Ceraph - Revision history

Clay.hanson at 00:10, 9 September 2008

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	== Initial Character Sheet ==		== Initial Character Sheet ==
	[[Media:Ceraph.gca4]]		[[Media:Ceraph.gca4]]

			[[Ceraph's Initial Character Sheet]]

	[[Image:Ceraph.jpg\|250px]]		[[Image:Ceraph.jpg\|250px]]

Johnm: /* Description */

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Description

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	==Description==		==Description==

	Ceraph stands 6’2” and weighs 190 lbs. His half-elven heritage hides a great deal of his natural strength, although he is noticeably strong and well built. He has a naturally light complexion with stark white hair, which stands in contrast to the darker looks of the [[Kahzakian~~\|Kahzak~~]] people (a gift from his mother), but his skin has tanned from long years in the sun.		Ceraph stands 6’2” and weighs 190 lbs. His half-elven heritage hides a great deal of his natural strength, although he is noticeably strong and well built. He has a naturally light complexion with stark white hair, which stands in contrast to the darker looks of the [[Kahzak\|Kahzakian]] people (a gift from his mother), but his skin has tanned from long years in the sun.

	He dresses in the flowing cloaks of his people, keeping his hood pulled to hide his pointed ears.		He dresses in the flowing cloaks of his people, keeping his hood pulled to hide his pointed ears.

Johnm: /* Description */

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Description

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	==Description==		==Description==

	Ceraph stands 6’2” and weighs 190 lbs. His half-elven heritage hides a great deal of his natural strength, although he is noticeably strong and well built. He has a naturally light complexion with stark white hair, which stands in contrast to the darker looks of the Kahzakian people (a gift from his mother), but his skin has tanned from long years in the sun.		Ceraph stands 6’2” and weighs 190 lbs. His half-elven heritage hides a great deal of his natural strength, although he is noticeably strong and well built. He has a naturally light complexion with stark white hair, which stands in contrast to the darker looks of the [[Kahzakian\|Kahzak]] people (a gift from his mother), but his skin has tanned from long years in the sun.

	He dresses in the flowing cloaks of his people, keeping his hood pulled to hide his pointed ears.		He dresses in the flowing cloaks of his people, keeping his hood pulled to hide his pointed ears.

	==Chronology==		==Chronology==

Johnm: /* The Sacred Tribe */

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The Sacred Tribe

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	===The Sacred Tribe===		===The Sacred Tribe===
	Tsar Orisu’s elite personal guard was initially established to protect the Tsar during the invasion. Made up of the four the strongest warriors from the tribes (given Orisu was of the Moon Sons, none of the Sacred Tribe hailed from their numbers), they all renounced their pervious loyalty to their individual tribe and swore fealty directly to the Sacred Tribe and Orisu directly. The members and Orisu developed a deep brotherhood fighting for one another as they would for their own family. After the war and Orisu’s life was in less peril, they began adventuring at Orisu’s behest. Seeking grand quests and fighting the strange and magical creatures. As Orisu has aged and become increasingly concerned with power, the Tribe has become his secret hands in handling matters that he cannot trust other’s to deal with. Even the membership, which previously held great honor and the names were know by all of Kahzak, is now steeped in secrecy.		Tsar Orisu’s elite personal guard was initially established to protect the Tsar during the invasion. Made up of the four the strongest warriors from the tribes (given Orisu was of the Moon Sons, none of the Sacred Tribe hailed from their numbers), they all renounced their pervious loyalty to their individual tribe and swore fealty directly to the Sacred Tribe and Orisu directly. The members and Orisu developed a deep brotherhood fighting for one another as they would for their own family. After the war and Orisu’s life was in less peril, they began adventuring at Orisu’s behest. Seeking grand quests and fighting the strange and magical creatures. As Orisu has aged and become increasingly concerned with power, the Tribe has become his secret hands in handling matters that he cannot trust other’s to deal with. Even the membership, which previously held great honor and the names were know by all of [[Kahzak]], is now steeped in secrecy.

	====Original Members of the Sacred Tribe====		====Original Members of the Sacred Tribe====

Johnm: /* Tsar Orisu */

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Tsar Orisu

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	===Tsar Orisu===		===Tsar Orisu===
	(age 65 at the start of the campaign): The famed child Leader of the Nation of Kahzak. He is the oldest son of Torir, the chieftain of the Moon Son tribe. Torir died in battle and Orisu assumed the role of chieftain for the tribe, with Torir’s brother Quaon acting as Orisu’s advisor. In the first several months Quaon and Orisu worked to unite the five tribe of the Raj to fend off the invaders creating the nation of Kahzak and appointing himself Tsar. After 4 years of his reign Orisu had driven the last of the invaders out of Raj. With the tribes seeing the benefit of working together, and scared of another invasion, they kept their allegiance to the Tsar. It helped that he ruled with a relatively laissez-faire attitude. He spent most of the early years adventuring with his the Sacred Tribe in search of adventure and spoils. He didn’t fully settle into his role as ruler until his uncle died. Most of his reign has gone well, the people of Kahzak are either ambivalent or content with his decrees, but in recent years he’s become more radical in his policies.		(age 65 at the start of the campaign): The famed child Leader of the Nation of Kahzak. He is the oldest son of Torir, the chieftain of the Moon Son tribe. Torir died in battle and Orisu assumed the role of chieftain for the tribe, with Torir’s brother Quaon acting as Orisu’s advisor. In the first several months Quaon and Orisu worked to unite the five tribe of the Raj to fend off the invaders creating the nation of [[Kahzak]] and appointing himself Tsar. After 4 years of his reign Orisu had driven the last of the invaders out of Raj. With the tribes seeing the benefit of working together, and scared of another invasion, they kept their allegiance to the Tsar. It helped that he ruled with a relatively laissez-faire attitude. He spent most of the early years adventuring with his the Sacred Tribe in search of adventure and spoils. He didn’t fully settle into his role as ruler until his uncle died. Most of his reign has gone well, the people of [[Kahzak]] are either ambivalent or content with his decrees, but in recent years he’s become more radical in his policies.

	===Quaon===		===Quaon===

Johnm: /* Background */

2008-09-04T15:50:50Z

Background

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	"I have come to a foreign land. In the blink of an eye, I have traveled from the land of my home and my birth to a strange place I have never seen before. But I cannot seek my home, cannot return to the land of my people, not yet.'		"I have come to a foreign land. In the blink of an eye, I have traveled from the land of my home and my birth to a strange place I have never seen before. But I cannot seek my home, cannot return to the land of my people, not yet.'

	"I was raised by my father. Before I was born, he served in the Sacred Tribe, Tsar Orisu’s elite private guard. He told me of great adventures and conquest. What he never told me about was my mother. After I was born, he was no longer able to travel with the Tsar’s entourage. It was then he became a blacksmith in a small village. As a soldier, he always felt the steel could speak to him, as a blacksmith it continued to tell him how to forge it into the best swords, daggers and arrowheads in the plains. His steel became known as Kahzakian ~~Steal~~ (thinking similar to Damascus Steel). Periodically, his former companions would stop into our village to attain my father’s prized work. During these visits, I would get as many stories out of his old friends as I could. Eventually I even began to hear about my mother.		"I was raised by my father. Before I was born, he served in the Sacred Tribe, Tsar Orisu’s elite private guard. He told me of great adventures and conquest. What he never told me about was my mother. After I was born, he was no longer able to travel with the Tsar’s entourage. It was then he became a blacksmith in a small village. As a soldier, he always felt the steel could speak to him, as a blacksmith it continued to tell him how to forge it into the best swords, daggers and arrowheads in the plains. His steel became known as [[Kahzak\|Kahzakian]] Steel (thinking similar to Damascus Steel). Periodically, his former companions would stop into our village to attain my father’s prized work. During these visits, I would get as many stories out of his old friends as I could. Eventually I even began to hear about my mother.
	Evidently, she was a lady-in-waiting for an elfish queen who was traveling through the plains and met with the Tsar on issues of state. Somehow my mother attained the consent of her queen to leave and travel with father. It wasn’t long before I was born. Sadly, my mother died during child birth. I suppose that is why my father never spoke of her. The memory of her still hurt, and I was a constant reminder of that, even so, he did his best to raise me. Teaching me his trade and even teaching me to fight.'		Evidently, she was a lady-in-waiting for an elfish queen who was traveling through the plains and met with the Tsar on issues of state. Somehow my mother attained the consent of her queen to leave and travel with father. It wasn’t long before I was born. Sadly, my mother died during child birth. I suppose that is why my father never spoke of her. The memory of her still hurt, and I was a constant reminder of that, even so, he did his best to raise me. Teaching me his trade and even teaching me to fight.'

Johnm: /* Culture and Geography */

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Culture and Geography

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	*'''Wordar''': The village idiot. Seriously, this guy is retarded. Ceraph probably picked on him.		*'''Wordar''': The village idiot. Seriously, this guy is retarded. Ceraph probably picked on him.

	~~==Culture and Geography==~~
	~~===The Nation of Kahzak===~~
	The Nation of Kahzak is a loose affiliation of five nomadic tribes: Black Hands, Followers of the Dawn, Stone Hearts, Moon Sons and Steel Bloods. Members of Kahzak are expert horsemen. Since the Plains of Raj are a largely inhospitable place there are very few permanent villages, most people travel the planes following game. For centuries the tribe wandered trading or skirmishing with the others when they would meet. Those few villages would farm, raise horses and make weapons to trade with the wanderers. When outside influence descended on the Tribes of Raj, the young Chieftain of the Moon Sons, Orisu, banded the Tribes under the singular banner of the Kahzaks and drove the interlopers from their lands. Orisu, now late in life is in his 63rd year of his reign.

	~~===The original tribes===~~
	Even though the citizens of Kahzak have begun to consider themselves all of one nation, they still identify with their original tribe to some extents (similar to a Montanan considers himself to be American, but different from an Idahoan).
	*'''Black Hands''': Staying mostly to the southern plains, the Black Hands were known for their powerful magics they received from the mysterious lands further south of Raj.
	*'''Followers of the Dawn''': Consolidating mainly in the east. The followers of the Dawn worshiped Davos, their sun god. Typically very resolute and hardworking.
	*'''Stone Hearts''': Mainly roaming the western plains, the Stone Hearts are known as the most care free of the tribes. With an oceanic coast, the currents keep the winters warmer and the summer’s cooler. Wild plants and game are more plentiful here than any other part of the Raj, therefore, there are even fewer permanent villages in comparison to the rest of the tribes.
	*'''Moon Sons''': The most transient of the tribes, they would wander all over the plains, never settling in one place for long. Because of their wide travel the Moon Sons developed into somewhat of a merchant class
	*'''Steel Bloods''': From northern more mountainous region of Raj, where the summers are short and the winters are hard, the Steel Bloods are the staunchest and hardiest of the tribes, with little time for frivolous endeavors.

Clay.hanson: /* Original Members of the Sacred Tribe: */

2008-09-03T18:32:24Z

Original Members of the Sacred Tribe:

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	Tsar Orisu’s elite personal guard was initially established to protect the Tsar during the invasion. Made up of the four the strongest warriors from the tribes (given Orisu was of the Moon Sons, none of the Sacred Tribe hailed from their numbers), they all renounced their pervious loyalty to their individual tribe and swore fealty directly to the Sacred Tribe and Orisu directly. The members and Orisu developed a deep brotherhood fighting for one another as they would for their own family. After the war and Orisu’s life was in less peril, they began adventuring at Orisu’s behest. Seeking grand quests and fighting the strange and magical creatures. As Orisu has aged and become increasingly concerned with power, the Tribe has become his secret hands in handling matters that he cannot trust other’s to deal with. Even the membership, which previously held great honor and the names were know by all of Kahzak, is now steeped in secrecy.		Tsar Orisu’s elite personal guard was initially established to protect the Tsar during the invasion. Made up of the four the strongest warriors from the tribes (given Orisu was of the Moon Sons, none of the Sacred Tribe hailed from their numbers), they all renounced their pervious loyalty to their individual tribe and swore fealty directly to the Sacred Tribe and Orisu directly. The members and Orisu developed a deep brotherhood fighting for one another as they would for their own family. After the war and Orisu’s life was in less peril, they began adventuring at Orisu’s behest. Seeking grand quests and fighting the strange and magical creatures. As Orisu has aged and become increasingly concerned with power, the Tribe has become his secret hands in handling matters that he cannot trust other’s to deal with. Even the membership, which previously held great honor and the names were know by all of Kahzak, is now steeped in secrecy.

	====Original Members of the Sacred Tribe:====		====Original Members of the Sacred Tribe====
	*'''Orisu''': Leader of the Kahzaks. Of the Moon Sons		*'''Orisu''': Leader of the Kahzaks. Of the Moon Sons
	*'''Arrad''': The favored of the tribe, acted as Orisu’s lieutenant until his departure. Of the Followers of the Dawn		*'''Arrad''': The favored of the tribe, acted as Orisu’s lieutenant until his departure. Of the Followers of the Dawn

Clay.hanson at 18:31, 2 September 2008

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	[[Image:Ceraph.jpg\|250px]]		[[Image:Ceraph.jpg\|250px]]

			==Description==

			Ceraph stands 6’2” and weighs 190 lbs. His half-elven heritage hides a great deal of his natural strength, although he is noticeably strong and well built. He has a naturally light complexion with stark white hair, which stands in contrast to the darker looks of the Kahzakian people (a gift from his mother), but his skin has tanned from long years in the sun.

			He dresses in the flowing cloaks of his people, keeping his hood pulled to hide his pointed ears.

	==Chronology==		==Chronology==

Clay.hanson at 18:22, 2 September 2008

2008-09-02T18:22:31Z

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	*'''Kinia''': In her teens when Ceraph came to the village, she became a surrogate mother for him.		*'''Kinia''': In her teens when Ceraph came to the village, she became a surrogate mother for him.
	*'''Wordar''': The village idiot. Seriously, this guy is retarded. Ceraph probably picked on him.		*'''Wordar''': The village idiot. Seriously, this guy is retarded. Ceraph probably picked on him.

			==Culture and Geography==
			===The Nation of Kahzak===
			The Nation of Kahzak is a loose affiliation of five nomadic tribes: Black Hands, Followers of the Dawn, Stone Hearts, Moon Sons and Steel Bloods. Members of Kahzak are expert horsemen. Since the Plains of Raj are a largely inhospitable place there are very few permanent villages, most people travel the planes following game. For centuries the tribe wandered trading or skirmishing with the others when they would meet. Those few villages would farm, raise horses and make weapons to trade with the wanderers. When outside influence descended on the Tribes of Raj, the young Chieftain of the Moon Sons, Orisu, banded the Tribes under the singular banner of the Kahzaks and drove the interlopers from their lands. Orisu, now late in life is in his 63rd year of his reign.

			===The original tribes===
			Even though the citizens of Kahzak have begun to consider themselves all of one nation, they still identify with their original tribe to some extents (similar to a Montanan considers himself to be American, but different from an Idahoan).
			*'''Black Hands''': Staying mostly to the southern plains, the Black Hands were known for their powerful magics they received from the mysterious lands further south of Raj.
			*'''Followers of the Dawn''': Consolidating mainly in the east. The followers of the Dawn worshiped Davos, their sun god. Typically very resolute and hardworking.
			*'''Stone Hearts''': Mainly roaming the western plains, the Stone Hearts are known as the most care free of the tribes. With an oceanic coast, the currents keep the winters warmer and the summer’s cooler. Wild plants and game are more plentiful here than any other part of the Raj, therefore, there are even fewer permanent villages in comparison to the rest of the tribes.
			*'''Moon Sons''': The most transient of the tribes, they would wander all over the plains, never settling in one place for long. Because of their wide travel the Moon Sons developed into somewhat of a merchant class
			*'''Steel Bloods''': From northern more mountainous region of Raj, where the summers are short and the winters are hard, the Steel Bloods are the staunchest and hardiest of the tribes, with little time for frivolous endeavors.