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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gerzel" data-source="post: 2143894" data-attributes="member: 22378">Here are some character histories and backgrounds for my character, cohort and followers.Marcus Ianatoris IIIPrime Male Tiefimar - TN(wavering)    Marcus grew up as heir to the throne of Illustri, a powerful primeworld seafaring nation with an elven ruling class.  His grandfather had founded the lineage and his father after solidified their hold through the long elven centuries.  Even so, Marcus was born from his father's first wife, an elven tiefling woman from the outer planes, and as such held in his veins cursed blood of the lower planes.  However, from his father's side came a lineage of celestial marriages and the blessings of the higher planes also took hold in his blood.  With most of the populous of the country being human that he as the first son should succeed was self evident.  However among the elven nobility there was uncertainties.  To quell these fears, his father had Marcus train hard learning both the fine arts of diplomacy, and scholarly studies with the harsh realities of service in the royal navy, training as any other officer.    When he was but 60 his mother, Maya, was poisoned and died.  He stood by his father as was his place, not showing his inner grief to the court, as they searched for the perpetrator.  There were suspicions but never was there any proof.  The matter was eventually dropped as his mother was cold in the ground.  Five years later his sister, Amelia, who was three years his junior suffered from poison that was meant for his cup. Again the perpetrator remained free, but Amelia never recovered fully.  Forty years after that his father, Marcus II, remarried an elven woman of high nobility and rank, Lady Eithne Coronas, and two years later had a son by her named Justinian.    Over the next forty years new rumors began to spread over whom would take the throne if the King were to abdicate.  Most of these were spread by the nobility for reasons of old suspicions over Marcus III's lineage, but mostly the reasons for the rumors were over one house gaining more power than another if one heir were to gain the throne over the other.  Through this time, Old King Marcus kept his children away from the high court as much as possible, sending young Prince Marcus out on many diplomatic missions and to oversee one military campaign and he sent his younger children off to study magic or into the clergy.  His child by his new wife was kept close through her insistence.      As an officer and diplomat young Marcus did well and endeared himself to his men and the commanders over him in the Illustrian Navy.  It was after one last diplomatic mission that had brought a reasonably amicable end to the conflict in which he had campaigned for several years that his father was murdered.  He arrived a week after his father had died, and the burial ceremony had already been completed.  Rumors had been kindled and spread like wildfire in the strained climate.  Now his step-mother was working to have her son crowned.  The courts would not hear her, and not ten days after he had made landfall home came the mob.  A riot was incited by agents of his step-mother's house and their allies and a mob marched on the Imperial Court to find and burn those of "tainted blood."  Marcus escaped with several of his followers, raiding the armory and heading towards the Naval docks.  This was anticipated and cut off.  Narrowly Marcus managed to find shelter in the high temple in which his younger brother was a cleric.  The high priests opened a gate to the Outlands and they escaped.    Once on the outlands Marcus and his group went to find a place they could make as a home for it would be quite some time before they could consider returning to their home plane.  That place was Tradegate, a center of industry and the perfect place to grow wealth.  Within the month Marcus had purchased a parcel of land on the outskirts of town and began to have a small villa constructed.  In town he and his followers rented and used an office in a trade house as lodging and to start business until the villa was ready to be occupied.  Eventually the business grew taking the full upper floor of the trade house and a small warehouse.  Francesca Ferrari6th Level CohortFemale Human NG    Francesca has been an adventurer for most of her life, having joined up with the navy against the doctrine of allowing human women to serve in fighting roles she was saved from a possible execution when Marcus stepped in on her behalf.  He had noted her talent aboard ship while she was still disguised as a boy, and did not wish such to be wasted for mere sake of regulations.  This initially was an unpopular decision, especially with the human crewmen, but Francesca soon was able to prove herself at sea and it turned into a mark of distinction among the ranking officers in the admiralty towards Marcus's abilities to recognize talents and abilities in others.    Since then she has been loyal to the elven lord, and came to his side when she learned of the treachery afoot by his step-mother and her supporters.  From that day she has served as a defender for Marcus.  Also she has taken well to the planes, having joined the Navy in the first place to see new places.  She has learned discipline through practice.Marius Ostiati1st Level FollowerMale Elf TN - Middle AgedAristocrat 1    Marius has worked closely with Marcus for many years, having known him since they were both small children.  Born to a middling noble lineage, Marius serves hoping to one day return to their homeland having gained power and wealth on the planes able to help his family.  He has seen first hand how the new court works and believes that it will not last.  While not nearly as talented or experienced as his mentor, Marius does have a sharp mind and can put his skills of rhetoric, research and writing to good use in service to his chosen master.  Mostly he works with managing financial matters for his lord and looking into opportunities for business and investment for both his family and Marcus.    He is the fourth son in his family.  His family's holdings are mostly in a couple small islands off of the Illustri mainland.  The Aneus family had served the former king well, and was one of the newest families holding land of the mother country.  Marius while not mentioned by his family in the courts still holds ties to the rest of his clan and is able to provide Marcus with information on the current affairs of their homeland.  Back home, Marius is just another dilettante son sent away, albeit into the planes, to seek further fortune for the family.Alfonso Basso1st Level FollowerMale Human NG - Mid 20'sWarrior 1    Part of Prince Marcus's personal guard on duty at the time Alfonso found himself caught up in the treachery and chaos and with his liege on the outer planes.  He has been given leave and means to travel home to his family but has decided that his place is with Marcus.  He keeps his post at the small holdings that Marcus and his followers have founded in Tradegate and otherwise works various errands around the town.  Being a hard worker by nature he fits in well with the rest of the citizenry of the city and has made many friends.Calvin DeGalvo1st Level FollowerMale Elf LN - Young AdultExpert 1 (Merchant)    Son of a low noble but successful merchant, Calvin works for Marcus knowing that old disputes between his house and the houses currently in power with the "Pretender-Child" King would never allow his family to gain such a foothold.  Still back home his family makes their ways keeping more of their holdings out in the colonies and using their wealth to secretly support Marcus.  For his part, Calvin works to manage and grow his own and his Prince's holdings on the outer planes.Umberto DaVici1st Level FollowerMale Human NG - Young AdultExpert 1 (Alchemy and Firearms)    Working in the palace armory when the riots started Umberto discovered the plot to let the mob into the palace.  He sabotaged the main gate and ran to the Prince's aid.  Caught up in the ensuing chaos he has chosen to stay by Marcus's side having heard first hand of treachery from the other side.  He currently works to keep stocks of powder and ammunition as well as keep the group's arms and armor in good repair.Kavi1st Level FollowerFemale Tiefling NG - Mid-Teens    Cleo grew up wandering the streets of Sigil and through the portals to the gate towns.  She was hired by a tout by Marcus and when a fiend to whom she owed a debt showed up to collect, her, Marcus offered to pay the balance.  The fiend refused wanting the girl's suffering more than the money and rushed to take her.  Marcus came to her defense.  From that day on Cleo has hung around Marcus and his followers providing her knowledge of the planes and secrets of the workings around the city of doors.</blockquote>

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