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--- malto [2024/03/19 15:57] – [Personality] bmoy
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 ====== Malto ======
->//“I trusted your brother, that’s why I assigned him to protect my former consort. He traveled with [[gulpax|Gulpax]] on one of her many adventures and never returned. She claims Malto simply abandoned her. Perhaps I was a fool to believe her. [[gulpax|Gulpax]] is hiding many secrets — the whereabouts of your brother is one of them.”// - [[gimnax|Gimnax]], Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)
 A royal bodyguard whose mysterious disappearance implicates a number of noteworthy individuals.
+>//“I trusted your brother, that’s why I assigned him to protect my former consort. He traveled with [[gulpax|Gulpax]] on one of her many adventures and never returned. She claims Malto simply abandoned her. Perhaps I was a fool to believe her. [[gulpax|Gulpax]] is hiding many secrets — the whereabouts of your brother is one of them.”// - [[gimnax|Gimnax]], Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)
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 ===== Personality =====
-The nobles of [[nalos|Nalos]] identify Malto as extremely loyal, which makes the sudden abandonment of his post all the more perplexing;
+The nobles of [[nalos|Nalos]] identify Malto as exceptionally loyal, which makes the sudden abandonment of his post all the more perplexing;
->//“It doesn’t make any sense,” she insists. “Malto was an honorable man. If he’s gone missing, he must have a good reason. He could be injured or…”\\
+>//“It doesn’t make any sense,” she [Kora Alarkus] insists. “Malto was an honorable man. If he’s gone missing, he must have a good reason. He could be injured or…”\\
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-//Or dead.// You finish Kora’s sentence in your head. But the [[elf|Elf]] is right. Something doesn’t add up.// - Kora Alarkus, Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
+//Or dead.// You finish Kora’s sentence in your head. But the [[elf|Elf]] is right. Something doesn’t add up.// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
+[[gulpax|Gulpax the Crafter]] characterizes him in much the same way in her personal [[gulpax_s_journal|journal]];
+>//She refers to him simply as her “bodyguard,” but describes him as “trustworthy,” and even “kind.”// - Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)
+>//In her [[gulpax_s_journal|journal]], Gulpax describes your brother, Malto, as “trustworthy” and “honest,” but there are several pages
+missing from Gulpax’s [[gulpax_s_journal|journal]].// - The Hive (GS-ADV3)
 ===== References =====
+==== Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1) ====
+=== Profession: Bodyguard ===
+Malto is your brother and has served [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]] for many years.  He has been accused of abandoning his post.
+>//Under your breath, you vow to find whoever is responsible for Malto's dissappearance.// - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
+==== Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2) ====
+When inquiring [[gulpax|Gulpax the Crafter]] about the late Malto, she shares his assistance in preparing the relocation of her [[gulpax_s_workshop|workshop]];
+>//“He went with me to set up my new workshop in the [[frozen_expanse|Frozen Expanse]], and then he disappeared. I never saw him again.”// - [[gulpax|Gulpax]], Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2)
+==== The Hive (GS-ADV3) ====
+[[gulpax|Gulpax's]] [[construct|Construct]] bodyguard [[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]] reveals the unfortunate fate of Malto in the [[insectoid|Insectoid]] [[hive|Hive]];
+>//“I was there when your brother was killed. [[gulpax|Gulpax]] made a deal with the [[flayer|Flayers]] and built a workshop in their caverns beneath the [[frozen_expanse|Frozen Expanse]], but there was a misunderstanding. They read [[gulpax|Gulpax's]] thoughts and feared that she might renege on her promises.\\
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+When they became violent, your brother intervened. He sacrificed his life to protect us. We feared [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]] would retaliate over the death of her guard, so [[gulpax|Gulpax]] and the [[flayer|Flayers]] agreed to keep the details of Malto’s death a secret."// - [[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]], The Hive (GS-ADV3)