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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fenris" data-source="post: 3031850" data-attributes="member: 2820">Alright here is my shot. I don't have any of those others books, so I made due with what I have. Right now I haven't changed much of the sample format character, so focus on the background for the moment. I left the foramting in to make sure I get it right later.GileadMale Sylvan Elf, Half Satyr Swift Hunter Druid 7 [Race Isida  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> , class UA pg 58]Medium Humanoid Alignment: NeutralHeight: 5' 6'Weight: 150lbsHair: Chestnut RedEyes: BrownAge: 50Str: 14 (+2) [4 points +2 racial]Dex: 18 (+4) [10 points, +2 racial]Con: 12 (+1) [4 points, -2 racial] Int: 10 (+0) [2 points, -2 racial]Wis: 20 (+5) [10 points, +2 level +2 enhancement]Cha: 10 (+0) [2 points]Class and Racial Abilities: Immunity to magic sleep effects, and a +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells or effects. Low-Light VisionElven Weapon Proficiency+2 racial bonus on Listen, Search, and Spot checks. An elf who merely passes within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a Search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for it. Half-Satyrs have a +2 racial bonus on Hide, Listen, Move Silently, Perform, and Spot checks. +2 natural armor bonus. Natural Weapons: Head butt (1d4). Animal CompanionNature SenseWild EmpathyWoodland StrideTrackless StepResist Nature's LureDruid Weapons ProfBonus to Armor Class when unarmored (as monk, including Wisdom bonus to AC)Fast movement (as monk)Favored enemy (as ranger)Track feat (as ranger). Hit Dice: 7d8 +7HP: 51AC: 22 ACP: 0Init: +4Speed: 50ft Saves:Fortitude +6 [+5 base, +1 Con]Reflex +6 [+2 base, +4 Dex]Will +10 [+5 base, +5 Wis]BAB: +6/+1Melee Atk: +1 (1d4-1/19-20/x2/S, dagger)  Ranged Atk: +3 (1d6/x2/60 ft./eldritch blast)Skills:Hide +0 [0 ranks, +4 Dex, +2 racial]Knowledge (Nature) +0 [0  rank, +0 Int]Listen +1 [0 ranks, +5 Wis +4 racial]Move Silently +0 [0 ranks, +4 Dex, +2 racial]Perform +0 [0 ranks, +0 Cha, +2 racial]Search +0 [0 ranks, +0 Int, +2 racial]Spot +0 [0 ranks, +5 Wis, +4 racial]Survival +0  [0 ranks, +5 Wis]Feats:Track (1st level Class Bonus) [PHB]Point Blank Shot (1st Level) [PHB]Rapid Shot (3rd Level) [PHB]XXXXXXX (6th Level)Languages:  Common, ElvishSpellsEquipment:Heart-wood, +2 Mighty(+2) Composite Longbow – 8,600gp.  Defender of GandrolakCold-iron +1 Longsword – 4,630gp This beauiful sword is engraved with many elemental symbols, inlcuding the house of Talaas himself. It was forged deep within the earth by earth elementals at Talaas' request. Many of the Fey in Gandrolak have taken to calling it Winter of the Heart since it's bite is reputely so cold.Owl's EyePeriapt of Wisdom +2 4,000 gpThis beautiful gem bears a striking remeblance to the eye of an Owl and is has been handed down in Gilead's family for many generations.Efficient Quiver 1,800 gpBackpack  - 2gpBedroll 5spWaterskin 1gp50 ft. silk rope 10gpTrail rations (20 days worth) 10gpBelt pouch 1gpTent – 10gpFlint and steel – 1gp3 bottles of fine wine – 30gpTankard – 2cpTraveler’s outfit (Free)Money7,970 gp~~~~~Appearance:  Gilead is a young man who looks mostly elven. But his father's ancestry is apparent. His head is covered in thick, curly chestut red hair and his legs abound in hair.. His toes are fused together with thic black nails and he had small black horns that peek out of his hair. Between his two parents Gilead ended up with more proncounced pointing on his ears, which sweep up the sides of his head farther than any elf. He carries a bow and quiver across his back, at his side a deadly sowrd. He wears no armor and his chest is bear, as is the custom among his father's peole.Personality:  Gilead is a young and somewhat intense elf. He always had an insight into things that gave him an aloof air as he observed things, but because of his satyr blood, he loves to have fun. He always knows where the berries that are over-ripea nd have fermented on the vine are. Having been charged early on with duties from Taala has given him a more serious cast than many of his bretheren, and he can be so fixated on his prey that he is blind to all else. But when he can he seems to shed this serious cloak and dance and sing and carouse with his satyr cousins. Likewise he has been seen studing with learned elven sages, asking about ancient trees and spells.Background:  The Forest of Gandrolak was an enormous expanse of trees the stretched from the icy Sea of Vorgot in the north to the southern deserts where the Fire elementals dwelt. Within this forest lived many of the fey of the Kingdom. For it was a beautiful forest. The trees were  so tall that clouds were often below the branches. Parts were so dark you could not see within them, even in the day. Yet the forest contained meadows and saplings, and creek and stream in it's vast canopy. All life that was foul and fair lived in the forest, which was how Talaas wanted it.Gilead was the product of the forest. His father was the  noted and famous satyr bard Mandroclese, his mother, Laina, a well respected shaman of the forest. But though he was born unto an elf, a sylvan elf at that, he never felt at ease around the other elves. And why would he, he had horns, his toes were black, if that is, you could call the two huge, calloused things at the end of his foot, toes. He often walked on the balls of his feet. He had far to much hair for any elf.  But his mother did not care, she loved him as he was. She had not fallen under any spell of Mandroclese, she laughed when he tried, which made Mandroclese want her even more. Rather, Laina fell in love with him over his long pursuit of her.  So Laina did not resent Gilead, but taught him to embrace the two halves of the forest he represented.Satyr’s being what they are, Mandroclese left the care of his offspring to Laina and she raised him to love, and respect nature. Mandroclese did take a hand in raising his son, and taught him the ways of the forest from a hunter’s eye. So Gilead grew through the years in the Great Forest of Gandrolak. Few of the elves or the fey ever saw their master, King Talaas. He was present of course, but chose to not be involved too directly. So Gilead grew into a swift and deadly hunter. He knew nearly every leaf and stone in the Great forest of Gandrolak. He knew the names of the animals and plants, he knew the twists and turns of every game trail. His father taught him to shoot a bow, his mother to channel the mystic power of the forest itself. For here all elements were held in balance by their Master, King Talaas, and within that balance only life could blossom, bloom and thrive. This balance needed to be preserved, for the Elements were beings too. And they could be greedy, selfish and petty. Should the balance be removed the forest would die, flooded by water, burned by fire, blown away by air or withered and choked out by earth.Fortunately their Master, King Talaas maintained much of the balance for them and only the stray, rogue elemental or para-elemental who sought mischief had to be dealt with. But the forest was by no means idyllic. Evil walked there as any where. And death walked anywhere life did, it had to. The Great Forest of Gandrolak, had beautiful sunny meadow and deep, dark places that few dared go and little was know of them, for even in the day, light did not penetrate to the ground. There were caves and pits as well. The fey had their own secret places within the forest to hide, play and work within. Many of the evil fey used these places to hide from elven hunters, others to merely have some peace. But Gilead discovered something unusual one day as he was pursing a deer. The deer dove straight at a tree and disappeared! Cautiously Gilead approached and found that the tree gave way under his hand. He passed into the tree to find a small hall, decorated with nature, a fire in the corner and three small figures smoking pipes. A fourth was telling the others how he had just eluded some clumsy elf and who was probably bonking his head on the tree outside right now. The next sound they heard was the small creak of a bow being bent. They were horrified to finds that their clumsy elf stood within their fastness. They begged for mercy and said it was only a small joke and should he spare them, they would show him how to find fey-homes. Gilead smiled, for he hadn’t intended to shoot them, only scare them. But thus it was that Gilead found a boon from his father, his fey blood allowed him to pass the wards set out by the fey to hide their homes and keep non-fey out. Word spread among the forest that a new hunter was afoot, one who ran as swift as the deer, was a silent as the fox, had the eyes of the eagle and the ears of a rabbit, whose bow was silent death and yet had mastery over the lore of the forest and wielded deadly magic as well.  Neither animal nor fey could hide from him, he found them all. King Talaas heard about this hunter in his walks within the forest, for he liked to wander and mediated within the great forest. He summoned Gilead to him and changed him to be the new warden of the forest, to keep the peace and maintain the balance within it. Gilead gladly accepted the honor, for who would refuse Talaas. To aid him, Talaas gave Gilead a sword of iron, made to help defeat the fey, for at that time many fey were causing problems.Gilead knew exactly where to start. Where the great River of Benuth ran through the forest, it had carved in one part a mighty canyon, the Canyon of Endless Echoes. Deep, wide and wild, the canyon was a favorite spot of many fey. But years ago a dryad who inhabited the largest sycamore in the canyon, turned evil. This tree was so mighty it was called the Queen of the Canyon, its’ branches crested the tops of the canyon walls, no means feat. And within her lived a dryad called Kanhye. Whether the tree become rotten and so rotted Kanhye’s soul, or Kanhye’s evil rotted the tree, no one knew. But for the last several years she had been harassing and attacking the nymph who lived in the river at the base of the falls. Now his cousins the satyrs had told Gilead of Kanhye, for they often went to visit the nymphs of the Canyon. Though the canyon was fey-warded Gilead could have entered but lacked the might to fight Kanhye. Now at last he has a weapon that would serve, this new cold-iron sword from Talaas. For 3 weeks Gilead tracked down Kanhye, for though the sycamore was her home she traveled through all the trees of the canyon to harass other fey. Finally he trapped her inside the sycamore using powerful spells learned from his mother. Once there he called out her crimes and in the name of King Talaas drove his sword deep into the tree. There was a tremendous shrieking as Kanhye died, a scream that still lives within the echoes of the Canyon and can be heard by the careful ear. The great sycamore broke open, there within the heartwood stood a great bow, carefully crafted, enlaided with intricate patterns of leaves and roots. This was a gift from the sycamore, from the Forest, for restoring the balance.Over the years Giled fought many enemies of the forest, those within and without. His service, his aim, his bow become par of the lore of the forest and anyone breaking Talaas’ law knew that they would hear those strange feet thudding down the path after them soon enough. His long service to Talaas was almost ended when a stray fire elemental got lost and nearly burned down the forest. Gilead risked his life casting spells to put out the fires and preserve the forest as he drove the creature into a lake. He was burned badly, but Talaas was so impressed by his dedication he had Gilead healed. The forest was in balance. And now Talaas had another task for him. Gilead was summoned to the palace where he found that he was to join the crew of one of the new isle-ships.</blockquote>

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