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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Doomhawk" data-source="post: 1893426" data-attributes="member: 26187">That's a good point, DEFCON, I certainly don't want anyone else to feel like I'm stealing their thunder. I could make pretty much the same character concept as a fighter instead, although between a paladin, a ranger, and a fighter, there just might be enough tanks already.It's still fightery, but more of a light fighter than a tank, but another idea I had was:Margan the Panther [Shifter Monk 4, LN]: Margan's mother died soon after childbirth, leaving him with only his father, a scoundrel and drunkard, living in a small farming town in the Eldeen Reaches. Unfortunately for Margan, his father was chased out of town soon thereafter, the farmers having finally become tired of having their chickens stolen and their meals "shared." His father fled across the Aundair border to Wyr, and tried to settle down with his infant child, but the man's unruly ways soon caught up with him. He was again run out of town, but this time, the man didn't even have a chance to grab his son before leaving. Searching through what possessions (mostly stolen) the man had left behind, the Wyr constable found a very small, and very hairy, bundle of crying child. The village council decided that it would be best cared for at the nearby monastery to Dol Dorn, where the strict and martial life would make sure that the orphan child would become an upstanding citizen.Unfortunately, the child proved quite savage and untamable, and in desperation, the priests of Dol Dorn finally sent the child to another monastery in southern Aundair, dedicated to Balinor, the god of beasts. There, the wild yet benevolent clerics of Balinor were able to both befriend and tame Margan. The life of a cleric was obviously not for him, but he felt at ease with the monks of the monastery, who spent long hours searching for inner perfection. Under them, he learned the way of the Hunter, the subtle and necessary relationship between Predator and Prey, and all manner of other knowledge about the order inherent in nature. Margan grew to be a man, strong both in body and will, and most of his body covered in unusually thick, jet-black hair.Eventually, Margan left the monastery, feeling pressured by its restraints despite the free-spirited nature of the followers of Balinor. He is firmly bound by his personal honor and what he calls "the Order of Nature," and although he does not fully grasp the complexities of civilized law, he respects it nonetheless, seeing it as another manifestation of the Order he knows so well. Margan can be very coarse and is usually unafraid to speak his mind even when doing so is a bad idea, but he is completely loyal to his allies, and tends to form very close, almost sibling-like bonds.Margan is about average height, and moves with the grace and power of a hunting cat. This, combined with his black hair, has given him his nickname of "the Panther." When Margan shifts, his hair grows longer and takes on a slight sheen, and his eyes appear slightly feline (he sheds the extra hair when he stops shifting).Hmm, okay, that ended up more like an entire character history than a summary... I tend to do that, I guess. At least if I end up using him in this or another game, I've already got my background done <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" />Do either of those sound good?</blockquote>

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