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08-02-1997, 06:37 PM #1Morten HellesGuest
Awnshegh character
With all this talk about awnsheghs currently on the list, I have decided
to post the background material on a "half awnshegh" character I am
going to play. He is called Sergei Profiev, and is the twin son of the
Raven.
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Sergei Profiev
History:
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The history of Sergei Profiev is closely related to the Tale of the
Raven: This tale tells the story of the Raven [see Bloodenemies p.
66-71], and of how he fell in love with the good Lady Rose ages ago when
he first wandered the lands of Cerilia. It tells of how two twin
brothers - one of chivalry and one of wizardry - were conceived, of how
the Lady Rose died giving birth, and of how the Raven was banished from
the world, returning from whence he came: The Shadow World. The two
brothers were sucked partly into this demiplane along with their father
and were in near temporal stasis for thousands of years until 10 years
ago (in MR 541), when the Raven managed to escape the Shadow World and,
once again, take human form. This awoke the twin brothers who, weakened
by the long statis and not being adapted to the new surroundings, were
almost freezing to death when two Vos farmers rescued them and took them
under their wings. However, the Raven could feel his sons' presence, and
they his lust for their blood, and soon agents of the Awnshegh were
scourging the lands of Vosgaard, killing everyone and everything that
stood between the Raven and the twins. It was then (in MR 543), that the
Pyotr the Warrior and Sergei the Wizard came to realize their Dark
Heritage, and they decided to depart lest the Raven should catch them
both.
While Pyotr journeyed northward, deeper into Vosgaard, Sergei travelled
to the west, to Anuire. Sergei knew of his great potential in magic, and
so sought tutorage at the College of Sorcery in the City of Anuire. He
was accepted by the Council on the advice of the Master Diviner, who
seemed to know both the past and the future of young Sergei. After three
years of tedious study, he graduated with excellence in MR 547, and was
offered the title of Court Wizard of Boeruine. He rejected, though, and
in the need of funds to increase his magical knowledge, he secretly
formed an adventuring band, and then entered the ruins of the Great
Tower to claim it's riches. In the ruins, however, the presence of evil
and Azrai made his location known to the Raven who appeared, slew the
entire adventuring band except Sergei, and then brought his twin son to
his castle in Yanskia, Vosgaard. Sergei spent two months of horror
there, the victim of his father's cruel acts, while the Raven continued
his search for his other son. It was then that Sergei realised the
Awnshegh's plans: He intended to capture both his sons, kill them
simultaneously with the ritual Dagger of Azrai and thereby, somehow,
transfer their divine essence to the large black sapphire at the
dagger's end, and then claim the souls of his sons himself, filling an
empty hole is his own soul, a hole brougt about by the twins' birth. The
Raven left the castle on many occassions, and on one of these, Sergei
managed to kill his jailor, steal the gem of the Dagger of Azrai and
several other valuables, and then escape through the ancient portal in
the center of the fortress into the Shadow World. There, he backtracked
the journey his father had travelled when Sergei was first brought to
the Raven's Realm and he reappeared in the ruins of the Great Tower.
Pillaging the corpses of several adventures on his way out, he fled the
ruins and journeyed northward into Alamie. Intend on increasing his own
strength against the Raven and to search for his lost twin brother, he
located the source manifestations of northern Alamie and set himself up
as a wizard regent. As his powers grew and lack of funds became a
barrier to his magical studies, he decided (in MR 551) to enter the
political arena of Anuire by accepting the title of Court Wizard of
Alamie.
Personality:
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In many ways, Sergei is the counterpart of his brother, Pyotr. His stay
at the Raven's fortress and his travels in the Shadow World have nearly
claimed his sanity, and only the hope that his brother is still alive,
and they together can defeat their Awnshegh father, keeps him from
slipping into total darkness. The strength of his bloodline pushes
Sergei into doing evil as it rewards him with feelings of ectasy and
with a peaceful release from his insanity when inflicts pain on others.
[Playing note: when confronted with a problem that can be solved by an
evil act, Sergei must make a saving throw vs. spells, or act evilly.]
Sergei has a strong bond to both his brother and father, and can somehow
sense their presence when they are near. Sometimes, he can see what they
see, and feel what they feel. Both the Raven and his two sons know of
how their fates are intertwined. If the Raven claims the powers and
souls of his sons, he will once again have a complete personality and
mind. The two sons can only be victorious if they unite and combine
their strengths. Both Sergei and Pyotr know they cannot resist the
bloodline of the awnshegh should they defeat him, and therefore they
both hunt down awnsheghlien to strengthen themselves and do good before
they consume the True bloodline of Azrai's son and then most certainly
become evil awnsheghlien themselves.
Appearance:
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Sergei and Profiev looks exactly alike [see picture in RoE p. 74]. Only
their clothing is different. Sergei wears brown travelling boots, black
trousers and shirt, and a royal blue cloak trimmed with elegant gold and
silver patterns.
Sergei's horse, named Silverflight, is a magnificant white riding horse
with an amazing stamina and speed. It has a silver mane and tail.
Home:
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Sergei actually lives in a source manifestation. The manifestation is a
large cave, whose entrance is protected magically from any one but it's
master. Here, Sergei has built a laboratory for his magical research and
studies.
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What do you think?
Morten.
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08-03-1997, 03:46 AM #2chrys murphyGuest
Awnshegh character
Pc Awnsheghlien
The way I read the rules, just because a PC or NPC has a Bloodline of
Azrai, it doesn't mean that they will become an Awnshegh.
Each time the Character commits an evil or selfish act, the taint within
Azrai's Bloodline transforms him/her slightly -the worse the act the
bigger the change.
Most of the Major Awnshegh are so far transformed because they are
thoroughly evil - but consider Awnsheghs like the Siren and The Banshee
- - they are but slightly transformed as they are basically good at heart
and avoid committing acts that would urther the Transformation - though
in the Banshee's case thius is difficult.
I would play that any Scion of Azrai's Bloodline gets the Bloodform
ability as a "Bonus" power that only works when they commit such an
Evil/Selfish act.
Hope this view gives you some ideas
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08-05-1997, 03:41 PM #3Michael Gerard KothakotaGuest
Awnshegh character
Cool character, I always new all awnsheghlien weren't that bad!
MIKE
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