Backstory: Tovak was raised in the scrub-brushed hills near the Emerald Gulch north of Bazzoxan—far enough to avoid the city’s blood-soaked vigilance, but close enough to feel the chill of its shadow. He lived and served at a small Luxon shrine known as Lantern Rest, a place where souls were tended to in quiet reverence, far from the noise of war. There, Tovak dug graves by hand, prepared the dead for burial, and lit the lanterns that marked the passing of life into light.
He never underwent consecution. While his peers studied the rebirth cycle and the mysteries of the beacons, Tovak felt called to the pause between lives. He became the shrine’s gravedigger, a title he held with quiet pride. His rituals were simple but deeply personal: a soft song, a stone beneath the tongue, a final moment of stillness before the earth closed.
During a burial procession near the Emerald Gulch, a rockslide unearthed a battered shield - cracked, scorched, and etched with faint polyhedral glyphs. The others dismissed it, but Tovak kept it, naming it the Echoplate. It reminded him of the beacons, though its purpose remains unknown. He now plants it in the soil beside the fallen as part of his rites. Not magical, not divine, just right.
Lately, though, that peace has frayed. The quiet has changed. His prayers feel heavy. The dead settle slower in the soil. So he has come to Jigow—ostensibly for the festival, but truthfully, to listen, to watch, to bury what must be buried.
Due to a player leaving applications have been reopened to the game! The current party composition is Assassin Rogue, Blood Cleric, Echo Knight Fighter and Hexblade Warlock, so keep that in mind when you consider your character. The characters are currently at level 4, so you will be introduced there too, possibly at level 5 depending on how far they progress before you join.
If you've applied previously and are still interested, then just say that here and I'll look at your previous application, but if you'd rather make a new character then feel free to!
Name: Kwai Chang Caine Species: Dwarf or something else to better blend? (see class) Class: Monk (Warrior of the Elements) - This is from a 2024 Player Character in a PBP that recently went silent. If accepted I will use DDB to change to a 2014 PC and adjust to Level 4 or 5 if accepted. Age: 52 Gender: Male Alignment: Lawful Good Background: Criminal
Flaws: Lack of maturity
Backstory: His dad was a low level criminal in a crime family. Caine learned how to pick locks, disarm traps and shoot a bow at a young age. The dad realized that his son was truly a good and lawful dwarf. His son had potential to be a higher rank in the crime family. The dad realized that his son would have difficult ethical choices and as a member of a crime family would suffer due to those ethics and therefore was not a better life for the boy. As his dad wanted a better life for his son, he took him to a monastery in order to learn about life and ethics beyond is current experience. As Caine learned the humility and other skills of the fellow monks, Caine still, would keep his fingers nimble during his alone time as he learned the ways of the monastery. As Caine aged into young manhood, the Abbot took him a several others and pronounced they have graduated, and for the next step of graduation, these individuals will need to go out into the world and allow the world to teach them how they fit into the cosmos of life itself. Once that occurs they are to be welcomed back into the Monastery with open arms.
I previously applied and am interested in joining! I do not have the previous character though and will need to remake something. More to come in a bit.
Name: Tovak
Age: 45
Race: Tortle
Class: Cleric (Grave Domain)
Background: Acolyte (Luxonborn)
Alignment: Lawful Good
Backstory:
Tovak was raised in the scrub-brushed hills near the Emerald Gulch north of Bazzoxan—far enough to avoid the city’s blood-soaked vigilance, but close enough to feel the chill of its shadow. He lived and served at a small Luxon shrine known as Lantern Rest, a place where souls were tended to in quiet reverence, far from the noise of war. There, Tovak dug graves by hand, prepared the dead for burial, and lit the lanterns that marked the passing of life into light.
He never underwent consecution. While his peers studied the rebirth cycle and the mysteries of the beacons, Tovak felt called to the pause between lives. He became the shrine’s gravedigger, a title he held with quiet pride. His rituals were simple but deeply personal: a soft song, a stone beneath the tongue, a final moment of stillness before the earth closed.
During a burial procession near the Emerald Gulch, a rockslide unearthed a battered shield - cracked, scorched, and etched with faint polyhedral glyphs. The others dismissed it, but Tovak kept it, naming it the Echoplate. It reminded him of the beacons, though its purpose remains unknown. He now plants it in the soil beside the fallen as part of his rites. Not magical, not divine, just right.
Lately, though, that peace has frayed. The quiet has changed. His prayers feel heavy. The dead settle slower in the soil. So he has come to Jigow—ostensibly for the festival, but truthfully, to listen, to watch, to bury what must be buried.
If the Light of Rebirth stirs, so must he.
APPLICATIONS REOPENED
Due to a player leaving applications have been reopened to the game! The current party composition is Assassin Rogue, Blood Cleric, Echo Knight Fighter and Hexblade Warlock, so keep that in mind when you consider your character. The characters are currently at level 4, so you will be introduced there too, possibly at level 5 depending on how far they progress before you join.
If you've applied previously and are still interested, then just say that here and I'll look at your previous application, but if you'd rather make a new character then feel free to!
Looking forward to reading your applications!
Ability scores: 16 15 15 13 12 15
The above is not very good, but neither is it bad. Just neutral, and that never works well for a party of adventurers. Instead: https://www.dndbeyond.com/characters/144311976
Name: Kwai Chang Caine
Species: Dwarf or something else to better blend? (see class)
Class: Monk (Warrior of the Elements) - This is from a 2024 Player Character in a PBP that recently went silent. If accepted I will use DDB to change to a 2014 PC and adjust to Level 4 or 5 if accepted.
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Alignment: Lawful Good
Background: Criminal
Backstory: His dad was a low level criminal in a crime family. Caine learned how to pick locks, disarm traps and shoot a bow at a young age. The dad realized that his son was truly a good and lawful dwarf. His son had potential to be a higher rank in the crime family. The dad realized that his son would have difficult ethical choices and as a member of a crime family would suffer due to those ethics and therefore was not a better life for the boy. As his dad wanted a better life for his son, he took him to a monastery in order to learn about life and ethics beyond is current experience. As Caine learned the humility and other skills of the fellow monks, Caine still, would keep his fingers nimble during his alone time as he learned the ways of the monastery. As Caine aged into young manhood, the Abbot took him a several others and pronounced they have graduated, and for the next step of graduation, these individuals will need to go out into the world and allow the world to teach them how they fit into the cosmos of life itself. Once that occurs they are to be welcomed back into the Monastery with open arms.
I previously applied and am interested in joining! I do not have the previous character though and will need to remake something. More to come in a bit.
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard || Iromae Quinaea, Cleric
Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer || Bronnryn Hethgar, Cleric
Ability scores: 16 14 14 17 10 10
Rabbit Sebrica, Sorcerer || Skarai, Monk || Lokilia Vaelphin, Druid || Britari / Halila Talgeta / Jesa Gumovi || Neital Rhessil, Wizard || Iromae Quinaea, Cleric
Meira Dheran, Rogue || Qirynna Thadri, Wizard || Crisaryn Melkial, Sorcerer || Bronnryn Hethgar, Cleric