I have no idea what to make for my next character on Shadow Siege, so I have been thinking about my past characters. None of them seem right for the game to me. Even with major modification they would all be silly in the context of Aagos (except maybe one of my Earthdawn characters... the magic system and the world concept are very similar).

So, I am taking suggestions. I know some of you SS'ers read this, I've heard rumors about it.

This is my grand idea thus far:

Name: Contessa Emlyn ferch Gavan ab Dylan aka "Emmie"
Age: 18?
Race: Human
Occupation: Guard/Commander of the Archers
Religion: The Spear of Conquest (Balor because he's my favorite of the Gods)
Father: Count Gaven ap Dylan ab Gwilym
Mother: Dame Shoshanah ferch Asher ab Moesha
(Note: these names have been pulled directly out of my buttocks... father is welsh names, mother is hebrew names)

short desc: ????
long desc: ????

That's it thus far and it's shitty and I don't know if I like it. The rough (very rough) back story is that she is the younger of twins. (Her sister's name is Rhian and studies magic within the Temple of the Golden Faith and belongs to The Order of the Sun.) She joined the Guard because of her boredom with noble life, Devotion to the Gods, King and Telantha, aaaand her family's wealth was wiped out in the Cataclysm (they made their money as Sea Merchants and Naval Officers). She went out and joined the Guard the day after Cymur freed Telantha from the darkness against the wishes of her father. Her sister on the other hand, stayed home and did as her father wished and joined the Church of the Golden Faith. Emmie later joined the Spear of Conquest and remained in the guard.

Basically, my big introduction idea that I had revolved around the mask ball and her being introduced in a big, opulant dress and gorgeous mask thereby tricking everyone into thinking she was pretty, in reality she is very plain. She would be accompanied by her father. She relies on wit, dry humour and her smarts more than anything to win her favour with men and her fellow guard. She is the commander of the Archers along the Telanthan wall, her skill with a bow truly amazing: probably due to the fact that she plays the harp. (Her sister sings.) She also has reasonable skill with the spear/javelin.

One a follower of Balor and the other a follower of Cymur, the twins are quite different. But they share a bond that only twins can. She is unmarried, but her sister has a husband (Rhian is the older of the sisters). She lives with her father still and her salary and service is what allows them to keep their house (and partially their title). Her sister does her their father says, she goes out of her way to disobey him. (But she remains devoted to the old man despite this, she is really a Daddy's little girl.) Her sister wears her hair long and stylishly down, she wears her pulled back into a tight, unattractive bun. Her sister enjoys reading, sewing and cooking; she enjoys running, archery and dancing. Her sister is the epitome of gentle; she is blunt. Her sister is outwardly giving and she is outwardly selfish. (In reality this reversed.) Her sister is wise, she is perceptive (eagle eyed). Her sister enjoys wine, she enjoys whiskey. Her sister is chaste; she has had a handful of lovers looking for the right one.

Her father (Count Gaven ap Dylan ab Gwilym) is a distant (very distant) cousin of the now King Telan. He is old fashioned and believes she should be married off to a good family and is searching for a husband for her. He is also aging and disenchanted with how Telantha is, as few people seem to respect him any more since he lost his wealth. Her mother was a lower noble from Aatiru. Her father met her on one of his many Merchanting trips, married her and brought her back to Telantha. She was soft spoken and demure as most noble women are. She died from the plague before a cure could be found. (Actually, she got the plague and the family 'put her out of her misery'.)

That's it so far. I don't even have much of a personality hammered out. I'd like to find someone to play her sister because I think the interaction between the two would be fun. I also have this idea in my head that every now and again, they switch places to play pranks on people and get out of the everyday routine of their lives.

Posted by Utopia at November 1, 2005 01:13 PM

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