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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drothgery" data-source="post: 3948552" data-attributes="member: 360">Deren Terrell, Fire Genasi Warblade // Warmage[sblock=Deren]Deren TerrellFire Genasi warblade//warmageLN Medium outsider (native) (kind of borderline LN/LG, but right now he's a bit too ruthless to be LG in my book)Deity: noneInit +2 Senses Listen +1, Spot +1Languages Common, Ingan, 2 TBA[d][/d]AC 16 (+2 Dex, +4 armor), touch 12, flat-footed 14, 16 when adjacent to ally and weilding WR weapon (adjacent allies also get a +1 to AC)hp 13 (1 HD)Fort +3, Ref +3 (+2 when flat-footed) Will +2[d][/d]Speed 30 ft. (6 squares) Melee greatsword +3 (2d6+3/19-20/x2)Melee dagger +3 (1d4+3/19-20/x2)Ranged thrown dagger +3 (1d4+3/19-20/x2)Ranged ray +3 (crits on nat 20)Base Atk +1; Grp +3[d][/d]Abilities Str 14 Dex 14 Con 12 Int 14 Wis 10 Cha 14Feats White Raven DefenseSkills Concentration +5 [4 ranks], Diplomacy +6 [4 ranks], Knowledge (arcana) +6,  Knowledge (history) +6 [4 ranks], Martial Lore +6 [4 ranks], Spellcraft +6 [4 ranks]Stances Leading the Charge (WR)Manuevers Leading the Attack (WR), Sone Bones (SD), Steel Wind (IH)SpellsAll 0-level and 1st-level warmage spellsSpell Slotslevel 0 - 5level 1 - 4Possessions greatsword, chain shirt, dagger, clothes, traveling gear[d][/d][/sblock][sblock=Background]Those in the Imperial City always said Terrellians were difficult. The last to fall to the Astresians, and they never let anyone forget it. It hadn't surprised anyone, that. Five generations before Astres' rise to power, the Efreet Lord Ren Terrell had shocked his peers by taking the daughter of one of his human councilors not as a concubine, but as his wife. Historians in the Imperial capital made it a cynical gesture, as Terrell had desparely needed human soldiers to hold a province threatened by monsters and barbarians. Bards in Terrell still told epic love stories, though few told them elsewhere; Terrellian bards were no more fond than anyone else of Astresian prisons.But whether motivated by cynicism or love, Ren and his heirs forged a true bond with the humans who had settled their last outpost of civilization. The humans of Terrell fought for their Lord -- Ren Terrell's genasi great-grandson -- when Astres' armies came, just as hard their planetouched fellows did. It was not until Astres brought a third army to bear -- two already having been broken on the walls of Terrell's capital -- that Martaan Terrell gave in to the inevitable, surrendered his city, and offically accepted the Sanction. He could not hold forever against both the Empire and the enemies that had always plagued his province, and appeasing the Astresians was possible.And a millenia later, Deren Terrell still held to the same philosophy. He wished there was an alternative. But too few would rally to his father's banner if he raised it in rebellion. And the Astresians had never seen fit to deal with the barbarian and monster threats more permanently. If they feared Terrell would go its own way and discard the hated Sanction the second they no longer needed the Empire, well, Deren could not blame them; that fear was quite well grounded in many ways. But in other ways it was groundless, as Terrell did need the Empire.At least for now. Barten Terrell had sent his son to master the arts of war, spell and sword. Deren wasn't privy to exactly what his father wanted him to do with the skills he expected him to acquire. But he expected that Barten had a plan.[/sblock][sblock=description]Age: 19Height: 6' 4"Weight: 185 lbsHair: RedEyes: GreySkin: Fair, with a slight reddish castDeren's clothes tend to be simple and elegant, as in the style of most genasi, especially the high aristocracy. He's very tall and wiry, which isn't uncommon among fire genasi.[/sblock][sblock=Abilities]Fire Genasi abilities+2 Int, -2 Cha+1 racial bonus on to saves vs. fireDarvision 60'Confrol Flame (sp)Warblade abilitiesBattle Clarity (ex) As long as you are not flat-footed, you gan an insight bonus equal to your Int bonus (max warblade level) on Ref savesweapon aptitude (ex) Treat fighter level as fighter level + (warblade level - 2 if warblade level >2) for purposes of qualifying for fighter feats; adjust weapon-specific feats with 1 hour training/feat.Warmage abiltiesArmored Mage (light) Warmages can cast warmage spells in light armor.Warmage Edge Warmages add their Int bonus to the damage dealt by any spell that does damage. If a spell deals damage multiple times (frex, multiple magic missiles), warmage edge only applies the first time damage is dealt.[/sblock][sblock=Equipment]Equipment and Encumbrancecost item    weight lb- carried, worn, or in backback50 gp greatsword    8 lb100 gp chain shirt    25 lb2 gp dagger    1 lb5 gp signet ring     lbfree gp explorer's outfit    8 lb2 gp backpack    2 lb0.1 gp bedroll    5 lb0.02 gp whetstone    1 lb1 gp waterskin    4 lb1 gp flint & steel    n/a1.5 gp rations, 3 days    3 lb0.8 gp signal whistle    n/a5 gp spell component pouch    n/atotal cost: 168.42 gp     total weight: 57 lbgold on hand: 31 gp, 2 silver, 8 copperCarrying CapacityLight load: 58 lb Medium load: 116 lb Heavy load: 175 lb[/sblock][sblock=Default Tactics]Deren prefers to toss a few spells at an enemy, [fire] for preference, and then charge into melee. If at all possible, he'll try to position himself so allies can take advantage of his White Raven manuevers and stances.[/sblock][sblock=NPCs]Barten Terrell - Deren's father, a Fire Genasi noble who rules the province of Terrell, and may very well be plotting a break with the Empire[/sblock][sblock=advancement]Deren's likely to stay straight warblade//warmage, using the Eclectic Learning alternate class feature in PHB2 to pick up a small number of non-blasting spells.[/sblock]Deren's likely to be a bit opinionated about the others. He definitely has an agenda, and can have problems with those who he thinks have reasons to be opposed to it, or who he thinks should be full-on supporting it but seem wrapped up in their studies.Maas: If we were all that indifferent to everything outside of ourselves, the Astresians would be right about us.Thorn: She's exactly the kind of girl father warned me about. So of course she's my best friend here.Shin: I don't understand that fellow. Good kid, and a lot tougher than he looks, but he's a strange one.Zal'Gat: It would be easy to hate him for what he is. The orcish tribes have done more their share of raiding Terrell. Easy, but it wouldn't be right. Bariel: And even easier to hate Astres' priests than a half-orc. At least I can fight back against the orcs. But a genuinely good man -- which I cannot claim to be myself; much must be done in Terrell's name that a truly good man would disapprove of -- is not someone I can bring myself to hate.</blockquote>

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