About Jebat NadimResources:
Languages: Trade Cant, Salt Ren
Might (Word pg 46) Increase Strength to 19. This prowess allows them to lift or break anything that is humanly possible to so handle, though truly supernatural feats of strength require the use of a gift or miracle.
Sky (Word pg 50) Never harmed by falling, does not need to breathe, invincible defense against electricity, cold, and sonic damage.
Apotheosis (pg 31) Godbound are prototypical divinities, and the might of the gods themselves gradually blooms within them as they grow in power. The Apotheosis Word represents this gradual ascent, and its gifts automatically accrue to Godbound who reach certain levels of power.
Advancement:
Level 2 - Save 1 point & add Command: A Thousand Loyal Troops (Action) Commit Effort. A visible NPC immediately becomes cooperative toward you, doing for you all they’d do for a superior or employer. Those who are worthy foes get a Spirit save to resist this effect. The cooperativeness lasts even after the Effort is reclaimed, provided the compliance is not abused or wholly improbable.
Level 3 - Add Fertility (Word pg 40) Heroes with the Fertility Word have perfect control over their reproduction and may set their Constitution score to 16, or 18 if it’s already 16 or higher. They have an invincible defense against wooden weapons or objects, vegetal monsters, and plant-based toxins. Appearance: Captain Jebat Nadim is of average height with a lean Kasirutan build. He wears a black mustache and beard upon a complexion of deep tan. A veteran leather tricorn easily sits on a silk bandana that attempts to contain unruly and decorated hair. His silk and leather outfit is salt-stained and vaguely piratey. A veteran cutlass and dagger are sheathed in his weapon’s belt, and a shield hangs on his back. Description:
As soon as socially acceptable, the datuk arranged for his son to be placed on a merchant ship. Ostensibly to experience the Kasirutan heritage of the sea, but practically it put Jebat out of Sebang for most of the year. For a decade, Jebat plied the trade winds learning every port of call and hazards of the sea. He finally matured enough to appreciate life on the seas of his ancestors. Over the last few years, Jebat developed a strong relationship with a Vissian merchant-prince, Girolamo Riario from Savona. Instead of handling his shipments through middle men, Captain Jebat began personally sailing the Vissian’s most important shipments due to his dependability. It was on one of the shipments when Jebat’s life changed. Last year, Jebat’s ship was boarded for inspection upon the high seas by the Patrian Navy. The skies were overcast and pregnant with storm. The Patrian captain hauled Jebat to his ship and clapped him irons accusing him of being a pirate instead of a merchant. The Patrians offloaded his cargo and locked his crew in hold. Jebat was furious and continued to harangue the Patrians at short range, when the rain started. When their transaction was complete, the Patrian captain ordered the Kasirutan ship fired to destroy the evidence. Jebat’s rage reached its limit and cried out to his ancestors. Then, lightning struck Jebat blackening the forecastle of the Patrian ship. Jebat miraculously survived and strained against his iron manacles for one last time shattering them dramatically. Might (Word). While the Patrians were awestruck, Jebat launched himself into the air as gravity relented its persistent grip. Sky: Sapphire Wings. And just saw the Vision’s birth again in Age of Ultron. After landing on his ship’s deck, Jebat quickly freed his crew and ordered them to make way. The Patrian’s captain recovered and ordered fire arrows. In retaliation, a wall of mist erupted from the sea obscuring the Kasirutan ship and causing the fire arrows to extinguish and land randomly. Sky: The Clouds Below. Jebat’s rage was unabated. The rain surged into a storm around the Patrian ship tearing at the rigging temporarily preventing it from getting under way. Sky: Windsinger. While his crew demanded to flee, Jebat ordered the ship around to attack the stranded but massive Patrian trireme. The obscuring mists hug and protected the Kasirutan ship from Patrian arrow volleys. When the magical mists enveloped the Patrians and the ships near to converge, the rain turned to lightning aboard the Patrian ship. By the time the ships collided the bodies of the Patrians on the weather deck smelled of charcoal and ozone. Sky: Rain of Lightning. The Kasirutans made quick work of the rest of the Patrians, recovered their cargo, and turned the trireme over to the slaves who had been chained to their oars. When Jebat called at Savona to deliver their cargo, the story of the Dread Pirate Jebat and his personal war on the Patrian Empire began. Over supper with the Vissian merchant-prince Girolamo Riario, they discussed and realized that Kasirutan ships could become as powerful on the sea as the Patrian legions are on land. However, the Vissian pointed out that he could not engage in business with the Dread Pirate Jebat, so keeping those two identities separate was decided that night. They also concluded that the future Kasirutan state needed funds, so the Dread Pirate Jebat would tax any ship not delivering cargo to the archipelago. The amount of the wily merchant-prince’s tax happened to be the exact amount that he had planned to cut Jebat into the business to secure his loyalty: win-win. After Captain Jebat Nadim added to his crew at Savona, he swore them to loyalty and the secret that he is also the Dread Pirate Jebat. The Soldier's Faithful Heart. Over the past year, the Dread Pirate Jebat has begun his Kasirutan taxation on the high seas, while he continues his shipments for the Vissian merchant-prince Girolamo Riario. There has been discussions for his pursuit for the position of raja of all the isles, but Captain Jebat Nadim does not know if he is ready yet. He has accumulated a hundred loyal crew distributed over several ships and operating safe houses in ports around Arcem. Those retired sailors operate taverns, inns, chandlers and warehouses. These loyal crew keep the secret and faith in the belief of a Kasirutan Empire. Complications:
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