Mesmer

Intro
Mesmer is a half-elf knife juggler who had intended to perform at the Wendingsfael festival, but whose knives had mysteriously abandoned them.

Description
Mesmer has gold hair with a metallic appearance, and gold eyes. They appear "fairly young." When the party encountered them, they were wearing dark, layered clothing with silver stars stitched onto it and gold lining, and gold jewellery.

"The Wending Way" (2x2)
The party met Mesmer in Wending's Festival Square, where they were unhappily disassembling their performance set. They explained that their knives had attacked them that morning, and then "ran off on their own" in the direction of the forest. Although they were attempting to downplay it, Ignatious' insight check revealed that Mesmer seemed very shaken by the events.

Mesmer asked the party to look out for their knives, explaining that the townskeep wouldn't listen to them as they thought it a publicity stunt to drum up interest in their act, and that witnesses (some human children) had "pretended they didn't know what [Mesmer was] talking about." Mesmer was concerned that it was an elaborate trick being played on them, and promised to reward the party for the return of their knives.

"Knife Trick" (2x3)
The party returned Mesmer's one surviving knife to them. Ignatious skirted around the exact manner of their destruction. Mesmer was very disappointed by the loss and told them to keep the gold shards of the other knives as payment, as they felt that having them reforged was probably beyond their means.

The party theorised that Anya might have been responsible for the knives activities, citing her liking for gold. Mesmer - notably having gold hair, gold eyes, golden jewellery, and gold-decorated clothes - decided to leave Wending swiftly.

Items

 * Single juggling knife (previously x4)
 * A gift from their mentor. A very old set of knives of different sizes, the largest being almost as long as a shortsword. They were decorative and non-magical, not made for fighting, with gold blades and mahogany handles that bore inscriptions.