Threeshades
2007-10-15, 10:37 AM
I thought i'd post the sketch of my new character in a separate thread because you never really get any useful feedback in the showcase.
So I present to you:
Cor'Ien, Earth Genasi fighter
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/Tobi-Sean/Drawings/Corien2.jpg
Cor'Ien was born in a small remote village in the North. His mother came from an ancestry of proud warriors but her generation didnt bring any men, to whom the family's most important heirloom, the greatsword Blazing Tempest could have been passed on to, so his mother kept the sword. He never got to know his father, who was an adventurer coming across the village never to be seen there again. After he was born his mother tried to hide him away from public because despite the fact that Earth Genasi aren't unusual in the North, the people of the village rarely got to see any plane-touched and were very distrustful of them.
When Cor'Ien was 6 years old his mother could barely hold him back anymore and eventually he broke out of the house and was seen by the villagers. Disgusted by the "tainted" child the village turned against Cor'Ien's mother. He could only barely flee into the mountains after he had to watch the leader of the village guard beat his mother to death.
For weeks Cor'Ien hid the mountains searching shelter in a little cave and living of only melted snow, small animals that were too slow to run away, any rare kinds of fruit he could find and the burning hatred against the people of his home village. These weeks drove him closer and closer to insanity, before he could lose himself in insanity entirely, he was found by Khernol Keenaxe, a dwarven scout. Khernol immediately recognized Cor'Ien's elemental heritage and adopted him. For the next years Cor'Ien lived with the dwarves of the Keenaxe clan, they trained him in the use of weapons and even taught him in the ways of spellcraft.
Cor'Ien especially preferred to train with the greatsword because he dreamed that one day he would go back to his village and claim Blazing Tempest as his rightful legacy.
When Cor'Ien turned 20 years old he decided to leave the Keenaxe clan and thankfully went on his way. None of the Keenaxes though suspected what they just released into the world. Armed with the best armor the dwarves could forge for him and a masterfully crafted sword Cor'Ien went on his way back to the village. He was still marked by his burning hatred against the villagers and the insanity from his time in the open mountains and now he thought the time for his vengeance has come.
When he entered the village, his sword in his hands already the first villagers to spot him didn't even have enough time to scream before his sword fell and the first heads rolled.
Without a word, without a sigh or a groan, but with his face warped to a mask of pain and burning hatred Cor'Ien slaughtered man, woman and even child. The only sign of mercy he showed was to spare his victims the pain and to grant them a quick death. He kept up his merciless rampage until he found himself in front of an old crumbled ruin of a house. Though it looked completely different from what he remembered, he immediately recognized his home of his childhood.
Cor'Ien dropped his sword and fell on his knees. He sank down and curled up crying in agony until he heard a single battle cry. He turned around and into his view came an older man with a greatsword in his hands.
Cor'Ien didnt take a second to realize that he was staring at the man responsible for his mother's death. And the sword the old man was holding should be in HIS hands. Faster than anyone could have expected it from somebody in such a heavy armor, Cor'Ien came back onto his feet and charged the old man with only a long disturbing mix of a cry of rage, pain and depression and a ferocious battle cry on his lips.
Cor'Ien knew exactly what a powerful weapon Blazing Tempest actually was, but before the old guardsman could take a stroke against him, Cor'Ien's armored fist already hit his face and sent him to the ground. Cor'Ien threw himself over the wounded man and started to beat the rest of his life out of him with only his fists, screaming curses at him in every language he learned throughout his life in the village and in the lands of the Keenaxe clan.
When he came back to consciousness, Cor'Ien found that everyone in the village was either dead or gone, all the survivors fled, he realized that on his rampage he burned down half of the village.
Cor'Ien found himself over the dead body of an old man whose face was no more than a bloody stump anymore. He found Blazing Tempest next to himself lying on the ground. He closed his fingers around the hilt of the old weapon of his ancestors and a refreshing feeling went through his body. In that moment he remembered who's body he was kneeling over. With a sinister smile he lifted himself up on his feet and stared to the horizon.
Cor'Ien went to the village hall an took the town registry book with himself.
He knew nobody could hear him but also he knew that they all knew what he was going to tell them: "I'm going to find you. I will find you all and bring you to justice. I will hunt you down and bring to you what you brought to me." - His next words came out of nowhere, a name he never heard but he immediately understood - "And Malar shall bring me to you."
So much for his background story. He's an NE Earth-Genasi Fighter specializing with the Greatsword. He's almost completely insane (WIS 6) and is searching for the people of his home village with the goal to put every one of them to death including all their offspring.
On his cloak and his loin cloth he writes down the names of every one of his victims as far as he can find them out, those of the villagers as well as anyone who stood in his way.
Larger picture (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/Tobi-Sean/Drawings/Corien.jpg)
So I present to you:
Cor'Ien, Earth Genasi fighter
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/Tobi-Sean/Drawings/Corien2.jpg
Cor'Ien was born in a small remote village in the North. His mother came from an ancestry of proud warriors but her generation didnt bring any men, to whom the family's most important heirloom, the greatsword Blazing Tempest could have been passed on to, so his mother kept the sword. He never got to know his father, who was an adventurer coming across the village never to be seen there again. After he was born his mother tried to hide him away from public because despite the fact that Earth Genasi aren't unusual in the North, the people of the village rarely got to see any plane-touched and were very distrustful of them.
When Cor'Ien was 6 years old his mother could barely hold him back anymore and eventually he broke out of the house and was seen by the villagers. Disgusted by the "tainted" child the village turned against Cor'Ien's mother. He could only barely flee into the mountains after he had to watch the leader of the village guard beat his mother to death.
For weeks Cor'Ien hid the mountains searching shelter in a little cave and living of only melted snow, small animals that were too slow to run away, any rare kinds of fruit he could find and the burning hatred against the people of his home village. These weeks drove him closer and closer to insanity, before he could lose himself in insanity entirely, he was found by Khernol Keenaxe, a dwarven scout. Khernol immediately recognized Cor'Ien's elemental heritage and adopted him. For the next years Cor'Ien lived with the dwarves of the Keenaxe clan, they trained him in the use of weapons and even taught him in the ways of spellcraft.
Cor'Ien especially preferred to train with the greatsword because he dreamed that one day he would go back to his village and claim Blazing Tempest as his rightful legacy.
When Cor'Ien turned 20 years old he decided to leave the Keenaxe clan and thankfully went on his way. None of the Keenaxes though suspected what they just released into the world. Armed with the best armor the dwarves could forge for him and a masterfully crafted sword Cor'Ien went on his way back to the village. He was still marked by his burning hatred against the villagers and the insanity from his time in the open mountains and now he thought the time for his vengeance has come.
When he entered the village, his sword in his hands already the first villagers to spot him didn't even have enough time to scream before his sword fell and the first heads rolled.
Without a word, without a sigh or a groan, but with his face warped to a mask of pain and burning hatred Cor'Ien slaughtered man, woman and even child. The only sign of mercy he showed was to spare his victims the pain and to grant them a quick death. He kept up his merciless rampage until he found himself in front of an old crumbled ruin of a house. Though it looked completely different from what he remembered, he immediately recognized his home of his childhood.
Cor'Ien dropped his sword and fell on his knees. He sank down and curled up crying in agony until he heard a single battle cry. He turned around and into his view came an older man with a greatsword in his hands.
Cor'Ien didnt take a second to realize that he was staring at the man responsible for his mother's death. And the sword the old man was holding should be in HIS hands. Faster than anyone could have expected it from somebody in such a heavy armor, Cor'Ien came back onto his feet and charged the old man with only a long disturbing mix of a cry of rage, pain and depression and a ferocious battle cry on his lips.
Cor'Ien knew exactly what a powerful weapon Blazing Tempest actually was, but before the old guardsman could take a stroke against him, Cor'Ien's armored fist already hit his face and sent him to the ground. Cor'Ien threw himself over the wounded man and started to beat the rest of his life out of him with only his fists, screaming curses at him in every language he learned throughout his life in the village and in the lands of the Keenaxe clan.
When he came back to consciousness, Cor'Ien found that everyone in the village was either dead or gone, all the survivors fled, he realized that on his rampage he burned down half of the village.
Cor'Ien found himself over the dead body of an old man whose face was no more than a bloody stump anymore. He found Blazing Tempest next to himself lying on the ground. He closed his fingers around the hilt of the old weapon of his ancestors and a refreshing feeling went through his body. In that moment he remembered who's body he was kneeling over. With a sinister smile he lifted himself up on his feet and stared to the horizon.
Cor'Ien went to the village hall an took the town registry book with himself.
He knew nobody could hear him but also he knew that they all knew what he was going to tell them: "I'm going to find you. I will find you all and bring you to justice. I will hunt you down and bring to you what you brought to me." - His next words came out of nowhere, a name he never heard but he immediately understood - "And Malar shall bring me to you."
So much for his background story. He's an NE Earth-Genasi Fighter specializing with the Greatsword. He's almost completely insane (WIS 6) and is searching for the people of his home village with the goal to put every one of them to death including all their offspring.
On his cloak and his loin cloth he writes down the names of every one of his victims as far as he can find them out, those of the villagers as well as anyone who stood in his way.
Larger picture (http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/Tobi-Sean/Drawings/Corien.jpg)