Name: Lawrence Richshard Race | Class: Variant Human Mastermind Rogue (but will also take levels in Wizard - Enchantment) Background: Charlatan Alignment: LE Backstory: Lawrence was born the son of two successful business owners, running their own restaurant in a seaside town. So naturally because of this, he learned all about how to run a business and having a refined palate for food as well. But as a result of this, he was chubby as a kid and always coughing a lot, unable to run or even swim as fast as all the other kids. So they made fun of him constantly, no one wanting to be near him at all as he cried so much. But even with this, he knew that he was smarter than all of them and swore that he would get revenge, to prove that he is better than those stupid brats. He lost weight and studied more, learning about business dealings and improving himself. That was when he met the twin brothers, the only kids who didn't make fun of him and were interested in him, seeing how smart and very dedicated he was. The three became close and as teenagers, ran a rather shady operation of tricking people into contracts and purposefully making it impossible for the contract signers to fulfill their end of it. The twins were from a powerful family with one being a gentlemanly manipulator and the other being the strong but crazy intimidator that can crush bones with his squeezing 'hugs'. Lawrence had worked so hard, now looking and acting like a completely different person compared to when he was a kid. When he got older, he knew that he didn't want to run the family restaurant as he wanted to make it out on his own. So it was time for him to head out, leaving behind the town and the twins. He set out to acquire the money, connections, and more power needed to run his own establishment along with wanting to show that he is better than all his bullies. When he heard that trade and tourism were booming at Theviranne due to the borders having recently been opened, he knew that would be his best opportunity. He can make those connections and with how much there is to explore there, potentially find riches and ways to obtain power.
Name: It's complicated, but his current name when the party meets him will be Natton Bventun ( his true name is Zed Yvintri) Race | Class: Changeling, Bard: College of Whispers (I don't have this unlocked, so I would use a paper version of a character sheet. There is a chance I might unlock it in the next few days however.) Background: Criminal Alignment: It's also a bit complicated, but it is currently CG (true is NG) Backstory: Zed was born as a human in the desert country of (Insert appropriate name). When he was three, a famine struck the land that lasted for nearly 5 years. When he was four, both of his parents died of starvation. They would feed Zed rather than eat themselves. A local gang of street kids took him in when they found him wandering around. They taught him how to steal to survive. He picked it up rather quickly and was soon helping them conduct their grand "heists" that often involved stealing food from vendors when their backs were turned. Zed had a talent for being sneaky and a knack for evading capture. During one of their heists, a member of a crime guild was how talented he was. Impressed by now much potential he had, he kidnapped Zed in the night and spirited him away to the crime guild's headquarters. There, he learned the more refined ways of stealing. He was taught how to target higher marks than food. The crime guild quickly became his new "family."
Years later when he was 18, the guild assigned him to be part of a mission to steal a large, pure diamond. He succeeded with great success. The guild leader was impressed. As Zed's reward, the leader gave him to the guild wizards for a set of magical 'enhancements.' Not knowing what was going on, Zed stayed confident that he would be fine and even better than before when the wizards were done with him. The wizards gently put him to sleep and then began their grisly work.
When he awoke, all he knew was pain. Endless torment greeted him as soon as he awoke. He was no longer human. He was a transparent mass of ooze and muscle. The pain shattered his psyche leaving him insane. One day, the wizards brought in a man who double-crossed the guild. The mages killed the man in front of what once was Zed. Zed felt the other man's spirit drift away, and he seized it. As soon as he did, the ooze transformed into a replica of that man. The pain disappeared when he assumed the dead man's form. He was a perfect replica, and fragments of that soul became locked away in Zed. He could draw upon memories of those he absorbed, making him able to become the perfect spy. The mages were pleased that their experiments worked. They brought in hundreds of others and killed them near him. Every time, he would absorb portions of those souls as they passed on and gained the ability to become them. The mages put mental shackles on Zed so he would do their bidding.
He soon was sent out on special missions as part of a team. His team would capture an important target, kill them near Zed, and Zed would become them. He would then infiltrate and complete the mission appointed to him. He couldn't resist due to magical compulsions. He became the guild's secret weapon.
Having hundreds upon hundreds of souls in one body was bound to have consequences. When he would absorb a soul, he would absorb their personality, their wants, their desires. Whenever he would shift into one of them, he would literally become them for a while, but he was trained to control their psyche. Having just a handful of souls was difficult, but thousands was too much. He would lose his true identity piece by piece when someone else was absorbed by him.
One on of his missions, he finally cracked under the pressure. All of those souls bottles inside of him shattered the magical bonds binding him. They all sought to control his body, their body, all at once. This happened while at a Noble's party at a mansion overlooking the ocean. He had taken the form of a noblewomen just hours before. His goal was to assassinate one of the nobles at the party. When he broke down, he went into a murderous frenzy and slayed several guards and nobles before finally throwing himself out a window and into the ocean hundreds of feet below. As he struck the ocean, Zed was lost in a whirlwind of tattered souls. Zed's persona was ripped into thousands of pieces and was lost. A new creature was born.
He awoke on a passenger boat setting sail towards the new land. A fisherman had dragged him out of the water late last night. What once was Zed was confused with a sense of being lost. Who was he? He was thousands of people all at once, yet he was no one. Which persona should be become? Who was the true him?
He arrive at the continent of Tharivanne. Not knowing what to do, he shifted into a child beggar and lived in the streets. A few weeks later, a wandering bard of the name Natton Bventun passed through the area and took pity on him. The bard took the child in and taught him the ways of the bard. The child and his other fragments of people fell in love with music. Music soothed them and made them feel better.
In a different city on a cold night, Natton Bventum was slain by a member of the crime guild in front of the child. The guild was seeking what was Zed to take him back. They saw the child with the bard, and recognized the child. They kill Natton in front of him to test to see if the child was what once was called Zed. It absorbed and transformed into Natton. It fled from the guild member and disappeared in the night.
He tries to keep his abilities secret to avoid being noticed by agents of the guild. He has a feeling he wasn't always like this. While he now doesn't personally know the guild, he knows people are after him.What is now called Natton but once was Zed seeks companions to help protect him. But above all, he wants true friends. He wants to do find out what he is and why he is the way he is. Who is he?
((That's probably a bit confusing, but it's pretty much a magical and severe case of multiple personality disorder.))
Name: Lawrence Richshard
Race | Class: Variant Human Mastermind Rogue (but will also take levels in Wizard - Enchantment)
Background: Charlatan
Alignment: LE
Backstory: Lawrence was born the son of two successful business owners, running their own restaurant in a seaside town. So naturally because of this, he learned all about how to run a business and having a refined palate for food as well. But as a result of this, he was chubby as a kid and always coughing a lot, unable to run or even swim as fast as all the other kids. So they made fun of him constantly, no one wanting to be near him at all as he cried so much. But even with this, he knew that he was smarter than all of them and swore that he would get revenge, to prove that he is better than those stupid brats. He lost weight and studied more, learning about business dealings and improving himself. That was when he met the twin brothers, the only kids who didn't make fun of him and were interested in him, seeing how smart and very dedicated he was. The three became close and as teenagers, ran a rather shady operation of tricking people into contracts and purposefully making it impossible for the contract signers to fulfill their end of it. The twins were from a powerful family with one being a gentlemanly manipulator and the other being the strong but crazy intimidator that can crush bones with his squeezing 'hugs'. Lawrence had worked so hard, now looking and acting like a completely different person compared to when he was a kid. When he got older, he knew that he didn't want to run the family restaurant as he wanted to make it out on his own. So it was time for him to head out, leaving behind the town and the twins. He set out to acquire the money, connections, and more power needed to run his own establishment along with wanting to show that he is better than all his bullies. When he heard that trade and tourism were booming at Theviranne due to the borders having recently been opened, he knew that would be his best opportunity. He can make those connections and with how much there is to explore there, potentially find riches and ways to obtain power.
Name: It's complicated, but his current name when the party meets him will be Natton Bventun ( his true name is Zed Yvintri)
Race | Class: Changeling, Bard: College of Whispers (I don't have this unlocked, so I would use a paper version of a character sheet. There is a chance I might unlock it in the next few days however.)
Background: Criminal
Alignment: It's also a bit complicated, but it is currently CG (true is NG)
Backstory: Zed was born as a human in the desert country of (Insert appropriate name). When he was three, a famine struck the land that lasted for nearly 5 years. When he was four, both of his parents died of starvation. They would feed Zed rather than eat themselves. A local gang of street kids took him in when they found him wandering around. They taught him how to steal to survive. He picked it up rather quickly and was soon helping them conduct their grand "heists" that often involved stealing food from vendors when their backs were turned. Zed had a talent for being sneaky and a knack for evading capture. During one of their heists, a member of a crime guild was how talented he was. Impressed by now much potential he had, he kidnapped Zed in the night and spirited him away to the crime guild's headquarters. There, he learned the more refined ways of stealing. He was taught how to target higher marks than food. The crime guild quickly became his new "family."
Years later when he was 18, the guild assigned him to be part of a mission to steal a large, pure diamond. He succeeded with great success. The guild leader was impressed. As Zed's reward, the leader gave him to the guild wizards for a set of magical 'enhancements.' Not knowing what was going on, Zed stayed confident that he would be fine and even better than before when the wizards were done with him. The wizards gently put him to sleep and then began their grisly work.
When he awoke, all he knew was pain. Endless torment greeted him as soon as he awoke. He was no longer human. He was a transparent mass of ooze and muscle. The pain shattered his psyche leaving him insane. One day, the wizards brought in a man who double-crossed the guild. The mages killed the man in front of what once was Zed. Zed felt the other man's spirit drift away, and he seized it. As soon as he did, the ooze transformed into a replica of that man. The pain disappeared when he assumed the dead man's form. He was a perfect replica, and fragments of that soul became locked away in Zed. He could draw upon memories of those he absorbed, making him able to become the perfect spy. The mages were pleased that their experiments worked. They brought in hundreds of others and killed them near him. Every time, he would absorb portions of those souls as they passed on and gained the ability to become them. The mages put mental shackles on Zed so he would do their bidding.
He soon was sent out on special missions as part of a team. His team would capture an important target, kill them near Zed, and Zed would become them. He would then infiltrate and complete the mission appointed to him. He couldn't resist due to magical compulsions. He became the guild's secret weapon.
Having hundreds upon hundreds of souls in one body was bound to have consequences. When he would absorb a soul, he would absorb their personality, their wants, their desires. Whenever he would shift into one of them, he would literally become them for a while, but he was trained to control their psyche. Having just a handful of souls was difficult, but thousands was too much. He would lose his true identity piece by piece when someone else was absorbed by him.
One on of his missions, he finally cracked under the pressure. All of those souls bottles inside of him shattered the magical bonds binding him. They all sought to control his body, their body, all at once. This happened while at a Noble's party at a mansion overlooking the ocean. He had taken the form of a noblewomen just hours before. His goal was to assassinate one of the nobles at the party. When he broke down, he went into a murderous frenzy and slayed several guards and nobles before finally throwing himself out a window and into the ocean hundreds of feet below. As he struck the ocean, Zed was lost in a whirlwind of tattered souls. Zed's persona was ripped into thousands of pieces and was lost. A new creature was born.
He awoke on a passenger boat setting sail towards the new land. A fisherman had dragged him out of the water late last night. What once was Zed was confused with a sense of being lost. Who was he? He was thousands of people all at once, yet he was no one. Which persona should be become? Who was the true him?
He arrive at the continent of Tharivanne. Not knowing what to do, he shifted into a child beggar and lived in the streets. A few weeks later, a wandering bard of the name Natton Bventun passed through the area and took pity on him. The bard took the child in and taught him the ways of the bard. The child and his other fragments of people fell in love with music. Music soothed them and made them feel better.
In a different city on a cold night, Natton Bventum was slain by a member of the crime guild in front of the child. The guild was seeking what was Zed to take him back. They saw the child with the bard, and recognized the child. They kill Natton in front of him to test to see if the child was what once was called Zed. It absorbed and transformed into Natton. It fled from the guild member and disappeared in the night.
He tries to keep his abilities secret to avoid being noticed by agents of the guild. He has a feeling he wasn't always like this. While he now doesn't personally know the guild, he knows people are after him.What is now called Natton but once was Zed seeks companions to help protect him. But above all, he wants true friends. He wants to do find out what he is and why he is the way he is. Who is he?
((That's probably a bit confusing, but it's pretty much a magical and severe case of multiple personality disorder.))
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