About Brennus, Arcane RavenTiny Chaotic Neutral Magical Beast (Augmented Animal) Sphere Arcanist 3 / Theorist 2
Saves
Attacks
Initiative +3
Defenses
Skills
Diplomacy 10 = 2 ranks + 5 Int + 3 Class
Background Skills:
Favored Class: Theorist (+1 Skill Point/Level) Spheres of Guile
Study Associated Skill: Knowledge (Arcana)
Spellhacking
Investigation
Vocation
Feats
Traits
Racial traits
Magic
Spheres
Divination
Destruction Mana
Telekinesis Spellbook
Languages:
Equipment
Weight Carried: 5 lbs
Class Features
Theorist
Models:
Research Methods:
--------------------------------------
Background Brennus's earliest memories are fragmentary and clouded. From what he can tell, he was a familiar to a wizard of some repute in Aundair--he has bits of memories of the flying towers of the Arcane Congress and the University of Wynarn, of arcane experiments and theories of magic, though he's not certain which of the many wizards he remembers seeing was his master. What he does remember clearly is the feeling of his familiar bond breaking, the desperate loss as his super-ravenly intellect and power slowly drained from him. His memories after that are even more vague, bits of fear or hunger or triumph as he lived as a mostly-ordinary raven. His clear memories begin with the second time he became a familiar. Somehow he had ended up in Sharn and been injured. A young man picked him up and cared for him--a student of magic at Morgrave University by the name of Failin. As he nursed Brennus back to health, the young student bound the raven to himself as his familiar. Brennus wasted no time in taking advantage of his second chance. Having once felt the bitterness of losing what the familiar bond offered, he was desperate to find some way to guarantee his intellect would remain even if he lost this new bond. He pushed his master hard to learn greater secrets of magic, sometimes hinting at the half-remembered theories he remembered from his past, while making sure to drink in every detail of every class himself. Sometimes Brennus wouldd go so far as to quietly spy on the students and faculty if he thought they were hiding a particularly juicy bit of knowledge. He didn't let up when Failin graduated, eventually motivating his otherwise timid 'master' to sign up for an expedition to Xen'drik. The journey was hard and perilous, and soon enough, Failin confronted Brennus over his behavior. To the raven's great shame, when he finally came clean about his past and motivations, Failin was nothing but supportive, promising to help him find something to ease his mind about never again losing his mind. With their relationship on a bit better foundation, the pair proved to be a great asset to the expedition, even as the dangers of Xen'drik whittled away at their numbers and supplies. Just at the point of turning back, they stumbled upon some strange ruins... ruins that seemed somehow familiar to Brennus. Within they found what was clearly an arcane laboratory of some sort, with a large cache of dragonshards... and a strange apparatus that called to the raven familiar. How he knew what to do, Brennus couldn't say. As the rest of the expedition watched, he placed a few dragonshards in the apparatus, and then stood within it himself. He channeled power through it... ...he awoke in Sharn, feathers scorched, and with his familiar bond once again severed, and an entire day's worth of memories missing, if the expedition's timekeeping had been accurate up to that point. Stranger still, he now had two large lumps on his body, one in his chest and the other on his forehead. He still hasn't learned what happened to them, whether or not Failin survived, though he fears the worst given his broken bond. It was not lost on Brennus that he had, at last, achieved his goal, for he retained his mind, and even now had his own spellcasting abilities. But any triumph he might have felt was rendered bitter by his fear for the master that had become more of a friend. Not quite sure what to do with his growing conscience, Brennus threw himself into furthering his desires for knowledge and power. It wasn't long before the lump on his chest opened, revealing itself to be a large, azure eye. The lump on his forehead has not yet so revealed itself, but he suspects sooner or later it will also turn out to be another eye. Joining a mercenary company was a surprisingly natural fit, for his twin pursuits had a matching hunger for coin, and Brennus's small size and strange magic are of considerable use for mercenary work. Insert something here about how he's worked with the rest of you in the mercenary company for a bit. :D Appearance
|
