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6457890 08-12-05, 09:06 AM	A new player is going to get in the group. The only thing is, he wants his character to be Lawful Good. And here its his description of the character in lots of questions. Part 1: The Basics 1. What is your full name? Bor’Thorn ir Khine 2. Where and when were you born? Aundair, Arcanix, 841 YK 3. Who are/were your parents? (Know their names, occupations, personalities, etc.) They were Sir. Macalister’Thorn of Firebright (Barbarian; protector of the Aerenal forests; CG, brave & strong, values wisdom & knowledge, humble, hates doubtfull people, values direct action rather than deliberation), and Kirlian Silverstrewn of Khine 4. Do you have any siblings? What are/were they like? I don’t! Fak ya! 5. Where do you live now, and with whom? Describe the place and the person/people. I’m a nomad. I never stay in one place for too long because Im always in search of knowledge and adventure. 6. What is your occupation? I earn my living as a non-professional book-keep in local libraries or private ones when I need the money. At the same time I take advantage of my work to learn all sorts of interesting things. 7. Write a full physical description of yourself. You might want to consider factors such as: height, weight, race, hair and eye color, style of dress, and any tattoos, scars, or distinguishing marks. I’m very slender. I’m 5’8’’ tall. I weigh 120 pounds. I’m a gray elf. I have silver hair and violet eyes. It doesn’t really matter much how I dress but in any case I prefer clothing of black, blue and white. My left hand is tattooed with arcane markings (draconic language) that spell out: “Knowledge is but the essence of power, to use it is to be powerful”. 8. To which social class do you belong? Middle class. I’ve money but I’m not rich. 9. Do you have any allergies, diseases, or other physical weaknesses? None, I’m a very healthy person. 10. Are you right- or left-handed? Right handed 11. What does your voice sound like? Deep, arrogant and indifferent. 12. What words and/or phrases do you use very frequently? Pauper, Extraordinary/Extraordinaire. By the arcane! 13. What do you have in your pockets? My familiar, very important items (such as alchemist fire when expecting to face swarms, ect), and my hands. 14. Do you have any quirks, strange mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics? Nope. Part 2: Growing Up 15. How would you describe your childhood in general? Highly adequate. 16. What is your earliest memory? The picture of my father restling a tiger with bare hands 17. How much schooling have you had? Lots. I was educated in elven history by my mother from a very early age and at the age of 50 I began to study the meaning of the arcana. At the age of 100 (age at which I was able to convince my mother to allow me to initiate myself in the towers of Arcanix as an apprentice to a wizard) I was accepted into the Arcanix towers. And withing 10 years learned all that I could learn there. During the time where I studied the arcane I decided I should train myself in the arts of martial combat as I wished to prove myself worthy in my father’s eyes. 18. Did you enjoy school? Plenty, company was never an issue to me and the towers where never filled with more than ten fistfuls of people. 19. Where did you learn most of your skills and other abilities? I learned about the arcane basicly by myself and then learned the rest at the towers. 20. While growing up, did you have any role models? If so, describe them. My father always presented a role for me, his strength and valor were unquestionable. My mother was also a great influence on me, her great intelligence was also something I valued a lot. 21. While growing up, how did you get along with the other members of your family? There was never a family that big to begin with. My father never spoke about me to his family because they would shun him for having a son with an elf long ago distanced from Aerenal. 22. As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A spellcaster. I love the power that your own mental prowess can be able to command, I decided to be a wizard because I wanted to serve no other than myself. 23. As a child, what were your favorite activities? I loved to play hide and seek and practice meditation. 24. As a child, what kinds of personality traits did you display? Introverted and curios. 25. As a child, were you popular? Who were your friends, and what were they like? 26. When and with whom was your first kiss? Never had one. Never really cared much to think about it. 27. Are you a virgin? If not, when and with whom did you lose your virginity? Read the above 28. If you are a supernatural being (i.e. mage, werewolf, vampire), tell the story of how you became what you are or first learned of your own abilities. If you are just a normal human, describe any influences in your past that led you to do the things you do today. The desire to overpower the greatness of my parents. Become so powerful that they would be as jealous as proud. I decided to contract lycanthropy when I was strong enough, that way I would gain their power. This is another test of my grand power. Part 3: Past Influences 29. What do you consider the most important event of your life so far? The outbreak of the war certainly made it difficult for me to get around, and soon I was reduced to having to hide a couple of miles in the underground (I discovered an underwater cave in lake Galifar) to continue my studies and keep my mother safe. The impotence of not being able to contribute efficiently to the war made me value the wisdom of my father’s values. 30. Who has had the most influence on you? My father and my mentor in the towers 31. What do you consider your greatest achievement? Conquering the title of Division General of Magical Artillery during the war once I graduated from Arcanix. 32. What is your greatest regret? Having never achived enough power fast enough to save my parents from dying, murdered during the last war. 33. What is the most evil thing you have ever done? Raid the cookie jar. 34. Do you have a criminal record of any kind? My mom caught me raiding the cookie jar and enchanted it to bite me…. 35. When was the time you were the most frightened? When it bit me… 36. What is the most embarrassing thing ever to happen to you? To miscast a cantrip…. 37. If you could change one thing from your past, what would it be, and why? My parents death, they deserved to be held up on high for their prowess and instead they lye buried. 38. What is your best memory? Being bestowed the title of wizard with Summa *** Laudes recognition. 39. What is your worst memory? Having to visit my parents grave after I heard they had died. Part 4: Beliefs And Opinions 40. Are you basically optimistic or pessimistic? Neither, I’m realistic. But I’m quite arrogant. 41. What is your greatest fear? Mortal life. 42. What are your religious views? I only value the creed that praises knowledge but don’t really agree with mortal servitude in the form of clerics, although their power commands my respect. 43. What are your political views? Good king, good kingdom. No way around it. I don’t get to involved in the reasons as to why or who is a better ruler, the subjects speak for them. 44. What are your views on sex? It’s an act of great responsibility. 45. Are you able to kill? Under what circumstances do you find killing to be acceptable or unacceptable? Acceptable: The individual being killed kills (or will kill) other creatures for reasons other than need, or must be killed in other for myself to survive. Unacceptable: The creature is truly harmless, the creature has the good alignment, the creature might prove useful if the appropriate measures are taken. 46. In your opinion, what is the most evil thing any human being could do? Killing a good and loving person. 47. Do you believe in the existence of soul mates and/or true love? 48. What do you believe makes a successful life? Knowledge and power, being acclaimed by all who surround you. 49. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings (i.e. do you hide your true self from others, and in what way)? I hide nothing from others aside from the prejudice my greed could garner 50. Do you have any biases or prejudices? Everyone must prove themselves worthy before me before I respect them, meanwhile I’m better than they are. 51. Is there anything you absolutely refuse to do under any circumstances? Why do you refuse to do it? No. Depending on the situation I might. 52. Who or what, if anything, would you die for (or otherwise go to extremes for)? Power Part 5: Relationships With Others 53. In general, how do you treat others (politely, rudely, by keeping them at a distance, etc.)? Does your treatment of them change depending on how well you know them, and if so, how? I treat them “politely” while keeping my distance. My attitude changes depending on how soon they prove themselves worthy. 54. Who is the most important person in your life, and why? Was. Father. His bravery was almost a legend. 55. Who is the person you respect the most, and why? My mentor for his years of dedication to magic (He’s human, that’s admirable; you don’t see that kind of stuff often). 56. Who are your friends? Do you have a best friend? Describe these people. Don’t have any. Don’t really need any. 57. Do you have a spouse or significant other? If so, describe this person. None. 58. Have you ever been in love? If so, describe what happened. Nope. 59. What do you look for in a potential lover? Nope. 60. How close are you to your family? I have non left. But anyhow somewhat close. 61. Have you started your own family? If so, describe them. If not, do you want to? Why or why not? Because it means nothing to me. I want only power the power to transcend mortality and make others bow before me. 62. Who would you turn to if you were in desperate need of help? My powers. Should they fail me I would be doomed. 63. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Who, and why? Not unless I needed to and I don’t. 64. If you died or went missing, who would miss you? Nobody 65. Who is the person you despise the most, and why? The keeper for his lust of ravaging all souls. 66. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict? Arguing always leads to me being right or to me learning important things 67. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations? I occasionally do so to avoid misinterpretation. 68. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not? I do not want to interact with large groups of people unless it is absolutely called for because I dislike excessive company because of the lack of organization it produces. 69. Do you care what others think of you? I care what potential servants, followers or allies think of me. But I don’t care what others might think of me. Part 6: Likes And Dislikes 70. What is/are your favorite hobbies and pastimes? Training, playing chess, reading books about cosmology and arcane. 71. What is your most treasured possession? The silver pendant I wear around my neck. It was a gift from my mother when I finished my schooling at Arcanix. 72. What is your favorite color? Silver 73. What is your favorite food? Well done deer steaks with fruit salads. 74. What, if anything, do you like to read? Cosmology and arcane. 75. What is your idea of good entertainment (consider music, movies, art, etc.)? Music. 76. Do you smoke, drink, or use drugs? If so, why? Do you want to quit? Don’t do drugs. 77. How do you spend a typical Saturday night? In a library. 78. What makes you laugh? Nearly most everything. 79. What, if anything, shocks or offends you? Shocks: Not being killed in one blow. Offends: Being underestimated. 80. What would you do if you had insomnia and had to find something to do to amuse yourself? Study deeper mysteries of magic. 81. How do you deal with stress? Casting energy spells on pillows. 82. Are you spontaneous, or do you always need to have a plan? Always plan ahead. 83. What are your pet peeves? Small dragons. Part 7: Self Images And Etc. 84. Describe the routine of a normal day for you. How do you feel when this routine is disrupted? Wake up, eat, study magic, go to the local bar and try to find out if there is a bard playing and rest my head. If it is disturbed I will make my point by feeding you to a pool of leeches. 85. What is your greatest strength as a person? My understanding of relativity. 86. What is your greatest weakness? My indifference for half of the things that affect the people around me. 87. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? My arrogance. 88. Are you generally introverted or extroverted? Introverted 89. Are you generally organized or messy? Organized. Though most people think my stuff is messy. 90. Name three things you consider yourself to be very good at, and three things you consider yourself to be very bad at. Magic, Thinking, Fighting. Forgiving, Caring, swimming. 91. Do you like yourself? More than I could ever. 92. What are your reasons for being an adventurer (or doing the strange and heroic things that RPG characters do)? Are your real reasons for doing this different than the ones you tell people in public? (If so, detail both sets of reasons...) I wish for power and prestige. I don’t tell these things in public to create the public image of a “messiah”. 93. What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime? Break the limits of power to ascend to godhood. 94. Where do you see yourself in 5 years? In my castle celebrating with a feast the power I’ve managed to earn. 95. If you could choose, how would you want to die? I don’t want to die ever. I would rather die of old anyhow. 96. If you knew you were going to die in 24 hours, name three things you would do in the time you had left. Use a spell to extend my life even longer and try to learn of a way to survive through magic. 97. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death? My power. 98. What three words best describe your personality? Sharp thinking, Arrogance, unforgiving. 99. What three words would others probably use to describe you? Cold, Annoying, interesting. 100. If you could, what advice would you, the player, give to your character? (You might even want to speak as if he or she were sitting right here in front of you, and use proper tone so he or she might heed your advice...) Don’t be such a power freak. You’ll regret it. I kinda noticed that he has awnsered power in all question, or something related to it. Should i do something about hes not so good behaviour? He wants to be a Wizard/Monk gray elf. LG? Lifes good, but not lawful good...
anarco_rata 08-12-05, 09:48 AM	didn't read it all, too long! ^.^ but two things: 1) gray elves in eberron? there are no subraces in eberron. It's a really important point, but if you want em, ho well.. 2) He's caothic good, there's not a trace of lawfull behavior, from being an elf, beign the son of a barbarian, and a nomad. Also, why would a barbarian's son take the magic path? maybe a sorcerer instead of wizard would be more aproppiate.
6457890 08-12-05, 10:06 AM	Ive limited the sub-races to the original place of them. I mean that all elf sub-races are in Aerenal... And i think ure right. Although i think he isnt even good. And fyi i didint read it completely either; my player sent it from email. It seems he is a power-maniac and he hates to die, he wants to be immortal, maybe a lich and he kinda is a werewolf, so he isnt good either, or lawful. He cannot be a monk, at least not a very accomplished one... I am worried though, at the thought of he changing again himself to be able to get monk levels aproprietly. Well he is in college clases at the moment, so i want to discuss this further before we speak. He was born in arcanix, his mother was an accomplished wizard and he just wanted to be a spell-caster but having no innate talent he studied. I did vote for Meepo. :D GO MEEPO!!
cmanos 08-12-05, 12:00 PM	Didn't finish it but he is no where near lawful good. His highest desire is power...his highest regret is not having enough power. Ther eis nothing he wouldn't do given the right circumstance.....sounds more chaotic and tending towards evil.... I might place him on the cusp of Lawful and Neutral Evil.
ccerose 08-12-05, 01:59 PM	If anything, congratulations on getting a player to answer 100 questions. The elf subtype has been addressed, but he can choose from Valenar, Aerenal, or Khorvaire.
6457890 08-12-05, 02:33 PM	I kinda like that idea. Elves from aerenal have stat like Gray elves(bonus on int and dex, and penalty in str and con), elves from Valenar have stats as Wood elves(bonus on str and dex, and penalty in con and int) and elves from the rest of khorvaire have the normal traits(bonus on dex, penalty on con). All descendants of this elves with human are treated as equal half-elves, i mean in traits at least.
Medesha 08-12-05, 04:31 PM	I can't judge alignment from backgrounds. Let him play for a bit and then evaluate his alignment based on his actions.
DarkDragoonX22 08-15-05, 10:19 AM	The is another type of elf in Eberron as well. The Drow and they are on Xen'drik. but yes I agree with the others that he is not lawful good by his answers. and that you should evaluate his actions when he plays the character in your campaign.
nyysjan 08-15-05, 10:24 AM	I kinda like that idea. Elves from aerenal have stat like Gray elves(bonus on int and dex, and penalty in str and con), elves from Valenar have stats as Wood elves(bonus on str and dex, and penalty in con and int) and elves from the rest of khorvaire have the normal traits(bonus on dex, penalty on con). All descendants of this elves with human are treated as equal half-elves, i mean in traits at least. that's just silly what kind of differences did you intend to between humans in Khorvaire and Seren Barbarians you can do as you like but personally i think that subraces have no place in Eberron. except elf elf and drow elf, and they have a bloody good reason to be so.
anarco_rata 08-15-05, 10:55 AM	Ethnics are not races, just because a culture favores a vertain typo of individual or education doesn't mean its a wholle new race. Of course, elfs from Aerenal tend to be more intellligent and elf from valenar tend to be a lot more stronger, but that's just a direct impact of the culture wich raised them. Besides, evolution and change of a specie takes thounsands of years IN ANIMALS. Elves, with long life spans and beign intelligent beigns should not change (genetically) in a million years, that's why i think CULTURE and not SUBRACES are in place. Subraces are for min/maxers and min/maxing, a way to the dark side is... the dark side beign munchkinism
a_psh 08-15-05, 02:22 PM	Okay, picking out a few... 2. Where and when were you born? Aundair, Arcanix, 841 YK 3. Who are/were your parents? (Know their names, occupations, personalities, etc.) They were Sir. Macalister’Thorn of Firebright (Barbarian; protector of the Aerenal forests; CG, brave & strong, values wisdom & knowledge, humble, hates doubtfull people, values direct action rather than deliberation), and Kirlian Silverstrewn of Khine ... 16. What is your earliest memory? The picture of my father restling a tiger with bare hands I don't think that these three really make sense together, nor does #3 by itself: if his father was the "protector of the Aerenal forests," why was this character born in Aundair? (Where did the tiger come from, for that matter?) Basically, nothing about his father makes him an Aerenal elf. Everything about this character says "Khorvaire elf," but it seems that he wants grey elf stats. (This'll sound like a broken record, but this is a situation caused by having subraces.) (Also, I figure, if his parents are originally from Aerenal, they'll probably look down on their son for his fearful attitude towards death.) 31. What do you consider your greatest achievement? Conquering the title of Division General of Magical Artillery during the war once I graduated from Arcanix. Uh, sounds like this character is already high-level, and has powerful contacts and military rank. Is this the intent? 93. What goal do you most want to accomplish in your lifetime? Break the limits of power to ascend to godhood. While this a potential (though megamaniacal) goal in other settings, Eberron doesn't work this way. Gods are all-powerful, instructible, distant... They're not something you can aspire to be. Imagine someone saying "I want to become so awesome that I turn into God!!!" in the modern day. Basically, that's the effect.
Just another user 08-15-05, 03:21 PM	While this a potential (though megamaniacal) goal in other settings, Eberron doesn't work this way. Gods are all-powerful, instructible, distant... They're not something you can aspire to be. Imagine someone saying "I want to become so awesome that I turn into God!!!" in the modern day. Basically, that's the effect. It's rumored than the creator of the Korranberg library made it with the intent to replace Aureon as god of knowledge, maybe it is just a urban legend, but the idea to make a god is not totally unheard of in Eberron