[Legends of the North] (Dramatis Personae) Keldan

[mkarasek]

Appearance


Taller than average and well-muscled, Keldan looks like someone accustomed to physical labor. His dark hair is kept short and he dresses quite modestly.

Spoiler

 

[mkarasek]

Background


Born to a slave in Dehenna, Keldan was pulled from the fields at a young age and began training as a blacksmith. He proved his aptitude and thus was able to live a fairly priveleged life, at least by slave standards. Owned by a free citizen of only modest wealth, Keldan never had property or any wealth of his own to speak of, but he simply kept his head down, did his job, and wished something could be done to help those slaves who were not as fortunate.


Realm soldiers, escorting a shipment of artifacts on its way to the Blessed Isle, stopped in Dehenna for some time. Shortly after their arrival, Keldan was on his way home around nightfall when he heard a scream nearby. Investigating the source, the warehouse where the shipment was being stored, he found a slave being raped by one of the soldiers. Keldan attacked the soldier, accidentally killing him, but two guards heard the commotion and spotted Keldan.


Keldan fled and hid among the crates. Fearing for his life, he tore open a crate, looking for something to use as a weapon. He found a long, cylindrical device made of brass and steel, and as one of the soldiers came upon him, Keldan swung it with all his might. As it connected, he experienced a flash of... something, a surge of unfamiliar, half-formed memories. As the feeling passed, he saw the other guard and, without thinking, raised the essence cannon to his shoulder and fired.

 

[mkarasek]

Character Sheet


Caste: Twilight


Motivation: Free the slaves in the Deshan and drive out the Realm.


ATTRIBUTES


Strength ••••


Dexterity •••


Stamina ••


Charisma •••


Manipulation ••


Appearance ••


Perception ••••


Intelligence •••••


Wits ••


ABILITIES


Dawn


•Archery ••


Martial Arts


•Melee •••


Thrown


War


Zenith


Integrity •


Performance


Presence •


•Resistance •


Survival •••


Twilight


•Craft (Air) •••


•Craft (Earth) ••


•Craft (Fire) ••••


•Craft (Magitech) ••


•Investigation


•Lore •••


•Medicine •


•Occult •••


Night


•Athletics •


•Awareness ••


Dodge


Larceny


Stealth


Eclipse


Bureaucracy


Linguistics

• Native: Low Realm, Learned: Old Realm (Exaltation)
  

Ride


Sail


Socialize ••


Specialties


First Age Technology (Craft Magitech) ••


First Age Siege Weapons (Archery) •


Resisting Fatigue (Resistance) •


BACKGROUNDS


Artifact • (Hearthstone amulet, orichalcum) (1 BP)


Artifact •• (Concussive essence cannon, small; WotLA p. 131)


Artifact •• (Noble warstrider; Damaged artifact ••)


Manse ••• (Jewel of the Master's Hand)

• Bound Servant Force, Workshop Manse (Magitech)
  

CHARMS


Melee


First Melee Excellency


One Weapon, Two Blows


Dipping Swallow Defense


Resistance


Second Resistance Excellency


Survival


Hardship-Surviving Mendicant Spirit


Craft


Second Craft Excellency


Crack-Mending Technique


Craftsman Needs No Tools


Athletics


Graceful Crane Stance


Socialize


Mastery of Small Manners


COMBOS


Sagacious Strike Technique


First Melee Excellency


One Weapon, Two Blows


Dipping Swallow Defense


VIRTUES


Compassion ••••


Conviction •


Temperance •••


Valor •• (1 BP)


WILLPOWER and ESSENCE


Willpower ••••• •• (2 BP)


Essence •••• (14 BP)


Personal - 19/19


Peripheral - 37/37


Committed - 0


INTIMACIES


+ The oppressed (compassion)


- Slavery (bad)


- Drugs and drug use (sad)


- The Realm (mad)


PANOPLY


Concussive essence cannon, small


Straight sword


Probably some jackals chasing me


A rock

 

[mkarasek]

Combat Stats


Attacks


Straight sword - Speed 4, Accuracy 8, Damage 3L, Defense +1, Rate 2


Defenses


Dodge DV: 4


Parry DV: 4 (straight sword)


Health


-0 [ ]


-1 [ ] [ ]


-2 [ ] [ ]


-4 [ ]


Incapacitated [ ]


Dying [ ] [ ]

 

[mkarasek]

BP and XP Log


Scene, Type, Spent/Earned


-Purchase, Cost, Training Time


Creation, BP, 18/18


-Artifact background 0->1, 1 BP


-Valor 1->2, 1 BP


-Willpower 5->7, 2 BP


-Essence 2->4, 14 BP