"Black sword Tom" is a dour, cynical tiefling magus and professional revolutionary who has been chased out of, purged from, or barely escaped the Chelish, Galtan, and Andorani revolutions, among others. He hasn't given up on making a better world yet.

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Gestalt bladebound magus 9/eldritch scoundrel 8/swashbuckler 1. Or something vaguely along those lines.

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Teacher, guarding the dwindling flame,
How many of your kids have beaten the game?
The wind is rising and the night's falling fast
Will you run, save yourself, or fight to the last?
- Leslie Fish, "Teacher, Teacher."