Campaign #1: Player Characters

She's my inspiration, she's my battle cry...

All levels indicated are those the characters ended the campaign at: those in brackets are the character's starting levels.

Angor was usually called Super Dwarf because he was so damned hard! He had amazing stats and huge quantities of hit points - to the low-level adventurers he seemed unkillable. He wore splint mail armour that he never removed and he carried a nasty short sword and shield. He rode a dwarven war pony called Giffy who was much harder than most adventurers and indeed saved Angor's life once when he was assaulted by four bandits.

He helped the party out a great deal by being so hard, and was single-minded in his determination to fulfil his quest for Oax. This meant that he had more than his fair share of arguments with the various party members when they seemed to be helping random folk out 'completely pointlessly'. Still, he was instrumental in the death of the wizard Cimosco, and went on to join the others in their further quests (the second campaign).

Stats: STR 17, Dex 17, CON 18, INT 8, WIS 14, CHA 15, COM 12.

Christine was only with the party for the escapade to Cimosco's Island, but in that one adventure she proved her worth a thousand fold. She was tough and skilled, holding the position of Champion to the Sorcerer King of the Jandarr Empire. She was still young at this stage, and new to the position, and her role in the party was to make sure they did the task required. This they did, and may not have succeeded had she not been with them. Some might blame her for the death of Karl, for at the time of his death he was madly in love with her (the result of an ill-chosen potion) and walked onto a log over a chasm with her in order to escort her safely. Sadly, she was tied on and he was not, so when he fell, she caught him and they both fell, but she let go of him as they crunched into the ravine wall and he plummeted into the chasm. That didn't kill him, but failing to climb 10' to the dangling rope did. After the adventure, Christine returned to the Empire and the party have neither seen nor heard of her since, but when the Empire fell 12 years later, she was presumed killed with her King.

Stats: STR 12, Dex 13, CON 11, INT 14, WIS 14, CHA 9, COM 11.

Frayer was the only child of the Hal'Baird family - blacksmiths who lived in the town of Craje. Frayer had always wanted to be an adventurer, so she joined the party on their return from Chunn. She was a valuable member of the group, bringing both her sword skill and her ability to amaze and confound. Like once she decided to try wielding two longswords at the same time whilst on her horse... this resulted in a bit of ear-chopping for the poor horse and much amusement for the group. She also was a bit picky with her men, allowing them to be with her but only on her terms.

She liked to wear chainmail over black leather (in retrospect she resembled Xena quite accurately) and she had long black hair. She brought a certain hard justice and sanity with her to the group, and was very instrumental in the death of Cimosco, striking the killing blow, to be precise. Afterwards, Frayer went on to join the others in their future adventures... (aka Campaign 2).

Dark Jedi was once renowned for referring to Frayer as a 'psycho hose beast'. I believe he was not alone in this sentiment...

Stats: STR 15, DEX 14, CON 13, INT 11, WIS 11, CHA 13, COM 14.

Kaer is an albino elf with a mysterious past, who went on to take the role of one of the Elven Council of Three. He was ever a quiet elf who spent most of his time studying his spellbook and scribbling notes in his note book. Everyone seemed to like him, and he was very good friends with Morwen and Karl especially. He liked to wear chainmail with green clothes over the top and wield a longsword and shield with skill.

His habit of saying very little tended to draw him into the background, but he was always there to lend a hand. Except for that time he got kidnapped by orcs, of course... He, too, was instrumental in the death of Cimosco (better known as Chinny-moscow), as it was him and Morwen who managed to pinpoint the mage for Frayer. However, his most famous talent was for soaking up damage and being the first to fall in combat. He actually died on Cimosco's Island as he slipped off a ladder and fell into a river of boiling mud but Karl rescued him and used the ring of resurrection to raise him again.

After the party went their separate ways, Kaer returned to rule his people, but slept with Frayer on his way home... Kaer was to return in the Third Campaign.

Stats: STR 17, DEX 14, CON 13, INT 17, WIS 11, CHA 13, COM 14. 

Karl was a half-elven rogue with a good heart. Nobody knew who he had stolen it off, of course...

Seriously, though, Karl was a small-time crook who preferred to keep a low profile and use his talents to help the needy rather than improve his own situation. The amount of stuff he sent home for his sister, Sarah, is a testament to this, as is the time that he went out of his way to establish a group of slaves as the owners of an armour supply shop. He went for a time under the name of Randal Phillips, until he handed that onto the slaves as well.

Karl got on very well with the rest of the party, helping Morwen to write, getting drunk with Kaer, avoiding Frayer like the plague, mocking Lientei for being a ponce etc etc. He had a favourite place in the party - at the very front with his daggers drawn. This rarely served him well but he liked it so much that the others let him stay there until he fell down.

Karl died twice in Cimosco's Island - the first time he was resurrected but the second time he passed his save vs. resurrection. His death was spectacular, though, as he plummeted and bounced his way into a chasm and then actually died when he slipped 10' down the opposite cliff face.

Karl's most prized possession was a dagger harness that Morwen made him, and the picture shown is a door on the Wayward that Karl carved (that then went down with the ship).

Stats: STR 11, DEX 15, CON 10, INT 12, WIS 13, CHA 13, COM 11.

Seth was an unusual character, being an elf from the distant Mystic Isles. She had been chosen by her people to save them from a great dark evil, and her task was to find an artefact that would restore life to the places the evil had destroyed. It turned out that the item she sought was in the clutches of... Cimosco, and so she joined with the party on their quest. However, Seth was separated from them in Chunn, and proceeded to make her own way to the Island (in other words, Chris quit the campaign and Seth became an NPC). The party met up with her a once - when they freed her from slavery with the very slavers who had captured them - but they discovered the rest of her tale when they rescued Adrian from the clutches of Cimosco's red dragon. Seth has not resurfaced thus far during the campaign (as Chris is far from here now) but she has been in the background. Her land is still under threat but with the help of Adrian and others, she and her people are slowly winning the fight.

Stats: STR 11, DEX 17, CON 13, INT 12, WIS 13, CHA 15, COM 13.

Sisski is an Elven cat who joined the party 'for the hell of it' when she encountered them in the forests. She is an enigmatic little creature, wise and knowledgeable beyond her years, and more powerful than you would expect. Unlike most of her race, her interests lie in helping the cause of good, and the cause of the humans if necessary. Although she only speaks Elven, she understands the common tongue and seems to instinctively know and understand other people - a talent the party often employed in order to identify the intentions of would-be attackers. Her declarations of 'bad person' have saved the party many a time. She doesn't really understand bipeds, but she tries hard, and she is very fond of the party - even Angor, in his incredibly smelly way.

Sisski was called 'Cat' by Angor (see how he tries her patience?) and 'Schitz' by Karl and occasional others, and in return she called Morwen Mo'wen. She didn't actually go to Cimosco's Island, but caught up with the party afterwards and returned to Amir'Shaan with Kaer, only to come back for more adventures in the second campaign.

Stats: STR 5, DEX 19, CON 10, INT 7, WIS 12, CHA 16, COM 15.