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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wilphe" data-source="post: 1331300" data-attributes="member: 8221">Background:He was just a young warrior when his tribe was wiped out by a single Cormyrian war wizard. This was not the first time it had happened, not would it be the last. Ordinarily any survivors go back to their dens and mumble about weak humans and tricksy elves who can't stand and fight. In this case however Takarna proved to be different. His people had trained long and hard, and been defeated by merely a few words and gestures. He returned to the holt where a young and over-confident halfling apprentice was being held captive and demanded that the halfling tutor him.The attempt was not successful, but the insight he gained into the art was such this: <My people are strong, yet we dwell in the harsh places of the earth. Is it because we are weak? No, it is because we do not make use of every availible weapon. We do not fight with our left hands simply because the elves fight with their right. Magic is a weapon, and we should embrace it>He bargained with the halfling and guided him home in return for an introduction to the nearest Temple of Azuth. The priests were unsure what to make of this goblinoid seeking the secrets of magic, but were bound by their faith to promote magic to all. His disciplined and quick mind lead him to grasp the art with realtive ease, his early prowess with the sword made him especially suitible for whatever missions the church needed someone for as he was far from helpless when out of spells.Always however, he was ready to spread the art amongst whichever of the humaniods would have him live with them, sometimes his own people, sometimes orcs, gnolls or goblins. A course of action which tended to make him fairly unpopular in some quarters - almost as much with the supposed beneficiaries of his teaching as with any of the "civlized races" who happened to be nearby.In time he learnt how better to cast in armour, and soon found himself on special missions for the church, eliminating those who abused or sought to pervert the art. These too he excelled in. Then he began his study of war in earnest, hiring out as a mercenary, especially against chaotics. Always he sought to be more ordered, focused and deadly than civilized races who regard him as a freak. Those goblinoids or orcs who think him weak he is more than happy to disabuse through whatever means necessary.He has occassionaly come into conflict with paladins, druids, Harpers and various other parties with a vested interest in not seeing the wilder races of the world either organized or magically capable and while he isn't evil himself most of his work tends to be amongst people who are. This tends to make him a very high priority target. He is however regarded as highly favoured in the eyes of Azuth, simply though his missionary work and the power of his example. His name has been mentioned as a future Magister or Chosen of Azuth, but if Takarna knows anything he is keeping it to himself.</blockquote>

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