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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bront" data-source="post: 2230920" data-attributes="member: 19696">How are stats and HP being determined?  How about Starting good/equipment?I'll mention this thread in the PbP eberron thread I started that you posted.I've got a few.  I'll post them as I go, so I have a few options.  Debating betwen the House Deneith noble, a Changling Rouge (Infiltration/Spy sort), or a Changling Wizard(eventualy Recaster) (The last two I'd probably use a few of the racial substitution levels in Races of Eberon).Sblocked to save space (Also been placed in character sheet)[sblock]Deneith NobleVander d‘Deneith was a Deneith house favorite long before his dragonmark surfaced.  Being the 7th son of the wealthy and influential Baron Corin d’Deneith, Vander was often left to the care of others, and rarely spent time with his father.  Perhaps Corin blamed Vander for his wife’s death, as she died during Vander’s birth.  Vander’s older brothers reveled in the power and influence that their status and wealth gave them, and they played up their status as much as possible.  They would often put servants in awkward positions, or make them do ridiculous things.  Others in the House saw this lack of discipline and grew to generally dislike the elder sons.Vander, however, spent a lot of time with the servants, and saw the humiliation and strain that was thrust upon them.  He refused to play upon his power, and as a result was often viewed with favor among the servants and respect among the House.  The elder sons saw this and would often do what they could to keep Vander from view.  Eventually, many in the house knew of Vander, but few had ever met him.Vander spent a lot of time working on his skills, often due to “Bogus” training exercises concocted by his older brothers to keep him out of sight.  He trained with his father’s steward, Sir Garret Bender, in the ways of war, diplomacy and the ways of the court, and many of the servants in the ways of the outside of court.  As he and his brothers grew older, Corin began to rely on the elder sons more, and relegated Garret to a more custodial role with his estate.  Garret continued to spend time with Vander, and Vander regarded Garret as much as a father as a guide.On his 16th birthday, Vander’s dragonmark manifested.  This brought him some attention that none of his brothers had gotten, and Corin took a more personal interest in the doings of his youngest son.  He saw his son blossoming into a truly noble character, and continued to let Garret and the estate servants take an active role in Vander’s upbringing.  However, he made sure to bring Vander to several social functions despite the brother’s best attempts to keep him out.  Vander made quite the impression in the House, and quickly became the favored son as far as many of the other nobles of the House were concerned.Things changed drastically on his 18th Birthday.  Just prior to the celebration, a changeling assassin killed Corin.  The assassin was quickly dispatched, but there was no clue as to who had hired it nor why.  When going to see Garret, he overhead his eldest brother Sorin speaking to him.  Garret was informing Sorin that Corin had willed the estate to Vander.  Enraged by this, Sorin killed Garret, made it look like the assassin had done it earlier, and then destroyed the will.  Vander, fearing he was next, quickly used a house connection to flee the estate.Since that day, Vander has worked for the Houses Defender’s guild, keeping a fairly low profile.  He has been able to use his connections to keep his activities in the guild fairly quiet, but he has an exemplary record of performance, and is well known for his nobility in word and deed.  He has spent much of his days looking over his shoulder in fear of an unknown assassin, and he continues to look to find out why his father was killed when he was.[/sblock]Ideally, I'd hope that I could exchange a few Fighter class skills for others (I need Diplomacy, Bluff, and Sense Motive, and would be willing to ditch Climb, Jump, and Swim.  Two other options (I prefer these two over tweaking the fighter a bit), use the Aristocrat NPC class but add the fighter combat feats (So, loosing out on BAB, and 1 level of HD, but gain 2 extra skill points and a more appropriate skill list) OR, I've been building a noble class myself that might fit well if you are willing to allow it.  I've posted that noble class <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=131160" target="_blank">here</a>.  The character will eventually be interested in taking the Dragonmark Heir prestiege class as well. (At 5th, would be 4th level whatever, 1st level Heir) and would likely be interested in this treck given it would keep him out of sight of his brothers for a while.</blockquote>

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