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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guilt Puppy" data-source="post: 829693" data-attributes="member: 6521">Jemal: Sorry, I've been having some writer's block on the background, and have been waiting on the others hoping for some inspiration there... I'm definitely busy, but not too busy to get a post up at least close to nightly.Anyway, here's the bones of the background:Youth: Born in a small village with a strong following of Pelor, the eldest of three sons, Eigan was first in line to carry on the family tradition -- wagonmaking. There was enough of a wagon trade to support perhaps two sons, but the youngest, Colin, was to be sent off to find his own work, looking first to the Church, which seemed always to have use for another young man of good character. Feeling sympathy for his brother, as well as a certain calling toward the noble profession, Eigan chose to take his place.Before long, Eigan found himself accompanying Pelor's missionaries across the land, helping with to establish new temples -- converting locals where they could, then erecting temples, and finally providing services until those locals had become adequate clergy of their own. Each step along the way would leave the most senior member behind, to oversee the operation and make sure the newcomers did not revert to heresy, and eventually Eigan found himself in this position -- not yet thirty.His travels had not always been easy or peaceful ones, and more than once the wandering missionaries found appeal for more than simple religious guidance. Dangerous thugs, savage humanoids, and wild beasts could all make trouble for the common folk -- but none could be found more troublesome than the scourge of the undead, and their nefarious creators. These abominations were the embodiment of darkness, of death, of suffering -- all the things that the Shining One was not. Eigan could not help but take great offense at this, and even in times of peace he took careful time to learn more about ways to combat this threat when it would next arise.It was in a time of such peace, at least in his small place in the world, when he first went on what could be truly called an adventure. His companions were strangers at first: Merely passing through town, stopping by the temple hoping only for a sympathetic cleric to heal their wounds. Upon hearing of the nature of their quest, Brother Eigan offered more: They were stalking the archlich Samech, a once-elven sorceror who seemed to retain his sense of wanderlust, bringing ruin and despair as he went, punishing enemies new and old.Leaving his home church in the hands of his most trusted student, Eigan joined their quest -- a quest which became many others. As years passed many sidetreks ensued, and Eigan remained forever diligent. Spending much of his time pursuing foes in darkness, skin unseen by the precious sun -- and not to mention often being drained of blood -- he came to be known asEigan the Pale; it is said that once, returning good news after smiting a vampire which had terrorized a small community, Eigan was attacked with stakes and holy water, for he was so bedraggled the villagers initially mistook him for the creature he had slain. (After that episode, Eigan made a point always to return under the shield of daylight -- a far better time for any venture.)As he grew older, he adventured less frequently, and only in times of great import. He currently resides at a small frontier monastery, away from the tribulations of society, where he has taken a liking to botany. For any good cause, though, his light is always ready.</blockquote>

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