Tenistan Rhial
Massively built human male with short reddish-brown hair. Favors plate armor and is always loaded for bear with weapons for any circumstance. Dedicated follower of the Horseman (a Northern pastoralist deity).
Comet: Unusually Intelligent and Deceptively Fast Destrier (3)
Languages: The Common Tongue of the North Lands as well as some ability with several humanoid dialects (particular Orc and Gnoll).
Tools: Patchwork plate armor [a proper tool for his cavalry officer cliche... the other cliches can make due with lighter armor]; bastard sword, war pick, hunting spear, long bow, quicker, arrows, mace, shield, lasso, manacles. Proper tack and harness for the horse (including saddle bags).
Other Possessions: 74 gp 6 sp. Adventurer's harness. bedroll, winter blanket. Adventuring clothes, heavy boots, gloves. Wooden holy symbol, lantern, 3 flasks of oil. Waterskin, 1 weeks trail rations. Large sack.
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Muscular Human Cavalry Officer: Being very strong and tough; fighting from horseback (using a variety of melee weapons and the long bow); fighting dismounted; commanding troops in battle; riding horses in battle; caring for horses; packing; camping.
Mercenary Outrider Who Is Handy With All Weapons: Fighting with just about any weapon, riding, caring for horses, reconnaissance, tracking, scouting enemy positions, orienteering, finding mercenary work.
Rancher Turned Bounty Hunter: Roping cattle and sheep; roping people; tracking; animal handling; conducting investigations; intimidation; tying knots; farm-work.
Unusually Intelligent and Deceptively Fast Destrier: Being an amazing war-horse, being ridden, jumping, running fast, charging down pike formations, fighting with hoof and mouth.
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CHARACTER GENERATION & WORLD-BUILDING NOTES
Image
My python script selected another D&D 4e preview image from the WotC site. This one depicts a quintessential Fighting Man. Even though he is obviously a horseman, I like how he is *not* a stereotypical medieval knight.
Name
Used the Fantasy Name Generator to come up with something vaguely Euro-Celtic.
Backstory
The gist is that Tenistan took an early retirement from his career as cavalry officer (knight without all the pomp and circumstance) to raise sheep & cattle on land purchased from the spoils of war. Being on the borderlands, it was eventually over-run by Gnolls. Tenistan lost everything (including a wife and three children). The only thing he retained was his armor, a few weapons, and his trusty horse Comet. Since that day, he has dedicated himself to adventuring in the wild-lands and to a) regain his fortune and b) exact revenge on the barbarian humanoid tribes so often found there. He has frequently taken bounty hunter jobs to make ends meet.
Setting
Tenistan is from a human barony that is not far from the starting region of the campaign. The land is still quite unsettled, though, and he won't have any special knowledge of the uncharted lands.
1 comments:
Awesome, really nice work. I love how this is playing out, great stuff!
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