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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cyclops" data-source="post: 217621" data-attributes="member: 2774">Vos Silverwood,  Member in good standing in the Nameless Company.Vos was born into a family of sculptors in Suzail, Cormyr. The family specialized in funerary sculptures, but also would carve the occasional golem. Vos learned to sculpt in wood stone, clay, and then, the family secret: the lost wax method (Its not so secret-it’s a clay sculpture/wax mold/bronze casting method. A number of artisans in Faerun use it.). Vos grew to love golems at an early age-he helped a War Mage build a stone golem out of marble for the capitol. Vos was entranced when the mage made it come to life, and walked it to the castle. When Vos started to manifest magical abilities, a halfling elder declared him a sorcerer. The community had never had a sorcerer before, and Vos was sent to a local wizard, but was rejected. What wizard can train a sorcerer? At home, there was no place for pyrotechnics in a sculptor’s studio. So Vos ended up in the Cormyian military. He was a caster of scrolls, and cast a Detect Poison for his commander’s every meal. Even here, there wasn’t much room for a halfling sorcerer. Vos was more of a mascot, than an aide to the war against the goblins.At third level, Vos left the military, and became an adventurer (the campaign started at third level). He fell in love with the deep woods of Cormanthor, the former elven court. More importantly, the halflings of the Dalelands were welcoming to a sorcerer-they had seen his type all too often. Here he met the halfling wizard, Tumble-Toes: so named for his habit of tumbling through his opponents (two levels of rogue)! The two remain good friends. Vos aided in the construction of two Wood Golems for the council of Batteldale.Batteldale is also where Vos met his adventuring companions: The Nameless Company (or just the Nameless). A dwarven  cleric, Torin Ramble. The Cleric/bard of Elistree: Vanessa, a half-drow of great beauty. The human ranger/thief, Janner.  The Enigmatic elf archer Caldyr (a straight wizard, who bends all his magic to his bow), And Iggy, a human fighter.The Nameless company has since made a name for themselves; clearing out Ghostholds in the Dales, and working for the city of Phlan on the Moonsea. They have acted as caravan guards on a run between Iriaebor and Scornubel. They adventured up the coast to Waterdeep, where they are now wintering (the DM has a series of winter in Waterdeep adventures), in a rented villa. Vos has run through a whole series of magic items, scrolls, and wands. His company’s finest hour came at the defense of Dagger Falls. The populace had assumed Vos was just another adventuring halfling rogue. The town was besieged  by a hobgoblin army. 200 hobgoblins in banded mail, 80 hobgoblin archers, and 100 goblin irregulars out front. Vos cast Mirror Image, Shield, a scroll of Protection from Arrows, and Fly upon himself. Vos was the distraction-the rest of the company moved out in back to take on the leaders. Vos flew out and emptied his wand of Ice Storm into the archers. Then he emptied his wand of Lightning Bolts into the hobgoblin infantry (you just can’t capture a fully charged wand!). the towns people at the walls were handling the goblins well, and the leaders were surprised by the Nameless! The army and leaders were beginning to route by the time Vos was using up his last Fireballs (A group of 50 heavy Calvary from Waterdeep helped to decide things!).  Balistae and spells had taken all but one of Vos’ Mirror Images. Vos chased the army into the woods, using up his Snowball Swarms and Magic Missiles (Fly at 90’…ya gotta love it!). The company is now in Waterdeep for the winter. The Magic types are preparing scrolls, and creating magic items for the coming season. Maps and rumors are being researched.  Waterdeep is a great town to winter in, so much entertainment: plays, winter festivals, bored nobles, fantastic parties. There is too much to do.  Janner, Iggy, and Torin seem content to raise their level of alcohol tolerance. Vanessa performs most of the time. Caldyr is busy scribing scrolls. And Vos is driven to create, ‘something.’ Vos has picked up a personal nemesis. Caelick, a goblin sorcerer who’s tribe was robbed, and all but exterminated by the Nameless company. Twice now, Vos thought he has seen the goblin. Once, briefly, in the woods outside Dagger Falls, and once in Scornubel, where they traded spells! It disturbs Vos, that the goblin called him by name.</blockquote>

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