Refuge in Adventure
Rover, Wanderer
Nomad, Vagabond
Call me what you will.
In this world wreathed in war, it was only a matter of time before its torrents of torment tore you from home. Pig-faced orcs and rat-eared goblins fought mail-clad men and doughty dwarves. Tides of steel had clashed and crashed about you, flames danced to the din of death, and a chorus of cries issued then and echo still.
You collapsed long before the battle was over, and it would not be correct to say you truly awoke for a long time.
Granted, the morning after you had been conscious enough to stagger away from the ruins of your village. You were conscious enough to tread trembling on the trodden path southwards.
You weren't conscious enough to remember most of it. Except the echoes. They echoed still.
Hazily, you remember resting and wretching in a rocking ship. You remember the vague days (or weeks?) you had stared lazily at the open ocean. You remember tens of other refugees sharing the same wretched cabin, as well as the same wretched fate.
The miasma of shock began to lift as the ship approached a shining city cradled by rocky cliffs, where the waves lapped joyously at it. The sun gifted the city a golden hue. Fantastically, a hundred ships crowded the docks, and even from the distance you could hear the raucous symphony of civilization.
Children from all the kingdoms of the world heard tell of this place. One need not even be told where they were; the city itself roared its name:
Port Adventure!
Race:
Dwarf
Elf
Halfling
Human
Characteristics:
A. A burly, swaggering youth whose strong arms and firm frame made him a welcome sight on the fields.
B. A lithe and nimble youth infamous for possibly being part-cat.
C. A frail but a brilliant youth who spent his days poring over tomes by candlelight.
D. A humble and stoic youth more at home at the temple than in the farmhouse.
E. A magnetic and captivating youth, to whom the other youths looked to.
Personality: (Choose one from each section.)
I:
A. A youth beholden to authority, and bound gladly to the rule of law.
B. A youth sworn to no one save themselves and their ideals.
C. A youth who follows the rules out of respect, and breaks them as he sees fit.
II:
A. A youth who stands for those who are forced to kneel, who takes up arms against tyranny and terror.
B. A youth who will make you bend or see you break, who would rule with an iron fist and crush with an iron boot.
C. A youth who does what's best. Not necessarily what's right sometimes, but what's best.
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Just a game for fun, based on 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons. I omitted the other races because they aren't very common in this world. The class will come later; not as a choice, but as a sort of proto-adventure or prologue.
Hope you all enjoy.
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