I'm planning on writing a story based on the Jade Regent Adventure Path.
I'll share it with the rest of you, so you can enjoy it. Please note: THERE WILL BE SPOILERS!
Starting to work on the characters:
Kyrsaku McClain: NG Kitsune Fighter: adopted by a Taldan Knight and his family after being rescued from an oni who kidnapped him and teleported to Taldor. Worships the White Fox (doesn't realize that his parents were devoted followers of Daikitsu, and he doesn't know the name of his patron deity because he knows nothing of Xian Ti's culture). Was born in Minkai.
Background:
Kyrsaku was born in a small kitsune village in Minkai months before the Jade Regent came to power. While still a babe in his mother's arms, an oni, allied with the Five Storms, attacked his village, hoping to steal many of the children to be corrupted and transformed into nogitsune. However, the villagers fought back, as the oni had not realized that there were several toshigamis and kodamas kami, as well as a zuishin kami protecting a temple of Daikitsu, living in the village as well. The villagers and their kami allies drove the oni back, but the oni was successful in kidnapping one little kitsune kit: Kyrsaku. Kyrsaku's parents were the leaders of the village, with Kyrsaku's father being a samuari of the blue rose and his mother being both a monk/druid/cleric of Daikitsu, and they wanted their son back. The oni attempted to teleport away, but the attacking villagers and kami caused him to fumble the spell transporting him and the baby kitsune countless miles away to another land: Taldor. The oni teleported right in the midst of a group of Taldan Horse and Phalanx companies, patrolling for bandits. Surprised and baffled by the sudden appearance of the demon, the Taldans attacked. A Taldan knight named Baron Marcian McClain led the charge, aided by his brother, Lord Galadon McClain. The McClains and their soldiers fought long and hard, but eventually, succeeding in felling the oni. Marcian soon heard cries as if from a baby, and began to search for the source. To his surprise and amazement, he found Kyrsaku, crying. The other Taldans were shocked by child, believing it to be a gnoll baby and wanted to kill it, but Marcian would not let any to lay a finger on the child. He did not believe the child was evil, but he too was baffled by the child, who looked like a foxlike baby boy. Marcian, his armor covered in blood, took Kyrsaku home to be raised as his own son, as Marcian had lost two sons already to Qadari skirmishers. He found a silver holy symbol of a nine-tailed white fox with the name Kyrsaku written in Sylvan on the back. Marcian's friends believed that Kyrsaku was a gnoll child who was born being attractive and not ugly like other gnolls and that Lamashtu had sent the demon to bring the unlucky gnoll pup to her or one of her priests to kill. Marcian and his wife, a Senator named Viviana, raised and loved him as if he was their own blood son. While growing up, Kyrsaku was trained in the ways of the Taldan Knights, while learning of Taldor's customs and ways. However, he began to have dreams of a faraway land where he saw others that looked like him. He also saw a white nine-tailed fox telling him, "They are looking for you...Your destiny lies north...Have you forgotten our ways?". Kyrsaku then left to visit an old family friend in Sandpoint, Varisia. Joining him was his adopted cousin, Theodric. Kyrsaku felt drawn to Sandpoint, almost as if he was destined for something great...
Theodric McClain: LG Human Cavalier of the Shield: Theodric is the son of a Taldan Cavalier of the Dragon and an Andoran Eagle Knight. He is also Kyrsaku's adopted cousin, although the cavalier treats the kitsune like a younger brother. Later, he will multiclass with a Cleric class, worshipping Abador.
Drogheda: CG Half-orc green draconic sorceress: A Varisian half-orc, she has lived in Sandpoint for awhile now. She has a crush on Shalelu.
Skender: NG Human Rogue: Skender is the fourth son of a family of Pathfinders. He used to live in Taldor, but his family left to travel to Sandpoint. He is great friends with Ameiko, Kyrsaku, and Theodric. Doesn't get along with either Drogheda or Shalelu.
Sounds awesome!!
Just out of curiousity, is this like a novelization of the adventure path with your own created characters?
Because I was doing something similar as a writing exercise. I was hoping some of the better descriptive parts might be used as snippets in a play by post campaign. Best of luck.