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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bloodcookie" data-source="post: 2372818" data-attributes="member: 33085">So, I was feeling a little inspired, and I came up with this bit of backstory regarding Caradoc's relationship with his patron deity. Enjoy <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=";)" /> --------------------------------A merchant’s foremost commodity should be a glib tongue. –Cador Nuttall Caradoc carries on a long family tradition of reverence for the Golden-tongued. From time immemorial, Caradoc’s distant ancestors, who relied on martial prowess to carve out an existence, worshipped Oghma as a patron of might in battle. As generations went by, life became more secure, with trade and diplomacy, not warfare, becoming the gateways to power and wealth for the common man; so, Caradoc’s forefathers, always practical, simply shifted the emphasis of their worship.  This appreciation for the Laughing Warrior’s gifts was instilled in each new generation by the last, and Caradoc’s case was no different. Cador Nuttall, confident that his son would grow to make his ancestors (the merchants and politicians, not the nomadic warriors) proud, taught him the importance of interpersonal skills from the mercantile perspective; no degree of luck or diligent bookkeeping could equal the success one would find by convincing one’s customers that they are not simply paying for goods from an impersonal intermediary, but rather participating in a mutually beneficial trade arrangement with a good neighbor. Though the (rather dull, he felt) end of building a booming business never really appealed to Caradoc, he took naturally to the teachings of the Divine Diplomat (the Sterling Speaker, the Outstanding Orator, the Remarkable Raconteur…), and they served him in good stead amongst friend, rival, mistress, and stuffy university professor alike. He still finds time to occasion the local temple (sure, it’s technically Thraunus’s, but he’s a good-natured chap who doesn’t mind sharing) and pay homage to his patron.----------------------------------------We'll see where this goes, but the idea of eventually taking some levels as a cleric of Oghma sounds interesting.</blockquote>

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