Taulsol

Taulsol
Talking to the player on the pier.
Gender:	Male
Species:	Ardub
Body type:	Humanoid
Location:	Taodal entrance, Taodal pier
Player romance:	Yes, both male and female players

Taulsol is a fisherman, occasional guard, and general handyman living in Taodal. Although he's missing an arm, it doesn't seem to bother or impede him in his work or his social pursuits.

Background

The only thing that is known of his family is that both of his parents died in an accident shortly after he became an adult.

Taulsol's impressive working history involves, and isn't limited to: a wandering adventurer, a problem solver for hire, a guide, an escort, a guard, a hunter, and a messenger. He says he has never done anything illegal, though he does mention that the law is quite loose in some places.

When asked on how he lost his arm, Taulsol tells about a large monster, a Lukumpplar, that he was hired to kill. It managed to sneak up on him and bite a part of his arm off. He managed to slay the beast, but not without getting a nasty infection to his wounded arm. In the end, he had to get rid of the entire arm to survive. After some difficulty of dealing with the loss, he slowly got used to doing everything one-handed.

He did not plan on retiring in the quiet village of Taodal and in fact declined Tornoth's offer to do so when he visited it. However, it turned out that most people didn't want to hire someone without an arm to do demanding work, so in the end he returned and accepted Tornoth's offer.

Player interactions

The player first encounters him at Taodal's front gate, where they're stopped by him and told that they need to answer some questions for Tornoth, the village's de facto leader, before they are allowed to move around the village freely. The player can comply, leave, or attempt to push Taulsol away, to which he swiftly reacts by beating them in a short scuffle, which happens regardless of the player's stats. After the interrogation, he can be found during daytime on Taodal's pier where he fishes using fishing rods, and occasionally diving in the water to get a stubborn catch. He is open for chit-chat when found on the pier.

The player can also learn a new unarmed attack move from Taulsol, the same leg swipe he possibly used against the player at the village's entrance. They can also get additional training with him during which, after getting tired from a full day of sparring, they fall on each other, Taulsol on top. They can either laugh it off, or the player can ask him – in a very blunt way – to have sex with them. If the player character is female, the scene is fairly straightforward. If the player character is male, a little bit of persuasion is required, since Taulsol doesn't consider himself attracted to men and challenges the player for a dare to get him aroused. With a mere Agility 6 stat check, this is successful.

After the tryst at the beach, when the player sees him again, he asks them to not take the encounter seriously. Normally he makes this clear before committing to sex, but he got caught up a bit and forgot about it.

If the player obtains the robot arm from Naigad, they can offer it to Taulsol after the one-night stand. The player has to get instructions from Bykaas on how to get it working. Once they do, the arm is successfully attached and fully working, with a small problem - the robot arm is a replica of a right arm while Taulsol is missing a left arm. He doesn't mind this turn of events, though, and mentions that it could actually be useful for carrying stuff around.

Trivia

• While he does wear armour the first time players meet him, he prefers to keep clothing to a minimum due to Sejan's warm climate.
• Bykaas can tell the female player character a story about Taulsol when asking for bitter water. One time, an Ardub tax collector had come around asking for bitter water, pointing at Taulsol. Before even being served it, another person, a sailor and a regular, comes in, asking for it too. However, they both knew their fling with Taulsol was non-serious, so they didn't mind.
• Also concerning Bykaas, she's had a romantic escapade with him too after he flirted with her. He supposedly hasn't done that since.
• Taulsol seems to have a problem with excessive salivation. Whether that's unique to him or an issue of all Ardubs is unknown, though the shape of the species's mouth probably doesn't help.

Gallery

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  Letting the player rest before questioning.

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  Fishing on the pier.

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  Showing off his air bag.

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  A small accident during training.

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  Approached from behind.

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  A shy portrait.

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  With the robot arm on.