So this week’s random rolls saw a uber smart and very attentive half-elf. A
killer and a follower of the Fey Eldest of reincarnation. The question as
always is how to tie all of this together. Picking a class is always the
hardest but this time I went with the Arcanist, particularly the Elemental
Master Archetype. So take a look and see if this is close to what you came up
with.
Kyroo Atswata
Kyroo was born on a boat,
literally he was born aboard a ship at sea. His mother is a half-elf of Ekujae
stock taken by Apsis Consortium slavers and his father was a sailor from
Bloodcove from Bonuwat ethnicity of the Mwangi people. Kyroo was born on the
ship on which is father was a crewmen although he couldn’t admit the boy was
his.
To the Apsis his mother
was useless after she gave birth and so they sold her to slavers to take to the
market in Okeno. When his wife and son were about to be sent off his father
stood up and demanded they not be sold. But standing up to the Apsis Consortium
is never a wise move and Kyroo’s father was struck down. Weeping his mother
carried the now fatherless child aboard the yellow sailed slave galley and set
off to be sold.
On the way west the ship
stopped in Absalom to see if it could unload some cargo before reaching its
final destination. Although frowned upon slavery is not illegal in the City at
the Center of the World. A few of the less desirable stock including the mother
and her infant son were taken to the slave pits on Misery Row. There they were
bought by a wealthy trader whose own son needed a wet nurse.
Kyroo grew up in the
house of the merchant, alongside his master’s son. When the boy no longer
needed a wet nurse Kyroo’s mother was kept on as a maid. They weren’t treated
poorly – although they were still slaves – and the merchant allowed the young
half-elf to tag along when he took his own son on business around the city.
Kyroo’s favorite stop was when his master would go to the docks to check on
ships and goods. Somewhere in his heart he always longed for the sea.
As he grew older the
merchant noticed that Kyroo had an affinity for water. One day he watch the boy
make small droplets of rain appear over his own head. With little else for the
boy to do around the house his master arranged for him to take the annual open
exams at the Arcanamirium. With Kyroo’s astute mind and incredible intuition he
ranked himself as a high level apprentice, with little to no actual magical
training. Kyroo was even chosen to be sponsored by one of the faculty members.
Kyroo studied for years,
combining his talent for water spells with his natural aptitude for ships and
sailing. The Arcanamirium was well known for teaching how to combine spellcraft
with everyday mundane activities. During his time there he befriended a young
bard who couldn’t take anything seriously. The duo were in stark contrast with
the bards light hearted and whimsical personality and Kyroo’s subdued and
practical approach to everything.
While learning magic from
the Arcanamirium Kyroo also sought out a metaphysical place in the world. Since
the school brought in many different magical philosophies – including clerical
– kyroo had a chance to meet people of many different faiths. The one that
stuck with him most was an elvish druid who followed the teachings of the Fey
Eldest known as Shyka. Belief in the malleability of time and the reincarnation
of ones soul were core to the teachings. Kyroo latched on to the belief that
one day his father would be reincarnated and the two could meet again at last.
After graduating the
merchant sought to use Kyroo as a force on his ships. After all the man was
still technically he and his mother’s master. Although the half-elf felt at
home with the idea of being on a ship he didn’t enjoy being forced to be there.
He fought against the posting but he would soon have no choice but to set sail.
The elder cleric felt it
was his time to be placed back into the great cycle of reincarnation. But the
elf was fearful of death none-the-less. He very carefully talked Kyroo into
helping him ease himself into his next life. However, not everyone could see
the beauty in moving on and Kyroo was now wanted for murder. He had only one
place to turn, his bardic friend.
Although the bard came
off as a fool he was actually just one who understood that custom and propriety
weren’t always right. He felt his friend hadn’t done anything wrong and helped
plan his escape. Although he couldn’t set out with him, he helped get Kyroo
onto a ship setting forth to many ports of Garund. Leaving his mother and the
life he knew behind, set on his own eventual entropic course to the end. He
would seek out the world until it too was his turn to rejoin the cycle of
reincarnation.
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