About SmendorInfo:
Given Name: Smendor Iron-Face Class: Fighter Race: Dwarf Alignment: NG Age: 65 Height: 4’2’’ Weight: 188lb Stats:
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Description:
Personality:
Back-Story: Smendor was born into a merchant family from the town of Brunderton. His father Morvack Iron-Face was a road warrior of the region. He was the founder of several long term trade agreements between his small privet mercantile establishment, and many of the surrounding towns.
He left thinking those two year where a complete waste of time, but before he could leave for the trip home he was confronted by a young member of the Garess family. Morgan McGregor of house Garess was a tall very charismatic individual that had a very strong influence with the ladies of the area. Morgan was very low in the noble line so he had no hope of ever really making it anywhere without hard work. Morgan toke a chance and he was really worried so he went looking for help. Morgan new that Smendor had a lot of natural talent when it came to the mercantile field, and also a good right cross so he went right to the point. He asked Smendor to help him make a trade before he left town. He told Smendor that he knew a guy that knew a guy that had a great opportunity, but the deal was looking so shady Morgan wanted some muscle. Morgan made the right move getting a dwarf for the trade. The other group was attempting to push gold planted metal bars. Smendor did finish school. To this day Smendor and Morgan are an inseparable team, but they need to expand their business, so getting someone into the Stolen Lands is their next move. Role:
Survey:
Where was your character born? Brunderton Who raised him/her?
What was happening in the region when your character was growing up?
Does your character have any relatives?
Motivation
What are your character’s immediate goals? What would she like to do in the coming year?
What are her long-term goals?
What type of person would be her ideal mate?
Who is her patron deity? Is she a devout worshiper?
Is she a devout member of any nonreligious cause?
Is there any race, creed, alignment, religion or the like against which she is strongly prejudiced?
What is her greatest fear?
What is the one task she absolutely refuses to do?
Idiosyncrasies
What is your character’s motto or favorite saying?
What is her favorite color?
Describe what she would wear if money were no object?
What is her favorite food? Drink?
What is her favorite animal?
What habits of her friends annoy her most?
Traits:
Miscellaneous What well-known media figure from sports, movies or politics most closely resembles your character?
What would be her theme song?
If her friends were to write her epitaph, what would it be?
What would be her job in modern society?
Introduction Questions Do you have any nicknames, street names, titles, or aliases?
What is your full birth name?
Where do you live?
Why do you live there?
What is your citizenship status?
What is your most obvious blessing or strength?
What is your most obvious flaw or weakness?
Was there any event or cause to cause these weaknesses?
Physical Traits What is your general body type, frame, bone structure, and poise?
What is your skin colour?
What is your hair colour?
What is your hairstyle?
Do you have any facial hair?
What is your eye colour?
Does it change?
How attractive are you?
What is your most distinguishing feature?
Do you have any scars, tattoos, or birthmarks?
What is your handedness (left/right)?
Do you resemble some currently known person?
Do you wear a uniform?
What kind of clothing do you wear?
What is your clothing's style or level of sophistication?
What sort of vocal tone do you have?
Do you get sick? Maybe you catch the flu twice a year and that's it? Or maybe you have a weak immune system and catch anything that goes around?
History Where is your homeland?
What are its people like?
Are you aware of its history?
Are you patriotic or a social outcast?
What are your opinions of home?
Did you witness any historical events?
Are your real reasons for becoming an adventurer different from what you tell others?
How do you feel about other races?
Were there any traumatic experiences in your early years (death of a family member, abandonment, orphaned at an early age, etc.)?
Did you have any childhood friends?
Are you still close to them or have you grown apart?
Which toys from your childhood have you kept?
What conflicts might arise from your past?
Do you have any sort of criminal record?
Family Who were your parents?
Were you raised by them?
What did your parents and/or foster parents do for a living?
What was their standing in the community?
Did your family stay in one area or move around a lot?
How did you get along with your parents?
How would your parents describe you?
Are any or all of your family still alive?
Personality/Beliefs Do you, or did you, have any role models?
Do you have any great rational or irrational fears or phobias?
What, if anything, would it take for you to be able to overcome this?
How do you react when this fear manifests itself?
Are you willing to discuss, or even admit to, the situation?
What are your attitudes regarding material wealth?
Are you miserly with your share of the wealth, or do you spend it freely?
Are you greedy or generous?
Do you see wealth as a mark of success, or just as a means to an end?
How do you generally treat others?
Do you trust easily (perhaps too easily) or not?
Are you introverted (shy and withdrawn) or extroverted (outgoing)?
Are you a humble soul or blusteringly proud?
Do you act differently than you feel (concealing your true thoughts)?
What is your favorite type of animal?
Is there anything that enrages you?
Do you enjoy "roughing it", or do you prefer your creature comforts?
What would you do if something were stolen from you?
What would you do if you were badly insulted publicly?
What do you consider to be the worst crime someone could commit and why?
Do you support the current government of your homeland?
What form of government do you believe is the best (democracy, monarchy, anarchy, aristocratic rule, oligarchy, matriarchy) and why?
Have you ever been persecuted for your political stance?
Do you have any unusual or nervous mannerisms, such as when talking, thinking, afraid, under stress, or when embarrassed?
What is your most treasured possession?
Do you have a good luck charm?
Do you prefer to tear down or build up?
Are you deliberate or spontaneous?
Do you prefer the town or the country?
If made to decide, would you rather be deaf or blind? Why?
Describe your worst nightmares.
Appearance::
Hair: He keeps his hair long usually pulled back in a long ponytail. At the end of the ponytail is a small silver trinket that holds it in place. Beard: His beard is about 1 foot when it is braided, but you can assume it would be much larger and longer if it were unbraided. The end is held in place by a small silver chain and clasp. Though small the clasp does look to be strong. The clasp itself seems to be two crossed war hammers. Mutton Chops: The part of his face that would be mutton chops is also pulled down into a short braid. There is ones again a small clasp depicting the same hammers holding the braid in place. Mustache: This mustache is fully incorporated into his beard and chops. Level of Dress: Smendor is dressed in medium to high quality clothing. Torso and Pants: His upper body is covered is a very strong well made tunic. The leather strapping is covered in dwarf runes. In the upper right hand corner can be seen the Garess House seal. The coloration is generally earthy with a lot of browns, red, and very deep dark greens. The individual textile quality is also high. Cloak: There is a long dark red cloak hanging from his neck. The back of the cloak is covered in simply but nice embroider work. If you know the language of the dwarf you can see it is the common saying of House Garess. (Strong as the Mountains). There also seems to be some trade and or mercantile imagery on the cloak. Boots: Around the dwarf feet can be seen a very nice set of boots. The front and back of the boots are covered in a blackened steal. The boots also seem to give a high level of support. Gloves: The dwarf has very think high end gloves on his hands. They are again darker in color. Size: Smendor is a thick creature. He really does not have much of a neck nor does it seem he would be very quick on his feet. There is a very good chance there is a lot of dwarf under his clothing. Backpack: Smendor has a lot of gear on his back. He did not have any armor, or weapons on when he entering the room the night before, but you can see by the shape of his gear he has a shield and other combat gear. Academy:
The Business Academy of Lord Cremmal The old history of the Academy is really not something the other lords of Brevoy like to converse about, but they see it as a very good place to send their kids. Lord Cremmal was more of a shyster than a lord and he proved his worth by causing what has been seen as the darkest economic point for the kingdom in nearly 100 years. Lord Cremmal was not from Brevoy he was from a distant land that he never really out right gave the name to. Everyone simply knew his homeland was truly majestic. In truth now about 100 years late everyone knows he was a Steward from Korvosa. Due to the negative connection to his name one would assume the name of the school would have been changed, but on the contrary the academy wanted to keep the name to make sure his aggressive market manipulation would never happen again. As the story goes Lord Cremmal came to the area in 4590 and started imported exotic and marvelous goods found in and across the deep oceans of the world. The food items were very tasty, energy rich, great for ones complexion, and some even say helpful in a relationship (blink blink). The most important items he imported were Shark Fin, Pearl, Perfume, Caviar, and many different spices. The items simply by themselves would have caused any issue, but Lord Cremmal used the fact they where new and exotic to manipulate the market. His aggressive manipulate causing some of those key items to be worth 10 times what he actually paid for them. All he had to do was limit the inflow of each item, and drastically increase the oppressive and even sometimes violent attitudes many of the Nobles started using to get the items. He had best friends paying exorbitant prices for a small tin of fish eggs. There was even unconfirmed stories of different house Lords taking items from each other’s parties so they could use the same items over again, but everyone knows those stories are untrue. The market bubble last for several years and caused many of the township municipalities to degrade in their quality. The road where in disrepair, the amount of corruption was maddening, and no one could find a simple loaf of bread in the mark all due to the fact the Duchess of House Garess had to have a bowl of soup, because she thought the man of the house was going after some little hot thing he found at a party. The academy itself is acutely Lord Cremmal’s house which was forcefully take and almost burned to the ground when the market finally collapsed. Lucky the house was not turned into ash. Many of the different house nobles concluded they needed a place to educate their children in sounds business practices so things like this would never happen again. All students must finish all the classes to be official graduates of the academy. Fields of Study
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