Character Creation Challenge - Day Two: Kaelas Evergreen
Day two of the challenge brings the second character from my humblefolk party, based in the setting of Humblewood from Hit Point Press.
As with Echo, I used the dice roll method to generate the ability scores: roll 4d6 and drop the lowest, repeat six times, then assign results to abilities. I am only using the Humblewood sourcebooks and the core 2014 Players' Handbook to focus on those aspects unique to the setting.
This time, I have also woven some of the mechanical lore from the second sourcebook, Humblewood Tales into the history. Specifically, the lore regarding Tender ranks and the calendar. The names for time spans are quite different in this setting and based on musical terms:
A day = A beat
A week = A measure
A month = A chorus
A season = A verse
A year = A song
To keep things simple while reading the character history, I have not included the specific lengths of each (i.e. 6 beats = 1 measure).
Stats
NAME: Kaelas Evergreen
RACE/SPECIES: Pronghorn Cervan
CLASS & LEVEL: Circle of the Wardens Druid - Level 5
BACKGROUND: Sage
ALIGNMENT: Neutral Good
ABILITIES: STR 14(+2) DEX 9(-1) CON 16(+3) INT 15(+2) WIS 16(+3) CHA 14(+2)
FEATS: Speech of the Ancient Beasts
Combat
AC: 10
INITIATIVE: -1
ARMOR: Leather Armor
WEAPONS: Quarterstaff, Dagger
SPECIAL ATTACKS: Antlers
Proficiencies
PROFICIENCY BONUS: +3
SKILL PROFICIENCIES: Arcana, Athletics, History, Insight (Expertise), Medicine, Nature (Expertise), Survival
TOOL PROFICIENCES: Herbalism Kit
LANGUAGES: Cervan, Birdfolk, Druidic, Hedge, Sylvan, Giant Eagle, Giant Elk, Giant Owl
Prepared Spells
CANTRIPS: Gust Barrier, Mend Plants, Guidance
LEVEL 1: Elevated Sight, Veil of Dusk, Cure Wounds
LEVEL 2: Beast Sense, Lesser Restoration, Pass Without a Trace
LEVEL 3: Globe of Twilight, Dispel Magic
Description and History
When Kaelas first grew the proud antlers on his head, his family's pride knew no bounds. It had been several generations since a Pronghorn had been born to the Evergreen clan. As he matured into his large, sturdy frame, it was the agreed upon idea that he would one day prove to be a strong guardian for their grove.
But, Kaelas was drawn to a larger duty.
During his youth, he spent many beats roving the forest, learning about the wildlife there. Birds, beasts, the trees of the wood. These all became his most influential teachers. He would spend measures just sitting, listening to the chatter of squirrels or learning how to speak to the cautious brown bear raising her cubs in a nearby cave. They taught him of the Great Rhythm and the cycle of living and dying all things play a part in.
When he wasn't in the forest, he was in his books. Tomes of history and magic consumed the rest of his waking hours as he followed his natural curiosity down one mysterious trail after another. For measures, he delved into the history of songkeepers and then abruptly spent a full verse studying the time of the Great Calamity.
So, it was little wonder that, after such devotion, his study led him to the Order of the Tenders.
The Order suited his slow and methodical approach to life and learning. He spent several songs as a Seedling, carefully pondering the riddle he was given by the leaders of the order. Once he progessed to Sproutling, he took every advantage of having more of the teachers' ears to aid him in his study. Kaelas' proudest day was the day he was granted the rank of Sapling and bidden to journey the woods as a warden of the Order.
It was on his first assignment that he met a sly vulpin over a lone campfire one night. The snowy fox intent on getting into Kaelas' bed. Kaelas was amused by the attempt and flowery descriptions of his brown fur and eyes. Still, a strange sort of friendship was born that night, a friendship that grew to include a burly Mapach brawler.
But, that is tomorrow's tale.