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| Baron Gaspard Mortalmyer | |
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| Topic Started: Jul 3 2013, 02:55 PM (254 Views) | |
| Baron Gaspard | Jul 3 2013, 02:55 PM Post #1 |
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Name: GASPARD MORTALMYER, BARON OF SCULL Race: HUMAN - BAROVIAN Gender: MALE Age: 45 Abilities PROTECT, SHELL, TELEPORT Equipment THE MINDSWORD, SCULL TRADITIONAL ARMOR AND CLOAK The Mindsword THE MINDSWORD IS ONE OF MANY POWERFUL ARTIFACT WEAPONS FORGED BY THE ELDRICH. WHY IT WAS MADE FOR MORTAL HANDS IS UNKNOWN, BUT THE SWORD FITS PERFECTLY IN THE GRASP OF A HUMAN. WHEN DRAWN AND REVEALED, ALL SENTIENT AND INTELLIGENT CREATURES WITHIN A MILE RADIUS OF THE WEAPON ARE COMPELLED TO OBEY THE WIELDER AND WORSHIP THEM LIKE A GOD. THE MIND-ALTERING EFFECTS PERSIST FOR ROUGHLY ONE WEEK AFTER BEING IN THE SWORD'S PRESENCE, DECAYING SLOWLY OVER THAT TIME. Physical Attributes OLD, BUT HEALTHY. HE'S MANAGED TO STAY THIN BY GRACE OF THE COLD WEATHER IN NORTHERN BAROVIA, THOUGH HIS CALORIC INTAKE IS BEYOND WHAT MOST PEOPLE IN THE RICH CITY STRATHMOOR ENJOY ON A DAILY BASIS. HE WOULD CLAIM TO BE A WARRIOR, AND THAT HIS FITNESS STEMS FROM THAT, BUT IN TRUTH THE BARON HAS SELDOM LIFTED A FINGER ON THE BATTLEFIELDS SPANNING THE VAST NORTHERN REACHES. MANY OF HIS SUBJUGATES CLAIM THAT IT IS BY MAGIC THAT GASPARD MANAGES TO STAY FIT AND MUSCULAR, EVEN ON INTO HIS LATER YEARS. Clothing and Attire WITH NO LACK OF STYLE, GASPARD DONS THE BRIGHTEST BLUES, GREYS AND GOLDS - THE COLORS OF HIS PROVINCE. A LONG, GREY, WOLF'S HIDE CLOAK DRAGS BEHIND HIM ON THE GROUND, AND DIED BLUE LEATHER STRAPS TIE VAMBRACES AND GREEVES TO HIS BODY. HIS TUNIC IS BLUE ON ONE HALF OF THE BREAST, AND GOLD THE OTHER. THE SYMBOL OF HIS BARONSHIP, HIS FATHER'S SWORD, IS EMBLAZONED IN HIS GORGET NECK PIECE. History THE BARON HAS BEEN LIVING OFF OF THE WEALTH OF BAROVIA FOR DECADES. HIS FATHER BALMORETH WAS A BARON IN THE NORTHERN LANDS OF SCULL, WHERE THE GROUND IS FROZEN AND THE MOORS AND MIRES NEVER THAW. GASPARD INHERITED THESE LANDS WHEN HIS FATHER PASSED, BUT NONE OF THE CONTRACTS THAT THE BRAVE BARON BALMORETH FORGED WITH STRATHMOOR. IN HIS DAY, BALMORETH CAMPAIGNED THE SCOURGE UNDEAD STILL WANDERING THE WASTES, KEEPING THEM FROM EVER REACHING DOWN INTO THE RICHER FIELDS OF MID AND SOUTHERN BAROVIA. BECAUSE BALMORETH'S WORK WAS SO THOROUGH, VERY LITTLE IS LEFT OF THE SCOURGE, NOW, LEAVING GASPARD WITHOUT A STRONG CAUSE, THOUGH HE WOULD HAVE NEIGHBORING BARONSHIPS AND THE CAPITOL STRATHMOOR BELIEVE OTHERWISE. GASPARD REMEMBERS THE GLORY OF HIS FATHER'S TRIUMPHS, AND STILL DECORATES THE HALLS OF CASTLE SCULL WITH THE ABOMINABLE TROPHIES OF THE UNDEAD, AND HE SEEKS DESPERATELY TO BE AWARDED THE SAME HONOR THAT HIS FATHER HAD. IT IS UNFAIR THAT THE FAMILY STRATH REFUSES TO GRANT HIM A SIZABLE STANDING ARMY, A LARGE ROAD SYSTEM FROM HIS PROVINCE TO THE CITY, AND FULL SUPPORT OF THE STRATHMOOR ARMORY. AFTER ALL, THE UNDEAD STILL EXIST, AND HE'S BEEN FIGHTING THEIR DETESTABLE KIND HIS ENTIRE LIFE. HE IS A TRUE BAROVIAN! BUT SOOTH, HE WON'T ADMIT THAT THE UNDEAD WHICH REMAIN ROAM IN NO LARGER THAN PACKS OF FIVE, AND THAT THEY ARE DESTITUTE AND NEAR FROZEN SOLID FROM THE COLD. NEVERTHELESS, HE IS THE HEIR TO HIS FATHER'S TRADITION, AND WHY THE CAPITOL DOES NOT HONOR HIS DEEDS AND EFFORTS IS A CRIME BEYOND HIS UNDERSTANDING! WHAT ARE THOSE RICH, FAT POLITICIANS DOING DOWN THERE IN THE WARM SOUTH WHILE HE AND HIS FEW REMAINING FAITHFULS FREEZE IN SCULL? -Please know that the Mindsword is a creation of author Fred Saberhagen, and that Mythwood does not own the rights to the concept or name.- |
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