The Veiled Broker
Unknown • Assassin or Mage • Neutral
Age: Unknown
Gender: Male or Female
Languages: All
Occupation: Information Broker
Location: Hidden safehouses • Backstreet taverns • Underground markets
Adventure Hooks: Offers to trade valuable information for a favor, seeks discreet agents to acquire sensitive documents, or offers to arrange a meeting with someone who does not officially exist.
Appearance.
The Veiled Broker conceals their entire body beneath layers of dark robes, wrapped scarves, and a little bit of magic. Fine golden accents decorate their otherwise black garments, while a tattered red sash provides the only splash of color. No matter where the broker appears, their clothing, posture, gestures, and measured movements remain remarkably consistent, making it difficult to imagine that anyone else could wear the same guise.
Personality.
The Veiled Broker is composed, patient, and unfailingly polite, treating even the most dangerous threats as ordinary business matters. They rarely answer questions directly, preferring to respond with another question or a carefully chosen observation. They also seem fascinated by unusual people who defy expectations, occasionally offering them favorable deals simply to see what they will do.
Backstory.
The Veiled Broker is not a single individual but a group of people sharing one identity passed down through generations of carefully selected successors. Each inherits the network of agents and informatants, its accumulated knowledge, a way to telepathically communicate with the brokers at any moment. Magic combined with a strict set of instructions governing how The Veiled Broker must speak, dress, move, and conduct business allows them to fool almost anybode to believe they are just one person.
Motivations.
The Veiled Broker seeks to build a network so extensive that no meaningful secret can remain beyond their reach. They plan to keep the network running to always transfer to the next worthy successor.
Flaws.
The broker's members are bound so tightly to the established mannerisms that even harmless deviations can make them uncomfortable. They also struggle to resist particularly intriguing secrets, sometimes pursuing information that offers little practical value simply because it is unknown to them.
Secrets.
The secrets of each broker change depending on the actual indivual that is met. But keen-eyed may notice tiny differences such as a particular way of holding a cup or an unusual turn of phrase.