Nameless is as personable as a hunk of stone-- square, strong-shouldered and nervously stoic. His face is covered by a white mask and his head by a plate helm, either of which he does not normally remove. Wearing the insignia of the Mendevian Crusades on a red tabard, Iomedae’s holy symbol, across his chest, he appears like any other rank and file soldier. A black strap and a sheathe hold his elven curve blade on his back, the exotic weapon looking out of place on such a plain person.
Personality:
Nameless doesn’t really speak; nor does he answer to any real name. Preferring to stand in the background to let the important people talk, Nameless is adept at taking orders and following them. Not that he’s without his own impetus for existence—- just that having people tell him what to do makes him feel like he’s helping. He enjoys sword fighting and speaking to people quietly until he’s needed as well as standing just behind (but never in front of ) whomever’s in charge. Nameless personifies the mountain-- slow moving, idle, but stubborn, immovable and with an iron will. There is no one more loyal in this life or the next.
Backstory:
Nameless looked up to the paladins of Mendev for his entire life. His family lived a comfortable existence in a small fishing village in Brevoy on the coast of the Lake of Mists and Veils; simple country folk, his family geneology is less of a straight branching line and more of a tangle of roots, which is what’s expected of hill folk. Nameless is the twelfth son of his mother and father, who, having exhausted all of their creativity on their first eleven children's names, simply introduced him to his siblings as “your brother” and referred to him as “hey, you” afterwards for almost twenty years.
But Nameless’s fate was twined with one of the Mendevian heroes. One day, a small ship made landing on the shore not far from their home—crusaders on their pilgrimage to Mendev to fight in the fourth crusade to close the Worldwound. Nameless and his brothers and sisters sat enraptured by the crusaders’ tales and stories of honor, glory, sacrifice and battle. Each one of them was a titan unto themselves, a bastion of such great deeds that Nameless’s meager education could only hope to call them what they were-— heroes.
Before they set sail again, Nameless professed his desire to come along with them—to leave the shore of the Lake and travel to Mendev. But one of the adventurers, a lithe and battlescarred elf, took him aside and with a smile more mocking than genuine gave him a battered, beaten elf-sword that all but curved the wrong way entirely. “Once you’ve learned to wield this sword with courage, skill and dignity, come and find me in far Nerosyan,” the hero said. The ship left that day, and Nameless almost didn’t realize that he had forgotten to ask his sword-donator his name.
Two years later, against all odds, against his parents’ wishes, against his own judgment he had, in his opinion, mastered the elven curved blade. It was time. Taking the pilgrimage was short—- paying for it took days of work. Walking the long road to Nerosyan was hard—- but days of battering tree trunks with his curved blade was harder. Convincing the recruiter to take him despite his thin build tested him—- but he had already tested himself enough. Donning the mantle of the swords of Iomedae and taking the crusader’s pledge was honor enough—- but joining the fight will be the most glorious thing this nameless soldier has ever done.
Statistic Block:
Nameless
Male human fighter 1
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses Perception +1
-Defense--------------------------------- AC 16, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 11 (1d10+1)
Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +1
-Offense--------------------------------- Spd 30 ft.
Melee elven curve blade +4 (1d10/18-20 x2)
Ranged …
-Statistics------------------------------ Str 11, Dex 14, Con 13, Int 9, Wis 12, Cha 7
Base Atk +1; CMB +1; CMD 13
Feats Weapon Finesse, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (elven curve blade), Weapon Focus (elven curve blade)
Skills Climb +4, Swim +4, Survival +5 All skills listed are class skills. Traits Languages Common
Gear dagger, longbow, chain shirt, elven curve blade, 40 arrows, 40 cold iron arrows, 41gp
20 Point Buy Version of the Stat Block:
Nameless
Male human fighter 1
LG Medium humanoid (human)
Init +2; Senses Perception +2
-Defense--------------------------------- AC 16, touch 12, flat-footed 14 (+4 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 12 (1d10+2)
Fort +4, Ref +2, Will +2
-Offense--------------------------------- Spd 30 ft.
Melee elven curve blade +5 (1d10+4/18-20 x2) ... -1 (1d10+7/18-20 x2)
Ranged longbow +3 (1d8/x3)
-Statistics------------------------------ Str 17, Dex 14, Con 15, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 7
Base Atk +1; CMB +4; CMD 16
Feats Exotic Weapon Proficiency (elven curve blade), Weapon Focus (elven curve blade), Power Attack
Skills Climb +5, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +4, Swim +5, Survival +6 All skills listed are class skills.... -2 ACP
Traits Languages Common
Gear dagger, longbow, chain shirt, elven curve blade, 40 arrows, 40 cold iron arrows, 41gp
