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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kristivas" data-source="post: 2460865" data-attributes="member: 34179">["Dangit, Chris!  What is it with you and fighters?!"  This is a long post.] Kade Jordan was born to a family in the wonder that is Baulder's Gate.  With the rest of his family all being wizards, Kade was largely ignored.  His Father paid for him to go to a military school after finding his son had no aptitude for the arcane, more-or-less to keep him out of the way.  Though he grew up on the coast, Kade was deathly afraid of water and drowning (something to remember for later). Kade tried out for and accepted a job with the Flaming Fist.  Stopping bar fights and hunting down thieves was fine work, but became rather boring after awhile.  Kade hoped for more, but knew he wouldn't find it doing such meager tasks.  He resigned his post and turned to his family. Though his family members were all wizards, Kade's Father was also a member of a merchant cartel.  He thought surely he could become a trader, travelling to distant lands and making quite a bit of profit.  His Father grudgingly agreed to let him into the business, and soon Kade was off on the next caravan out of the city. Of course, the caravan was ransacked and pillaged.  It seems Kade was fortunate enough to run into a conscripted army of... goblins.  Small and generally weak, goblins are a force to be reckoned with only when they have the advantage of sheer numbers.. which they did.  A hundred or so swarmed the caravan, and though Kade killed many, he was forced to retreat. Knowing the shame he would face if he returned home, Kade decided to work up the money to repay his Father for the lost goods.  His first stop in 'job hunting' landed him at a small farming community.  In the local, seedy tavern, Kade met his first companion - a Dwarven Rogue named Dorgam Tallhammer.  Dorgam was also an outcast of sorts, and after aiding Kade in taking care of the town drunk/bully, the two fell in together. After taking a few jobs together, the pair travelled north.  In one of the costal fishing towns (I'm terrible with specific names at times), the two ran into an Elven Cleric named Seriase' and her Half-Elven brother, a Fighter/Mage named Khorias.  Khorias had been frowned upon in Evereska since his birth, with Seriase' as the only one who'd cared about him.  When he finally came of age, the two left to see the world. Now the duo was a quintet.  They continued their travels, taking jobs together and righting wrongs.  Slaying monsters, rescuing folk when they could, being kind to the needy, and the like.  The stronger they grew, the more challenging tasks they undertook. [Two friends joined the game at this point.  We were all about level 8 or so, so the DM let them create level 7 characters to join in.] Mythos was a Human Paladin, bent on avenging his Father who'd been slain by his brother for an inheritance.  Milgrahm was a Dwarven Wizard who'd been saved by Mythos and was now travelling with him to repay the debt.  They met Kade and his group in the city of Tantras, where Kade aided Mythos in finding, and thus killing, his brother. Now they were six, and it was time to begin heading toward the west.  Their adventures carried them to the desert of Anauroch, where they aided a nomadic tribe in hunting a young Blue Dragon that had been tormenting them.  In doing so, Kade's group found the lair of the Blue Dragon's parents.  Most of the treasure had been lost, but Kade found a book he believed to be quite valuable. Finally, Kade reached Baulder's Gate.  His Father was glad to see him alive, and absolved him of his debt for the caravan.  He gave his Father the book, who then translated it.  Come to find out, it was an ancient Netherese tome of spells. Since this book was worth more than a fortune, Kade's Father brokered a deal for land and a keep to be built for his son.  So, some miles away from Baulder's Gate, an old keep was repaired and renovated, and gifted to Kade and his group. As they gathered followers and continued their adventures, a warlord was amassing his power in the east.  This warlord, a human barbarian/sorcerer named Valang the Ruthless, was bent on conquest.  A nearby town petitioned Kade and his friends for aid against the force that was headed for their homes, and the group couldn't turn them away.  They all gathered at the village and staged a heroic defense. Like with the goblins that wrecked his caravan, though.. the numbers of the enemy were just too great.  Most of the groups followers were killed in the battle, along with all of the villagers.  Kade and his friends were taken captive. With his sorcerous powers, Valang learned of Kade's fear of water.  He took joyous pleasure is securing a ship and taking the group out to sea where, as Kade screamed in protest..  he was pitched into the water.  The boat sailed off and night fell, with Kade having blacked out from shock.  When he awoke, he was alone and lying on the beach of an island. As Kade explored and sought to find a way out, his friends were all subjected to their own horrors.  Dorgam and Mythos were both killed in their own trials, a fact Kade would later learn to his dismay.  Khorias turned to Valang's service after being tortured.  His sister was forced to watch him commit atrocities in Valang's name before being tied to a tree in the middle of a deep swamp and deserted.  Milgrahm escaped slavery and sought to find his friends to bring them back together. On the island, Kade battled man-sized lizards with a spear he made himself just to eat.  On the far side, however, he found a monastary of clerics.  These were clerics of Illmater, who travelled to the island once a year to escape the suffering of the world.  It was something of a vacation, and yet they were discovered by the tormented Kade.  Though he'd always worshipped Tymora, Kade developed a deep respect for Illmater and his followers. He spent a month with them, and one in particular (named Korash) helped him to get over his fear of water.  When their ship came, Kade returned to Baulder's Gate, where he was found by Milgrahm.  Kade's way of thinking had changed during his ordeal, and he decided to turn to faith.  He re-dedicated himself to Tymora's church and became a weilder of her might. [11th level fighter, 1st level cleric at this point.] It took awhile, but Kade and Milgrahm rejoined Seriase' who'd escaped the tree with the help of a Ranger named Keria.  Keria was the daughter of a Elder Druid, sent to investigate the clear-cutting of a large amount of trees (which was the result of Valang's lumber mill). Reformed and ready for revenge, the group took the fight to Valang's forces.  They started with sabotage, killing officers when they could, fighting off persuers.  With the Flaming Fist engaged in battle with Valang's army, the group snuck into his lair. They had a battle with Khorias, but spared his life.  Eventually, they faced Valang and defeated him. The group was heralded as heroes, they restored their keep and amassed more followers.  After more adventures, they eventually upgraded to a castle.  The campaign ended with the group retiring and some of them going their seperate ways. [at the end:  12th level fighter, 6th level cleric.  I didn't take any prestige classes.  At the time -as this was when 3e first came out- there weren't any to fit the character.  It was the longest and best game I've ever played in.  I left a lot out, due to I don't want to write a novel lol, but you get the general idea.]</blockquote>

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