Gamemaster Kobolum's Way of the Wicked (Inactive)

Game Master Kobolum

Knowing too well he'll never make it alive if he revealed what he thought, Anastasius chose to conceal these considerations for long years. When he reached the age of reason, Anastasius gathered his courage and asked the permission to live a humbler life than one in service of Mitra. Being the last son of his family, his father allowed him to do so. At this moment, he thought that this son, at last, met Mitra and accepted the god in his heart. To this permission, the father gave only one condition: Anastasius was to serve Mitra as a simple acolyte in a temple of Mitra while the sun was up in the sky, doing chores. However, when night came, the young man could do whatever he wanted.

Forced to accept this condition, Anastasius began a new life. Far from his family and half-freed, Anastasius wondered what he wanted to do during these long nights. It was not long before he realised his true interest: collecting books and antiquities, as much as he could. Since only the cult of Mitra was allowed, he had a burning desire to learn. Learn anything else than knowledge about Mitra and the cult. Very soon, the place in his heart where he concealed during all these years his deep thoughts began to open.

Spreading like a slow but tenacious vine in his heart, Anastasius chose to aquire more risked books, sometimes waiting for merchants to fall asleep in taverns to rob them. He had enough "decent" stock to open a store, only open at night. The man chose to call his new place "The Shining Moon". His interest never was gold, though. It was knowledge. Mitra, the god he didn't believe into anymore but served during daylight, seemed more like a blinding light, oscuring everything else. Anastasius dreamt of an eclipse! To silence the foolish clerics! To restore people's sight! To provide a new light to his land!

Anastasius continued to rob merchants, but one night, he stealed an entire stock of what could be called "indecent" tomes. Among them, books with formaluae and words of arcane. His heart nearly exploded of happiness! At last, knowledge came to him! And he learnt so much in these tomes... He understood that a force he only saw in the clergy was possible to learn with words of power. The man discovered that magic not only lies in relationship with Mitra but also with knowledge.

Anastasius continued to rob "magic merchants" as he called them. He however chose to do something insane: he opened a back store to sell "indecent" tomes, an address he gave only to those he trusted deeply, and they were not many. But how faithful they were! One of them proposed a bargain to Anastasius: they would exchange books for books. Indecency for indecency. He accepted, greedy to learn more. The first book he recieved in payment in this manner was one wearing only a crimson trident.

The same night, he closed the store to read the forbidden book. Only one thing was written on the first page: "What do you seek?" He wrote: "Arcane knowledge". The book flapped open and in a mist of heat, a form appeared and proposed him a deal: the desecration of a church of Mitra in exchange for arcane knowledge. Anastasius, horrified and overwhelmed with joy at the same time accepted. And as soon as the book was closed, Anastasius knew. He could cast spells, understand ancient languages and use incredible powers!

The next day, using his arcane knowledge and powers, he waited until sunset to destroy some pipes leading to the discharge of the city's sewers inside the temple. Anastasius finished his work by writing with arcane and permanent words: "May the filth open your eyes! The shining god is blinding you!" Anastasius is a smart man but he could not outsmart the witch hunter Sir Balin of Karfeld.

Vinnick was born and raised in talingarde, out of the norm for elves, his parents worked as merchants. Vinnick at the age of 15, was given a magic tutor, and for 10 years he studied and trained but was never able to produce Even the simpliest of cantrips. Indeed, his father, such was his disappointment, all but have up on his son, calling him a disgrace and magically inept, for his father was himself, a fairly powerful wizard. That never sat well with vinnick, being pitied by his mother, and seen as weak and useless by his father, so he decided that he would make them respect him. He turned to alchemy for this. Magic, he never grapsed, but science, science and mixtures was something that came easy to Vinnick.

Vinnick was fascinated with, not only the poisons and their effects on organic matter, but with the aspect of being able to forcefully change his own biology.

Finally, one day, after a couple years of study, he created a concoction that he believed, could do just that. He went to the city, and after much pestering, was allowed a public presentation. Alas, when he drank his mixture, It worked as well as he had hoped, he grew in size, his muscles bulged, his fingers became claw like, and his teeth sharpened. The crowd gasped in both awe, and terror. However it also affected him, in another way. His mental thoughts seemed slower, as if moving through water, and he was hungry. He looked at the people in the crowd, and saw meals. He killed about 4 people that day with his bare hands, and had drank the blood of them. And upon the mixtures affects wearing off, instead of disgusted or horrified, Vinnick, was ecstatic. He had loved it, he had torn men apart with nothing but his hands, his mixture had proven more effective than he ever thought possible! The deaths were an unfortunate necessity, needed sacrifices on the road to progress and brighter days. But when he was found by the guard, they did not share those thoughts. He was tried for murder, and found guilty, indeed, he admitted the fact himself, even had relished in it while he had done it, the power had been so... thrilling.

Part 2 goals-

Vinnick feels that the people of Talingarde are being blinded by the royals, they can't see progress for what it is, and what it is worth. He will change this, and any that are to stupid, or that have fooled themselves into thinking it is wrong will be dealt with.

He seeks to perfect his science, to create a mixture so powerful, that he can become high unstoppable, and immortal. Immortality, after all, he can make so many advances in the world, for him to die would be, well, a tragedy, a loss the world cannot suffer.

Vinnick still hasn't gotten his father's respect yet... but he will.

3- secrets

Known to Vinnick, his father works for an underground organization that processes stolen goods and other black market materials.

Not known to Vinnick, the tutor that taught Vinnick was the one that had started him on his path, he had seen the potential of the lad, however, just who this tutor really was, no one is sure. Perhaps someone that will seek to make use of Vinnicks abilities... (Except the DM)

People Vinnick is tied to.

Tutor, vinnicks tutor is indeed, the one that gave the Lad alchemy books, and had even suggested practicing a tad less caution than the books called for.

Variel Varzel, Vinnicks father. A renowned merchant of Talingarde, as well as of the black markets. Sees his sun as a disgrace and a nuisance after being put under inspection for his sons crimes.

Alaria Rydell, a half elf woman that grew up with Vinnick. A year younger by birth, she had always had a crush on Vinnick and by the time they were in their twenties, it had blossomed to love. She admired his determination, drive, and his looks. She had joined the order and was training as a cleric, and when she heard of Vinnick's crime could not believe it. She had rushed to his cell, asking him for the truth, when he told her he had done it, and even enjoyed it, she was struck speechless, after a little more, she ran from the prison, as he called her back. However, even now, she still loves him, and a thought gnaws at her mind "what if he is right.."

Mannerisms and quirks-

Vinnick has developed a certain aspect of thinking about things one way and had a hard time trying to see things from others veiwpoints.

Vinnick has a tick, that when he is concentrating on something he has a habit of tapping his right foot, or drumming his fingers.

When he talks about things that interest him he seems full of life, but when forced to discuss matters he feels either pointless, beneath him, or useless he becomes irritable, frustrated, and often aloof.

Vinnick believes that every book and time is a well of knowledge until proven otherwise.

He views the moral Complications of life as roadblocks and nothing but obstacles in the way of progress.

Vinnick, while capable of lieing well often doesn't know when a lie is needed, or speaks bluntly before he really worries about it due to him thinking about something else.

Questionnaire:

1.How does your character interact with the others within a group?

A- fairly well, as long as they don't mock oor look down on his work, if they show interest he quickly Attempts to befriend tthem and then drown them in his ponderings.

2. What is your character's role in a group?

A- Depends, he can do everything decently,secondary front line melee, secondary ranged, secondary healing, secondary buffing. Leaning more towards "Hyde" ATM the though, but can go bomber if need be.

3. How is your character not as they seems? I want one or two skills that would surprise others if they found out he knows them. Also include personality traits, positive or negative, that would similarly surprise others.

A- I designed him to be mostly "as you see me " but a good assumption would be that his often driven, childlike, almost playful nature hide the fact that he doesnt mind killing a person, or even enjoys the thrill and rush of it.

4. What are your character's goals, conscious and, perhaps, subconscious?
Immortality, knowledge of all things, power, for his work to be accepted (subconcious)

5. How easily does your character love? Have they been in love?
He still has child like tendencies, but when he makes time for it, is quite the hopeless romantic. He loved Alaria. He has also sworn to himself to not enjoy the physical things with another unless he deems them worthy.

6. Is your character racist at all, either now or in their past?
Nope. He may make remarks, but those are centered around a curiosity of their reactions to his mixtures.

7. All people believe something that is not true, both about the world around them and about themselves. What lies/untruths does your character believe about themselves and the world around them?

He believes there is no good or evil, that morality is but a wall placed by those that wish to keep the status quo, he also beleives that his actions and research will make or break the world as a whole.

8. How is your character about material possessions?
Doesn't care really, but he knows that money makes things easier, especially experimenting and studying. He also knows how powerful money can be, and so rarely passes the chance up for some "easy" money

9. What does your character perceive their major problems to be?
His major problem that he sees in himself is that he is not smart enough, he thinks he needs to be smarter, and to know more things, and he fears he may never do it.

10. What does he perceive the solutions to those problems to be?

Study, experiment, travel, and experience.

11. What are your character's religious beliefs?
Non existent, he believes that, there is something greater for man after this life than merely "going to a deity"

12. What does your character fear?
Spiders, being ignorant, obtaining a fear of living, and, most of all, but perhaps subconsciously, being alone, with no one. Or being abandoned.

13. How much of a temper does your character have? What sorts of things set them off?

Not much, he can sometimes have a really long fuse, (unless under the effects of his mutagen) but mocking his work is a good way to get to him, that or question his intelligence.