So had a game with the below characters fizzle out and I'd really like to do
something with them...
Ajax of Olfden - NG Sorcerer
Ajax is the youngest sun of a rather prolific merchant. Although never wealthy his father was very widely traveled and Ajax grew up with stories of faraway and fantastic places. After his father's death he decided to take up the call of adventuring and although young and naive he has set out from his small town to make the world a better place.
Talice Vexidyre - NE Cleric of Pharsma
A dark elf from the drow city of Zirnakaynin, born to House Vexidyre. A noble daughter born to a matriarch from an ancillary branch of the main family cursed with nothing but male offspring she was quickly groomed for success and leadership. Growing up all her house servants and older brothers were subservient to her for fear of her potential once she ascended. As she was coming into power she found herself drawn away from the family patron Shax and towards Pharasma. Discovering an ancient religious text in the market she began to read and re-interpret the various messages inside until she became convinced that she was part of one of the prophecies the book spoke about. She didn't care that it was the Age of Lost Omens, that no prophecy had been fulfilled for hundreds of years. She is headstrong and confident that her beliefs are reality and so she abandoned her titles and heritage and traveled to the surface to start working on this prophecy of hers.
Nobz of the Unknown Knighthood - CN Goblin Cavalier
Nobz grew up a typical goblin in a small goblin tribe. When his tribe was raided by a hobgoblin army he thought his days were numbered. Suddenly a group of shiny knights in shiny armor on top of mighty steads thundered down the valley and shattered the hobgoblins with ferocious charge. Nobz was completely transfixed by the sight and became obsessed with creating a group of goblin knights on par with any of the other races. So far his quest...has not gone well. He stole some books and read up about how knights
should act but chivalry is complicated and confusing for him. Something about a dragon and a damsel and he doesn't know anyone to fit any of that. Nevertheless he is obsessed with creating a goblin knight chapter and on top of his riding wolf he is slowly piecing together shiny armor (made from junk) and a giant banner (made from a stolen tablecloth) and is hard at work trying to put down terms as to what a goblin knight should be.
NOTE: Could be converted to Gnome if not a fan of goblin PCs...
Ghost - TN Half-orc Ranger
An outcast already, when her tribe was decimated in a conflict she traveled far to get away from her history and live off the land. Silent and pragmatic, she cares little for saving the world and just wants to make enough coin to be able to live on her own away from civilization.
The idea for bringing all these crazy characters together is that Talice believes that Ajax is part of some prophecy that will change the world. This is not the case and the mental gymnastics she has to perform in order to even think that are mind boggling but her mind is made up and no one will convince her otherwise. Nobz likewise hears about this prophecy and thinks it's the perfect opportunity to make a name for his knighthood, whenever he finally figures out a name for it. Ghost is originally just hired to be a wilderness guide having actually traveled around [INSERT CAMPAIGN START] but gets drawn further and further into the adventure through the others, especially Nobz who she develops a soft spot for being an outcast herself.
I'm fine with running through published modules, adventure paths, or custom content. I would prefer Golarion as a setting but I'm open to pretty much anything. Finally although this is the list I'm presenting as three of the above were part of a game that died, I have a long list of other potential group members that can be cherry picked as necessary.
Classes and Alignments can also be subject to change as best suits the campaign.
Below is a sample from when Talice and Ajax first me.
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There was a shout from the tavern entrance. A cloaked figure had entered, a woman and a shapely one at that. Ajax was about to turn away when an elf, a hunter by the look of him, hissed an angry threat and approached the newcomer with his hand on his sword.
"You should not be here. Leave. Now!"
The cloaked woman tried to ignore the elf and move past him but he gave her a rough shove on her shoulder back towards the exit. It was enough of a jolt to knock her hood down and the whole tavern gasped. It revealed a strikingly angular face with pure white hair and dark, almost black, skin. Other then the coloration the woman looked elven as well which surprised Ajax. Something about her appearance tugged at the back of his memory.
The elf shoved the woman again.
"Xun naut lli natha rah pholor ussa"
The woman spit out the words with such venom Ajax was surprised she didn't reach for her own weapon. The words were foreign but Ajax realized that he understood her... mostly. His father had traveled all across the Inner Sea and had procured a book that had many phrases translated into Undercommon. His vocabulary was \ limited but it was enough for Ajax to get the jist of her statement.
<<Do not touch me>>
It was clear that something bigger was going on but Ajax did not like the deadly stare the elf levied against his darker kin. By now all eyes were on the pair and the bartender seemed to be on the verge of kicking them both to settle their differences outside. From the looks of things, Ajax could only imagine the bloodshed that would happen if that were to occur.
Ajax shuffled through the crowd getting closer to the pair. He didn't want violence to erupt and prepared his Grease spell. The woman tried to push past a final time and this time the stronger elf shoved her hard and she fell against the back of the door.
"Foul abomination...go back to hell!"
The elf drew his sword and the bartender cried out. There was a murmor from the crowd but nobody moved to stop the strike. The woman was stunned and was unarmed as the elf took a step forward...and slipped on a patch of grease on the ground. Ajax's spell had gone off perfectly and the elf fell, dropping his sword. The woman stood up but made no motion to press her advantage, stepping quickly past the elf and into the crowd.
Meanwhile the owner/bouncer had gotten to the elf and he soon found himself being hustled out the door with a lifetime ban to boot.
Nobody draws a blade in my inn unless its to cut their bread! You show your face back here and you'll wish you hadn't"
The crowd gave a cheer and then went back to their conversations and drinks. The excitement was over and the woman now at the back of the bar was quickly forgotten with her hood back in place. Ajax wondered if he should say anything and after a minute hesitation he carefully approached her at the back of the bar.
Usstan kestal dos...um... ph'tejmook'cinkjuu... alur?
He had hoped he had offered her his well wishes but he had never actually heard the language spoken and could only guess on the pronunciation. He thought he did a decent job but then her mouth seemed to drop open in shock. Ajax realized he might have just related her backside to a pig...the words were surprisingly close he realized in hindsight. He was worried she might draw her blade and run him through but instead she spoke in heavily accented common.
"You...speak...the tongue?"
He just shrugged. He had no idea what he had really said but whatever it was it was good enough as she grabbed his shoulder and dragged him into a seat. It was only up close that he realized just how tall and thin she was. She was easily a few inches taller then him yet he probably outweighed her by a couple of stone. Nevertheless he let her put him into place, about as stunned as she was.
"Where...did...you...learn?"
"My father. He was a merchant and had some dealings with the... deep dwarves?"
She nodded. Although she spoke with a thick accent she seemed to understand him very well.
"When were you born?"
"Ummm... well let me think. Three months ago was my birth date. I just turned seventeen."
How many...days...exact needed.
The woman was almost as strange as her exotic coloring . It was a weird question to ask and Ajax was puzzled by what it could mean. The woman was haning on his words like her life depended on it.
"94 days ago. Exact."
The woman didn't reply, instead she pulled out a thick and ancient tome from her backpack and flipped through the pages. She was muttering to herself but this time Ajax couldn't follow. She found the page and as she read the words she seemed to smile and her whole visage seemed to brighten up.
"Who...are you? What...are you?"
I am Ajax. I'm currently in between jobs but I seek to become a mighty adventurer.
To save...Golarion?
Uhh...yeah. Exactly.
I am Talice De'Natha Vexidyre, priestess of Pharasma and I will be accompanying you.
Ajax was dumbfounded by her statement. He figured he would need to recruit some allies but she had spoken so matter of factly. It wasn't an offer, it wasn't even so much a demand as an expectation that he would follow her command and to defy her would be unthinkable.
”Ummm...”
Talice just pointed down at the text in front of her. It was written in a strange language and Ajax had no idea what it said, especially reading it upside down but Talice seemed to think it explained everything.
”The prophecy. Your birthdate aligns with the Chosen of Pharasma's coming. It cannot be coincidence that we met here. That you saved me and know my language. It is your destiny to change the world and mine to guide you.”
Ajax's mind was in a fog. He had only left his town last month to try to see more of the world and now a foreigner from the Darklands was telling him that he fulfilled some kind of prophecy? It was all overwhemling but he realized that to argue would be futile and with that elf potentially lurking around outside they both might be safer off sticking together, at least for awhile...
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