The blonde man looked at him intently for a moment, then speaking in a serious fashion. "Basil." He said simply for his name, leaning back a bit again. Gazing at Gabriel he drew a deep breath, speaking in a serious manner. "I am a killer. Have been for a few years. I served under Haran and Tramuil." Two names that Gabriel was familiar with, swiftly. Bandit-Lords of the past. The knights hunted them down, and killed them. Most of their crew too. Both of them controlled a large number of criminals, killing people that got in their way.<br/><br/>"I make no pretense about righteousness, I hear you are a paladin so I figure you have already seen the blackness of my soul. Yes, its rotten." He snarled and glared at him. "As for my reasons... I got a daughter here." She watched him. "A daughter that has a very stubborn mother. They wont leave. If it becomes a war, and a foe invades this city, then soldiers will do what soldiers do to a captured city's women. Including my daughter." He grit his teeth together.<br/><br/>"I will personally castrate and rend asunder anyone that tries though, and the more of them I can stop before they reach this city, the more I can feel secure will not reach here. I was a mere bandit for Haran, but rose up to one of the elite swords in his service. Tramuil taught me ambushes and traps, as well as making me a leader of a group. I lead ten men, bandits with almost no discipline, and even when the knights chased down and slaughtered Tramuil's group, I lead my own group away, ambushed a knight and stole his horse. I rode off, while my men followed me in stolen uniforms, walking past your dead king's men claiming knight's priviledge to answer a call elsewhere, and leading my 'own elite guard'." He snorted.<br/><br/>"I'm a bastard, but you can verify my word. For last twelve years I've been in this city, serving as a swords trainer for the brats of nobility that want to know how to use a blade, and to learn... a dirty trick or two... to win a fight against someone with any<em>real</em>talent." He had a smug grin but waited then.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">The man's telling a lot, but Gabriel can't say for sure what he is lying on and what's true. He's obviously not telling all truth but he's not lying entirely either. Part of it is true, part of it is not. The thing is, this guy's good at lying. His' check result had 1 difference from Gabriel's roll.</div></div>