About Smaug, Prophet of the DragonSammos, Prophet of the DRAGON (Eidolon=Nico Bolas)
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Feats Extra Evolution, Extra Evolution, Spellsong, Toughness
Skills (8x)
Languages Celestial, Common, Draconic, Elven
On Nico Bolas: Leather armor ----------------------
Crossbow bolts 20 ----------------------
So here is the first draft for the background stuffs for my summoner (and again, his name will change, I just suck at names horribly!) but I have yet to get any of the crunch up for him. This will probably change in chunks as I get his crunch built up and different abilities get factored into his story. The main reason That I have his fluff done before his crunch is that he is a reoccurring character of mine, and mostly I just had to dig it up and shape it for this campaign. If you see something that you really dont like, let me know now and I can easily change it ^-^ A quick 2 liner about his backstory; He believes that the world will one day be overrun by dragons, and in the near future. He goes around trying to "preach" his religion and warn the masses of the impending doom. He is an arcane caster and has a "dragon hatchling" who manifests near him. Samos doesn't know it, but the dragon beside him is the reincarnation of the same dragon he prophesies will destroy the world, and ages in reverse, the longer he lives, the further back in time he "existed" until he finally meets up with his former glory. (Basically he ages at double speed, or greater. It explains why he gains power so much quicker then a normal dragon would (at class levels instead of decades to centuries) "hes a crazy koot, and old to boot.
Worth noting. I took the Umbral Unmasking Drawback as my shadow takes on the form of a monstrous dragon (DC 15 Wis to see it), and my shadow disappears every time I summon Nico Bolas. If you want to play up the interactions brought about my monstrous shadow, as I do intend to spend a fair bit of time without him summoned (such as in towns), go ahead :) Description:
An older man, probably in his 50s, lean, gaunt and raggedy. He has the look of a man who has been out in the wild for far too long and an almost crazy look in his eyes. Not the dangerous crazy, rather the look of someone who has seen things that cannot be explained. While the clothes he wears are by no means rags, they are well worn and weathered, giving the impression of a man on the road for ages. The other thing of note, he wears the skin of a giant salamander, adorning his shoulders like a massive red cowl draped across him... Lo! he calls to you guys
Fluff:
Name
Nico Bolas, a young red wyrmling crouched forward on all fours, with a long neck and slender tail flickering to and fro. His scales are a deep red, creviced with soot black. Along his ridged and bony back sit two wings, while at the tip of the lizard rests the mighty head of the Red Dragon. Scaled and serpentine, with deep, dark eyes almost tinged with evil and malice, while a fearsome maw dripping fire embers and spewing black smoke tops out the fearsome presence of the mighty red wyrmling.
History and Backstory:
Samos had 2 main phases in his life, essentially before he went crazy and after he went crazy. Pre-catalyst he was just your average working man, there was very little outstanding about him and he never really applied himself to the things he did. As a result he worked for the government of Andoran, pushing paper and keeping the bureaucracy going, but never made it into any position of significance. Mundane, boring, and going nowhere.
Yet he had mellowed out a bit over these last few years (or at least less vocal) and the government of Andoran has re-hired him, this time as something more like a consultant, for Samos was someone who had traveled far and seen many things, he could act as an emissary in difficult or dangerous places, and trusted to keep Andorans interests in whatever business he was doing.
Recently, Commander Gerregne of the Andoran Army had approached Samos. He was sending a group of adventurers to Vraath Keep in Isger and he needed someone there to keep an eye on the group, and on neighboring Cheliax. A Government watchdog, if you will. Nico Bolas has a different story. A celestial dragon bound to the outer planes, he longed to be manifest on the material plane, but more then just exist there, he wanted to rule. However, no one knew him. No one believed, feared or revered him. He could not grow nor exist nor rule without the belief of the people. Perplexed, Nico Bolas was stuck. Searching, Nico Bolas found Samos, his mind broken like his body from the crash. There he began whispering to him, telling him of power and prophecies. Prophecies of himself, of his rise to power and his eventual rulership. And of the world ending at his hand... Soon, the voices in Samos's head begun to take on a very real essence. They got louder and more persistent, slowly revealing themselves to be the voice of Nico Bolas. Then, in a dream, Nico Bolas came to Samos, telling him he would assist him on his journey, intertwining their fates together.
Nico Bolas has an interesting existence. He grows exceedingly fast, both forwards in time and backwards. To have the immense power he required, he would have to live the lifetime of an ancient dragon, and to achieve that, he grows into history. The older he gets, the further into the past he has existed. Another interesting dynamic is the alignment of the two. Samos is NG, his prophetic lifestyle is very free and whimsical, going where the wind takes him while his government work requires a degree of order from him. Samos is also very selfless, doing things for others and generally caring for their well-being over his own. Nico Bolas is in many ways his opposite, being CE in a very selfish and self serving way. He cares little for others, valuing only himself and the altruistic attitude of Samos is something he simply cannot understand.
Goals and Reasons for Adventuring:
Samos has resigned himself to a gruesome death sometime in the future. He knows he will die either at the hands of the dragons or on the journey to warn others. Now, and for as long as he can, he travels around, warning others and helping out. While most people shun him, a few accept him (although they usually ignore his words), and in doing so they find a kindly soul willing to help out and care for people. He is also bound to Andoran both out of loyalty and a sense of doing right so he often goes places (such as Vraath Keep) at the whims of his superiors. Nico Bolas has a different agenda. He secretly knows that he is the one in the prophesy. That he is the one who will bring about the end times. But in order to do that he needs to grow. And in order to grow he needs others to believe in him, believe he exists, believe that he WILL bring about The End Times. If he can get enough people to believe then it will become reality. And he is growing stronger... Future Plans:
Samos will continue as a summoner/bard from here on out, picking up extra evolutions when he can and generally focusing on support. He will also try to keep his intimidate as high as possible, as his prophetic speeches continue to scare the masses :D Nico Bolas is a more complex case. I will continue to build him like how i envision a dragon to be. Intelligent, flying, bony hide, a fearsome and flaming bite, and intimidating. Some of the evolutions i am looking at are: Improved Damage (bite), improved armor, Reach (bite), fire resistance, Skilled (lots of knowledges), Int Increase, Energy Attacks (fire), Flight, Fire Immunity, Frightful Presence, See in Darkness, Swallow Whole, Fire Breath Weapon,Large. I wont be able to take all of these, but this is the pool ill be drawing from. Greatest Fear:
One of Samos main goals is to spread the word about the impending doom by the dragons, and the ruler of the dragons. A red-black behemoth as fierce as the gods and as powerful as death itself. He will annihilate the world and burn it to nothing. As such his greatest fear is when (not if) this will happen, and it will happen... As for his Crunch Samos is going to be pure summoner/bard, no multiclassing or prestige.
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