Matteo Polo

Matteo Polo, commonly called the Explorer, is the head of the gang of the same name and a prominent outlaw in the city-state of Picesia. He was once a very powerful merchant, but during what will become the Grand Expedition, he will become the captain of the first known Hessosi fleet to reach the shores of the intriguing continent of Ulrica.

Following his return from his tragic journey from which only he survives to this day, Matteo resorted to a life of crime. He fathers no son but has taken to many a woman and counts as his progenitors many orphaned children, human or otherwise, whom he has adopted as his own and as members of his own gang.

Appearance and Character
Matteo is a remarkably short man with dark brown eyes and a long face beaten by the elements from his many risky journeys. His beard has grown peppered with grey. Although once a rich merchant of a prominent wealthy Picesian family, Matteo takes to simple clothing.

A stern man haunted with his days in the sea and in unknown lands, Matteo is a calculating and charismatic leader that seduces his followers. Due to his life of crime, he is looked down upon by Picesian high society to the point of disregarding his service to the city-state and has made himself many powerful enemies that wish to dispose of him, yet to no avail.

Despite a haunted man and known dangerous outlaw, Matteo would often joke around with his fellow comrades and it is not rare for him to display a genial, playful disposition.