The Campaign Builder's Guild

(I apologize for taking so long. I don't have a great excuse, so I won't give one. So it's handy, here is the link to the ooc thread.)

Cast of Characters

*Ishmayl: Kurstile Boxenfeet; Male Triton Swordmage
*Brainface: Peldsten the Clumsy, the Gambler; Male Triton Warlock (Paladin)
*Poseidon: Sumjuan; Male Triton Wizard
*Nomadic: Titus; Male Elf Rogue
*Ninja D!: Gallifrey Kord; Male Halfling Rogue

Because of the limitations of PbP games, this game will be combat light. There will be fights from time to time, but everyone decided that exploration and intrigue would be the focus. When characters are just talking, or performing actions where success is assumed, there will be no need for waiting for my approval. If you do something (or want to do something) that will require a roll, I want you to just say what you want to do and I'll reply with a request for a check. Then I'd like the player to edit in the check in an OOC bubble and then I'll follow with edited-in results.

As for IC, OOC, and standard text, here's how I'd like it to be done (if there are any other suggestions, please suggest away). IC bubbles will be your descriptions of what your character does (in third person please) with dialogue in quotes. OOC bubbles will be for rules descriptions of what you're doing (such as in combat stating what your standard, move, and minor actions are). Outside of these bubbles can be for discussing tactics with players, asking me questions, or anything else; only what's in the IC and OOC bubbles will be taken as "official" game actions. If you ever want to do one action and then see the results before committing to your other actions, we'll just make heavy use of the edit features; please use a separate OOC/IC bubble for each edit.

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Before I start, I would like each player to post (or repost) the background information that you have written. If there is anything you want to hide from the other characters, mark it as such. If there's something you want to hide from the other PLAYERS, PM me.

My first post after your backgrounds will take place in Hunurst conference hall where a meeting between several senators, the prime minister, several representatives of the Church, the Triton delegation (including all three Triton PCs), and the various assistants to these various NPCs (which, if I remember correctly, includes at least Titus). I'm not certain where Galli comes in; maybe he'll be a guide.

Remember, the Tritons and Hunurst have not had diplomatic relations for nearly four hundred years (if I said another date previously, disregard it). Four hundred years ago, as the Hunurst Empire was growing weak from over expansion, a group affiliated with the Knight's Church stole an artifact from the Northern Tritons; this artifact was a gift to the Water God's high priests, a gift given by the Water God himself. It was stolen in an attempt to lessen the Tritons' ability to call upon the power of their God, so that the Hunurst forces would be stronger. The ship carrying the artifact was lost to the sea (they underestimated a deity's ability to act on its own), but the Tritons were unable to locate their artifact. Since the Northern Triton civilization fell apart shortly after the loss of their religious artifact, the search for it was left behind.

Now, a group of Northern Tritons has allied itself with the Southern Tritons and opened up the negotiations that are about to take place. The Tritons have reason to believe (through information gathered by Triton and Valkyrie diviners) that the artifact was taken away from the ship before it sank to the bottom of the sea. Thus, it is only likely that the artifact at least passed through the Holylands, and that some trace of its location or passage might remain.

Yay it's finally here! :D

Below is the backstory on Titus. The bulleted stuff above the backstory is the information that is likely to be known (such as registered facts and well traveled rumors). If you want to learn more about him in character (including the full backstory) then you will of course have to ask him in-game ;) .

- He is the head aid for a local senator (Kapn can say which).
- He has no last name, everyone simply calls him Titus. Others call him "the titleless" (often with a mocking tone and almost always as an insult), but rarely to his face.
- He has no known parents and was raised on an orphanage.
- He spent time with the elves and has travel experience from wandering the open roads.
- He retains some less civil skills (even though his boss is quick to point out that even if this is true, he has never made use of such skills).
- He has a sly tongue and a quick wit (along with a strong personality).

Backstory:
Where he is originally from is anyone's best guess. The name Titus is most certainly Human; however, the person it accompanies is not. That he was named by a Human though might explain that. He is a charming and fine looking fellow; one would not know he is pushing 70 (indeed he doesn't look a day over 25). Yet, he has the experience of any Human elder. However, with everything he has learned, Titus retains no knowledge of his parents. As an infant, he was abandoned to one of the many orphanages within Hunurst. When the orphanage fell on hard times the young Elf found himself transferred to another home and his past records have long since vanished.

Life was never easy. For a child without true parents though, it could be very brutal indeed. Titus, like most of the other orphans was drawn into illegal activities. The promise of reward was a great lure to many without hope at a real life. The Elf took up pickpocketing alongside many others, though it was a dangerous game based heavily on luck. While he was decent at it, Titus found he was even better at talking his way through things. After learning a bit from a retired con artist, he decided to give it a try. Success came easily here and Titus quickly became a capable conman. The Elf built up his own small business based on separating fools from their money. It did not last forever, though it kept him fed for many years after he had been kicked out of the orphanage. Eventually though, he was found out. Unfortunately, a prominent senator uncovered his con and sent the city guard after the young thief. No longer welcome in Hunurst, Titus snuck out of the city and hitched a ride on a merchant caravan.

He spent many years traveling from place to place, working wherever he could find a job. More often than not it was with various merchants and salesmen. One of which saw some potential in Titus and gave him several lessons on making the sale. For a while, he was even managing small sales himself. The traveling work become more static when he came across some Elves who were returning home from a long journey. It was from them that he discovered his ancestry and learned the native tongue of his people. Many years he spent helping as he could with the various Elven families in the region. In return, they tutored him in their ways. Bowmanship, swordplay, the ways of nature, all of it Titus soaked up and longed to discover what else was out there. He had been raised by Humans and his desire to discover and experience was something the Elves found odd, and at times alarming. Feeling that his ways would always clash with others of his kind, Titus picked up and once again took to the road. Jobs were less common than they had been, but he managed (and even learned new skills along the way).

The wanderings eventually led him back to Hunurst where he once again tried his hand at tricking people out of their money. It just was not the same though, after so many years finding his way with honest work, it felt wrong somehow to go back to living like a thief. So Titus began looking for work. He eventually found himself as a minor aid to a senator and for a while quietly made his way, happy that he finally had a home of his own. His ability to talk his way out of anything though quickly brought him to the senator's attention. He was brought on as his head aid and representative. It was hard work, but Titus enjoyed it and quickly learned the nuances of politics. He was excitedly discovering how good he had really become at outwitting others. Ever since, he has remained with politics, moving from senator to senator (and becoming quite well known in the process). While at times his position as a major aid has forced him to do some more unscrupulous things, the battle of words that he takes part in almost daily has kept him interested in his job ever since he came back to Hunurst.