Gortol the Legend of the Battlefield

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Description

Broad shoulders and long white hair top this being and if his pale complexion
weren't enough, then his twelve feet of height would surely convince you that
you are looking at a cloud giant. That, and the fact that he is
hovering in the air rather than standing on the ground!

But unlike most of his kind, this flying giant does not wear the usual
clothing of his people, or bear the common marks or tattoos of any giant
tribe. In fact, if all those other physical characteristics were not obvious
you might think this was in fact a regular man, a mere human or other lowland
denizen. The clothing, the mannerisms, and even the speech as you hear him
talk all denote someone who grew up in the shadow of the Sultan's city, not
in the clouds of northern Thera. The clothing has a sturdy though dirty
look to them, and they cover virtually all of his body. He's obviously
no stranger to combat, with weapons evident, and his eyes have an almost
purple, feral glow. All that washes over you as you notice that

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Score

Level	51	Sex	male	Race	cloud
Ethos	Orderly	Align	Neutral	Class	warrior
Practices	0	Trains	1	Hometown	Hamsah Mu'tazz
Exp	592039	To Level	21961	Sphere	Honesty
Age middle-aged, 289 years old (222 hours)
Hit Points	931	Mana	424	Movement	862
Strength	25	Intelligence	16	Wisdom	17
Dexterity	16	Constitution	15	Charisma	18
Carry #	0/29	Carry Weight	0 lb 0 oz
Gold	0	Silver	0	Copper	0
Wimpy	0	Morale	Moderate
Hitroll	7	Damroll	0

Role

Chapter 2

Commerce
Added Sun Jul 10 22:49:45 2005 at level 15:

Gortol has found that one way to strengthen order in the lands, aside from the
primary goal of erradicating magic, is the doing of honest commerce and business.
Such activity breeds greater honesty among all, as trust among the parties is
necessary for successful trade, and thus strengthens the bulwark against needless
chaos. To that end, Gortol engages in such honest business as often as he may.

Role

Chapter 3

Why a life fighting magic
Added Fri Jul 1 17:23:04 2005 at level 3:

As he was raised to prize order, and in need of a cause to dedicate himself, Gortol was always
very observant in his early youth. The priests who raised him at the direction of the Perpetuim
ensured that his knowledge of thera did not end with the Sultan and the sands. Over the years he
lived with them they brought him to all the great cities, Galadon, Tir-talath, Udgaard, Arkham, Seantryn
Modan, even so far as Aturi, Hillcrest and Dagdan. They pushed Gortol to speak the common tongue
as though born to it, and even taught him the basics of many of the other racial languages, so he
could thrive in any environment, and learn from any teacher, no matter who or where. These lessons
served him well, and continue to do so. But because of his travels, and his uncommon upbringing, he
was also brought into contact with people, and powers, that normal children and youths would not.
His travels and his explorations showed him first hand that the single biggest cause of chaos in all
Thera is not any one person does, or even what any one country or race does. No. The single largest
threat to order in the lands of thera is the unchecked use of magic. Magic disrupts order and the
logical manifestations of the universe as nothing else does. In heat, a mage produces cold. In desert,
a mage produces water. Born a man, a mage becomes a tiger, as though a natural tiger is not enough.
Man - meaning all mortals - could create in thera a more orderly existence, but only if the
natural laws are allowed to stand and not be broken by magic. Now, some surely say "what of priests" who
channel the power of the gods and can produce similar results? Do they not bend the same order, break
the same laws, that magicians do? No. Because deities and their powers, used by mortals of their
choosing, are naturally a part of the universe. Magic, is not. Magic is a gaping hole in the order
of the universe which needs to be plugged. It leaks in, and is sustained by those magi who use
its power. Because some of the gods who prize disorder and chaos fight to maintain such magic,
those that might oppose them are checked. But if all magic users were destroyed, all mortal power
that flows to those chaos gods would be cut, and they would lose the near-eternal battle.
Because of this, Gortol has dedicated himself to the destruction of magic. And lest he fall prey
to the very disorder he fights, he remains honest to his cause, and the path he has chosen.

Role

Chapter 4

Origins and fundamental beliefs
Added Fri Jul 1 17:10:10 2005 at level 3:

Gortol was not raised by cloud giants. How he was bereft from them is unknown
to him, and a mystery he would one day like to discover. What he does know is that he was somehow
brought or found by the Perpetuim outside the Temple of Red Sands, a swaddled baby giant on
the doorstep to the god Trabryn's shrine. Over the centuries hundreds if not thousands of poor mothers
have left babies they could not afford to feed at this place. To let the babies languish and die
would be a waste, and offended the Perpetuim's sense of order, and so the usual protocol was for one
of them to summon a priest and have the priest bring the child to some home in the desert where
a child had been lost to the harsh conditions and a mother and father might prize a new baby.

But something was different with Gortol. For reasons known only (for now) to the Perpetuim and Lord
Trabryn, the Perpetuim instructed the priests to keep baby and raise it themselves.
Thus Gortol has been raised among the many races, humans and half-elves most of all, as they
are most common around the Temple. And, unique among all other mortals, he was also raised around
the Perpetuim, who would from time to time instruct him and watch his progress. It was they who
instilled the love of truth and order in Gortol, though not with any great love for the laws of mortals.
Rather, he was raised by them to believe that if you find a cause that may bring order to your
surroundings, and you dedicate yourself to it without reservation, forsaking deceit and untruth,
then you have found a path to a successful life. Gortol seeks to fulfil this charge, and to fulfil
the hidden destiny that surrounds his origins and marked him special to the Perpetuim and Lord
Trabryn. He has learned well from the priests and the guards, learning to keep his soul, and body,
strong. He dutifully prays to his Lord, and hopes one day to earn his trust and favor. How he
will do that is for another chapter.

Immortal Comments

Fri Jul 1 17:29:47 2005 by 'An Immortal' at level 3 (0 hrs):
An Immortal added 800 exp for: Little talk, role young

Sat Jul 2 00:36:01 2005 by 'An Immortal' at level 11 (7 hrs):
An Immortal added 700 exp for: role goodness

Sat Jul 2 07:10:39 2005 by 'Kastellyn' at level 12 (8 hrs):
Wants to join the Village.

Mon Jul 11 21:27:16 2005 by 'Sebeok' at level 15 (24 hrs):
Sphere honesty, when asked by a necro to group he said ok and asked the necro to vis, then bashed him down. Very honest!

Thu Jul 14 16:11:48 2005 by 'Kastellyn' at level 16 (35 hrs):
Has the recommendation of Brunlid.

Sat Jul 16 13:38:39 2005 by 'Kastellyn' at level 18 (39 hrs):
Has the recommendation of Brunlid.

Sat Jul 16 16:36:34 2005 by 'Trabryn' at level 18 (41 hrs):
Came to me discussing the conflict between order-guy and battle-guy in the situation of getting flags for killing mages in town. I'm not opposed to deciding tribunal order isn't order...but he's got to think it out more.

Sun Jul 17 21:57:12 2005 by 'Kastellyn' at level 21 (49 hrs):
Has the recommendation of Grimbelin.

Sun Jul 17 22:22:13 2005 by 'Kastellyn' at level 21 (49 hrs):
Has the recommendation of Ravnir.

Wed Jul 20 18:49:15 2005 by 'An Immortal' at level 22 (54 hrs):
An Immortal added 700 exp for: Nice rp while stuck in quicksand...a very handsome immortal saved him.

Thu Jul 21 09:15:14 2005 by 'Aarn' at level 24 (58 hrs):
Praying thanks to Trabryn... from the Bar of the Eternal Star. I'm missing the connection there.

Sun Jul 24 15:51:28 2005 by 'An Immortal' at level 31 (83 hrs):
An Immortal added 350 exp for: Khar-Zhur tree participation.

Mon Aug 8 00:55:29 2005 by 'Desmonn' at level 40 (137 hrs):
Good fight against a group of magi storming the village.

Mon Aug 29 12:43:50 2005 by 'Drokalanatym' at level 51 (213 hrs):
This player/character would be less obnoxious to me by an order of magnitude if he didn't try to hold others up to a higher standard in every respect than he lives up to.

Mon Aug 29 14:56:23 2005 by 'Aarn' at level 51 (213 hrs):
Came to the Fort, trying to call out a mage inside, then got ganked down by the mage and the other two Fort people on. Complained.

Role

Chapter 1

Order
Added Sun Jul 17 15:33:45 2005 at level 20:

A long talk with Lord Trabryn, and then an old monk teacher in the Temple
was very disturbing and had a great impact upon Gortol. Much thought has he given
to both the words and thoughts behind them. He is determined not to fall prey to the
lures of chaos, though his path may bring him into its midst. It will be a constant
struggle to remain on the path of increasing, rather than decreasing order, and
he will need to remain ever vigilant. To that end he has also decided that his path
in the village is most drawn to that of the scout. A berserker, though formidable,
relies far too much on chaos and chance, without the logical determination needed
to enhance order around him. He cannot even control whom he attacks!
A scout though, has the methods to see, to discern his true foe, to find a critical
weakness, to see the lay of the land and find the path to victory, without becoming
dependant upon the chaos of mere luck.
Gortol has difficulty putting into words and hopes his day to day life will
let the Lord Trabryn rest assured that order is enhanced by Gortol's life.

Statistics

Experience Breakdown

Experience from Cabal raiding	7450
Experience from Skill improvements	13300
Experience from Exploration	4750
Experience from Quests	14825
Experience from Commerce	3605

Adventuring Statistics

Character Created	Fri Jul 1 15:56:48 2005
Quests Completed	9
Exploration Points Found	21
Bonus Experience from Immortals	2550
(WANTED) Criminal	6 times
Hours spent at Hero	25 hours
% of lifetime in the wilderness	24 %
% of lifetime in the cities	11 %
% of lifetime in the Inn of the Eternal Star	1 %
% of lifetime caballed	72 %

Class Specifics

Weapon Specializations

Axe

Whip and Flail

Legacies

Balance of the Sisters

Ward of Blades

Cabal Specifics

Cabal Statistics

# of logins with their cabal item	68
# of logins without their cabal item	3
# of logouts with their cabal item	62
# of logouts without their cabal item	2
# of times they lost their cabal item	5
# of times they retrieved their cabal item	3
# of times they took another cabal item	11

Timeline

Sun Jul 17 02:42:59 2005 at level 20 (43 hrs):
Gortol advanced to level 20

Thu Jul 21 10:00:31 2005 at level 24 (58 hrs):
Inducted into BATTLE by Gerylanst.

Sat Jul 23 01:40:51 2005 at level 30 (73 hrs):
Gortol advanced to level 30

Sat Aug 6 17:50:10 2005 at level 40 (132 hrs):
Gortol advanced to level 40

Sat Aug 27 18:44:50 2005 at level 51 (192 hrs):
Gortol advanced to level 51

Mon Aug 29 23:47:15 2005 at level 51 (218 hrs):
Rage Delete

Skill List

Level 1	axe	100%
Level 1	dagger	94%
Level 1	flail	100%
Level 1	mace	97%
Level 1	polearm	88%
Level 1	spear	86%
Level 1	sword	100%
Level 1	staff	81%
Level 1	whip	100%
Level 1	enhanced damage	100%
Level 1	hand to hand	85%
Level 1	parry	100%
Level 1	rescue	72%
Level 1	recall	100%
Level 1	shield block	78%
Level 3	dirt kicking	100%
Level 5	second attack	100%
Level 6	fast healing	100%
Level 8	kick	1%
Level 10	disarm	100%
Level 10	feint	79%
Level 12	third attack	100%
Level 12	dual wield	100%
Level 13	dodge	100%
Level 14	haggle	75%
Level 15	bash	100%
Level 15	trip	100%
Level 15	shield cleave	84%
Level 15	pugil	1%
Level 15	meditation	100%
Level 16	charge	1%
Level 18	berserk	100%
Level 18	lash	79%
Level 20	warcry	88%
Level 20	whirl	100%
Level 20	sting	1%
Level 20	bludgeon	94%
Level 20	pen	1%
Level 20	discern spell	73%
Level 21	lore	73%
Level 21	retreat	79%
Level 23	offhand disarm	80%
Level 24	strip	100%
Level 24	weapon breaker	100%
Level 25	drive	69%
Level 25	spell evasion	76%
Level 26	eyejab	100%
Level 27	parting blow	85%
Level 27	choke	1%
Level 27	hook	76%
Level 29	pincer	100%
Level 30	fourth attack	99%
Level 30	overhead	87%
Level 30	dash	78%
Level 30	critical hit	100%
Level 32	entwine	100%
Level 33	disembowel	100%
Level 34	pull	87%
Level 46	enhanced reactions	96%

Cabal Powers List

Level 10	spellbane	100%
Level 12	resistance	100%
Level 25	truesight	100%

PK Statistics

PK Statistics

Total PK Wins	52 (1 at level 51)
Total PK Losses	22
Total Mob Deaths	19

PK Wins by Class
VS. transmuter	5
VS. warrior	5
VS. paladin	1
VS. anti-paladin	11
VS. assassin	2
VS. ranger	1
VS. invoker	3
VS. necromancer	10
VS. bard	1
VS. shaman	1
VS. conjurer	3
VS. berserker	1
VS. shapeshifter	8

PK Wins by Cabal
VS. None	27
VS. FORTRESS	1
VS. BATTLE	1
VS. HERALD	8
VS. EMPIRE	9
VS. SCION	3
VS. TRIBUNAL	3

PK Wins by Align
VS. Good	13
VS. Neutral	5
VS. Evil	34

PK Deaths by Class
VS. warrior	6
VS. ranger	1
VS. necromancer	5
VS. bard	1
VS. shaman	5
VS. conjurer	4

PK Deaths by Cabal
VS. None	11
VS. FORTRESS	1
VS. OUTLANDER	1
VS. EMPIRE	2
VS. SCION	5
VS. TRIBUNAL	2

PK Deaths by Align
VS. Good	4
VS. Neutral	2
VS. Evil	16

PK Gank-O-Meter

PK Gank-O-Meter

Total PK Wins	52
Total PK Assists	7
Average Group Size Per Kill	1.25

Death's Gank-O-Meter says: Self-Reliant

Average Group Size Per Death

1.23

Death's Ganked-O-Meter says: Murdered By The Self-Reliant