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[WarShrike]

Sticking my often updated character here so you dont always have to go looking for it.

Ryon Wolfheart, Human Ranger.


[SBLOCK=Story]
The Wolfheart's hold a fine reputation as both hunters and herders, but are sought after mostly for their skills at domesticating and trainning animals of all kinds. Wolves are often trained as cattle and sheep dogs that respond to whistles and hand signs, and as trackers for the village's hunting parties that can stalk deer on the darkest moonless night. The Wolfheart's have a way with animals, and Ryon is no exception.

Enrik and Falla, the current patriarch and matriarch of the Wolfheart clan, and Ryon's grandparents, prefer to take on the tasks of milder animal training, such as horses. Their children, among them Haldin and his wife Risse, Ryon's parents, handle wolves and other, naturally wilder creatures.

Throughout all his young life, Ryon was brought up amongst all the animals known in the region around Cuirlen. It was important, he was taught, that he know the quirks of each one if he was to become a true beast handler. But just training the animals wasn't enough, he had to find them as well, therefore he was apprenticed as a Ranger. Thanks to his family's reputation and standing in the village, it was Kallistrate herself who took Ryon as apprentice. Years were spent roaming the area for miles around the village until he came to know the lay of the land as well as she. Kallistrate taught him the ways of the animals, and how to track them. She also taught him all she knew of the magical beasts in the area, and of the danger they represented to the people of Cuirlen and it's surrounding villages. These creatures were not for taming she would say, they had to be removed for the safety of all. Thanks in no small part to her tutelage, and to his family's wisdom and love of animals, he came to understand them in a way that was almost frightenning. His skill at training the wolf pups he was charged with proved that he had great promise as a beast handler.

He'd always had a fancy for cats, but the few Lynx's that were tamed in the Wolfheart compound were far to wild for a child to work with, and his father always shooed him off when he went to see them. When his love of wild cats became known to the few travelling merchants that came to Cuirlen, they would tell him tales of even larger cats. Some lived in caves in the mountains, others prowled the plains, alone or in packs. Some had spots, and some had stripes, and some were even all black or white. The tales always made Ryon dream of finding such magnificent beasts. As a child, he vowed to one day tame such creatures, and bring them back to Cuirlen so that all the village could marvel at their beauty. Now an adult, that vow is still as dear to his heart as it was then. That dream had also sparked annother: to see these other lands, these mountains and great plains, deep forests, and rocky hills. And the animals! The beasts that dwelt there might be great assets to Cuirlen. Some day, he'd venture forth, useing all the skills Kallistrate had taught him. He'd make her proud of him, and return to his family with new beasts to raise and train, and earn his place among them and then some.[/SBLOCK]



Chaotic Good

Vitality: 10
Wound: 14
AC: 15, touch 12, flat footed 13
DR: 1/-
Init: +6
Listen/Spot: +5

Fort: +4
Refl: +4
Will: +1

Str: 14 (6 pts)
Dex: 14 (6 pts)
Con: 14 (6 pts)
Int: 12 (4 pts)
Wis: 12 (4 pts)
Cha: 12 (4 pts)

Skills Trained:
Handle Animal.................= +10 (4 ranks, +1 Cha, +3 Skill Focus, +2 Animal Affinity)
Hide.............................= +6 (4 Ranks, +2 Dex)
Knowledge Geography.....= +5 (4 ranks, +1 Int)
Knowledge Nature..........= +5 (4 ranks, +1 Int)
Listen..........................= +5 (4 ranks, +1 Wis)
Move Silently................= +6 (4 ranks, +2 Dex)
Profession Hunter...........= +5 (4 ranks, +1 Wis)
Ride.............................= +8 (4 ranks, +2 Dex, +2 Animal Afinity)
Spot............................= +5 (4 ranks, +1 Wis)
Survival........................= +5 (4 ranks, +1 Wis)

Feats:
Animal Affinity (+2 Handle Animal / Ride)
Favored Enemy -- Magical Beasts
Improved Initiative (+4 Init)
Skill Focus -- Handle Animal (+3)
Track
Wild Empathy

Gear:
Buckler -- +1 AC
Studded Leather -- +2 AC, DR 1/-
Longbow -- 1d8 Damage, Threat range 19-20
60 Arrows
Dagger
Backpack

 

[Zurai]

I like your new interpretation of FE.

It's not actually mine; the official 3.5 PHB definition is "Due to his extensive study on his chosen type of foe and training in the proper techniques for combating such creatures, the ranger gains a +2 bonus..."

I agree though; it's a much better way to run it than the old version where the ranger just hated their guts so much it hurt.

 

[Voda Vosa]

Is it ok that I manipulated Anakelus in my background?

 

[Dire Lemming]

Well that story obviously isn't done, but it's become so long that I'm kind of worried. At least I know how I'm going to end it. My character sheet is taking a while though.

So if we have bread, does that mean we've discovered a way to make it rise, or do we only have flat bread?

 

[Zurai]

Is it ok that I manipulated Anakelus in my background?

I have no problems with people using the NPCs in their backgrounds. I literally made these up as I was writing up the setting info or answering peoples' questions yesterday, so they have little to no established history for you to mess up.

That said, I have a few concerns about your backstory.

the son of two bronze merchants ... usually traveling to other settlements ... even in the cheapest sword he creates

1) There is no such thing as a merchant here, unless you're talking about the very rare wandering traders (I assume you're not). Do you mean more bronzesmiths? I hadn't intended for there to be more than Anakletos and his apprentices.
2) Unless you're talking about the smaller farmstead groupings and so on, there really aren't any 'other settlements'.
3) There is no such thing as a sword here. The society doesn't even know what 'war' means, and swords are only of the few medieval weapons that exists solely as a weapon of war.

 

[Zurai]

So if we have bread, does that mean we've discovered a way to make it rise, or do we only have flat bread?

Honestly, I have no idea what all is involved in little details like this, and not much interest in learning. I took the time for bronze and such, because smelting bronze was a major step in civilization. Rising bread? Notsomuch.

Short version: Anything like this, or brewing beer, I'm going to say the people of Cuirlen have access to; either through spirit guidance, ingenuity, or trade with the wandering merchants who have access to other towns.

 

[Dire Lemming]

Well we get levened bread by putting yeast into it. Little organisms that are usually kept in suspended animation in little baggies. I don't quite understand it myself, but I bet if you looked up yeast you'd find everything you could possibly want. Of course that would make things even more complicated.

 

[OnlytheStrong]

The yeast actually feeds off the sugars in the bread dough, along with the heat and water, and basically puts off a gas that allows the dough to rise. The yeast is killed when the bread is cooked. I could go into more detail, but that would just be dumb. lol

 

[Voda Vosa]

I have no problems with people using the NPCs in their backgrounds. I literally made these up as I was writing up the setting info or answering peoples' questions yesterday, so they have little to no established history for you to mess up.

That said, I have a few concerns about your backstory.



1) There is no such thing as a merchant here, unless you're talking about the very rare wandering traders (I assume you're not). Do you mean more bronzesmiths? I hadn't intended for there to be more than Anakletos and his apprentices.
2) Unless you're talking about the smaller farmstead groupings and so on, there really aren't any 'other settlements'.
3) There is no such thing as a sword here. The society doesn't even know what 'war' means, and swords are only of the few medieval weapons that exists solely as a weapon of war.

Let's see...
1) Since english is not my native language, it is often hard to me to tell if a word in english has the same meaning than its literal translation. I meant people how travel to the farmlands, or the mines from where the bronze came, and .... transport goods. I hope I make myself clear...It's hard to me sometimes, I tend to mess up with words =P

2) I was talking of farmstead and mines and the such. Groups of people near the town.

3) Well... not swords, again, like in 1), consulting my dictionary, I should have said, knives or utilitary blades, or other bronze tools.

 

[Zurai]

Yeah, I'm aware that English isn't your first language. Not a problem

Your explanations look good, except for one (very minor) thing: You don't mine bronze. Bronze doesn't occur naturally; it's an alloy (mixture) of copper and tin.

Also, there are no mines in the area; the copper and tin they use are just surface deposits that will run out at some unspecified time in the future.