Arknath
First Post
Well met, all! I would like to take the time to introduce my story hour to you all. It is not based on a campaign I am running, but a campaign that I am in. Seeing as how my DM has his hands full in preparing an awesome campaign (and believe me, after one session, I can’t wait for the next) I feel that, in order for him to keep it running smoothly, that I would take up the mantle of story-teller and instead leave him more time to plan our game.
Now, here is my short, albeit very detailed, introduction to our game. I play a paladin character, whose name is Bocata Si Nik Nik (pronounced bow-CAH-TUH see Nick Nick), or Bocata for short. He is a larcetan (pronounced LAR-si-TAN), a custom race of intlligent lizardmen that resemble 9-10 foot tall velociraptors and he worships the larcetan god of vengeance Oti Ni Nuad (OTEE-knee-NOOWAD). His class breakdown is Paladin 8/Rager 6 (rager being a custom prestige class which gives worshippers of Oti Ni Nuad special vengeance-related abilities).
To sum the story up (I’ll let Bocata tell it from his perspective) Bocata was one of several people who received a dream six years ago about a wizard who wanted to kill him. Not knowing why he met up with and travelled with a group of similarly threatened individuals and eventually met and destroyed the wizard. Four years later, another wizard plagued Bocata’s life, this time, however, the wizard wanted total control of the island country Bocata had come to call his home, Xad N’asser (ZAHD nuh-SAYR). This wizard unleashed a horde of demons and infested the island. Bocata and his long time companions decided to meet this evil wizard and destroy him before the island was lost.
The wizard proved too powerful and slew all of Bocata’s companions save himself and three others…his long time companion, a human female wizard named Laurel, a human rogue named Habback, and Laurel’s familiar were spared. Bocata and Laurel where summarily plane shifted to the Abyss, where he promptly rescued Laurel and slew a demon lord. Back home, he and Laurel met up with a group of adventurers in the Stormcrest Mountain region of Ersadia (our mainland continent) and he allied with them, quickly telling of his plight against the evil wizard of Xad N’asser, Zurich. Bocata, seeking to resurrect some of his lost companions, returned to Xad N’asser with Laurel and a few companions he’d met. However, rage at the loss of his friends took him and he slew three of the cities guards…only to be sentenced to protect the city for a government he hated for one year. His tale starts here…
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(Direct excerpt from Bocata Si Nik Nik's memoir's, "The Rise and Fall of Zurich the Hated")
Long have I waited for this day. It seems as though I have been living a continuous, torturous existence marked by painful reminders of my own failure. What ill judgment made me forget where I was and cause me to attack the Red Watchers? Wiser larcetan would have stayed their hand, but I did not. But what use is wisdom not gained at your own expense? It is a bauble compared to living through your own experiences. It is here and now, that I shall tell you my tale…and the experiences that have made me wiser indeed.
I would start with a bit of history, as all good tales do. I have come from the Ivory Valley, on the mainland of Ersadia. My people live in quiet peace and have for centuries before the others came. By others I mean elves and dwarves and humans, those who are not native to our world but seem to think that they own it. I was born to a warrior and his 3rd wife thirty-four summers ago. It seems as though that part of my life is a blur, constant training and schooling in the ways of my lord, Oti Ni Nuad. In 20 years I was finally elevated to the status of Erkka Kel, or Fury Knight in the common tongue. I suppose the humans have a name for one of my rank, although they would place some meager name like paladin upon my ilk and me.
From there I went out into the wide world, in search of a final quest that would prove my loyalty to The Hunter (as we call Oti Ni Nuad at times). I was met by a strange dream one night, a sign from the Fury that my quest had come. I travelled to the isle of Xad N’asser and there met up with some strange bedfellows indeed. I saw three humans and a caanid, a canine race of sorcerers that live not far from my homelands. We are at peace with the caanids last I heard, though ancient wars and territorial battles have been known to ensue between our peoples. With them I travelled and came to the end of my quest. With their aid, we defeated the wizard Van D’Luk.
After that adventure, I set up shop on Xad N’asser in the city of Ladoon. For four years I went about my work and rarely saw my old friends. After many strange messages and mysterous threats, I was once again reunited with them, this time…in search of Zurich, the Archmage. We fought many battles and won nearly all of them. I say nearly, for in the last battle I had with my dearest friends, the were all slain or teleported away to distant lands. I was sent to the Abyss, where many of my compatriots had been sent before. During the final battle, we had slain a demon known as “the Vile Death”. When I was teleported there, I faced him yet again, this time alone.
As you may guess, I sit here now and tell you I triumphed over that fiend and returned home, the human wizardess in tow. It has been 18 months since that fateful day, and it still stings my heart and head, but I live on. Today is the first day of my regained freedom. Today begins the fall of Zurich.
Now, here is my short, albeit very detailed, introduction to our game. I play a paladin character, whose name is Bocata Si Nik Nik (pronounced bow-CAH-TUH see Nick Nick), or Bocata for short. He is a larcetan (pronounced LAR-si-TAN), a custom race of intlligent lizardmen that resemble 9-10 foot tall velociraptors and he worships the larcetan god of vengeance Oti Ni Nuad (OTEE-knee-NOOWAD). His class breakdown is Paladin 8/Rager 6 (rager being a custom prestige class which gives worshippers of Oti Ni Nuad special vengeance-related abilities).
To sum the story up (I’ll let Bocata tell it from his perspective) Bocata was one of several people who received a dream six years ago about a wizard who wanted to kill him. Not knowing why he met up with and travelled with a group of similarly threatened individuals and eventually met and destroyed the wizard. Four years later, another wizard plagued Bocata’s life, this time, however, the wizard wanted total control of the island country Bocata had come to call his home, Xad N’asser (ZAHD nuh-SAYR). This wizard unleashed a horde of demons and infested the island. Bocata and his long time companions decided to meet this evil wizard and destroy him before the island was lost.
The wizard proved too powerful and slew all of Bocata’s companions save himself and three others…his long time companion, a human female wizard named Laurel, a human rogue named Habback, and Laurel’s familiar were spared. Bocata and Laurel where summarily plane shifted to the Abyss, where he promptly rescued Laurel and slew a demon lord. Back home, he and Laurel met up with a group of adventurers in the Stormcrest Mountain region of Ersadia (our mainland continent) and he allied with them, quickly telling of his plight against the evil wizard of Xad N’asser, Zurich. Bocata, seeking to resurrect some of his lost companions, returned to Xad N’asser with Laurel and a few companions he’d met. However, rage at the loss of his friends took him and he slew three of the cities guards…only to be sentenced to protect the city for a government he hated for one year. His tale starts here…
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(Direct excerpt from Bocata Si Nik Nik's memoir's, "The Rise and Fall of Zurich the Hated")
Long have I waited for this day. It seems as though I have been living a continuous, torturous existence marked by painful reminders of my own failure. What ill judgment made me forget where I was and cause me to attack the Red Watchers? Wiser larcetan would have stayed their hand, but I did not. But what use is wisdom not gained at your own expense? It is a bauble compared to living through your own experiences. It is here and now, that I shall tell you my tale…and the experiences that have made me wiser indeed.
I would start with a bit of history, as all good tales do. I have come from the Ivory Valley, on the mainland of Ersadia. My people live in quiet peace and have for centuries before the others came. By others I mean elves and dwarves and humans, those who are not native to our world but seem to think that they own it. I was born to a warrior and his 3rd wife thirty-four summers ago. It seems as though that part of my life is a blur, constant training and schooling in the ways of my lord, Oti Ni Nuad. In 20 years I was finally elevated to the status of Erkka Kel, or Fury Knight in the common tongue. I suppose the humans have a name for one of my rank, although they would place some meager name like paladin upon my ilk and me.
From there I went out into the wide world, in search of a final quest that would prove my loyalty to The Hunter (as we call Oti Ni Nuad at times). I was met by a strange dream one night, a sign from the Fury that my quest had come. I travelled to the isle of Xad N’asser and there met up with some strange bedfellows indeed. I saw three humans and a caanid, a canine race of sorcerers that live not far from my homelands. We are at peace with the caanids last I heard, though ancient wars and territorial battles have been known to ensue between our peoples. With them I travelled and came to the end of my quest. With their aid, we defeated the wizard Van D’Luk.
After that adventure, I set up shop on Xad N’asser in the city of Ladoon. For four years I went about my work and rarely saw my old friends. After many strange messages and mysterous threats, I was once again reunited with them, this time…in search of Zurich, the Archmage. We fought many battles and won nearly all of them. I say nearly, for in the last battle I had with my dearest friends, the were all slain or teleported away to distant lands. I was sent to the Abyss, where many of my compatriots had been sent before. During the final battle, we had slain a demon known as “the Vile Death”. When I was teleported there, I faced him yet again, this time alone.
As you may guess, I sit here now and tell you I triumphed over that fiend and returned home, the human wizardess in tow. It has been 18 months since that fateful day, and it still stings my heart and head, but I live on. Today is the first day of my regained freedom. Today begins the fall of Zurich.
