Character
Mardo the Knife
A thief of the forest hub who teaches a dirty dagger trick to those who earn his notice.
Mardo does not give lessons to strangers. He watches who walks into the hub.
“Easy. Nobody in the Hub walks up that quiet unless they want something.”
He teaches Gutter Cut, a dagger technique that leaves a wound that will not close. The price is the kind of trust only thieves understand.