Angcuru
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I've been working out how I'm going to run my upcomming Forgotten Realms Campaign for some time now, and I've got a general idea of how it's going to flow.
First, a Bit of Background.
The central protagonist character in the party is an Avariel who's father is the last surviving Child of Bhaal; Angcuru Uuaina'melar. When all of the other Bhaalspawn were either slain or had chosen to give up their god's essence, Angcuru was given the choice of what to do with that essence. He could have chosen to become a god, but he instead decided to use the power within this essence to restore his beloved wife Aerie's wings to whatever extent he could(she is an Avariel who had been stripped of her wings as a result of several years of enslavement, and therefore ground-ridden), and to grant himself wings as well. Instead of fully restoring her wings, both he and she instead became able to sprout wings divine in nature at will, allowing her to regain flight and for he to join her in the sky.
Upon completing their business with Anguru's 'kin', he and Aerie immediately set off to find Aerie's home of Faenya-Dail, and Avariel city in the mountains a bit north of Rasheman. Normally they would have not been in such a hurry, but Aerie had recently found that she had become pregnant, and a safe location to deliver and raise the child was necessary. This also allowed them to in a way, 'dissappear' from the world stage for a stretch, which was necessary, as they had made MANY powerful enemies who would love nothing more than to destroy their future. So, naturally, an Avariel city which only the Avariel themselves knew existed was a good place to settle down.
When they arrived in Faenya-Dail by means of Aerie's good memory and a few Fly spells, her family was of course surprised to see her, as they had given her up for dead when she had dissappeared twenty years ago(trapped by slavers, wings eventually rotted from being caged and had to be amputated). Aerie and Angcuru slowly but surely melded into the community, eventually adapting to a life of safety and peace, rather than constant battle and danger.
During Angcuru and Aerie's wedding, the Elven Goddess Aerdrie Feanya and the Gnomish God Baervar Wildwanderer, both of whom Aerie paid equal homage to, appeared and gave their blessing to the couple. These deities gave their blessing to that Aerie and all her future descendants, would age as Angcuru did, so that they would all age as Moon Elves, not to be seperated from each other by the short Avariel lifespan. (NOTE: Aerie had become a very powerful cleric, and had kept her faith though many incredibly horrible circumstances, which will be eventually be covered in my story hour "Echoes of Tragedy", once I get back to writing for it.
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They told few of their 'adventures', how powerful they had become, and of Angcuru's nature; they told only Aerie's parents and the ruling officials of Faenya-Dail; again out of necessity, this knowledge could only do harm if it was widely known. As far as everyone else was concerned, the Uuaina'melar family was as ordinary as any, if slightly wealthy(Can you say "plunder from years of high-level adventuring"? though they didn't flaunt their wealth.)
Now, time has passed, and Aerie had given birth to a son, whom was raised to be ignorant of his father's true nature, for his own well-being. The son has grown into a young man, confused as to why he seemed to be aging at half the rate that all the other Avariel seemed to be. This caused him to be unable to develop many lasting relationships, as his childhood friends had reached adulthood, gone out on their own, and even started families by the time he reached puberty. This coupled with stories of faraway lands and adventure to be had on the surface eventually led him into a life of adventure, which could not be halted by his parents. When a young Avariel sets his mind to something, there's no convincing him otherwise.
So this avariel goes off to find adventure, ending up in Rasheman hunting to gather valuable goods for a living, at least for now. Eventually he will run into the rest of the party, and they will be stuck in circumstances and situations that make forming an adventuring group seem like a very good idea.
More on this once all of the characters are written up.
Now, while the PCs are off adventuring, the lack of a son to take care of leaves a bit of a gap in the lives of Aerie and Angcuru Uuaina'melar, causing them to contemplate taking up the adventuring life for themselves once more. However, they are left little choice once numerous reports of attacks by Green Dragons, who had in the past decimated the Avariel, begin flooding in from fringe Avariel settlements....muahaha.
Of course, this will not surface or directly involve the PCs until a good dozen sessions in, when a big plot is discovered. Old enemies of Angcuru find his new home and set out to obliterate it, among other things...etc. etc.
Make sense?
First, a Bit of Background.
The central protagonist character in the party is an Avariel who's father is the last surviving Child of Bhaal; Angcuru Uuaina'melar. When all of the other Bhaalspawn were either slain or had chosen to give up their god's essence, Angcuru was given the choice of what to do with that essence. He could have chosen to become a god, but he instead decided to use the power within this essence to restore his beloved wife Aerie's wings to whatever extent he could(she is an Avariel who had been stripped of her wings as a result of several years of enslavement, and therefore ground-ridden), and to grant himself wings as well. Instead of fully restoring her wings, both he and she instead became able to sprout wings divine in nature at will, allowing her to regain flight and for he to join her in the sky.
Upon completing their business with Anguru's 'kin', he and Aerie immediately set off to find Aerie's home of Faenya-Dail, and Avariel city in the mountains a bit north of Rasheman. Normally they would have not been in such a hurry, but Aerie had recently found that she had become pregnant, and a safe location to deliver and raise the child was necessary. This also allowed them to in a way, 'dissappear' from the world stage for a stretch, which was necessary, as they had made MANY powerful enemies who would love nothing more than to destroy their future. So, naturally, an Avariel city which only the Avariel themselves knew existed was a good place to settle down.
When they arrived in Faenya-Dail by means of Aerie's good memory and a few Fly spells, her family was of course surprised to see her, as they had given her up for dead when she had dissappeared twenty years ago(trapped by slavers, wings eventually rotted from being caged and had to be amputated). Aerie and Angcuru slowly but surely melded into the community, eventually adapting to a life of safety and peace, rather than constant battle and danger.
During Angcuru and Aerie's wedding, the Elven Goddess Aerdrie Feanya and the Gnomish God Baervar Wildwanderer, both of whom Aerie paid equal homage to, appeared and gave their blessing to the couple. These deities gave their blessing to that Aerie and all her future descendants, would age as Angcuru did, so that they would all age as Moon Elves, not to be seperated from each other by the short Avariel lifespan. (NOTE: Aerie had become a very powerful cleric, and had kept her faith though many incredibly horrible circumstances, which will be eventually be covered in my story hour "Echoes of Tragedy", once I get back to writing for it.
)They told few of their 'adventures', how powerful they had become, and of Angcuru's nature; they told only Aerie's parents and the ruling officials of Faenya-Dail; again out of necessity, this knowledge could only do harm if it was widely known. As far as everyone else was concerned, the Uuaina'melar family was as ordinary as any, if slightly wealthy(Can you say "plunder from years of high-level adventuring"? though they didn't flaunt their wealth.)
Now, time has passed, and Aerie had given birth to a son, whom was raised to be ignorant of his father's true nature, for his own well-being. The son has grown into a young man, confused as to why he seemed to be aging at half the rate that all the other Avariel seemed to be. This caused him to be unable to develop many lasting relationships, as his childhood friends had reached adulthood, gone out on their own, and even started families by the time he reached puberty. This coupled with stories of faraway lands and adventure to be had on the surface eventually led him into a life of adventure, which could not be halted by his parents. When a young Avariel sets his mind to something, there's no convincing him otherwise.
So this avariel goes off to find adventure, ending up in Rasheman hunting to gather valuable goods for a living, at least for now. Eventually he will run into the rest of the party, and they will be stuck in circumstances and situations that make forming an adventuring group seem like a very good idea.
More on this once all of the characters are written up. Now, while the PCs are off adventuring, the lack of a son to take care of leaves a bit of a gap in the lives of Aerie and Angcuru Uuaina'melar, causing them to contemplate taking up the adventuring life for themselves once more. However, they are left little choice once numerous reports of attacks by Green Dragons, who had in the past decimated the Avariel, begin flooding in from fringe Avariel settlements....muahaha.
Of course, this will not surface or directly involve the PCs until a good dozen sessions in, when a big plot is discovered. Old enemies of Angcuru find his new home and set out to obliterate it, among other things...etc. etc.Make sense?
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) or get knocked out one by one and gathered up to be sold off as slaves. Power Word: Predicament. That'll get party cooperation going REAL fast.
