Ryan Tattlefist

**Ryan Tattlefist** was a man living in the town of Port Wurtz, Rinks Island. He appeared briefly as a minor character in ***The Sword of Blade*** where he assists Blade in uncovering a murder mystery in the town. The two became friends over their investigation, but the mystery turned out to be a hoax set up by the mayor of the town, who was an associate of Blade's arch enemy, Dirken

## Personality

Ryan was a strange, introverted fisherman who was well respected in the town community. He was a very quiet, paranoid man who dealt with his missions seriously. He is dedicated to cleaning up crime in the town, as he is the only person to volunteer to help Blade after his speech in the town hall.

Ultimately, Blade did not seem to develop a strong sense of trust in Tattlefist, as Mayor Digby easily convinced him that Ryan was the killer, albeit with forged evidence. Ryan isn't very surprised when Blade confronts him, and he doesn't hesitate to fight the latter after the accusations.

## Appearance

Tattlefist was a white human man of average height and build, and had mid-length, scruffy brown hair. He had narrow blue eyes, a dirty face and a stubbled beard. He always wore a green fisherman's beanie, with his hair and fringe exposed. He wore a thick green turtleneck sweater aswell as dark yellow fisherman overalls. He wore dirty black fisherman boots. Although he never stated his age, he looked to be in his mid 30s-early 40s.

## 2124, Meeting Blade and Death

In 2124, a rattled crew arrived in the sleepy town of Port Wurtz, and among them was a revenge seeking ZV-40 named Blade. The group were taken in by the town and given homes and care, while Blade stayed in an inn on the waterfront. After a string of random murders in the town, the mayor of the town, Mayor Digby, asked Blade to investigate the issue and that he would be rewarded by doing so. Unbeknownst to Blade, the whole thing was a hoax to capture Blade and kill him, set up by his arch enemy Dirken. Blade knew that he couldn't figure the mystery out alone so he called a town meeting at the hall. After giving a speech, he asked the population to help him solve the problem. However, nobody would volunteer as they were scared. After a minute, Ryan stood up and said that he would do it. This was not a part of Digby's plan.

Over the next few days, Blade and Ryan investigated the town and hills, finding several fake clues to throw them off-guard. They had somewhat become friends but did not entirely trust each other. Frustrated by the lack of evidence, Blade thought about abandoning the investigation and getting back to his main objective; finding and killing Dirken. One night, Blade received a knock on his door, which was Digby feeding him lies that he had discovered Ryan was the killer, with fake evidence and photos. Shocked, Blade said that he would take care of it and asked Digby to leave.

### Death & Avengement

Blade rang Ryan that night and told him to meet him in the Rec Center, where he planned to bring him into custody. Ryan agreed, stating that he was out fishing anyways. Blade arrived at the center, where he was met by a confused Ryan. Blade started off with a passive conversation, but a paranoid Ryan quickly caught on to what was going down. Blade told him not to resist arrest and that he would try to get him off lightly, on the count of their "friendship". Ryan ignored the offer and reached for his dagger. Blade then proceeded to attack Ryan. Ryan dodged him and grabbed him, throwing him to the floor. Ryan pinned Blade down and attempted to stab him, but Blade disarmed him and took the dagger. He slit Ryan's cheek then pushed him over, where he then pinned him down. After a struggle, Blade managed to overpower Ryan and stabbed the man in the throat.

Blade emerged from the ground as he watched Tattlefist violently convulse on the floor and die as blood spewed out of his neck, when suddenly he was knocked out by Digby and kidnapped, finally completing his plan.

When Blade came to, he was tied up to a chair with Digby, Rascal and Dirken watching over him. Blade struggled but could not escape from the chair. Dirken and Rascal had left the room, right after telling Digby to torture Blade until Dirken could return and finish the job himself. As Digby mocked Blade and prepared to torture him, Blade escaped from the ropes and shot Digby in the face three times with a pistol that laying was on a table, avenging Ryan. Blade then left Rinks Island and never returned.