Waited on hand and tentacle...

BUTLER (#10/31, #70/365) [POT]

SKILL: 5

STAMINA: 6

ATTACKS: 1

WEAPON: Dagger

ARMOUR: None

DAMAGE MODIFIER: None

HABITAT: Towns, Dungeons, Ruins

NUMBER ENCOUNTERED: 1

TYPE: Humanoid

REACTION: Neutral

INTELLIGENCE: High

The BUTLER is a servile factotum, the chief household worker in charge in particular of maintaining the dining room, the pantry, and, especially, the wine-cellar. A secondary worker, usually dubbed the Housekeeper, but largely identical to the Butler, is in charge of all other aspects of the house. Needless to say, Butlers are restricted to operating in the mansions, castles and strongholds of rich merchants, feudal overlords and powerful magi across Titan; possibly the most well-known in recent times is Kertor Bast (see Citadel of Chaos, pp. 69, 72-73, 114), who works for the demi-sorcerer Balthus Dire at his Black Tower atop Craggen Rock in western Allansia.

Butlers typically have little in the way of their own possessions, usually a uniform or suit of sorts, whose quality depends on the generosity of their master, and, for self-defence, a dagger or knife tucked away somewhere upon their person. They will have an excellent knowledge of the household they are in charge of; its denizens, contents (including the type, vintage and number of bottles of wine!), and secrets. Getting a Butler to part with such information depends largely on their loyalty to their master - poorly paid or badly treated Butlers are obviously more susceptible to bribes and flattery, whereas fanatically loyal (or desperately fearful) staff may simply summon a guard contingent via a hidden alarm to deal with any intruders!