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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MDSnowman" data-source="post: 1666274" data-attributes="member: 6255">I'm looking forward to playing in Eberron as well, never before have I wished for a TPK but my group now trudging through a watered down version of the Return to the Tomb of Horros is bound to die to the last man anyhow so I figure why now dream for the future.I've realized that I've never been one to play spellcasters. Too much extra baggage I guess, but I prefer my characters to be more skillful than the avergae fireball chuking wizard. So I started thinking to myself... I'd really like to play a Master Inquisitive, because in general, detectives rock... so I got to think how could I do that. Rogues make that kinda thing easy, but I wasn't sure I wanted to play a Rogue. I explored my options and realized that the Urban Ranger is exactly what I wanted. I went back to thinking, and if I was going to make the ultimate detective I might want a Dragonmark, well the Mark of finding would be perfect for that... so I began to concieve of a Half-Orc Urban Ranger/Master Inquisitive. It was a neat idea... but I had to admit to myself, it was little better than a class combo not a character.That was when my DM said that if we all died we'd get a choice, begin anew in his homebrew, Forgotten Realms, or Eberron... we can guess which one I'll be voting for.So I started to mill about with ideas again... and that's when it struck me... not a class combo but a character... A half-Orc detective would be odd, but not as Odd as a Shifter Detective... there had to be a story behind it. So I developed my core idea.--------------------------------------------------------------------Arik was born to a pair of shifters in the Eldeen Reaches. When he was just a child however the Church of the Silver Flame slaughtered both of his parents, if it were for a passing Half-orc inquistive passing by while tracking a criminal Arik would have likely met the same fate. The Half-Orc, Kolchek took the boy back to his abode in Sharn and took about raising the boy. Arik proved to have a sharp mind, sharp reflexes, and a easy charm. Kolchek taught Arik everything he knew, and by the time the old Half-Orc retired Arik had grown into a man, and was ready to take Sharn by storm.Arik bought a small storefront in one of the less reputable parts of the city and set himself up as a freelance Inquistive. Where all his natural talents, and Kolchek's training have earned him a modest repuation as a man who knows what he is doing.Despite the discipline instilled in Arik, he is still a shifter at heart, and like any animal he's adapted to his surroundings. He likens Sharn to a jungle of glass and stone, and himself as the great cat stalking its shadow. His unusual outlook on life has left him on bad terms with the city watch and earned him friends with the city's criminal element, including a rather unscrupplious explorer and swordswoman with whom he has an on again off again relationship with. The plan is, as time goes on Arik will become a better detective and get more in touch with his inner beast, becoming even more of a contradiction.Possible Funny moments include:A trip to a real jungle where without the comforts of home the "stalker of the stone jungle" complains constantly about flies, animals, and the noises they make while he tries to sleep.  <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" />Below you'll see a progression for him from level 1 to level 20... mostly because I have no clue where our DM would start the campaign.</blockquote>

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