Moaine The Grim
Moaine The Grim ("MO - AINE" Sounds like "SLOW PLANE")
Male Human Magic-User
Age: 26 Ht: 6'1" Wt: 165 Lbs. Raven Black Hair, Icy Blue Eyes.
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STR 09 (+0)
INT 16 (+2 Bonus; +10% Earned XP.)
WIS 10 (+0)
DEX 11 (+0)
CON 13 (+1Bonus)
CHA 10 (+0)
Alignment:Neutral
Hit Points: 5
Armor Class: 10
Languages: Common, Elf, Orc
Gold: 35
Saving Throws:
Death Ray / Poison: 13
Magic Wands: 14
Paralysis / Turn To Stone: 13
Breath Attack: 16
Rod / Staff / Spell: 15
Equipment:
( 5) Clothes, middle-class
( 1) Belt
( 1) Belt Pouch
( 1) Cloak, long
( 1) Worn leather hat
( 5) Wooden staff (Plain) Dam: 1d6
( 5) Backpack
(—) Spell book
(30) Iron Rations (2 weeks)
( 1) Water skin
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![:]](http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/devious.png "Devious :]")
Read Magic
Sleep
Currently memorized: Sleep x 1
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[sblock=Moaine Description and Background]
Moaine is not what he appears to be; at first glance, he appears to be an un-assuming, young Magus, in his mid-late 20's, who is more concerned with appearances and etiquette than with serious magical study. He has a thin, athletic, runner's build, and he is tall, but his lankiness and awkward gait serve to make him mostly non-threatening in appearance. He is prematurely bald, and because he spends so much time indoors, his skin is loose and sallow-looking, although he is not sickly; in fact, he is in decent shape, and even slightly healthier-than-average for an average man of his age. However, behind this seemingly harmless facade, lies a cold, calculating mind, sharp and shrewd, and deeply self-interested. Moaine is in fact more interested in the study of magic and acquisition of power than any of his peers, however, so as to be left to his own devices, he often pretends otherwise, hoping that people will forget about, or at least neglect him. Although he is not of an evil or diabolical bent, he tends to be selfish, and even unintentionally cruel at times, due to his blunt, direct way of speaking. He is very mercenary-like in his dealings, always trying to find the angle that will give him the edge, or at least the greater benefit. Moaine does not seek power in order to rule, and considers those who do to be short-sighted and naive. Moaine is interested in longevity, wealth, and influence, rather than direct power. He'd much rather be the King's adviser, than to wear the crown himself. And he intends to outlive his peers, watching them come and go, like the seasons, while he endures through the ages, like the mountains and the sea. His one weakness is his affection for Carlena, his bodyguard, whom he has recently hired. He is deeply in love with her, and hopes to one day restore her shattered health. On the surface, he pretends to be nothing more than her employer, although he is prone to doing little, unasked-for favors on her behalf, like making her bed for her, or using cantrips to freshen her clothes---they travel and sleep together, although it is on separate bedrolls---and he also has a tendency to over-pay her for tasks, always attributing it to nothing more than "a tip for excellent performance" on her part.
Moaine hides a dark secret; he is plagued by nightmares. Moaine does not yet realize this, but he is the reincarnation of a powerful, evil wizard of the same name.
The former Moaine lived over a two hundred years ago, and was a powerful agent of evil, the servitor of an Arch Lich named Valkore, who was in turn, a thrall of some unknown, demonic master. The original Moaine eventually overthrew his master, and sought to make himself immortal, as his master had done. Moaine did not, however, become a lich; instead, he became a vampire, and he protected himself by storing his life force inside of his staff, which he affectionately called "Rodney." Because his life force was so protected, Moaine could not be turned by Clerics, and was able to walk in the daylight hours, since his life force was safely inside Rodney's black opal headpiece.
Eventually, Moaine was defeated by a Solar named Garlane The Great, who had been a Paladin in his mortal life, before being granted Angel status. Garlane sundered Moaine's staff, and shattered the headpiece. Moaine's life force fled back into his physical body, but to no avail, since the battle took place in broad daylight. Moaine, no longer protected from the sun, evaporated into a pile of dust, utterly destroyed... almost.
A remnant of Moaine's soul still remained in the headpiece. When darkness fell, the soul remnant left the opal fragment, and merged onto the Astral Plane, where it looked for a way to strengthen itself, so as to facilitate its return to a physical existence. Eventually, it gathered the power necessary to force itself upon a living host; the remnant merged back onto the Prime Material plane, and entered the body of Serena Barlingvale, a serving maid who was in the throes of intercourse; the remnant implanted the name of Moaine in her mind, and then caused her to conceive, and entered the newly-formed embryo before another soul had the chance to form. It had succeeded in its mission; it had returned to physical form. Now, it had only to wait, and grow, and thrive.
As it turns out, since the remnant was not a complete soul, it could not force its completely evil nature upon the new form; but it was able to give the new Moaine a thirst for power, and the ambition to achieve it. The nightmares that Moaine suffers are suggestions from the remnant, which is still a part of him. The remnant is now a part of his actual soul, forming, in fact, the core of it, and it is the reason for his better-than-average health, and his superior intelligence. Moaine has many random memories from his old self, which sometimes (DM's discretion) allow him to remember things and/or do things that he had no previous experience with. At this point, the remnant is less concerned about the motives and goals of its host, than it is in simply finding a way to regain the enormous magical powers that it once wielded as an immortal vampire.
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[sblock=Carlena Stats / Picture (Henchperson) ]
Carlena Magsbreunner: Female Human Fighter (Henchperson)
Ht: 5'10" Wt: 140 lbs. Eyes: Green Hair: Brunette Age: 33
STR 13 (+1 to hit and damage; +5% earned xp)
INT 12 (+0)
WIS 4 (-2 Save vs. Spells)
DEX 11 (+0)
CON 8 (-1 Hit point per die; Suffers from Tuberculosis. She is a heavy drinker.)
CHA 12 (+0)
Hit Points: 7 (1d8-1) Armor Class: 2 (Plate + Shield)
THAC0: 18
Saves: Poison / Death: 12, Magic Wand: 13, TTS / Paralysis: 14, Dragon Breath: 15, Spells/Rod/Staff: 18
Starting Gold: 150 (rolled) + 15 (hiring fee) = 165 gp.
Current Gold: 10 gp.
Equipment:
Plain Clothes (1)
Backpack (5)
Belt, plain (1)
Boots, plain (1)
Iron rations, 2 wks (30)
Water skin (1)
6 Torches (1)
3 Flasks of Oil (1)
Tinder Box (3)
Belt Pouch (1)
Plate Mail Armor (60)
Shield (10)
Normal Sword (10) Dam: 1d8+1
Short Bow (25)
Quiver/20 Arrows (5)
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[sblock=Carlena Description and Background]
Carlena is in her mid-thirties, and she has been "weathered" by a hard life; she is an escaped slave, who won her freedom by slitting her master's throat while he slept, and stealing his coin purse. She has been free since the age of 15, and has always had to make her own way in the world, by any means available. She was married for a time to a Mercenary Captain by the name of Belloqiuss The Cruel. When they were first married, "Bell," as Carlena affectionately called him, was rich beyond measure, because of the tremendous success and profitability of his mercenary company, The Wild Lions. Both of them indulged heavily in wine, opium, and various other intoxicants, in a careless fashion that is common to the careless and wealthy. They lived this binge lifestyle for 12 years; However, Bell's gambling soon became a problem, and eventually, he lost all of his wealth, and his mercenary company disbanded. Carlena stayed with him, having little choice now that her health was ruined by excessive indulgence; but Bell fell into a deep depression, and began to have fits of anger, in which he would beat Carlena savagely. Carlena endured it for a time, but eventually, she grew tired of it. One night, Bell came into their tent drunk, with the intention of beating her, just for sport. She used the same dagger that she had used on her slave master to carve Bell's left kidney into mush. As Bell bled out inside the tent, Carlena stepped outside, and lit the whole thing on fire. Since that night, two and a half years ago, she has made her living as a bodyguard, using the skills that had been taught to her by her former husband, in happier times. She has several scars which are the results of abuse by Bell, but only one is visible, a bad burn mark on her neck, that was the result of a white-hot fire poker. She stays drunk most of the time, because it eases the pain of her ruined health, and because it also serves to blot out the memories of the abuse that she suffered at the hands of a man that she once truly loved.
Carlena can tell that Moaine likes her, and she is of half-a-mind to return his affections, but refuses to do so, until he actually admits that he likes her. Up to this point, Moaine has not said one word to her that was not in a professional context, although his little favors are blatantly obvious. However, the little favors are not enough; as long as Moaine continues his pretense, she will remain aloof. And doing so gets harder for her every day, as her affection for him grows.
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