Forsake not an old friend, for the new is not comparable unto him. Ecclesiasticus (ch. IX, v. 10)

Another class that needs added research and depth development. Now, this is one of my personal favorites. As the title points towards, this is a class that needs some level of age too it. Take Gandalf in Lord of the rings for example. He fits that class to the point. Here comes an standard analysis of the character in question.

The old follower class is someone who has been in the field that the protagonist is following. Who knows of the ups and downs with it and also who is also able to advice the protagonist and spend some time talking just about that. It is someone who separates their physical abilities with that of guile, knowledge and at times even contacts. So, in short, they are old, wise and for some reason they are part of the party which gains most of the attention throughout the show.

Now, here comes my version of a think at the spot character.

Name - Syrioth Deli
Class - Old follower
Race - Human
Traits - Old informant/spy. Knows how to gather intelligence, how to persuade and how to also spin quite a few situations by manipulating the circumstances surrounding it.

He worked as an old spy for the government which is partly the reason for him joining forces with the protagonist himself. He has seen the rotten core of the apple, and knowing he could do little to change it, he did what quite a few would have done, redirect some of the nectar too himself. Thus he gained quite a fortune. He never stopped doing his job and thus he gained a much greater image of the situation than whatever the protagonist would. As an informant trader he would give the protagonist a taste big enough to earn his trust, but he would try to spin the protagonist into doing some work for him as well. He would see no pain in seeing the system ruined or for that matter his source of income since he is already loaded, but left with a sour aftertaste in his mouth. This is partly the reason why he tells the protagonist a slight bit more than he should, something which is likely to expose his interest in the matter sooner or later, in a way, he wants to be exposed, yet won't make it easy. Though not directly antagonistic in any way, he has his own agenda and his own desires. By making the protagonist think he is running the show he opens a few new windows for himself.

The Soldier class would develop a natural sense of distrust and dislike for this character. Not because they are particularly smart, but because they simply sense something is way off regarding the character. The solider is, if anything, honest, and thus develops a sense of sensing dishonesty in situation that does not directly involve something they hope for, as finding their sister as I previously mentioned.

Despite this, the old follower class character would be portrayed as something which got corrupted because there were no bright sides from their perspective. Partly their curiosity for seeing if anything could change would serve as a reason for that character aiding the protagonist. This character has natural low life quality partly due to their well cloaked conscience and that they develop a social tie with others that more or less depend on their actions, which has a fairly untraceable pattern between virtuous and vile deeds.