The Family Business

Game Master The Little King

Family Business

The Marid clan is famous throughout Garund, Kelesh, and the Inner Sea for churning out many a famous hero, arcanist, and explorer since their ancestor Nikodi the Victorious brought an end, in the minds of a few, to the longstanding war with Geb four millennia ago. Since then, the Marid clan has lived fairly independently in the vast Marid Plains, to the north of Oenopion in Nex. You are proud to call yourself one of the latest born to uphold this legacy.

You remember all this, as well as your name, skills, and education. You don’t remember why you and your family are laid out on the road, or what road it is. You don’t remember why you’re wearing the Black and Gold of the Nexian military. You don’t even remember who these strange people were who lie dead around you.

You do have some idea, however, why their eyes have begun to open…

Feel free to go on the Pathfinder wiki page and research the history/geography, etc. of Nex and Geb to get familiar with the area. You would’ve known beforehand since one branch of your family or another has resided in Nex for millennia.

Players: 3-5 family members. You are all directly related. You can have a 1-3 generation family: anywhere from [grandma, mom, dad, and two adult children] to [five adult siblings]. There must be the equivalent of at least 15 human years between each generation. Young templates should be avoided, but will be allowed if I like the background.

Race: Since you’re all directly related, your genetics have to make sense. Your ancestor was a human, but Nex is known for its diversity, so halves and hidden blood are not out of the question; there’s no limit to what races this highly-adventurous family has “encountered” in 4,000 years. That being said, I don’t want any adoptions in this particular iteration of the Marid clan. It’s important to the story that you be blood relatives to Nikodi the Victorious.
BASICALLY: to make this easier, stat for multiple races based on what you want, and stay flexible with regard to it and your age. That will make it easier to make everyone's genetics fit the family we end up with.

Classes: Any paizo, including the Occult playtest (emerging guns, if you’re curious); 20 point buy for skills

Level: 7, which is why I want you to avoid the young template. Roll HP, max first.

Gameplay: This is a SANDBOX with a player-driven story line. If you do nothing and go nowhere, nothing will happen.

Pace: 1 post a day. If the story rides on your PC and you don’t post in 24 hours, I will bot you. If I have to bot you 3 times in a row, I’ll RP you out. I say RP you out, because I want you to be able to come back, while also letting the other players get on with the adventure in the meantime. The only way you can be kicked out is if you ask to be. 

Cash: 23,500 gp; you are a well-oiled adventuring machine, and you’ve been at it for the better part of a decade. You’re loaded.

Submissions: Due to the fluidity required in applying for this campaign, all I need for a submission is a name, class, a couple of races you could be, and your personality (including which family member you’d like to be, etc). I’ve found the best way to represent your personality is with a role play snippet. If you’d like, you can post in-character. The lot of you are in the living area of your “modest” estate in the Marid Planes, go.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!

Also, Rednal and grimdog, if you want them, you've got spots!

im interested for this...i have two ideas one is a half orc summoner with one level on fighter, the other is a halfling cavalier that would take one level in fighter as well for names i would use Rogelio Monteo

ill need to read up on the area so i can get a good feel of the setting but this sounds like loads of fun

Monteo's a cool name. I'd probably go with either a warpriest or a fighter. Either human or halfling is fine with me.

Dotting for interest. Potentially interested in a Shield Champion or Lore Warden, and both could be useful on the road.

Remember you're directly descended from a human. So being a Halfling would be impossible. Especially since, according to the Kaer Maga sourcebook, Humans and Halflings can't interbreed except through magic, and that's not blood. Sorry.

Humans can interbreed with: Celestials (to make aasimars), Centauri (rare, makes either a human or a centaur), Dragons (rare), Elves (half-elves), Fiends (tieflings), Giants (rare), Half-elves, Half-Orcs, Merfolk (either/or like centauri, but less rare), Nymphs (rare), Ogres (rare), Orcs (half-orcs), Satyrs (same as nymph), Sprites (elementals)

Some of these don't have perfect rules in pathfinder. 3.5 rules should be consulted if you want to do them, but if you're going to try to do it, I need a really good backstory. Frankly I'd prefer it if you just avoided them, but I won't deny it would make for interesting gameplay.

Okay, got a concept down, and most of a build/story.

Some questions, if I can:
-How common would half-elves be in Nex? I'm interested in playing a member of the family who is older than the others, due to some quirk of his blood, and half-elf is a way to stretch that (or Tiefling, Sylph/Undine, or something similar), but the closest elves seem to be in Western Mwangi, which seems a bit far away.

-How do you feel about Pathfinder Unchained? I'd be interested in a fighter that uses the combat stamina system, but the same character would work without stamina if that's preferred.

well I have no issue with a half orc or if you need us to stay human I would use that heritage feat so I could have access to the summoner archetype blood god deciple since I don't what to use the summon monster part of the Simmons ^_^ and building my own mount sounds so awesome ^_^

@Riuk, if you want to build your own mount, another option is the Primal Companion Hunter—you get access to limited evolutions, while being a much more martial-focused class, and if you multiclass you can boost your animal with things like Boon Companion.

true but as of now i have this whole thing going off

Half-Orc 5th level Blood God Disciple Summoner / 2nd level Dragoon/Roughrider Fighter/ cavalier{Gendarme} 1 or 2 levels

STR 16 (+1,level 8)
DEX 14
CON 14
INT 10
WIS 10
CHA 15 (+1 level 4)

Traits: Fate's Favored, Opportunistic Gambler

1st - Arcane Strike
3rd - Power Attack
5th - Skill Focus: Survival
7th - Eldritch Heritage: Orc Bloodline

still thinking pf how else to build him but that what i have so far very mount specific ride by attack build

@Thunderbeard: Half-elves are more common in Nex than in most countries due to the anti-xenophobia. And remember, the Marid clan is full of heroes and explorers, so you could be the product of a adventure-time romance; i.e. explorer mom/dad goes to western mwangi on an adventure, falls in love, brings significant other back with them, has you.
And I don't personally have the Pathfinder Unchained literature, and I can't find it online. So unless you have a link to it, I'm gonna say no to that content...soz

@Riuk: Half-orc is good! As long as you can be the direct descendant of a human.

That sounds good, then—Half-Elf it is.

i think a 1/2 Elf investigator (or Tielfing alchemist) would fit the theme already chosen don't you think ?

Introducing Stephan (Related to Grandpa)

This is real bad, bad and bad. There is no room for thousands here, as there would be fights over space and natural resources he says to no one in particular he pauses before continuing

And that technology or magic or both to make all this. The structure, the Bureaucracy, the organizations to rule this land.

he turns to lex

This is bad, we need to head for the slumps where the less wealthy people are were the Law is less present in this cylinder. We Have to keep a low profile for now cause if people start searching for us we aren't going to last long.

He climbs down.

he tells everyone about what he saw.

Leave him we have to move now and find shelter , abandoned or at least empty for the day. Keep your eyes open as we move for such a shelter.

He turns his head upward as he is gazing in some distant future

Lex we are moving

Feel free to build one, and we could be related. I'm going with an Intelligence-focused Fighter+Monk (it'll make sense when I write it up I guess?)

well to make our relationship easier should i make a half-elf or human so i can gel with everyone else, that or you all would be hating on me hard for my orc blood lol

question how often would we go into a dungeon...i ask that since i am making a mounted type of character, it would be really bad for me to lose most of my usefulness when under ground lol

Hmm, let's roll HP, to see if I need to put my favored class bonus into that. HD: 4d10 + 2d8 ⇒ (7, 4, 8, 4) + (6, 3) = 32 vs an expected value of 31.5, wow, that's remarkably average.

EDIT: @Riuk if you're worried, ACG introduced the Undersized Mount Feat (it's not PFS legal, but that's mostly to restrict mounted combat in PFS).

EDIT 2: @GM Did you want an actual character build, or would you prefer just story, personality, and brief description of combat/party role?

oh well that would work then again only of the GM is ok with it...and GM same question as Thunderbeard

@GM if you are ok with the -undersize mount- i would use this as my classes and stay Hunter till the end -Cavalier-{-Gendarme-}2|-Fighter-{-Dragoon-}{-Roughrider-}2|-Hunter-{-Primal Companion Hunter-}3

also i will be going with half-Elf manly to make our family bonds easier to mold together

oh and i would play a brother

@GM are you allowing us to take two traits?

GM, how strict are you on the rules?

I would build this initially as a human, but it really doesn't rely on the race. It could very easily work with any of the races you mentioned. So if a bunch of people want to be tieflings for example, that is certainly not a problem.

NOTE: If anyone else is interested this concept works very well with a twin. One being a sorcerer and one being a bloodrager. I would be willing to play either of them.

Human, Chaotic Good, Sorcerer, crossblooded with aberrant and undead, eldritch heritage for another bloodline (undecided atm maybe rakshasa or serpentine)
If you want more details on the build, I could gen something up fairly quckly.

Though he hadn’t seemed to be following the conversation Skrutene suddenly declaims, Believe him not! He has blue upon his sleeves. Everyone knows you can’t trust anyone with blue sleeves on a Thursday. What? What do you mean why not? Blue is the color of the sky. Is he of the sky? Of course not. He is trying to deceive you with a seeming of sociate skyness. Do not fall for it mine comrades.
So what if I have a blue cloak?!? It isn’t a shirt and I certainly wouldn’t wear it on a Thursday unless I am of the sky. I haven’t decided yet. I might be. Skrutene seems to become lost in thought staring upwards at nothing.
After a few moments…
You don’t believe me do you? DO YOU?!? You didn’t believe me when I said the boat was going to sink did you? Who was right that time? Me. You didn’t believe me when I said the cat ran off with your belt did you? Who was right that time? ME! You didn’t believe me when I said the package was on fire did you? Well yes, you were right that time. But I might have been!
Skrutene sits on the floor by the end table and pulls his hood down over his face.
Ok, I will prove it to all of you! He points vagely at the old man to the left of the couch, You will go check the portents. Look at the birds in the pond. You will see that they are all feeding on the west side! Then he points in the general direction of the young lady sitting by the counter, You must check the portents. Go to the porch of the next door house. You will find that not one beetle is in the sunlight, all are in the shade!
The he pulls up his sleeves and says, I will personally perform the auguries. čo prinesie budúcnosť pre ľudí v tejto dohode? He begins to heap smelly powders and unidentifiable bits of bugs in front of him on the rug while chanting.

You who know him (sort of) have never been able to figure out how much of his behavior is just an act to fool the gullible, how much is part of his magic, and how much is just plain crazy. It would not surprise you in the slightest to find that the whole porch is in the shade and that the west end of the pool is where the weeds, bugs, and fish are at. Which would mean he might have planned out the whole act ahead of time.
On the other and sometimes there doesn’t appear to be any reason for what he does.
In either case it would probably be well to keep a close I on “mister blue sleeves” during the conference.

@GM would cousins be an decent family bond the idea i have for a character would have lost his family and holdings to fire and then i could have moved to live the others

Submission:

Inta Marid
Alignment: NG
Class: Investgator (Steel Hound)
Species choices: Sylph, Human, Aasimar (Garuda or Peri)
Family relation (not sure how this works) - a brother or an uncle?

Feats: 1 Weapon Focus (Pistol), 3 Point-Blank Shot, 5 Ranged Study, 7 Inspired Strike
Class Bonus Feats: Amateur Gunslinger, Gunsmithing
Investigator Talents: Inspired Alertness, Underworld Inspiration, Timed Strike

Appearance: Tall and lanky, pale skin with a bluish tinge
Personality: Curious, slightly cocky but kind-hearted. Enjoys a good puzzle as much as he does shooting things

Working on an RP snippet for you to read...

EDIT: Just noticed the Investigator already submitted. I'm going to look in to something different.

here is he background have so far im still working on it just let me know if its to dark ^_^

Rebuilding as a Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)

I'm thinking something along the lines of bard 1/life oracle 6. This family looks like it could use a healer. This seems like a great opportunity to take the Kin Guardian trait. Probably the middle child, possibly a female. She would be the glue to hold the family, at least the younger generations, together. Any of the human or half-human races would work.

Yes, kin guardian would seem an excellent trait for this campaign. It might also be an ideal one for teamwork feats if anyone is so inclined.

i already am taking some teamwork feats Hunter ^_^

Hi,

I'd be interested in playing in this game. I'm thinking of an half-elf or human, magus (bladebound) with on one level dip into swashbuckler. She would be either human or half-elf.
Planning to be the youngest sister, brash and fearless.

Quick introduction as requested, full background will come later. This is an answer at Elter Ago's introduction.

The young woman that sits by the counter lifts her head as the seer sends her to look for beetles.
"I haven't crossed the continent from the Mana Wastes to Osirion first in search of Thorn then to satisfy his thirst for lore just to be ordered off the room at your whims, brother."

She passes a hand in her hair trying to tame a rebellious lock then sits. "However, as you seem to have reached your dotting age- surely the effect of not controlling your magic like any sane person would do- I will go and look for your beetles."

She gets up, picks up the heavily adorned rapier that was propped by the counter and kicks the door open on her way out.

From the outside you hear her voice. "Nope, no beetle in the sun. There's only that large lump over there. Eeeeerk!" The voice turns into a squeal. "I hate them. I hate them.", she repeats before turning into a language well practiced and cadenced.

You hear a strong whoosh and a wave of sizzling air rushes through the opened door. Two minutes later, Leana enters the door, pulling the charred corpse of a dog-sized beetle. "I don't know if that technically counts for a beetle or not, but you could have warned me about it." she says, dropping the beetle by her brother.

Taking a chair by the table, she reverses it and sits, resting her hands and chin on the back of the chair. "But I'm not back home just for fun, brother. Let's speak business. I came here because of your letter, but once again you were bloody cryptic in it. So what's up? What did you find that you wanted my help for?"

Thinking a I'd go for that twin spot with ElterAgo, since I've been itching to try out bloodrager.

So it'd be Human CG Aberrant Primalist. Focusing on self buffing and melee. Basically a weird barbarian along with his weird brother caster.

Focus on spell killing a bit as well with Eldritch heritage possibly Arcane.

EDIT: Response to Leana and Skrutene.

Malcon watched the interaction between his twin brother and their younger sister. His skin crawled. Just something it did. The side effect of one of their ancestors getting cursed or something. His brother was an aberration of the mind, he was an aberration of the body.

His voice cracks, his vocal chords were changing. "Leana, how faired you in the desert?" His eye wiggled in socket. This is why he wore goggles and a turban and baggy clothing. It had been years since the rest of his sibling had seen the changes his body was undergoing aside from Skrutene of course. He doubted if his brother was really capable of noticing anyways.

Leana was the youngest, pretty and skilled. Malcon loved his family, so diverse. He as loyal to them, monstrosity though he was. "Did you perhaps meet any lovers in the sandy wastes?" he chuckled, chiding her in a brotherly manner.

Submission:

Inta Monteo
Alignment: NG
Class: Swashbuckler (Inspired Blade)
Species choices: Aasimar (Peri), Sylph, Human
Family relation (not sure how this works) - a brother or a cousin?

Stats (Before racial adjustments, +1 level 4 to Int)
Str 10; Dex 15; Con 13; Int 14; Wis 12; Cha 14
Feats: 1 Fencing Grace, 3 Quick Draw, 5 Combat Expertise, 7 Improved Disarm
Bonus Feats: Agile Maneuvers
Class Feats: Weapon Finesse, Weapon Focus (Rapier), Improved Critical (Rapier)
Investigator Talents: Inspired Alertness, Underworld Inspiration, Timed Strike

Appearance: Tall and lanky, dark skin with a orangish tinge
Personality: Curious, charming and slightly cocky but kind-hearted. He can be a show-off at times, especially with his swordplay.

Daphne Oleander Monteo
Alignment LN
Class: Druid
Species Choice: Nymph/Half-Nymph/Human
Family relation - Older/est Sister

Stats Wis>Con>Cha>Str=Dex=Int

"Our brother couldn't find his memory with a spoon and a map sister. He had Great Great Grandfather Asmodae's Legacy and he left it in an Inn. An Inn. Not, The Inn in Hampshire, just An Inn. It's enough to make me wish I really had poisoned him as a child. So that's the problem, our family's legacy, all eighty-nine thousand pages of encoded history, spells, true names, and the deeper initiations, is sitting in some dresser in place of the works of Iomedae"

she lifts a nicely illustrated manual, and drops it disgusted.

"He can't even remember where he found it, he must have tripped some trap and he's been like this ever since he got back. Vague portents, rambling, speaking in code in grandfather's voice. It's enough to think he's possessed."

She nods slowly at her sister, then keeps talking.

Fortunately, he's alive, and all we have to do to fix it is find the book that we all thought was just a family folk story. If the book was true, the demons and fey and bargains were probably true too."

She looks around.

"This house is going to be a lot less civil with us if it's original owners return and the bindings start breaking. It's been a few hundred years since there was a dark keep here. Let's go find the book before someone else does. I don't want to have to bind the house again, if we even knew where to start.

Rogelio enters the building and looks at his family squabbling over nothing "oh you all are always the same aren't you, Skrutene talking so fast it takes others a beat to catch up, Leana you always need to look strong in front of us less we tease you for running from that spider on your apple all those years ago, and Malcon never pass that chance to hear some kind of saucy news eh. ahaha,"

Rogelio takes a seat as an armored panther runs into the room laying down by his feet, Rogelio pets her and she purrs at his touch before it lays down for a nap "there's a good girl, Now tell me how have you all been..."

"He not possessed Daphne." Malcon protested. He was older by several minutes and had always been protective of his twin.

"I'd not known he'd lost it however. And we stayed at several inns on the way here. Fortunately I remember them all." He said with a smirk that was barely visible behind his cloth veil.

When Rogelio entered Malcon smiled. "I've been well brother. Adjusting to...the accommodations here." he said looking forlorn for a moment before putting up a smile for his brother.

Malcon shied away from the giant cat. Animals could sometimes since his nature and were uncomfortable with him.

"Besides, we are mighty, I'm sure we could rebind this Manor if need be." he said.

EDIT: HP rolls. 6d10 ⇒ (4, 1, 6, 3, 7, 1) = 22

wow that is terrible. Reroll ones?

I'd be playing a Lore Warden/Martial Master who could pick up teamwork feats occasionally, as needed (there's also an affordable ring—11k—that lets people share these, and a 12k saddle that lets you share them with a mount).

Not sure how people are doing this exactly, but, here's the short crunch?

Uncle Eston Half-Marid
Class: Fighter 5 (Lore Warden, Martial Master), Monk 2 (Maneuver Master)
Family Relation: Great-uncle, never married, scowls frequently
Family Role: Old Uncle Eston, far older than he looks, is quick to rebuke his younger relatives for their rashness or idiocy, and incredibly fast with a fist or blade when threatened by bandits and the like, though he prefers not to show it. After nearly a century spent adventuring as a member of the Pathfinder Society, reflecting in monasteries, and a particularly memorable decade fighting river pirates in the deep Mwangi, he has retired home to look after his estranged family. He currently keeps the family's inventory, records, and books of acquired monster and political lore in order. The youngest-looking of the family's oldest generation, some of his great-grandnephews have wondered out loud if Uncle Eston will be the same age until the end of time.

Stats (before racial; +1 to Dex, and Middle-Aged for whatever race he is)
Str 8, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 16, Wis 12, Cha 9 (might tweak depending on the race he ends up as, since I don't want any of his low stats going lower than they are now)
Race choices: Half-elf, Tiefling, Sylph, Ifrit, Undine
Alignment: LN; Deity: Abadar

Feats: Dodge (1), Mobility (3), Spring Attack (5), Breadth of Experience (7)
Class Feats: Improved Unarmed Strike (Monk 1), Stunning Fist (Monk 1), Combat Expertise (Lore Warden 2)
Bonus Feats: Combat Reflexes (Monk 1), Improved Trip (Monk 2), Weapon Finesse (Fighter 1), Dervish Dance (Fighter 2), Kirin Style (Fighter 4)
Martial Flexibility: Usually either Whirlwind Attack, Exotic Weapon Proficiency, or an Improved Maneuver feat

Favorite Weapons: Scimitar, Elven Branched Spear, Fists
Favorite Skills: Acrobatics, Knowledge (all), Profession (cartographer, accountant, sailor)
Traits: Threatening Defender, Principled

im almost done with mine just some formatting,skill,flesh out the background, mount and gear to go

edit

lol i love how every one is using the family name i put up...that would kinda suck if i don't get in lol

"He not possessed Daphne." Malcon protested. He was older by several minutes and had always been protective of his twin.

"I'd not known he'd lost it however. And we stayed at several inns on the way here. Fortunately I remember them all." He said with a smirk that was barely visible behind his cloth veil.

When Rogelio entered Malcon smiled. "I've been well brother. Adjusting to...the accommodations here." he said looking forlorn for a moment before putting up a smile for his brother.

Malcon shied away from the giant cat. Animals could sometimes since his nature and were uncomfortable with him.

"Besides, we are mighty, I'm sure we could rebind this Manor if need be." he said.

EDIT: HP rolls. 6d10

wow that is terrible. Reroll ones?

** spoiler omitted **...

Uh, I don't think you can be cross blooded and primal since both archetypes modify bloodline powers.

Since Primalist is a choice, I may choose to gain rage powers instead of bloodline powers, it is legal. Pending GM of course.

Works fine in Herolab without catches. I could be wrong but I felt it was like the Quiong Monk where you can trade them out on a case by case basis.

"A character can take more than one archetype and garner additional alternate class features, but none of the alternate class features can replace or alter the same class feature from the core class as another alternate class feature. For example, a paladin could not be both a hospitaler and an undead scourge since they both modify the smite evil class feature and both replace the aura of justice class feature."

Yeah, it's illegal, although the GM may allow it.

Both Primalist and Crossblooded allow you to change the class ability ONLY if you so wish—I believe archetypes that give optional options (e.g. Qinggong) can stack together as long as you never use both options at the same level. But, it would be a GM call either way in the end, and I wouldn't worry about it until you're finishing your build.

This seems like a pretty fun looking game. A unique idea from somebody who looks to have been on the boards reliably for a while. Color me curious.

Name Aebin
Class Paladin
Races Human (1st choice), any half-breed
Personality & More A fiery young paladin who deals justice with a bow instead of a blade. He smiles and laughs easily, and while he's been trained hard he's a bit sheltered with his overly-optimistic views of the world. He's inflicted with chronic wanderlust and is hell bent on venturing the world to fight the scattered forces of evil and earn glory for himself and his family.

I've been wanting to try out an archer paladin for a while, and it's been a while since I've played an optimist. Any and all feedback is appreciated.

P.S. How prevalent will evil opponents be? I like my character's idea, but I don't really want to play a paladin if we're going to be fighting almost entirely neutral enemies.

Inta ignores them for a while, curious to hear what each relation has to say, then turns and wearily adds, "Nephew Skrutene, I do not pretend to understand you, but why today do you take issue with the colour of my sleeves? I wear this coat every day, including Thursdays. Malcon and Leana, do not indulge him. At least your sister Daphne has some common sense."

He eyes up Rogelio's pet and grins. "Rogelio, at least you have perspective. But must you have that flea-bag indoors? And Uncle Eston, I see you in the corner. Perhaps you have something to contribute."

Rogelio smiles back "Now, Inta how could you say that about *still thinking of name^_^* she has been with me for a few years now and you know I bathe her regularly...besides she's a damn sight cleaner than some of the "girls" you bring home, how did you tell me that last one looked Leana; hair like seaweed, smelled like manure and had a face that looked like it made love to a shovel, ahaha tell me how long were you riddled with fleas in your pants after that eh"

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the HP3d10 + 3d8 ⇒ (3, 9, 5) + (5, 5, 4) = 31
animal companion HP5d8 ⇒ (7, 4, 1, 4, 3) = 19

I always enjoy some good recruitment-roleplaying. It happens less and less often.

Aebin saunters in through the door, armor on over his lithe athletic frame and bow hung over his shoulder. His prominent cheekbones and tousled blonde hair has streaks of dirt and sweat on them. He takes a moment to listen to the conversation of his squabbling family and gives a loud, carefree laugh. He's always had a commanding presence and roguish charm, and he uses both to capture the attention of a room when entering it. "I'm not gone for half the morning and here you are, brothers and sisters at the throats of their loved ones. Can you do nothing without me?" He laughs against as he takes his gloves off, revealing bloodstains on his hand as he walks to the kitchen. "Oh and Rogelio, you're only allowed to jest at another's woman when you've had one of your own!" He gives one more laugh before sweeping out of the main hall into the kitchen.

Aebin pulls his sleeves up to reveal the bloodstains halfway up his forearms. He starts heating up some water on the hot coals from breakfast to get the already dried and cracking blood off. Still something ironic about finding comfort in your hands covered in blood. He cleans off his curved knife and his arrowhead before getting the rest off his arms. He quickly dries his hands and tosses the towel down to rejoin his family. He wouldn't miss one of their quarrels for the world.

He casually spears an apple with his knife as he slips back into the loud room, swiveling a chair around and putting his arse in the seat and his feet on the table in one smooth motion. He slides off a chunk of the apple and bites it off the dagger, shaking his head with a little grin at the discussion going on. "Oh by the way, Old Deadeye provided well this morning, so dinner is on me. A large buck, although only a fork-horn. The hunt was swift and merciful." He slices off another chunk of apple earnestly; he likes to hunt on an empty stomach, it keeps him alert and focused.

Rogelio turns as Aebin comes in and a big smale brakes on to his face, he stand and walks over to him giving a hart filed punch to his chest "you young blow-hard how have you been eh, look at you just cant seem to stay clean can you well its good to see you and twice as good to hear you've brought dinner with you. Yes this will be a good day for us no"

when was the last time we were all together..."

when Aebin speaks about a woman Rogelio's eyes darken as if remembering an old pain of a grate loss, what it was he has never said but its clear a line has been crossed...oh Linda how I miss seeing your face as we...no don't let them see they don't know, it's ok and just as fast as it came the darkness is gone and the smile returns "let's get the drink out then, ill go get it."

the armored panther gets up to follow and gives a small growl and meow

"no it's ok ill be back, go on take your nap *Still thinking of a name^_^*" she takes a smalls pace by the chair Rogelio was in and curls up under it, as Rogelio is walking out he calls back"I think there was some thirty year scotch down here let me see if I can find it"

"Rogelio, she was a fine sylvan lady as you well know. Mind as sharp as my blade. Of course, that was a few years ago."

Rogelio smiles back "Now, Inta how could you say that about *still thinking of name^_^* she has been with me for a few years now and you know I bathe her regularly...besides she's a damn sight cleaner than some of the "girls" you bring home, how did you tell me that last one looked Leana; hair like seaweed, smelled like manure and had a face that looked like it made love to a shovel, ahaha tell me how long were you riddled with fleas in your pants after that eh"

Leana looks up, her face the perfect picture of innocence. "That is slander! This is all made up! I would never belittle one of my uncle's other half and you know it. And even if I had, which is again all hearsay and not substantiated at all. I would have used a more convoluted way of saying it and not the crude banter you seem to enjoy..." she stops half way through her tirade and covers her mouth with her hand looking ashamed.

"Oh sorry, here I go again. I've been using too big words for you. I know I promised not to do it so you could understand me.", her eyes twinkle with mischief.

As her brother leaves the room, she hastily adds: "You remember I hope, that Grand-Dad had put his best bottles in the locked cupboard and had it trapped against your prying fingers. I picked a few tricks in the Necropolis of Wati over the last years and I'm sure I can disarm it safely."

She gets up again and takes out some picks from her pocket, twirling them around her fingers as she follows her brother out of the room.

ok just putting an update on my progress still a lot to go ^_^

Animal companion
-Cat Small{medium lvl 4}-
-Totem Guide-

"Brothers, please!" He shakes his head as if at children, swallowing another slice of apple as he stands and swipes the broom leaning against the wall. "Tis only the early morn yet you stand here and...measure up against each other." As he says measure he smoothly shifts the broom handle between his legs in clear symbolism of what he implies. He gives a deviant grin as he tosses the broom back against the wall. "It's a bit early in the day for me Rogelio, but I'd appreciate you grabbing some of that cheap wine while you're sniffing around the liquor. Good for rinsing the meat with."

He munches on his apple slices in only a minute of peace before Leana says her part. "Ah, modest to a fault as always. It is good our feeble minds and clumsy fingers can keep up." He flicks his knife up in the air and catches it by the blade with two outstretched fingers. "Yet without the etiquette of a lady befits her station. A shame you were born into a patriarchy, a true cruelty." He says with mock sympathy.

woot im nearly done just got 874 gp too go and change my background if its too dark ^_^

Skutene slowly mutters to Rogelio, Speed changes not the understanding of some. It just takes them longer to get the wrong ideas.
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Inta, it wasn't a problem yesterday. But today? Bad joss all around. I say and all will see. Or not. Some never see. But you won't trick me out of the crunchy bits of my sandwich again. Oh no not again!
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Skutene now appears to be arguing with a curtain, Is not the world but a duckling swiming in a gravyboat? Oh you think not do you?!? Well then prove it!
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Whispered loudly out the window, Did he say Leena has fleas or Leena is fleas? She is? Really? I didn't know that. Why didn't she tell me? I've always like fleas. Why? Because they don't change.
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Measuring! No! NO MEASURING ALLOWED! Once measured is set up in gelatin. No one wants to be stuck in that for all time.
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Skutene strides purposefully into the center of the room, Now it will happen!
After a few moments of nothing much, well obviously I didn't me right now as in right now this very minute put pretty damned soon...
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