Name: Colored Stones in the Stream (Stones), Clan River Tree
Race: Tabaxi
Class: Bard (College of Swords)
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Like many Tabaxi, Stones has always been curious and looking for new experiences. At a young age he learned he had a knack for performing and enjoyed making other smile and laugh with his singing, jokes, juggling, and tumbling. He also found he was quite good at doing tricks with knives, swords, sharp rocks and so on. Not only was he likely to run with scissors, he would also make them fly through the air in intricate patterns with unerring accuracy. One day, a halfling bard from the College of Swords came through town with a traveling troupe and saw his skills, and took him on as an apprentice. After spending time traveling with the troupe and learning the tricks of the trade, Stones left to join other groups to see new things. He also gained an appreciation for helping others in between performances, whether it was by donating money, or "persuading" greedy merchants with his special skills to feed the hungry. He got to see many places, meet many people, and help towns and individuals fight off bandits and monsters. The best part of his life is meeting new people because everyone loves a good performance.
In a spoiler: Where you choose the character to enter the game and a summary of how the character came to be there.
Actually, Minotaurs do not love a good performance. Especially when they think a certain Tabaxi might have tricked them into giving away some of their hard earned loot to some impoverished gnomes. He protested his innocence but what is an (allegedly) unfairly imprisoned bard to do?
What wondrous item (and any other special requests to spend your money on) you wish the character to start with: For the wondrous item I'd like an instrument of illusions. For the money he needs a couple of scimitars, some medium armor, an entertainers pack, some fine clothes, and the rest of the money he'll keep for now as he hasn't had a chance to spend it or give it away yet.
Backstory: Bulwark was created long ago by a forgotten people, built to serve and protect his masters against the monsters that they faced. They didn't realise he was more than a simple automaton, that the essence of life swirled within him. He had a soul. Sentience was trait he was never aware he wasn't supposed to have, and though his makers were surprised at first, they quickly came to consider him more than a mechanical servant, but as a friend.
It was one fateful day, when he was guarding his masters whilst they traversed an ages old ruin, that that bond was broken. Without warning, the group were set upon by creatures slinking out of the darkness, and though he defended them to the best of his ability, an unlucky blow damaged his motor systems, and he could only watch as the people he was sworn to protect were slaughtered. He lay like that for a great deal of time, before the rest of his systems shut down to preserve energy, and the world faded to black.
Entry into the game:
Found, derelict and de-powered, in the labyrinth. On the party interacting with him he rouses to life once again.
Wondrous Item: Clockwork Amulet
Hi all. Here are my two final choices. The misfit nature of these characters and their insertion into the story just fit the vibe we have. I was extremely close to taking Mojake's Fighter cleric for reasons of his experience and depth of the character but also the way into the story was pitch perfect. It was an extremely hard choice. Both of the Minotaur characters, the genasi monk, and the hexblade were all tempting as well.
Cytonis and Mayhem, roll up your characters (Point buy method) and I will PM you with next steps in s bit.
Thanks everyone. I wish I could have taken everyone!
Nope, yours will be considered because you've already been messaging me. Thanks for your submission!
I have a question, will you be private messaging who have been accepted or will you be announcing it on this thread?
Both. We've narrowed it down. We're really close to having our choices (there will be two!)
Hi all. Here are my two final choices. The misfit nature of these characters and their insertion into the story just fit the vibe we have. I was extremely close to taking Mojake's Fighter cleric for reasons of his experience and depth of the character but also the way into the story was pitch perfect. It was an extremely hard choice. Both of the Minotaur characters, the genasi monk, and the hexblade were all tempting as well.
Cytonis and Mayhem, roll up your characters (Point buy method) and I will PM you with next steps in s bit.
Thanks everyone. I wish I could have taken everyone!
Sad to hear it but congratulations to Cytonus and Mayhem. If you ever need another, let me know :)
"The most important step a person can take is always the next one." - Dalinar Kholin; Oathbringer
Count on it.
Congrats! and I am with Mojake, let us know if you need more people!
Have fun!! :)
PbP Character: A few ;)