Quaint Quasar

CHAMPIONS of DRAYDON (Forgotten Realms, D&D) (High Fantasy Role Play) (3-7 People)

@La Fleurwould be fun to go against tropes and have my male character be the smaller character and your female character (much larger and way more melee capable) protect him in a skirmish while he shoots of lightning arrows from behind :-)

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@La Fleur Myabe I’ll have Dhaz go for the quarters guild with ya! I’m kinda waiting to see if Dark Light would be down for my crazy plot/thread idea I posed in which Dhaz would switch to working for the thieves guild because he needs the coin. But I’m in limbo, now leaning more toward quarters guild with your sword and board character though for sure! :-)

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@Rockin Strings yeah for sure! What do u think of Killin training/teaching Dhaz’s talented grandson in the ways of sorcery (lengthy post of mine above)?

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Dhaz Thundercrag

-Character Name: Dhaz Thundercrag
-Gender: Male
-Race: Gold Dwarf
-Height: 4' 9"
-Weight: 135 lbs.
-Age: 217 yrs
-Main Class: Rogue
-Subclass: Arcane Archer
-Appearance:

-Short Biography:
Dhaz was born in The Great Rift. Being a gold dwarf and the son of a powerful sorcerer bloodline, Dhaz's upbringing was all about tradition and legacy. Unfortunately Dhaz was born without sorcerer abilities, like the vast majority of dwarves, but unlike his father and grandfather. He was a dissapontment to his father, who only bore one son. Even after he displayed great talent for runic magics, specifically lightning enchantments, his father would spit with ire: "Any dwarf can slap runes on an axe! Your grandfather could split stone with his bolts! You're not one of us."
So he left. He wandered like so many shield dwarves of Faerun. He made friends and learned how to live off the land as the arctic dwarves do. After having many adventures, losses, and life experiences, Dhaz found himself a younger, beautiul arctic dwarven wife and settled down close to Draydon. His wife, Doykee taught him how to use a longbow nearly as proficinetly as a wood elf. They had a son and named him Janok. Their son, just like Dhaz, displayed no sorcerous talents. Dhaz cared for and loved him all the same. When Janok had a son of his own, Dhaz's grandson, it was discovered the young dwarf displayed powerful sorcerous abilities; much like Dhaz's grandfather.
Lately, Dhaz has been struck with wanderlust. Just like when he was younger. Coincidentally, Dhaz and his wife's farming, hunting, trapping, and trading have proven to be less and less profitable in recent decades. Market values for the simplicities of life around Draydon just aren't worth as much as they used to be. His recent urges to inquire about the Questers Guild in Draydon have inspired genuine jealousy in his loving wife. She hated when he would go hunt orcs for rich miners in the mountains, but at least Dhaz was good at it, he'd been doing it for so long and he knew those mountains so well. But going on dangerous expeditions with strangers like he used to a century ago?
After much heated debate, Dhaz convinced Doykee he must try something new. He would try and search out this Questers Guild he'd heard so much about over the years. If that didn't pan out, he could probably drum up some business by enchanting or hunting or guarding something. Anything other than mercenary work!

-Personality Description:
Dhaz is a very patient listener. He is very articulate and deliberate when he speaks. However, if a task isn't going as it should, or if inanimate objects are proving stubborn, Dhaz has been known to lose his temper and exlaim colorfully. He always regards others with care and respect.
Dhaz often comes off as a wise old dwarf, sharp as a cold iron blade. But he isn't as shrewd or cunning as he seems. Dhaz is prone to kooky mistakes if he isn't focused. But at least he's aware of his shortcomings. The dwarf tends to surround himself with more quick-thinking friends and allies. Or perhaps he's such a pleasant listener that others choose to be around him.

-Why have you come to Draydon?
Dhaz and his wife own a farm a few miles east of Draydon. He regularly visits the city for supplies and food like wheat, rice, and beans. And he trades his own grown crops and meat in the Market District. Although he is more than a bit out of practice, and local clientelle are slim to none, Dhaz has had just a little luck in making some gold by magically enchanting weapons.
While his woman prefers Dhaz stay around home and help, when he can't rub two silver pieces together and has trouble scrounging up a handful of copper, it's time for him to get back to his specialties for serious coin. He is an expert dungeoneer, scout, and mercenary. He can also hunt and trap dangerous beasts (although he often enlists the help of his wife with help concerning trapping and hunting). Unfortunately a lot of his best work comes from shady clients.
Dhaz has recently heard rumors of the Questers Guild of Draydon. And he wants in.

-Character Fighting Style:
Dhaz always maintains distance between himself and his target, when possible. Although he can get by with melee weapons, he is ten times as useful with 40 Ft and a composite longbow between hismelf and his target. Due to his dwarven strength, Dhaz can accurately use the powerful composite longbow to devastating effect. He uses stealth with hasty retreats and repositioning in between deadly volleys. If time allows, Dhaz may lay runic traps for doomed pursuers. He is known as The Orc Blaster by many in the Sword Mountains; if he uses his homebrew lightning arrows, the sound of each victim struck can bounce off the bluffs for miles.

-Jobs/Roles to be Filled:
Mercenary, Scout, Archer, Guardsmen, Dungeoneer, Farmer, Trapper, Hunter, Weapon Enchanter

-Primary Armament: Composite Longbow
-Secondary Armament: Dual handaxes
-Inventory Items:
-Composite Longbow + 4
-Belt of Giant Strength
-Handaxe (2)
-Leaf Armor
-Artisans Tools

Coin Purse:
5 Gold

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@Dark LightOoh, I like the idea of going after the same artifact in a dungeon to get into a guild. I randomly got an idea when you said that. At this point in his life, Dhaz does want to explore and adventure some more, but it's far more important to him and his family if he makes some coin. What about this RP idea: Dhaz and Aesthen stumble upon each other coincidentally going after the same artifact in the dungeon. Dhaz is trying to get into the Questers Guild, and recovering said artifact is his first job/successfully recovering it will allow him into The Questers Guild. But it's the same for Aesthen, if he turns in the artifact he gets into The Thieves Guild. Perhaps initially, Aesthen tricks Dhaz and makes off with the artifact, but then gets overwhelmed by some unexpected complication (ie: undead swarms collapse upon him to retrieve and return the artifact), and Dhaz is able to save him. After some discussion between the two, turns out The Questers Guild isn't going to give Dhaz any gold for turning in the artifact. But the Thieves Guild is going to allow Aesthen in with a very handsome reward (theives guild's pocket might be pretty heavy). After learning this, Dhaz and Aesthen decide to split the bounty down the middle and attempt to both join the Thieves Guild. Dhaz possibly burns a bridge and finds himself mixing with shady characters, but it's vital to him to make more coin quickly. Something like that sound fun at all Dark Light?

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@Rockin Strings Oh, I just thought of a cool diff RP idea as well. Dhaz himself can only use rune magic/enchanting, like a static either active component or passive effect on weapons/arrows/etc. Dhaz's son displays 0 talent with sorcery/runic magic. But Dhaz's grandson displays immense sorcery abilities (well I was planning on making a thread about how he first displays it). Maybe Killin could help Dhaz and his son and grandson understand how to harness/use such magic. Has nothing to do with dungeon questing, but could be really cool/unique character development! Since Killin is so young he could be much more relatable to Dhaz's grandson too *shrug*

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@Rockin Strings Ya it probably won't work out for our histories to be tied together since you're so young. And unlikely Killin's father would have run into Dhaz given the location of their home, that unnamed elven city. Even if that's close to Draydon, Dhaz would have no business going to/around a hidden/secret/forbidden elvish city (not that he's got a beef with elves like most dwarves do, but he just wouldn't head that way). But, if Killin's father was a renowned adventurer anywhere around Draydon Dhaz would have certainly at the very least heard of him. Powerful draconic mages have got to be very few and far between in the surrounding area :D But Dhaz would be very interested in observing Killin's powers in action, as Dhaz's own father and grandfather were powerful sorcerers, and he never fully understood how their power worked.

@Dark Light Since Aesthen's original home is Draydon, there's some chance Dhaz and Aesthen had done some odd job together in the past. But Aesthen looks quite young (especially from Dhaz's perspective), so it's unlikely they worked together doing roguish things because Dhaz did a lot of adventuring about a century ago. However, it seems like Aesthen is much more talented with urban rogue experience, in particular his tricky devices which seem to elude to expert trap disarming, etc. Would be fun to just RP them working together on some kinda dungeon delving expedition where someone centuries younger than Dhaz could teach him a thing or two!

@Dark Light Also, would your character be leaning more toward the Questers Guild (what Dhaz is going for), or the Thieves Guild? Either way we could make an initial RP that either involves just the Questers Guild or maybe the Thieves Guild/Questers Guild working together or bumping into each other in the same dungeon.

CHAMPIONS of DRAYDON (Forgotten Realms, D&D) (High Fantasy Role Play) (3-7 People)

@Rockin StringsYa for sure! By coincidence my arcane archer, Dhaz has a bloodline of sorcery. Although he himself doesn't have any sorcerous abilities, his father and grandfather did. And Dhaz's grandson has displayed powerful sorcery potential. Dhaz can only use runic magic/enchantments, specializing in lightning. We could easily tie our histories together if you want! Dhaz has done lots of adventuring all over the place as a dungeoneer, trap disabler, monster/beast hunter, etc. If that helps, lemme know if u got any ideas.

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@La FleurYa for sure I'm down for a duo! Any other peeps want to make it more than a duo?

CHAMPIONS of DRAYDON (Forgotten Realms, D&D) (High Fantasy Role Play) (3-7 People)

I would love if any other PC's would either like to try and join the Questers Guild along with Dhaz (my character), or recruit him into the Questers Guild (if your PC already happens to be a Questers Guild member).

Furthermore, if anyone else wants to tie their backstories with Dhaz in some way so they already know each other (I feel like it's a lot of fun coming up with clever plot ties/avenues, why not just have two characters already know each other instead of always having somewhat awkward/forced introductions?) please post a reply or feel free to PM me too :D

*excited*