Shadows of Keepers Dale Discussion

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

One human fighter ready for action.

I shall complete his background over the weekend, hopefully meshing him with either the half-orc warlock or the human ranger in some way.

[Utak]

Also for DM:

Spoiler:

Another option for roleplaying: If it would make sense for one of the other pc's to be in the Dragon Spines and stumble upon my unconscious form ..... Without reading the other's backgrounds, not sure if this would be feasible or fit into your plan, just thought I would brainstorm with ya.

[Utak]

Fair Tuon Clawed wrote:

One human fighter ready for action.

I shall complete his background over the weekend, hopefully meshing him with either the half-orc warlock or the human ranger in some way.

Well met Mr. Clawed.

[Sect]

For crunchiness, this is what I have so far:

Cort Stonetree
Male Dwarf Druid

STR DEX CON INT WIS CHA
14 12 16 12 16 8

HP - 12
BAB 0
FORT 5 REF 1 WILL 5

Feats - Self Sufficient (B), Improved Toughness

Skills 20
Concentration 2
Handle Animal 4
Heal 4
Knowledge (nature) 4
Survival 4
Spellcraft 2

Man, I'm pretty amazed with the stats that I have. Can someone double check it to make sure it's right?

[Blue Wizard]

French Wolf wrote:

Utak/Blue Wizard I was wondering about linking up as relations or whatever to give us a start together. Are either of you interested?

Cheers

Fine by me, so long as it's DM friendly. I was planning on being from Forlorn. Is that a problem? I'm all for party harmony, and have always like having a good reason for the party to be acting in accord.

[Roderick Hafspan]

Blue Wizard's alter ego/PC.

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

Possible relationships are below, perhaps Utak/Blue Wizard and Dreamweaver can take a look and see what you all think?

1) All from the same village, probably Forlorn to fit in with Roderick. Either good friends or very competitive seeking to outdo one and other.

2) Mine could be from Forlorn and his surname could be Hafspan, in which case we could be brothers. Fitting the half-orc is not beyond the bounds of possibility but I know Utak has his own background ideas.

3) Met on the road and have travelled the last few weeks to Keepers Dale.

4) A mission of Obad-Hai to help the locals. Or my mercenary could be a protector for the warlock, hired muscle to keep him alive?

Cheers

[Utak]

Sect wrote:

Man, I'm pretty amazed with the stats that I have. Can someone double check it to make sure it's right?

Sect, your stats look fine to me. Then again, as Dreamweaver can attest, whenever I post on these boards, I really suck at math. :)

[Utak]

Fair Tuon Clawed wrote:

Possible relationships are below, perhaps Utak/Blue Wizard and Dreamweaver can take a look and see what you all think?

1) All from the same village, probably Forlorn to fit in with Roderick. Either good friends or very competitive seeking to outdo one and other.

2) Mine could be from Forlorn and his surname could be Hafspan, in which case we could be brothers. Fitting the half-orc is not beyond the bounds of possibility but I know Utak has his own background ideas.

3) Met on the road and have travelled the last few weeks to Keepers Dale.

4) A mission of Obad-Hai to help the locals. Or my mercenary could be a protector for the warlock, hired muscle to keep him alive?

Cheers

Would either of you have a reason to be in the Dragons Spines?

If yes, could work and I will elaborate if it is ok with Dreamweaver.

If no, then I will have to go solo.

Cheers

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

How about this?

The ranger and the fighter come from Forlorn (possibly related) they have traveled north to fight the grim fight in the words of Roderick.

Along the way they pass the Dragon Spines. Tuon wants to find out more about the link between psions and demons and there is a place in the Spines where he may learn more. They go there.

Meet the warlock but do not learn a great deal more. The warlock then decides to join the party to Keepers Dale.

That is loose but it fits the geography.

[Sect]

Fair Tuon Clawed wrote:

How about this?

The ranger and the fighter come from Forlorn (possibly related) they have traveled north to fight the grim fight in the words of Roderick.

Along the way they pass the Dragon Spines. Tuon wants to find out more about the link between psions and demons and there is a place in the Spines where he may learn more. They go there.

Meet the warlock but do not learn a great deal more. The warlock then decides to join the party to Keepers Dale.

That is loose but it fits the geography.

And then the dwarven druid tells them to get off his yard, and sends his badger after them.

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

...and I was going to get my face looking the way it is because of a bear.
Right Mr Badger ....

[\-*^/]

LOL

This is my Warlock. I do not have any stats on him yet. Just wanted to get a post up. Will also explain his name in due time.

While searching through the Dragon Spines, you enter a cave ....

During play, if Dreamweaver would like to take it this way, is when we would meet.

I like to be mysterious and secretive Mwahahahahahaha.

[French Wolf]

Is that \-* to his friends or just \- ?

[Utak]

French Wolf wrote:

Is that \-* to his friends or just \- ?

French Wolf, if I ever make it over to the UK, we have to meet up. You make me roll!

[Nani Wahine]

Dreamweaver and I will be gone for the weekend so you all will have to wait for more info when we get back Sunday night or Monday. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Thanks

[Roderick Hafspan]

I like the fighter/ranger brother duo. If it's all the same to you, I'd like to be the younger brother. Not quite following in the (family?) warrior footsteps, a bit wilder perhaps. Maybe chaotic good?

I'll check back tomorrow and Monday and we'll hammer this out.

Also, I'd like to say thanks for letting me in. I'm really enjoying this so far, and we haven't even really begun!

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

I'll work up a draft background tonight and Dreamweaver et al can tear it to pieces and rebuild it into something that fits all of us.

[French Wolf]

Sect I was just trawling the previous emails and noticed you asking about thoughts on dwarven druids.

Druids one of my favourite classes (I have a half-orc druid in a convention campaign and he goes everywhere with a shillelagh spell).

Dwarves are the first race I ever played so they hold a special place in my heart.

Great combination.

Cheers

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

Spoiler for Dreamweaver and Roderick to read

Spoiler:

Ageera Mourndar was a simple woman, plain and hard-working in her father’s inn. She kept the kitchens tables clean and produced the wonderful smells that came from the kitchens. The Black Moon was a favourite among the locals and travellers alike.
Her life changed when the smooth talking chancer called Terisini walked in one day. He took a shine to her and over the next few days, he stayed on and on and on. Ageera was bowled over by the attention and the obvious charm.

She remembers the trip down to the waterfall well. The water was clean and fresh and somehow Terisini always managed to keep her warm. The evitable occurred but by then Ageera had to face her father alone and he was not pleased. He arranged for her to marry quickly and quietly, so Ageera found herself with a woodcutter for a husband – Geneal Hafspan.
Nine months later, her first son was born, Tuon. He was blond and liked by all for his laughter and thoughtfulness throughout his childhood. A few years later Ageera fell pregnant again, she did not mind as her husband had turned out to be a good man. Better than Terisini who she had never seen again.
Roderick was born on a moonless night with a piercing cry. He proved a more difficult child, but one who formed an instant bond with his brother. Tuon and Roderick shared everything and became thick as thieves.

Then on a sunny afternoon, by the waterfall, the family was shattered by a wild and rabid wolf. It came out of nowhere and before anyone could react, Geneal lay in a pool of his own blood. The wolf turned on Ageera and savaged her leg. In a trice, Roderick and Tuon attacked with their daggers. Bravely they fought the monster with its slavering and foamy jaws ripping at them. Tuon was tripped and the wolf went for his throat and face. Roderick saved him in a mad rush and the wolf took a dagger through the neck. Now unarmed, Roderick tried to run, but was rooted to the spot by indecision, to stay and die with his family or run and leave them to the wolf. The animal was dying, but not quickly enough, it madly lurched at the boy and would have taken his life when Tuon rose from the ground, his wounds partly closed. With eyes like glittering rubies he ripped the creature down the flank finishing it off.

In the aftermath of the battle, Ageera died from her wounds in a rabid fever and Tuon nearly joined her. For two weeks Roderick faced life alone and that changed him. When Tuon recovered, one secret that Tuon shared with his brother was his mindpower. This probably came from his father, but his mum had sworn him to tell no one. Also Tuon was no longer fair and the villagers renamed him Fair Tuon Clawed. It stuck.

Roderick and Tuon followed their own paths, one as a woodland warrior and the other as a fighter and mercenary for hire. They lost contact with the village. It held too many bad memories. Eventually both decided together to move away and Keepers Dale was the decision partly because of its softer attitude to psionic power. Perhaps here Tuon could learn more about the powers he possessed?

Spoiler for Dreamweaver, Utak and Roderick

Spoiler:

Two weeks later, the Hafspans were travelling up the Dragon Spines. They entered a cave to rest one night when…… Dreamweaver to finish.

[\-*^/]

Have most of my character fleshed out and on paper. Just have to type it in the profile. Probably will do that tomorrow.

For Dreamweaver:

Spoiler:

I have a background in mind that will be unkown to \-*^/. I plan on putting that as an 'Unknown Background' spoiler in his profile. Unless, of course, you would rather create a background yourself for a 'surprise factor' later on. Also, I plan on starting out possessionless, unless you think it would be prudent to at least have a weapon nearby my unconscious form. Just let me know what you think.

Cheers

[Roderick Hafspan]

As for the background Fair Tuon Clawed wrote - I love it.

[Roderick Hafspan]

I added in skills, equipment and such to my profile. I think I'm ready to roll.

[DM Dreamweaver]

Roderick Hafspan wrote:

I added in skills, equipment and such to my profile. I think I'm ready to roll.

Checked over your character and there are a couple of things

- You get one more feat human bonus, first level, track, and my bonus feat see the start of the thread
- Whats your favored enemy
- What is you bonus language
- Could you put your stats for your attack and damage for all your weapons.

Once you resolve those I think your ready and after I review everyones I will look into XP bonus for backgrounds and other extras.

[DM Dreamweaver]

Fair Tuon Clawed and Roderick

Spoiler:

I also like your back ground and it am excited how role playing two bothers will turn out. My plan is for you two to travel up from Forlorn on the trade route with Nani's character and Utak and Sect come into Keepers Dale from the Dragons Spine even though I really hesitate to split the group so early.

Utak and Sect

Spoiler:

I was planning on you two starting in the Dragon Spine heading to Keepers Dale if that is all right and the others will be arriving in a trade caravan from Forlorn.

Utak

Spoiler:

I will start you off with very little equipment but will figure out some way to supply you with money to buy the stuff you need once you get to Keepers Dale. As far as you background you will learn it as you go. *evil grin spreads across face*

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

DM Dreamweaver

Spoiler:

Okay, DM/Nani how do we meet with the gnome rogue, is it?

I shall update my background as per your comments.

Cheers and hope you both had a good weekend. We had a UK bank holiday today.

[Sect]

I'm good with that, but I'd like to know if you have info on races in this. If not, then I'll get to work writing up my background.

[DM Dreamweaver]

A couple of affiliations... sort of.

Scouts of the Spine
This group is made up primarily of rangers and scouts the are hired out to guide and protect expeditions that venture into the Dragon Spine and Demon Wastes. Fighters are recruited on a as needed basis for protecting the expeditions the Scouts lead.

Devious Dancers
This is a gypsy theater/performer guild that travels all over the three kingdoms. Its base of operations is located in Keepers Dale and the guild member usually spend the winter here and leave for the summer to perform.

Keepers Marshals
This is a group of bounty hunters that work in mostly Gilead and the surrounding area but their results have caught the attention of Forlorn and Durador to the south.

These groups above could also be a reason to head to Keepers Dale to find employment.

[DM Dreamweaver]

Sect wrote:

I'm good with that, but I'd like to know if you have info on races in this. If not, then I'll get to work writing up my background.

I will post some thing tonight about the Dwarves in Valinor but don't worry Nani hasn't even started on her character yet (pesting her doesn't seem to help much) so you aren't holding anything up.

[Sect]

Hm... Scouts of the Spire sounds intriguing... makes me kinda think of the Gnarley Rangers or the Mounted Borderers...

[\-*^/]

DM Dreamweaver:

Spoiler:

Sounds good with traveling with Sect's Dwarf through the Dragon Spines. Also, I will leave my character's background to your devious mind. If I may just ask on thing that I was envisioning. I pictured my character without any type of armor or shirt on what so ever. This is where I came up with the symbol name. The symbol is large and takes up a space on his skin around where his heart would be. I was originally thinking that he was born during some crazy Rite, and a demon made this mark with his claw. That part I will leave in your capable hands though. Is there anything I should do for my background? I feel like I am getting off a little easy. :)

Cheers

[DM Dreamweaver]

\-*^/ wrote:

DM Dreamweaver:

** spoiler omitted **

Cheers

Utak

Spoiler:

Actually I was was going to have a demons hand print burn scar on your chest in about the same area burned onto you with the fires of hell sort of thing if that is alright. Then you can wonder what is means for you later.

[\-*^/]

DM Dreamweaver wrote:

\-*^/ wrote:

DM Dreamweaver:

** spoiler omitted **

Cheers

Utak ** spoiler omitted **

Dreamweaver

Spoiler:

That works too. Would I be able to have the symbol somewhere else then. Maybe on the shoulder or, even better, on my forehead?

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

What languages can we take in your world?

[Nani Wahine]

So what, aren't you going to yell at your wife for not getting her stuff done yet? Gee remember you need to keep me in line :)

[DM Dreamweaver]

Utak

Spoiler:

How about a tattoo on the shoulder

[Bri Leagallow]

Here is my stats on my character but the background you are going to have to wait until tomorrow when I have more time!

[\-*^/]

DM Dreamweaver wrote:

Utak** spoiler omitted **

Sounds good

[DM Dreamweaver]

Dwarves of Valinor
The are three large dwarven clans in the three Kingdoms, the Alagor in Durador, the Hammerhand clan south of Keepers Dale and the Warlan clan in northern Gilead.

The Alagor clan lives at the base of the Three Devils and work their mithral in the volcanoes there. The majority of the clan lives in Mirord and sells their goods there. The Alagor dwarves do not like being shut up in underground caverns and prefer the one air which most other dwarves don't understand. Any of the dwarves that work foundry and metal shops find they hate any cold weather once they are away from there volcano's.

The Hammerhands live in an underground kingdom south of Keeper Dale. The entrance to the underground city is kept secret and very few non dwarves are allowed into the city. There are two dwarven brothers that own a shop in Keepers Dale and use it to trade goods and every six months the two brothers return home with a large caravan of goods.

The Warlan clan live in Norgath in the northern region of Gilead. The seasons at Norgath are always cold with only few short weeks of summer weather and the dwarves attitude often reflects this harsh region. They are often cold and have a survival of the fittest attitude.

There are several smaller dwarven clans spread around the Three Kingdoms but most are not well known. One such clan lived north of Keepers Dale but it was said that the kingdom was destroyed and the few survivors now live in the Dragon Spine mountains in small groups.

For Sect

Spoiler:

Hope this helps but feel free to just make up a dwarven clan if you feel the need and if you want to use the last clan that I mentioned that was destroyed go ahead and name it what ever you would like and I will use that.

[Roderick Hafspan]

DM Dreamweaver wrote:

[

Checked over your character and there are a couple of things
- You get one more feat human bonus, first level, track, and my bonus feat see the start of the thread
- Whats your favored enemy
- What is you bonus language
- Could you put your stats for your attack and damage for all your weapons.

Once you resolve those I think your ready and after I review everyones I will look into XP bonus for backgrounds and other extras.

I think I got it, provided:

Spoiler:

1.Sylvan is a permissable language. If not then I'll switch to Elven, or Abyssal if (see point The Second)and you think there would have been opportunity for him to learn it somewhere along the line.
2. Demon is an acceptable favored enemy. If not, then what would be a common choice for a Man of Forlorn? Whatever would most plague his childhood surroundings most would be fine. I'm also considering "Animals", as they've killed his family. Let me know what you think.

[DM Dreamweaver]

Roderick Hafspan wrote:

I think I got it, provided:
** spoiler omitted **

For Blue Wizard

Spoiler:

Sylvan and Evil Outsiders will work, there would be a couple of people that could teach you how to fight demons in northern Forlorn so having them as your first favored enemy is fine. Later on if you want to spend a Speak Languages skill point for Infernal or Abyssal we can probably work that in. So I think you are all set.

Was everyone able to download the maps and look at them? I downloaded the second one and you can't seem to zoom in very well so I will try to fix that tonight.

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

The maps are great. Other than the zooming issue they helped do a background no end.

Could still do with a hand on the language front. Is it PHB like the deities?

Cheers

[DM Dreamweaver]

Fair Tuon Clawed wrote:

The maps are great. Other than the zooming issue they helped do a background no end.

Could still do with a hand on the language front. Is it PHB like the deities?

Cheers

I am using the PHB Deities

for Tuon

Spoiler:

As far as languages all of the languages except Abyssal, Infernal, Celestial, Drow, and Undercommon they would be fine. These others can be learned later in the campaign if you would like.

The only other thing is you need to add you Autonomous bonus to your skills and then you are all set.

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

Ta Dreamweaver.

Spoiler:

I am looking forward to playing this character alot. Thanks for the spot on the feat bonuses. And the discretion. I shall pick a suitable second language later.

Cheers

[DM Dreamweaver]

OK here is our status

Tuon and Roderick are complete and checked out.
\-*^/ needs to give me his stats
Bri needs a background
Cort needs his complete stats and background

Once everyone gets their characters complete I will hand out some extras and then I was hoping to start on Monday night.

[\-*^/]

Sorry, got caught up with the Stormreach game last night. I have my stats done and in the process of typing them. They are forthcoming.

DM Dreamweaver:

Spoiler:

For the bonus feat I took Magical Aptitude. Since you know his background, is this appropriate or is another feat called for?

Cheers

[Fair Tuon Clawed]

Whilst you do that background, Nani, could you have a chat with your better half (that should put the cat among the pigeons) about how Bri meets and starts travelling with Roderick the ranger and Fair Tuon Clawed the mercenary?

If I can help then just shout out.

Cheers

[Nani Wahine]

Fair Tuon Clawed wrote:

Whilst you do that background, Nani, could you have a chat with your better half (that should put the cat among the pigeons) about how Bri meets and starts travelling with Roderick the ranger and Fair Tuon Clawed the mercenary?

If I can help then just shout out.

Cheers

I am busy today with having no kids and trying to get as much work done as I can but I was planning on doing my background tonight after we get back from going out to dinner. I will most defiantly come up with how we all end up together (or rather will have Colter do it :))

[French Wolf]

You are a star.

[DM Dreamweaver]

\-*^/ wrote:

Sorry, got caught up with the Stormreach game last night. I have my stats done and in the process of typing them. They are forthcoming.

DM Dreamweaver:
** spoiler omitted **

Cheers

for Utak

Spoiler:

Your feat choice will work fine