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Sorry, I didn't mean to imply ownership. He sees Ward as any other of the staff, although big metal and imposing. An excellent ally and guard. Someone you want on your side voluntarily. Ward gets compensated well im sure smile

Considering the dire state of our finances we may all have to do without pay soon. sad

So I'm thinking of playing the local trapper, who got to know the family after one member became particularly interested in the pelts brought into town every now and then.

That or some form of reluctant hunt advisor, and hunt as in the mideval fox hunts performed by nobles.

no, i do not mind being incorporated in peoples backgrounds, i left mine clear for that purpose, just clear them with me first...i don't want others saying my character did something that he did not.

Lots and lots of metal polish, heh.

I like Belgaert as a name just fine. My character is 18 now and was in Harkenwold for 5 years. Outside of the occasional correspondence with the family, I'd like the current events and happenings of Fallcrest to be a bit jarring to him.

Since Grandpa isn't a great mage but has a great mind and a seeming flair for the dramatic, I figured he would have read to me a lot as a child, thus instilling in me the desire to learn and study. This leads into the younger version of my character relentlessly asking questions of the rest of the family and hangers on.

I was thinking that Del could have first taught young me how to use a bow after begging father constantly to be allowed on a hunt. The idea of setting and hiding traps also really intrigued my young mind. I imagine lots of scenes of myself failing but picking it up with persistence. I wasn't graceful enough to shoot like you so I had to find my own way. Still, your tutelage and the time spent on hunts opened my eyes and ears and helps explain why I give the party pluses to insight and perception. Perhaps the current head of house enjoyed hunting a great deal more than grandpa did.

I was also thinking that Ward could have taught me swordplay and tactics, if anything inadvertently. I could see myself following you around the halls on your rounds and watching you practice drills, popping in with questions about stance and how soldiers fight in formation.

Katherine was 7 when I left for Harkenwold at 13, so I bet we went out into the woods and played at least some. I imagine she was always better at finding what berries were safe to eat and what flowers were prettiest while i was climbing trees and reading books by streams.

I bet Hammond and I got into trouble . It wasn't a huge estate and I was thinking we never treated our servants poorly anyway, so with only a 3 year age difference we could have had some grand mischief. Me as lookout of course, I wasn't very sneaky. Perhaps there was even a small scandal where we accidentally got involved with the River Rats!

Basically, I tried to be a renaissance man. The only things I truly exceled at were cordiality, academia, finances, and the like. I tried to learn whatever I could from everyone at the estate before leaving. Hopefully each of you can see a bit of yourself in me as I left a child and try to prove myself a man.

I'm still thinking of a name, but if no one ends up playing the current head of house, perhaps he died in a suspicious hunting accident and thats why i've been called back. People are after our lands after all.

This is all just stream of thought, if ive stepped on anyone's character's toes please say so! You guys are great

There goes my plans for a dwarf with a Boar beast companion!! scream *flipstable*

15 is around childhood for an elf, so I'd say i've known you for 20 to 30 years, right around the time I started. Otherwise sounds good.