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<blockquote data-quote="hewligan" data-source="post: 4190797" data-attributes="member: 19688"><p><strong>Karothen Character Sheet</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Name</strong> Karothen</p><p><strong>Color</strong> <span style="color: DarkOrange">Dark Orange</span> </p><p></p><p><strong>Race</strong> Human </p><p>Wizard</p><p></p><p><strong>Strength</strong> 9</p><p><strong>Dexterity</strong> 10</p><p><strong>Constitution</strong> 12</p><p><strong>Intelligence</strong> 15</p><p><strong>Wisdom</strong> 13</p><p><strong>Charisma</strong> 13</p><p></p><p><strong>Hit points</strong> 12</p><p></p><p><strong>Appearance</strong></p><p>A healthy young man, touching 22, with prematurely silvering hair. His grey eyes and chiseled, clean shaven features mark him out. 5'10" tall. He favours white and grey clothing, often seen around town in a spotless white shirt, sleeves rolled up, a cloth wrapped bundle under one arm.</p><p></p><p>His personality is reserved. He is thoughtful, quiet, contemplative, withdrawn, and very, very worried. While not one for idle chat, preferring to apply his intellect and judgement before blurting out inanities. He can, however, be very forceful, and has effectively been alone since a very young age.</p><p></p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p>The books are what holds the key. Karothen knew this. He sought them out. Secretly. But they haven't unlocked their secrets to him, yet. He has favourite ones, ones with pictures, but it is the ones with page after page of tiny marks that intrigue him the most.</p><p></p><p>He has taken care of himself for many years now. He works in a small storeroom, repairing things that he later takes to the market. Small children bring him broken things, lost things, strange things, and he turns them into things that people can use. His most special, most secret talent is his ability to mend things. He needs to know what they should look like when whole again, but if he can imagine this, and he has become good at imagining this, then the things start to remake themselves.</p><p></p><p>((effectively a magical mend cantrip, although he does not know this and in truth his ability scares him and he keeps it secret from others))</p><p></p><p>One day he went to pick up Old Gran (someone who lives near the stained-glass-building said she was "unwell") and found her enthusiastically pushing dirt into the crevices of a stone block. As soon as she heard him enter she immediately laid down and pretended to be asleep. Karothen took her to get her soup, she was abnormally agreeable. Later he contrived, in some fashion, to get at the block when she was away and found inside a thick, black book.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately he hasn't been able to open it. It hasn't lock, or clasp or anything else but for the life of him Karothen can't seem to get it open. There is a cold grey symbol on the front, and Karothen feels mighty uneasy when he touches it; like something cold is lying on his heart, and he's eaten something sour and curdled.</p><p></p><p>Karothen does not remember his father, but from what little he can tell he was a maniacal collector and organizer. He horded things, and sorted things and kept everything in the massive second story of the building that your shop is in now.</p><p></p><p>His mother moved out after he died, partially to avoid Old Gran. While he was gone he was replaced by Old Hook. Old Hook was a bit of a character, he's deeply deeply dazed and his behavior rivals Old Gran's for weirdness. He also collects things, but unlike Karothen's father, Old Hook has no penchant at all for organization. Instead the wrinkled leathery little man (he's quite small, with livid purple scars across his skin) discards things in the vast hall as soon as he finds them.</p><p></p><p>And find them he does. He's a fantastic climber and can be seen clambering all over the city. Massive piles of stuff just accumulate on the second floor, to the point that the ceiling over Karothen's head has begun to creak in an unnerving way.</p><p></p><p>And once or twice a year the old man crawls up to the roof of the building and draws paintings. He seems to have a knack for making his own paints and finding usable scraps of paper. The landscapes are strange, occasionally fantastic. </p><p></p><p>Old Hook is very private about the painting process. He crawls up onto the top of the building and paints there. There are never any figures, though looking closely at the painting it looks like there may have been figures earlier, but they are always painted over. This gives the landscapes a haunted effect.</p><p></p><p>Old Hook doesn't paint often, he tends to be manic in the weeks leading up to the painting and depressed, almost sullen in the weeks afterward.</p><p>once he's painted a painting he generally ignores in completely. </p><p></p><p>Karothen has had to rescue more than a few pictures,and repair at least one when it was negligently toppled over </p><p></p><p>Several of the better pictures include:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">a great city full of Gothic imposing architecture, horned figures feature prominently</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">a "white world", the ground is white like it's covered in snow and the walls sparkle</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">A gigantic bridge to nowhere, disappearing into the sea</li> </ul><p></p><p>There is at least painting that Old Hook drew and destroyed, Karothen found a few shreds lying in the gutter (they had apparently fallen from the roof) -- Old Hook painted nothing after this painting for a long time, to the point that Karothen had begun to fear he would stop making paintings at all.</p><p></p><p>Karothen's mother, who left when he was a child, withdrew into herself. Never connected with her child or made any effort to seek him out. She became a silent presence around town, and died when Karothen was 15. There once was a sister... he will not speak of what became of her.</p><p></p><p><strong>Relationship</strong></p><p>He is intrigued by a young lady who speaks to him in private like she has some of the fear in her that he holds. An ancient lady, all leathered flesh, from down the street, whispers almost indecipherable remembrances to him. He ensures she is well fed and clothed.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Relationships Mechanism</strong></p><p></p><p>Karothen wants to seek out Eldan to talk to him about the girl (below), but he is too confused in his emotions to do so yet. He does think that Eldan may be able to help him understand what he did wrong.</p><p></p><p><strong>Some things Karothen is good at</strong></p><p>Everything is old and worn. Everything is reused. Karothen is a master of repair. He tinkers away in his little storeroom, but what people don't realise is that Karothen uses his magic to mend and clean, and thus is a vital cog in keeping things in town in operation. He keeps this skill hidden as he is not sure how people would look upon his "talent".</p><p></p><p>He loves books, for they are the only link he has to what he feels may be a better world out there.</p><p></p><p><strong>Additional story stuff / hooks</strong></p><p></p><p>There are very few people who come to Karothen's "shop", but until recently only one adult came regularly.</p><p></p><p>A young girl with intense eyes. You know she's related to Enric, who watches the river, she has the distinct slender build of that family.</p><p>Like many of the people around Karothen she's odd. Most of the women (and many of the men) cut their hair in the town only when it becomes a problem for them to do their jobs. She cuts her hair much more frequently, it's often irregularly chopped and rarely touches her shoulders.</p><p>Karothen saw her frequently in the building-with-colored-glass-windows when he was tending Old Gran (if he hadn't known her earlier?). He's not sure exactly how she found his shop but came frequently, initially with children guiding her then by herself.</p><p>From the short conversation (really a handful of words) she shared he understood that she wanted him to fix something.</p><p></p><p>But she never brought anything.</p><p>Karothen offered to go with her, and she took his arm and pulled him intensely about the city for hours, this way and that such that Karothen couldn't help but think of leading Old Gran about the city as a child.</p><p>Eventually, crying in frustration she gave up and left him.</p><p></p><p>She came a few weeks later, and, with what apparently was some great exertion place a little broken statue on his desk. "Fix" she said, pointing half authoritarianly, half pleadingly at the statue.</p><p></p><p>Karothen labored for weeks, inbetween his regular duties on the statue. It was quite complex for him, the statue didn't do anything. As a decoration it didn't have some function that Karothen could restore to it.</p><p></p><p>It was a picture of a winged man, or the top half of a man with wings, for it had no legs (and Karothen couldn't for the life of him, figure out where the legs were supposed to be attached). But he fixed the broken wing as best he could, using pretty silver metal from the storehouse above.</p><p>Since it was supposed to be art he even went so far as to consult Old Hook, who gamely produced some silver paint and painted the remaining stone wing silver to match.</p><p></p><p>Her reaction was not what Karothen had hoped for. Upon being shown the finished statue her expectant smile melted into tears, she threw the statue on the ground (scaring Old Hook so much that he fled from the room), weaping openly she scatted things around his shop in a fit before exiting at a run.</p><p></p><p>Karothen hasn't seen her since. However, he did collect all of the pieces of the statue, and has wrapped them, unmended, in a soft piece of fabric which he carries with him at all times.</p><p></p><p>The old woman who mumbles at him</p><p>The sister ...</p><p>Old Hook's eternal silence, yet Karothen knows that the old man draws the most achingly beautiful landscapes. Landscapes that are not of this region.</p><p>How he learned his magic - there are books he read that awoke something in him, but some of those books felt evil. He returns to that hidden stash still, hungry for the knowledge, but fearful of it. He knows his skill is still weak, and there is so much power waiting there for him (but he is a good man).</p><p></p><p><strong> Big Green Eyes</strong></p><p>Karothen never visited Big Green Eyes</p><p></p><p><strong> The Geech </strong></p><p></p><p>When Karothen found his pebble he kept it secret from the other girls and boys. He was scared, but also more excited than he had ever felt before in his life. He waited until it was late and all of the other children had gone home for their dinner before he set out for the Geech and placed his pebble in the bucket.</p><p></p><p>When it came back, it was empty.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hewligan, post: 4190797, member: 19688"] [b]Karothen Character Sheet[/b] [B]Name[/B] Karothen [B]Color[/B] [COLOR=DarkOrange]Dark Orange[/COLOR] [B]Race[/B] Human Wizard [B]Strength[/B] 9 [B]Dexterity[/B] 10 [B]Constitution[/B] 12 [B]Intelligence[/B] 15 [B]Wisdom[/B] 13 [B]Charisma[/B] 13 [B]Hit points[/B] 12 [B]Appearance[/B] A healthy young man, touching 22, with prematurely silvering hair. His grey eyes and chiseled, clean shaven features mark him out. 5'10" tall. He favours white and grey clothing, often seen around town in a spotless white shirt, sleeves rolled up, a cloth wrapped bundle under one arm. His personality is reserved. He is thoughtful, quiet, contemplative, withdrawn, and very, very worried. While not one for idle chat, preferring to apply his intellect and judgement before blurting out inanities. He can, however, be very forceful, and has effectively been alone since a very young age. [B]Background[/B] The books are what holds the key. Karothen knew this. He sought them out. Secretly. But they haven't unlocked their secrets to him, yet. He has favourite ones, ones with pictures, but it is the ones with page after page of tiny marks that intrigue him the most. He has taken care of himself for many years now. He works in a small storeroom, repairing things that he later takes to the market. Small children bring him broken things, lost things, strange things, and he turns them into things that people can use. His most special, most secret talent is his ability to mend things. He needs to know what they should look like when whole again, but if he can imagine this, and he has become good at imagining this, then the things start to remake themselves. ((effectively a magical mend cantrip, although he does not know this and in truth his ability scares him and he keeps it secret from others)) One day he went to pick up Old Gran (someone who lives near the stained-glass-building said she was "unwell") and found her enthusiastically pushing dirt into the crevices of a stone block. As soon as she heard him enter she immediately laid down and pretended to be asleep. Karothen took her to get her soup, she was abnormally agreeable. Later he contrived, in some fashion, to get at the block when she was away and found inside a thick, black book. Unfortunately he hasn't been able to open it. It hasn't lock, or clasp or anything else but for the life of him Karothen can't seem to get it open. There is a cold grey symbol on the front, and Karothen feels mighty uneasy when he touches it; like something cold is lying on his heart, and he's eaten something sour and curdled. Karothen does not remember his father, but from what little he can tell he was a maniacal collector and organizer. He horded things, and sorted things and kept everything in the massive second story of the building that your shop is in now. His mother moved out after he died, partially to avoid Old Gran. While he was gone he was replaced by Old Hook. Old Hook was a bit of a character, he's deeply deeply dazed and his behavior rivals Old Gran's for weirdness. He also collects things, but unlike Karothen's father, Old Hook has no penchant at all for organization. Instead the wrinkled leathery little man (he's quite small, with livid purple scars across his skin) discards things in the vast hall as soon as he finds them. And find them he does. He's a fantastic climber and can be seen clambering all over the city. Massive piles of stuff just accumulate on the second floor, to the point that the ceiling over Karothen's head has begun to creak in an unnerving way. And once or twice a year the old man crawls up to the roof of the building and draws paintings. He seems to have a knack for making his own paints and finding usable scraps of paper. The landscapes are strange, occasionally fantastic. Old Hook is very private about the painting process. He crawls up onto the top of the building and paints there. There are never any figures, though looking closely at the painting it looks like there may have been figures earlier, but they are always painted over. This gives the landscapes a haunted effect. Old Hook doesn't paint often, he tends to be manic in the weeks leading up to the painting and depressed, almost sullen in the weeks afterward. once he's painted a painting he generally ignores in completely. Karothen has had to rescue more than a few pictures,and repair at least one when it was negligently toppled over Several of the better pictures include: [list] [*]a great city full of Gothic imposing architecture, horned figures feature prominently [*]a "white world", the ground is white like it's covered in snow and the walls sparkle [*]A gigantic bridge to nowhere, disappearing into the sea [/list] There is at least painting that Old Hook drew and destroyed, Karothen found a few shreds lying in the gutter (they had apparently fallen from the roof) -- Old Hook painted nothing after this painting for a long time, to the point that Karothen had begun to fear he would stop making paintings at all. Karothen's mother, who left when he was a child, withdrew into herself. Never connected with her child or made any effort to seek him out. She became a silent presence around town, and died when Karothen was 15. There once was a sister... he will not speak of what became of her. [B]Relationship[/B] He is intrigued by a young lady who speaks to him in private like she has some of the fear in her that he holds. An ancient lady, all leathered flesh, from down the street, whispers almost indecipherable remembrances to him. He ensures she is well fed and clothed. [B]The Relationships Mechanism[/B] Karothen wants to seek out Eldan to talk to him about the girl (below), but he is too confused in his emotions to do so yet. He does think that Eldan may be able to help him understand what he did wrong. [B]Some things Karothen is good at[/B] Everything is old and worn. Everything is reused. Karothen is a master of repair. He tinkers away in his little storeroom, but what people don't realise is that Karothen uses his magic to mend and clean, and thus is a vital cog in keeping things in town in operation. He keeps this skill hidden as he is not sure how people would look upon his "talent". He loves books, for they are the only link he has to what he feels may be a better world out there. [B]Additional story stuff / hooks[/B] There are very few people who come to Karothen's "shop", but until recently only one adult came regularly. A young girl with intense eyes. You know she's related to Enric, who watches the river, she has the distinct slender build of that family. Like many of the people around Karothen she's odd. Most of the women (and many of the men) cut their hair in the town only when it becomes a problem for them to do their jobs. She cuts her hair much more frequently, it's often irregularly chopped and rarely touches her shoulders. Karothen saw her frequently in the building-with-colored-glass-windows when he was tending Old Gran (if he hadn't known her earlier?). He's not sure exactly how she found his shop but came frequently, initially with children guiding her then by herself. From the short conversation (really a handful of words) she shared he understood that she wanted him to fix something. But she never brought anything. Karothen offered to go with her, and she took his arm and pulled him intensely about the city for hours, this way and that such that Karothen couldn't help but think of leading Old Gran about the city as a child. Eventually, crying in frustration she gave up and left him. She came a few weeks later, and, with what apparently was some great exertion place a little broken statue on his desk. "Fix" she said, pointing half authoritarianly, half pleadingly at the statue. Karothen labored for weeks, inbetween his regular duties on the statue. It was quite complex for him, the statue didn't do anything. As a decoration it didn't have some function that Karothen could restore to it. It was a picture of a winged man, or the top half of a man with wings, for it had no legs (and Karothen couldn't for the life of him, figure out where the legs were supposed to be attached). But he fixed the broken wing as best he could, using pretty silver metal from the storehouse above. Since it was supposed to be art he even went so far as to consult Old Hook, who gamely produced some silver paint and painted the remaining stone wing silver to match. Her reaction was not what Karothen had hoped for. Upon being shown the finished statue her expectant smile melted into tears, she threw the statue on the ground (scaring Old Hook so much that he fled from the room), weaping openly she scatted things around his shop in a fit before exiting at a run. Karothen hasn't seen her since. However, he did collect all of the pieces of the statue, and has wrapped them, unmended, in a soft piece of fabric which he carries with him at all times. The old woman who mumbles at him The sister ... Old Hook's eternal silence, yet Karothen knows that the old man draws the most achingly beautiful landscapes. Landscapes that are not of this region. How he learned his magic - there are books he read that awoke something in him, but some of those books felt evil. He returns to that hidden stash still, hungry for the knowledge, but fearful of it. He knows his skill is still weak, and there is so much power waiting there for him (but he is a good man). [b] Big Green Eyes[/b] Karothen never visited Big Green Eyes [b] The Geech [/b] When Karothen found his pebble he kept it secret from the other girls and boys. He was scared, but also more excited than he had ever felt before in his life. He waited until it was late and all of the other children had gone home for their dinner before he set out for the Geech and placed his pebble in the bucket. When it came back, it was empty. [/QUOTE]
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