Become the Hunted

Kael is a pale skinned man in his late 20's with short cut brown hair and a thick woodsman beard. Kael is a wiry, hawk-eyed tracker with fingers permanently stained by crushed herbs and tobacco. His leather jerkin smells of cured wolf hide and mildew, and he carries three knives—one for skinning, one for throwing, and one he won't discuss. Speaks in gravelly murmurs, as if always halfway through a thought. Hunts not for glory, but because he's convinced the woods whisper secrets only he can hear. Kael wears a thick hunting outfit made from various animal leathers and furs with a hood over his head. Kael is armed with three hunting knives and a composite bow with a small quiver of arrows. Speaks with brutal honesty and a hayseed nature.

Joren is a pale skinned man in his mid 20's with shaggy black hair and a thick woodsman beard. His figure could be charitably described as portly. Joren is built like a bear who learned to walk upright, with a booming laugh that scares off game (which he regrets exactly never). His composite bow is oversized, his aim is reckless, and his pockets bulge with suspiciously labeled "medicinal" liquors. Claims to track beasts by "listening to the wind," though it's usually just luck. Will wrestle a boar for fun, not that he ever wins such engagements. Joren wears a thick hunting outfit made from various animal leathers and furs with a hood over his head. Joren armed with a hunting knife and composit bow with a small quiver of arrows. Makes thinly veiled insults as jokes.

(Their partnership works because Kael pretends Joren doesn’t exist, and Joren pretends not to notice.)

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