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Zultaan, the Scourge of Thyr has been posted to the RG - still a work in progress.
Let me hold you off as an alt, for now. I think 7 PCs is about my limit at this level of play. Thanks for your interest, though.If you're still taking interest it looks like you don't have a Thief yet. Mind if I make one?
HM: No to Hero Points for now (might revisit the idea later on), Yes to 2 Traits.
As for the timeline, your current idea won't work. The material detailed in the background happened hundreds of years back. Your guy could be a descendant of someone who fought in the siege, but he definitely wasn't born at the time.
The hooks are intended for individual PCs, but you guys are certainly free to mix and match, collaborate, or come up with one of your own. They're just ideas/suggestions.