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-====== Bodyguard ======
+====== Profession: Bodyguard ======
+Being a bodyguard is not easy business.  Threats are everywhere.  Kings, queens, and other royalty must be protected in all situations.  Ever vigilant, bodyguards constantly seek out potential danger to their clients and eliminate it.
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+===== References =====
+==== Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1) ====
+While wandering the streets of [[wildwood|Wildwood]], you are approached by Kora Alarkus.  You have served her and her family for generations.  She brings disturbing news about your brother, [[malto|Malto]].  He has served [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]] for many years.
+Your brother has been accused of abandoning his post.  A clear act of treason.  Something seems wrong.  He would never leave his post without good reason.  But what could that be?  Joining the [[heroes_guild|Heroes Guild]] is your best way of gaining an audience with the queen.  And perhaps solving this mystery as well.
+Before leaving town, you have one last task.  A quick visit to the [[house_of_alarkus|House of Alarkus]], whom you have served faithfully, is necessary.  The house has been turned into an infirmary thanks to the recent outbreak in the village.
+You watch from a distance as Myla, the youngest of the family, circulates amongst the beds of the sick.  One of the patients grabs her violently as hair sprouts from his skin.  Calling on all your instincts, you race across the room and manage to wrestle Myla from his grasp.  He is quickly dispatched by the queen's soldiers.
+>//"Thank you.  You saved her life.  For all these years, we've benefitted from your protection.  Now I absolve you of your obligations to this household.  Go and find your brother."// - Myla's mother - Festival of Heroes (GS-ADV1)
+==== Servants of Azema (GS-ADV2) ====
+The queen agrees to see your party.  You reveal that [[malto|Malto]] is your brother.  In turn, she reveals that she had assigned him to protect [[gulpax|Gulpax]] on her adventures.  He never returned.
+You make your way to [[gulpax_s_workshop|Gulpax's workshop]]. While there, you have the choice to:
+  * Reveal that [[malto|Malto]] is your brother.  [[gulpax|Gulpax]] is more than willing to talk about him.  Her [[construct|Construct]], [[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]], on the other hand, is not so willing.
+  * Search the workshop for clues.  You find a [[gulpax's journal|journal]] that mentions your brother and his disappearance.  Oddly, some pages are missing.
+You leave the palace with more questions and more than a few suspects.
+==== The Hive (GS-ADV3) ====
+[[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]] recalls a story about your brother.  He last traveled with them to the Frozen Expanse, but never returned.
+>//"You think he was murdered.  Do you have a suspect?"// - Alpha-Zero - The Hive (GS-ADV3)
+  * Accuse [[gimnax|Queen Gimnax]].
+  * Accuse [[gulpax|Gulpax]].
+  * Accuse [[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]].
+The truth comes out.  [[gulpax|Gulpax]] had made a deal with the [[flayer|Flayers]].  They became violent and [[malto|Malto]] intervened.  He paid with his life.
+  * You threaten to expose them both.
+  * You agree to keep their secret.
+==== Ascending Kethra's Steppe (GS-ADV4) ====
+While visiting [[lorkheim|Lorkheim Village]], things turn violent.  Fortunately, you are able to assist your party using your specialized training.
+Stopping for a break near a quiet pond, a traveler stops to chat.  She introduces herself as [[hazan|Hazan]]. You have been well trained against many styles.  You may just have the upperhand on her.  (GS-Guide-ADV4-2)
+>//“I’ve been practicing with the warhammer. If you can best me in battle, you will have my respect and a lifetime discount. But if you lose, you’ll have to pay extra. What do you say?”// - [[hazan|Hazan]] - Explorer's Guide (GS-Guide-ADV4-2)
+==== Saurian Wasteland (GS-ADV5) ====
+On the edge of [[dunshab lakebed|Dunshab Lakebed]], you and your party witness a group of [[saurian_priests|Saurian priests]] performing a ceremonial ritual.
+  * You approach the group and attempt to use your training to talk down a  potential threat.
+  * You recognize their defensive stance and use your training to attack them while they are distracted.
+Following your interaction, the [[saurian|Saurians]] move on and you are left staring into the dark depths of the nearby fissure.
+==== The Frozen Expanse (GS-ADV6) ====
+All of your leads have brought you to the [[frozen_expanse|Frozen Expanse]].  You hope that you will finally find the answers you seek in the snow and ice around you.
+You approach the [[arcazion tunnels|Arcazion Tunnels]].  You are greeted by [[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]].  He is accompanied by the [[flayer|Flayer]] [[Ksh'al|Ksh'al]] who admits that he was the one responsible for your brother's death.
+>//"The moment I told you that your brother had died in the Frozen Expanse, I knew you would come.  And now you've reached your journey's end." // - [[alpha-zero|Alpha-Zero]] - The Frozen Expanse (GS-ADV6)
+  * If you had earlier chosen to expose the truth, [[Ksh'al|Ksh'al]] launches a psychic attack against you, attempting to wipe out your memories.
+  * If you had promised to keep their secret, [[Ksh'al|Ksh'al]] presents himself to you, accepting whatever punishment you decide he deserves.
+    * You kill him.
+    * You forgive him.
+You're quest to find the truth as come to an end.  May your brother finally rest in peace.