Kaesar Veren, the Hangman

Kaesar Veren, better known as the Hangman, is a necromancer and crime lord who rules a significant portion of the city of Magnimar.

Habe's Sanitorium
Before finding his calling in organised crime, Veren was an accomplished necromancer. The Sandpoint Five encountered him in a sanitorium in the Sandpoint Hinterlands, operated by a well-meaning but inept individual known as Erin Habe. Habe entered into a business partnership with Veren- Kaesar would provide funding and certain magical decoctions for Habe to use to treat the patients, and in exchange, Veren would be provided with private quarters in the basement, and the bodies of any of those who died from their ailments while under Habe's care.

The Sandpoint Five encountered Veren during their hunt for the Skinsaw Man. Assuming that he was the source of the region's ghoul problems, and possibly the murderer, they attacked him. He escaped with his life, but was left weakened and desparate.

Unbeknownst to the Sandpoint Five, Veren survived his ordeal in the wilderness. Travelling to Magnimar with the intention of leaving Varisia by boat, Veren took advantage of the wave of necrotic energy that pervaded the city following the Skinsaw Murders. Adopting the title 'the Hangman', Veren threw his lot in with the Gallowed in an attempt to regain his money and influence. As more and more died in Magnimar to a number of causes, however, the necromancer became more powerful. Soon he ruled.

The Hangman
As the Hangman, Veren holds a strange position in Magnimar. Most view him with a mixture of fear and revulsion, the undead and thugs under his command ensuring that none move openly against him. There are a number of individuals, however, who view him as a sort of saviour. Living conditions in the slums have improved under his influence- at least for those loyal to the Gallowed. A tense stalemate has fallen over the city following the Hangmans war of conquest against the other Sczarni. The other crews in Magnimar have banded together under an umbrella organisation known as the Rushlight Society, and the Indros Division, dedicated to combating organised crime, have been forced to accept that, for now, they can only ensure that the Gallowed spread no further.