The New Breed: Ugly Face

<snort> Yeah, I’ve got no idea what you’re talking about there.  Hate to cut you off, but let’s get right to heart of this matter.  Don’t care about all your mumbo-jumbo.  Does it work?  Yes?  Great.  I’m going to give you half of what you’re asking. There’s only two groups of people that want the cursed thing.  There’s us, then there are those guys in the black robes.  Erhm, guess which one us of is actually going to pay for this thing and which of us is gonna slit your throat and let the vultures swarm you? Yeah. <snort>.  I’ll let you think about it for a second while I pick my bunions.

What’s that? Ready to sell?  Already?  Sure you don’t want to think that –well then, I see that you’re truly ready to move ahead.  You made a good move there. Oh, and if I were you I’d run…those black-robes were pretty hot on our heels and I don’t know if they’d appreciate what you did for us too much, do you? <snort>

Races:

• Goblin
• Tiefling
• Dwarf

Classes:

• Rogue
• Warlock
• Warlord

In Combat: You are a pragmatist with a bit of a wild streak.  You are looking to disable your foes in the most direct, brutal fashion possible.  But sometimes that takes a little set-up.  So you’ll insult and cajole to lead an enemy into your trap then close the jaws.  Ultimately though, fair fights are for suckers. Your buddy with the big arms can do all that boring toe-to-toe fighting he likes to do, while you get the job done.

In play: How to say this?  You are not…conventionally attractive.  You are not glib or honeyed of tongue.  You are not a “charmer”.  But you get your way more times than not.  You are the “face” for your party, and even though it’s not an attractive face, it’s effective all the same.  Your ability to sway others comes from your ability to bluff, lie, and cajole aggressively and without shame.  You don’t talk pretty but break situations down in ways that put people in difficult spots.  The Ugly Face has no fear of the consequences of his actions when engaging others socially.  This is a powerful weapon for the party to have on its side, but sometimes the rest of the group needs to “sheathe” the blade of your tongue when the situation calls for true smooth-tongued diplomacy.

Opportunities For Growth

• The king will appreciate your forthrightness…for a time.  Speaking from the gut gives you a lot of power, but it will sometimes can give a double helping of grief.  Learning when these times are and changing your mode of discourse is one of the main challenges of the Ugly Face.  Sometimes, repulsive to you though it is, discretion is the proper course of action.
• You run roughshod over the feelings of other people almost every time you open your mouth.  To you that’s the cost of business, but what if that person you hurt is someone you actually cared about?  Do you continually bruise the ego of someone you care for without concern or do you learn a gentler way?

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