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<blockquote data-quote="Bloodcookie" data-source="post: 3189355" data-attributes="member: 33085"><p>Hey, I'm a longtime Ravenloft fan, and this looks quite interesting <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I've written up a background to fill the "noble" position, I wasn't sure if you also wanted character sheets at this stage or not.</p><p></p><p><strong>Leothar Falcqon</strong></p><p>The offspring of the wealthy seem pathologically prone to a number of social ills. A steady supply of cash, and no need to work for any of it, generates an abundance of free time in which to gamble, drink, and get young women into trouble. The scion of an affluent shipping dynasty, Leothar Falcqon did most of these things in his youth. However, being somewhat more intellectually curious than his peers, his interest was eventually drawn to a disreputable activity of a completely different sort – magic. </p><p></p><p>It grew from simple curiosity, and the giddy excitement that comes with learning a secret. Leothar would loiter around backstage after prestidigitators’ performances at the local theater, asking to be shown how their tricks were done, only to meet with the dismissive laughter of the itinerant conjurors and illusionists there. Leothar’s aristocratic sense of entitlement, however, made him quite determined, and one evening fate took pity on him. The magician – obviously a particularly talented one, as some of his “illusions” left scorch-marks on the stage – heard out Leothar’s pleading request with an indulgent smirk and, after making a brief show of careful consideration, agreed to take him on as an apprentice. The truth was, the magician, Maromar (“The Magnificent”) Tarmikos, saw much of himself in the eager young dilettante – not to mention the fact that he could really use the tutoring income to supplement the meager profits from his shows.</p><p></p><p>Leothar learned quickly, picking up the rudimentary slight of hand fundamental to the trade, as well as the means of crafting honest-to-goodness <em>magical</em> illusions and conjurations. After a time, Maromar was prepared to move on to a new town, and welcomed Leothar along as his assistant. This arrangement lasted for all of a month before the two split over a financial disagreement. Leothar set off on an independent career, traveling around the more civilized parts of Dementlieu and Lamordia for several years, augmenting his “repertoire” on the sly from fellow practitioners; he was quite astonished to discover that it was possible to do more – <em>much</em> more – than simply make his hat float across the stage, or seem to disappear, and this only fed his desire to explore the limits of just what <em>could</em> be done. </p><p></p><p>Now, he has returned home, and is eager to ply his trade for the crowds drawn in by the autumn festivities. It isn’t the money – little as there is to be made – that Leothar loves about what he does; he’s been independently wealthy his entire life. No, he is motivated solely by the thrill and sense of recognition that comes with awing the crowd, something he knows he could never experience living passively behind gilded walls. To that end, he has fallen in with a local group of young performers with backgrounds similar to his own, calling themselves By the Moon’s Light. Their art tends more toward the mundane than his, but they assure one another an audience and social outlet, at least.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bloodcookie, post: 3189355, member: 33085"] Hey, I'm a longtime Ravenloft fan, and this looks quite interesting :) I've written up a background to fill the "noble" position, I wasn't sure if you also wanted character sheets at this stage or not. [B]Leothar Falcqon[/B] The offspring of the wealthy seem pathologically prone to a number of social ills. A steady supply of cash, and no need to work for any of it, generates an abundance of free time in which to gamble, drink, and get young women into trouble. The scion of an affluent shipping dynasty, Leothar Falcqon did most of these things in his youth. However, being somewhat more intellectually curious than his peers, his interest was eventually drawn to a disreputable activity of a completely different sort – magic. It grew from simple curiosity, and the giddy excitement that comes with learning a secret. Leothar would loiter around backstage after prestidigitators’ performances at the local theater, asking to be shown how their tricks were done, only to meet with the dismissive laughter of the itinerant conjurors and illusionists there. Leothar’s aristocratic sense of entitlement, however, made him quite determined, and one evening fate took pity on him. The magician – obviously a particularly talented one, as some of his “illusions” left scorch-marks on the stage – heard out Leothar’s pleading request with an indulgent smirk and, after making a brief show of careful consideration, agreed to take him on as an apprentice. The truth was, the magician, Maromar (“The Magnificent”) Tarmikos, saw much of himself in the eager young dilettante – not to mention the fact that he could really use the tutoring income to supplement the meager profits from his shows. Leothar learned quickly, picking up the rudimentary slight of hand fundamental to the trade, as well as the means of crafting honest-to-goodness [i]magical[/i] illusions and conjurations. After a time, Maromar was prepared to move on to a new town, and welcomed Leothar along as his assistant. This arrangement lasted for all of a month before the two split over a financial disagreement. Leothar set off on an independent career, traveling around the more civilized parts of Dementlieu and Lamordia for several years, augmenting his “repertoire” on the sly from fellow practitioners; he was quite astonished to discover that it was possible to do more – [i]much[/i] more – than simply make his hat float across the stage, or seem to disappear, and this only fed his desire to explore the limits of just what [i]could[/i] be done. Now, he has returned home, and is eager to ply his trade for the crowds drawn in by the autumn festivities. It isn’t the money – little as there is to be made – that Leothar loves about what he does; he’s been independently wealthy his entire life. No, he is motivated solely by the thrill and sense of recognition that comes with awing the crowd, something he knows he could never experience living passively behind gilded walls. To that end, he has fallen in with a local group of young performers with backgrounds similar to his own, calling themselves By the Moon’s Light. Their art tends more toward the mundane than his, but they assure one another an audience and social outlet, at least. [/QUOTE]
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