He had been handsome at one time, but now he wore the lessons of 16 campaigns on his face. The ragged scar just above his left eye had been his first real taste of war. The furrows and divots came from the hard weather and sleeping on battlefields from Hawk's Reach to the Giant's Gate. It was the face of a veteran sellsword. Graymander was still among the living for a reason: he learned well the lessons of war.

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