Senator Toribir Weijik (660TR -)

ATTRIBUTES
  STR 08 TCH 12 COM 14 STA 11
  END 12 EYE 12 INT 16 MOB 50
  DEX 09 HRG 13 AUR 14 DGE 30
  AGL 06 SMT 12 WIL 17 INIT 54
  SPD 10 VCE 16 MOR Law-
Abiding		 FAT 1
SKILLS    
  Physical:Climbing/52, Dancing/74, Jumping/48, Stealth/42, Throwing/48, Riding/89
  Communication:Awareness/80, Intrigue/94, Musician (Lute)/88, Oratory/79, Rhetoric/99, Singing/67
  Craft/Lore:Drawing/44, Heraldry/80, Law/80, Physician/24, Tactics/56
  Combat:Unarmed/60, Dagger/42, Broadsword/47, Knight Shield/60, Lance/45
  Languages:Harnic/84, Lakeese/90
Armour and Clothing
  Toga (Cloth), Sandals (Leather), Tunic (Cloth)
  Owns a hauberk of chain mail (long) and knee high leather boots.

Born in the early days of winter, Toribir was the first son to Vertorius and Rutera Weijik. The family home in Coranan City was filled with joy. Toribir proved bright (Int 18), if clumsy from a very early age. Surrounded by servants, family, and friends, he was regularly bruised from bumping into things (Agl 6). While not good at games of catch, or other sports (Dex 9), he was an avid reader, and mastered the written language before becoming a man. This otherwise average boy was stubborn (Will 17) and proved to have some magical ability (Aur 14).

But the clan could not allow their future son a life of solitude and study. At the early age of 7 he began learning the merchants trade. His Lakeese (script) was so good the caravan master, Penaso Weijik, used him as a scribe, to copy down the caravan's cargo and passenger lists. Despite his requests, he was never permitted to travel with a caravan to Kaldor.

In the fall or 692 Vertorius was assassinated. Torbir was immediately found a defender. A slave and her giant of a child son were told that Torbir's life was in their hands. If Torbir died, so would they. The child, named Thor, grew up with Torbir as both his friend, assistant and body guard. His size deterred many attacks and he was trained in the arts of combat by the best in the business.

Toribir receive private schooling in the arts of horse riding, oratory, rhetoric and law. When he turned 16, he declared his interest in joining the legion, and the clan relented. He was made a junior officer in the Verus second cohort, where he served eight years with Thor acting as his bodyguard and messenger.

At the age of 24, Toribir returned to Coranan and began working as a litigant in the city. He was regularly compared to his ancestor, Orivus, for his eloquent speeches and patient replies. During his time he became renowned for finding the most difficult of cases, and having them solved. Many believe he made the reputation of Samuel the finder as great as it is today simply by trusting in whatever information the finder returned.

When his uncle, Caclius, retired at the age of 58. The opening for his seat caused a flurry of campaigning and spending in the city of Coranan. Torbir presented himself to the senate as a candidate. The man was gruff and inconsistent. Many saw him as older than his years without the wisdom. Still he won the election and was further appointed to the seat of Prefect of Coranan. The Nordakas declared it intolerable that a man with such an adventurous background could ever hold such a seat. The retort, that only an adventurer should ever try to manage the most unmanageable city on the Misty isle, brought forth laughter from of the house.

As the Prefect of Coranan, he is responsible for financial, judicial and other civic matters and appoints a varying number of judge advocates (aldermen). He lives at he Palace of Lashen, the official residence of the prefect of the city of Coranan. The palace is also the meeting place for judges, advocates and is effectively the Coranan law courts. He is paid a token fee of 300d each year for his interaction with the guild of the Mangai where he acts as an arbitrator

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