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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nonamazing" data-source="post: 1932107" data-attributes="member: 12118">Character conceptsI may be a little premature in posting these, since I don't really know for sure if I've been accepted yet.  But I thought I'd go ahead and share a couple of character concepts with you--could't hurt, after all.1] My first concept is for a rebellious, 'druid-punk' sort of character.  He's never gotten along well with his father (a particularly stiff elder) and he's run away from home on a few occasions, which has caused him to be viewed with strong distrust by a number of the other elves (they see him as having been 'tainted' by some of the outside world's ideas).  This distrust has made it almost impossible for him to convince any of his tribemates about the seriousness of the coming danger.  He brings a different approach to his druidism.  Instead of seeing Nature as something to be worshipped with awe, he sees it as a gentle and powerful force to be treated as a friend and equal.  His scandalous religious ideas, along with his quirky habits and odd manner of dress, make him something of an outcast.2] My other concept is for a spirit-haunted seer, an elven sorcerer whose power comes from his ancestor spirits.  He'd be a little older than the other characters, as he was thought to be mentally impaired and treated as a child for much longer than most elves are.  When younger, he used to have long conversations with imaginary friends and often completely ignored the world around him, which sometimes lead to painful accidents (stepping out onto bridges that weren't there, wandering aimlessly into dangerous sections of the forest).  A few of the elders suspect that he may be seeing and interacting with spirits of some sort, but the majority just believe him to be hopelessly insane.  Actually, they're both right, to a certain degree.</blockquote>

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