======Vlen Backett======
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**Participant of the Conference on the Glisten Pearl**


Vlen Backett is known among the Ancients Hunter community as a genuine expert and something of a daredevil adventurer. There are many tales about his exploits and discoveries, and many hunters have tried to style themselves after him.

For Vincent, Uncle Vlen (Vlen Backett) is an old friend of the family. He is a Drosselmeyer-like figure from Vincent's childhood. Vlen would show up periodically, always with amazing gadgets for the children. He was close to not only Vincent's father, but grandfather. The family assumed he must have access to anagathics, as he seems to be perpetually about to leave middle age. 

Vincent remembers him as fun, but with a strange humor , and not always a sense of being safe. 


Lucas suspects that most of the lore about Backett is as true as any other nonsense spouted by a Wannabee and knows most of this has definitively been disproven by the authorities. The community is certain that he is a shady artefacts trader who has built up a mystique to push up his prices. Several investigations have failed to prove any solid connection between the legends and the activities of Backett himself.