Expendable

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@Expendable You seem to be knowledgeable about this, so I say we'll go with your idea!

@Red Wizard

Cabins near the captain's for passengers? Some or all eating with the captain?

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I take it there's some cabins for the passengers, some or all may be sharing a room. The crew traditionally sleeps under the forecastle, or may have hammocks on the lower deck. Will passengers have berthing next to the captain's cabin with the officers, or aft on the lower deck? Or slinging a hammock with the crew? We may be living in very close quarters, which Kraseawei is very used to.

I take it we'll be eating with the crew, or may some of us be dining at the Captain's table? I take it a few of us may rate that honor, but I don't see Kraseawei being invited unless it's so she might play the violin while the others are eating. A couple of silvers for the night's labors, as it were.

Kraseawei may likely spend her time on the lower deck, or on the main deck under the port side ladder leading up to the foc's'le.

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@Red Wizard For your consideration.

Kraseawei

Kraseawei

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Name

Kraseawei Templar

Race

Half-Elf

Gender

Female

Age

Character Age: 26

Appearance

This girl puts you in mind of a clever fox with amber eyes that seem to glow in the dark. Her silky, straight, dark red hair is worn in a style that reminds you of a puffy dandelion. She has a lithe build. Her skin is tan. She has rounded, pointed ears and has incredible night vision.

Hair: Dark Red || Eyes: Amber || Skin: Tan
Height: 5' 3" || Weight: 118 lbs || Build: Lithe

Clothes: Leather tricorn cap, hooded cloak head scarf, peasant's blouse, hide jerkin, leather bracers, leather breeches, woolen hose, leather jackboots with rope soles. Waist scarf, wide leather belt, two belt pouches, dagger on the left, rigging knife with sheath and a carved hardwood fid.

She has a gold earring on her right ear. A bosun's pipe is on a knotted lanyard and tucked under her clothes.

She has a cutlass and a seabag with a lanyard and knotted fringe-work.

Other: 59 gold coins, 20 silver, some copper.

Personality

Wary, organized, & dependable. Loves music and books. Only gambles what she can afford to lose. Dislikes crowds.

Background

She was left as a baby at the Temple of the Blessed Fountain and taken in by the followers of Photia, Goddess Of The Ostracized. Mother Shadeleaf gave her the name of Kraseawei, assuring the doubtful it was an actual Elvish name. When Kraseawei was old enough, she was put under the charge of Blind Cyd, few aware that he was a former pirate.

Blind Cyd used the children as his eyes and hands. While the temple taught her about letters, numbers, and the gods, he and his minions taught her how to read the secret symbols of their trade, to move about silently without notice, to pick locks and pockets, to use a blade and a sling, and how to burgle.

When she was older, whenever a book came into his possession, Blind Cyd would have Kraseawei read it as he loved the sweetness of her voice, and would patiently question her and the others on what she read. It was a most unusual education.

When Searl, a new merchant, set up shop in Redkirk and quickly became successful within a fortnight, Blind Cyd sent her into his warehouse to discover his secrets. Unfortunately for her, she was caught and beatened by the merchant and his men. When Kraseawei refused to talk, Searl delivered her to Baron Aleyne's court. Unable to intevene, Blind Cyd could only stand there helplessly as the barely conscious thief was dragged out of the Baron's court to the waiting prison boat that would take her to Barktawa Reef.

It wasn't long after that for the exiled Prince Francus the Pretender decided to launch his attacks against the Lepraerin Kingdom. In need of recruits, the kingdom decided to press prisoners into service in the Lepraerin Royal Navy. Kraseawei and others were dragged aboard the Golden Griffin in chains, then once they were almost out of sight from Barktawa Reef, each prisoner was branded with the ship's crest before being released and assigned their new duties.

The crew were surly towards the new "recruits", none of them liking theives or worse sharing their quarters and quick to apply their own rough justice. As the new recruits would be leading the assault on the Lord Pretender's ship, they were trained to fight with wooden swords filled with lead, the real weapons locked up until battle.

One night on lookout, Kraseawei spotted a ship in the darkness, but the others couldn't see anything and told the captain that the "little golden-eye thief" was lying. The captain ordered her flogged "for her impertinence," and they were too busy watching her when the Pretender's ship rammed them, cutting the ship in half.

How many days Kraseawei floated, tied that rail, before she was plucked out of the ocean by Captain Alda the Cruel and the crew of the Bloody Sword, she couldn't say. There wasn't much fighting, much to her surprise, as most ships would surrender as soon as they saw Alda's flag, and the food was better by far. Wasel, the Bosun, taught her to play the fiddle while she was still recovering, while the captain would sometimes give her some personalized training with the cutlass. Alda apologized to her once, saying that because of her well-earned reputation, so few captains had the nerve to face he; she really didn't have a way to give Kraseawei the battle experience she needed to improve.

It took a few years, but she was finally able to ransom herself, since Kraseawei didn't sign the book. Returning to Lepraerin was out of the question, they'd lock her up as a deserter. So while still dark, The Bloody Sword let her ashore on a vacant stretch of beach to make her way towards the town and a ship to the Vale.

Talents

Thief - out of practice as a dip (pickpocket), good with slight of hand, rusty at picking locks, fair at finding traps, good at concealment and stealth.

Sailor - Good with line and rigging, good at knot-tying, splicing, canvas work, handling small craft. Some celestrial navigation. Good head for heights.

Fiddle - plays well, good signing voice, knows a lot of sea shanties.

Swordmanship - fair, some skill

Knife-fighting - good at handling and throwing

Sling - fair shot.

Darkvision - can see in extremely dark places

Sensitive Hearing - can hear whispers as if the speaker was standing next to her instead of across the room.

Flaws

Haphephobia (fear of touch, mild), PTSD (mild), Suspicious, Pessimistic, Sea legs (her body is used to a deck that pitches and rolls, even on dry land, gives her a distinctive walk).

Equipment

Ditty bag - small canvas sack with rope landyard, contains sail needles in a needle case, sail palm x2 , waxed sail twine x 2, bench hooks x 2, bone fid, small hanks of twine and small cordage, rolled strips of canvas, rigging knife with sheath, tinder box w/flint & steel, burning lens). Kept in her seabag.
Hide Jerkin - some protection from slash attacks
Cutlass
Dagger
Sling
Fiddle (musical instrument)
Seabag
Belt pouch (1) - twenty silver coins, some copper.
Belt pouch (2) - Metsubushi black eggs x 2, chalk x 2.
Lockpicks

Miscellaneous

Her surname Templar is often used by the temple priests when the actual name is not known.

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Hey! Uh, so, I kinda wanna get back into RPing in RPGuild, and this seems right up my alley! Is there still a spot open for this, where can I find the lore, and has a character sheet been made for it yet?

@Dragonfly 9

See here for lore.

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I think that the human blood of half-elves would be super obvious to proper elves. Maybe not so much to humans (especially if they've never seen the real deal), but an elf would never miss.

Furthermore, I don't think half-elves can produce full elves. Once the blood has been watered down, it stays that way - or detoriates further.

@Red Wizard

That's disappointing, but at least they won't have to worry who's going to babysit after they're dead.

Sorry for the delay, people. I've come down with a spell of fever. I'l finish the thread once I'm back on my feet.

@Red Wizard

okay, take care.

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@Red WizardWe certainly are! Hmm... I always liked the notion that elves viewed half-elves in a sympathetic but somewhat disdainful way, like "a loveable mistake". How do you feel about that?

@Red Wizard

I can certainly see that. Half-elves grow up so fast, so they're not going to be as graceful as elves would be, and would die early - for Elves. I don't see may Elven families wanting their children to marry one - a lot of heartbreak, there. Half-elves might be encouraged to pair up with other half-elves, though. Odds are good that one child might be full elf, and one fully human.

The problem as I see it would be with appearance. If someone misses that the ears aren't quite as long, they may assume they're speaking with another adult - while that's technically true, they're still a lot younger than that adult elf.

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@Expendable

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This was established as elf lore on page 2. While I don't want to discourage you, I have to point out that some of your lore kind of falls outside of my vision for elves in this game. Was there anything in particular that you wanted to add to the game? Maybe we can work something out.

@Red Wizard

We're agreed on some of it, though. How do the elves of this world view half-elves? What's their attitude towards them? The character I'm thinking of grew up in a human orphanage before being press-ganged aboard a ship, so unlikely to encounter elves.

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please let me know when the IC or character sheet is posted.

A bit of my Elf lore, part of it expanded out from regular D&D - there are the Forest elves, the Elder Elves (mind yourself around them, they're really uptight), Sea Elves (pirates beware the ships with red sails), Cave Elves (darker skin, more primitive and cannibalistic), and Frost Elves (Northern plains, small trade in Amber, very superstitious. Have been known to shrink the heads of enemies (goblins), sometimes bonding their souls to them; as well as build sacrificial altars). Still, most tend to be in tune with nature, and the males without beards or mustaches.

Most elves take a good century to mature to the point they can adventure. Adults tend to move gracefully, and are well versed in music, arts, dance and various social games. While some describe Elves as being cruel, the truth is they're more focus on their own wants and desires.

But because Elves are older than most save the dwarves, interspecies relationships with the younger races are often frowned on. Also, they grow up faster - which can lead to confusion when a half-elf meets elves socially. This has resulted in a bad reputation for half-elves.

Your nations of elves may be different.

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Please ping me when you decide to make the IC.

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