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8/8/2002

Jen-Ki "Tung-Po"

Monks of the snow orchid

Jen-Ki To-Pung- keepers of the Snow Orchid (Monk based on OA)

Level 5

AC7 (8style)

HP-2d4 @ 0 level+d4/lvl=24max (20hp)

Move18

Str15, Dex15, Con 11, Int7, Wis15, Cha7, Cum16. Move18, Nat AC 8. (no bonus allowed for Str, dex, con , or 10% EP)

(no bonus for dex)Loks33, traps30, silent27, hide20, noise15, climb87, surprise30.
1 martial art style (Animal system) 2specialized manuvers. Gets +5 prof slots initial (1 must be ritual/1caligraphy) Thaco, save, prof as thief. (that’s 8 at 4level +3 more if optional kit is allowed+1 lang)
Martial art 3/1 (style: animal system) 1. iron fist (mantis) d10, 2. crushing blow (bull) break stone/wood, 3.eagle claw crush stones (dragon), 4. weapon breaker (gorilla), 5.speed (rabbit), 6.weapon catch (monkey), 7. religion , 8-9.(Martial art spec +1/1 attacks, +3 thaco +3 damage) 10.caligraphy 11.artistic ability 12. Tumbling/aerial acro, free- missile deflection 13. Incapacitator

(attacks equal 3/1 style+1/2 specialized

(a Th of a nat20= opponent vs para. save neg. Fail= incapacitate/stun. If roll is less then level of target=stun d6. If roll was greater than their level they are incapacitated for 1-3hours) strikes are not considered bruising unless specified b/4 the attk.

Can Ki 1x/day=to lvl. Save=no effect from mag can use after die rolled. Speak w/animals (like druid not magical)

Age about 14yo (they don't really celebrate birthdays. That would be individual. The monastery is communial ) 4’5" tall and about 85# w/a big drink in her hand. Waist long blue black hair. Dark eyes. Black silk pajamas and sandals. Jen-Ki always has her large "rice hat" in tow. To one side hangs her simple shoulder bag.

Weapons are shrukien (3/1 d4 may have para poison), a weighted chain/necklace and caltrops with para poison. And the fish pole in a pinch. Flash grenadesx3 (gourds) and puffer fish poison (in small green porcelain container. 8doses. Vs para ko for d10)

Equipment involves: rice paper, her goza (straw mat), ornate ink brushes of ivory carved into the likeness of Shang-Ti, ink and stone well, writing paper, 1 small intricate lock pick set, a bamboo collapsing fishing pole (extra hook and line), combs, perfumes (in small blown glass containers), soap, and tooth scraper of green wood. She also carries a black teak firestarter/miniature stove (fist sized chest. Can set a metal cup on it to be heated), metal inscribed cup, green tea, sushi roller and spices. Also has misc. ribbon and wax candles and a seal to use to bind her scrolls.

Jen-Ki is petite and demure in stature and has the body english of a nervous child. Jen-Ki is built like a slim young man and has passed as such w/a haircut. Big fun, big trouble. (hence the first punishment quest for a snow orchid) . She is very accepting of good intent and seeks to separate her self from any confrontations.

One may notice the whiskered serpent/dragon tattoo that peeks from openings in her clothing: neck/collar (body) and can be seen again at her ankle (tail) or wristhand (head). (actually wraps around ½ of her entire body)

Jen-Ki’s believes her parents were killed in the border wars and her home land was seized by the victor. She was delivered with the other young to the monastery and has been raised and educated within its walls. The remote monastery located on the ice crusted mountain peak called Hitaro Itche is located within the boundaries of Kara-Tur . Jen-Ki has been sent into the world to learn knowledge and enlightenment. They are all expected to earn their residency by returning from their life quest to bestow and share the gifts and knowledge they have acquired.

She has no desire to return to the boring lives of the monastery. Jen-Ki is required to periodically return to further her training and to convey any new knowledge she may have at that time. She dislikes the authority of the elders and resents their power over her. She honors the masters but will try to avoid any elderly people.

Jen-Ki is expected to experience as mush as possible. But she cannot experience a union of flesh until she has passed the rites of knowledge. She has already passed the physical ritual of the zodiac (barely).

Jen-Ki has already been punished for: stealing the incense burner, beating up one of the boys, destroying a wooden door of the entrance to the garden, breaking the incense burner, being beat up by one of other girls, skipping chores, failure to cook properly, disruption of scholarly studies, disobedience, and kissing the boys. She has been informed many times that she is the most unproductive pupil the scholars had ever seen. Except for her ability to produce masterful paintings and caligraphy she has failed practically everything else she has ever been involved with.

Twice she was quested to return w/a sacred snow orchid for redemption and failed miserably. The hypothermia has passed now and she is on to her next task.

She wants to rebel against the rules of the covenant but she has a large sense of personal honor that always binds her to her word. She is currently trying to travel so far away that she truthfully cannot return. (this could change quickly being her first time out into the great sphere of life)

Monks always separate themselves from the material needs of humanity. To reflect this a monk cannot have but enough $ to survive. And can USE only a few special items (can't get new until current stuff destroyed) Must give excess to charity/churches. They will also sever their ties by dropping their last names in order to adopt the name of the monastery.

Clan of snow orchid (mind and body) KIT. DM options.

*Restriction-CANNOT use magical items. The mastersbelieve that they create a dependency on material possessions. Psionic items are considered to be tools of the mind and are allowed.

*Bonus-Psionic resistance (base 10%+ 5% per level attained) 0%. Also an additional +20% if versus a student of the snow orchids mind (ie: telepathic psionics). Gain free proficiency of 3 slots from intense training in solitude. 1 of these must be artistic ability or other court proficiency.

Each student may roll for a wild psionic (see psionic HB- average chance is 3% of actually having one)

(The masters of the Orchid are sometimes petitioned by powerful plannars to act as personal guards or elite warriors against psionic enemies. This is not known to the general population)

*Wild Psi- Rigidity- 30psp- (from DK) power score Con-2, initial cost 8, maintenance cost 3 per round, range 30yards, preparation time 0, area of affect individual, pre-req immovability. Description- stiffens joints and musculature of target, slowing it gradually until it doesn’t function. Only man sized. Affects undead but not noncorpreal. Occurs in stages. Round one is after power check and initial cost. Round 2 is next round, the third is any rounds thereafter. Stage 1: +1Th , -2 init, -1 ac penalties. Stage2: +3Th, -4 init, -4 ac penaltiesStage 3: +6^Th, -7init, -7acAffected creatures have difficulty speaking and their powers of observation are severely impaired. Casters cannot perform somatic or verbal components if beyond stage 1.{We also agree that it would slow a victims move by 2/3, then ½, then 1/3.} (I don’t use the optional power score system) (a Dm may allow the victim a save but it is not required by the description.)

Wild Psi- Disentagrate

Wild Psi (prereq for Ridgid) - Immovability

Wild Psi- Detonate

The monastery’s students can however strike +1 needed to hit" creature as a barbarian of = level.

Jen-Ki doesn't deserve any special items at this time.

Note: monks aren’t allowed any honor points, family clan, birth rank, ancestry, or birthrights.

Jen-Ki is a skittish young girl of an apparently very young age. She tends to scurry away from confrontation. In other instances she gravitates towards honest passive individuals. She has shown a slight aversion to older people who she respects but actively tries to avoid.

Her clothes are of simple black silk pajamas. She always has an oversize rice hat in tow. Her equipment includes one side bag hung about her torso with a piece of bamboo secured to it.

Jen-Ki’s common speak leaves much to be desired. This makes communicating somewhat tedious. She does however have a wide rang of facial expressions that make understanding her a bit easier. Her black eyes sparkle when she’s happy and she has an innocent grin that can go from ear to ear. Much like a child. She also claps and giggles to things that delight her. She seems to be very pleased with some of her own paintings and calligraphy.

She has some odd habits including seemingly natural occurring handstands, flips, and leaps. She seems very comfortable perched on top of normal items such as tables, dressers, trees, people, and carriages. Jen-Ki’s habit of opening shelled nuts, oysters, and many hardened containers by crushing them in one hand proves to be a little unnerving to some and draws a little attention at times.

Overall Jen-Ki seems uneducated and innocent in the ways of society and overly fearful. She obviously has not had much experience with anything real or not contained in books or scrolls.

8/3/2003

Aramil Nailo

Elven/Mage

STR : 13

DEX : 17

CON : 15

INT : 17

WIS : 14

CHA : 12

Spells:

Arcane Mark

Cause Fear

Charm Person

Detect Magic

Magic Missle

Prestidigitation

Read Magic

Silent Image

Sleep

Summon Monster I

4/28/2003

Araon

Half-elf / Ranger

Strength 14

Dexterity 16

Constitution 16

Intelligence 11

Wisdom 14

Charisma 9

Comeliness/luck 13

Saving Throws

Death Paralysis Poison 7

Rod Staff Wand 9

Petri/Polymorph 8

Breath 8

Spell 10

Thaco 9

HP 98

AC varies on armor worn at time

(Allowed leather armor or less ac for leather is 8)

Archers Gauntlets of defense (act as bracers of defense +2

Dexterity defense adjustment -2

His eyes are brown not blue.

Skills and Profienceies

secondary skill weapon smithing

riding landbased (1)

swimming(1)

read/write(1)

survial{forest/woodlands} (1)

blindfighting(2)

direction sense (class)

forestry(class)

animal friendship(class)

tracking(class)

set snares(1)

90% resistance to sleep and charm related spells

60ft infravision

1 in 6 concealed door in 10 feet just passing

1 in 3 for secret door or pasage while searching

1 in 2 for concealed while actively searching

plus one on long swords short swords and any bow that is not a cross bow........( see weapons sheet where it is listed with each weapon)

if 90 feet away from party and not in metal armor..... elves are very silent and opponents have a -4 to theri surprise roll -2 if elf has to open or move something

5/1/2003

Berselius Limberry

Human Ice Mage

Strength: 17 Dexterity: 11 Constiution: 10 Intelligence: 15 Wisdom: 15 Charisma: 14

Berselius is a beginning Ice Mage.

L1: 3 HP.

Stands at 6'1'' weighing 210 lbs.

Has short, wavy brown hair and forest green eyes.

Is quite largely built, with enormous arms and torso muscles, obviously shownover his commoners clothes. He wears a simple shirtless brown tunic, with brown leggings and simple black boots. Has a tattoo on his right arms bicep of a figure crouched down in the shadows, with a background of flames. He is calm and polite to most, but can be rather rambunctious with the women. Always has an eye out for those females who can catch his attention...

8/21/2002

Chy-Tung Lo-Sung

Wanderer

Chy-Tung is an extremely angular 7'6" Male. his frame is slim and light. His skin is a rather bland yellow tan bordering on caramel.

He usually employs a large oversized "rice hat" and wears a simple tunic of common cloth and 3/4 length sleeves. His breeches are nothing more than white knee length cloth drawn at the waist by a belt of beadwork rope. In colder climbs he will obtain a cloak or other non-restrictive outer garment.

His forearms and calves are wrapped with the blue swathes of his clan. These also cover most of his foot and the base of his hands.

Most folk tend to notice his 2 sheathed Katana that are suspended upside down from his back. Chy-Tung is accustomed to carrying a "spirit catcher" walking stick.

Under close scrutiny one can identify the fact that he is indeed a form of Elf. but even he doesn't fully realize his true race. He knows he is not from the well known bloodlines of the "standard" variety elves.

Last of all is the fact that he appears to be lacking eyes at all. Where the voids in his skull remain there is a bandit stripe tattooed across the lids. If a person was to inspect the stripe closely they would notice hundreds of tiny inscriptions and runes. (He has no idea what they are. And his adoptive father never admitted that he new either)

For a time he possessed the disguise magic of a thief's toy to hide this fact, but it is now long lost. So he simply wraps a swathe of silk across his eye holes to hide the "bandit" scars.

Chy-Tung speaks with a silken voice smooth like ice and honey. He sounds educated. He claims to be a traveler with no real agenda, even though he has hinted to some of his wanting to be present at a certain "incursion" of some form of enemy.

During the nights he does enjoy to sing the dark melodic songs of lineage that his clans use to remember their fallen. Chy-Tung does exhibit a deep thirst for musicical instruments to played in presence. He seems to enjoy this immensely.

Most of those he speaks with he tries to leave a token of friendship if he views them favorably. usually someting hand made made by himself.

3/16/2003

Elghinyrrok Sargtlin

Drow / Mercenary or Rogue

STR :16

DEX : 15

CON : 14

INT : 16

WIS : 11

CHA : 15

Elghinyrrok Sargtlin is drow for deadly warrior. He is a drow yes but he is not evil. He unleasheswhat would be his evil side when he fights his enemies. His dark lavendar eyes seem to pierce through your soul at times. Even though he is not an evil drow he does study the ways of the drow and some of their proverbs. He carries all his work with him but concealed by his black cape. He usually travels at night but he has been able to stay in sunlight if he needs to.

2/26/2003

Lady Zorkia Sparks

High Mage of the Order

Str: 13 Dex: 16 Con: 17 Int: 16 Wis: 18 Cha: 18

Lady Zor as she is known, is a beautiful elven woman. She stands 5'6 with long flowing brownish hair. Her smile is dazling, and her eyes sparkle a beautiful shade of green.

9/7/2002

Lord Spark Brightmoon

24/Male/Human Guardian of Sky Castle

HP: 168 / 168

STR: 19
DEX: 17
CON:18
INT: 15
WIS: 16
CHA: 18

STs: (All gain +2) Pois/Para: 4 , R/S/W: 6
Petri/Poly: 5 , Breath: 4

Spells(+4): 7

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Magical items Used.

* Holy Avenger of Bahamut +5 : Paladin weapon that when wielded is a +5 Longsword, bestows 50% magic resistance to Paladin, dispells magic in a 5 foot radius at the paladin’s level, and inflicts +10 additional damage to Chaotic Evil opponents. (taken from the 2^nd edition Dungeon Master’s Guide)

* Shield of the Faithful: +2 Holy Large Mythril Shield that when struck with an evil alligned weapon, it burns the weapon, dealing damage to the wielder of (1d4 / hit struck)

* Plate of the Dragon: +4 Half Plate of Bahamut looks to be covered in purplish blue dragon scales, but it isn’t made of them. Increases Paladin’s natural Aura (Magic Circle vs Evil) to 20 feet (50% resistance to Fire and Acid)

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11/30/2005

Lucglein Forgehand

Human Fighter

ST: 18/78,IN: 14, WI: 10, DX: 11,CO: 17, CH: 13, HP: 49,AC: 2, LE: 5, AL: NG Specialized in Long Sword and Dagger Non-Wep Pros: Swimming, Fishing, Riding Land basses (horse), Black smith, weaponsmith, one open.

Lucglein Forgehand stands six feet four inches tall and Weights 250. His prefered armor is plate mail and shield. His red hair is normally cut short and his red beard shaved. But when he is on an adventure He will let them grow out till his quest fulfilled.

At first glance He looks like your typical young man but his green eyes have the haunted gaze of a veteran. He is a serious young man , his childhood cut short by war. His first battle was three days after he buried his family that was killed by an orc raid. He has fought many battles and as a weaponsmith he turned many orc blades into arrowheads for the army. He seeks to battle evil not for glory or treasure but to spare others the pain he has suffered.

3/17/2003

Raven Stormcrow

18th L. Wizard/ 14th L. Alchemist : Human Male

Skilled in the ways of Magic, Raven learned and studied at the Tower of Sorcery of Waterdeep, beginning his Mage career as a Sea Mage. He Later delved into Alchemy where he excellled as fast as he did with his magic. Now he combines the two to create fabulouse elixers, and enchanted weapons and items.

Raven Stormcrow appears to be a young human male. He long ago discovered the formula of a powerful elixer that preserves his age, and to date heis far older than he looks. Usually wears white to grey robes, trimmed in either black or gold. Usually has his magical Blackstaff on hand, and his companion Raja, a magical white tiger.

Raven is a kind mage, often helping out his friends of Elmshade with potions and elixers. Solving or identifying magical sercets. Or the ocasional enchantments of weapons or items. He is also known to help the occasional stranger in need.

1/26/2003

Selena

Half elf: Sea elf/Forest Nymph Ranger/Cleric/Mage

Alignment: Neutral Good

Deity: Ehlonna (Meillik)

Cleric: Lvl 6 Ranger: Lvl 5 Mage: Lvl 9

Strength:14

Dexsterity:14

Constitution:15

Intelligence:16

Wisdom:16

Charisma:14

Spells: Turn Undead, Detect Undead, Cure Light/Minor/Major/Serious/Critical Wounds, Detect Undead/Evil/Good/Neutral, Scare Undead Away, Banish Undead, Lightening, Burning Hands, Fireball, Create Tidal Wave, Create Water ball, Create Wall of Fire, Create Fire Storm, Summon Storm, Create Lightening Ball, Create Lightening Storm, Teleport, Dimension Door, Planar Shift, Summon Creature I - XI

Hair: Blonde, Wavy

Eyes: Amberish Gold; Change with emotions

Height: 5'8"

Weight:120 lbs.

Selena usually wears a long, turquoise toga made of pure silk. She has greenish-blue skin and elven ears due to her father's sea elven heritage. Selena also has small facial and body features like a nymph's. Her mother was one.

Selena is a kind woman who likes to hear tales of other's lives. Having a distinct wanderlust she will take up any quest she deems noble. She will help those who need it.

8/24/2002

Slaine McFeargus

Barbarian Paladin EX-Dragon Rider

Str12, Dex13, Con18, Int10 (max #/level 7. max level5, 2 lang), Wis10 (10% to fail), Cha17, Cum9, CG

Thaco 6, Hp rolled103

AC10 (0) (+1 bronze field plate armor 1/2 from breath weapons) Attks 2/1+1/2

Has all abilities of a 1level Barbarian.

speaks Giant and Elven (really badly)

*Roc 15HD ac -2 {6 (plate -6) 1/2from breath }move6 Fly48C, 3/1 3d8x2 5d6. Surprise, dive attackx3 dmg, grip 60% chance to pin arms. 50' length and 100' wing span. 25%res, Int2, Carnivore. Knows many tricks and commands: protect, hunt, follow, attack, come to me, etc........Can magically poli into a normal bloodhawk or entirely into it's figurine form @will. (see fig of wonderous power for times)

includes tack/harness/saddle/supplies/1wk food

Ride air, Armoring, weapon smith, bowyer, specialized w/2H Great Throw Axe, Great Composite Short Bow, set snares, drinking, weaving (and nets), running, 1H cast (requires ambidex) all spells take 2xcast and a Dex check for failure (only 3rd or less).

Equipment includes (in a backpack) normal Hu supplies, 1wk ration, equip for proficiencies. Ring of Feather fall (LH).

+1 Holy Avenger Executioner Great Axe "FOE CLEAVER". Returns at will with teleport object. 2xdmg to evil. 4d4 s-m 2d10 L

His Great Bow "ODIN'S JUDGEMENT" is made of oak and uses a metal strings. It is adorned w/Roc Feathers and metal inlays. Every arrow that it fires becomes a +1 for a short time. 3/1

His molded field plate armor covers his shoulders and upper torso. The mid riff is composed segmented overlapping plates. His waist and thighs are covered by the KILTand long pieces of steel plates sewn into it. his boots are regular riders leather. His 1/2 helm covers the top 1/2 of his face and eyes. The bottom half is open. It had 2 ram style horns but 1 is broke off (item no longer magical) The helm also has segmented slats of plate draped covering his neck.

Paladin can Detect Evil intent at will 60ft away.

Paladin has+2 to ALL saves.

Paladin Immune to ALL disease

Paladin can Heal lay on hand 1/day 30hp

Paladin cures ALL disease 3/week

protection 10' auto vs evil -1Th. Easy to see me.

Axe projects constant dispell HOSTILE magic. up to 15lvl.

Power to turn undead as cleric 13lvl

Can naturally affect "+3mag weap to hit"

Cast Priest spell 7th level. 3/1 2/2 1/3 1/4

1- Sanctuary- cast 4, 17rds. 1- Light-120yd, 25trn, cast4. 1-Burning Sand tch, VMm, 15hrs. 2-Augury VSM, 2rds. 2-Silence 3-Animate Hero-10yds, perm, VSM, cast1rd. HD equal to his HD affects N-G animals also. 4-Granted spell of Odin- Lightning strike 6d15. as wiz 190yds, VSM, cast 6.

Slain lurches around at 7' 3" and a slim 290lbs. His hair is a thick mane of waist long strawberry blonde braids traditional of the men of his clan. HIs eyes are an odd dull shade of yellow. He also wears the crest and kilt of Clan McFeargus. A crest of 2 rearing Dragons with their wings extended faceing each other, 1 Gold 1 black, over a Huge eye w/a cross for a pupil. A symbol of Odin.

*Starting at one ear and running across to the bridge of his nose before trailing back to his other ear are celtic runes of power. The tattooed knot work is 3/4" thick and done in hunter and black green ink.

He also has some misc tattoos of griffons, draco(gold), and birds of prey.

Adornments include many braclets and his bottom lip is pierced two times near the corner with 2 metal hoops of green bronze.

His mustache is chest long now and also braided.

History: A great many years (15) ago he loved his battle mate the adult Fe silver dragon "Salantra" and she loved him in return. They were ambushed by the pack of blues "Vernaarnd" had assembled. They both would have died but she gave her still beating heart to Slain and w/the hand of Odin. Her heart was placed in his chest so he could live. Salantra soul resides in the silver heart he carries. As he is apt to "talk to the air"

(the heart grants him the equivalant of girdle of giant str. Cannot be removed and or disjunctioned normally. Reg ANY dmg 5/rd. To kill him the heart must be pierced with any non-wood item. Note: when he recieved it he found he felt "funny" and weak { EVERY OTHER STAT WENT DOWN 1}

Most find Slain tolerable at best because as he seems to embrace battle and always strives to protect those he associates with. He is not very sensitive to others felings or thoughts. And has a tendency to charge ahead without giving things "too" much thought.

WHA!!? Naw, it's not a dress................ it's ME KILT. Defend yourself outlander!!!

And yes i find it hard to take this char's personality seriously. But i must be playin him right everyone mostly hates im.

[email protected]

Call me

7/28/2003

Lady Luna

Elf/No Profession yet

Str:12

Dex:12

Con:14

Int:15

Wis:13

Cha:15

Skills: N/A

I am what people call a down to earth, sweet, Kind, Helping and a hopeful Girl. I am the oldest out of 3 kids. I was sent her from white dragon to learn how to do everything that is needed to survie in the world.

[email protected] or [email protected]

10/31/2002

Mathyas Steele

Human/Mercernary/3rd level/Neutral Good

Obvious Details

Race/Sex/Age:	Human/Male/23 years old.
Height/Weight:	6'4"/200lbs.
Hair/Eyes/Skin:	Short and blonde, but long in back/One eye is brown, while the other is covered by a black eyepatch/Tanned and rough.

Name (Soulname):	Mathyas Steele
Class/Level/Alignment:	Mercernary/3rd level/Neutral Good
Homeland/Family:	Norwood/Son of a soldier, Sir Cuthbert Steele and his wife, Gertrude.
Title(s):	"Sir Mathyas," "Lord Steele"

Refined Details

Personality Characteristics: Mathyas is undoubtedly a pompous man, carrying such annoying mannerisms as insisting on being addressed as "Sir Mathyas" or "Lord Steele," bringing up his military experience with every chance he gets,, and traveling with a band of loyal followers who praise his every word and action. However, this does not make him an evil man. He is excessively friendly and trusting, which at times borders on sheer gullibility. He will almost always buddy up to someone or at least attempt to within five minutes of meeting them. Nonetheless he is by no means a "Choir boy" persay. He tends to drink too much, shoot his mouth off too often, and is quite a bit of a lech. Yet at the end of the day, there might be something about him that tells a person that he's an alright fellow.

Magic Possessions: Mathyas claims to have had his weapons blessed by, "the most holy of priests who will ever walk this land." The righteous and honorable, "Father Duncan." Of course, whenever Mathyas drops his name at an attempt for some quick prestige, (which he tends to do often,) he seems to be the only one that has heard of this "Father Duncan," inciting the man to begin labeling those all around him heathens and philistines. Of course the reason for Father Duncan's obscurity is because in actuality, Father Duncan was a beggar who mugged a priest and put on his robes and was about to exit said priest's temple when none other than Mathyas showed up demanding to have a blessing put upon his axe and blade. When the arrogant ex-soldier offered money, the beggar kindly obliged. Of course this fact makes none of Mathyas's possesions magic or extraordinary in any way.

Mundane Possessions: Regular sword, regular axe, sheath for sword, case for axe. Leather chest armor, leather belt with metal buckle, leather boots, cloth pants, black eyepatch. In small backpack: 20' of rope, Flint/Steel, various animal skins for sleep, flask, 2 months military food rations.

Background History: Mathyas Steele was born in Norwood as the son of a human soldier in the Norwood army, Cuthbert Steele. At a young age, Mathyas was prepped by his father for military training lasting into his teens and until he was ready serve in the Norwood army. However, in what his father saw as disgraceful, Mathyas never took his service completely seriously, opting for drinking and lusting after anything in a skirt with two legs. Of course he was a ferocious warrior which kept him in the army for awhile. However, even a great warrior can overstep his boundries when he beds a General's concubine. Mathyas would have been killed by the General himself had it not been for his father's intervention. However, it was agreed upon that Mathyas no longer deserved the priviledge of military rank and was dishonorably diacharged from the military and completely ousted from Norwood, however to save face, all parties involved said Mathyas left of his own accord. However, since he was a beloved soldier no matter how much of a fool he was, a group of his fellow soldiers and companions left their ranks to follow him out of Norwood. To this day, Mathyas and his companions have been traveling as a sort of mercernary troupe, and they have wandered into Elmshade Village with hopes of landing another job.

Adventuring History:

Miscellaneous Details:

Player: Mathyas Steele ; Updated: 11/27/2003

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11/27/2003