Garin, The Old Man of the River

Garin, known as the Old Man of the River, is a Orphan of the Greenblood, living in Plankytown.

## Biography

Born in Plankytown, from a young age Garin worked the Riverboats like any true Orphan of the Greenblood, trading goods between the myriad of riverside towns and villages in goods both legitimate and otherwise. It was not an easy life but it was one Garin enjoyed for any Orphan knows it is better to work the Rivers for your own profit than to toil in a field to fill the belly of some lord. Despite this shared philosophy however there were still disagreements amongst the Orphans of the Greenblood, property disputes they were politely coined - docking rights at certain peers, exclusivity on a certain traders goods and arguments over the sharing of profits of certain crates that went missing from ships’ holds and warehouses at Plankytown.

Due to this Garin learned as a youth how to fight with a dagger from his father, sending at least two competitors to a watery grave before he was of an age to marry.

And when he was he did so quickly, to Valena who would be his counsel and constant companion for the rest of his life and sordid career.

A man grown he soon had his own riverboat and continued working the waterways, trying to find ways to beat the competition. He soon came to the belief that it was not a matter of having the best goods for the best price but knowing where to find those goods and who to sell them to before anyone else did.

With bribes and threats he knew which warehouses held which goods and when they might be left unattended, when a cog in the docks might have a lighter guard than they should have and more bluntly which merchant might want his competition disadvantaged by a loss of goods and later, their life.

It was one such occasion, in his middle years that would cement his position in Plankytown a difficult official at the docks continually held goods for inspection when others would find it profitable that they be released. These others slipped Garin a hefty purse of coin and in return the official was stabbed to death in the street by a beggar, who despite the tortures they inflicted upon him would give no reason for this vile act.

With this Garin’s insidious presence would soon become a staple of Plankytown known as The Old Man of the River with a host of beggars, cutthroats and sailors whispering in his ear Garin was kept abreast of news and developments not just in Dorne but ports further abroad and is willing to share that news for a price.

## Timeline

248AC: Born to Garin the Elder and Nymeria, both Orphans of the Greenblood

260AC: Starts working in earnest on his father’s riverboat, learns how to fight with a dagger.

263AC: Kills his first man in a dispute over profits from smuggled spices.

266AC: Marries Valena

268AC: Gets his own riverboat and works the waterways.

273AC: Changes his business plan and seeks information above all else

279AC: Becomes a known presence in Plankytown as a smuggler and information broker.

285AC: Arranges the murder of a customs official

298AC: His beard begins to have more grey than brown in it, leading men to call him the Old Man of the River.

## Family Tree

Garin - Father, Deceased

Nymeria - Mother, Deceased

Valena - Wife, 61

Archibald - Eldest Son, 40

Nymeria - Eldest Daughter, 37

Garin the Younger - Second Son, 31

Nymella - Second Daughter, 27

Little Garin - Archibald’s son, 20

Nymor - Nymeria’s son, 18

Little Valena - Archibaldr’s Daughter, 18

Moriah - Garin the Younger’s Daughter, 13