Welcome to the Lands of Arda
Thirteen fragments, beings with vast power, originating from the Divine Realm, traveled to this newly found planet. These fragments, later known as the major gods, live in the Divine Realm together with other fragments. They called themselves fragments as they believe they all originated from one, all powerful being, that created all universes, but then split. The thirteen fragments were close like siblings and always did things together. The planet when it was found was barren, without life or magic, but it had potential. The one that was first to spot this new planet, named Arda, did not hesitate to detach herself from the Divine Realm and imbue with the planet to give it life and magic. That was seen as a great sacrifice by the other twelve, who knew that their sibling Arda would not be able to return until this planet is no more.
The twelve gods split into three groups, which were later known as Gold (Good), Silver (Evil) and Emerald (Neutral). The groups stayed the same, except from three changes. Dominaria switched from Gold to Silver, Iskar from Emerald to Gold and Oromne from Silver to Emerald. The exact dates of those changes are largely unknown but they are approximated at the end of 1st Era or the early centuries of the 2nd.
From that change and onwards no shifts have been reported. The groups are as following:
Gold (Good) | Silver (Evil) | Emerald (Neutral) |
Besides the twelve major fragments, lesser fragments travelled to the world of Arda for various reasons. Other seeking to gain followers, other intrigued by events, other simply by curiosity, others banished from their previous worlds or other seeking refuge from forces that want them perished. These Lesser fragments are not as powerful as the twelve gods and cannot sustain themselves by feeding from multiple plains. They are also referred as "local gods" and such local communities or events is what feeds them. They full extent of their power varies, but many estimate them to be equally strong as the first dragons. Lesser fragments are not widely known, even though they'd wish to be. Even if they could be amassing a large amount of followers, they prefer to be more subtle, to not incur the wrath of major fragments for stealing their energy. Some of the Lesser Fragments work as Patrons, offer power to individuals known as warlocks, in exchange of tasks or worship.
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Overview
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Early Life
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Backstory
Where did your character grow up? What place do they call "home" now? (could
be the same or different.) [75 words max]
Before Friday became "Friday" he was known as Theodore Zindo. He grew up in Lynev in an orphanage. He was the only human in the orphanage full of gnomes and halflings, but he and the other children were treated well. The orphanage has sadly burnt down because of him (giving him permanent damage to his vocal cords).
Who raised your character and how? What are these people doing now? [75 words max]
Conorin and Noopnub Brambleman - the couple who manages the orphanage
Odima Brushdew - the halfling priestess who Friday was following when he thought he was going to become a man of the cloth
Multiple halfling and gnome brothers and sisters at the orphanage;
How did your attribute scores affect your character? [175 words max]
Friday learned how to deal with people growing up in an orphanage full of people. Being the oldest out of the orphans, he took care of many of them as they all grew up. Second, as he trained at the church, he created a way to study that allowed him to read and retain information better.
What made your character obtain the class they have now? [75 words max]
Friday was training to become a cleric of Oromne, and as he was practicing magic, he had a surge of wild magic, starting a large fire that burned down the orphanage. Luckily, everyone survived, but all their belongings were destroyed. Since that day, he has not been able to fully control the magic within him.
What your character doing in recent years before the campaign's start? [75 words max]
In the last 2 - 3 years, Friday has been looking to earn money to build a new orphanage for his family. In this time, he met Monday and joined her menagerie because of the promise of gold. Friday and Monday argued more than the other members of the menagerie, but they were allies.
What motivated your character to leave their previous lifestyle and become adventurers? [120 words max]
Guilt motivated Friday to leave his previous lifestyle. His family is without a home and staying at the church and he is trying to earn as much money as he can to help them.
Which people are important for your character? [75 words max]
Currently, the people important to Friday are the other people of the menagerie (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday) as well as the rest of his family at the orphanage.
What connections does your character have to the other player characters? [175 words max]
Communicate with the other players and create two positive connections with two other player characters. Could have been friendship, coworkers, family relation or any relation that results in some degree of trust.
Name a promise you have made to another player character that you would never break. [75 words max]
Again communicate and agree on a promise your character has made to one of the two other characters (you have connections to), that you wouldn't break. The other character doesn't have to promise back the same.
If nothing happened, what short/long term goals does your character have? [75 words max]
Short term goals: wants to build a new orphanage for his family
Long-term goals: wants to complete his training and become a priest
What makes your character a likeable adventurer that others would be willing to have to risk their lives for? [75 words max]
Friday is a nice person. He doesn't have a lot of control over his magic, but is willing to do whatever it takes to correct any issues he causes. Growing up in Lynev, he also knows a lot about magic and magic items
What has your character done in the past, that they now deeply regret?[75 words max]
The fire he started spread quickly and destroyed other homes and businesses.
Are there any people that would wish harm to your character and why?[100 words max]
- Multiple people who had their homes and businesses destroyed by Friday
More optional plot hooks: [Choose one]
- I have done something in my past that others might not forget.
Overview
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