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<blockquote data-quote="hafrogman" data-source="post: 3099667" data-attributes="member: 8858">Here's a more fleshed out character with background.&nbsp; I stole parts of the myth along with the name, but I think it worked out in an interesting way.[sblock=Character][code][B]Name:[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Icarus[B]Class:[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Warblade 5/Bloodstorm Blade 1[B]Race:[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Winged Human[B]Size:[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Medium (6'1&quot;, 178 lb)[B]Gender:[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Male[B]Alignment:[/B]&nbsp; Chaotic Good&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [B]Str:[/B] 18 +4&nbsp;&nbsp; [B]Level:[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [B]XP:[/B] 18,000 / 21,000[B]Dex:[/B] 18 +4&nbsp;&nbsp; [B]BAB:[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +6&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [B]HP:[/B] 67 (6d12)[B]Con:[/B] 11 +0*&nbsp; [B]Grapple:[/B] +10[B]Int:[/B] 14 +2&nbsp;&nbsp; [B]Speed:[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp; 30'&nbsp; &nbsp; Fly 50' (Perfect)[B]Wis:[/B] 10 +0&nbsp;&nbsp; [B]Init:[/B]&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +5[B]Cha:[/B] 16 +3&nbsp; * Amulet of Health +2, +1 @ 4th level&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [B]Base&nbsp; Armor&nbsp; Shield&nbsp; Dex&nbsp; Size&nbsp; Misc[/B][B]Armor:[/B] 20&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 10&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +5&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +0&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +4&nbsp;&nbsp; +0&nbsp; &nbsp; +1 (Deflection)[B]Touch:[/B] 15[B]Flat:[/B]&nbsp; 16&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; [B]Base&nbsp; Mod&nbsp; Misc[/B][B]Fort:[/B]&nbsp; +6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +6&nbsp; &nbsp; -1&nbsp;&nbsp; +1[B]Ref:[/B]&nbsp;&nbsp; +6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1&nbsp; &nbsp; +4&nbsp;&nbsp; +1[B]Will:[/B]&nbsp; +7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; +1&nbsp; &nbsp; +3&nbsp; +2,+1[B]Weapon&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Attack&nbsp; Damage&nbsp; Critical&nbsp; Type[/B]Spear&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +11/+6&nbsp; &nbsp; 1d8+9&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 20/x3&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; PSpear, Thrown&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +11/+6&nbsp; &nbsp; 1d8+7&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 20/x3&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; P&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (Range 20')[B]Languages:[/B]Common, Auran, Celestial&nbsp;&nbsp; [B]Abilities:[/B]Battle ClarityWeapon AptitudeUncanny DodgeBattle ArdorReturning Attacks[B]Feats:[/B]Point Blank Shot [Human]Weapon Focus: Spear [1st]Precise Shot [3rd]Iron Will [Warblade 5]Weapon Specialization: Spear [6th]Throw Anything [Bloodstorm Blade 1][B]Skill Points:[/B] 63&nbsp; &nbsp; [B]Max Ranks:[/B] 9/4[B]Skills:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Ranks&nbsp; Mod&nbsp; Misc[/B]Balance +11&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +4Concentrate +6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 7&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -1Diplomacy +14&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +3&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +3Heal +4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4cc&nbsp; &nbsp; +0&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Listen +4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4cc&nbsp; &nbsp; +0Sense Motive +4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2cc&nbsp; &nbsp; +0Spot +4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +0Tumble +11&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 8&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +4Use Magic Device +10&nbsp; 4cc&nbsp; &nbsp; +3&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; +3*Armor Check Penalty: -1[B]Maneuvers Known[/B]1: Sapphire Nightmare Blade, Steel Wind, Steely Strike2: Battle Leader's Charge, Emerald Razor3: Iron Heart SurgeManuevers Readied: 4[B]Stances Known[/B]1: Punishing Stance, Stance of Clarity[B]Equipment:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Cost&nbsp; Weight[/B]+1 Spear&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2302gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6lbMithral Breastplate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4200gp&nbsp; &nbsp; 15lbAmulet of Health +2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4000gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -lbRing of Protection +1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2000gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -lbCloak of Resistance +1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1000gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1lbCirclet of Persuasion&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4500gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -lbWand of Cure Light Wounds&nbsp; &nbsp; 750gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -lbBelt Pouch (2)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 2gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 1lbRope, Silk (50')&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 10gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5lbWaterskin&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1gp&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4lb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Total&nbsp; 18875[B]Total Weight:[/B] 31lb / 58lb light load[B]Money:[/B] 125gp 0sp 0cp[/code][/sblock][sblock=Background]My earliest memories are of flying, the wind in my hair and the bright, clear skies surrounding me.&nbsp; It was a simple life.&nbsp; I was raise by the man I called father, if I ever had a mother I knew her not.&nbsp; We lived in a tower that rose high into the skies, far above the clouds.&nbsp; In fact I would not see the ground until I was much older.&nbsp; I spent my youth in a carefree manner, stretching my wings and playing with sprites and air spirits among the clouds.&nbsp; I had few limits to my existance, my father allowed me to fly wherever I wished, as long as I returned to him in the tower at night.&nbsp; His only caution was to never fly too high.For many years, I obeyed my one injunction without question.&nbsp; But as I grew older, I began to wonder why it was that I must not rise and see what lay above us.&nbsp; My father told me that the gods dwelt in the heavens above and that it was not my place to join them.&nbsp; But I was a brash, and proud youth.&nbsp; I believed that my father was wrong, and that no ill would befall me if I were to fly so close to the sun.&nbsp; His fears were not my fears.&nbsp; And so, one day I decided that I would go for myself and see what lay in the heavens above us.&nbsp; I flew, and I rose higher and higher into the sky.&nbsp; I pushed myself, further and faster than I had ever flown before.&nbsp; I longed to break through, but I could not reach the heavens, I merely flew higher endlessly into the skies.&nbsp; I felt myself becoming weak, but I knew that if I gave up now, I would never succeed.&nbsp; Just a little higher, and I would arrive, just a little further.&nbsp; Nothing would bar my path, I was Icarus, and I would fly where my father never dared.&nbsp; Higher . . . higher. . . my breath grew short, and ice rimed my wings, but I kept going until I could go no further.&nbsp; I had been prideful, and held myself on a level with the gods.&nbsp; And they had punished me, my will was gone, as had my strength.&nbsp; I closed my eyes as consciousness left me.&nbsp; And then I fell.A long darkness lies in my memories, and I knew nothing for what seemed like an eternity.&nbsp; Eventually the wind whipping against me roused me from the darkness and I was able to see once more.&nbsp; But below me lay a sight as I had never seen before.&nbsp; A great blanket of browns and greens and blues.&nbsp; The clouds, the bottom of my realm lay above, far above.&nbsp; I had fallen through them, to whatever lay below.&nbsp; I barely managed to recover myself as I fell and I touched down to earth, solid ground for the first time.&nbsp; I had fallen so low, after striving to go too high.&nbsp; I immediately attempted to ascend above the clouds, but now I found that even that previously acheivable height was beyond me.&nbsp; Exhausted, I returned to the earth.&nbsp; How could I return to my father?&nbsp; I cursed myself for not heeding his warnings, and I railed against my fate.&nbsp; But nothing changed what had happened.&nbsp; Eventually, I fell into a slumber, exhausted and weeping.When I awoke, I set about exploring the strange new world I had discovered, this earth.&nbsp; As I wandered close to the point where I had landed, I heard voices, and the ringing of metal.&nbsp; I moved towards the sounds and came upon a strange building, in the middle of the wilderness.&nbsp; I saw men there, like myself, but bound to the earth.&nbsp; They were practicing combat, a great flurry of metal and shouts.&nbsp; I sat and I watched them as the flew through the air without wings and performed amazing feats that I could barely witness, let alone duplicate.&nbsp; And then I understood my fate.&nbsp; I had been punished for my pride.&nbsp; If I were to return to my home, I must earn the honor, and once more acheive the glory that I had previously been gifted with.&nbsp; If these wingless men could become so great, imagine the glory that would be mine if I were to learn their secrets and join them with my own perfection.&nbsp; Then I would be worthy to ascend into the skies once more.I went to them then, and humbly asked to join their ranks, and to learn from them.&nbsp; They accepted me, and I began my training.&nbsp; It has not been an easy path to travel, but I no that all hardships I endure will be worth the glory that they will win me.&nbsp; I shall rise above them.[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hafrogman, post: 3099667, member: 8858"] Here's a more fleshed out character with background. I stole parts of the myth along with the name, but I think it worked out in an interesting way. [sblock=Character][code] [B]Name:[/B] Icarus [B]Class:[/B] Warblade 5/Bloodstorm Blade 1 [B]Race:[/B] Winged Human [B]Size:[/B] Medium (6'1", 178 lb) [B]Gender:[/B] Male [B]Alignment:[/B] Chaotic Good [B]Str:[/B] 18 +4 [B]Level:[/B] 6 [B]XP:[/B] 18,000 / 21,000 [B]Dex:[/B] 18 +4 [B]BAB:[/B] +6 [B]HP:[/B] 67 (6d12) [B]Con:[/B] 11 +0* [B]Grapple:[/B] +10 [B]Int:[/B] 14 +2 [B]Speed:[/B] 30' Fly 50' (Perfect) [B]Wis:[/B] 10 +0 [B]Init:[/B] +5 [B]Cha:[/B] 16 +3 * Amulet of Health +2, +1 @ 4th level [B]Base Armor Shield Dex Size Misc[/B] [B]Armor:[/B] 20 10 +5 +0 +4 +0 +1 (Deflection) [B]Touch:[/B] 15 [B]Flat:[/B] 16 [B]Base Mod Misc[/B] [B]Fort:[/B] +6 +6 -1 +1 [B]Ref:[/B] +6 +1 +4 +1 [B]Will:[/B] +7 +1 +3 +2,+1 [B]Weapon Attack Damage Critical Type[/B] Spear +11/+6 1d8+9 20/x3 P Spear, Thrown +11/+6 1d8+7 20/x3 P (Range 20') [B]Languages:[/B] Common, Auran, Celestial [B]Abilities:[/B] Battle Clarity Weapon Aptitude Uncanny Dodge Battle Ardor Returning Attacks [B]Feats:[/B] Point Blank Shot [Human] Weapon Focus: Spear [1st] Precise Shot [3rd] Iron Will [Warblade 5] Weapon Specialization: Spear [6th] Throw Anything [Bloodstorm Blade 1] [B]Skill Points:[/B] 63 [B]Max Ranks:[/B] 9/4 [B]Skills: Ranks Mod Misc[/B] Balance +11 8 +4 Concentrate +6 7 -1 Diplomacy +14 8 +3 +3 Heal +4 4cc +0 Listen +4 4cc +0 Sense Motive +4 2cc +0 Spot +4 4 +0 Tumble +11 8 +4 Use Magic Device +10 4cc +3 +3 *Armor Check Penalty: -1 [B]Maneuvers Known[/B] 1: Sapphire Nightmare Blade, Steel Wind, Steely Strike 2: Battle Leader's Charge, Emerald Razor 3: Iron Heart Surge Manuevers Readied: 4 [B]Stances Known[/B] 1: Punishing Stance, Stance of Clarity [B]Equipment: Cost Weight[/B] +1 Spear 2302gp 6lb Mithral Breastplate 4200gp 15lb Amulet of Health +2 4000gp -lb Ring of Protection +1 2000gp -lb Cloak of Resistance +1 1000gp 1lb Circlet of Persuasion 4500gp -lb Wand of Cure Light Wounds 750gp -lb Belt Pouch (2) 2gp 1lb Rope, Silk (50') 10gp 5lb Waterskin 1gp 4lb Total 18875 [B]Total Weight:[/B] 31lb / 58lb light load [B]Money:[/B] 125gp 0sp 0cp[/code] [/sblock] [sblock=Background]My earliest memories are of flying, the wind in my hair and the bright, clear skies surrounding me. It was a simple life. I was raise by the man I called father, if I ever had a mother I knew her not. We lived in a tower that rose high into the skies, far above the clouds. In fact I would not see the ground until I was much older. I spent my youth in a carefree manner, stretching my wings and playing with sprites and air spirits among the clouds. I had few limits to my existance, my father allowed me to fly wherever I wished, as long as I returned to him in the tower at night. His only caution was to never fly too high. For many years, I obeyed my one injunction without question. But as I grew older, I began to wonder why it was that I must not rise and see what lay above us. My father told me that the gods dwelt in the heavens above and that it was not my place to join them. But I was a brash, and proud youth. I believed that my father was wrong, and that no ill would befall me if I were to fly so close to the sun. His fears were not my fears. And so, one day I decided that I would go for myself and see what lay in the heavens above us. I flew, and I rose higher and higher into the sky. I pushed myself, further and faster than I had ever flown before. I longed to break through, but I could not reach the heavens, I merely flew higher endlessly into the skies. I felt myself becoming weak, but I knew that if I gave up now, I would never succeed. Just a little higher, and I would arrive, just a little further. Nothing would bar my path, I was Icarus, and I would fly where my father never dared. Higher . . . higher. . . my breath grew short, and ice rimed my wings, but I kept going until I could go no further. I had been prideful, and held myself on a level with the gods. And they had punished me, my will was gone, as had my strength. I closed my eyes as consciousness left me. And then I fell. A long darkness lies in my memories, and I knew nothing for what seemed like an eternity. Eventually the wind whipping against me roused me from the darkness and I was able to see once more. But below me lay a sight as I had never seen before. A great blanket of browns and greens and blues. The clouds, the bottom of my realm lay above, far above. I had fallen through them, to whatever lay below. I barely managed to recover myself as I fell and I touched down to earth, solid ground for the first time. I had fallen so low, after striving to go too high. I immediately attempted to ascend above the clouds, but now I found that even that previously acheivable height was beyond me. Exhausted, I returned to the earth. How could I return to my father? I cursed myself for not heeding his warnings, and I railed against my fate. But nothing changed what had happened. Eventually, I fell into a slumber, exhausted and weeping. When I awoke, I set about exploring the strange new world I had discovered, this earth. As I wandered close to the point where I had landed, I heard voices, and the ringing of metal. I moved towards the sounds and came upon a strange building, in the middle of the wilderness. I saw men there, like myself, but bound to the earth. They were practicing combat, a great flurry of metal and shouts. I sat and I watched them as the flew through the air without wings and performed amazing feats that I could barely witness, let alone duplicate. And then I understood my fate. I had been punished for my pride. If I were to return to my home, I must earn the honor, and once more acheive the glory that I had previously been gifted with. If these wingless men could become so great, imagine the glory that would be mine if I were to learn their secrets and join them with my own perfection. Then I would be worthy to ascend into the skies once more. I went to them then, and humbly asked to join their ranks, and to learn from them. They accepted me, and I began my training. It has not been an easy path to travel, but I no that all hardships I endure will be worth the glory that they will win me. I shall rise above them.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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