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These questions are just meant to help me and you flesh out your character. You can answer any or all of them, but the more you have the better it is for me.
1. What is your character’s name?
Askold Sörenson
2. How old is your character?
26
3. What would somebody see at first glance (i.e. height, weight, skin color, eye color, hair color, physique, race, and visible equipment)?
Looks like hes jumped off a "JOIN THE CULT OF GORRUM" recruitment poster

4. What additional attributes would be noticed upon meeting the character (i.e. Speech, mannerisms)?
Obvious military background, but not blinged enough to be Ulfen guard

5. Where was your character born? Where were you raised? By who?
Askolds tribe was forced out of the Uthgard lands having been decisively defeated in a tribal conflict, becoming mercenaries. It gave him a strong military background.

6. Who are your parents? Are they alive? What do they do for a living?
Askold lost contact with his parents after joining a different mercenary company. Both of them are presumed alive.

7. Do you have any other family or friends?
A younger half brother with who may have actually joined Taldors elite Ulfen guard unit, or who may be bullshitting him.

8. What is your character’s marital status? Kids?
No kids, unmarried.

9. What is your character’s alignment?
Chaotic neutral but leaning towards good on the alignment axis. He has a strong internal moral code, and his word is steel

10. What is your character’s moral code?
He is a semi religious Gorrum worshipper.

11. Does your character have goals?
Join the Ulfen guard for a time, show his might.

12. Is your character religious?
Yes, following Gorrums tenets. Including things like treating prisoners reasonably.

13. What are your character’s personal beliefs?
My word binds me, but only given freely.
My armor protects myself and my squad
I fullfill my contracts
If you screw me over you will regret it.

14. Does your character have any personality quirks (i.e. anti-social, arrogant, optimistic, paranoid)?
Very pragmatic, pitch black sense of humor

15. Why does your character adventure? Why did your character accept the job?
Challenges make you stronger, and caravan guard can be rewarding

16. How does your character view his/her role as an adventurer?
Clearly, I am the frontline.

17. Does your character have any distinguishing marks (birth-marks, scars, deformities)?
Tribal marking of the Mist Lion tribe above his left eye.

18. How does your character get along with others?
He is pretty upbeat, pragmatic and even polite, he cannot stand cowardice.

19. Is there anything that your character hates?
A certain Erinye, impossible choices, cheese.

20. Is there anything that your character fears?
Said Erinye getting him, being powerless.

You there mortal! A voice called, commanding, condescending but in a way desireable
Yes, you dearest, open you eyes! Another voice, lifelier, funnier and also... more dangerous?
I have drunk way to much, wtf is a naughty Nocticula anyway? Askold thinks, his recent night out apparently had interesting consequences.
As he opened his eyes, he instantly realized that he was in deep s*+&.
Other man would have been happy to be tied to a bed, with 2 exceedingly attractive women standing on either side of it. Askold however did remember his "Evil outsiders and you" lessons in mercenary bootcamp.
To his right, almost angelic if you disregard the pitch black wings. Yeap an Erinye.
To his left, decisively not angelic, soft looking batwings and a cheeky tail, backed up by somehow graceful horns extending from her brow. Succubus. He has seen enough pinups, heck, his locker had some.
F##~ He said out loud
Again? The Succubus spoke
If we did f&%# why am I alive? Askold asked as he was nursing the 2nd biggest hangover of his existence. And perhaps the last one as well.
Because I, Lady Ashara of Avernus, have graciously given you the benefit of a death ward spell for the thankfully short duration of your intercourse with that... The Erinye answered
Which is presumably going to cost me my soul? The mercenary continued, testing his bonds.
Naturally that is indeed the most likely outcome. THe Erinyes spoke
But you may get around it if you, free and willingly, state that I am far more attractive that this abyssal t+@& there! She continued
Doesnt an infernal contract only has validity if I am sound of mind? He asks
It totally does! And since you were under a massive amount of Demon Drugs which someone spiked your "naughty Nocticula" THe Succubus began
Demon Drugs? Are these drugs that affects Demons or drugs which are made from Demons? He thought as the Succubus spoke
Yes Both women said at the same moment, showing they were both reading his mind.

MAKE YOUR CHOICE MORTAL! THe Erinyes stomped. Which, on account of her weapon tier high heels and the structural integrity, or lack thereof, of the bed resulted in Lady Gravity proving once more to be the harshest mistress of all.
The bed collapsed, amusingly enough partly freeing him from his bonds, while the Succubus simply hovered with her wings sensually flapping.
Basic math, Ms. Succubus, says that you are not actually generated enough uplift to fly. Askold spoke, hungover as he was
Making assumptions about my weight dearest? But you are not wrong, we mostly fly using telekinetic b$*#&&!$, and the wings are more decorative! The demoness beamed down on him, evidently highly amused.
And at this point, you will inform me that I have to chose one of you two as the more beautyfull one, resulting, presumably, in the other one killing me. Askold stated as he groggily rose from the collapsed bed.
He is actually fairly intelligent! The Succubus beamed
Which assures my victory! He knows you will kill him far more pleseantly then I would, thus my victory is guaranteed! The Erinye announces triumphantly
Can I at least get a year and a day before the loser will make her attempt on my life? Askold asks
No The erinye speaks
If you choose me and jump into my bag of holding I can teleport you away, gives you a headstart! He heard the Succubus in his mind

Focusing his willpower to resist the telepathy of the Erinye, Askold rose and
Meep Meep! I mean, objectively her charisma is higher anyway! As he darted towards the Succubus
F&%%, what if thats her trick and she leaves me to the Erinye?
You are actually fun mortal, too fun for her There was blackness as her bag of holding enveloped him
By what name may I adress you by the way?
Belana, not my true name, obviously
Is your bag of holding actually scented?
Sure is, enjoy your flight with Abyssal Airlines! He heard as there was a sudden brush of air. He was falling, into... water?
Taldor? Not that far from that party, the Erinye will probably like, think its the worldwound or Ilyzmagorti. Good thinking, hiding closely.Time to get a boring caravan guard job to the ass end of nowhere.

Now, Askold doesnt really need much more then combat reflexes and power attack to hit things in the face. And due to Elephant in the room, he already got that.

His main class will thus always be Bloodrager, however, I would like to consider the following dips, if they narratively make sense:

--1 level in Fractured mind/exciter, following a situation in which he fails a willsave vs possession/domination/paralysis etc. this will greatly increase his will saves, and make him a bit spooky. In addition, he will know things he has no business of knowing, which can be really cool in some campaigns.

--1 Level in mutagenic mauler brawler. Following exposure to drugs or chemical enchancement. Gives better reflexes and mutagens, if he is distraught over a defeat, and has someone to recommend him steroid he will probably do it.

--Dragon discplie, the Ulfen way.
The dragon disciple class could make sense, if (and this is a big if) it could be flavored as "BWHAHAHAH I KILLED A DRAGON AND BATHED IN ITS BLOOD! ITS POWERS ARE MINE!", which can be oddly thematic in the campaign.

--Sentinel of Gorrum
A prestige class for martials who want to hit harder and more with big swords. Probably a downgrade overall compared to straight bloodrager, but could be fun

--A dip in Falcata swashbuckler
While normally looking down on such "noodle armed styles" Askold is willing to learn if the power of swashbuckling is demonstrated to him. Needs a teacher.

General power levels:
--Levels 1 to 3, he is a dude with reach, 3 AoOs, and a raging strength of 22 while raging. Doesnt like archers, but very potent otherwise in combat.

--Level 4 spike: He gets a) Bloodrager spellcasting (2 spells per day, likely shield and longarm) and b) becomes large when he rages. This is a pretty potent increase to his damage per turn, and bumps his raging strength to 24.

--Levels 4-6: With shield, his ac is "average" rather then garbage, but he hits really hard.

--Level 7-9: Level 7 gets him mirror image, which is great and will be his most potent defensive tool. His survivability will greatly increase

--Level 10: Here, polymorph spells, specifically fae form for Rusalka and monstrous phyisque for deathsnatchers kick in. Suddenly he has a lot of Natural attacks, secondary, but still very potent.