GnomeWorks
Adventurer
Have an opening, still? If you do, I have a concept that might work well with the group as it is thus far, since it lacks a fighter-type...
It would appear that you have a fifth, but if you'd consider a sixth... well, I'll write up a little background here for you, and if you like it, then so be it, and if you don't, so be it...
On a smaller island in the Grendel Islands, twelve years ago, a young halfling girl washed up on shore with a few pieces of driftwood that appeared as though they were from a ship that had been destroyed - and their charred appearance also gave the onlooker the idea that the ship had been destroyed by flame. There was one inhabitant of that very small island, an aged halfling who had once been a well-known master of the unarmed arts. He took the young girl in, and fed her and cared for her - and also trained her. Only a few days after he found her, she swore an oath that she would not speak until she had killed those who had killed her parents. She did not speak again, and for six long years, the two did not say a word to each other, their daily routine never changing. For six years, she trained under him, lived with him, and though there was no speech between them, they came to know each other.
However, after those six years, those who had killed her parents evidently learned of her existence, as well. They came in the dark of the night, killed the old halfling, and burned the home in which the two lived. They attempted to kill her, but they failed - her own skills were well-honed enough that she could fight them off. Having no home, she commandeered the ship that had brought the assailers to her home, and wandered the world for a time. During this time, she considered her situation.
Though she had bested those who had destroyed her home, she had done so barely - she had to rest several days in the small boat before she could move without pain. Alone, she could not handle her foes, and she knew this... if there were three who attacked her on the island, then surely there would be dozens more, at least. She had to continue her training, but the old master was dead... if she could find a group that would be willing to help her, perhaps she could finally go out in search of those who killed her parents and her teacher and destroy them, avenging her family.
Now, for six years, she has wandered the countryside and the sea, looking for opportunities to improve her skills and leads as to where she could find her parents' assassins... in some places, she has found some things, but not enough for anything that could be of true use. Those who know of her call her the Silent One, and if she has a real name, she has never shared it. None who have seen her have ever heard her speak - she has used hand signals or writing to communicate. And she never stays in the same place for long - once she finds that there is nothing in a place that will lead her to those who killed her parents, she moves on, seeking and hunting after rumors and tales...
It would appear that you have a fifth, but if you'd consider a sixth... well, I'll write up a little background here for you, and if you like it, then so be it, and if you don't, so be it...
On a smaller island in the Grendel Islands, twelve years ago, a young halfling girl washed up on shore with a few pieces of driftwood that appeared as though they were from a ship that had been destroyed - and their charred appearance also gave the onlooker the idea that the ship had been destroyed by flame. There was one inhabitant of that very small island, an aged halfling who had once been a well-known master of the unarmed arts. He took the young girl in, and fed her and cared for her - and also trained her. Only a few days after he found her, she swore an oath that she would not speak until she had killed those who had killed her parents. She did not speak again, and for six long years, the two did not say a word to each other, their daily routine never changing. For six years, she trained under him, lived with him, and though there was no speech between them, they came to know each other.
However, after those six years, those who had killed her parents evidently learned of her existence, as well. They came in the dark of the night, killed the old halfling, and burned the home in which the two lived. They attempted to kill her, but they failed - her own skills were well-honed enough that she could fight them off. Having no home, she commandeered the ship that had brought the assailers to her home, and wandered the world for a time. During this time, she considered her situation.
Though she had bested those who had destroyed her home, she had done so barely - she had to rest several days in the small boat before she could move without pain. Alone, she could not handle her foes, and she knew this... if there were three who attacked her on the island, then surely there would be dozens more, at least. She had to continue her training, but the old master was dead... if she could find a group that would be willing to help her, perhaps she could finally go out in search of those who killed her parents and her teacher and destroy them, avenging her family.
Now, for six years, she has wandered the countryside and the sea, looking for opportunities to improve her skills and leads as to where she could find her parents' assassins... in some places, she has found some things, but not enough for anything that could be of true use. Those who know of her call her the Silent One, and if she has a real name, she has never shared it. None who have seen her have ever heard her speak - she has used hand signals or writing to communicate. And she never stays in the same place for long - once she finds that there is nothing in a place that will lead her to those who killed her parents, she moves on, seeking and hunting after rumors and tales...
