About Cotton.Backstory, prepare to have your heart broken:
Cotton was originally the familiar of Baba, who after her long life was suffering from a long-term illness. Determined to save her Baba, Cotton went searching for a cure. Through the gate, she saw a vessel of Sun Orchid Elixir and stepped through. Unfortunately she came out 3 months later with no sun orchid elxir and no memories of what had happened. She rushed home to check on Baba, but Baba had since passed. --------- “Oh Cotton, your’re back! It’s so good to see you! We thought you were lost for good, that you’d been broken or something. Baba passed – two months ago. I know you were looking for a cure and right up until the end she was hopeful, and so very proud of you. She left you this, said I had to give it to you when I next saw you. She was always certain that I would see you again – it was fate she said. Why don’t you go to your room, we’ve kept it just as it was.” In the large cupboard that had once held a proud tinkers pots and pans and had, for the past decade, been Cotton’s home the poppet broke the seal on Baba Elena’s letter, comforted by the familiar trinkets and smells of home. "My dear Cotton, I want to tell you that I am very proud of you. In all my long life you are one of my most magical creations and my final child, you are and always will be dear to me. If you are reading this then your quest has failed and I have passed the veil into the next Great Adventure. Don’t be disheartened my dearest, the journeys of all our lives are woven in the tapestries of the Gods long before we are born. It is my time to move on and it is yours to grow, thrive and become someone new and extraordinary.
The only gift I have for you Cotton is a companion, a friend of your own. Look in my jewellery box. There you will find another one like you and a vial of my blood. Poor my blood onto the new one and speak the Secret Name. I have secured that final boon for you, because none of us should be alone. I’ve rambled long enough and Alice is hovering like a mother hen so I shall finish simply by saying that I love you Cotton. It is often the smallest of us that have the greatest destinies. Go forth and meet yours with pride. Your baba,
Poppets can’t cry, but the emotion welling up in Cotton’s tiny frame would have done credit to a giant as the small creature hugged the letter close and then began to fold it carefully away in the small carrying bag – a treasure among treasures. Appearance and personality:
Cotton is a small little construct, stuffed to the brim, full of fabric, standing at a little under 2 ft tall. Cotton's body is mostly made from a rough, cream-coloured cloth, but parts of her body have been patched up over time with mismatched thread and fabric. Her most favourite patch is a small circle of blue-dotted silk that Baba had found to cover up a fray that just wouldn't go away after Alice's new Puppy had become much too interested in the Poppet. Cotton's hair is a collection of different coloured woolen strands all woven together held up in a rough bun with two pins for safekeeping. Her eyes are made of two shiny navy buttons at the moment, however, she has been known to change these on a whim. On Cotton's shoulder, you will find the symbol that all Gatewalkers had as soon as they exited the auidara. On Cotton, the symbol is sewn on with thread. Once, out of curiosity she tried to unpick it, but try as she might the thread would not budge. Strangely, you will find Cotton regularly enjoying sweet treats, although it is unclear exactly where the food all goes as she never seems to gain or lose any height or weight! You will never see Cotton without her little bag slung over her shoulder, which contains a surprising number of little trinkets. Her other "trinket" is the tiny little construct made of cotton, thread and stuffing that looks vaguely similar to herself. She converses with it regularly, calling it "thread" but nobody who has observed the duo has ever has seen it move or reply. Cotton is an incredibly upbeat little construct with a can-do attitude. She likes to spout little truisms for those around her; even in the face of utmost adversity, she will always find a silver lining.
Her favorite of all is one she tries to live her life by; Happiness is the only thing that multiplies when you share it. Internally, Cotton was secretly very anxious when Dr Ritalson contacted her, however the brave little Poppet put on her sunshine exterior and set off to see how she could help, hoping that she could find a new purpose to her life, now that Baba had passed. ------- Spell repetoire and focus spells:
Innate: Mending Focus:Counter Performance, Inspire Courage, Lingering Composition 0:Detect Magic, Guidance, Light, Read Aura, Telekenetic Projectile 1:Bless, Fear, Soothe 2: 3: 4: 5: Cotton
Senses: Perception +7 (E, +2 Wis, Level), Darkvision DEFENSE
Fort +5 (T, +2 Con, Lvl)
OFFENSE
Spd 25
STATISTICS at Lvl 1
ANCESTRY and CLASS FEATS
Ancestry 1 – Helpful Poppet:
You're particularly skilled at helping others with a task. You gain a +2 circumstance bonus on checks to Aid, and you don't give your ally a –1 circumstance penalty to their check if you critically fail your attempt to Aid. Ancestry 1 – Stuffed Poppet:
You have little inside you other than cotton, sawdust, or dried leaves. You take no damage from falling, regardless of the distance you fall. Lingering Composition: SKILLS and SKILL FEATS
Multilingual: (Background) Learn 2 languages LANGUAGES
EQUIPMENT
BACKGROUND
CLASS FEATURES
Thread - Cotton's poppet familiar for level 2! Edit these stats:
Tiny Poppet
Manual Dexterity, Remove Flammable(Poppet), Constructed (Poppet), Low Light Vision HP: 5, AC: 13, F+5 R+3 W+7 Speed: 25ft. Acr +5, Per +5, Sth +5 |
