01-21-2016, 12:16 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-13-2016, 02:36 PM by The Humble Sage.)
Character History: Reynold hails from the kingdom of Shallot, and belongs to a noble family of middling influence. The third Son of Viscount del'Ortine he knew that he was unlikely to have much success in the political sphere. Reynold decided at an early age to instead become a battle-mage, in the hopes that his exploits on the battlefield would garner him recognition and prestige. His father sent him to train at one of the foremost academies in the kingdom, where he studied under the finest war-wizards of the kingdom. Reynold was incredibly studious, interacting as little as possible with the other students, and spending long nights pouring over the techniques of various great Battle-mages.
Despite this, he was sent away from the academy in under a year. Though he was moderately competent at the combat techniques of the War-wizard, Reynold did not posses enough attunement to properly wield magic, and could only manage simple cantrips. Both Reynold and his father were extremely dissatisfied with this outcome, and there was a festering animosity between them. After a particularly heated argument about Reynold enlisting as a squire, the fourteen wintered boy left one night to seek his fortune alone.
He was jumped by bandits three hours outside of town.
Deciding that he was likely off noble birth, the bandits planned to hold him for ransom, and sent messengers into town to ascertain his identity. Reynold spent the next three weeks a prisoner, alone and angry at himself and the world. Eventually, another prisoner was brought in by the bandits, an old mystic, with drooping eyelids. The bandits were unable to find Reynold's family, as Viscount del'Ortine had refused to acknowledge the boy was his. Their leader was becoming increasingly frustrated with the affair, and could be heard every so often saying that they would be better off killing the extra mouths to feed.
This situation continued for another two weeks. During this time the old Sage, a man named Wilkyn managed to break through the walls of rage that Reynold had built up around himself and actually converse with the young man. Reynold learned of a sage's quest for knowledge, and found that it aligned well with his own skills. Focused on knowledge and intellect, but only lightly caressing the realms of the supernatural.
Reynold resolved that if he survived the current situation he would pursue the life of a scholar, and seek out lore from across the land. His opportunity came when the woodsmen of the Lower Dale raided the bandit lair in retaliation for a recent attack. During the fighting, Sage Wilkyn was shot by a stray arrow and the frail man died in Reynold's arms. In a fell fury, Reynold grabbed for the nearest weapon and entered the fray. Facing down the Bandit leader with nothing more than a club, Reynold managed to hold his own against the much larger man for several bouts, before taking a ringing blow to the side of the head, slicing one ear and sending Reynold to the ground. The Leader, a man known as Tenrim the Stretcher, then fled, as the woodsmen finished off the rest of his men with deadly precision.
The leader of the Woodsmen, a slender elf known as Yianna, told Reynold that he was indebted to the village for them saving him, and when Reynold explained his disowned status instead took him back with them as an indentured servant. Reynold learned small amounts of woodcraft from the next three years he spent in the village, and after the threat of banditry in the area increased, Yianna even tutored him the military traditions of the Woodsmen.
The agile style of combat suited Reynold much better, and he became adept at counters and parries, always favoring a defensive fighting stance. while spending so much time with ever-young she elf, Reynold became somewhat infatuated with her, although she never responded to his advances. He learned much from the wood elf, and after his three years of servitude were finished, he bid the village farewell, and traveled to the capital, where he obtained a position as a clerical scribe for the royal court. Reynold worked diligently, copying texts and accounts swiftly. After working in the court for several years, Reynold was on track to be given a very prestigious position amongst the King's scholars. However, though his Father had passed away some years before, his two elder brothers refused to re-admit him to the family and bring to light their father's shameful dealings with him. To this end they expended some of their influence to ensure that Reynold remained in obscurity, never progressing far within the political circles of the capital. Reynold grew frustrated again, until an old friend of Wilkyn presented him with an opportunity to work as a lore-gatherer. Due to his training, he was often chosen to collect particularly hard to find or dangerous texts for the capital's archives.
Reynold found this work to be something he was quite good at, greatly enjoying the independence the role afforded him. He developed a network of contacts throughout the Kingdom, including a much more mutual friendship with Yianna, who was familiar with many of the less well-trafficked parts of the kingdom, and as Reynold aged they became staunch allies. Reynold grew bold in his position and began to accumulate what works he could to start a personal collection. He was starting to age, and the travel was starting to disagree with him more. Reynold began to plot, seeking to wrest away from his brothers some portion of their control (if not their inheritance) so that he could claim some prestige with which to retire to study.
He had continued in this plotting for five years when Omni summoned him to the Nexus.
Physical Description: Reynold is by no means imposing, being only average in height and generally less buff than your average prime. His blackish hair is tied back into a ponytail, and patches of gray stain both that and the mostly trimmed beard he sports. He is dressed in a reddish-brown tunic and has a slightly more scarlet robe for more formal occasions. a couple pieces of leather are all the armor he feels will be beneficial to him He wears a pair of comfortable moccasins, but has a pair of solid boots for more extreme travels. He has a satchel that he keeps over his shoulder which contains his writing utensils to record lore from across the Omniverse. He needs reading glasses to be able to read anything very small. Due to his nature as a Bibliomancer (see Omniverse history below) Reynold's blood is thick and black like ink, and behaves much the same.
Omniverse History:
Reynold was fundamentally altered by an encounter he experienced shortly after arriving in the Nexus. Because the full details of the experience are unknown to him at present, but could cause confusion if not explained, I have included the information as I have currently decided it below. (This is an explanation of all the weird stuff going on with the strange lettering and why the Sage keeps mentioning that journal he can't read, so if that's something you want to keep a surprise don't read it)
[spoiler]
The strange journal-like book that the Sage carries but is unable to decipher is written in the ҨՅӴՅԖҴՒՅѼ language. This language arrived in the omniverse through some means that even it does not know, but now only resides within the mind of Reynold, and the book which he carries. Through some unknown means, this language has gained a level of... I suppose it could be called sentience... and seeks to use Reynold as a vessel to spread itself. to this end it has infected his bloodstream with the ink of its pages, taking hold of a portion of his mind. For the most part, the ҨՅӴՅԖҴՒՅѼ does not affect his actions, although it will attempt to protect him via the use of Bibliomancy and the ink-blood that flows through his veins can be used to seal wounds on both himself and others. What goals the ҨՅӴՅԖҴՒՅѼ has beyond self-preservation are anyone's guess, and its existence as an entity is still fully unknown to the Sage. However, this should help people who are confused by some of the events and powers of the Sage.
[/spoiler]
Alphabet for those who feel like decrypting the ҨՅӴՅԖҴՒՅѼ Speech whenever it shows up.
[Spoiler]
Ӕ:A Ӹ:B Շ:C ժ: D Յ:E Է:F Թ:G Ԣ:H
Ւ:I Ք:J Հ:K վ:L Ѿ:M Ѽ:N Ө:O Ԗ: P
Ӝ:Q Ҋ:R Ҩ:S Ҵ:T ԥ:U Ӵ:V Ճ:W Ѭ:X
Д:Y Ю:Z
[/spoiler]
Despite this, he was sent away from the academy in under a year. Though he was moderately competent at the combat techniques of the War-wizard, Reynold did not posses enough attunement to properly wield magic, and could only manage simple cantrips. Both Reynold and his father were extremely dissatisfied with this outcome, and there was a festering animosity between them. After a particularly heated argument about Reynold enlisting as a squire, the fourteen wintered boy left one night to seek his fortune alone.
He was jumped by bandits three hours outside of town.
Deciding that he was likely off noble birth, the bandits planned to hold him for ransom, and sent messengers into town to ascertain his identity. Reynold spent the next three weeks a prisoner, alone and angry at himself and the world. Eventually, another prisoner was brought in by the bandits, an old mystic, with drooping eyelids. The bandits were unable to find Reynold's family, as Viscount del'Ortine had refused to acknowledge the boy was his. Their leader was becoming increasingly frustrated with the affair, and could be heard every so often saying that they would be better off killing the extra mouths to feed.
This situation continued for another two weeks. During this time the old Sage, a man named Wilkyn managed to break through the walls of rage that Reynold had built up around himself and actually converse with the young man. Reynold learned of a sage's quest for knowledge, and found that it aligned well with his own skills. Focused on knowledge and intellect, but only lightly caressing the realms of the supernatural.
Reynold resolved that if he survived the current situation he would pursue the life of a scholar, and seek out lore from across the land. His opportunity came when the woodsmen of the Lower Dale raided the bandit lair in retaliation for a recent attack. During the fighting, Sage Wilkyn was shot by a stray arrow and the frail man died in Reynold's arms. In a fell fury, Reynold grabbed for the nearest weapon and entered the fray. Facing down the Bandit leader with nothing more than a club, Reynold managed to hold his own against the much larger man for several bouts, before taking a ringing blow to the side of the head, slicing one ear and sending Reynold to the ground. The Leader, a man known as Tenrim the Stretcher, then fled, as the woodsmen finished off the rest of his men with deadly precision.
The leader of the Woodsmen, a slender elf known as Yianna, told Reynold that he was indebted to the village for them saving him, and when Reynold explained his disowned status instead took him back with them as an indentured servant. Reynold learned small amounts of woodcraft from the next three years he spent in the village, and after the threat of banditry in the area increased, Yianna even tutored him the military traditions of the Woodsmen.
The agile style of combat suited Reynold much better, and he became adept at counters and parries, always favoring a defensive fighting stance. while spending so much time with ever-young she elf, Reynold became somewhat infatuated with her, although she never responded to his advances. He learned much from the wood elf, and after his three years of servitude were finished, he bid the village farewell, and traveled to the capital, where he obtained a position as a clerical scribe for the royal court. Reynold worked diligently, copying texts and accounts swiftly. After working in the court for several years, Reynold was on track to be given a very prestigious position amongst the King's scholars. However, though his Father had passed away some years before, his two elder brothers refused to re-admit him to the family and bring to light their father's shameful dealings with him. To this end they expended some of their influence to ensure that Reynold remained in obscurity, never progressing far within the political circles of the capital. Reynold grew frustrated again, until an old friend of Wilkyn presented him with an opportunity to work as a lore-gatherer. Due to his training, he was often chosen to collect particularly hard to find or dangerous texts for the capital's archives.
Reynold found this work to be something he was quite good at, greatly enjoying the independence the role afforded him. He developed a network of contacts throughout the Kingdom, including a much more mutual friendship with Yianna, who was familiar with many of the less well-trafficked parts of the kingdom, and as Reynold aged they became staunch allies. Reynold grew bold in his position and began to accumulate what works he could to start a personal collection. He was starting to age, and the travel was starting to disagree with him more. Reynold began to plot, seeking to wrest away from his brothers some portion of their control (if not their inheritance) so that he could claim some prestige with which to retire to study.
He had continued in this plotting for five years when Omni summoned him to the Nexus.
Physical Description: Reynold is by no means imposing, being only average in height and generally less buff than your average prime. His blackish hair is tied back into a ponytail, and patches of gray stain both that and the mostly trimmed beard he sports. He is dressed in a reddish-brown tunic and has a slightly more scarlet robe for more formal occasions. a couple pieces of leather are all the armor he feels will be beneficial to him He wears a pair of comfortable moccasins, but has a pair of solid boots for more extreme travels. He has a satchel that he keeps over his shoulder which contains his writing utensils to record lore from across the Omniverse. He needs reading glasses to be able to read anything very small. Due to his nature as a Bibliomancer (see Omniverse history below) Reynold's blood is thick and black like ink, and behaves much the same.
Omniverse History:
Reynold was fundamentally altered by an encounter he experienced shortly after arriving in the Nexus. Because the full details of the experience are unknown to him at present, but could cause confusion if not explained, I have included the information as I have currently decided it below. (This is an explanation of all the weird stuff going on with the strange lettering and why the Sage keeps mentioning that journal he can't read, so if that's something you want to keep a surprise don't read it)
[spoiler]
The strange journal-like book that the Sage carries but is unable to decipher is written in the ҨՅӴՅԖҴՒՅѼ language. This language arrived in the omniverse through some means that even it does not know, but now only resides within the mind of Reynold, and the book which he carries. Through some unknown means, this language has gained a level of... I suppose it could be called sentience... and seeks to use Reynold as a vessel to spread itself. to this end it has infected his bloodstream with the ink of its pages, taking hold of a portion of his mind. For the most part, the ҨՅӴՅԖҴՒՅѼ does not affect his actions, although it will attempt to protect him via the use of Bibliomancy and the ink-blood that flows through his veins can be used to seal wounds on both himself and others. What goals the ҨՅӴՅԖҴՒՅѼ has beyond self-preservation are anyone's guess, and its existence as an entity is still fully unknown to the Sage. However, this should help people who are confused by some of the events and powers of the Sage.
[/spoiler]
Alphabet for those who feel like decrypting the ҨՅӴՅԖҴՒՅѼ Speech whenever it shows up.
[Spoiler]
Ӕ:A Ӹ:B Շ:C ժ: D Յ:E Է:F Թ:G Ԣ:H
Ւ:I Ք:J Հ:K վ:L Ѿ:M Ѽ:N Ө:O Ԗ: P
Ӝ:Q Ҋ:R Ҩ:S Ҵ:T ԥ:U Ӵ:V Ճ:W Ѭ:X
Д:Y Ю:Z
[/spoiler]
If history is to become legend, it first must be recorded.