[PF-1e] Troubles of Tarn

[Vaerdis]

Originally Posted by Morathor

I'm interested and kinda digging the "restless youth" thing; I was pondering someone on the short-tempered and smashy side of things, but for the investigation emphasis would someone a little more thoughtful be more appropriate?

Not necessarily thoughtful, there can be a hot-headed youth. A collection of characters is rather fun, but at the end of the day there is a need for a Velma in this "Scooby-Doo"-like party.

Originally Posted by Eviltedzies

Just a friendly shout out, Vaerdis is an excellent DM with a strong penchant for social intrigue and a very active posting rate. (I'd say 1/day at minimum of all the other players post as well though I've had days were we went back and forth several times)

Whoever is chosen will not be disappointed I can assure you!

Thanks for the unprompted praise! Here's your twenty bucks.

[danab]

Ask for a Velma and you shall receive.

Application Name: Bryna Maestrn Race: Human Alignment: Chaotic Good Class: Transmuter Wizard Description: Tall and willowy with flaxen hair and blue eyes. Bri's features mark her as a scion of a northern people on another plane. Exactly who is up for debate as the details of her family history are lost to the conglomerate history that is Tarn. She tends to bury herself in loose robes to allow for the changes she can undergo thanks to her magic.   Personality: The first rule of transmutation is, "You must have a clear sense of yourself so as not to lose it when the changes come." The second is, "You must have a clear concept of what you want to be." Bri is a capable and confident person. She's used to seeing challenges as things that propel people forward rather than set them back. She handles life with aplomb and treats others with the respect she receives. Lately though, she's having trouble with the second tenet. She always imagined herself as an innovator alongside Cordun. Now, she's not sure what she should be or what she should be doing. Hopefully this trip home will help give her the perspective she needs to move forward. Background: Like most children of the talent, she was shuffled off to the Skytower at a young age. There her mutable nature caught the eye of Eyschwin Cordun, an instructor in the field of transmutation. He took it upon himself to mold her into the perfect student and successor. Bryna saw him as a brilliant and innovative researcher. She wanted nothing more than to be just like him one day. Over time Cordun grew more and more frustrated within the confines of the guild's hierarchy. They couldn't see his brilliance and desire to make something that was uniquely "theirs." Eventually Eyschwin grew too disruptive and was cast out of the Tower and the Guild. He promised worlds beyond Tarn and its petty jealousies. Bri dutifully followed. She did indeed find new possibilities beyond the waystones, but she also began to see something else. She saw how limited Eyschin and his ideas were in turn. How much he borrowed and stole. For all his touted uniqueness, he was the one guilty of his own accusations. Leaving his service was... difficult. Bryna hoped to preserve some of his dignity and hers, but their parting just devolved into a shouting match. She followed the waystones back, carefully, and returned home. The only question is what did she return home to? For the time being she's taken odd jobs as a consultant on the projects of others. Nothing too flashy or noteworthy. Just something to keep food in the pot. Really what she needs now is a solid mystery or problem to sink her teeth into.

Posting Rate: 4/week. Weekends are a bit tight.

[Elveron]

Name: Eldrog Claspren
Race: Dwarf
Alignment: LN
Class: Rogue

Description: Nice stout dwarf coming in at 5' high and around 150lbs. He has grown out his Reddish Black hair nicely and has it braided into a pony tail in the back. His beard comes out and curves down around his mouth to frame a nice full beard. His piercing black eyes are always watchful and moving to catch all they may.
Personality: Eldrog enjoys the background. He isn't one to jump up and take the lead but, would rather stalk around the back and see what he may find throughout backrooms, drawers, bags. Not looking for fortune, he is very interested in knowledge.

Background: Eldrog was born in the city of Tarnus to a pair of Blacksmiths. Both of his parents have a moderately successful shop and his two older brothers are following in their footsteps. Eldrog on the other hand, was never interested in shaping steel, he has alwas had an interest in shaping the world. One way he has found to shape the world was through subterfuge. Early on, Eldrog always seemed to go places he wasn't supposed to, not for monetary gain but for knowledge and he learned that people in authority always had a need for the knowledge he found. With that, he has followed a path of criminal activity that has helped benefit the authorities as well as others with helpful knowledge.

[Morathor]

Name: Ennis Lang
Race: Human
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Class: Kineticist (Kinetic Knight)

Description: Ennis stands just shy of five feet tall, with lean, wiry muscle built onto a petite frame. She keeps her dark brown hair tied up in a somewhat messy bun. Ennis has tan skin and large, violet eyes.

Personality: Ennis is, by and large, a well-meaning girl, but she struggles to express herself through any means other than angry shouting, with the occasional foot stomp or shoulder punch. When there doesn't seem to be anyone or anything to direct anger at, she becomes awkward and easily flustered. Ennis prefers to approach problems head-on, but she's not entirely without a sense of subtlety. She would rather try and resolve an issue once and for all than try to work around it--even if that sometimes means making things uncomfortable for a while before they can get better.

Background: The Lang family has been in Tarn for nearly a thousand years, the owners of a ramshackle inn a ways north of Tarnus. As there is rarely enough travel in this part of Tarn to keep an inn afloat and a family fed, they have have also run a number of other businesses out of the inn throughout the generations--many of them now defunct. At present, the Langs are a rather large family, usually outnumbering their guests. As the youngest and smallest of five siblings, Ennis has always struggled with being overlooked--especially as most of the other Langs are noisy, boisterous, or outgoing in various ways. She has long since concluded that the best solution to this problem is to be the loudest and angriest person in the room. She has also found that climbing on top of things is often a useful tactic as well.

Ennis' frequent outbursts may be off-putting to many patrons of the inn, but not any more so than any of her other siblings, so her parents have not made much effort to change her behavior. Still, they have tried to help her find positive outlets for her anger, from chopping wood to exterminating vermin. Ennis learned to fight from her sister and her middle brother, and it was during this training that she awoke to a strange power. It proved quite effective at clearing rats from neighbors' cellars, but also at clearing everything from those cellars. The Langs' extermination business got fewer and fewer requests; the last straw seemed to be when Ennis accidentally collapsed a wall (which she maintains was poorly constructed, but that claim doesn't seem to have restored any good will).

Her sister and older brother adapted fairly well to the change, finding other uses for their time and talents, but while Ennis manages to keep busy with chores, she's been growing increasingly restless for the past year or two. Her power aches to be used, but she can't seem to find a good use for it. When she heard of a missing person case, she jumped on it, with perhaps more excitement than was really appropriate given the situation.

Post Availability: I'm usually online Monday through Friday, 8-11 PM central standard time. My availability on weekends is a bit sporadic but I can usually get in a post somewhere along there. I can post at least twice a week, possibly more depending on what else is going on (both in the RP and in my life).

[Vaerdis]

Okay, I have enough applications to draw a party from, if they all reach a state of completion. I am setting the deadline for November 30th for people to get their character concepts and backgrounds done or for people to throw their hat into the ring. I should be finished completing the villages info by tonight, then everyone should have plenty to work their own background into (though there are quite a few non-natives here).

[OneDarkness]

Posting some interest as I have a concept percolating

[Vaerdis]

Originally Posted by OneDarkness

Posting some interest as I have a concept percolating

Now that's a word of the day right there...also I have some interest in your concept, whatever that may be.

[Touketsu]

Updated my app with a background; sorry for the delay. A monk definitely isn't what would immediately come to mind for an investigation-oriented game, but I think it could be interesting.

Best of luck everyone!

[OneDarkness]

Character Application Nozar Azari Human, Male, Twenty Eight Years Old Bard with Brazen Deceiver archetypeProfessional gambler and well known personality about Tarnus Character Sheet (In Progress) Appearance Nozar while being of unremarkable height or build carries himself with a presence that is unmistakable to those around him. He walks with a confident step and his dark brown eyes meeting the eyes of those around him with a head nod of greeting before calmly going on his way. His dark brown hair almost bordering on black is meticulously groomed and while his beard may be sparse in places its neat and trim, when combined with his tailored and somewhat decorative clothing, he easily fits into the circles of influence in Tarnus. He rarely is seen with much more than a dagger on his, and a warm cloak for colder nights, otherwise there is little notable about him. Personality The past seven years in Tarnus has been trans-formative for Nozar who had been a highly placed servant in the service of a noble house in his homeland, he has gone from being subservient and telling people what they wanted to hear to confident and seeking to carve out his own niche of power in this plane of existence. He enjoys the company of others most of the time and only rarely seeks solitude for quiet meditation, and has a fondness for fine foods, drinks and clothing that he had grown accustomed to his past life. A personal passion of his is being in the know about what is happening, delighting in listening to the local gossip, and he will happily share those bits that he is confident are fairly close to accurate. A favorite pass time of his is gambling, especially those forms that encourage some form of skill such as cards, but is not against dice and other such games should there be little else to choose from. He favors more established urban environments than rural living or adventurous locales but will do what is necessary to further his goals if needs be, and will pull his own weight without complaint. He dislikes uncouth behavior and looks poorly upon those who abuse those unable to defend themselves, and even go so far as to embarrass or seek revenge if need be on behalf of the wronged party. Background His childhood was not uncommon for one of his status, growing up within the walled palace that his parents were servants within, his father was a scribe and his mother was a hand maiden to the princess who was well liked. Truthfully he did better than most because of his mother's connections, and was blessed with the best of both his parents, being both intelligent and charming. His father taught him his letters and numbers, how to manage households and properties while his mother furthered his education in all things having to do with social standing and dealing with other, and with some well placed suggestions by his mother he was considered for important roles that were delgated to servants at a young age. He managed small properties or endeavors for the noble family and as time went he was recognized for his strong leadership style and promoted to bigger and grander projects, eventually becoming an important adviser to the family and trusted to negotiate and operate on their behalf.

[Vaerdis]

Hope y'all had a lovely holiday, we are in the last stretch, 7 days til deadline. If you are still with me, in addition to your character app, please include your usual post availability.

[Morathor]

Wasn't sure if you meant to include availability in the same post as the app, or separately, so I figured I'd be safe and do both: I'm usually online Monday through Friday, 8-11 PM central standard time. My availability on weekends is a bit sporadic but I can usually get in a post somewhere along there. I can post at least twice a week, possibly more depending on what else is going on (both in the RP and in my life).

[Vaerdis]

Sorry for the delay, finished what should be the only background information on the realm needed. Afterall any character from Golarion, Eberron or even earth could migrate into this realm.

[Touketsu]

Updated my app with post rate

[Wyrom]

Will be posting a character tonight. Sounds interesting and the shoutouts to your DM style have me very interested.

How would a half-trained paladin concept hit ya?

[Wyrom]

NAME: Sirus Maori Alo Infe

RACE: Human (13 years old, 107 Pounds, 5 Ft)

ALIGNMENT: Lawful Good (Deity Andoletta)

CLASS: Paladin (Legate archetype)

DESCRIPTION: Sirus is a bright young man barely into his teens. Gangly as youth are he airs a confidence when he walks. His brown eyes and mousey brown hair are almost always obscured by books and his small yet thick half-round glasses. As a student under the teaching of Andoletta he is always seen in his black robes covering his armor and a thin willow walking stick in his hand.

PERSONALITY: Sirus’ charm comes in his lack of it, or rather a lack in general social understanding. His years of pouring over books and tomes has left a timidity about him that while aggravating to few, is pleasantly honest to most. He is a shy boy unsure of his place in this world, but sure in the Grandmother Crow and her comforts.

BACKGROUND: Sirus was just at the age of eight when his parents shipped him off to Grayce in the hopes he would return a strong just knight. After all he came for the Alo Infe! A grand lineage set to be disgraced by this bookworm with no love for the gods or their honored knights. It was an old woman, a Oracle by her looks, that suggested the hamlet town held a chapel that could train the boy without the prying eyes of his parent’s friends, who were awaiting his slip towards some mediocre magi’s life. So with this a carriage was called and his goodbyes were short lived and half-hearted.

Upon arrival he was surprised at how well he was received by his new orphanage home. It was a small cramped housing cared for by the entire village. Each day he would walk his few minutes to the chapel for his daily learnings. This was a place his thirst for knowledge was nurtured and treated as important as sword prowess or horse-riding. Though the days of learning the pageantry of knighthood were still around, the third day of each week to be exact, he did not mind it nearly as much.

As the children grew so did the rift between those who took to books and those who took to sword. Sirus found his name shortened to “Sir” by the other boys, a ridiculous play on his proclivity to behave like an old man. It was this effort to avoid confrontation and danger that thrust him out of Grayce and Galorian itself!

One day as everyone had rode to the lake to fish he had an especially rough bout of teasing from Elrion, the tallest child at the chapel. Sirus finally stood up for himself shouting back and was pushed into the rivers sweeping rapids. He grabbed desperately at anything to bring him to land when his hand hit a rock that seemed to pulse waves around it. He climbed out of the rivers torrent to find a much more peaceful lakeside next to him. He trudged back to the chapel but after hours could find nothing he had ever seen in his life.

A year passed for Sirus in this new land, unsure of why he came to it but intent to see the Crows purpose in his life he has stayed. Working in a small bookstore for food scrapes and lodging, and of course all the books he can get his hands on. It was an old woman in the market that told him of Tobias Woodwurm’s predicament. It was that same night he packed all his meager belongings and headed out to learn more.

I am sure I will find something to worry about before the deadline but you get the gist of it.