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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rel" data-source="post: 996454" data-attributes="member: 99">InterludeA mile east of the edge of Aquae Sulis, the leaves rustled on the south side of the overgrown road that led to Glynden.  A lone figure pulled a blanket over himself and brushed a few handfuls of leaves on top of it.  The wilds west of Glynden were no place for a single traveler to bivouac but this wasn’t a normal traveller.If anything he could be called a wanderer.  For the last few years, that’s all he had done.  He couldn’t seem to find a home anywhere.  No body wanted Scar around for long.Scar had been born in the southern reaches of the Blackpeaks, son of an orcish father and a human captive.  He wasn’t like the rest of the orcs in his tribe.  He wasn’t quite as strong as some of them, but he was a lot smarter and quicker than most of them.  He had even earned some status among them as an accomplished scout since he had an easier time operating during the daytime.  That honor had even earned him one of his most prized possessions, a ring that let him go without food and water when necessary and left him completely refreshed with but little sleep.That had all changed one day when his father, Ghaskbog had led a failed ambush against a group of humans.  Ghaskbog was challenged for his leadership of the tribe and killed by a rival.  Scar’s mother was killed and Scar abandoned his tribe.  He renounced the brutal ways of the orcs and headed east to seek out the human lands that his mother had spoken about when he was a child.Along the way, he had met a group of humans battling a small pack of Gnolls.  Scar aided them and they allowed him to stay the night in their camp.  He got to know them, especially a human woman who followed St. Cuthbert.  The humans were missionaries who were travelling to a small town nearby to establish a church.  Scar followed them and became a follower of St. Cuthbert, renouncing his barbarous ways.Since then, he had traveled from town to town, trying to aid the cause of the church in whatever ways he could but inevitably his heritage and ugly appearance could not be overlooked by those he sought to help.  He would move on again before any trouble started.Most recently, he had made his way to the frontier town of Glynden, hoping that he could find a place where his fighting skills could be appreciated and his orcish history could be overlooked.  But having just fought a war against the orcs alongside the barbarian tribes of the Fodor, the people of Glynden were not as receptive as he had hoped.There was a man there who did have compassion for Scar.  Father Tomas, the local priest of St. Cuthbert had allowed him to stay in the church while he was in Glynden.  But even Father Tomas knew that sooner or later, someone in Glynden would pick a fight with Scar and someone would be seriously hurt or killed (most likely the townsperson given Scar’s rippling muscles and the vicious war-pick that he carried).  Father Tomas asked Scar to leave Glynden and go west to check on the progress of the Heroes of the Winter War against the Gnolls in Aquae Sulis.  He hoped that if Scar could be associated with the boys from Glynden that he would be more readily accepted by the townspeople.And so here Scar was, curled up for his evening nap, nestled in his blanket and a few handfuls of leaves.  Homeless and hopeful, just like always.GM Note:  Scar is the replacement character for Rhys’ player.  Scar is a ½ Orc Lawful Neutral Barbarian 2/Fighter 3 who is 16 years old and hungry for adventure.  He has a nasty scar from the bridge of his nose to the corner of his mouth and wears his black hair in a mohawk.  He dual wields a pick and a light mace.  He always does what is right for the community even if the community doesn’t always return the favor.  He has tamed the chaotic nature of his people (leaving him without the ability to Rage) but he is still a bit impulsive and seems to abhor inactivity.</blockquote>

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