1) I'd like 5 points that capture the concept and story of the character. More are welcome, but no less than five.
-Masi is the youngest son of the Ngali Tribe’s shaman but became a hunter after his coming-of-age spirit quest led him to N’kasu, his Ape hunting companion.
-Masi formed a mentoring relationship with another young hunter, Imbuka, who’s gruff and angry manner was able to teach the softer Masi how to survive in the jungle.
-Masi was gone for a number of weeks on a hunting trip, patrolling the borders between the neighboring tribe, the Inyoka. When he returned to his tribe he found all of them unconscious but alive on the ground, their veins unnaturally black as night and their eyes pure black. The only person he saw that was not present was his mother, Umusa. Not an unusual thing as she was often away to perform rituals and obtain spell components.
-Masi, unsure what to do, or whether this was magical or disease related took all of the treasures of his people and left with N’kasu for Senghor in hopes of boarding a ship bound for Eleder to obtain medicine for his people.
-Without actually taking the campaign trait, Masi did not have enough money to gain entrance on to the ship and while it was difficult to do so, Masi was able to sneak him and N’kasu into the holding of the ship.
2) Two goals that you'd like the character to accomplish in-game.
-Obtain either information pointing toward a cure or the cure itself for his tribe.
-Discover what happened to his mother.
3) Two secrets, one the PC keeps to himself, and one kept from the PC. I'll come up with a third that both the character and player aren't aware of, in hopes of shocking surprises within the storytelling.
-While not present at the tribe when the initial outbreak started and thus not exposed to the highest concentration of whatever caused this, his time in the village sill infected Masi. He takes time to make sure his leather and hides cover his feet and ankles as his veins are slowly turning black with each day.
-In his shock at seeing his people diseased and unconscious, he missed the fact that Imbuka was not one of the bodies in his tribe and would be shocked to know that Imbuka caused this to happen because he desired to rule the tribe himself.
4) 3-5 people that are tied to your PC by blood, love, rivalry, honor, etc. I'd like at least one enemy in a set of three or four, with no more than two for a set of five. PLEASE consider the players reference guide for ideas.
-Imbuka, young hunter roughly the same age as Masi but far more selfish. They have a sort of rivalry friendship. Imbuka is responsible for the afflictions that Masi saw their tribe.
-Umusa, Masi’s mother and the shaman of the Ngali tribe. He learned his kindness from his mother. Masi is not sure whether she is alive or dead, or if she is infected as well.
-Jask Derindi, having snuck aboard the Jenivere and being this the first most prolonged interaction with a civilized person, Masi is fascinated by Jask but skeptical that anything other than the Ngali way can work.
5) Three key memories that define your character as the person they are at the time of submission.
-Going on a spirit quest is a rite of passage and a serious endeavor. In fact Masi was for lack of better terms “failing” the spirit quest. Having been bitten by a poisonous python, Masi simply laid down to die. In his fevered state as he began succumbing to the poison, he saw a giant ape fill his vision and run off into the jungle. He was able to slowly pull himself after the ape and what he found was a young female ape alone in the forest, also slowly dying. As he approached closer he felt their spirits intertwined and after Masi seemed to be strong enough to take care of the two of them. They stayed in that jungle for weeks taking care of each other and returned back to the village never to be alone again.
-Early on in his training, Masi could not get the hang of trapping and hunting. He felt it too cruel, his mother listened to him first and then provided words of wisdom that have stuck with Masi to this day, “To take a life you must respect a life. Where it has been and where it was going to go. Remember that you are always a part of something bigger little imfene”
-Shortly after arriving in Senghor, some Chelexians approached him and began to accost him, forcing him to give over all of his people’s treasures that he had brought with him. As they physically attacked, N’kasu bore her teeth but was told to stand down by Masi as the young Chelexian men kicked him repeatedly in the stomach. As he lay there covered in blood and mud, Masi experienced what some people thought of the natives of this land.
6) Finally, I'd like you to include with your submission a fear or paranoia that causes your character to shiver, cower, or panic.
-Masi now has nightmares of the moment he saw all of the people of his tribe with black eyes and unnaturally black veins, unconscious on the ground; and fears what it is doing to him and how much time he has.
7)Name three negative aspects to your character
-Masi is slightly xenophobic, he doesn’t hate other races but having no prolonged exposure to them he does not believe that their way of life is the best way to live
-He’s rather naive of civilized culture and many things go over his head.
-While he tends to take after his mother more, there is no doubt that the skills taught to him by Imbuka have taken hold of Masi’s heart. He can get very angry and violent especially when he gets lost in the heat of battle or the moment.
