====== Sam Potter ======

>//“Sam Potter. Pleased to make your acquaintance.”// - Backstory Codex - Cast Off (RPA-BC) 

[[halfling|Halfling]] merchant and reporter/supplier to [[azariah_blackwater|Azariah Blackwater]].

|**Race:** | [[halfling|Halfling]] |
|**Affiliation/Loyalty:**| Self/[[nalos|Nalos]] |

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===== Personality =====

Sam is an agreeable fellow who works under [[azariah_blackwater|Azariah]] for reasons of self-preservation;

>//“Let’s just say that I have been helping [[azariah_blackwater|Azariah]] acquire certain ‘supplies.’ Your double is conducting experiments. It’s all foul magic and dark arts, if you ask me, but that’s not my concern. I’m just a businessman.//" - Backstory Codex - Cast Off (RPA-BC)

He wears a stunning ensemble to impress those he conducts business with;

>//A [[halfling|Halfling]] enters the [[ancient_chapel|Chapel]]. Dressed in a robe and a fine silk shirt, he has the appearance of a wealthy merchant, not a farmer.// - Backstory Codex - Cast Off (RPA-BC)

In the end, Sam proves himself a loyal friend;

>//He appears to view you, and not [[azariah_blackwater|Azariah]], as his master.// - Backstory Codex - Cast Off (RPA-BC)

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===== References =====
==== Cast Off ====

Sam is first caught inside the [[ancient_chapel|Ancient Chapel]] near [[jolev|Jolev]] and apologizes profusely to you, mistaking you for his employer:

  * Capitalize on the ruse and claim his coin.
  * Tell him you are not who he thinks he is, and receive details about your doppelgänger and Sam's relationship to them.

At the [[ancient_sepulchre|Ancient Sepulchre]], the entranced [[halfling|Halfling]] is revealed to be Sam's brother, Tom, carrying a map to the [[isle_of_winter|Isle of Winter]]:

  * Attempt to search his pockets, and be met with aggression.
  * Attempt to break the trance and fail, but grant him a brief moment of clarity.

When arrived at the [[isle_of_winter|Isle of Winter]], a curious creature greets you, half-man, half-bird, who turns out to be none other than Sam Potter turned by [[azariah_blackwater|Azariah]];

>//You are greeted at the entrance by a strange creature: a [[halfling|Halfling]] with the sharp beak and talons of an eagle. It bows its head and follows you as if you were its master.// - Backstory Codex - Cast Off (RPA-BC)

  * Call Sam off when he attacks [[azariah_blackwater|Azariah]] and have a conversation with your maker.
  * Grant Sam his revenge on the dark mage and uncover some disturbing notes.