Francisco Dibel (and Company)
Portrait:
Physical Description: Pale, blonde, and sporting a cheerfully cruel smile, Francisco Dibel appears to have fun no matter what he is up to. He carries himself with an unnatural and some might say unfair agility and grace. At his hip is a strange, arcane tome, upon which one might recognize the Ashald family symbol. Next to that is an ornate scabbard that carries in it a Waterdhavian sabre. A magical lute floating may be floating about his person, bobbing and weaving, as if alive whilst it plays music (which is typically upbeat and matches the tempo of a combat or a fast paced dance). Despite his apparent youth and luster, the dandy man's clothes are old-fashioned. When he speaks, he speaks in all of the lilting highs and lows that comprise an upbeat, mood-lifting melody.
Public Knowledge: Apparently pining for a so-far unnamed woman's attention, Fransisco Dibel is trying anything and everything to impress the mystery lady. Rumors abound that he is a member of the vampiric coven that has sank booth teeth and roots into Narfell, though he is far less clandestine and careful than most of its fanged members. If this claim is believed, it is typically followed by another: that he is part of the madder of the trio of houses or "breeds" of vampires that comprise this coven. Whereas the vast majority of the vampiric coven's members have gone into hiding (allegedly for a mysterious ritual), Dibel has instead made his presence known, and claims to be "on the clock" with regard to the need to impress the previously noted unnamed woman. This has included attacking and killing a nearby mining village east of Peltarch, stealing an arcane tome from the Ashald Family Crypt, and posturing against the swordsman known as Garen for a certain artefact that he carries (apparently to put on his mantle, to impress the unnamed woman). He has also invited the prettier female adventurers to help him make the unnamed woman envious.
Company: Dibel has three servants or familiars that follow him about and do his bidding, each seemingly sentient. The first is a mass of living shadow that appears capable of expanding, moving through walls, casting arcane spells, and is named "Dusk." This creature is apparently the more logical and cautious of the bunch. The second is a heavily bandaged corpse which resembles a mummy, and is named "Wraps." This bandaged entity speaks in muffled tones, comprehensible, it seems, only to his undead companions. Finally, the third is a patchwork of skeletal pieces cobbled together by whatever remains the other two have come across, and is called "Bones." The skeletal pieces are held together by a fine, red mist, and the skeletal pieces appear able to speak. When defeated, Bones dissipitates into the red mist, and must wait to be put back together again by the other two. Apparently, Dusk and Wraps like to put Bones back together in strange ways that they claim are humorous, much to Bones' frustration.
Thematic Music:
Perfect abandon.
