Zaid Ardin
Zaid is a professional assassin, but that only tells a small fraction of the story about him. He is an inherently distant and cryptic man whose motivations are not abundantly clear. On the surface, a killer for hire is all that many will ever see, but not everything is as it appears.
Appearance
Zaid is of average height and relatively attractive. He is athletic and his olive skin betrays that some part of his heritage is likely from the desert peoples of the west. Although he appears to be in his early thirties, he is, in fact, much older than that.
Skills and Abilities
Zaid has been an assassin for many more years than his appearance belies. As such, he has picked up all of the skills one would expect of him. He is skilled with sword, bow, poison, and many other tools, but by far his most useful ability is magic. While he's skilled in many types of magic, he particularly uses illusions to disguise himself and misdirect his enemies.
Personality
Zaid is cold and distant to most. He is unwavering in the face of danger and loves the thrill of the hunt. Although he is in a most disreputable profession, there's more complexity to him than is at first visible on the surface, though few ever see it. Most of those who meet him and know who he is simply know that he is a consummate professional.
Biography & Lore
Those few who know who Zaid is know only rumors about his past. The most common history is that he grew up on the streets fighting with stick and stone before obtaining a sword. He joined the army and worked as a siege breaker where he learned how to climb, infiltrate, and fight.
It's unclear when or why he turned to the life of an assassin, but in his early days, there were several who swore that a dark haired assassin was slain in combat by their swords and spears. Nevertheless, it was only a short time later before a black haired assassin returned to slay them where they stood. Some swear that he is a revenant returned from the dead to take vengeance upon someone he hates while others claim that the death blows were all an exaggeration. Perhaps the truth is somewhere in the middle.
It's unclear when or why he turned to the life of an assassin, but in his early days, there were several who swore that a dark haired assassin was slain in combat by their swords and spears. Nevertheless, it was only a short time later before a black haired assassin returned to slay them where they stood. Some swear that he is a revenant returned from the dead to take vengeance upon someone he hates while others claim that the death blows were all an exaggeration. Perhaps the truth is somewhere in the middle.