Winton

Lord Winton Nimz

With resplendent Thuvian flourishes stylishly designed into his elaborate Sally Guard riding armor and several important victories with the Kortos Cavalry during the Fiendflesh Siege and fight against Tar-Baphon’s forces in the Cairnlands, Captain Winton of House Nimz ought to be one of Absalom’s most celebrated living heroes. Instead he is a source of public ridicule and a symbol of corruption and abuse of power throughout Absalom, a scandal that has become so widespread it has brought a cloud over the Sally Guard and House Nimz itself. And, as with so many other things about Winton’s life and career, it all comes down to horses. A year ago, Winton’s prize horse, Zamere, went missing, stolen by unknown culprits. Winton raged at the brazen theft, sending Sally Guard investigators into nearly every stable and animal stall in the city, often far outside his jurisdiction in Westgate. The intrusion enraged Absalom’s horse-owners, stable hands, grooms, and appreciators of privacy and personal property. Many horses falsely suspected of being Zamere were confiscated from their owners by well-meaning Sally Guard agents, only to get lost in Absalom’s bureaucracy and never returned to their owners. Zamere was never found. Lord Winton suspects everyone, but especially rivals in House Damaq and House Anandari. He is certain an alliance between Scion Ladies Seleenae and Idara is to blame, but both (perhaps unconvincingly) deny any involvement whatsoever. The affair lingers like the stench of a dead horse, spurred on by critical press covertly funded by Lord Oved Blakros, himself a great horse enthusiast. Worst of all are tavern songs like “Lord Winton Unsaddled,” “The Hoarse Horseman,” or “Persecution of the Ponies,” mocking, frustratingly catchy tunes that continue to ensure the scandal will not fade any time soon.

Species

Human

Family

House Nimz

Gender

Male

Aligned Organization

Sally Guard

Other Affiliations

• Kortos Cavalry

Ruled Locations

• Sally Port