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<blockquote data-quote="cthuluftaghn" data-source="post: 208939" data-attributes="member: 4799"><p><strong>Character 4: Endora</strong></p><p></p><p>A wise GM once told me, if you post just one tidbit each day, you'll have them frothing at the mouths wanting more. So... in the interest of quality frothage.... here, in place of the Gann Tolar character lead-in, is Endora! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> </p><p></p><p><a href="http://home.cfl.rr.com/rtttoee/char_endora.htm" target="_blank">Endora</a> : Female Pal(4) - The month of Coldeven was synonymous with hard manual labor for the young paladins and acolytes at the Temple of Heironeous. At the first sign of springtime, the elder clerics started fussing about the condition of the temple grounds and gardens. For Endora, that meant endless hours of weeding and tilling. “How does THIS bring glory to the name of Heironeous!?” she lamented as she scraped dirt from under her fingernails.</p><p></p><p>Things had been quiet and peaceful at the temple for quite some time now. While the importance of constant vigilance and reverence was stressed daily by the elder clerics, the attitude simply wasn’t being felt by the underlings. Being holed up within the temple walls for months at a time took all the excitement away from being a holy warrior. Endora yearned to be out in the world smiting evil with her mighty longsword in the name of Heironeous! Her dreams crashed down into reality as she swatted a mosquito with the flat of her garden shovel. “I smite thee, evil bug”, she said half-heartedly. In Endora’s imagination, the insect rose up as a monstrous six-legged undead blood-sucking terror for her to defeat in glorious battle! On Endora’s forearm, it stayed squashed and dead.</p><p></p><p>The familiar kerrRRANG of the dinner bell woke the young paladin from her daydream. Finally, she could clean off this filth and get dressed up in her shining armor for dinner and vespers. The cold steel against her breast went a long way in making Endora feel better about her station here at the temple. As she picked up her tools and headed for the garden shed, another familiar noise assailed her eardrums and made the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end. An eagle, and a large one by the sound of it, had cried out from the northern end of the garden.</p><p></p><p>Endora dropped her tools in the dirt and sprinted across the stepping-stones. At last, a call to service! This could finally be her big chance to prove her worthiness in the service of her god. With that thought in mind, Endora added a bit more spring to her step as she rushed into the small grove of trees planted by the clerics of days gone by.</p><p></p><p>Endora searched feverishly from branch to branch for the object that she knew she must find. A small leather bag, containing a highly polished eagle-eye gemstone, was the calling card of her earthly mentor. He was a kind and generous nobleman known only as The Eagle. The paladin had never met The Eagle face to face. In fact, none of her adventuring companions had. However, his heart was kind and his mission was clear… smite evil at its source! Endora found it an honor to fight under his command, for the glory of Heironeous. It had been nearly a year since she had parted company with the Order of the Eagle to study and train at the temple. For Endora, the Eagle’s summons was long overdue!</p><p></p><p>The woman’s hair brushed against something as she ducked under a low branch. “There it is!” she exclaimed in a loud whisper… not wanting the others to notice that she wasn’t obediently answering the dinner call. Endora reached up and untied the tiny leather fastener from the branch and opened the pouch. She pulled out the rolled up parchment inside and saw the word “Hommlet” written in black ink. That’s all she needed to see. Endora bolted for her bedchamber to prepare for travel on the open road.</p><p></p><p>When Endora got to her room, she tossed the pouch down on her pallet and started packing. Hommlet was several days away, and she dreaded the thought of being the last one of the Order to arrive. She would leave tonight! The young paladin could barely contain her excitement as she fastened the final clasp of her shimmering breastplate.</p><p></p><p>After strapping her sword belt around her slender waist with pride, Endora picked the pouch up from her bed. She had a growing collection of eagle-eye gems stored in her keepsake box underneath a floorboard in her room. Bending to one knee, Endora reached down and slid the box out from its hiding place and opened the lid. Once again untying the leather fastener, she overturned the pouch into the box to add her newest gem to her collection. The contents landed among the small pile of stones with a wet splat.</p><p></p><p>Endora jolted upright, quickly and in shock. With minor trepidation, she bent down for a closer look at what had fallen out of the bag. Reaching into the box, she gingerly removed what she determined to be a very real, still-bloody eye that had been cut from the head of a giant eagle.</p><p></p><p>Endora was out the door and on her way to Hommlet in a flash, not even thinking to hide her valuable personal possessions back under the floorboard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cthuluftaghn, post: 208939, member: 4799"] [b]Character 4: Endora[/b] A wise GM once told me, if you post just one tidbit each day, you'll have them frothing at the mouths wanting more. So... in the interest of quality frothage.... here, in place of the Gann Tolar character lead-in, is Endora! :D [URL=http://home.cfl.rr.com/rtttoee/char_endora.htm]Endora[/URL] : Female Pal(4) - The month of Coldeven was synonymous with hard manual labor for the young paladins and acolytes at the Temple of Heironeous. At the first sign of springtime, the elder clerics started fussing about the condition of the temple grounds and gardens. For Endora, that meant endless hours of weeding and tilling. “How does THIS bring glory to the name of Heironeous!?” she lamented as she scraped dirt from under her fingernails. Things had been quiet and peaceful at the temple for quite some time now. While the importance of constant vigilance and reverence was stressed daily by the elder clerics, the attitude simply wasn’t being felt by the underlings. Being holed up within the temple walls for months at a time took all the excitement away from being a holy warrior. Endora yearned to be out in the world smiting evil with her mighty longsword in the name of Heironeous! Her dreams crashed down into reality as she swatted a mosquito with the flat of her garden shovel. “I smite thee, evil bug”, she said half-heartedly. In Endora’s imagination, the insect rose up as a monstrous six-legged undead blood-sucking terror for her to defeat in glorious battle! On Endora’s forearm, it stayed squashed and dead. The familiar kerrRRANG of the dinner bell woke the young paladin from her daydream. Finally, she could clean off this filth and get dressed up in her shining armor for dinner and vespers. The cold steel against her breast went a long way in making Endora feel better about her station here at the temple. As she picked up her tools and headed for the garden shed, another familiar noise assailed her eardrums and made the hairs on the back of her neck stand on end. An eagle, and a large one by the sound of it, had cried out from the northern end of the garden. Endora dropped her tools in the dirt and sprinted across the stepping-stones. At last, a call to service! This could finally be her big chance to prove her worthiness in the service of her god. With that thought in mind, Endora added a bit more spring to her step as she rushed into the small grove of trees planted by the clerics of days gone by. Endora searched feverishly from branch to branch for the object that she knew she must find. A small leather bag, containing a highly polished eagle-eye gemstone, was the calling card of her earthly mentor. He was a kind and generous nobleman known only as The Eagle. The paladin had never met The Eagle face to face. In fact, none of her adventuring companions had. However, his heart was kind and his mission was clear… smite evil at its source! Endora found it an honor to fight under his command, for the glory of Heironeous. It had been nearly a year since she had parted company with the Order of the Eagle to study and train at the temple. For Endora, the Eagle’s summons was long overdue! The woman’s hair brushed against something as she ducked under a low branch. “There it is!” she exclaimed in a loud whisper… not wanting the others to notice that she wasn’t obediently answering the dinner call. Endora reached up and untied the tiny leather fastener from the branch and opened the pouch. She pulled out the rolled up parchment inside and saw the word “Hommlet” written in black ink. That’s all she needed to see. Endora bolted for her bedchamber to prepare for travel on the open road. When Endora got to her room, she tossed the pouch down on her pallet and started packing. Hommlet was several days away, and she dreaded the thought of being the last one of the Order to arrive. She would leave tonight! The young paladin could barely contain her excitement as she fastened the final clasp of her shimmering breastplate. After strapping her sword belt around her slender waist with pride, Endora picked the pouch up from her bed. She had a growing collection of eagle-eye gems stored in her keepsake box underneath a floorboard in her room. Bending to one knee, Endora reached down and slid the box out from its hiding place and opened the lid. Once again untying the leather fastener, she overturned the pouch into the box to add her newest gem to her collection. The contents landed among the small pile of stones with a wet splat. Endora jolted upright, quickly and in shock. With minor trepidation, she bent down for a closer look at what had fallen out of the bag. Reaching into the box, she gingerly removed what she determined to be a very real, still-bloody eye that had been cut from the head of a giant eagle. Endora was out the door and on her way to Hommlet in a flash, not even thinking to hide her valuable personal possessions back under the floorboard. [/QUOTE]
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