Farran the Poisoner
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Farran the Poisoner was a male fox who followed Ferahgo the Assassin's horde, working occasionally as a mercenary. His fur was completely black and his eyes pale amber; it was said he could kill with a long stare. Farran never spoke, only nodding in response to questions. He wore an adder-skin belt with pouches made from the skin of bats; what they contained only he knew. He also carried a dagger made from greenhart wood with a poisoned tip. Ferahgo employed Farran to enter Salamandastron and poison the food and water supplies, in which he was successful. However, he had not counted on the poison working so speedily; he was discovered and forced to run for his life. Farran was corralled into a lower chamber of the mountain by the hares of Salamandastron's Long Patrol, where he was killed by Urthstripe the Strong soon afterwards. When Ferahgo and his horde tunnelled into Salamandastron, they found the Poisoner dead from his own vile mixtures, the pouches on his belt forced down his throat.
Later on, Klitch drank the poisoned water, by which he met his untimely demise while the Guosssom and the Long Patrol hares were celebrating their victory over the Corpsemakers.
[edit] Trivia
- Interestingly, Farran is illustrated in the story as a light-colored fox whereas he's described as a general dark hue. The illustrations are not important however and the story's description is correct.
