Well, yeah. Just trying to forge some connections. Another priest would have been one such. Just looking for a reason to be here and to know at least one or more PCs.
Even though she is not a Cleric, Catalena is very devoted to Desna and her Harrow (fortune telling) Deck. She ascribes her magic due to her connection to Desna, her spell trappings will have a "divine" style around them, and she has the Celestial bloodline.
So she's an adherent, and certainly happy to chat about religious matters. She likely will have been to Sandpoint in the past and could have convinced Zak about the beautiful glasswork or that the coastline is lovely or any kind of thing. She's a carouser too.
Same with my Paladin. As I mentioned, he could also have travelled with Zachergillian, or really any of the other pcs. His name is Aendell Shieldguard, a Paladin of Iomedae. I know nothing about the world so not sure where he may be from.
He is not long left his Paladinate travelling to fulfill his vow. He is loyal, valorous, and a protector of the innocent. A bit innocent and inexperienced in world affairs having been placed in the training center while quite young and knowing little of the outside.
(OOC - Don't see how to add a pic to the "Heroes and Beasts" Sub-forum.)
Magnimar is the 'upstart' city of the country of Varisia, while Korvosa is still larger and more traditional, but their government and culture are impacted by the (literally) devil-worshipping Hellknights. There's no presence of Iomedae in Korvosa.
My character is "wanted for questioning" in Magnimar. Really, it's nothing bad, but if you wanted to be a law-and-order kind of paladin, happy to use that character hook.
Thanks, Art. Is anyone from the areas around Mendev, Lastwall, Andoran, Absalom, Brevoy, Osirion, or Taldor? Not exactly sure where those are in relation to Sandpoint......
Also thanks Vryx. Again, not sure where it is but not too far from Sandpoint makes it make some sense. If you want to discuss a character hook send me a PM and we can see if it works.
He is more of a "protect the innocent" and "deliver justice to evil" kind of paladin. Law and order is good, but not his primary focus. Still, there are possibilities that could tie that outlook in too.
Magnimar is a great starting location, I think. It is close enough that it has some supervisory aspect over Sandpoint.
I was going to PM, Zeim, but I realized this is probably better said here because I wanted to correct something I'd said before and might affect Art too.
It probably doesn't make sense for Aendell to be on the trail of Catalena for her "crimes"... She just gets in trouble because she convinces people to believe her fortune telling and sometimes a little too well. She's a Good person. She just trusts in fate too much.
But there are some events happening that might draw Aendell in. There is a Cathedral in Sandpoint that is going to get rededicated with a town festival. The Cathedral has shrines to several gods (Art, I'd said before it's just Desna but there are six gods represented with shrines, not Iomedae or Cayden). It would be worth a pilgrimage to inquire about the addition of an Iomedae (or Cayden) shrine.
Pande, hope it's ok for me to talk about this world stuff.
....again, thanks Vryx and Art. So Andoran and Absolom are not terribly far, but the rest are very far to the NE. Still, Magnimar seems a good choice (for lack of any real reason to choose anything else and the fact it is close by).
The cathedral thing could work. Also, if you want to tie in Catalena's "crimes", rather than Aendell being 'officially' hunting her down he could have run across some of the folks she did a fortune telling for and who were harmed because they believed it too much and asked him to get recompense for them. That fits better with my vision of his outlook than his being a member of the town police.
That's fine with me, Zeim. My idea of backstory in Sandpoint is that she did a fortune telling for a couple town guards and foretold death and danger for them so they quit, and the Sheriff said, OK now you're filling in their duties until I can replace them or you can rot in our holding cell for bunko artistry. Subject to Pande's approval.
Similar things in Magnimar, maybe a young noble decided to give his money to the poor and become a sailor and his family flipped out.
So maybe when she cut out from Magnimar, maybe Zak was already a friend or acquaintance there and accompanied her, recognizing what he considers a good spirit anyway, and as an excuse to hit the road and go new places?”
Miales - If Aendell is going to Sandpoint to attend the opening of the Shrines there and see if he can convince them to add one for Iomedae, perhaps your waif was at the Paladinate, working in some capacity? He could have befriended Aendell and either was sent along with Aendell on his trip because the elders wanted Aendell to not travel alone and to see if some of Aendell's traits might rub off, OR the waif ran away and joined Aendell on the road for his own reasons?
Anyway, it looks like there are cross ties everywhere here among the pcs. We probably need to settle on something?
Could be two pairs (interesting that a Paladin and Waif/Rogue travelling together is a fairly common setting in Fantasy literature/movies)? The link between Aendell and Zak's Deities makes an easy joining of the groups.
The waif was more likely caught trying to pick the Pally's purse. Recognized as doing it so they could eat. Pally brought her in to the sheriff and the sheriff 's plan was to cut off her hand. Pally compassion FTW so she travels with him now
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What is the waif's name?