Tarnin Golthax
Tarnin became the leader of the Merkhants nine years ago, and has kept his position against all comers. His worth has not been accurately determined, even by other Merkhants, but he is almost certainly the single richest person alive today. This is a position that he maintains by ruthlessly exploiting his rivals' weaknesses. Tarnin rarely becomes involved in open conflicts, preferring to destroy his opponents through crippling their businesses. He usually finishes by taking over the defeated opponent's companies, and amalgamating them into his own. For more information on the scope of his influence, see The Dark. Tarnin is almost always accompanied by his three bodyguards, who are fanatically loyal to their employer. The current three are a human, a tiefling and a half-ogre. They change on a fairly regular basis, however. Tarnin himself rarely becomes involved in combat, however he owns a spectacular array of magical items, and is almost never found without an item ideal for the situation. He uses his magic to gather intelligence, and takes a childish delight in using alter self to acquire information personally from people who do not realise who he is. Reputedly, he once was told about a plot to assassinate himself whilst using this spell. He sometimes uses the spell as a means of building up an established personality, to be used as a disguise when his own face is too well known.
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