I am in the process of creating a character. A wood Elf who was born in the Tethyr forest and lived there with her family until she was 200 years old. When she was 200 years old, mercenaries from Tethyr invaded her home and killed her family (or so she thinks - she never actually saw them killed).
She is now 400 and has moved around a lot, becoming a Ranger with the Outlander background.
I am a bit stuck with timelines though.
Did Tethyr exist 200 years ago (from the present day)
If Tethyr did exist 200 years ago, who was its ruling family
Does Tethyr still exist in the present day
If Tethyr still exists in the present day, is it still ruled by a royal family or descendants of a royal family
I am really having trouble figuring out this time line. I have googled and looked on the Forgotten Realms wiki and Wikipedia and I found information but I cant find an actual DR timeline because basically I want the characters backstory to take part during a period of unrest between the Human population of Tethyr and the Elves that inhabit the Tethyr forest.
Really hoping that some of you can help me work this out
Thanks
Jay
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Thanks, the history of the forest will help me decide which part of it she is going to come from. She no longer lives in that region of the world but I want to have her be able to talk about it and know it reasonably well as she has spent 350 years of her life there. Its her home turf, so if the party every go in that direction, it would be like "coming home" for her.
Something she might not be so willing to do. Although she would be pleased to see her old friend again - a dwarf named Delus (Iornbelly) Blackthane. He is an old Master-smith who has lived as an outcast for a good part of his life because of his love of all things Elvish. He found her collapsed from exhaustion, dehydrated, icy cold and starving of hunger. He nursed her back to health and took care of her, adopting her as his surrogate daughter.
The two have a friendship rarely seen between dwarves and elves. Two people without a home, who have found comfort in building a home together.
Old Iornbelly is getting - well - old now, hes lived out much of his life and is now in his waning years, although he stubbornly refuses to pass until he has persuaded his daughter (my character) to take up what he considers the family business - he wants her to become a blacksmith like him but she really is not interested in metal working - he has taught her but she would rather be out exploring the world and communing with nature than being stuck in a hot forge all day.
Thus, the last 50 years of her life, she has been living in and exploring another region of the world (the part of the world where the campaign will take place)
I am hoping that she is going to be an interesting character and not just another stock elf.
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Hi Everyone,
I am in the process of creating a character. A wood Elf who was born in the Tethyr forest and lived there with her family until she was 200 years old. When she was 200 years old, mercenaries from Tethyr invaded her home and killed her family (or so she thinks - she never actually saw them killed).
She is now 400 and has moved around a lot, becoming a Ranger with the Outlander background.
I am a bit stuck with timelines though.
I am really having trouble figuring out this time line. I have googled and looked on the Forgotten Realms wiki and Wikipedia and I found information but I cant find an actual DR timeline because basically I want the characters backstory to take part during a period of unrest between the Human population of Tethyr and the Elves that inhabit the Tethyr forest.
Really hoping that some of you can help me work this out
Thanks
Jay
A caffeinated nerd who has played TTRPGs or a number of years and is very much a fantasy adventure geek.
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Forest_of_Tethir
http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Tethyr
Not sure if this is what you are looking for but these links may help.
Thanks, the history of the forest will help me decide which part of it she is going to come from. She no longer lives in that region of the world but I want to have her be able to talk about it and know it reasonably well as she has spent 350 years of her life there. Its her home turf, so if the party every go in that direction, it would be like "coming home" for her.
Something she might not be so willing to do. Although she would be pleased to see her old friend again - a dwarf named Delus (Iornbelly) Blackthane. He is an old Master-smith who has lived as an outcast for a good part of his life because of his love of all things Elvish. He found her collapsed from exhaustion, dehydrated, icy cold and starving of hunger. He nursed her back to health and took care of her, adopting her as his surrogate daughter.
The two have a friendship rarely seen between dwarves and elves. Two people without a home, who have found comfort in building a home together.
Old Iornbelly is getting - well - old now, hes lived out much of his life and is now in his waning years, although he stubbornly refuses to pass until he has persuaded his daughter (my character) to take up what he considers the family business - he wants her to become a blacksmith like him but she really is not interested in metal working - he has taught her but she would rather be out exploring the world and communing with nature than being stuck in a hot forge all day.
Thus, the last 50 years of her life, she has been living in and exploring another region of the world (the part of the world where the campaign will take place)
I am hoping that she is going to be an interesting character and not just another stock elf.
A caffeinated nerd who has played TTRPGs or a number of years and is very much a fantasy adventure geek.