| GureiKun |
Alright, i'm trying to flesh out a good backstory for my character for an upcoming Kingmaker campaign.
He's a human male. Age undecided. He's a Cleric of Shyka (true neutral, one of the "eldest" from the first world). He may or may not actually be Shyka. His campaign trait is "Noble born - Medvyed".
Name wise i'm not sure at the moment... I'm torn between something that reflects the hive mind aspect of Shyka, maybe "Several", Or something that reflects the fey's love of nature.
What i've got right now for a backstory is that he was found as a newborn in the forest by Medvyed banner-men on the same day as the Medvyed heir apparent. Due to the auspiciousness of this, and the Medvyed family's reverence for the Old Way, he was adopted into the Medvyed family (though he is not part of the succession).
The Medvyeds soon began to regret that however, because the child was odd. He didn't play with the other kids, would flit between moods and conversational topics in an erratic way, and the mannor gardener swore he caught him talking to trees once. People around the estate began to blame him for every minor mishap and misfortune. The Medvyeds would have liked to get rid of him but feared loosing face, and feared the possibility of angering the fey.
What he kept to himself was that he had discovered that the old Oak in the mannor gardens was home to a dryad, who became his only friend. A small hollow in the trunk quickly became his special private place. In time she became his friend, confident and mentor (she helped him manifest his devine powers).
As he his puberty his interest in her took on new dimension. She became his muse, his lover, his obsession.
A few months before the start of the campaign the a betrothal between the heir apparent and some important noble lady was announced. A grand fete was arranged at the Medvyed Mannor to celebrate this.
In some way the plans threatened the old oak tree, they were going to cut it down for something. The Dryad appealed to him for help, and being young and in love he swore he would do anything to protect her. She hatched a plan to kill the bride, and put an end to the wedding plans. He became her accomplice in this.
This did indeed stop the wedding... However without knowing the truth of it people began to mutter that he must have been responsible somehow. He therefore left his home and joined the expedition before anyone could concretely connect him to the killing.
Based on the above there are a few specific things i'd like help with, as well as being open to ideas.
1. Names, names and more names! For my character, for the heir, his dead betrothed, for the dryad... NAMES!
2. What exactly were they going to do to the old oak for the fete? I feel for appropriateness it should be at the centre of the celebration... like a grand gazebo that's going to be used for the wedding later or something?
3. I'm undecided about how culpable he is for the murder. It could be that he thought it would just make her sick, or determined not to marry the heir. It could be that this was the actual intent of the plan and he somehow messed up (wrong dose, or he didn't wait till the moon was full).
4. Given that he has an all consuming love for the dryad... it seems odd that he'd just up and leave even if he was in danger. I feel this aspect REALLY needs fleshed out.