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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zerth" data-source="post: 995425" data-attributes="member: 8556">Nog the half-orc monkNog was born in the second Hedraday of Corot, 131 AV (20 years old when the adventure begins). He's the only son of a fisherman living in Syhana's Point, the small fishing community. His mother died when he was 8. They were poor and the father knew he was getting old, he couldn't raise a son all by himself and make a living at the same time. So when the strange half-elf, who lived in the outskirts of the village offered to take Nog as an apprentice - whatever that meant - the father had no choice. There wasn't many takers for a half-orc child. The half-elf told, that he needed to test the boy first to see if he could be trained. Apparently the sensei saw some potential in the boy, because after a rigorous initial training, he accepted Nog as an apprentice. The magical ring Nog has was a gift from the sensei for completing the hard training with exellent results and dedication.Nog would at first spend time training with his master when his father was out fishing. But as he grew older and learned more, he would spend more and more time with the monk. Nog was fascinated by the skills and wisdom of his master and more than anything he wanted to some day become as wise and powerful as his teacher. Then he would gain respect which he could never achieve being a simple son of a fisherman, a loathed half-breed.When Nog decided to leave Syhana's Point with a group of adventurers, the sensei gave him the bag of holding as a parting gift and some final advice: "Travel light like the wind, my apprentice. Always remember what you have learned, a pure  honorable soul in a strong healthy body."Father - Bogg, 45, half-orc fisherman in Syhana's Point. Hard-working, kind man, who genuinely loved his wife. He was a 'product' of a orc raid and has no relatives left alive - except his son - from his bloodline.Mother - Tasha, got sick and died 139 AV, daughter of a local human famer. Her family shunned her half-orc mate and never accepted the union between a human and half-orc. After her death they broke all ties with the father and the son and want absolutely no dealings with them. They hold Bogg responsible for her death.Friends - Nog had no real friends as a child. The other villagers didn't want their children to associate with a half-orc, even if they didn't directly show any hostility. They mainly ignored Nog's family, but that was maybe even harder to swallow. His father and sensei are the most important persons left in his life after his mother passed away. The group he is travelling with is also important to him, because being mainly rejected in his life, he feels a strong desire to belong in something. Nog is gruff and reserved, but is willing to cooperate and prove himself as a worthy companion. Heram - Half-elf druid/monk, Nog's master. He's quite old and came with the first settlers to the island. Nobody knows much about him and he is tight-lipped about his past. He has some knowledge about healing and herbs and provides services to the villagers who are not afraid to ask for his help. Unknown to everyone, even Nog, Heram once was a evil druid, servant of a powerful titan overlord. He turned away from that path long ago and found a new life in a monastery. But something about his past came back to haunt him and forced him to flee mainland with settlers, who sailed to a remote island hoping for a new beginning. Being a hunted down half-breed himself he took pity on the miserable, but honorable half-orc fisherman and his son and decided to help them.</blockquote>

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