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<blockquote data-quote="hafrogman" data-source="post: 5940173" data-attributes="member: 8858"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Heise</strong></span></p><p>Human Male Sorcerer</p><p></p><p>[sblock="Appearance"]<img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/attachments/talking-talk/51896d1339247129-leifs-d-d-4th-edition-revenge-giants-first-recruiting-thread-ice_fire_by_heise.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />[/sblock]</p><p>[sblock="Background"]<span style="color: Gray"><p style="text-align: center"><em>All the world's a stage,</em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: Gray"><em>And all the men and women merely players:</em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: Gray"><em>They have their exits and their entrances;</em></p></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: Gray"><em>And one man in his time plays many parts</em></p><p></span></p><p>In my time I have played many parts. Urchin, actor, thief, mage, outlaw, traveler and adventurer. </p><p></p><p>Amn holds much for those with the coin to spare, but for its own poor, it spares no pity. A child growing up on those streets does what is needed to survive. I was no better than most, I suppose, my earliest years spent begging, running odd jobs and otherwise scraping together whatever living I could. </p><p></p><p>Eventually my skills and proclivities found me a place among a small acting troupe. My handsome features and personable nature were enough to make me an endearing presence on the stage. But an actor's life in ever an uncertain one, and so one makes ends meet. In between learning lines and scenes I learned to work an audience, picking pockets and relieving our customers of any excess valuables. I spent many years among that troupe, honing my skills and growing from a child to a young man and star. Perhaps I would still be there today, if the change had not come upon me.</p><p></p><p>To this day I do not know why, or even exactly when it happened. At first it was just small things, a breeze on an otherwise still day, small shocks and quiet rumbles. Eventually I realized that I was controlling these occurrences, but even then I had no concept of what awaited me. I thought of them as small tricks, of no lasting importance. I used them in our plays, to create sounds and effects, lending realism to our imaginary stories.</p><p></p><p>But if Amn has no pity for a poor urchin, it has even less for a budding mage, particularly one not under the thumb of the Cowled Wizards. My unknowing experiments and displays of my talents had attracted unwelcome attention. The years of loyalty from friends and colleagues earned me barely enough warning to flee, but nothing more. No one could harbor me, no one could aid me. I had to flee Amn and my old life lest I end up locked away in the Spellhold.</p><p></p><p>I traveled widely in that time, eventually coming to realize the potential and also the dangers of the magic that had welled up inside me. In time I mastered it, at least as much as one can master such an unbridled force. But I was always careful to use it to help the weak and the ignored . . . I have seen first hand the fruits of a society that believes it has no need for compassion.[/sblock]</p><p></p><p>[sblock=Sources]<strong><u>Background:</u></strong></p><p>Amn - Forgotten Realms Player's Guide</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Theme:</u></strong></p><p>Windlord - Heroes of the Elemental Chaos</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Powers:</u></strong></p><p><span style="color: Green">Dragonfrost</span> - PHB 2</p><p><span style="color: Green">Lightning Strike</span> - Arcane Power</p><p><span style="color: Green">Storm Walk</span> - PHB 2</p><p><span style="color: Red">Whirlwind</span> - Arcane Power</p><p><span style="color: Gray">Ice Javelins</span> - Arcane Power</p><p><span style="color: Red">Wind Fury Assault</span> - Heroes of the Elemental Chaos</p><p><span style="color: Green">Fast Hands</span> - PHB 3</p><p><span style="color: Red">Dancing Lightning</span> - PHB 2</p><p><span style="color: Gray">Thunder Leap</span> - PHB 2</p><p><span style="color: Gray">Extinguishing Rain</span> - Arcane Power</p><p><span style="color: Red">Spark Form</span> - Arcane Power</p><p><span style="color: Gray">Winds of Change</span> - Arcane Power</p><p><span style="color: Red">Wind Step</span> - Heroes of the Elemental Chaos</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Feats:</u></strong></p><p>Jack of All Trades - PHB</p><p>Linguist - PHB</p><p>Unarmored Agility - PHB 3</p><p>Sorcerous Blade Channeling - PHB 2</p><p>Implement Expertise (Light Blade) - PHB 2</p><p>Tempest Magic - Arcane Power</p><p>Resilient Focus - HotFK</p><p>Fleet Footed - PHB</p><p>Improved Defenses - HotFK</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Paragon Path:</u></strong></p><p>Lightning Fury - Arcane Power</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Magic Items:</u></strong></p><p>Vicious Dagger +3 - PHB</p><p>Magic Cloth Armor +3 - PHB</p><p>Safewing Amulet +3 - PHB</p><p>Bracers of the Perfect Shot (Heroic Tier) - PHB</p><p>Boots of Striding - PHB</p><p>Burglar's Gloves - PHB</p><p>Belt of Vigor (Heroic Tier) - PHB</p><p>Circlet of Authority - PHB[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hafrogman, post: 5940173, member: 8858"] [SIZE="3"][B]Heise[/B][/SIZE] Human Male Sorcerer [sblock="Appearance"][IMG]http://www.enworld.org/forum/attachments/talking-talk/51896d1339247129-leifs-d-d-4th-edition-revenge-giants-first-recruiting-thread-ice_fire_by_heise.jpg[/IMG][/sblock] [sblock="Background"][COLOR="Gray"][CENTER][I]All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts[/I][/CENTER][/COLOR] In my time I have played many parts. Urchin, actor, thief, mage, outlaw, traveler and adventurer. Amn holds much for those with the coin to spare, but for its own poor, it spares no pity. A child growing up on those streets does what is needed to survive. I was no better than most, I suppose, my earliest years spent begging, running odd jobs and otherwise scraping together whatever living I could. Eventually my skills and proclivities found me a place among a small acting troupe. My handsome features and personable nature were enough to make me an endearing presence on the stage. But an actor's life in ever an uncertain one, and so one makes ends meet. In between learning lines and scenes I learned to work an audience, picking pockets and relieving our customers of any excess valuables. I spent many years among that troupe, honing my skills and growing from a child to a young man and star. Perhaps I would still be there today, if the change had not come upon me. To this day I do not know why, or even exactly when it happened. At first it was just small things, a breeze on an otherwise still day, small shocks and quiet rumbles. Eventually I realized that I was controlling these occurrences, but even then I had no concept of what awaited me. I thought of them as small tricks, of no lasting importance. I used them in our plays, to create sounds and effects, lending realism to our imaginary stories. But if Amn has no pity for a poor urchin, it has even less for a budding mage, particularly one not under the thumb of the Cowled Wizards. My unknowing experiments and displays of my talents had attracted unwelcome attention. The years of loyalty from friends and colleagues earned me barely enough warning to flee, but nothing more. No one could harbor me, no one could aid me. I had to flee Amn and my old life lest I end up locked away in the Spellhold. I traveled widely in that time, eventually coming to realize the potential and also the dangers of the magic that had welled up inside me. In time I mastered it, at least as much as one can master such an unbridled force. But I was always careful to use it to help the weak and the ignored . . . I have seen first hand the fruits of a society that believes it has no need for compassion.[/sblock] [sblock=Sources][B][U]Background:[/U][/B] Amn - Forgotten Realms Player's Guide [B][U]Theme:[/U][/B] Windlord - Heroes of the Elemental Chaos [B][U]Powers:[/U][/B] [COLOR="Green"]Dragonfrost[/COLOR] - PHB 2 [COLOR="Green"]Lightning Strike[/COLOR] - Arcane Power [COLOR="Green"]Storm Walk[/COLOR] - PHB 2 [COLOR="Red"]Whirlwind[/COLOR] - Arcane Power [COLOR="Gray"]Ice Javelins[/COLOR] - Arcane Power [COLOR="Red"]Wind Fury Assault[/COLOR] - Heroes of the Elemental Chaos [COLOR="Green"]Fast Hands[/COLOR] - PHB 3 [COLOR="Red"]Dancing Lightning[/COLOR] - PHB 2 [COLOR="Gray"]Thunder Leap[/COLOR] - PHB 2 [COLOR="Gray"]Extinguishing Rain[/COLOR] - Arcane Power [COLOR="Red"]Spark Form[/COLOR] - Arcane Power [COLOR="Gray"]Winds of Change[/COLOR] - Arcane Power [COLOR="Red"]Wind Step[/COLOR] - Heroes of the Elemental Chaos [B][U]Feats:[/U][/B] Jack of All Trades - PHB Linguist - PHB Unarmored Agility - PHB 3 Sorcerous Blade Channeling - PHB 2 Implement Expertise (Light Blade) - PHB 2 Tempest Magic - Arcane Power Resilient Focus - HotFK Fleet Footed - PHB Improved Defenses - HotFK [B][U]Paragon Path:[/U][/B] Lightning Fury - Arcane Power [B][U]Magic Items:[/U][/B] Vicious Dagger +3 - PHB Magic Cloth Armor +3 - PHB Safewing Amulet +3 - PHB Bracers of the Perfect Shot (Heroic Tier) - PHB Boots of Striding - PHB Burglar's Gloves - PHB Belt of Vigor (Heroic Tier) - PHB Circlet of Authority - PHB[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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