”My name is Alexei Lugard,” the young man says as he settles into his seat. ”Where do you all come from? I understand that many have come from far away.”
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Alexei moves closer to the others. "This place seems to have quickly adapted to travelers," the pale young man says with his heavy Russian accent. "It would almost remind me of a festival town, if not for the dark shadow looming over all."
Alexei takes a seat and loosens his overcoat from where it as tight about his throat. When a child approaches for his order, his dour expression brightens and he looks kindly upon the child. "A soup or stew for a weary traveler. What is on offer? Oh, and perhaps a spirit to warm these bones. Vodka, if you have it." Where he came from, these provisions were ubiquitous, but he is in a strange land and knows to take nothing for granted.
The unseasonably cold weather is nothing to Alexei. Dressed in a drab overcoat and snug hat, he rides on horseback into the tiny village. He takes in the scene all at once. He mutters quietly in his native Russian, ”Yes, Mily, I feel it, too. Evil is afoot. I can smell it.” He dismounts and ties his horse to a post in front of the inn. Furtively, he checks on his tiny traveling companion. Mily, a beady-eyed black rat tucked within a deep pocket of Alexei’s coat, squeaks happily as Alexei gives him a crumb of cheese. Alexei ventures into the inn to see what news he can glean of the ill-omened castle.
That item looks cool! I think I am good on my build.
This was a challenging build (also my first PC witch). Apparently witches are notoriously hamstrung against undead, but I really like this concept for the setting so I built him specifically around overcoming that limitation.
I think I am mostly set. I beefed up my touch attacks - hopefully I don't regret that. Hopefully I can get some defensive items. At 3rd he can deliver touch spells through his familiar, although that is risky in its own right. The only thing that is still open is my magic item. Struggling with ideas.
I am just about there. A lot of the background is still in my head - I just need to type it out (hopefully tonight). Also, I'm just not sure what type of legacy item is appropriate here. While I anticipate he will use his crossbow fairly often until he gets more spells/day, it's not really his thing. I'm not sure if some type of wand or rod is more appropriate here, or what you would allow. I am going with more-or-less the original concept. A foundling raised by a wise woman in modern-day Belarus (in that era of history, that region was recently conquered by the Russian empire, but saw frequent invasion for generations). His background is definitely provincial, not noble, but his mixed ancestry (the child of a hag and an aasimar) makes him anything but ordinary. |