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<blockquote data-quote="Vertexx69" data-source="post: 4938369" data-attributes="member: 48854"><p>Since it looks like my other 4th edition game died from DM abandonment, I'll rebuild that character over here. Cole Cinder the Pyromancer (Infernal pact Warlock).[sblock= [FONT=Verdana]Background]Cole Cinder was raised in the outlying edges of the borders of the kingdom of Tyral. Being the youngest of his siblings, he had no idea why his family couldn’t live in the city proper where there were other kids closer to his own age to play with. The Cinder Clan had resettled on the very edge of a fiery chasm where the red glow of the earth’s blood would sizzle and pop endlessly. While this chasm provided the clan with all the heat it needed to ply its trade in armor and weapon craft, it provided another fascination for the youngest Cinder. [/FONT] <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">He would stare into the blazing maw for hours on end. And once it was clear that Cole was not becoming big and strong like his many brothers, and had no interest in the metal-crafting trade, he was left pretty much to his own devices. So when he started talking to something within the magma, nobody really noticed – at least not right away. He started getting angrier with each passing month, and his skin got very dark from the heat of lava that he stared into every day. When his family noticed the changes in the teenager they were of course concerned, albeit in a very Dwarven way. They insisted that he come help in the forge. There were quite a few mixed reactions when they learned that the baby of the family had gained some mastery over the very fire they used to heat their machinations. His brothers were amazed that his slight build could hold such power, and that his years of meditation at the flame’s mouth had tempered his flesh just like their family’s steel with great endurance. His parents were happy at first that he could start to contribute to the business, if in a slightly different way. But when his temper came with bursts of flame, it started becoming clear that the forge was not the place for him. So Cole made his way the city to find his path, but could still be found often at the chasms brink, either in deep meditation or holding one side of in depth conversations on the true nature of fire. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">He found many people in the city that would pay him to use his mastery of flame to their advantage, and even a few others that shared his fascination. So Cole Cinder can be found most nights standing at the wide hearths of the local taverns with others that crave the flames embrace, or even talking to the fire still when nobody else will listen.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Description: Cole Cinder is slightly built for a dwarf, but his skin is almost as hard as iron to the touch. He stands a little below average height for a dwarf at 4ft tall, but his fiery disposition more than makes up for that. His skin is darkly tanned from years at the lava’s edge, and his dark eyes always seem to be bloodshot and swirling with bits of ash. Instead of a traditional beard Cole wears hid wiry red hair short with mutton chops that hang several inches below his rounded jaw, leaving his dimpled, but strong chin bare to the world.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Personality: Everything seems to be fire or fuel to this brash young dwarf. To say he is a hothead would be a completely justifiable pun. He reacts to every insult like someone had raped his sister (like every teenager does), but he literally has the firepower to back up his threats. He isn’t evil, so much as a loaded gun without a target. And in a world where words can truly have life or death consequences, taking cheap shots at an impetuous young pyromancer is the quickest way to meet your maker.[/sblock]How are we doing gear? Standard DMG n+1/n/n-1 (or the lesser cash equivalent thereof)?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vertexx69, post: 4938369, member: 48854"] Since it looks like my other 4th edition game died from DM abandonment, I'll rebuild that character over here. Cole Cinder the Pyromancer (Infernal pact Warlock).[sblock= [FONT=Verdana]Background]Cole Cinder was raised in the outlying edges of the borders of the kingdom of Tyral. Being the youngest of his siblings, he had no idea why his family couldn’t live in the city proper where there were other kids closer to his own age to play with. The Cinder Clan had resettled on the very edge of a fiery chasm where the red glow of the earth’s blood would sizzle and pop endlessly. While this chasm provided the clan with all the heat it needed to ply its trade in armor and weapon craft, it provided another fascination for the youngest Cinder. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]He would stare into the blazing maw for hours on end. And once it was clear that Cole was not becoming big and strong like his many brothers, and had no interest in the metal-crafting trade, he was left pretty much to his own devices. So when he started talking to something within the magma, nobody really noticed – at least not right away. He started getting angrier with each passing month, and his skin got very dark from the heat of lava that he stared into every day. When his family noticed the changes in the teenager they were of course concerned, albeit in a very Dwarven way. They insisted that he come help in the forge. There were quite a few mixed reactions when they learned that the baby of the family had gained some mastery over the very fire they used to heat their machinations. His brothers were amazed that his slight build could hold such power, and that his years of meditation at the flame’s mouth had tempered his flesh just like their family’s steel with great endurance. His parents were happy at first that he could start to contribute to the business, if in a slightly different way. But when his temper came with bursts of flame, it started becoming clear that the forge was not the place for him. So Cole made his way the city to find his path, but could still be found often at the chasms brink, either in deep meditation or holding one side of in depth conversations on the true nature of fire. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]He found many people in the city that would pay him to use his mastery of flame to their advantage, and even a few others that shared his fascination. So Cole Cinder can be found most nights standing at the wide hearths of the local taverns with others that crave the flames embrace, or even talking to the fire still when nobody else will listen. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Description: Cole Cinder is slightly built for a dwarf, but his skin is almost as hard as iron to the touch. He stands a little below average height for a dwarf at 4ft tall, but his fiery disposition more than makes up for that. His skin is darkly tanned from years at the lava’s edge, and his dark eyes always seem to be bloodshot and swirling with bits of ash. Instead of a traditional beard Cole wears hid wiry red hair short with mutton chops that hang several inches below his rounded jaw, leaving his dimpled, but strong chin bare to the world. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Personality: Everything seems to be fire or fuel to this brash young dwarf. To say he is a hothead would be a completely justifiable pun. He reacts to every insult like someone had raped his sister (like every teenager does), but he literally has the firepower to back up his threats. He isn’t evil, so much as a loaded gun without a target. And in a world where words can truly have life or death consequences, taking cheap shots at an impetuous young pyromancer is the quickest way to meet your maker.[/sblock]How are we doing gear? Standard DMG n+1/n/n-1 (or the lesser cash equivalent thereof)? [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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