Pathfinder: To Shatter Gods (A Forgotten Realms RP) O/A

In 1358DR Szass Tam began a series of experiments in a stronghold deep within the Sunrise Mountains. The creations that stemmed from these experiments were horrid. However, most used slaves or the corpses of those already deceased. One used red wizards of necromancy.


5 powerful women were chosen to copulate and conceive with undead creatures. Unfortunately for them (fortunately for the world at large), all five died during pregnancy and their fetuses did not survive. Another 5 were chosen in 1360DR. This time, they conceived human children but were charged with necrotic energy throughout their pregnancies. The children born from this were decrepit and ill and did not survive a day.


The same experiment was run in 1362DR. Another 5 were chosen. This time the mothers were only charged with necrotic energy in their last month of pregnancy. All five birthed healthy children. Szass Tam ordered the children taken from their mothers. Each was fused with a powerful undead creature and a lesser one to stabilize the merging.


Wight, vampire, wraith, lich, and visage. These mergings drastically affected the babes. Each had also been merged with a common ghoul, causing all five to crave the flesh of humans. Deeming them too much work for little reward, the order of necromancy gave each child to a different, yet possibly important, ally.


The wraith went to the church of Velsharoon, the vampire was kept by its mother (as it was the easiest to control), the wight was given to the church of Bane, the lich was killed, and the visage was given to Mistress Zaltya Canthet, head cleric of the church of Jergal in Bezantur.


Why'nn was given to the undead clergy as Zaltya cared nothing for raising children. They didn't particularly care for her one way or the other, but they made sure she was kept alive. As she grew, she endeared herself to them as she was curious and seemed to live for knowledge. One lich, Emila, more or less adopted Why'nn as her own.


As the girl knew no other humans her friends were the spiders. She survived on rats beyond what the liches managed to remember to give her.


Why'nn was 6 when Zaltya came to visit her. In the process, the head cleric stepped on and killed a spider. Out of rage, Why'nn charged and pushed the elderly woman, screaming words she did not know she had within her. A gash appeared where Why'nn touched the older cleric.


Instead of being angered, Zaltya was overjoyed. From that point on Why'nn became Zaltya's apprentice. As her appearance was unsightly to most she had to keep most of her head bound in bandages when she was around other humans. Zaltya also took her around the Monks of the Long Death and had her sit in on many a questioning, including one of a necropolis born.


Why'nn was 8 when she took her first life. The girl on the table was only a little younger than Why'nn but, as Why'nn had never formed attachments to any living beings she felt no pain, guilt, or moral quandary at the death. However, it did give her the opportunity for something absolutely wonderful. She could assume the girl's face. So she did, meaning she no longer had to hide her face.


At this point she thrived. She learned much from the monks and from the undead clergy. That was until she turned 14 and lashed out at Zaltya. With her growing mastery of herself and the prayers she had learned she did not feel she had to bow to the old woman any longer. She was beaten savagely for this insolence.


This began two weeks of pain and punishment. With little to eat, barely any sleep, and harsh physical punishments, Why'nn was forced to train until the resistance was either suppressed or beaten out of her. After that was accomplished, Zaltya moved her apprentice to the temple in Bezantur for more intense training.


Still, the appearance of a young, decidedly fresh-faced and slightly beautiful cleric in the temple of Jergal did draw some attention, mostly unwanted. Questions were being asked, but the war between the council and Szass Tam quickly pulled away the rumor mongers.


Though the temples in Bezantur mostly threw their lot in with the council, the temple of Jergal remained neutral in the conflict. They had the luxury of doing so, as Jergal would have no issue with either side and Bezantur was far enough away from the conflict it didn't matter.


In fact, this part of Why'nn's life was very peaceful. It remained that way for two years. Two years to the day since she was moved to the temple, a shadow darkened the door.


A paladin, a strange sight in Thay to be sure, but a paladin of Jergal. He was welcomed, though the man was clearly an outlander. He demanded to know why the temple had not fought against the forces of Szass Tam as the zulkir of necromancy was creating unsanctioned undead on a daily basis. Why'nn tried to explain to him the intricacies of the war, but he did not listen.


What made matters worse was, after her explanation, he seemed convinced she was being kept against her will. Instead of doing as Why'nn requested, leave quietly, he grabbed the young woman and dragged her from the temple, despite the fight she put up.


Eventually, he knocked her unconscious and rode away with her, escaping the Thayan borders and riding into Aglarond and keeping her there despite her repeated attempts to run away. There they hid until her hair began to grow and was long enough to pass as a non-Thayan.


In those couple months, Why'nn found herself begrudgingly coming to like the paladin Amriel. By the time Amriel paid for their travel from Velprintalar to Marsember, Why'nn no longer attempted to leave. During their voyage, Amriel revealed that he intended to take her with him to his temple in Tilverton. As they were both in the service of the Lord Jergal it only seemed logical.


But feelings blossomed between them and, while on the road between Marsember and Tilverton, the two laid together. Such intense emotions Why'nn had never felt before, nor did she know they could exist. That night, she decided to reveal to Amriel what she truly was.


Upon seeing her true form he screamed curses, calling her an abomination, a monster. He beat her, almost killed her. When she was bloodied, struggling to breathe, and unable to retain consciousness, he stabilized her. Instead of taking her with him to Tilverton, he left her on the steps of a temple of Kelemvor in a small town, clothed in nothing but a black traveling cloak. She had affected her disguise again but he could not stand to be around her.


He hoped the Kelemvorites would do what he didn't have the heart to and kill her. However, they had no indication of her origins so they did not.


Instead, they cured her wounds and took her in as a student and acolyte. Out of fear, she went with them and followed their ways. She did not speak to anyone except Nessa Crul, her direct teacher and the one who had healed her instead of killing her, and the head priest, a man named Charis Thrum. Even then, she barely spoke to them.


Nessa came to see Why'nn as a younger sister of sorts and tried to help the girl, but Why'nn was so terrified by Amriel's reaction that she kept everything bottled up inside.


Five years did little to convince the girl to open up, but she was diligent in her studies and duties. Her silence unnerved some worshipers as well as the clergy she did not speak to. However, she at least began to attempt speaking with the occasional priest she recognized. It appeared she was either so shy or so nervous with anything to do with her voice that she would barely speak above a whisper.


It was around this time she revealed to Nessa and Charis that she had initially been a cleric of Jergal in training. They had no issue with this and allowed her to construct a small shrine to the Forgotten One in her living quarters. Still, they instilled in her their teachings.


Not long after that, Charis decided that Why'nn, now an adult, should leave the safety and comfort of the temple to meet more humans and make emotional connections with the living.


0 lvl spells prepared:


Create Water - Pathfinder_OGC


Mending - Pathfinder_OGC


Stabilize - Pathfinder_OGC


Purify Food and Drink - Pathfinder_OGC


1 lvl spells prepared:


Murderous Command - Pathfinder_OGC


Touch of Bloodletting - Pathfinder_OGC


Sanctuary - Pathfinder_OGC


Haze of Dreams - Pathfinder_OGC


Domain spells:


Cause Fear - Pathfinder_OGC


Deathwatch - Pathfinder_OGC


2nd lvl spells prepared:


Blood Blaze - Pathfinder_OGC


Zone of Truth - Pathfinder_OGC


Instrument of Agony - Pathfinder_OGC


Domain spells:


Death Knell - Pathfinder_OGC


Gentle Repose - Pathfinder_OGC


Spell-like Abilities:


Gentle Rest


Bleeding Touch


Languages known: Common, Thayan Mulhorandi, Celestial, Infernal


Handedness: Left


Myth-Weavers Online Character Sheets

Background: Alton Belwrick was born in the Lluirwood in a small village of stronghearts. His older sister, Fayla, was his closest friend, but the call of exploration was too great to him. When he was twenty, he fell in with a tribe of barbarians and left his homeland. He spent five years among the barbarians to train and become one himself. Needless to say, a halfling does not make the most viable barbarian and most made fun of him when he trained with the large weapons. He, however, became fairly well skilled with a longsword and shield.


One night after a successful raid on a town, the group came back to the camp with the noble leader of a town. Seeing as how he was beginning to feel highly outcast by the barbarians, Alton decided to rescue the noble woman and escape the camp with her. In this process, they were spotted by the son of the tribe's chieftain. As the pair escaped, the noble woman, whose name was Cadence, thanked the halfling repeatedly on their trip back to town.


Upon arriving, Cadence gave Alton the title of Noble Knight and commanded him to seek out a temple dedicated to Bahamut. There he would be trained as a paladin and would be fit to join her court as a personal guard. Alton thanked Cadence and did as she instructed.


His training was long and hard, but eventually he came out the other side, enlightened to the power Bahamut would bestow on his most loyal followers. Five years past during his training time and he returned to the town where Cadence lived, only to find out that she had been killed in her sleep, by some sort of assassin. The new lord vowed to uphold Alton's noble knight status, but did not need the halfling among his personal guard. Instead, the lord commanded him to go and serve Bahamut and to use his title as he saw fit.


Alton wandered from place to place, taking odd jobs where he could. Protecting traveling caravans, ridding the land of goblins, or even purging some pesky undead from a town. It wasn't until one fateful day when he was in the city of Beluir that he met a halfling girl named Eraelle. The two fell in love. Alton knew that some of the priests of his order would not like to hear this news, so he kept it secret.


It was shortly after this Alton was sent on a mission into the Underdark for his order. He was kidnapped by duregar, held and tortured in their stronghold for three weeks. He managed to escape, but the experience left him with various scars on his body. The most severe of these on his face going from above his right eye, across his nose, and down under his left eye.


When he was 35, Alton was given a very vague vision from Bahamut about some growing danger in the south. Much to his dismay, Alton was not given much information as to what is going on or where it was going to happen. Alton wandered among towns in the south for a few months and finally found himself entering the town of Orlane where he had once met an inn keeper there. Maybe he would have more information for him.





Alton's Goals are as follows:

• Alton wants to serve his god to the best of his abilities. He wishes to one day reunite with his family.
  
• I would like to see the barbarian chieftain seek retribution for the death of his son when Alton escaped. I think it would be fun to see.
  
• Alton wants to eventually marry Eraelle.
  

Secrets:

• Alton, while he has sworn himself to the service of Bahamut, he fell in love with a halfling female named Eraelle. He keeps this a secret from all he meets, especially priests of his order.
  
• Unknown to Alton, his family, except his sister, have all been killed by the barbarians he escaped from. Part of the chieftain's plans for retribution.
  
• Another secret he knows is the fact he killed the son of the chieftain when he escaped the camp. This is something Cadence promised to keep secret as well and took to her grave.
  
• Cadence is not dead. She was actually recaptured by the barbarians and has been their prisoner for nearly a year.
  

People from his past:

• Eraelle, the halfling he fell in love with.
  
• Fayla, his sister and last living relative.
  
• Laramie, the priest of Bahamut who started Alton on his path to becoming a paladin.
  
• Cadence. To his knowledge, she is dead. She is the one he rescued from the barbarians.
  
• Thrabak, the barbarian chieftain. Alton killed his son.
  

Personality and such:

• Alton's fondest memory is when he met Eraelle. He will never forget that day.
  
• Alton, while usually a nice and charismatic person due to being a paladin (and a halfling), has a tendancy to be rough with the people who wrong him or whom he needs to torture for information. Sometimes, if the deeds these people do are bad enough, Alton will just kill them outright. Questions be damned.
  
• Alton has been known to indulge in alcohol from time to time when relaxing in an inn. Perhaps a bit more than he normally should.

Languages known: Common, Halfling, Undercommon

Background: Emerson is a pirate on the ship Dragon's Doom. He was ordered by the ship's captain, Cyd "The Dragon" Blackwood, to track down Laearyn, a former member of the ship's crew, and a former flame of Laearyn. Emerson does not consider himself a former flame. The reason for his nickname "Swiftblades" is from the fact he wields two rapiers when in full combat and his is very quick on his feet. Not much else is currently known about Emerson.


Both Rapiers look like this:








Languages known: Common, Dwarvish, Gnomish, Undercommon, Elven (Taught by Laearyn)

Background: Tohgar was born in the mountains of Turmish and grew up learning the ways of the barbarian tribes. Shortly before his 25th year, he slew one of his herd mates. Despite this being a challenge of strength between the two for who was strongest, the elders of the herd decided it was better for them to banish him. For the cowards were fearful he would grow even more powerful and eventually challenge one of them for their chair. While the customs of this goliath herd were crude, the tradition was respected.


Now banished from his home, Tohgar seeks ways to earn more strength from the gods so he may one day return to his herd and right the wrong that was done to him. (Sorry this is short compared to my others. I will work on expanding it.)


Languages known: Common, Giant, Undercommon