Name Manimenesh the Slaver   Author Joel Benford

 
Physical Description
Bones and muscle, medium frame. Beduin arab. Two gold teeth and a scar over his lip. Italian silk suits and flashy accessories e.g. lapis lazuli lighter. Exageratedly formal and polite manner.

 
Psychological Map (you know hippy, psycho, other world daemon)
Very tough guy, but quietly self-confident and doesn't make a big deal about it. Thinks of himself as retired, barring the odd favour,  but he's a little vain and likes to let people know how successful his business was through his fancy clothes, generous tips etc.

Manimenesh has mellowed with age and is now basically amiable, provided he doesn't start thinking of you as an enemy or merchandise. The last person who annoyed him ended up pegged to an anthill in Kenya with their belly slit open.

 
Home
Middle East. Homes in Beirut and somewhere in the Persian Gulf. Probably has safe houses. Presumably stays somewhere when he visits the Chatsubo.

 
Special Powers
No information available

 
Favourite Guns
None visible on his person, though a poisoned needle has been mentioned. Has two very efficient bodyguards, Ahmed and Khaled, who avoid drawing attention. There is an uber-bodyguard/enforcer called Jalil in the background, but it's never been necessary to bring him to the bar.

 
Additional Comment
SFormerly a white (and anything else that paid) slaver, with a sideline in "recruitment" (corporate extractions). Rich, with considerable resources and backup. Been around, has a lot of old friends.

Manimenesh is *very* loosely based on a character in Bruce Sterling's short story "Dinner in Augohast".