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`Apr. 19, 2025` · [[Horseapple]] · #Fragment #Characters #Bannerlord
> [!custom-callout]- All mentions
> *Pulled from* [[3-Travels-in-Calradia-(DLC)]] — “Istiana's agent there, the doctor Tacteos, was a very considerate host but clearly short of money. He talked a bit about his woes. Even the most skilled physician fails to cure many of his patients, he said, and one of the town patriarchs had died under his knife a year or so back. The patient's bereaved relatives, helped by Tacteos' jealous competitors, set about attacking the doctor's reputation, and he did not have the energy to defend himself. Instead of treating those who can afford to pay a doctor's usual fees, Tacteos said, he wanders from village to village. The poor cannot pay much but, being used to have their ailments ignored by the learned, are grateful for what they get.” — “Rhagaea's forces had recovered somewhat from their defeat at the siege of Husn Fulq, and her ally Pharon Leonipardes was preparing a new force to go out and do battle with Garios' troops. Tacteos watched them sadly. He liked Rhagaea personally, he said. But he did not expect that the Calradian-Empire could ever be made whole again. There had been too many civil wars. It was if, he said, two old friends had quarreled and said cruel things to each other that could never be unsaid. It was time for the Empire to be replaced by a younger uncorrupted people, with fewer bad memories and festering wounds.” — “Tacteos disagreed. He brought babies into the world, he said, knowing that they would suffer, that many would turn to evil and few to good, and yet the knowledge that each would experience the world with fresh eyes and hopes gave him joy. Some people find it sad that dynasties rise and fall in a never-ending cycle, and that peace always gives way to discord and discord to bloodshed, but Tacteos said he would have it no other way. I have heard these sentiments expressed by warriors, who fear that long-lasting peace will deny them the chance to do great deeds, but it was strange to hear it from a man of medicine.”
>
> *Pulled from* [[3-std_story_mode-(Bannerlord)]] — “{TACTEOS.NAME} said it could be worth a fortune to the right person, if you manage not to get killed. If he's telling the truth, you must be careful. Never reveal that you have it. Try to understand its value, and how it can be sold.” — “My name's Tacteos. I'm a doctor by trade. I was on, well, a bit of a quest, but now I'm thinking I'm not really made for this kind of thing.” — “You come across a chest with an old piece of bronze in it. It's so battered and corroded that it could have been anything from a cup to a crown. This must be the chest {TACTEOS.NAME} mentioned to you, that had something to do with 'Neretzes' Folly'.” — “I found this strange looking metal piece though. It doesn't look too valuable, but it could be the artifact {TACTEOS.NAME} was talking about. Maybe we can sell it to one of the noble clans for a hefty price.” — “There's this wandering doctor who comes through here from time to time. Name of Tacteos. Treats people for free... We're fond of him.” — “If you can keep an eye out for him, this Tacteos, we'd be very grateful. Maybe, if he's alive and well, he'll tell you a little more about his 'quest.'”
> [!location]- Info from:
> [[3-story-mode-characters-(Bannerlord)]]
```
<!-- a doctor, should be in his 40s. Dressed in rags -->
<NPCCharacter
id="tutorial_npc_tacitus"
default_group="Infantry"
voice="earnest"
is_hero="true"
is_female="false"
age="42"
culture="Culture.empire"
name="{=O8QblvbQ}Tacteos"
banner_symbol_mesh_name="test_symbol_a"
occupation="Special"
banner_symbol_color="FF000000">
<face>
<BodyProperties
version="3"
age="62.67"
weight="0.9697"
build="0.4981"
key="00050802C0BC0386418CDCB6143C033A518C7B8342438BA23BA3BF44854596B70967F69A063A3AC60000000000000000000000000000000000000000002C2000" />
</face>
<skills></skills>
<Traits>
<Trait
id="HopliteFightingSkills"
value="2" />
<Trait
id="Commander"
value="2" />
<Trait
id="Politician"
value="5" />
<Trait
id="Manager"
value="8" />
<Trait
id="Valor"
value="-1" />
<Trait
id="Mercy"
value="1" />
<Trait
id="Calculating"
value="1" />
</Traits>
<Equipments>
<EquipmentRoster>
<equipment
slot="Item0"
id="Item.pugio" />
<equipment
slot="Body"
id="Item.fine_town_tunic" />
<equipment
slot="Leg"
id="Item.leather_cavalier_boots" />
<equipment
slot="Cape"
id="Item.scarf" />
<equipment
slot="Horse"
id="Item.noble_horse" />
<equipment
slot="HorseHarness"
id="Item.chain_horse_harness" />
</EquipmentRoster>
<EquipmentRoster
civilian="true">
<equipment
slot="Item0"
id="Item.pugio" />
<equipment
slot="Body"
id="Item.fine_town_tunic" />
<equipment
slot="Leg"
id="Item.leather_cavalier_boots" />
<equipment
slot="Cape"
id="Item.scarf" />
<equipment
slot="Gloves"
id="Item.leather_gloves" />
<equipment
slot="Horse"
id="Item.noble_horse" />
</EquipmentRoster>
</Equipments>
</NPCCharacter>
```
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