Vanara Shadowcaster 5/Swordsage 2/Crusader of Baravar Cloakshadow 1/Twilight Scion 2
Backstory v1.0:
Pinfaer was born in Thesk, a byproduct of a mad druid's experiment. The druid, named Eevan Rossbolster, ruled over several canyons and some caves in the Dragonfang Mountains. Unfortunately, because Pinfaer was not the intended product of the experiment (a fusion of a human, rat, and monkey should have produced a nezumi/vanara cross rather than a nezumi and a vanara), he was thrown out with the refuse, as was the nezumi. Fortunately, the two were rescued by odd glowing cat-people. Naturally, the nezumi was...unhappy to be rescued by his predators and was left to die after biting the hand that fed him one too many times. It is entirely possible that he survived. As Pinfaer grew, he began to take an interest in the world around him, particularly the darkness. While he was never a tremendous scholar, it was his passion, especially the Plane of Shadow.
When Pinfaer turned 19, a small kuo-toa scouting party happened by the gloamings he lived with. Fearing the worst, the gloamings mobilized an army. This included Pinfaer being sent to what is best described as a mix between a monastery and boot camp. After six weeks there, Pinfaer graduated just in time for the kuo-toa attack. The gloamings preferred a hit-and-run style in the tunnels and caverns of the Underdark, generally preferring to strike and then meld into the darkness. The war dragged on for a few years with no real impact, as Pinfaer became more adept in the arts of fighting, eventually learning to blend his shadowy knowledge with the martial training he received. It was at this point that Pinfaer, trapped deep behind enemy lines, found a kuo-toa ceremony of some kind. All he knew was that a great deal of mystical energy was congealing near a kuo-toa wearing a ton of clearly ceremonial regalia. Naturally, Pinfaer struck. His sword struck true, and then darkness enveloped him. Not the familiar darkness of the Underdark, or the calming darkness of sleep, or even the quasi-darkness of the Plane of Shadow, but a deeper, older darkness.
The next thing he knew, Pinfaer was in a small city filled with gnomes. Nobody, himself included, had any idea who he was or how he got there. Given his obvious amnesia, the gnomes were sympathetic and gave him a place to stay and recover, as well as the name Pinfaer. Pinfaer found himself again drawn to study and darkness, but this time his avenue was through religion. The church of Baravar Cloakshadow was happy to welcome the young vanara to the faith, especially as he contributed a few insights to their knowledge of illusion by sharing his mysteries. His muscle memory was also well-trained for combat, so the church directed him into its martial wing as a crusader.
After a year as a crusader, Pinfaer found himself in an odd situation. He was leading a small group of fellow crusaders, a joint exercise with the church of Garl Glittergold, when a small, catlike, glowing creature appeared before him briefly before running off. The mission was to exterminate a nest of umber hulks that threatened to tunnel under the city and cause portions to collapse. Pinfaer found himself oddly compelled to follow the cat-creature. He shook it off and continued with the mission until he saw it again. This seemed to trigger something in his head and he collapsed. When he woke up, he remembered his past with the gloamings. After several weeks of identity crisis, Pinfaer managed to meld his memories and self into a coherent whole. As a side effect of this process, he left the gnomes to try and find the gloaming city of his youth.Statistics: Posted by Laharl — Wed May 05, 2010 3:41 am
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