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<blockquote data-quote="Herobizkit" data-source="post: 2592552" data-attributes="member: 36150"><p>War.</p><p></p><p><strong>Valandil Telrunya</strong> could not believe it. He would not believe it. </p><p></p><p>All things have a cause. And an effect. And his bretheren have forgotten this simple, natural fact. </p><p></p><p>Valandil's life was both simple and complex in the Order of the Starless Sky. These men (elves, actually) were both loved and feared (out of respect) by the elven community. Loved, because their purpose in life was to uphold the traditions and heritage of the elven people by protecting them from their enemies. Feared, because to become a member, one must sacrifice all semblance of freedom for the greater good... and those who sacrifice everything have nothing to lose. They go where they please and do whatever must be done. The best members of the Order leave no trace of any kind. </p><p></p><p>At least, this is what the Order would have its enemies believe.</p><p></p><p>The Order is, in fact, a network of elves who dedicate their lives to the study and pursuit of a special kind of justice... one that adheres to a concept of Natural Law. In short, this concept monitors how sentient beings coexist with nature. The concepts of racial preservation, protecting they who cannot protect themselves, and taking no more than is necessary to survive are carefully monitored by the members of the Order. Living in harmony with nature is the Order's tenet, and their justice is swift to those would work against this Law.</p><p></p><p>But now, it seemed that the Elven race itself has deviated from its own Law.</p><p></p><p>To the Order, the union of Man and Elf was “undesirable”. Elven purity needed to be preserved so that the Elves would not lose themselves to the selfish and greedy races that always threatened their borders. The lifestyle of these races disgusted the Order. Over-fishing, over-hunting, excessive mining for precious metals and stones… the “other races” that take and squander Mother’s precious gifts for their own decadence were the bane of the Order. Were Elf and Man to breed, it would only be a matter of time before the Elves would become just like the people they hated so.</p><p></p><p>But, as nature would have it, there came a time when an Elf and a Man had union, producing a new race, or “half-breed” as it was called. And the product of the union was not at all “undesirable”, at least to its parents. As more half-breeds came to fruition, the Order became more aggressive in its pursuit of racial purity. And the more aggressive it became, the more Valandil came to realize that maybe, just maybe, the half-breed had its own part in the natural order.</p><p></p><p>The Order did not listen to Valandil’s arguments for the existence of the half-breed. Rather than pursue the matter in a rational and practical manner, the Order chose to expel Valandil as a heretic and a traitor to his own people. He was publically branded – a searing hot iron pressed to his forehead, leaving an inverted crescent moon on his forehead, points facing downward – and forced out of the elven community at large. Weeding out the "weak" was also a harsh reality of Natural Law... a side that Valandil had not seen before.</p><p></p><p>Before he left, however, he was privy to the knowledge that the Order had big plans. They were going to use their influence to motivate the Elven people to lash out against the race that created the aberrant half-breeds: the humans.</p><p></p><p>Valandil fled with this knowledge and brought it to the attention of one of the nearest human colonies. </p><p></p><p>He was not well-received… or rather, he was repelled at the gates and fired upon. </p><p></p><p>Undeterred, he waited until nightfall and began to ply his trade. Silent as a cat, he padded up and over the city gates and, with a quick prayer to the All-Mother, ran like the wind towards what he believed would be the means of unraveling the mystery… a human airship. He stowed away in the cargo hold and waited until the ship began to take flight. Then, he presented himself to the ship’s captain…</p><p></p><p>_____________________________</p><p></p><p>This is a first attempt at my background, but I think my DM side got the better of me and there is more background stuff of the Order than my actual character. But, I have a plan. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I hope to pull off revealing more of my chatacter's background as the story progresses in the form of memories... kinda like the "Kung Fu" tv series. What he learned in training he later applies to his current situation. I don't know how this will work in a PbP, but I do love a challenge.</p><p></p><p>I hope to play an Elven Monk/Druid. Ideally, I would like to use the Wild Monk variant from Dungeon Magazine (which I will post in a few days -- my internet is dependent on whether I'm working, and I'm off until midnight Thursday) which allows free multi-classing between Monk and Druid. If I get two levels in each class, or 1 and 3, that would be super.</p><p></p><p>I hope to advance into the Investigator PrC from the splatbook "Masters of the Wild". I see this character sort of adapting himself to the community on the airship and becoming a sort of "urban druid" and protectorate of the city and its people. I chose Elf as a race because I enjoy RP challenges (an Elf among humans at war against Elves). At least he's not a Drow. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> But he'll still have challenges and constantly strive to prove himself worthy of the people's trust.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Herobizkit, post: 2592552, member: 36150"] War. [B]Valandil Telrunya[/B] could not believe it. He would not believe it. All things have a cause. And an effect. And his bretheren have forgotten this simple, natural fact. Valandil's life was both simple and complex in the Order of the Starless Sky. These men (elves, actually) were both loved and feared (out of respect) by the elven community. Loved, because their purpose in life was to uphold the traditions and heritage of the elven people by protecting them from their enemies. Feared, because to become a member, one must sacrifice all semblance of freedom for the greater good... and those who sacrifice everything have nothing to lose. They go where they please and do whatever must be done. The best members of the Order leave no trace of any kind. At least, this is what the Order would have its enemies believe. The Order is, in fact, a network of elves who dedicate their lives to the study and pursuit of a special kind of justice... one that adheres to a concept of Natural Law. In short, this concept monitors how sentient beings coexist with nature. The concepts of racial preservation, protecting they who cannot protect themselves, and taking no more than is necessary to survive are carefully monitored by the members of the Order. Living in harmony with nature is the Order's tenet, and their justice is swift to those would work against this Law. But now, it seemed that the Elven race itself has deviated from its own Law. To the Order, the union of Man and Elf was “undesirable”. Elven purity needed to be preserved so that the Elves would not lose themselves to the selfish and greedy races that always threatened their borders. The lifestyle of these races disgusted the Order. Over-fishing, over-hunting, excessive mining for precious metals and stones… the “other races” that take and squander Mother’s precious gifts for their own decadence were the bane of the Order. Were Elf and Man to breed, it would only be a matter of time before the Elves would become just like the people they hated so. But, as nature would have it, there came a time when an Elf and a Man had union, producing a new race, or “half-breed” as it was called. And the product of the union was not at all “undesirable”, at least to its parents. As more half-breeds came to fruition, the Order became more aggressive in its pursuit of racial purity. And the more aggressive it became, the more Valandil came to realize that maybe, just maybe, the half-breed had its own part in the natural order. The Order did not listen to Valandil’s arguments for the existence of the half-breed. Rather than pursue the matter in a rational and practical manner, the Order chose to expel Valandil as a heretic and a traitor to his own people. He was publically branded – a searing hot iron pressed to his forehead, leaving an inverted crescent moon on his forehead, points facing downward – and forced out of the elven community at large. Weeding out the "weak" was also a harsh reality of Natural Law... a side that Valandil had not seen before. Before he left, however, he was privy to the knowledge that the Order had big plans. They were going to use their influence to motivate the Elven people to lash out against the race that created the aberrant half-breeds: the humans. Valandil fled with this knowledge and brought it to the attention of one of the nearest human colonies. He was not well-received… or rather, he was repelled at the gates and fired upon. Undeterred, he waited until nightfall and began to ply his trade. Silent as a cat, he padded up and over the city gates and, with a quick prayer to the All-Mother, ran like the wind towards what he believed would be the means of unraveling the mystery… a human airship. He stowed away in the cargo hold and waited until the ship began to take flight. Then, he presented himself to the ship’s captain… _____________________________ This is a first attempt at my background, but I think my DM side got the better of me and there is more background stuff of the Order than my actual character. But, I have a plan. :) I hope to pull off revealing more of my chatacter's background as the story progresses in the form of memories... kinda like the "Kung Fu" tv series. What he learned in training he later applies to his current situation. I don't know how this will work in a PbP, but I do love a challenge. I hope to play an Elven Monk/Druid. Ideally, I would like to use the Wild Monk variant from Dungeon Magazine (which I will post in a few days -- my internet is dependent on whether I'm working, and I'm off until midnight Thursday) which allows free multi-classing between Monk and Druid. If I get two levels in each class, or 1 and 3, that would be super. I hope to advance into the Investigator PrC from the splatbook "Masters of the Wild". I see this character sort of adapting himself to the community on the airship and becoming a sort of "urban druid" and protectorate of the city and its people. I chose Elf as a race because I enjoy RP challenges (an Elf among humans at war against Elves). At least he's not a Drow. :p But he'll still have challenges and constantly strive to prove himself worthy of the people's trust. [/QUOTE]
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