Hello.
I have been looking at this, thinking, then moseying off...then returning, looking, thinking...
My original idea was a tough, grizzled old paladin...he's now a roaming knight errant, haunted by his memories of war, torn by the compromises of having perfect faith through the intermediary of imperfect human religions... Now he's a loner, with his own personal code, and a direct, personal relationship to his deity. He spurns churches and church hierarchies, considering them to be evidence of human ego and pride...not the ordination of holy will. He doesn't LOOK like a paladin. He's this old guy, riding a magnificent, but kind of run down steed. Wide brimmed hat. Poncho. Slouched posture. Thousand yard stare. He'd fit right into a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western, except for the Holy Avenger in its shoulder scabbard.
He's kind of symptomatic of my occasional yen to play "a different kind of paladin."
Second idea is kind of similar...tough old guy who has little/no patience for BS, and spurns the usual hierarchies and practices of his faith, because he's discovered a much deeper, more personal faith that sustains him. This one is a druid, legendary in his time as a defender of balance and nature...opposing the corruptive magic and undead use of the evil warlords in the Bylan wars, while at the same time making sure that the forces of light never forgot their obligations to the natural order. He goes simply as 'Grandfather,' then and now, though to escape the celebrity of his deeds, he travels in different forms and under assumed names. His garb is humble, his possessions few. While he's an excellent counselor and teacher, his gruff external demeanor is easily misinterpreted by those who cannot see past appearances.
I have been looking at this, thinking, then moseying off...then returning, looking, thinking...
My original idea was a tough, grizzled old paladin...he's now a roaming knight errant, haunted by his memories of war, torn by the compromises of having perfect faith through the intermediary of imperfect human religions... Now he's a loner, with his own personal code, and a direct, personal relationship to his deity. He spurns churches and church hierarchies, considering them to be evidence of human ego and pride...not the ordination of holy will. He doesn't LOOK like a paladin. He's this old guy, riding a magnificent, but kind of run down steed. Wide brimmed hat. Poncho. Slouched posture. Thousand yard stare. He'd fit right into a Clint Eastwood spaghetti western, except for the Holy Avenger in its shoulder scabbard.
He's kind of symptomatic of my occasional yen to play "a different kind of paladin."
Second idea is kind of similar...tough old guy who has little/no patience for BS, and spurns the usual hierarchies and practices of his faith, because he's discovered a much deeper, more personal faith that sustains him. This one is a druid, legendary in his time as a defender of balance and nature...opposing the corruptive magic and undead use of the evil warlords in the Bylan wars, while at the same time making sure that the forces of light never forgot their obligations to the natural order. He goes simply as 'Grandfather,' then and now, though to escape the celebrity of his deeds, he travels in different forms and under assumed names. His garb is humble, his possessions few. While he's an excellent counselor and teacher, his gruff external demeanor is easily misinterpreted by those who cannot see past appearances.