L. Laurent Dupont
(Formerly Laurent, Planes Militant.)
Portrait:
Physical Description: In terms of equipment, a variety of tools and weapons adorns his belt, jacket, and vest. Scroll-cases, magical rods, lockpicks and other doodads can readily be seen. He carries two rapiers. Most of his equipment is marked with a peculiar insignia. Otherwise, he has unremarkable features. Short-cropped blonde hair sits atop the plain face of a human male.
Public Knowledge:
Act I: The insignia marking his equipment is that of the Planes Militant, an organization of planeswalkers dedicated to bringing about and maintaining their view of planar and dimensional equilibrium. Despite this affiliation, Laurent is rumored to be a native of Narfell. Word on the streets is that Laurent opposes the Smiling Monkey, an organization he considers to be an enemy of the aforementioned equilibrium. More generally, he has expressed publicly that certain anomalies and entities do not belong in the Prime Material realm, constitute a threat to its purpose and design, and must be expunged. To that end, he employs his skill-set as a rogue. He is considered methodical, dedicated, quiet, and well-spoken.
Act II: The several months after the first encounter against Laurent saw many more. It has become clear that Laurent is waging a private war against the Smiling Monkey. Laurent has raided that organization's facilities, stolen its technology, manipulated its consultants, and abducted its allies. On more than one occasion, Laurent has clashed with those on that organization's payroll, including adventurers. Laurent further has the ability to compel planars that are on the prime material realm to do his bidding. Recently, the party of adventurers opposing Laurent liberated a peculiar fey under his control. The fey appears to have been critical to the man's objectives. The clock is ticking. Laurent's plans have been thrown into disarray by this drastic loss. It stands to reason that his methods will become correspondingly drastic.
Act III: By now, Laurent's unorthodox maneuvers are common knowledge. The man used the fey to selectively cut out substantial portions of his own memory, allegedly as part of his tactics against the Smiling Monkey. This strategic amnesia was, apparently, part of Laurent's orchestration of a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse, between his past (pre-amnesia) and present versions as well as the party of adventurers seeking him. That party, however, has out-maneuvered Laurent, and has released those which have been abducted by the man. What's more, they have seemingly uncovered Laurent's true identity along with his complicated relationship with the so-called 'higher-ups' behind the Smiling Monkey. It appears the party's most surprising and recent victory has even restored Laurent's memory in its totality. This restoration seems to have changed Laurent's approach entirely - owing, it seems, to the broader view that accompanies a full account of the facts. The man is now an unexpected ally, as the party turns its sights to a new target: the 'higher-ups' behind the Smiling Monkey.
Thematic Music:
Act I: Enforced equilibrium.
Act II: Your responsibility.
Act III: Big picture.
