[OOC] Gaia Frontier (5e)

[The Large Dumbo]

Hello there! It looks like everything's already kicked off, but I was wondering if there was still a spot for me to join?

[Lucius Cypher]

@The Large Dumbo

Sure why not. I think after you I'll be closing applications for a while and go with the group I got on hand. Anyways read up my rules, character sheets, etc, and post a CS here when you're done. If you got any questions feel free to ask.

[The Large Dumbo]

@Lucius Cypher

Great! Here's the character I've drafted up. Give me a shout if there's something that needs changing and I'll hop onto it as soon as I can.

Darunia Genmaris

Name: Darunia Genmaris

Race: Drow

Age: 113

Gender: Male

Appearance:

Darunia

Level: 0

Proficiency: +1

Health: 2/2

Stats:

Strength - 12 (+1)

Dexterity - 14 (+2)

Constitution - 12 (+1)

Intelligence - 10 (+0)

Wisdom - 12 (+1)

Charisma - 16 (+3)

Proficient Skills: Perception(+1), Deception(+4), Stealth(+3),

Proficient Tools: Playing cards, Thieves' tools.

Traits:

Darkvision - You can see in dim light within 60 feet of you as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. You can't discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.(This involves your Racial Abilities, Background Abilities, and Languages)

Keen Senses - You have proficiency in Perception.

Fey Ancestry - You have advantage on saves against being charmed, and magic can't put you to sleep.

Trance - Elves meditate deeply, remaining semiconscious, for 4 hours a day in place of sleeping. You gain the same benefit that a human does from 8 hours of sleep.

Languages - You can speak, read, and write Common and Elvish.

Superior Darkvision - Your darkvision has a radius of 120 feet.

Sunlight Sensitivity - You have disadvantage on attack rolls and on Perception checks that rely on sight when you, the target of your attack, or whatever you are trying to perceive is in direct sunlight.

Drow Magic - You know the Dancing Lights cantrip. When you reach 3rd level, you can cast the Faerie Fire spell once per day. When you reach 5th level, you can also cast the Darkness spell once per day. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells.

Drow Weapon Training - You have proficiency with rapiers, shortswords, and hand crossbows.

Abilities: None.

Inventory: A crowbar, a set of dark common clothes including a hood, and a belt pouch containing 15 GP.

Background: His distant family always had two words to describe Darunia: troublemaker, and curious. As a very young child living in an underground society of other Drow, Darunia had little restraint when it came to respecting others' belongings. No amount of punishments, chastisings, or forced labor could change his ways. A detriment to his family and his community, no one seemed to mind whenever he was exiled by the matriarch after a troublesome incident involving the theft of a very expensive idol. As he was sent out of the town, he etched the face of the Drow priestess in his memory: Sylmae Caiwraek. It was when he was 31 years old that he felt the harsh and painful embrace of the sun grip at his face, and for a while, Darunia became a drifter. A new outlook for life was placed before the Drow: he earned a distinct loathing for the sun, his curiosity was obliterated, and he held strong contempt for authority. How do you win against the one who sets the rules?

His penchant for sticking his nose in other people's business and sneaking around from place to place became a boon in time. His hatred for authority softened greatly as time passed, and he came to respect the boundaries of others... mostly. Traveling from place to place cost money, leaving Darunia with the task of picking odds and ends with him from place to place, sneaking onto carriages for free rides, and selling whatever he'd taken from his previous stop in the next. This was not exactly a profitable venture, and it failed several times. The young Drow saw his fair share of prison time and then some, owing to his heritage. Jail gave him enough time to learn how to hide in the shadows, how to pick locks, and how to seal lips, but his most important lesson came when he met up with Lompen, a gnome footpad who was a regular in the jail.

Lompen saw potential in Darunia, and the two became literal partners in crime. In their time together, Lompen taught Darunia the secrets of breaking and entering, how to find what could and could not be pawned off, avoiding detection, and how to guage the routes of a patrol. The closest thing he had gained to an ally, Darunia was very grateful for Lompen's company, and the two became fast friends. This friendship shattered, however, when Lompen stabbed Darunia in the back one night after a heist gone awry. Leaving him stuck in a window, the young gnome has owed a massive debt to a local crime syndicate, and they had come to collect. Lead by a swarm of bloodhounds, a gang of angry orcs came to the trapped Drow and nearly slaughtered him in the one-sided battle that followed. While that night is one buried away by his mind, he will never forget the insignia that emblazoned the uniforms of the orcs: a red circle, depicting a bat with two swords being held in its wings.

Darunia fled into the night with haste, a kind he had never felt before. He fled to the sanctuary of the forest, his body screaming in pain. This incident was what sparked his seemingly primal fear of dogs and orcs, and sparked an interest in nature for Darunia. He began to take note of the creatures of the forest, their intricate designs and builds, how they fought for survival... It was in observing their methods that he was able to improve his own. On one fateful night in the forest, he soon found a new town for him to slink through: Frontier Town. He had a simple mission: learn the lay of the land, gather intrigue, and pull the strings of the rich to suit his own ends. His goal? To rise above the law of the land, and to eventually get his revenge on those who have wronged him. Sylmae Caiwraek, Lompen, and the group who nearly tore him to pieces that fateful night... They would all suffer under his heel.

[ihinka]

@Lucius Cypher Is there another merchant other than Barthen, specifically in the Underhaven. One Shem would be more familiar with?

[Lucius Cypher]

@ihinka

Lucilia possibly, she’s got some business down there running Underhaven, but it’s actually Barthen himself is usually the go between for Underhaven and business for the Frontier Town. Bookie just keeps tabs on the mine and other legitimate businesses.

As for other traders in general not really. The Torag temple does most of the smithing works but there are a few smiths who aren’t really part of the temple but still do most of their crafts there. But they’re more specialized labor stuff like stone masons, jewelers, carpenters, that sort of thing.

[ihinka]

@Lucius Cypher I was thinking if Shem would know a place in the Underhaven where she could buy adventuring gear. Some place other than Barthem's. I would assume she would be more familiar with doing business in her neck of the woods.

Is why I was asking.

[Lucius Cypher]

@The Large Dumbo

Looks good ya me. Post your Cs in the CS tab and get to posting. You’ll be out last guy for a while until I decide to open applications again.

[Lucius Cypher]

@ihinka

Like I said, Barthen tends to do business down there too since he’s got no problems dealing with some of the shadier sides of the Frontier. Plus considering that he wants to control the market in town, it would be in his interests to make sure money flows through his hands, be it over the counter or under the table.

But even so, Lucilia could sell you some gear too. She’s not beholden to Barthen’s since she’s not a direct competitor, but she still offers goods and services aside from just tavern stuff. And unlike Barthen she has a wider array of weaponry, though they’re of questionable quality and origins.

Also just to be clear, Underhaven is the name of a sort of underground pub/inn underneath the Frontier Town. It’s just sort of also used as a place holder name for the rest of the underground tunnels and homes, though Lucilia’s authority extends to her own place. I think I forgot to mention that.

[ihinka]

@Lucius Cypher Thanks. I should get to posting. I think Shem would prefer dealing with Lucilia, rather than Barthem

[Lucius Cypher]

Do eeeet

[ihinka]

The two sisters are gunning for the same woman That's not gonna end well

[Rune_Alchemist]

Ya, about that thing about Livia going ballistic

Too late.

She ain't happy.

[Black Keys]

Hiyo I'm still alive-o! Oh boy, lots of catching up to do ^^"

[Lucius Cypher]

@Black Keys

Welcome back. If you have any questions just ask.

[ihinka]

@Lucius Cypher Okay, Shem already doesn't like Selena much and she is no fool. That minx is working an angle and Shem want's nothing to do with it, so let's insight check her with a big ol' 16

Also can Shem try and see that map Drac is pursuing? Would that be perception?

[Lucius Cypher]

@ihinka

You can see the map fine since Darc isn’t trying to hide it, but it just looks like a map of the town that townhall gives to new visitors with some stuff written on it. You’ll need to make an investigation check to get some sort f an idea of what the language written on the map is, since it’s entirely in infernal.

As for the sense motive, you definitely know she’s got shenanigans planned, likely involving whatever it is that the group is preparing for now. You definitely know that Selene is just messing with you however, wanting you to try and call her out or otherwise have a very extreme reaction to her words so her crew could make fun of you for overreacting. The way she words and says things makes it vaguely threatening, but ambiguous enough for both of you to know that it could be entirely harmless.

She’s basically bored and banking on Shem’et to try and act tough or smart mouth her so she can talk shit and occupy her time until Lucilia comes back.

[ihinka]

@Lucius Cypher Eh, let's do an investigation just for the heck of it. It's not Shem's thing, but still a 12 is not entirely horrible

Also, is there a barkeep in the bar at the moment?

[Lucius Cypher]

@ihinka

Nope, just Selene and her crew. Normally Lucilia would be here, so it’s a bit unusual for her to be gone, especially with Selene not knowing where she is (your previous insight roll would be enough for Shem to know that Selene is legit waiting for her mother).

The investigation roll doesn’t really bring up much. You know that the infernal notes is at least being kept near specific buildings so it’s not entirely random, but what they say or what the significance of those buildings is a mystery to you.

[ihinka]

@Lucius Cypher Hm... The plot thickens

Can Shem look around the bar, maybe see something out of order? Some indication as to why Lucilia would leave the bar unattended. Since it doesn't look like her daughter is all that interested in finding out if something is amiss

[Lucius Cypher]

@ihinka

You’re free to do so, but I can already tell you that you’re not going to find anything significant. Lucilia is just straight up not in Underhaven at the moment. That being said the door to where the supplies are kept is open. Not like wide open, but it’s unlocked. Hence Selene mentioning she could just take the supplies and leave a note.