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Hey there, DM aLittleTooQuiet, did you miss my character concept? I snuck it in there at the end of page 1.

Gustavus began his service to [god of knowledge/civilisation/reason] as an earnest scholar and priest. His own past, reflected the land’s, having lost his family and had his world upended by the destructive chaos of invading barbarians. He was an orphan raised by the church and came to see it as the final bulwark of civilisation, and, its potential saviour. A group of like-minded, young priests including Gustavus wanted to take the church’s passive stance and upend it, going out in the world to reclaim the knowledge lost during the fall of the Lantian Empire and spread learning to people all over. They called themselves The Rekindlers and over the protests of the higher clergy, they set out into the dangerous world as proactive agents of change.

Gustavus was the youngest amongst them, but he had experienced more of the world than his fellows, most of whom were merchants’ children or city children. Even so, he was naïve and impressed with his older cohorts. Over the course of seven years, The Rekindlers met with some success, some failure and much death at the hands of bandits, beasts and natural hazards as they ventured forth into hostile lands to reclaim lost lore in the name of their god. Those seven years were challenging, often terrifying, often miserable, but even if they wore on Gustavus, paring him down from idealistic young scribe to a suspicious, practical warrior for his god, his faith only strengthened, and his hatred for barbarism increased. Hardship and violence winnowed the numbers of the original Rekindlers down to two, Gustavus and Clodia, who retired to start her own church on the frontier.

Gustavus presently lives in uncertain times. While he remains certain in his faith, he is unsure of the viability of the Rekindlers’ original mission, especially since he is now the only active one left. Does he recruit more Rekindlers or go it alone, perhaps hiring mercenaries to assist him? Does he retire to start his own church and settle down to preach the word of his god and teach the people so that they can become stronger? Does he pledge himself to a lord who wishes to push back the barbarian hordes? He feels tired, alone and bitter, but perhaps it’s time for a second wind, a fresh start fighting the good fight, stoking the fire of civilisation.

(Gustavus would be a Human, Level 7 Inquisitor, Neutral Good)

Is this campaign full up already?

Two or perhaps three spots yet remain empty; all successful candidates will be notified by wednesday at 5pm my time. Thanks to all for your patience!

Are those empty slots going to be filled by those who have already posted in this thread, or are you accepting new characters before Wednesday, as well? I was late to discover this game.