Sep 18, 2019 5:37 pm
I am thinking of creating a half-elven monk. However, in my head I envision less of a monastic spiritual martial arts enthusiast and more of a soldier that prefers unarmed combat.
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Sep 18, 2019 6:55 pm
As I read through the world, I'm thinking of placing my character's origin at the independent city of Serak Bethra. The presence of high elves can readily explain my character's half-elven heritage.
I might be incorrect in my assumptions, but I was thinking that when exporting myrrh, chances are that armed guards might be prohibited from entering certain areas, so a secondary security force might be put into place by having soldiers specialized in unarmed combat (Soldier background, Monk class). My character could have been a handmaiden to a guild representative, acting as both servant and bodyguard.
Perhaps I am now wandering the world after dishonoring myself with failure to protect a shipment, or maybe just something simple as conduct unbecoming of the guild security team. Now I'm trying to make ends meet by selling my skills as a mercenary. I'm willing to work with the world to see how I can be at the village of Juniper when the party arrives.
I might be incorrect in my assumptions, but I was thinking that when exporting myrrh, chances are that armed guards might be prohibited from entering certain areas, so a secondary security force might be put into place by having soldiers specialized in unarmed combat (Soldier background, Monk class). My character could have been a handmaiden to a guild representative, acting as both servant and bodyguard.
Perhaps I am now wandering the world after dishonoring myself with failure to protect a shipment, or maybe just something simple as conduct unbecoming of the guild security team. Now I'm trying to make ends meet by selling my skills as a mercenary. I'm willing to work with the world to see how I can be at the village of Juniper when the party arrives.
Last edited September 18, 2019 6:56 pm
Sep 19, 2019 12:36 am
My understanding is level 2, with a human bard (Laura) and a firbolg grave cleric (Trissrie).
Sep 19, 2019 3:51 am
I'll play a mercenary crossbowman. A Fighter and/or Rogue (I'll see how I'll level him up in the future to fit best with the team). For the race, I'm torn between human (variant), wood elf or maybe tabaxi...
Last edited September 19, 2019 12:02 pm
Sep 19, 2019 4:21 pm
Azita Tarrokh, the half-elf monk. Details of her backstory are still pending, but I envision her from Serak Bethra. Joined the military to try and better her life, make a difference in the world, and learn to fight. For reasons unknown, she was discharged and moved to the mainland to find her way. The details that are pending are what she did in the military and why she was discharged.
Sep 19, 2019 4:35 pm
Unnamed Human Mercenary Scout (Rogue/Fighter), he has not joinned any company so far.
@CancerMan: Did we serve together maybe ?
@GeneCortess: Did we do a job together since I became a mercenary ?
@CancerMan: Did we serve together maybe ?
@GeneCortess: Did we do a job together since I became a mercenary ?
Sep 19, 2019 7:03 pm
@Sandelfon: would that be ok for my starting equipment ?
chain shirt
heavy crossbow (wtih 40 bolts)
daggers (2x)
thieve's tools
cartographer's tools
explorer pack
a few gold coins in a pouch (1d10?)
chain shirt
heavy crossbow (wtih 40 bolts)
daggers (2x)
thieve's tools
cartographer's tools
explorer pack
a few gold coins in a pouch (1d10?)
Sep 19, 2019 7:07 pm
Regarding serving together, that depends on whether my assumptions of Serak Bethra are correct, and it implies you are from that city as well. I can see us working together after Azita was discharged, certainly.
Sep 20, 2019 3:13 am
[ +- ] Jayne Cobb aka Ballista
Sep 20, 2019 7:04 am
Kyrin, was a regular member of his tribe until he had a terrible nightmare. He saw his forest burn all around him. The flames spread until they encompassed the entire world. He saw death and destruction whereever he turned. Then his dream froze. Time began to flow backwards. He watched as the flames receeded. People began to play again. Then they froze. Looing in the distance he saw the flames. He walked towards them and time began to flow again. The flames receeded again. He continued walking towards the flames. He walked for what felt like months. He walked through distant lands and saw things he had never seen before. After a while he came to a ruined fortress cut of pure obsidian stone. The flames went into the fortress and disappeared.
Kyrin woke up in a cold sweat. He told his parents the news and they told the elders of the tribe. They told Kyrin, his dream was a vision of the future, and he must find the source of this evil and defeat it Then they took him to a great tree in the center of the glade. There was a small pool at the base of the tree . They told him to drink from the pool and he did so. He had another strange dream. He felt his spirit enter the tree and he watched as the spirit of the tree entered his body. Then he watched in horror as his body got up and walked out of the clearing.
With a jolt he woke up. He was back in his own body but he flet changed. He felt a deeper connection with nature and the forest. His abilities began to develop. When he felt strong enough, he said goodbye to his tribe and left in search of his vision. He asked every village he came across if they had heard of an old obsidian fortress or anything else from his vision. So far, noone has...
Kyrin woke up in a cold sweat. He told his parents the news and they told the elders of the tribe. They told Kyrin, his dream was a vision of the future, and he must find the source of this evil and defeat it Then they took him to a great tree in the center of the glade. There was a small pool at the base of the tree . They told him to drink from the pool and he did so. He had another strange dream. He felt his spirit enter the tree and he watched as the spirit of the tree entered his body. Then he watched in horror as his body got up and walked out of the clearing.
With a jolt he woke up. He was back in his own body but he flet changed. He felt a deeper connection with nature and the forest. His abilities began to develop. When he felt strong enough, he said goodbye to his tribe and left in search of his vision. He asked every village he came across if they had heard of an old obsidian fortress or anything else from his vision. So far, noone has...
Sep 20, 2019 1:46 pm
Cancerman- I liked your backstory for Serak Bethra and the Myrrh. I think you can run with that and with deadpool's additions.
Arina also liking the fire story. The wood elves actually live pretty near to Juniper village, where the rest of the party is now, so you might find yourself there as your first stop on your journey.
Arina also liking the fire story. The wood elves actually live pretty near to Juniper village, where the rest of the party is now, so you might find yourself there as your first stop on your journey.
Sep 20, 2019 4:42 pm
deadpool_qc, I saw Azita more as a bodyguard and handmaiden to Guild officials or ambassadors than a scout, reflected in the selection of skills (Acrobatics, Athletics, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion). However, scouting is definitely something that she could have been trained for, even if it were supplemental. I have included that aspect in her backstory:
[ +- ] Backstory
Azita was born near the city of Serak Bethra. She does not know who her parents were, as she was found abandoned in a cave by a coastal fisherman and brought home to a rundown shack in a small fishing village. Despite her meager surroundings, she had a modest lifestyle and several friends, and her childhood was generally happy.
Her adoptive parents and close friends knew her to be honorable and loyal, seeking to protect those she loved. However, she was also headstrong and stubborn, and often got into fights with strangers over minor transgressions. In order to curtail her troublesome tendencies and channel that energy into something more productive, Azita enlisted in the military arm of the Guild of Incense.
Though she lacked the strength and fortitude to master anything beyond simple weapons or a short blade, Azita's stubborn determination and commitment to teammates made her an ideal candidate as a bodyguard. She passed through basic and proceeded to specialized training, with supplementary education as a forward scout.
Guild officials hoped that her experience in unarmed combat would serve well in areas that forbade armed escorts, thereby securing shipments of myrrh across the land. Azita focused on using her body as a weapon, as well as leveraging her weaknesses into strengths; if she could not be bigger or stronger, she could be faster and strike where it was most effective.
While Azita proved a capable student, she often could not overcome her temper and restorted to violence whenever she felt her honor had been impugned. Her instructors tried to instill more discipline, tried to reason with her about maintaining composure, and sometimes it would work. Sometimes.
One day, for reasons she has kept private, Azita was discharged from service. She caught a ride across the water to the mainland, and took her first steps towards her own destiny.
Her adoptive parents and close friends knew her to be honorable and loyal, seeking to protect those she loved. However, she was also headstrong and stubborn, and often got into fights with strangers over minor transgressions. In order to curtail her troublesome tendencies and channel that energy into something more productive, Azita enlisted in the military arm of the Guild of Incense.
Though she lacked the strength and fortitude to master anything beyond simple weapons or a short blade, Azita's stubborn determination and commitment to teammates made her an ideal candidate as a bodyguard. She passed through basic and proceeded to specialized training, with supplementary education as a forward scout.
Guild officials hoped that her experience in unarmed combat would serve well in areas that forbade armed escorts, thereby securing shipments of myrrh across the land. Azita focused on using her body as a weapon, as well as leveraging her weaknesses into strengths; if she could not be bigger or stronger, she could be faster and strike where it was most effective.
While Azita proved a capable student, she often could not overcome her temper and restorted to violence whenever she felt her honor had been impugned. Her instructors tried to instill more discipline, tried to reason with her about maintaining composure, and sometimes it would work. Sometimes.
One day, for reasons she has kept private, Azita was discharged from service. She caught a ride across the water to the mainland, and took her first steps towards her own destiny.
[ +- ] Personality Traits
Background: Soldier
Feature: Military Rank (likely Specialist)
Personality Trait: I'm always polite and respectful.
Ideal: Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority.
Bond: I would still lay down my life for the people I served with.
Bond: My honor is my life.
Flaw: I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
Flaw: Violence is my answer to almost any challenge.
Feature: Military Rank (likely Specialist)
Personality Trait: I'm always polite and respectful.
Ideal: Responsibility. I do what I must and obey just authority.
Bond: I would still lay down my life for the people I served with.
Bond: My honor is my life.
Flaw: I obey the law, even if the law causes misery.
Flaw: Violence is my answer to almost any challenge.
[ +- ] Appearance
Azita has a lean build, with average muscle and little fat. Her hair is close-cropped at the sides, revealing a mild point to her ears, and a wild bob of black locks spill from the top of her head. Scars criss-cross her face, layered over rough skin and a crooked nose that seems to have endured both weather and fist. Her eyes are the color of sea foam at twilight.
She is dressed in a thick jerkin of supple brown leather with the sleeves ripped off, exposing tattoos of military insignias and company logos surrounded by flames. Strips of dirty cloth wrap around her wrists and extend across the back of her hand, where calloused knuckles crack their way to short nails. Her pants are a dark blue and a bit too big, indicative of a mismatched wardrobe and lack of care or funding, and her shoes are road-weary enough to be cobbled of dirt and mud. Two thin metal plates hang from a chain around her neck.
She is dressed in a thick jerkin of supple brown leather with the sleeves ripped off, exposing tattoos of military insignias and company logos surrounded by flames. Strips of dirty cloth wrap around her wrists and extend across the back of her hand, where calloused knuckles crack their way to short nails. Her pants are a dark blue and a bit too big, indicative of a mismatched wardrobe and lack of care or funding, and her shoes are road-weary enough to be cobbled of dirt and mud. Two thin metal plates hang from a chain around her neck.
Sep 20, 2019 5:04 pm
@CancerMan: Sorry, I had missed that part... Don't feel obligated to add the scouting part. We could simply say that we worked together on protection duty. You could have been in charge of close range protection and me of the long range protection/driver/scout.
Sep 20, 2019 5:06 pm
Just working in tandem is enough, and I'm sure there's cross-training so that every escort understands what the others do.
Sep 20, 2019 5:40 pm
Lol, I have a tendency of overcomplicating things, sorry.
So to keep it simple, we're friends from the army and we sometimes worked together.
So to keep it simple, we're friends from the army and we sometimes worked together.
Sep 21, 2019 11:42 pm
Im good with acquaintances but Kyrin is a very open fellow and quite friendly. He would happily tell yoj anything and everything. If either of your characters are similar, they could be friends. No pressure though. If your characters are more reserved that's fine too.
Sep 22, 2019 2:27 am
@Arina: Jayne could fill that spot. I can see him very serious on the job but carefree otherwise. Maybe you hired Jayne to scout for you, and they could quickly have become friends over a few beers...
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