Forgotten Freedom:Jarlot

Captain Jarlot the Second

Human Male Chaotic Good Fighter 6/Rogue 1/Aristocrat 1/Holy Liberator 3

Captain Jarlot the Second is the 'brooding anti-hero with a heart of gold (self-styled) leader' whose obvious play by an ex-DM shows in his every over-acted pompous action. Captain Jarlot's history before he actually started play as a first level character is so grandiose and glorious that it's utterly impossible to describe without fourteen pages of backstory and he will often try and tell his majestic tales to insert them into the middle of unrelated stories. Suffice to say, he apparently single handidly freed the Eldeen Reaches, is the reincarnated spirit of King Jarlot the first (and thus rightful King of the Five Nations), is Queen Aurala's ex-lover, was lover to King Boranal's wife and eldest daughter, is actually Jaela's father (with her incredibly hot mother), had his family killed by a conspiracy involving every group in Eberron, was best friends with King Kaius the Third's real self, saved the universe a dozen times, and only now apparently has become a pirate whose adventures are rather mediocore. The fact that he can do none of the glorious actions described in his background he dismisses causally or suggests he had a bad encounter with some undead somewhere. Even though he swears his story is true, none of the characters believe a word of it.

Captain Jarlot is relentlessly tomented by his crew whom absolutely refuse to take his desire to be heroes of the land that are nevertheless rogues seriously (though they're very good at the rogue part) and whom refuse to consider him a leader to be respected like their god (which seems to be the Traveller on some days). He is known for trying to turn everything into a deep production and relentlessly following plot hooks in hopes of something to make him as famous as he thinks he should be. He does look out for the crew and does seem to have fun despite a continual look of abject frustration. Much of his incredible wealth goes to trying to keep up appearences, his attempt to be a ladies man reknowned through the world, and preventing them from hatred across the world. His relationship with his house is nonexistent due to the fact he claims that they are secretly evil and only pretending to be out for the money despite no evidence but his outrageous background.

Known Skills: High Diplomacy (flattery, apologizing, bribery), High Bluff (diverting blame, framing others, and eliminating witnesses), Pulling survival and occasionally victory from situations gone completely to Hell

Hobbies: Brooding, Angsty, Grooming, Faux Shakespearian Lines, writing his memoirs, Running the Asylum that is the Forgotten Freedom

Updates

Over the course of the storyline, Captain Jarlot's background has expanded to being the "Child of Khyber" and an utterly fearless man's man that seems to be actually aware he's a D&D character. Furthermore, the character has increasingly become a parody of Final Fantasy heroes with an obsession with swords and needless angst.