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<blockquote data-quote="drothgery" data-source="post: 2815622" data-attributes="member: 360"><p>Okay, I'm putting in a placeholder for either Sanne d'Lyranader (CG female half-elf Rogue, has the Least Mark of Storm, figure sailor/trader skill set) or Khalia ir'Indari (LG female human Archivist, from Thrane, figure aristocratic scholar skill set), though I probably won't be able to drop in a complete character write-up until tomorrow evening (PST) due to work and my tabletop D&D game (which is tonight).</p><p></p><p>Why Archivist and not Cleric (or any of the Complete XXX divine casters)? Mostly because I think the class represents what I think an adventuring divine magic type should be -- someone who uses holy lore to provide ways of defeating the supernatural, and produces their magic from dusty old tomes.</p><p></p><p>* * * * *</p><p>Sanne d'Lyranader was born at House Lyranader's home base of Stormhome, off the coast of Aundair to two traders who worked out of the House's Wind Galleons. Sanne dreamed of working in the sky, of captaining one of the rare airships, and when she manifested the Mark of Storm, she was sure that she could make her dream come true. An apprentice voyage had gone well -- she was learning about airships, about trade, making friends on ship and in ports -- until a stupid accident that was, she had to admit, technically her fault destroyed valuable cargo. Which led to her being banished to the middle of nowhere -- at least, in Sanne's mind, a <em>surface</em> trading vessel based out of Seawall is the middle of nowhere -- until the higher ups in her House decide otherwise.</p><p></p><p>Sanne, though, has not given up on her dreams. She still wants her airship, and intends to prove that she deserves it. </p><p></p><p>For the past year, she's been trying to convince her captain that she really is capable of handling some responsibility, and has just about convinced him.</p><p></p><p>(mechanically Sanne starts as a Rogue; long term, she's Rogue X/Sorcerer 1/Dragonmark Heir X/Windwright Captain X)</p><p></p><p>* * * * *</p><p></p><p>Kahlia ir'Indari knows many in Thrane think her father is eccentric. Some of the High Cardinals say he's a heretic. And certainly his position as theocrat of the lands that were once ir'Indari ancestral holdings was mostly a political manuever to get him out of Flamekeep. But Lord Reverened Alistair is also one of the foremost scholars in Thrane -- or anywhere -- of ancient divine lore and the many supernatural threats to the world, and Khalia has learned almost all of what she knows from him.</p><p></p><p>So when her father asked her to go to Seawall to investigate an ancient mystery that had its roots near the town, she lept at the opportunity. But for the last year she's kept uncovering just enough to keep her from declaring failure and coming home.</p><p></p><p>(Khalia is an Archivist. Her build as an NPC in Shards of the Silver Flame gave her one level of Aristocrat -- the slightly older Khalia was Aristocart 1/Archivist 3 -- but NPC classes are hard to use in a balanced PC. Long term she might take the Loremaster prestige class, but it's probably better for her to stay Archivist all the way.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drothgery, post: 2815622, member: 360"] Okay, I'm putting in a placeholder for either Sanne d'Lyranader (CG female half-elf Rogue, has the Least Mark of Storm, figure sailor/trader skill set) or Khalia ir'Indari (LG female human Archivist, from Thrane, figure aristocratic scholar skill set), though I probably won't be able to drop in a complete character write-up until tomorrow evening (PST) due to work and my tabletop D&D game (which is tonight). Why Archivist and not Cleric (or any of the Complete XXX divine casters)? Mostly because I think the class represents what I think an adventuring divine magic type should be -- someone who uses holy lore to provide ways of defeating the supernatural, and produces their magic from dusty old tomes. * * * * * Sanne d'Lyranader was born at House Lyranader's home base of Stormhome, off the coast of Aundair to two traders who worked out of the House's Wind Galleons. Sanne dreamed of working in the sky, of captaining one of the rare airships, and when she manifested the Mark of Storm, she was sure that she could make her dream come true. An apprentice voyage had gone well -- she was learning about airships, about trade, making friends on ship and in ports -- until a stupid accident that was, she had to admit, technically her fault destroyed valuable cargo. Which led to her being banished to the middle of nowhere -- at least, in Sanne's mind, a [I]surface[/I] trading vessel based out of Seawall is the middle of nowhere -- until the higher ups in her House decide otherwise. Sanne, though, has not given up on her dreams. She still wants her airship, and intends to prove that she deserves it. For the past year, she's been trying to convince her captain that she really is capable of handling some responsibility, and has just about convinced him. (mechanically Sanne starts as a Rogue; long term, she's Rogue X/Sorcerer 1/Dragonmark Heir X/Windwright Captain X) * * * * * Kahlia ir'Indari knows many in Thrane think her father is eccentric. Some of the High Cardinals say he's a heretic. And certainly his position as theocrat of the lands that were once ir'Indari ancestral holdings was mostly a political manuever to get him out of Flamekeep. But Lord Reverened Alistair is also one of the foremost scholars in Thrane -- or anywhere -- of ancient divine lore and the many supernatural threats to the world, and Khalia has learned almost all of what she knows from him. So when her father asked her to go to Seawall to investigate an ancient mystery that had its roots near the town, she lept at the opportunity. But for the last year she's kept uncovering just enough to keep her from declaring failure and coming home. (Khalia is an Archivist. Her build as an NPC in Shards of the Silver Flame gave her one level of Aristocrat -- the slightly older Khalia was Aristocart 1/Archivist 3 -- but NPC classes are hard to use in a balanced PC. Long term she might take the Loremaster prestige class, but it's probably better for her to stay Archivist all the way.) [/QUOTE]
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