Mortin Ianto

Mortin Ianto is the current leader of Axis' Guild of Thieves.

## Biography

Little is known of Ianto's early life, other than he was raised by the Guild of Thieves and became a prominent member. Ianto was one of the few to retain membership into adulthood and after a brief and unsuccessful stint as a freelance thief, would return to the Guild to help guide the younger generation.

Eventually, Mortin would be trusted to run the Guild himself and took over from its previous leader. Mortin was crippled at some point by an injury that required the amputation of his right leg, effectively ending his thieving days.

Mortin would be the one to recognise the potential of many prominent future thieves, including Lacey Stain, Jemi, Heckle and Jeckyl, the latter two of whom he would additionally raise as his own. Eventually his protégés would all move on from the Guild and Mortin would continue to nurture the new generation of thieves in Axis in his old age.

## Abilities

Mortin is a highly skilled thief, having been raised in the Guild of Thieves, and was once prominent enough in his field to be chosen to lead the Guild. He is known for his keen eye and flair for immediate appraisal of priceless goods. He is charismatic, persuasive and deceptive and is a master of disguise, having made particular use of gradual layered disguises in his heyday to slip out of sight. He is also skilled in the arts of misdirection and sleight of hand.

As a young man, he was incredibly agile and a talented cat burglar, though age and injury have since hampered such skills. He was known to be a capable combatant with a longsword.

In addition to Common, Mortin is fluent in Gnomish.

## Equipment

### Weapons

* **Longsword**: Once a rather skilled fighter, Mortin retains his longsword from his thieving days.
* **Daggers**: Another leftover from his thieving days, Mortin keeps multiple daggers on his person at all times, should he need them.
* **Shortbow**: Mortin owns a shortbow that he reserves for emergencies.

### Magic Items

* **Potions of Healing**: Mortin keeps several potions of healing for emergencies, as his young thieves can sometimes return with mild injuries.

### Other Equipment

* **Burglar's Packs**: Mortin still has his burglar's pack from his thieving days and regularly outfits his students with similar packs, usually containing ball bearings, string, a bell, candles, a crowbar, a hammer, a hooded lantern, oil flasks, pitons and a tinderbox. These are occasionally outfitted with disguise kits and have fifty feet of hempen rope strapped to them.
* **Thieves' Tools**: Mortin carries his old thieves' tools with him and constantly procures similar tool kits for his students. These generally include a small file, a set of lock picks, a mirror, a set of narrow-bladed scissors and pliers.
* **Prosthetic Leg**: Following its amputation, Mortin's right leg has been replaced with a wooden prosthetic, which he accompanies with a crutch to steady himself.

## Relationships

	+ Previous Leader - Foster Father and Former Mentor
	+ Lacey Stain - Former Student
	+ Heckle - Foster Son and Former Student
	+ Jeckyl - Foster Son and Former Student
	+ Jemi - Former Student
	+ Étienne - Foster Son and Former Student

## Trivia

* Mortin has a scar over his left eye that he received in a bar fight many years ago.