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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MavrickWeirdo" data-source="post: 1781165" data-attributes="member: 107">OrphanageBackground: I grew up in an orphanage in Valenar, a few days east of Taer Zanathar. It was run by a Priest of the Sovereign Host, although we rarely saw him, except on temple days. The monks were in charge of the orphans. There were two tribes of children there; The War Orphans, and The Unwanted. The war orphans were children who lost their families in the war. Most could remember their parents (or claimed that they could). Their fathers were heroes, who would come looking for them once they won the war. They were all human.The unwanted are the children people abandon even in times of peace; the lame, the dumb and the half-breeds. I am one of the unwanted. So was my best friend Daniel. He is human, but blind. I never slipped anything past him though.The orphanage is located in a small human village, within the elven territory. The elves claim the land, but it is not their way to “hold’ it. The humans work the land, while the elves come and go.Design notes: The Sovereign Host is a pantheon of good-aligned deities. Any “flexible” good-aligned human religion will serve. The priest is a L3 Cleric with the domains Community, and Knowledge. He is responsible to the local temple and town, in addition to the orphanage. He has two L1 cleric, acolytes who are former orphans.In Eberron, Valenar was human territory until about fifty years ago when elven mercenaries hired to protect it, claimed it for their own. The Valenar elves are semi-nomadic. If using the orphanage in another setting, it would be near the border of elven and human lands. At the time my character was growing-up this territory was at war, and had been for generations.There are typically 32 children, ranging from age 5 to age 14. Two thirds are war orphans. One third are unwanteds.Character:War Orphan, Human, Commoner L1; AL N;HD 1d4-1; hp 2; Init +1; Spd 20 ft; AC 12; BAB +0; Melee Unarmed -1 (1hp subdual/ crit x2); Ranged Sling +2 (1hp/ crit x2 /50 ft); SQ small size (child); SV Fort -1, Ref +1, Will +1; Str 7, Dex 12, Con 9, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 10. Skills & Feats: (12 points) Climb 4 (+2), Listen 2 (+3), Hide 1 (+5), Spot 2 (+3), Use Rope 2 (+3); RunLanguage: Common</blockquote>

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