Yo Ling

Former Major of the Imperial Army, leader of the Butcher Bay Bandits.

Appearance
White haired, hulking man, Pearly white teeth and light brown eyes. Permanently scarred face, inflicted by Bastard Liu leaving him with one good eye and the other unseeing and milky white.undefined

Personality
Dignified, appreciating fine art and dining.

Background
Grew up in the poor quarters of Sanshu. His Father was a cooper, Mother a washerwoman. His Father had a little workshop tucked between an inn and a brewery. His Mother brought the laundry down to a bridge every day, where she worked her fingers raw in the numbing cold waters. Any idle time he had was spent playing round the midden heap. It wasn’t an easy life, but it was a good one, a safe one, and he wanted to keep it that way for his family and all the families of Sanshu.

He signed up for the Army to fight for that. His Mother begged him to reconsider but off he went, rising through the ranks, and fighting at the Wall. Unfortunately, before he could return triumphant, his parents were tossed out of Sanshu to die in the wilds, with nothing to their name.

That was the beginning, deserting the army and embarking on a journey spanning eight decades.

The Whisperer

 * Eavesdropping: Spirits bring him news from across the lands, leaving him to parse through the torrent of information in search of something useful. undefined
 * Has some modicum of control over the Spirits which allows him to direct and speak through them.undefined

Relationships

 * Bastard Liu: His brother and once partner in crime at the Butcher Bay Bandits. They split after infighting that led to an assassination attempt.
 * Gao Qiu: His oldest ally left in the Butcher Bay Bandits.
 * Mao Jianghong: A chesspiece groomed to take control of Sanshu City's Guards
 * Xiaobo: A pet project. He guided the merchant and the Golden Highlands Coalition, growing their power and influence at the cost of turning the Chief Councilman of the Coalition into an unrestrained, disgusting slob.undefined

Trivia

 * Bounty of 500 gold.undefined
 * In high stress situations, his all accent slips out.undefined