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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 7900284" data-attributes="member: 8243">The months after the retaking of Leeds Crossing and East End were hard. Long range patrols into the wilds fruitlessly chasing rumours of Lord Ariamhodary. Long nights sentry duty watching the darkness as the army protecting the masses huddled in Bit slept. Long days on foot, scouting ahead as the units marched from here to there. Winter crept closer, stealing away the heat of summer. Bringing with it the Autumn frosts and the smell of cold.Bit was swollen to capacity; full of refugees from Leeds Crossing and East End, soldiers, camp followers, merchants, thieves, noise, movement, chaos. And almost devoid of silence. In what little free time Frost had, she would take herself out into the hills and woods to camp, to hide, to gather her somewhat frayed nerves before returning to the maelstrom. Humans never seemed to stop moving, even when sleeping. There was a terrible restless energy that left her exhausted, even more than scouting. Their children were even worse.I wrote the following while working through the character sheets looking for possible bonds/connections/threads. It is the world through Autumn's eyes; some of it is a little ... judgmental. I didn't intend to share it initially, but ...I have sblocked it to give you the choice as to whether read it or not. I'm pretty sure that you will (I know that I would, in a heartbeat). I am also pretty sure that you will understand it for what it is. It is not a position. It is just a idea, a possible starting point.[SPOILER="Spoiler"]ArwensDaughter - playing Delmirev Sarina, a dragonborn devotion paladin.* First Impression: "Mother Oak give me strength, another pretty paladin."JustinCase - playing Brother Pelegon, a aasimar hermit monk (drunken master)* First Impression: "The bottom of a bottle is one place to look for courage."FitzTheRuke - playing Swithun Baymire, a centaur samurai fighter* First Impression: "..."TallIan - playing Perin Wolfrider, a stout halfling beastmaster ranger* First Impression: "A fellow ranger, a sound companion, and finally someone not offended by silence."Steve Gorak - playing a fey tome warlock* "She smells like a warlock. And juniper? Warlocks don't smell like juniper ... What was I doing again"Mark Chance - playing Klebba Martindale a stout halfling war cleric* First Impression: "With a stare that fierce, no wonder the god of war was only one brave enough to take him. Pity his misguided notions of what makes might."Charlotte of Oz - playing Anna Arcana a human sage wizard* First Impression: "Never trust a ... well, I mean, she is a wizard, but ... I suppose they can't all be insufferable. Although, she is a bit insufferable ..."[/SPOILER]The great characters, I believe, are the ones that that insist on imposing their own logic upon you as the writer. A paladin of freedom who refuses to withdraw from a confrontation (despite gentle hints from the DM that it is un-winable, and increasingly urgent pleas from the players, and their characters, to live and to fight another day). Because to do so is not in his nature.I thought I was creating a wild, fearless, immortal guardian of the forest-wilds. I found myself confronting a traumatised young elf, suffering culture shock, and lashing out. And perhaps, deeply in need of a friend. But Gran'father Willow help you if you should suggest that ...tl:dr?If your character spent time over the last 3 months with the army, they have likely crossed paths with Morning.thotd</blockquote>

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