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The jeers and cheers of the crowd reverberated through Tondrick's skull. Their faces staring towards the drawn circle, an arena of blood and sweat, two giants battling for their lives fought there, raining blow after blows upon each other, neither willing to give up. Baloric Herdpounder circled to the right, bringing his great blade in a swinging arc, dipping under Torkil's guard, splitting the skin and flesh of his hip, blood seeping from the riven muscle. Smiling, Baloric taunted, "Your time is up old man, this tribe has been following tradition too long, been in hiding too long, it is time to change, time to open up to the wider world, time for a new person to lead, and with my strength, and the support of my chosen, I will do this!"

"It may well be time for things to change, but it is not you Baloric, son of Bandor, who will be the one to force that change, you are seeped in dark secrets, and are not a honorable man. Even if I fall, one day your lack of honor will come to be your death..." Torkil responded, limping a bit from his wound, trying to hide his discomfort.

"I guess only time...and currently, my blade will tell!" And as he says this, Baloric raises his blade over his head, the sun flashing off the polished blade, brighter then seemed normal, the blinding flash causes Torkil to shut his eyes for a brief second...one second too long. Tondrick cries out in anger and rage as Baloric's blade sinks into his fathers shoulder, into his chest, almost cleaving him in twain. As his father slumps to the ground, a pool of blood spreading to mix with the mud...his vision grows hazy, rage taking over....

Waking up in a cold sweat, his dagger clenched tightly in his fist, Tondrick shakes his head, trying to get the last vestiges of the reoccurring nightmare out of his head, Sandra turns over in the bed and caresses his chest lightly, trying to calm him, to sooth the pain that he only shows in sleep....

Name: Tondrick the "Dog of War"
Race: Human
Class: Mad Dog Barbarian
Alignment: LN
Appearance:
Standing at a towering 6'6" Tondrick is a mountain of a man, well muscled and weathered. He shows battle scars and evidence of a life of work and danger. His long, dark hair complements his deep green eyes well, and would be considered quite handsome of the scar across his right eye didn't put a girl off. He bears the tattoos of his tribe across his chest, and is not afraid to explain their significance if asked.
Personality:
Tondrick is a joyful, cheerful fellow who enjoys drinking, training, and playing with his hound. While is outward appearance can be kind of intimidating he is usually a kind and gentle man. However, he is very loyal and protective of the weak and of females, as they were a prized thing in his tribe, females, not the weak that is. He follows a personal code of honor and sees his own personal honor as a big deal.
10 Min Background:
Step 1:
1. Tondrick the “Dog of War” is the son of the chief of a remote tribe of barbaric humans, the “Mongrels”.
2. He values strength and honor, he sees magic as cheating and a way for those that nature would normally cull to cheat death.
3. He was supposed to take over the tribe in a couple of years, but a rival of his father took over the tribe by killing his father in ritual combat, the rival is Baloric Herdpounder.
4. Tondrick is the lover of the tribes apprentice wise woman, Sandra Woodwise, (cleric) and was engaged to her, but when his father was killed, they both fled, and she is now in a hamlet (insert name here) working to run an herbalist shop. Tondrick adventures and does merc work to make ends meet.
5. He dreams of one day going back and killing Baloric and restoring his family honor and taking control of the tribe once again, to become King of the Mongrels. He knows he must train hard though to accomplish this goal.
Step 2:
1. Return to his tribe and challenge for leadership, and to connect his tribe to the wider world.
2. He would like to become the legend his father never was, to have stories told about him, and to have his name spoken across the land as a great man.
Step 3:
1. Tondrick’s father’s soul is being held captive by the witch who helped empower Baloric so that Baloric could beat tondricks father, whose name is Torkil Ironhammer.
2. Sandra has been getting weird prophetic visions that trouble her greatly.
Step 4:
1. Sanda Woodwise is a cleric of a nature deity, and is a beautiful, kind woman who tries her best to do well by others and to do the will of her god. She does her best to support Tondrick and is hopeful one day to be reunited with the sister she left back at the tribe.
2. Baloric Herdpounder is the barbarian that killed Torkil for leadership of the tribe. He had the help of his consort and shaman, Glorana Whitefeather, a witch of some power. He used some trickery and magic to help his ambitions.
3. Norman is a adventuring companion of Tondrick, a druid, who has taken a liking to Tondrick and tries to keep an eye on him. Norman is a sarcastic man, a bit older, and likes to relax and partake in “special” herbs when he is not adventuring.
Step 5
1. Tondrick remembers the anger and loss he felt as a younger man when his father was killed before his eyes.
2. Tondrick keeps his faithful war hound, Vokar, by his side at all times (the namesake of the tribe, for they are known in their remote area to breed special hound/wolf/bear hybrids to turn into fierce war creatures.
3. Tondrick has a penchant for good poetry.

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Just a quick question, are the animal companions from the Beast 2 legal for play yet? What about the familiars? Thanks!

What about using a bard for the base class? Then going a few lvls of AA somewhere in it?

"though I guess you could always grab your right hand with your left, if the right hand counts as a weapon : ) "

+1

I need a clarification on this one, as the wording and thoughts behind the evolution seem at odds. Can it be taken at first level, or must the summoner wait until fifth to take it? This might have been discussed before, but I couldn't readily find it.Thanks for any help!