Editing Character:Ernaldina Who Laughed

[[Category:Character|Ernaldina Who Laughed]]

A character for ''Heroquest'', created by Screen Monkey. <br>

== Campaign ==

The classic Gloranthan Sartar campaign.  Ernaldina might make peace between Lunar and Heortling, or she might make peace with the warring tribes so they can unite against the Lunars.  The Hero Wars are coming!

== Character Narrative ==
<u>Ernaldina Who Laughed</u> is a <u>Heortling</u> <u>Scholar</u> and <u>Devotee of Ernalda</u>.  Ernaldina is of the <u>Tovtaros Clan</u>, and is <u>famed as a story teller</u> and for her <u>ability to bring peace and compromise</u>.  She was gifted the <u>swan blanket</u> by <u>Esera Many-Hands</u>, her aunt.  She has a <u>fine herd</u>, gifted to her for making the <u>Peace of Tillman's Ford</u>.  She can <u>sheath a sword with a word</u> and <u>banish anger with her laugh</u>.  Ernaldina wants to stop the nearby <u>Zorak Zoran temple</u> from raiding her clan.  She looks after her <u>younger sister, Yanara</u>.  Ernaldina's <u>good looks</u> and <u>fine singing voice</u> have won her <u>many suitors</u>.

==Character Statistics==
'''Ernaldina Who Laughed'''<br>
<b>Heortling</b><br>
Dragon Pass Geography 17<br>
Farming 17<br>
Heortling Customs 17<br>
Speak Sartarite 17<br>
Walk with Snowshoes 17<br>
Wilderness Survival 17<br>
Spinning and Weaving 17<br>

<b>Scholar</b><br>
History 17<br>
Know Culture of Strangers 17<br>
Know Trivia 17<br>
Make Writing Materials 17<br>
Memorise Text 17<br>
Read (Sartarite) 17<br>
Speak (Storm Speech) 17<br>
Write (Storm Speech) 17<br>

<b>Relationships</b><br>
To Ancestors 17<br>
To Family 17<br>
To Tovtaros Clan 17<br>
To Ernalda Temple 17<br>
To Esara Many-Hands 13<br>
Yanara (Dependent) 13<br>
Many suitors 13<br>

<b>Miscellaneous Attributes</b><br>
Famed as a Myth Teller 1W2<br>
Bring Peace and Compromise 13<br>
Peace of Tillman's Ford 13<br>
Sheathe a sword with a word 1W<br>
Banish anger with her laugh 13<br>
Good looks 13<br>
Fine singing voice 13<br>

<b>Magic (Ernalda)</b><br>
Bless Families 17<br>
Bless Mothers 17<br>
Bless Stead 17<br>

<b>Possesssions</b><br>
Fine Herd 13<br>
Swan Blanket 13<br>

== Commentary ==

Many games offer the lure that if you can imagine it, you can play it. I think only Heroquest truly delivers on this promise.  Ernaldine is an example of a character with no combat skills at all, who nonetheless would be extremely useful in any combat or conflict situation.  I can't see many other games where such a character would be viable, interesting, or even possible.  I like the idea that 'sheathe a sword with a word' can be a useful attribute in play.  The narrative mthod for rolling up characters is definitely best.