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− | In many ways this was a rebirth for Brutus. For good or ill, he had committed, perhaps unwittingly, to a path where only the Shadow could accept him. Impossible to hide his changed nature, many questions were asked when he eventually stumbled back to the winter camp of the Virilian Banners. Anger greeted the change, and Brutus fled the province for Erenland and the capital of Bastion. After some weeks adapting to his new and hideous nature, Brutus approached an agent of the Legate, Siluria, and begged for protection and a place in her retinue. Initially dismissive, Brutus eventually proved his usefulness and was eventually taken on as a kind of twisted retainer for Siluria. Showing a surprising adeptness at manipulating politics and people, he became an able right-hand man to this agent | + | In many ways this was a rebirth for Brutus. For good or ill, he had committed, perhaps unwittingly, to a path where only the Shadow could accept him. Impossible to hide his changed nature, many questions were asked when he eventually stumbled back to the winter camp of the Virilian Banners. Anger greeted the change, and Brutus fled the province for Erenland and the capital of Bastion. After some weeks adapting to his new and hideous nature, Brutus approached an agent of the Legate, Siluria, and begged for protection and a place in her retinue. Initially dismissive, Brutus eventually proved his usefulness and was eventually taken on as a kind of twisted retainer for Siluria. Showing a surprising adeptness at manipulating politics and people, he became an able right-hand man to this agent. |
The enemies of the Shadow came eventually though, and Siluria was murdered. Trapped in an attic while his would=be murderer attempted to bash their way in, Brutus turned to his patron Saladriel for aid. This time she failed to appear - or perhaps she did, as Brutus discovered a tome the agent owned and had secreted away in the attic. Drawn to it with a feeling of destiny, Brutus opened the tome with trembling talons and poured over it's forbidden contents. He found an incantation to summon otherworldly alien, summoning an unimpressively small demon. The demon proved more able than its size however, and drove off Brutus' attackers for long enough for him to make his escape. The demon went about its own business, but does reappear from time to time to taunt, or sometimes just to chat (it gets lonely). Attempts to capture it have been thus far unsuccessful. | The enemies of the Shadow came eventually though, and Siluria was murdered. Trapped in an attic while his would=be murderer attempted to bash their way in, Brutus turned to his patron Saladriel for aid. This time she failed to appear - or perhaps she did, as Brutus discovered a tome the agent owned and had secreted away in the attic. Drawn to it with a feeling of destiny, Brutus opened the tome with trembling talons and poured over it's forbidden contents. He found an incantation to summon otherworldly alien, summoning an unimpressively small demon. The demon proved more able than its size however, and drove off Brutus' attackers for long enough for him to make his escape. The demon went about its own business, but does reappear from time to time to taunt, or sometimes just to chat (it gets lonely). Attempts to capture it have been thus far unsuccessful. | ||
− | Brutus made it back to the Legate and reported the attack and killing of her servant. Enraged, the Legate grudgingly appointed Brutus to his dead master's role | + | Brutus made it back to the Legate and reported the attack and killing of her servant. Enraged, the Legate grudgingly appointed Brutus to his dead master's role. However, he had to pay a terrible price as the Legate's magics tore at him and ripped away his left eye, ear and a finger of the hand he tried to shield himself with. The Legate now possess these ruined appendages, using them undoubtably for some fell purpose. |
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+ | On the other hand, Brutus was promoted! | ||
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I like the idea of Cairistìne leading him to the dagger. Maybe she's tired of being locked up in various arcane vaults until some minion needs a ghost for something; and wants to spend more time on the outside. Instead of following order... let Brutus get the dagger and turn tables on the enemy? | I like the idea of Cairistìne leading him to the dagger. Maybe she's tired of being locked up in various arcane vaults until some minion needs a ghost for something; and wants to spend more time on the outside. Instead of following order... let Brutus get the dagger and turn tables on the enemy? | ||
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+ | I'm thinking that there's a connection between Sugul and Durvan, but it's not yet clear to me. I could also see Brutus or Cairistìne, or both of them, playing a part in Sugul's escape from captivity. | ||
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+ | Any thoughts here? | ||
+ | You know little of this rising threat of internal conflict, Brutus, but you see the effects of the large influx of goblin, hobgoblin, and other creatures from the Northern Marches. Your network of administrators is buzzing with tales of razed villages, whole towns taken over by goblinoids, their human inhabitants displaced as refugees at best, killed outright or enslaved at worst. Your own town has grown crowded with refugees, and the 'secure' little spot you've scratched out for yourself grows less so with every month that passes. | ||
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'''Will''' 9 | '''Will''' 9 | ||
− | '''Perception:''' 16 | '''Defense:''' 15 (16 with leather armour) | ''' | + | '''Perception:''' 16 | '''Defense:''' 15 (16 with leather armour) | '''Health:''' 24/24 | '''Healing Rate:''' 6 <br> |
'''Size:''' 1 | '''Speed:''' 8 | '''Power''' 2 <br> | '''Size:''' 1 | '''Speed:''' 8 | '''Power''' 2 <br> | ||
'''Insanity:''' 2 | '''Corruption:''' 1 <br> | '''Insanity:''' 2 | '''Corruption:''' 1 <br> |