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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dracomeander" data-source="post: 2877417" data-attributes="member: 20009">Sorry, family commitments and a change of schedule kept me away from being able to connect online the past few days. Family leaves town tomorrow so I should be able to get back to a regular posting schedule.Yes, I'm still interested. The character has a lot of overlap in the diplomatic department with Mr. Collins' bard character, but I see that as an asset as we can complement each other and gain more information that way.[sblock]Kalantash is the son of a kalashtar of the Tash line and the human daughter of a Brelish merchant in Starilaskur. Loerantash left the kalashtar enclave as a hotheaded young kalashtar and joined the Brelish army toward the beginning of the Last War. Between long stretches of boredom and a few battle injuries, Loeran's fervor for adventure cooled and he decided to leave the army and settle down with the daughter of one the merchants supplying his old unit. As the merchant had no other living relatives, Kalantash's parents inherited the business.Kalantash, his bother, and his sisters grew up in Starilaskur watching the soldiers coming in for their supply runs and sometimes pestering the soldiers for news of the front and tips and training for when their time to join the army came up. Loeran tried to discourage his children from bothering the soldiers, but realized how difficult it would be to deflect their youthful enthusiasm.Although his daughters were just human, Loren knew his sons were kalashtar and began to teach them how to use and control their family gifts. As the youngest in the family, Kalantash received the greatest amount of attention and training while growing up. Kalantash didn't really realize how different he was until he saw his sisters grow, have families, and become grandmothers all while he and his brother were still working with their father learning to interpret the bond with Tash and control their burgeoning mental powers.When Kalan's mother died in 985, Loeran left the business to his daughters' families and took his sons with him to the enclave in Sharn to complete their training. In Sharn, their merchanting background and contacts helped ease their settling in to the community. Soon, Kalan's brother completed his training and worked his way into a House Orien courier business.Kalan had finished his training and was looking for some place where he could be an asset both to his employer and to the kalashtar community when a unique opportunity arose. A respectable mercenary company named the Iron Ravens were finishing their former contract and being hired by Breland. Using his contacts with the Brelish army and merchants, Loeran - at Kalan's urging - arranged for Kalan to meet with Dhakken Ranos. Though green, Kalantash managed to present a good enough face that Ranos agreed to take him on as a replacement in the company. Kalantash took some ribbing as he settled in as it was obvious that though eager, he was not a warrior. The ribbing ended when Kalantash proved his worth not by fighting but by acquiring some hard to get gear and rare potions to add to the companies stores for what was going to be a rough campaign. Then proving that while his weapon skills weren't all that great, his mental powers could be quite devastating.Kalantash enjoyed his time in the Ravens and made many friends there. He was with Ranos' company on the Day of Mourning and was at a loss when Ranos decided to disband the Ravens. He felt their was something that they could do to avenge the loss of their friends and was willing to start the hunt for who caused it.The past four years, Kalantash has become an itinerant merchant travelling the roads and gathering information to pass on to the enclave in Sharn and the Brelish government. The call for a gathering of the Ravens has sparked a fire in Kalantash, and he is looking forward to seeing what it is that Ranos needs of him.[/sblock]</blockquote>

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