Kyuad

Kyuad's Stuff he knows

***EYES ONLY*** This is a specialized "lorebook" of all things that would be immediately available (without skill checks) for the character. Things will be posted as they come up or are asked about. Players other than Kyuad SHOULD NOT read this information.

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Kyuad, Erunlander Channeler

Kyuad Finustion Kyuad is pronounced (kiuw-ODD). The first part of the name is pronounced very quickly and subtly, so fast that it's hard to even recognize the letters -yu-. Said alone, it sounds like you're saying the letter Q with as little effort as possible. The last part of this sound is an "ooo" sound, and because it's said so quickly, it almost changes the second syllable of the name into the word "wad." The a in Kyuad gets all the emphasis.

• lorebook: Herein are Kyuad's inner thoughts and learnings.
• Kyuad - Player Journal: Herein are Bill's player recap journals for Kyuad's adventures.

Background

He has known ever since he was a boy that he was not of this world. He was still-born and mysteriously light and translucent. The young woman who performed the duties of undertaker for the village visited the house to ensure the passage of the newborn, and once there declared him alive.

She saw something unique in him, and stayed in the village for many years, overseeing his growth and training. She did what she could to teach him about the differences between the world of spirit and the material world. Life exists in both, and sometimes life from each realm bleeds over into the other. That is the source of undeath. He is an example of both life bleeding into the realm of spirit, and of spirit invading the physical world. Somehow he is unique, born dead and yet still alive, with a spirit lost and a spirit gained. Not quite fully alive, and not undead either. The mystery of his life is something both of them together have devoted their lives to studying.

She still serves as his benevolent mentor. Her unique abilities grant her foreknowledge of events that have not yet come to pass. Because of this, she has seen a great opportunity for him to avoid his own death by opposing the forces of the Shadow. How much of her knowledge she shares with him is still unknown, but he trusts her with his life, such as it is.

Kyuad's personality is that of a scientist. He is constantly studying the world and the nature of magic, in an attempt to understand himself, and the world of Aryth. A huge part of this is the study of positive and negative energies, how and why they still affect the world after the Sundering, and how undead creatures factor into the overall balance of nature.

10 questions

• Describe what your hero's glorious death might be.
  • Finally having cast off his mortal coil, he has found a way to live on as a Good spirit-like undead magical explorer, learning about the fate of the rest of Aryth. Having studied the lore and secrets of the rest of the world, and marshalled armies of tremendous might, he returs to Eredane with armies of undead, dragon, and man, and joins the final battles that decide once and for all the fate of Izrador.

• Describe what your hero's worst fated death at the hands of [the ENEMY] might be.
  • A concentrated effort from many powerful legates finally enable them to Rebuke and Command him. Used as a tool of the Shadow, his fate is sealed when he is forced to battle elves in the Caraheen.

• What is the worst thing [the Shadow] could do to your hero? (this could include things done to loved ones)
  • Rebuke him. Or, before that's possible, strip him of his literacy.

• Describe a victory that your hero would like to have against [the Shadow].
  • He would have a hand in the destruction of Theros Obsidia and all who reside there.

• What action would your hero never do?
  • Have sex with a man
  • Raise the innocent or Good-aligned as undead minions.

• What would cause your hero to break down to sadness or fear?
  • Sadness: A fell infant. duuuude

• What do you hope your heroe's honorific would be?
  • "Exhaulted" "Merciful"

• What would it take for your hero to turn traitor? (these can result from bribe or blackmail)
  • The promise of founts of knowledge.

• PLAYER: What's your favorite monster or NPCs to fight?!!
  • Anything intelligent enough to use tactics and have great swag. Except vampires - they suck. Goblins are always fun, since they're almost people, and not so monstrous that there are no laughs to be had.

• PLAYER: What do you most enjoy about RPGs