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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sorren" data-source="post: 1826262" data-attributes="member: 20920">I've got a character concept I'd like to play if you still have room:Sorrenkhad, Kalashtar Psychic Warrior (will multiclass with psion at next level)Born to a legacy of war, Sorrenkhad is the last surviving child of House Talisk. The patriarch of his House, Sorgenkhad, was also his father. Sorgenkhad was a great military leader and was a hero of the people of Adar. He was attributed to commanding many of the few victories over the Inspired that lay siege to their sanctuary home. Sorgen one day called council, claiming he had conversed with the Storm Guardians, and was given a vision of victory over the Inspired. His plan was to strike out against them with everything they had, eschewing defense in favor of offense, hoping the sudden change in tactics would grant them an element of surprise that would give them an edge against their enemies.Though Sorgen had always been well received in the past, this new plan was surely madness. The other generals and councilmen didn’t agree with this change in tactics. After all, why would the Storm Guardian’s speak to Sorgen when they spoke to no other? Was he mad? Unwilling to take the risk of lowering their defenses, Sorgen’s was denied. However, this didn’t stop the powerful general. He gathered unto him all of his faithful soldiers, and with them, proceeded with the plan in secret. Soon, he struck out against the council’s will, taking his men, and leaving Adar nearly defenseless. Sorgenkhad led his men down the mountain to what he believed was certain victory. What he faced was not a battle, but a slaughter. The powerful telepath’s of the Inspired had long heard the tails of the powerful House Talisk, and had devised a way to defeat the proud general. They approached him in his meditations, taking the form of the Storm Guardians. They convinced him of this mad plan, bolstered his pride, and in the end, led him into a trap that spelled his doom.The forces waiting for Sorgenkhad’s charge were uncountable. They destroyed his forces and fell upon the weakened defenses of Adar with the intention of killing ever Kalashtar they could find, particularly those of House Talisk. The battle was terrible as powerful psionic forces ripped through the valley, swords and Wills clashed and thousands died. In the end, the determination of Adar’s people, the mighty storms that came from sky above, and even the mountains themselves proved too much for the Inspired. Adar still stood, but the price its people paid for Sorgen’s arrogance would never be forgotten.During that horrible battle, as the Inspired ravaged the land in search of Sorgenkhad’s bloodline, his wife gathered what was left of House Talisk and, using an ancient psionic artifact, transported herself and her kin to Khorvaire. There she gave birth to her son, Sorrenkhad upon the Starpeaks of Aundair.The survivors of House Talisk knew they had no place in Adar. Their family name was ruined and the Inspired’s Dreaming Dark agents were actively searching for them. Their only hope was to make a life for themselves in this new land. They took up residence in Fairhaven and for years made a living for themselves as gemcutters and general laborers. The claimed to be human, and took the family name Khadiir.Life was good for Sorren, at least it was until one late winter day not long after his 17th birthday. At long last, the Dark had found them. He and his uncle, Jakenkhad returned home one evening to find their home destroyed, blown apart from the inside by a sudden expansion of fiery energy. His mother dead and his home destroyed, Sorren and Jaken fled.Eventually the pair, the last known members of House Talisk, found themselves in Sharn. Certainly no one would be able to find them among the great City of Towers. Since they arrived two years ago, Jaken has been training young Sorren to fight, using both his mind and body as a weapon. They pair of them lay low, not drawing attention to their psionic nature. They make a living a gemcutters and jewelry makers, all the while training for a day when they may be required to defend themselves.Recently however, Sorren has grown increasingly impatient. His powers have grown and, much like his father before him, he has a hard time watching the world go by without him. Refusing to live a life cowering in fear, he has become obsessed with obtaining power. He plans to become powerful enough to one day go home to Adar, reestablish House Talisk, and take the fight back to the Inspired. They will pay for what they did to his kin, and they will pay for the life of fear he has thus far endured.</blockquote>

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