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Concepts in Character ...

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I really can't fathom making a character who would want to legitimately join the BR Guild.

However, I think I can prob come up with a character who would be able to ally with them. I'm not super sure I want to continue with the wisecracking "monk" mage.

I was thinking of a cleric (gasp!). How about a cleric of St Cuthbert? He wouldn't be super compatible with BRs, but Ironsoul has always been an ally to the BR Guild.
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EvilGenius wrote:I was thinking of a cleric (gasp!). How about a cleric of St Cuthbert? He wouldn't be super compatible with BRs, but Ironsoul has always been an ally to the BR Guild.
eh. I don't know about that. While the Church did help out, that was largely Cal's doing, and he's umm, dead.

I'm thinking you need a character that's chaotic good or neutral good. Maybe an Orcslayer or Rallyman? Or perhaps a Goldseeker who happens to have some useful Maure Castle information, and caught wind of the Blackrazor expedition there?
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EvilGenius wrote:I really can't fathom making a character who would want to legitimately join the BR Guild.
Why? The chaos factor? The Mal factor?
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Both.
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EvilGenius wrote:I really can't fathom making a character who would want to legitimately join the BR Guild.
Why? The chaos factor? The Mal factor?
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EvilGenius wrote:Both.
Well, the chaos factor's true enough, though I figure is probably associated with particularly chaotic Blackrazors, like Falgar, since other alumni -- like Tanevir -- are held in fairly high regard.

But Mal's really just a figure head these days. Besides, those outside of the guild (and even outside of the senior leadership) wouldn't view him as any thing other than a charismatic scoundrel/lawyer.
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Hrm. I think I could maybe come up with something here. I'm kicking around a few ideas .....
I'm thinking you need a character that's chaotic good or neutral good. Maybe an Orcslayer or Rallyman? Or perhaps a Goldseeker who happens to have some useful Maure Castle information, and caught wind of the Blackrazor expedition there?
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EvilGenius wrote:Hrm. I think I could maybe come up with something here. I'm kicking around a few ideas .....
I look forward to hearing them. :)
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Andulf "TrueDeath"

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Andulf will be my new Maure Castle character.
Fighter 4/Cleric 8

Andulf began his adventuring career in OB as a cleric of Mayaheine during the Greyhawk Wars. He concentrated on martial training to become a more effective soldier in the OB army, and became quite accomplished, rising to the rank of Lieutenant.

After the wars, he returned to the Church of Mayaheine, pledging to protect OB from the threat of the Empire of Mak. Like many adventurers, he was forced to flee the city when it fell to the Sahauguin and Orc invaders. Andulf personally escorted several important members of the Church of Pelor and the government of OB to the relative safety of Blue.

Andulf and some companions struck out from Blue to the Obsidian Maze and spent some time adventuring within, searching for a lost Relic of Mayaheine. They never found it, and several of Andulf's companions were slain when the party was set upon by a pack of wights and barely managed to defeat them. Andulf suffered grievous wounds to both body and soul as the result of that battle. He and his surviving companions retreated from the Maze with the bodies of their fallen comrades. To his dismay and horror, several of his fallen friends arose as undead shortly therafter, before they could be Raised from the Dead. With a heavy heart, Andulf summoned all the faith left in him and blasted the undead mockeries of his friends into utter destruction.

In the subsequent years, Andulf healed the wounds to his spirit inflicted by the wights. Harboring a deep loathing of the undead, Andulf has undertaken many missions to destroy/thwart the undead that always seem nearby in Obsidian Bay. Frustrated by the lack of cooperation among the forces of good, he has come to the belief that there should be a permanent militant order devoted to uncovering and destroying the undead menace.

Now through his friends and allies, he has heard a hint of a rumor regarding the fading land of Necros. Andulf is currently on a mission of importance to his order, seeking confirmation of this rumor in the bowls of Maure Castle.
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Looks good. I sent you a private message via the forums regarding his background.
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Cool background, Bob!
"This enemy you cannot kill. You can only drive it back damaged into the depths, and teach your children to watch the waves for its return." - Quellcrist Falconer
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Sent you a reply Ken. :)
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Revised History

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Okay, prior history did not work in light of Ken's plans for the faith of Mayaheine in OB, so I've revised it. :)

Andulf grew up in Furyondy, an orphan taken in by the Church of Pelor. He was loaned to an elite military unit who begged the Church for a cleric tough enough to soldier with them and help keep them in fighting form. Then the Greyhawk Wars broke out.

Throughout the Wars, Andulf trained extensively as a fighting man, and began to view the traditional teachings of Pelor as too passive in the face of the brutality he witnessed.

It was during the siege of Chendyl that Andulf found his true path. The clerics of Pelor there were working with clerics of a new, but related faith, that of Mayaheine. As an ascended paladin of Pelor from another plane, Mayaheine was a strong defender of the weak. Depicted as the defender on the wall, she was an apt image for the besieged Chendyl. Andulf had found his true path.

During the siege, Andulf took part of several missions to strike against the horrific undead forces of Iuz, some of which had never before been seen on Oerth. The missions always carried a great cost in the lives and spirt of the brave soldiers he accompanied.

After the siege was lifted, Andulf left Furyondy for Greyhawk City, to seek out others with whom to share his new faith. Andulf joined an adventuring party exploring some of the ancient burial grounds in the Cairn Hills.

During their explorations, several of Andulf's companions were slain by a pack of wights, who the party barely managed to defeat. Andulf suffered grievous wounds to both body and soul as the result of that battle. He and his surviving companions retreated from the Cairn Hills with the bodies of their fallen comrades. To his dismay and horror, several of his fallen friends arose as undead shortly therafter, before they could be Raised from the Dead. With a heavy heart, Andulf summoned all the faith left in him and blasted the undead mockeries of his friends into utter destruction.

In the subsequent years, Andulf healed the wounds to his spirit inflicted by the wights. Harboring a deep loathing of the undead, Andulf has undertaken many missions to destroy/thwart the undead. Recently his travels have led him to Obsidian Bay in order to search the infamous Obsidian Maze for the Well of All Heals. Although he has not found it yet, Andulf did find something very interesting.

In a musty sepulchur, which surprisingly did NOT contain any undead, Andulf found a very old tome, expertly preserved through magical means. In that tome, entitled "Methods and Practices of the Knighthood of the Final Rest", Andulf found details of an ancient military-religious order formed in order to fight against the undead. There were also several references to the horrible realm known as Necros. Andulf returned to the nearby Obsidian Bay to continue his research and recruit allies for his new cause.

In Obsidian Bay, Andulf began contacting others who could stand strong against the undead, attempting to find more information on Necros. Soon, he was approached by a new member of the Blackrazor Guild, requesting his help with a mission centering around that very topic. Andulf has teamed up with the infamous Guild in order to further his search for rumors of Necros in Maure Castle.
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