Manoko

In N3, Kemble Coyote's early henchman. Previously of Sempredium Jungle and later a slave of Eastern merchants before escaping to become a hired sword.

Traits:

• Very Fit, Tall, Strong
• Superstitious
• Truthfulness
• Easy to Read
• Gullibility
• Fear of Magic
• Acute Vision
• Hard to Subdue, Hard to Kill

• quirk: spouts (african) proverbs
  • "you cant cross a river without getting wet."
  • "Until the Story of the hunt is told by the Lion, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."
  • "if you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. And if you don’t, tomorrow still comes."
  • "pretty words don’t put porridge in your pot."
  • "Our dinner is still in the woods."

"He was scooped up by Eastern slavers as a lad, but had recently slain his captors and made for Cormire to seek his fortune. He was generally quiet, but not solemn or serious, and Kemble was pleased with himself and confident that Manoko would prove a valuable asset in his quest."

"He had coal-black skin and a shaven head. He was young and strong, unarmored, barefoot, with a short bow and curved saber tied to a small leather backpack. "