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Ectoplasmoid 05-05-05, 03:41 PM	Hello! I would have put this in the CharDev thread, but I figured you guys would have more knowledge about the realms. Anyhow, I was wondering if you guys have any good background ideas for my character. He's a human (Wiz3 or Sor4)/Psi3/Cereb2, but I know little of the realms. What little I do know I've put into this _______ had a quiet, unadventurous childhood, the latter part of which was spent in Candlekeep Monastery training as a wizard.(Alternatively, he spent his childhood in a moderately affluent Waterdhavian home, and shortly after developing sorcerous powers, left to seek adventure.) A few months after he left the monastery, he participated in an ill-advised mission to the Underdark, where he was captured and experimented on by illithids. After an indeterminate amount of time, they inexplicably released him, but not unscathed. While his body was left relatively intact, his mind was deeply affected. Shortly after his 'escape' from the illithids _______ began to manifest strange powers different form the arcane ones he knew. Now he wanders Faerun, learning to reconcile his new powers with his old. What is in store for our hero? Are the Illithids finished with him? Only time will tell. A bit hackneyed, but I don't know much about the realms: this's my first campaign in there, and I've only read 2 FR novels. I need help fleshing out the background to more than a bare-bones one. A name would be nice also. Thanks in advance for your help.
DeadEye19 05-05-05, 04:43 PM	First, his name might be realy odd... maybe given to him by the elder brain( and made to forget his original)- changing one's name is a powerful mean to show domination.I don't know... maybe something uncomfertable for the ear like Rillrith, Shrarktat, something alien. Was there anyone else released with you? Maybe you got some strange item that you can't figure out and can't get rid of? Aligment, btw. I need one for further advice.
Ectoplasmoid 05-05-05, 05:13 PM	I don't really know what to do for alignment. I'm thinking LN or N, because I don't know how much G the illithids could leave in a person. Yhxkt could be a good name. Could amnesia be a good plothook? As in, the illithids stripped the personality, but left the skills? So he could use his spell book and such, but have little clue about where he came from. all he remebers is waking up in a pool of brine and fleeing the underdark like a madman. How about the rest of the background, like the upbringing? Does candlekeep school wizards?
Sage_of_Shadowdale 05-05-05, 08:18 PM	How about, he was a wandering sorcerer(as sorcerers are disliked or outright hated), who on his deathbed arrived on the outskirts of ancient Jhaamdath(which was flooded). A hermit takes you in and takes care of you, and eventually proclaims himself a descendant of the psions of Jhaamdath. He then teaches you how to access your psychic essence, and combine it with your arcane knowledge. One day you wake up in the tiny home to find it empty, no items or furniture or hermit. Your cot is the only reminder of these last years and your tutelage. Upon exiting, a rusty dagger holds a shred of paper to the door. It reads "For once Jhaamdath, the power is within ye." Sage