The Hectors

**The Hectors** are a gang of petty criminals and drug smugglers that operate under the banner of the Watchers in Wren's Run. They operate a smoking lounge in Shrike Town known as House Hector on the ground floor of their own residence. Early in Season 3, the Hectors express an interest in working for Soren Silverthorn's arm of the Watchers as goons.

Being a set of NPCs introduced in Season 3, the Hectors are all played by GM Alex.

## Basic Information

### Goals

* Smuggle, manufacture, and distribute illicit substances in Wren's Run
* Provide serves as goons to Soren Silverthorn

## Membership

### Notable Members

* Big Hector
* Medium Hector
* Small Hector

## Relationships

### Allegiences

* Soren Silverthorn
* The Watchers

## History

### Founding

The Hectors came about when a group of petty crooks in the Watchers chose to work together to form a drug smuggling operation, primarily specializing in the trafficking of troosnectar and juketoads. They proudly will admit they are all Wren's Run natives. It is assumed that they all had the name *Hector* prior to forming their gang. The Hectors themselves do not share many details about their lives, but it can be assumed they do not come from the line of kings, scholars, or business-folk.

### **Pre-campaign**

The Hectors claim to have had to claw their way to the top of the Wren's Run troosnectar dealing scene. With the Dead Ravens also operating in the city, there may be some veracity to said claims. Pooling their earnings from sales, the Hectors used the opportunity to expand their business and purchased a property in Shriketown. They utilized the ground floor to be their more legitimate front, House Hector; a smoking lounge and clubhouse.

### Season 3

Shortly after arriving in Wren's Run, Soren was approached in Adam Samuel's Roadhouse by Big Hector and Small Hector to aid them in a drug smuggling operation; to deliver hallucinogenic juketoads to Eternal Trust. After the successful delivery and deal, the Hectors ask to be members of Soren's arm of the Watchers to which the bard readily accepted as his first set of goons. Their 'business' helps to line Soren's pockets while they also serve as a set of loyal henchmen.

### Season 4

After Soren's ascent to the seat of Seven Sworn, the Hectors saw a sudden and significant increase in their position within the organization. Loyal to Soren, the Hectors provide a reliable set of goons at Soren's disposal and their true value has been realized with Soren being unable to trust many of his fellow Watchers currently.

## Membership

There are three known members of the Hectors although the total number in their gang has been left ambiguous. The Emerald Caravan has only encountered two of the three Hectors. The Hectors all share the name *Hector*, but they differentiate each other in conversation by referring to their sizes; Small Hector, Big Hector, and Medium Hector. There have been ominous references to a Regular Sized Hector, but such a Hector's existence has yet to be confirmed.

### Small Hector

Small Hector is a greasy looking halfling best described as the hobbit version of a sleazy used horse buggy salesman complete with the slicked back hair and fresh shave. His clothes are a size too large, and he wears a fine ring with a large stone on his left hand. He has a musty smell to him as if he sprayed too much cologne in the morning. Small Hector tends to do most the talking between him and Big Hector, and is often presented as 'the face' of the Hectors' operations.

### Big Hector

Big Hector is a tough appearing bugbear with shaggy reddish brown fur and a mean mug. He wears a leather vest even in the winter cold. The bugbear towers over most others and is an intimidating sight. Big Hector is a tough guy, but also tends to be the more reasonable of the duo Soren has encountered. He is often presented as 'the muscle' of the Hector's operations.

### Medium Hector

Only alluded to by the other Hectors, Medium Hector is said to be 'one mean sonuvabitch' by Small Hector. The other Hectors view Medium Hector with a deep respect if not a bit of fear at times. It is assumed that Medium Hector is 'the brains' of the Hectors' operation, and it is likely he is the calculating and sinister one.

## Criminal Enterprise

The Hectors' primary source of income is their criminal enterprise, which focuses primarily on the smuggling, manufacture, and distribution of illicit substances in Wren's Run under the name of the Watchers, which is in direct competition with the well established Dead Ravens gang, but diplomatic solutions between Medium Hector and Reaper have proven effective at establishing territories and something of a truce. Their merchandise often consists of troosnectar and juketoads, but as their enterprise grows, the more illicit goods the Hectors may provide. Their smoking lounge makes some money but primarily exists to launder the money the gang makes on the black market and serve as another Watcher safehouse for the north side of Wren's Run. Their illegal ventures make approximately 1,000 silver a week with Soren receiving a 50% cut as their Watcher affiliate.