Zaksam

Zaksam is a trainer working in Vesper during Ultima VII.

Description
Zaksam was, like many of the human inhabitants of Vesper in this age, taken with racist beliefs about the local gargish population. Believing them to be prone to senseless fits of violence, the trainer cautioned the Avatar, if asked, that the gargoyles would rob unsuspecting humans should they travel through their community, and played on such fears to promote his business.

Agreeing with the sentiment that violence was the inevitable end to the attempted gargoyle integration, Zaksam had little love for mayor Auston, feeling that the man was incompetent to ultimately lead the town against an uprising. While he had little love for extremists such as Blorn, the warrior made it clear that he felt the conflict with the other race was intractable.

Services

 * Zaksam offered his training services for 40gp.
 * His training cost 3 training points and gave +1 STR and +2 Combat.

Trivia

 * Zaksam is the author of To the Death!, a book detailing the various fighting styles prevalent in Britannia.
 * Anton interviewed Zaksam regarding the importance of combat training for his book,  Key to the Black Gate.
 * The "senseless fits of violence" which Zaksam attributes to the gargoyles could be a description of the effects of silver serpent venom abuse, which was not uncommon amongst Britannian Mining Company laborers at this time.