The Picklers

The picklers described from a fleeing passerby.

### Brief

A peculiar couple of individuals whose purpose is but a mystery. They are unseparable, physically and mentally, even though they share two different bodies, their mind seems to act as one. While apparently docile, they do not shy away from displaying their beating sticks to pesky and rude people. They are often seen wandering the lands, scouting for unknown treasure and approaching people with a rugged bag filled to the brim with jars of their precious product, Pickles. The pickle men have been seen intruding conversations, uncaring of disrupting personal problems or deep talks, what matters most to them is profit.

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### Appearance

Both of them appear almost identical in clothing: A black tabard of sorts covers their forms, while their faces and heads are hidden underneath a commoner's hood. Their only distinctive visual trait is their gloves.

#### **Ankytenus**

Wearing dark green gloves and standing at 5.8ft, this man is rather chubby and on the shorter side compared to his counterpart. They tend to speak in a serious and calm tone with lunatic cadence. (Played by Vitalian)

#### **Ankytenas**

Wearing dark gray gloves and standing at 6.2ft, this man is tall and rather beefed compared to his counterpart. They tend to speak in a cheery and happy tone with lunatic cadence. (Played by Crevan)

### Personality

At first approach, a common person can instantly tell that something is off about the pickle men, as their blank stare can be seen as unsettling, seeming to not even blink. Their behavior is unpredictable, and it's really hard to tell what's going on inside their heads other than trying to make profit by selling their products. Between sales of pickles and other oddities they partake in the collections of what the two refer to as "Scraps" which appears to be anything that takes their attention, ranging from useful resources such as materials or particular and elaborate trinkets. They always refers to themselves as "Us".

### Biography

##### Early life

Not much is known about their past, who they were or where they lived. No matter how hard one were to try, extracting these informations from them seems impossible and they would only be met with confused faces. The duo seems to carry a few old items on their person, an old rusty knife which Ankytenus is often seen "juggling" between his chubby digits and a broken handle from some sort of tool which Ankytenas seems to use as a ladle.

##### Wanderers

Nothing of note happened to the duo as they kept wandering and trading with merchants all around the continent, being in the background of most conversations and public events as they scout for potential customers while getting themselves in trouble and attracting attention with their clumsiness. Their lifestyle was monotonous and repetitive.

##### Their short time at Fort Merit

Unbeknown to Corvus Creedmoor, current Governor of Fort Merit at the time, his nightly strol in Aedwin's capital streets attracted the attention of the couple, once hearing of recruitment it didn't take much for the two Anky's to follow the man and self invite themselves into the ranks of the Fort. It was a matter of time before the duo met a likeminded individual such as themselves, being none other than Glonk, the mysterious, towering knight in black. It didn't take much for a bond to form between them and it's not rare to see the couple tagging along their newfound friend. Between the time of the fall of Fort Merit and its acquisition by the Veneziano Estate, The pickle men experienced a considerable loss in profit.

##### Life in Est-Couronne

The pickle men steadily regained financial stability and now reside within the new founded settlement, further planning on expanding their business.

### Trivia

##### Pickle house

It's believed that the duo has a residence of sorts, hidden deep within the wilderness, but the location is unknown. They sometimes mention the pickler room... Despite being a concept veiled in mystery, it is supposed to be where they grow their stock of pickles. It is unknown where they keep this place, or the criteria that needs to meet for a room to be considered valid. It is however known that they get very defensive when people approach the pickler room.

##### The "Ceremony"

It is what they refer to for the pickling process and recipe, their secrecy extends to great lengths and no live or dead person has ever had the chance to peer into their ingredients stock. The Picklers often claim their concoctions have body and mind enhancing abilities, creating special mixtures of reagents and herbs in order to achieve miraculous effects.