. Have the elves in the Everwood recommend seeking him out as a friend of elves)
Relationships
Mother Makosh - Ghoul, former master of the Last House Left. She is only half there both in mind and body. Xykon’s necromancy turned her to a ghoul. For their own safety, the House pared her down to just a head and a torso. Mab oversees the training of all the ninja operating at the Last House Left.
Lylandre - Daud’s consort, a spoiled brat. He’s a cytillesh powder addict, disowned noble, drop-out of the Houses of Jurisprudence, and infamous duelist. Daud’s kicked him out and broken up with him many times, but the cytillesh abuse means that Lylandre can’t form new memories and keeps coming back assuming it’s the day after they met.
![Daud Crowhurst. Half-ghoul ninja. He is a poisoner, a drug dealer, and an all-around nice guy.
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