Mercenaries, Sell-Swords, and Bounty Hunters for Hire (NPCs)

Name: Tusk
Race: Human/Male
Class: Demon Slayer
Strengths: "...stronger than any other mortal, man or beast"
Weaknesses: Lacks any real skill in combat and has vowed never to take a human life.
Location: "Not from around here."
For Hire under 3 conditions:
(1) The quest is "For Justice!" or at least something honorable like finding a propeller, as long as that propeller won't be used for evil--like chopping innocent women and children to little red bits. That would be evil.
(2) He is treated to a meal--a delicious one.
(3) He is paid with some kind of material that will help him harness energy that will... do something. He's rather vague about that last one.

 

Name: Reaver
Race: Human/Male
Class: Knight-errant/Salesman
Strengths: Can drink a frost giant under the table, expert with most weapons and demolitions, can sell ketchup popsicles to a woman wearing white gloves.
Weaknesses: Good mead, damsels in distress, good mead.
Location: Philliam's or his emporium.
For Hire: Free of charge. He does this sort of thing for fun.

 

As a daughter of mine was born today, I thought I'd make a female character named after her...


Hannah Heavenscent
Race: Pixie
Class: Mouse Mountie ("Rat Rider" would be more accurate)
Strengths: Can summon the Four Swords* upon request
Weaknesses: Can't summon a fifth sword, and the sword she's holding, "Olivesbane," is one of those tiny swords that bartenders stick into lemons, limes and olives
Location: riding around on her rat mouse
For Hire: just about any coin that she can carry--pixies don't eat much, so a little money goes a long way


SPELLS: The Four Swords are swords that float through the air and really, really hurt!

Fragile Rock - a sword stuck in a huge rock swings with such might, that the rock and whatever else the sword strikes shatters into millions of pieces
Searer of Both Sides - a flaming sword that can probably shoot a beam of fire that disintegrates everything in its path, but Hannah normally uses it to cook HEALING MEAT, bake HEALING PIE or heat HEALING TEA since the attack spell tends to singe her friends
Broken Wind - the sheathed remains of a katana unleashes an attack that literally blows enemies away when drawn, often leaving enemies unharmed, but only clad in scraps of armor and wielding the hilts of their shattered weapons
Cold As Heaven - freezes enemies, makes the floor slippery, and looks like this:

Double Dragon's Breath - something that her pet mount, Dragon, can do after eating a lot of cheese