Fighter

Darrien Rose Rossberg's page

127 posts. Alias of rorek55.


Race

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Classes/Levels

Fighter 2| HP: 9/22 | AC: 20 FF: 19 T:11 | Fort: +5, Ref:+1, Will: +2 | Init: +1| Perc: +7

Gender

M

Size

M

Age

31

Alignment

NG

About Darrien Rose Rossberg

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Background (short)
Darrien Rose Rossberg lead a simple life, from his birth, to his teens, he farmed with his father, worked odd jobs around his small village, and enjoyed strong friendships with many people. Even the day he got married was a simple, but happy day for him. He did his best for his family, he provided food, and comfort. He had a 3 year old son. He was happy. Alas, one day a roving band of ghouls swept down upon the farm, and Darrien could only watch as his wife and child, the lights of joy in his life were taken from him. As chance would have, several of his childhood friends had been on their way to visit, and saw darrien finally smash a fiend with half of a broken metal door. Some fled back to town for aid, others picked up tools and ran to his aid. But they were not warriors, and soon they too began to fall to the horrid fiends. Had it not been for a ranger, descending from the shadowed woods to cut down the demons and caused the lead demon to flee, they would have all died that day. While the others thanked the ranger, Darrien could only hold the half eaten corpse of his wife in stunned silence. Finally after what seemed like ions, the ranger strode over to Darrien and placed a hand on his shoulder, suddenly Darrien rose and turned on the ranger in anger. He blamed him, he cursed him for not coming sooner, he yelled more curses than any man ever should, and with a heart filled with anger and despair, he fled to the northen woods, up the mountain. What happened during that time is a haze to Darrien and he cannot recall how much time passed, perhaps days,but eventually he found himself at the peak of the mountain, carrying the metal door, and the corpse of his wife. He sat the door down on the snow and looked out over the ledge, a steep drop. He closed his eyes, but before he did anything else, a faint voice came, and with it, something his father had said to him countless times when he had been depressed.

"Remember son, the darker the night is, the brighter the stars shine. The only option is to keep going, and find new joy."

Later the next morning Darrien returned, carrying the metal door, but having left his wife buried on the mountain peak. He had realized something. The joy of life was precious, and while it could be found everywhere, in anything, losing any of it to the ever encroaching darkness was a horrible loss, that night he had made a vow, a vow to his family, to Continue to live and find joy in life enough for all of them, and a vow to himself, to protect that light of joy whereever he found it, and to kindle it in places he did not. He forged the beaten metal door into a shield, a shield of a quality far beyond what his skill should have been capable of, and upon that shield resided an emblem, as if it were a stamp of approval.

Darrien 10 min background
Part 1.
1- Grew up in a simple village life, he was taught to enjoy the small things, like the birdsongs, the smell of fresh baked bread, the company of others. He never gained delusions of grandeur.
2- Enjoyed physical exercise, and always seemed to endure it better than others. He also was taught how to wield a sword a bit by his father after a day’s work.
3- Always thought that fighting for glory was silly, his nature, and his fathers’ words, lead him to believe that one should only fight to protect.
4- Never was super religious, he knew about the goodly deities, and his father talked often of Iomdedea, Sarenrea, Torag and even Shelyn.
5- Always seemed to get along with others, and always tried to cheer up those that were down. His optimism was nigh impregnable.
6- Greatly Enjoyed music, even learned a bit, though he certainly is no performer. He loved his wife singing most of all.
7- He was nearly broken after his life was destroyed by the demon, he lost everything, his wife, child, and home. But, on the edge of a mountain, his resolve was forged anew and he walked back to the foot of the mountain, instead of falling to it.

Part 2. Goals
1- He seeks to spread joy where he goes, always eager to share a good laugh, and seems to simply enjoy being alive. He seeks to protect the spark of joy in men and women, and to try and relight it in those who have doused it.
2- Live a life filled with enough joy, love, and experience for him, his wife, and his child.
3- A fools dream, he knows, but he hopes to save his wife and child from the clutches of the abyss, his ideal would be to get them back, but, the knowledge that there souls are not the play things of demons would more than suffice for him.

Part 3 secrets

1- He has divine blood running through his veins, he never knew about this, though it may come to light at a later time.
2- He felt as if his hand was guided by something greater than himself when he forged his shield, but he also questions the gods, for they let his family die.

Part 4

1- His Father, Lloyd. A rough, but caring man. He continues his work as a servant in the crusade against the demons. He is of decent rank, and minor renown, though his age is catching up to him (48). He fully believes in what he is doing, but wanted to protect his family from it.
2- Maria, his late wife’s younger sister. She is a kind, caring woman, and has always been interested in Darrien, though she never had the courage to say so. The loss of her sister hit her hard, and as a result, she joined up with the crusade before even Darrien. She is naturally timid, and so, even though she proved naturally adept at combat, took a more scholarly role within the crusade, becoming a cleric of Sarenrea. She tries to speak to Darrien whenever she can.
3- Martin, a childhood friend of Darrien, and the now acting “leader” of the small village they grew up in. He is a smaller, almost frail man, more interested in books and the like than physical labor. His natural curiosity and intellectual mind got him and Darrien into trouble often, though the two were known for being able to handle anything they got into had mild dealing with the crusader after the demon attack.
4- (enemy)The Demon, (up to GM) the demon that lead the small raid on his home and village, the one that slew his wife and child, and would have killed Darrien had it not been for the ranger’s intervention forced it to flee. He holds a grudge that a peasant farmer would have stood against him, even more so, with the knowledge that Darrien held divine heritage.

Part 5. Quirks/memories

1- He often begins humming to himself without knowing it, normally songs that his wife would hum or sing while they went about daily chores.
2- He is haunted many a night by the laugh of the demon, the taste of his own blood, and the feeling of helplessness he felt as he watched his family be slaughtered, he often channels this into his efforts to keep from ever being helpless again, and to keep that from happening to others