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Post by DOT on Apr 19, 2021 21:58:35 GMT -5
BARA SEKT Art by Norsechowder.A Thayan, Bara Sekt, is an older man in his late 50s with hair shaved close to his scalp. He is shorter than average and seems to favor his right leg when standing. The emblem of Tyr is emblazoned upon his worn tower shield and the symbol on his frayed tabard counts him as a member of Tyr's Knights of the Holy Judgement. Bara Sekt is a contradiction of realities. His mantle of the paladin was forged in solitary hardship in an inhospitable land as evident by the scars on his person and the makeshift repairs on his wares. |
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Post by DOT on Apr 19, 2021 22:49:18 GMT -5
 Level 01: Paladin [Rank: Acolyte of Laws]
(Age 58 on 4/20/21)- Bara Sekt quietly walks the well travelled path towards the outer wall of Cormyr's border outpost, the sun long fallen past the canopy of the treeline. Bara pauses... listening to the Cormite guards lighting the braziers as the night shift relieves the day shift... idle chatter, passing of information. After what might have seemed an eternity, the Tyrran approaches the gates. A letter to Father Cormiss in hand, perhaps Cormyr might be the place for new beginnings. A curiosity that despite his many experiences, his rank has remained the lowest within the Church of Tyr... forever an Acolyte of Laws, perhaps this is due the mostly none-existent nature of the Church within Thay?
SkillsConcentration: 4 - To survive the horrors of Thay, the mind itself must be armored, the danger of a devil is that it can speak truths. Blessed is the mind too small for doubt. Craft Armor: 4 - Bara has had to make due with slim supplies in his endeavors. Over the years he has learned to fashion his own gear, and repair them on the road as needed. Discipline: 4 - Say what you will, but discipline is a virtue most common among the Thayan people, whether one's goals be Good or otherwise. Heal: 4 - With no support, he has had to learn how to treat his own injuries with materials on hand. Lore: 4 - To be knowledgeable of the world is to increase the chance of one's survival. Feats : Bara knows what it means to fight for his life, and he understands the value of striking forcefully without doubt when weapons are bared and deadly spells are chanted. Weapon Focus (warhammer): He is especially good with this weapon, the utilitarian nature of the hammer has served him well in his service to The Stalwart.. fight, repair, stake... a hammer is many things a blade wish it could be. Abilities
Strength: 14 - visibly toned, can throw small objects long distances. Dexterity: 8 - somewhat slow, he favors one leg over the other, perhaps an old injury? Constitution: 14 - able to labor for 12 hours most days. Intelligence: 14 - able to do math or solve logic puzzles mentally with reasonable accuracy. Wisdom: 14 - can get hunches about a situation that doesn’t feel right. Charisma: 14 - interesting, knows what to say to most people.
Level 02: Paladin [Rank: Acolyte of Laws](Age 58 on 4/21/21)- Barek Sek encountered a local... towering woman who had a tendency to overshare long winded stories. An odd person, but trustworthy. Astra Sartorius was likely the friendly neighborhood sort, virtuous and kind. Still... she talked too much. Perhaps this was normal among all Paladins of Torm? Barek was unsure as she was the first he encountered of the Church of the True and his Order of the Golden Lion. After a roundabout conversation, they made way to the local ruins and trekked through its depths going deeper and deeper until eventually encountering a staff of dark energies that fed on the souls of its victims. Victory needs no explanation, defeat allows none.SkillsCraft Armor: +1 - After speaking with a local smith by the name of William, Barek became more knowledgeable of certain metals and their properties. Surely this cold iron would be advantageous against Outsiders that would tempt the soul of man. Discipline: +1 - Zeal is its own Excuse. Heal: +1 - The blood of martyrs is the seed of Justice. Taunt: +2 - He who keeps silent consents. Be loud in your declarations of Faith.
Level 03: Paladin [Rank: Acolyte of Laws](Age 58 on 4/21/21)- Night had fallen in the town of Greatgaunt. Atop the hill by the local temple, Bara Sek quietly watched as adventurers stopped by and purchased healing supplies, just outside the temple he would watch as adventurers trickled down into the crypt... most would return, some did not. As the evening dragged on, Bara would bid the guard let him enter. Down the steps Bara went, down into the crypt of Gaunt. Methodically and slowly he would make his way around the crypt, purging the taint of the fallen. He would pause before a shuffling corpse, recognizing it as one of the adventurers that had entered just earlier in the evening. The now undead adventurer would hobble towards Bara, and Bara would wait for him to come closer. With swift movement, Bara brought his warhammer down onto its head... flattening the skull into two. Then with a kick to its torso, he would free his weapon from the skull. "Purge the unclean." The paladin would continue through the crypt, first the first level, then the second... he would pause at the third, the door marked with fresh blood and a recent struggle. "A suspicious mind is a healthy mind." Bara would not enter through the door to the third level, rather he would follow his path back up, having carefully memorized the den of the evil. He would plan a return in the near future, with all certainty, and purge the remainder of the unclean from this world. For now dawn approached, and Bara would cleanse his body at the inn, and cleanse his soul with prayer before sleeping through the rest of the morning.SkillsCraft Armor: +1 - Before his rest, Bara would purchase a light forge hammer, a bar of steel, and schedule a time with the smithy to make use of the forge at a future date. Discipline: +1 - To Question is to doubt. Heal: +1 - Prayer cleanses the soul, Pain cleanses the body. Taunt: +3 - Foolish are those who fear nothing, yet claim to know everything. FeatsScribe Scroll: In his youth Bara had learned how to scribe scrolls as most Mulani Thayans did. He would purchase reagents and blank scrolls from the local magic shop, speaking prayer over the sheets before storing them away.
Level 04: Paladin [Rank: Solemn Brother](Age 58 on 4/22/21)- The day was for the most part uneventful. At the inn, Bara Sek spent the majority of the morning and the early afternoon in prayer to Tyr, a portion of it in sung evocation much to the annoyance of the neighboring room's occupant. “Reveal the truth, punish the guilty, right the wrong, and be always true and just in your actions.” Following that, the Tyrran would spend the rest of the day's light in silent contemplation of his most recent actions the days prior. Towards the evening, a local elf noble enlisted his aid in finding a den of evil hobgoblin beasts and freeing the nobleman's elvish kin. His mind now was more tired than his body. His communion with The Stalwart was taxing but essential for his continued growth in faith. SkillsDiscipline: +1 - Blessed is the mind too small for doubt. Heal: +2 - A world of death is a world of stagnation, without the change that makes it worthwhile. What you call uncertainty, I call life itself. Taunt: +2 - Why should I fear the devil? It has no power over me.
AbilitiesWisdom +1 - in his age, Bara Sek is unlikely to become stronger or more physically fit. Rather his body would take a seat behind his mind as it spent hours in contemplation of Tyr and Tyr's demands of his paladin. The difference between heresy and treachery is ignorance.
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Post by DOT on Apr 20, 2021 19:21:02 GMT -5
CORMYR THE FOREST KINGDOM: DAY ONE  Just as soon as Bara Sek's soul entered the fugue plane a silken voice spoke..."Welcome Paladin, I have been expecting you... I have a proposal that I believe you would like to hea- AH! AGH! WHAT THE HELLS!"
"..."
Without a word and almost immediately, Bara Sek had pounced on the evil statue and began striking it with both tower shield and hammer.
After several minutes of smashing the statue, Bara Sek stood over it ready to deal a decisive blow.
"Burn the heretic. Kill the devil. Purge the unclean."
"GODSDAMMIT!"
A bright orb appeared in the statue's hand and everything flashed to white.
Bara Sek sat upright... he looked about the room of Greatgaunt's Healer Hut.
"~grunts~"
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: Bara knows what it means to fight for his life, and he understands the value of striking forcefully without doubt when weapons are bared and deadly spells are chanted.