Maperick

Maperick was a Bretonnian merchant. He met Luthien Telemnar on his way to the city of Marienburg, and she aided him. The two of them were the first to see the troubles brewing around the vampire Azirtiro, even though they did not know that he was a vampire.

Maperick gives Luthien a job once the reach Marienburg, and it is by his command she goes to see Mandrick Schiller. They part there, as Luthien follows the adventurers Grundi and Roberto.

Later he encounters Ilsa, and in the very cave where she becomes a vampire he is changed as well. Ilsa kills him as he goes mad with bloodlust, and leaves his remains in a cave slightly west of Marienburg.

Appearance
Maperick was a big merchant in his thirties. He dressed in a mix between Bretonnian and Imperial clothing, since he followed the fashion of the empire when he was there, but the fashion of Bretonnia when he was at home. His hair was slightly grey, but still mostly brown. He was usually cleaner than those around him, but he did suffer under having a distictive body odour that he tried to hide with perfume.

Personality
Maperick believed in the best in people, and acted respectfully towards everyone. He was a nervous man even when at home, and the travels put great stress on him. He did enjoy being in foreign cities though, and evaluating goods was his favourite way to pass time.