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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manzanita" data-source="post: 2675834" data-attributes="member: 10109">I've decided to go with a more traditional character, and have modified Rowena's background to reflect this.  I've stated her out and will post her here for your feedback.  I included no equipment per your comment earlier on.  I've left the end of her background blank as well, pending suggestions as to how to get her on board.I've read the IC thread up to page 4 of the 2nd thread.  It's awesome.  I'm very psyched to get going.Torn (Rowena Eldred)Female Human Cleric 7Alignment: Lawful GoodDeity: HeironeousHeight: 5' 7''Weight: 145lbsHair: orange-redEyes: GreenAge: 21Str: 14 (+2) [6 points] Dex: 10 (+0) [2 points]Con: 14 (+2) [6 points] Int: 10 (+0) [2 points] Wis: 15 (+2) [6 points, +1 level]Cha: 11 (+1) [3 points]Class and Racial Abilities: Extra feat at first level, 4 extra skill points at level 1, one additional skill point for each level thereafter.. Hit Dice: 7d8+14HP: 49AC: --]ACP: )Init: +4 (+0 Dex)Speed: 20ft Saves:Fortitude +7 [+5 base, +2 Con]Reflex +2 [+2 base, +0 Dex]Will +7 [+5 base, +2 Wis]BAB: +5Melee Atk<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Melee Atk: +)Ranged Atk: +)Ranged Atk: +Skills:Concentration +12 (10 ranks)Heal +7 (5 ranks)Knowledge (religion) +5 (5 ranks, +0 Int)Spellcraft +10 (10 ranks)Feats:Improved Turning (human bonus 1st level)Endurance (1st level)Extra Turning (3rd level)Improved initiative(6th level)Languages: CommonDomains:  War and GoodStandard Spells (6/5+1/4+1/2+1/1+1)1st – Protection from Evil(D), Comprehend Languages, obscuring mist, shield of faith,  hide from undead, command2nd – Spiritual Weapon (D), Augury, Bulls Strength, Silence, Zone of Truth3rd – Magic Circle against Evil(D), Dispel Magic, Stone Shape4th – Holy Smite(D), Summon Monster IVEquipment:Description:  Description:  Polly.  Rowena is active and alert.  She has reddish brown hair, and pale, freckled skin.Background:  Rowena was born the only daughter of The Lord Mayor of Elredd, on the wild coast, in CY 570.  Her three older brothers each was destined for a post in the government, but Rowena’s best hope was being assigned a husband who wouldn’t beat her.  Her eldest brother, Sigmund, was a redoubtable warrior, 10 years her senior.  He second and third brothers, Karl and Dane turned out to be more of playboys.  When the wild coast was attacked by the forces of the Pomarj, she didn’t recognize the danger, and didn’t flee in time.  The Elredd militia was no match for the orcs hoards, and Rowena was captured.  She endured a brutal, harrowing week in captivity.  Then one night, she was shaken awake.  It was no brutal orc shake, but the gentle touch of love.  Looking up, there was her eldest brother Sigmund.  He had escaped the battle, hidden in the Suss forest, and now returned to rescue her.  After a week of hunger and fear, slipping through orc patrols, they escaped to Verbobonc, where her brother Karl and others of the court had fled.  Her parents and Dane had been killed in the battle and subsequent slaughter.Having escaped, she realized the worst of it.  She was pregnant.  Young, foolish, and full of shame, she concealed her condition as long as possible.  Finally, she knew the baby would come soon.  Unable to face her family, she took a horse and fled the city.  She fled to the only safe place she could think of, a monestary of Heironeous outside of town.  There she arrived, anonymous, and took refuge for the last few days of her pregnancy.  She had come to the right place.  Trained midwives prepared her, the coaxed her through the hard labor.  A cleric healed her tears afterwards.  The baby’s head was large, and the labor difficult, but the result was a healthy half orc boy.  She pushed the baby away, and refused to name him.  But the midwives insisted she nurse the child, for otherwise, he would die.Rowena stayed at the Monestary for the next two years.  She told no one her real name, referring to herself only as Torn.  She nursed her child, and slowly came to love him, eventually naming him Dane, after her dead brother.  But she was full of shame and had no desire to see her family.  Yet one day, there was a knock on the door of her small chamber, and she opened it to see her beloved brother Sigmund.  He had tracked her down after nearly a year of searching.  She embraced him and eventually told him everything.  Sigmund was a capable warrior, and a fair minded and responsible man.  He had risen high in the Verbobonc military, and was now a captain, in charge of supply and support.  Her other brother, Karl, had not come along so well.  Unable to turn his life around after losing his wealth and position, he had turned to drink, and only held onto a guard position in the army by Sigmund’s good word.</blockquote>

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