Bill Bandobras
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| Title(s) | Major of Aestarius |
| Born | 1474 AFS |
| Rule | 1508 AFS - Present |
| Realm(s) | Aestarius |
| Race | Halflings |
| Culture | Elven - Halfling |
Physical description:
Bill is a tall, slightly fat halfling weighing in at around 65 KG’s (143 lbs) and standing around 105cm (3’6) tall. His eyes are filled with a deep blue colour that reminds you of the oceans of Eden. His rich moustache and thick unibrow make up for the lack of hair on his shiny bald head. He wears tailored Lothran suits on a daily basis. His prefered suits are dark red with gold details, usually accompanied by a hide that he wears over his shoulders. As for jewelry he has a golden monocle and some golden toenails, the latter as a replacement for toenails that were damaged over time.
Characteristics: Bill is a master of thievery. His agility combined with his ability to think quickly helped him to steal loads of stuff around Eden. Over the years his thought process greatly improved. Bill is quite manipulative and likes to control people by playing with their heads. These manipulative skills help him in his daily life of being the head of the Halfling Mafia.
History:
Early life
Billy Bandobras was born in Mapledale, 1474, to Bob Bandobras and Julia Lothran Bandobras. Enjoying a rather nice upbringing Billy never had any complaints. He had good food on his table, a good education and no problems whatsoever. In his early adult life Billy, now known as Bill, started working for his dad who was a plasterer. Over the following years Bill became a cornerstone in his fathers business, plastering most of Mapledales and Hadrian's houses. Bill wasn’t happy with his job though and one day while plastering the Hadrian library a new hobby was born, reading. Bill started reading books, mostly about history and art, something which would help him in the future.
Criminal Career
By the year 1505 Bill was a man filled with information about Eden. Information that he couldn’t put to use since he was still a plasterer. Because his dad became an old man that couldn’t do hard labour anymore he hired his cousin Otto Lothran for a year. Otto was a tailor by craft but had some spare time to help his cousin/childhood friend out. This however would be the last year of success for a long time. By the year 1506 things went horribly wrong, a plague started to roam around Eden, mainly affecting Hadriana, his main area of work. Since people started dying all around the place no new houses were being built. This meant that Bill, 32 at this time, lost his business and main source of income. This was also the case for his cousin Otto, whose tailor business plummeted to the ground. Yet there was one option for them to survive, this was Harry Hornwood’s gang. An underground Halfling mafia that could ensure payment. While being hesitant to join this criminal activity Bill and Otto asked Hornwood for a job. Hornwood agreed, Otto was forced to make suits for the gang, receiving a minimum payment for his work. Bill was forced to steal, while this was illegal it was his first time where he could put his knowledge of art to work. It was this knowledge that made Bill a highly successful thief, something Harry enjoyed. While Harry enjoyed the stream of gold and fortunes he was getting, Bill and Otto grew unhappy with the minimum payment they got, yet they understood it was this or nothing, so they kept on working.
The Al-Khadir fiasco
Until one day in the year 1508, when misfortune hit Bill once again. He was ordered by Hornwood to steal a special Ruby earring in the deserts of Al-Khadir. Once he reached the cave where the earring was supposed to be stashed, the place was empty, looted by unknown creatures. Beaten by the bad news, Bill made his way to Al-Khadir to spend the night. Once he arrived he headed to the Tavern where he ordered a wine, when suddenly in the corner of his eyesight he saw a Dark Elf wearing something familiar. There it was, on her long pointy ear, the Ruby earring he needed. He hung around the tavern until the Dark Elf left for home. Sneaking up behind her he followed her home. Bill waited for the streets to empty and when the moon hid behind the clouds he started working the lock of the door. After lockpicking his way in he made his way to the bedroom, where he found her, a Dark Elf deep asleep. Bill climbed up on the bed and tried to undo the earring but to no avail. He couldn’t get it off. In a split second a decision was made, he had to cut it off. He took his knife and started cutting off the ear. Blood splattering all over him, covering him head to toe. He did it though, the ear was off, it all seemed to go to plan until the Elf woke up. He stared her in her eyes, and for a second both didn’t know what went on, until she saw her ear in Bill’s hands. Bill started running for his life, sprinting towards his donkey to get out of this forsaken place. He rode out of Al-Khadir, but he wasn’t safe. He rode for days, an Elf hot on his tail. Until he reached Mapledale, where Hornwood would be the next issue he encountered.
Leaving home
Hornwood wasn’t happy at all to see the earring he wanted in his realm. Hornwood was mad, real mad, that Bill brought an angry elf to their hideout. All Bill could do was run, again. He hastily made his way to Otto’s house, where he and Otto packed their bags in a hurry, ready to make a big escape. They ran outside to Otto’s donkeys and rode off south. Hornwood and his men put up a chase, they too mounted donkeys, and followed Otto and Bill for a long while. The directions this chase took are unknown, the only thing we know is that they ended up near a forest. With the chase taking a few days now Bill and Otto were getting tired, but so were Hornwood and his men. And while Bill and Otto hobbled into the forest, Hornwood decided to turn around and take his loss. They stumbled upon a farmhouse combined with an old unknown shrine from where the town of Aestarius would be born. They started living in the farmhouse, growing their own crops and being self-sufficient.
High Elves
Having stayed there for a few years without a calendar they lost track of time. Until one day when Otto discovered a Silver City north of their location. Bill and Otto jumped in their Canoe and went for a look. Once they reached the square all the Elves looked down on them. Wondering where they came from and what they did there. They were led to the tavern where Bill and Otto started explaining where they came from. This raised some red flags among some Elves, especially when a weird Ruïn in a forest was named. This is why Otto and Bill were summoned to meet with Aethis Zaithrall the ruling High Elf leader. In this meeting Otto and Bill explained their situation and history and came to terms with the High Elf leader. They could stay in Aestarius, as long as they would keep the Ruïn safe.
Going back to where it all began
With the knowledge of the years that passed, Bill decided to go back to the place where it all began, Mapledale. This wasn’t an easy decision, if Hornwood was still around he might’ve killed him. When Bill arrived in Mapledale there was one thing, and one thing only he wanted to find, Hornwoods hideout. He waited for nightfall and sneaked his way towards the hideout, when he got there it was awfully silent. The usually packed cave with loudmouth Halflings was dark and silent. Bill stepped inside and lit a candle, what he saw shocked him. The cave was full of shiny gold, combined with the horrors of 20 Halfling skulls. It appeared that all of Hornwoods gang had died. Either to the plague or an all out gang war within the group. Bill, quick to think, packed up his saddlebags with all the goodies he could get and rode off in the moonlit night, back to his new home Aestarius where he showed Otto all of his treasure, they were rich to the teeth.
Bandobras Pawnstore
The newly found treasure would be the start of a new chapter in Bill’s life. The vast amount of gold made him long for his criminal days. And so the Bill Bandobras’ Barefoot Boys was formed. An underground criminal gang below the town of Aestarius. Bill was happy for the first time in years, having lots of money , running around in high end clothing doing what he wants. To not raise any suspicion among others to where the money came from he decided to build a pawn store. Where he bought and sold all sorts of stuff from Eden. Making the products he sold very expensive he would have an excuse as to why he would have such richness. Of course this is all a facade, but up until this day no one except Otto knows about this.
Present
As of this day, Bill still lives in his house of Aestarius. Enjoying a rich life underground while doing what he does best, running a Mafia, manipulating people, and stealing stuff he wants.
Trivia:
Bill loves gold so much, he replaced some of his damaged toenails with gold replacements.