Miles was a child when the attack occurred. He remembers seeing his father torn apart and mother brutally raped and killed before the creatures turned upon him. It was only the last second arrival of the greatest warrior he had ever seen that prevented Miles from falling to the same fate as his parents .As he lay in awe, despite what he had just been thru, the warrior destroyed the creatures with a skill had never seen before. After the fray was done this warrior, no savior, took Miles into his charge and when he was old enough into his order.
Miles trained from that day into a weapon pointed at the dark places of the world. He studied fighting, and alchemy, the sciences and magic. Day in and day out, sometimes till he couldn't move.
When his mentor was passing on to the next life he gave Miles his longsword and charged him with carrying out his sacred mission, to rid the world of monsters and protect innocent life wherever it is threatened.
I have never played Curse of Strahd, but I have always wanted to. This sounds like fun ...
Ability scores: 141616141415
Name : Erven Aloro
Race : Wood elf
Class : Ranger (Gloom Stalker)
Backstory :
Erven Aloro grew up in the Svalich woods, in a small gathering of Wood Elves. He had a happy childhood, and as he became an adult he became a hunter, he learned how to stalk and hunt goblins and orcs. Occasionally a roving band would enter the forest and he learned how to track them, alert his tribe and blend in with the forest.
Twenty years ago a band of thieves and bandits, the Redbrands, found Erven's village and attacked, destroying the village. Erven was away from the village but came home to a scene of carnage. But that is when it got strange. Sobbing and moving from corpse to corpse, becoming angrier and angrier, he began to notice something. The corpses began to _move_. He was kneeling at his mother's corpse when she started to stir and her arm came towards him. You cannot imagine what haunts Erven's mind unless you have had to bash in your undead mother's head with a _large_ rock in order to get her body to stop moving. He learned more than he wanted to know about the undead that day.
Afterward he went "underground", he did not want any contact with other people, and he honed his skills in hunting and tracking. He lurked in dark places, lived away from the sight of humans, elves and dwarves alike. He longed to know what sort of evil caused his family and village to become undead. He stalked the woods and hidden places looking for answers.
One night, a vision came to him in a dream from Sehanine Moonbow. "You cannot do this _alone_." He woke up with those words ringing in his ears. As you first see him walking into town, he is coming up the road with muddy stained leather armor, twin short swords and a longbow with a determined dark look in his eye. He wants to know where the secret dark forces in Barovia lie. And he wants to choke the un-dead life out of their bodies with his hands.
I've heard that Curse of Strahd is really good campaign but never had a chance to try. Let's see how lucky I am this time.
Ability scores: 161216141016
Name - Maverick the Marvelous
Class - Wizard
Race - Variant Human
Backstory -
Maverick the Marvelous was once a mighty evocation wizard……until he was betrayed by his lover and defeated in a magic duel. His opponent, a powerful enchantment wizard called Tod the Terrible had burned his spell book and wiped his memory about spells. Then Tod teleported him to Ravenloft.
Tod and Maverick's ex-girlfriend thought they broke Mavericks spirit and left him to die. But they underestimated old wizards stubbornness and his love towards magic. Maverick knows hitting the rock bottom isn't all bad because there is only one way to go. And It's up!
Chirping in to let know I updated the original post of mine with the sheet/backstory link/art link.
Also occurred to me while doing so, if I end up chosen I might see if we're allowed to presell some starting gear. Majority of what I got doesn't fit character , nor useful. But could be used as funds for stuff that would fit her courier nature.
This post has potentially manipulated dice roll results.
Ability scores: 12151581311
Name: Groth 'Boltscar'
Class: Storm Sorcerer
Race: Githyanki
Backstory: Groth was left behind on the material plane when the Great Rain interrupted a raid on a mind flayer lair. He was hits by lightning and thought dead, but he woke up days later with new strange powers. He didn't know how to return home, and ended up joining a pirate crew. Interacting with regular races, even if criminals, helped him move beyond a world view typical for his race. Recently, his crew was attacked while on land, and Groth tried to hide in nearby woods, which mysteriously started to fill with mist as he entered...
Thanks for responding and for creating such interesting and varied characters. It was a very difficult choice but I have chosen 5 souls to use. You will have received a PM about this.
From what I have read about this mini-adventure (and the possibility of CoS afterwards) is that it can be......deadly and unforgiving. So, if I need to replace anyone I will use this thread and PM to check if you're still interested.
Sounds like fun, Ive, as well, have never ran or looked into Stradh. I can also share what I have access to.
Ability scores: 16 12 15 14 12 13
https://ddb.ac/characters/43062541/pYrmZ8
Miles was a child when the attack occurred. He remembers seeing his father torn apart and mother brutally raped and killed before the creatures turned upon him. It was only the last second arrival of the greatest warrior he had ever seen that prevented Miles from falling to the same fate as his parents .As he lay in awe, despite what he had just been thru, the warrior destroyed the creatures with a skill had never seen before. After the fray was done this warrior, no savior, took Miles into his charge and when he was old enough into his order.
Miles trained from that day into a weapon pointed at the dark places of the world. He studied fighting, and alchemy, the sciences and magic. Day in and day out, sometimes till he couldn't move.
When his mentor was passing on to the next life he gave Miles his longsword and charged him with carrying out his sacred mission, to rid the world of monsters and protect innocent life wherever it is threatened.
I have never played Curse of Strahd, but I have always wanted to. This sounds like fun ...
Ability scores: 14 16 16 14 14 15
Name : Erven Aloro
Race : Wood elf
Class : Ranger (Gloom Stalker)
Backstory :
A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.
Name - Maverick the Marvelous
Class - Wizard
Race - Variant Human
Backstory -
Maverick the Marvelous was once a mighty evocation wizard……until he was betrayed by his lover and defeated in a magic duel. His opponent, a powerful enchantment wizard called Tod the Terrible had burned his spell book and wiped his memory about spells. Then Tod teleported him to Ravenloft.
Tod and Maverick's ex-girlfriend thought they broke Mavericks spirit and left him to die. But they underestimated old wizards stubbornness and his love towards magic. Maverick knows hitting the rock bottom isn't all bad because there is only one way to go. And It's up!
Character Sheet
https://www.dndbeyond.com/profile/Apophis2000/characters/41961835
Chirping in to let know I updated the original post of mine with the sheet/backstory link/art link.
Also occurred to me while doing so, if I end up chosen I might see if we're allowed to presell some starting gear. Majority of what I got doesn't fit character , nor useful. But could be used as funds for stuff that would fit her courier nature.
PM pending (V. Human Warlock, I think -- perhaps depending on balance if Z settles on warlock)
Ability scores: 12 15 15 8 13 11
Name: Groth 'Boltscar'
Class: Storm Sorcerer
Race: Githyanki
Backstory: Groth was left behind on the material plane when the Great Rain interrupted a raid on a mind flayer lair. He was hits by lightning and thought dead, but he woke up days later with new strange powers. He didn't know how to return home, and ended up joining a pirate crew. Interacting with regular races, even if criminals, helped him move beyond a world view typical for his race. Recently, his crew was attacked while on land, and Groth tried to hide in nearby woods, which mysteriously started to fill with mist as he entered...
https://ddb.ac/characters/43097337/8EIoaS
Hi all,
Thanks for responding and for creating such interesting and varied characters. It was a very difficult choice but I have chosen 5 souls to use. You will have received a PM about this.
From what I have read about this mini-adventure (and the possibility of CoS afterwards) is that it can be......deadly and unforgiving. So, if I need to replace anyone I will use this thread and PM to check if you're still interested.
Thanks again!
DM - And In The Darkness, Rot: The Sunless Citadel
DM - Our Little Lives Kept In Equipoise: Curse of Strahd
DM - Misprize Thou Not These Shadows That Belong: The Lost Mines of Phandelver
PC - Azzure - Tyranny of Dragons
Have fun~