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#74808, "[None] Arstan Redclaw the Wight Lord"


          

Arstan Redclaw the Wight Lord


Description

A vaguely acrid, herbal scent assaults your nostrils, pervasive about this
undead creature. The Barrow-wight looks like a grotesquely old man, with
withered skin and extensive burn scars, that may or may not have been gotten
while it was still human. A mane of unkempt white hair frames the mess that
is its face, the nose broken, discolored eyes unblinking. Its deformed jaw
full of sharp teeth erases any chance of it passing for a living human, and
whenever the monster speaks, its voice is hollow and hissing.

There is clearly a mind behind this horrifying visage, though it's anyone's
guess as to the creature being willing to tolerate others in proximity, and
how much it can control its inherent rage against the living.

The clothing it wears is surprisingly human and not without adornment, much
like any adventuring mage would have. There is a wealth of wands, scrolls in
waterproof tubes, and for some reason, a seaman's luck charm and a wooden
tambourine. Several weapon hilts also peek from under the rugged fabric, the
beast's clawed hand never straying too far from one of them.

Score

Level51SexmaleRacewight
EthosChaoticAlignEvilClassnecromancer
Practices0Trains0HometownHamsah Mu'tazz
Exp542500To Level25450SphereFire
Age old, 86 years old (454 hours)
Hit Points1221Mana1181Movement1288
Strength21Intelligence23Wisdom20
Dexterity20Constitution19Charisma3
Carry #0/35Carry Weight0 lb 0 oz  
Gold18Silver0Copper928
Wimpy0MoraleModerate  
Hitroll2Damroll3  

  

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#74823, "Arstan's Immortal Comments"


          

Immortal Comments

Sat Dec 19 23:05:45 2020 by 'An Immortal' at level 18 (17 hrs):
An Immortal added 1500 exp for: He survived having a necromancer master steal his youth buy setting the master's ship ablaze. Before that he was a street bully. He has no qualms with living at the expense of others or violence.

Mon Dec 28 09:14:18 2020 by 'An Immortal' at level 35 (53 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: Cut off several friendships because they hounded him to join the Empire. He'd rather amass wealth, is somewhat disappointed by the necro guild's lack of martial training, and killed his first dragon!

Wed Jan 20 08:41:27 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 38 (75 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: We live away from civilization, and its that fact that causes us to think more and more upon the idea of becoming a wight. We cant live the life we want anyway...

Sat Sep 18 14:45:26 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 41 (142 hrs):
An Immortal added 75 exp for: Came to Rarywey's altar looking for answers about death. He met a contrary, spooky tree instead.

Sun Sep 19 03:39:18 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 43 (146 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: We went to Rarywey's shrine to have a conversation with her and it didn't go super well for us.

Wed Sep 22 08:09:30 2021 by 'Rarywey' at level 47 (164 hrs):
I had fun with our little 'interaction' so have a last name.

Wed Sep 22 08:17:57 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 47 (164 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: Now that he's a spectre, people are becoming curious about his potential future undeath. He finds it awkward but fascinating.

Wed Sep 29 21:00:50 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 47 (201 hrs):
An Immortal added 100 exp for: You brought me a gift, a story of an artist and everything he does wrong, and we talked about you and everything you're doing...right or wrong or what-have-you.

Sat Oct 2 20:41:05 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 47 (210 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: He's changed hobbies and is drawn to looking for hidden meaning in tales and ancient tomes. He thinks of himself as a disciple of Rarywey and wants answers about the great cycle.

Mon Oct 4 22:09:02 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 47 (227 hrs):
An Immortal added 100 exp for: We discussed his most recent stories, mortality and memory, and he gave me something new to read.

Wed Oct 6 21:03:45 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 47 (240 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: He's become a wight and with it is experiencing changes to his personality and his desires. He still wishes to write, though.

Fri Oct 8 22:21:29 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (257 hrs):
An Immortal added 100 exp for: So you've become a wight. We talked about this, your writing, and the people you wish to inspire.

  

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#74837, "Arstan's Role Chapter 12"


          

Role

Chapter 12


Meditating on Intrigue
Added Fri Nov 5 20:33:40 2021 at level 51:

Considering the covenant the Scions have with the Nightwalkers, one that
Redclaw had been skeptical of, has led to a little insight: the true secret
to intrigue lies not in the ability to bring about a desired outcome, but to
use any outcome towards your ends. Should the Nightwalkers remain allies,
the Scions will use that, but a betrayal can also be used in its own way.

Then he has wondered, why let Nightwalkers invade the Prime plane at all?
Why share Thera with these creatures when being among the most powerful magi
in existence means the world is already your oyster?

Well, it turns out some had their reasons. A mastery of shadow and death is
more applicable in a world where shadow and death rules supreme. Others saw
it as the means to ultimate destruction of forces of Light that hold sway.
Yet others, like Redclaw himself, simply accept that it may be one possible,
or perhaps inevitable (due to the prophecy) path for Thera to avoid falling
into stagnancy and evolve into a new, unstable world rife with conflict.

It makes sense to want to be along for the ride, to see that evolution
firsthand someday. He doesn't know which parts of the prophecy are true, and
to what extent. However, he has been unable to secure any further contact
with the Scions in order to learn more or discuss the Cabal's future. True
to the ideas described above, he was prepared to make the most of either his
success or failure to join them, but he had not foreseen... this silence.

Is the once-powerful Cabal really extinct, again? And for how long?

  

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#74836, "Arstan's Role Chapter 11"


          

Role

Chapter 11


All the world's a flame
Added Wed Oct 20 04:58:36 2021 at level 51:

...and all the men and women merely fuel.

Those still living would say, eating and scratching wants but a beginning.
Turns out, it applies to making conflict as well. Since Redclaw had allowed
himself to tangle in wars of the factions, if only to try and destabilize
things a bit, he finds he doesn't want to hold back from participating.

To give it some perspective: Redclaw has two major drives in his life.

The first is the curiosity of an experimenter. In a recent conversation,
he compared it with poking a stick at an anthill and watching what happens.

The second and newer one is a desire to enlighten others to his beliefs:
that everyone lives on borrowed time, and must make use of it in a way they
wouldn't regret at the end. He seeks to both preach the tenuousness of life
and also demonstrate it: when he hunts, it pleases him most not to destroy
a foe, but to deny them the feeling of safety, anywhere, at any time.

But both of these goals are held back by his lack of subtlety, and though
he can wield great magics now, wielding them like a sledgehammer only gets
him so far. The dead have no aptitude for mind games and bargaining... so
far he's begun to vaguely realize it as a shortcoming, and that only thanks
to his observations of the Scions. But now Alyce and Aritnaza are gone, and
Redclaw is left with a taste for more but without means to attain it.

Perhaps he should align with Scions in a more permanent way after all.

  

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#74835, "Arstan's Role Chapter 10"


          

Role

Chapter 10


Folly of Eternal Night
Added Wed Oct 13 00:57:41 2021 at level 51:

Ever since the demise of Arstan's old friend Haelior and the mad mummy
Itzenxilaatl, he had not seen Nightwalkers roam Thera. Yet he had drawn
attention from the shadows, hints that Scions of Eternal Night are dormant
but not defeated. And they have been trying to gain him as an ally.

Redclaw (he insists on using his new name now) can easily see what the
Nightwalkers would do to the world should they be unleashed en masse from
their home plane. Though he is unbothered by the death they cause, it is
still great folly to hope to achieve a pact with these creatures: once
numbers are on their side, they can easily overwhelm the mortal magi who
let them in, and devour Thera like they did Maethien.

Additionally, Redclaw dislikes the idea of pacts on principle. He is all
about "freedom", which in his case means no strings attached, whether they
take the form of duties and restrictions (Empire) or caveats and unwanted
consequences (Scion). Even to his Goddess, he only maintains one promise:
to live his undead life in a fulfilling way.

He does, however, think that the resurgence of a powerful faction will stir
the world from its complacent slumber, and that pleases him. He feels almost
compelled to fan this flame, so for the time being he may back the Scions
against his other foes, without throwing in his lot with the faction. He's
also completely open about this: intrigue and secrecy is not his way.

For similar reasons, he wants to see the Orcish clan prosper. To this end,
his old ally Yambul is the next promising Chieftain. And if anything, the
slaughter Shig-Ru leave in their wake provides plenty of bone to gnaw on,
now that the Herald cooking cannot satisfy him anymore.

  

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#74834, "Arstan's Role Chapter 9"


          

Role

Chapter 9


What comes after
Added Wed Oct 6 09:16:43 2021 at level 47:

For years, he assumed his life was going to end on Jazhi's ship.
Then he thought it might end with a berserker chopping off his head.
That his fate may be to become just a zombie in the Dread Lord's army.
That he would die in a crypt, drained of life by angry specters.
Or, in a cruel twist of fate, perhaps even peacefully in his bed.

He was only right about one thing: he WAS going to die.

Now, after crawling out of his grave, he tries to collect his thoughts,
thinking to write them down. Still awkward with his clawed fingers, he
uncorks the ink bottle and reaches for the pen, but drops the damn thing
right away with an angry hiss. Accursed silver!

Having become undead, unsurprisingly, his personality has experienced a
radical shift. Less rational, less considerate of allies. More brooding,
more prone to rage. Definitely not fun at parties. He cannot appreciate many
things he used to, but the fire in his soul demands new experiences. Perhaps
he can still write, when he can find another pen: this is one of the few
possible ways for him to still express creatively.

He's not necessarily always murderous even now. That would be too simple.
But he'll be inclined to bring death unto life in inspiring ways, if he can,
and remind the still living just how fragile everything they have is.

  

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#74833, "Arstan's Role Chapter 8"


          

Role

Chapter 8


The Golden Years
Added Sat Oct 2 15:07:06 2021 at level 47:

Recent years feel great to Arstan. Not too old to party with the Heralds,
yet old enough to have a wealth of past experiences to draw on. Calligraphy,
folk wisdom and study of symbols have replaced herbalism as his new hobby.
With his newfound habit of looking for hidden meaning, stories told by
tale-tellers and written in ancient books of the Lyceum may hold no less
answers to life than tomes of magical knowledge.

As a self-confessed disciple of Rarywey, whose religion is fraught in
mysticism and superstition, he especially values those books and texts that
have more than one layer of understanding.

At the same time, he might be an outlier among her followers, not just by
his guild choice, but by his straightforward thinking. He most values those
mysteries that are knowable, decipherable and explainable. He would never
accept fake air of inscrutability with no underlying substance.

Having dealt with death time and again, manifestations of the Great Cycle
are self-evident to him, but now he must know why it exists, in what other
ways it can manifest, and how knowing it can help lead a satisfying life.

  

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#74832, "Arstan's Role Chapter 7"


          

Role

Chapter 7


A new Spectre
Added Wed Sep 22 02:23:06 2021 at level 47:

As Arstan claims the rank of a Spectre, the highest a mortal necromancer can
attain in the guild, he suddenly finds himself under new scrutiny by the
adventurers of Thera, despite having spent decades as a hermit beneath
anyone's notice. People actually speak to him now, deal with him a little,
inquire about his plans and generally seem interested in knowing him.

Him! The charred, self-loathing wreck of a man. Not that menacing either.
So not used to being noticed other than by perennial enemies of his guild.
Nobody ever called him "esteemed death mage" before. It's awkward.

And they want to know what kind of undead he wants to Become.
So that's what apprehensiveness looks like from the other side...
Fascinating, and kind of disgusting too. But he'll play the part for a bit,
while he's still human and has time to think what to do with it.

  

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#74831, "Arstan's Role Chapter 6"


          

Role

Chapter 6


Third chance at life
Added Sat Sep 18 16:45:54 2021 at level 41:

Diving into that well in Rarywey's shrine was one of the the most reckless
things Arstan ever did, second only to setting Jazhi's ship aflame.

As he suspected, the Goddess of Death would not favor him. In his visit,
he alluded to how he cheated death once and gained an opportunity to live
a normal life, an opportunity largely squandered when he chose to continue
learning necromancy. The accursed craft brought him scorn and bereavement,
even gold gave him no joy for it was only ever used to buy safety from
persecution. It's too late to change course now. Yet the idea that death
cleanses and allows one to start over just... resonates with his mind, in
a perverse understanding that existing he will soon die and be born anew.

In the safety of the graveyard, his mind is far away, daydreaming his
conversation with the abomination that is Wood-and-Bones. "You will not
have my remains yet... Not even undeath lasts forever, but it will be a
long new life, and one I intend to enjoy."

  

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#74830, "Arstan's Role Chapter 5"


          

Role

Chapter 5


King of refuse piles
Added Wed Sep 8 20:51:01 2021 at level 41:

Decades spent homeless, lurking in graveyards and sewers, scavenging in the
trash and bartering for ingredients in dubious circles, have left a serious
mark on Arstan's mind. His journey from being an escaped evil master's
apprentice, to a mage unable to find acceptance outside (or even within) his
guild, and then reduced to vagrancy, was always fraught with self-loathing.
He felt he was missing a key to his life.

But eventually, he realized that he enjoys the freedom of being his own
person and having no master, more than he could ever crave comforts,
luxuries, fame, dominance over others or academic acclaim among mages.

He is not averse to self-humor, calling himself 'king of refuse piles'.
There's no self-delusion about being powerful, not even once he attains an
undead form. To him, it's not a means to power, it's an escape, a promise of
true freedom. He is now looking forward, eagerly, to it happening.

  

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#74829, "Arstan's Role Chapter 4"


          

Role

Chapter 4


Luxuries, denied
Added Wed Jan 20 04:54:28 2021 at level 37:

Nine years have passed since Arstan attained his freedom from Jazhi's ship.
Were they better than the nine he spent aboard?

Though vastly stronger than in his time of apprenticeship, he finds he also
has enemies far surpassing his old master. And like most bullies, he finds
himself intimidated by foes who show no weakness. Long past is the time when
a closed fist was enough to leave his opponent shaken, and today it is he
who must be wary of a punch to the face, delivered with deadly force.

Luckily, such challenges are not required to make progress in his craft.
This does, however, tend to drive him away from cities and civilization. One
would think it were easy to hide among the crowds of the city, but less so
when you're an adventurer of some repute *and* you want to keep practicing
actual necromancy. Instead, he lives abroad, between forgotten graveyards,
lost dungeons and moldy ruins, ever so starved of luxuries of moneyed life.

How ironic, then, that his first thoughts of undeath are fueled not by fear
of old age, nor by greed for power, but simply spring from his inability to
live the life he wants. Yes, he has plenty of gold now, but what's the point
since he can't spend it properly? If he feels he cannot have a comfortable,
civilized life as a mortal necromancer, then there's no loss in giving up
his ability to do so by becoming a Wight.

It's just a thought for now, but it lingers in his mind, and takes root.

  

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#74828, "Arstan's Role Chapter 3"


          

Role

Chapter 3


Of swords and claws
Added Sun Dec 27 05:03:59 2020 at level 34:

Outgoing and gregarious as he is, Arstan is still a necromancer. A wizard,
no longer an apprentice, complete with a black robe and undead servants.
He has few non-zombie friends, fewer still now that many of his old pals
decided to take the Imperial oath. Although indifferent towards Empire, he
dislikes being constantly hounded about joining, so he cut off just as many
ties as he made over the years.

Life as a necromancer on the fringes of society is difficult, but Arstan
thinks he's doing well. Company and status would be nice, sure, but so is
not having anyone tell you what to do. He decided to amass wealth, judging
that money will both aid his survival and let him make useful allies without
compromising his independence or indulging cabals in their pointless wars.

His curious mind encourages him to pursue new things and consume knowledge
like a wildfire consumes a forest. His current interests are herbalism,
picked up initially as a means to fight off unpleasant odors so prevalent in
his primary craft, and martial training, owing to his long-held love for
punching or shanking people. He was dissatisfied with how little the guild
had to offer on weapon training, so he struck out on his own for a bit.

He has spent some time outdoors, looking for rare plants and interesting
animal specimens to raise as zombies, and it soon culminated in his first
dragon hunt. A real dragon, slain by Arstan's own army, its hide made to
be worn as is the true purpose of the dragons. And of course, the gold!

As he weighed a red dragon claw in his hand, he remembered his spat with
the guildmaster about swords, shields, and proper combat techniques.
Perhaps the claw would offer a viable alternative to the guild's lackluster
training? Following some crude attempts at a self-developed fighting style,
he likes it so much he has decided on a fitting moniker for himself.

Arstan Redclaw. Has a nice ring to it, yes?

  

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#74827, "Arstan's Role Chapter 2"


          

Role

Chapter 2


Personality
Added Sat Dec 19 02:01:48 2020 at level 13:

Arstan was heartless long before he came to be on Jazhi's ship. A street
bully, willing to live at others' expense and no stranger to a spot of
violence. With necromantic arsenal at his disposal, he is none the better.
His whole life so far has been spent escaping the clutches of death, so he
is a nihilist caring little for others' suffering.

However, being born under the sphere of Fire, he has a flaming, chaotic
personality that throws aback many of his guild peers. He delights in fine
meals, wine and women, and appreciates a good song or entertaining story -
perhaps after sensing death's breath behind for so long, he wants to cram as
much living as possible into the time he just won.

He combines many contrasts: being scholarly but unrefined in manners,
cautious but fierce when stakes are set, cheerful but without compassion.
Being so young, he has not yet begun considering undeath as the ultimate
pinnacle of a necromancer, but as years fly by, who knows...

  

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#74826, "Arstan's Role Chapter 1"


          

Role

Chapter 1


Background
Added Sat Dec 19 02:00:15 2020 at level 13:

The seafaring necromancer named Jazhi Auverait was a soul forever damned.
Jazhi, oddly, kept no undead crew, instead relying on his six apprentices.
In port, posing as a jewelry merchant, he gathered rumors about shipwrecks,
then sailed away to find sunken ships. Only then would the undead be called,
and used to loot the wrecks for valuables. It was good business, although
Jazhi was rarely satisfied with mere treasure over magical artifacts.

His apprentices did not fail to note, that after every such voyage, Jazhi
would look worse for wear, almost as if becoming older. Perhaps it was the
extensive use of the dark arts that took such a toll on him.

And once every three years, a cloaked and hooded stranger would come to
speak with the necromancer. The apprentices were charged with loading cargo
and forbidden to look at the stranger's face, then after he left, the ship
would sail into the night to deliver it to a deserted island cave in the
middle of nowhere. Jazhi, frighteningly old and decrepit, barked at them
to hurry, and the crates were full of bones and skulls...

Then as they sailed back, inevitably a storm would happen, or some other
disaster, and one of the apprentices would die in what seemed an accident.
Next morning, their master showed no signs of old age, and told them to seek
out a new boy (always a boy) to take the deceased's place. And that's how
Arstan, a street orphan, came to be part of this vicious cycle.

That was nine years ago. Thrice the events unfolded in a similar fashion.
Some of the apprentices had tried to escape while in port, but whenever
they left the ship with any intent to do so, they would inevitably get lost
and somehow turn up at the dock again. The master's magic held them firmly.
Others have tried to avoid being chosen as a sacrifice, but the criteria of
choice were not known and impossible to discern.

Arstan approached the problem radically. Instead of waiting for a disaster,
he decided to create one. Apparently, alchemistic fire can solve a lot,
especially when you don't realize how unlikely you are to survive spilling
it all over a ship. The flasks were of Arstan's own make, and perhaps by a
hint of luck from being born under the Fire sphere, he escaped the burning
ship. His skin charred, he stands ashore, watching the horizon, and wonders
if he should celebrate this as his second birthday.

  

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#74825, "Arstan's Immortal Comments"


          

Immortal Comments

Sat Apr 9 22:30:04 2022 by 'Rarywey' at level 51 (442 hrs):
Also, you lamented that you were banned from the Inn after a tussle with Grokkan...so I instructed you to write your greatest epic, and I might be moved to change the guard's mind.

  

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#74824, "Arstan's Immortal Comments"


          

Immortal Comments

Sat Oct 9 21:28:43 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (266 hrs):
An Immortal added 25 exp for: For putting up with an obnoxious ghost.

Wed Oct 13 21:19:47 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (286 hrs):
An Immortal added 100 exp for: You came to the shrine to give me a poem but got some more of that mean spooky tree action instead. It'll deliver. Don't fret.

Thu Oct 14 09:34:21 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (288 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: The idea of a Scion renaissance intrigues him. Although he prefers to live his unlife no strings attached, he may throw in with them and with the Orcs for a while.

Sun Oct 17 22:48:12 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (309 hrs):
An Immortal added 75 exp for: Came by the shrine, we talked about your poem, your concerns with Atrissa, and what anthill you're going to poke at next.

Wed Oct 20 11:45:36 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (313 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: Arstan thinks on how he wishes to experiment with and enlighten others and finds himself lacking the means. His Scion cronies are gone. Should he align himself with the Scions after all?

Wed Oct 20 12:39:53 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (313 hrs):
An Immortal added 50 exp for: For participation in a Herald event.

Sat Oct 23 20:33:13 2021 by 'Baerinika' at level 51 (319 hrs):
RC October 2021 winner! Scarring flames + Firetap to match Fiery role!

Wed Oct 27 20:32:29 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (341 hrs):
An Immortal added 100 exp for: For participating in a panel on life and death at the inn.

Thu Oct 28 22:56:22 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (344 hrs):
An Immortal added 100 exp for: A talk in the shrine about recent happenings, your last tale, and fortune favoring the bold.

Wed Nov 3 21:48:12 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (364 hrs):
An Immortal added 50 exp for: You probably wanted to visit with Rarywey, but you got that crotchety old tree again. It was trying to find out if you think you're influential enough. I suppose you do.

Tue Nov 9 19:57:11 2021 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (380 hrs):
An Immortal added 400 exp for: Arstan contemplates Scion motivations and wonders if they are all but extinct.

Fri Feb 4 12:10:55 2022 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (428 hrs):
An Immortal added 25 exp for: You disappeared for a long time and Wood-and-Bones had some words for you about that!

Sat Apr 9 22:29:11 2022 by 'An Immortal' at level 51 (442 hrs):
An Immortal added 75 exp for: A good catch up talk about your crisis of faith in yourself, some new motivations, a fun poem about Scion, and so much more.

  

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#74809, "Arstan's Best Set of Equipment"


          

Best Set of Equipment

Best set of gear:

<worn on finger> a pitch-black ring
<worn on finger> a pitch-black ring
<worn around neck> an onyx pendant of a bleeding eye
<worn around neck> (Glowing) (Humming) the mantle of Medius
<worn on body> (Glowing) (Humming) a suit of darkened platemail
<worn on head> a helmet formed from a rhino skull
<worn on legs> a threadbare pair of breeches
<worn on feet> knee-high leather boots
<worn on hands> a pair of black steel gauntlets
<worn on arms> a pair of hunter's bracers
<worn about body> a robe of fine black silk
<worn about waist> the girdle of endless space
<worn around wrist> a pitted iron bracer
<worn around wrist> a pitted iron bracer
<mainhand wielded> (Humming) a dark blade etched with runes
<held in hand> an ivory figurine of a felar

  

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#74822, "Arstan's Gank-O-Meter"


          

PK Gank-O-Meter

PK Gank-O-Meter

Total PK Wins  10
Total PK Assists  3
Solo PKs  8
PKs with a group of 2 4
PKs with a group of 3 1
PKs with a group of 4+ 0
Average Group Size Per Kill  1.46

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

Total PK Losses  2
Solo PK Losses  2
PK Losses to a group of 2 0
PK Losses to a group of 3 0
PK Losses to a group of 4+ 0
Average Group Size Per Death  1.00

Death's Ganked-O-Meter says: Destroyed By The Honorbound

  

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#74821, "Arstan's PK Statistics"


          

PK Statistics

PK Statistics

Total PK Wins  10 (10 at level 51)
Total PK Losses  2
Total Mob Deaths  4

PK Wins by Class
VS. warrior  3
VS. assassin  2
VS. bard  1
VS. shapeshifter  4

PK Wins by Cabal
VS. None  2
VS. FORTRESS  2
VS. BATTLE  5
VS. SCION  1

PK Wins by Align
VS. Good  4
VS. Neutral  3
VS. Evil  3

PK Deaths by Class
VS. warrior  1
VS. paladin  1

PK Deaths by Cabal
VS. FORTRESS  1
VS. BATTLE  1

PK Deaths by Align
VS. Good  1
VS. Neutral  1
VS. Evil  0

  

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#74820, "Arstan's Spell List"


          

Spell List

Level 1chill touch100%
Level 1detect magic100%
Level 2torment spirit100%
Level 3detect invis100%
Level 3ghoulish numbing100%
Level 4invis100%
Level 5armor of living bone100%
Level 6faerie fire100%
Level 8reanimate100%
Level 9infravision1%
Level 10identify100%
Level 10sleep100%
Level 11weaken100%
Level 12blindness100%
Level 13teleport100%
Level 14dispel magic100%
Level 15gravesight100%
Level 15scarring flames100%
Level 16corpse thrall100%
Level 17faerie fog100%
Level 17poison100%
Level 18cancellation100%
Level 18curse100%
Level 19energy drain100%
Level 20nether protection100%
Level 20lesser golem100%
Level 23crimson scourge100%
Level 24wraithform100%
Level 25animate dead100%
Level 26disruption100%
Level 27summon100%
Level 27graft100%
Level 28vampiric touch100%
Level 29wall of putrid flesh100%
Level 30control undead78%
Level 32word of recall100%
Level 33greater undead100%
Level 35forget100%
Level 36invis to undead84%
Level 37detect artifact90%
Level 39power word decay94%
Level 40power word kill100%
Level 41manifest shadow100%

  

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#74819, "Arstan's Skill List"


          

Skill List

Level 1dagger100%
Level 1sword100%
Level 1whip100%
Level 1scrolls100%
Level 1talismans100%
Level 1wands100%
Level 1recall100%
Level 1spellcraft100%
Level 2improved compare100%
Level 2improved consider100%
Level 7meditation100%
Level 9haggle100%
Level 10pen100%
Level 11inspect goods1%
Level 11rip43%
Level 12parry100%
Level 14hand to hand100%
Level 14trance100%
Level 14bone armor use100%
Level 15fast healing100%
Level 19embalm100%
Level 20attune100%
Level 20second attack100%
Level 20lash73%
Level 21prosperous reputation1%
Level 21mystical armor use85%
Level 27repel undead76%
Level 30careful vision100%
Level 31trade connections1%
Level 35legendary awareness95%
Level 38speak with dead83%

  

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#74818, "Arstan's Title History"


          

Title History

Wed Sep 22 08:08:53 2021, level 47 (164 hrs):
Arstan Redclaw the Spectre

Wed Oct 6 03:17:02 2021, level 47 (236 hrs):
Arstan Redclaw the Sepulcral

  

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#74817, "Arstan's Arena Statistics"


          

Arena Statistics

Wins  1
Losses  1

  

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#74816, "Arstan's PK Wins"


          

PK Wins

Jun 9, 2021 |Lv 41|V'Dramir's Cove|Drimbakka vs 2: <38> Quthrunal (69%, punch), <41> Arstan (30%)
Oct 8, 2021 |Lv 51|Enpolad's Game Garden|Mwauka vs 1: <51> Arstan (100%, punch)
Oct 9, 2021 |Lv 51|The North Road|Subhaloko vs 2: <50> Yambul (64%), <51> Arstan (35%, deathly touch)
Oct 14, 2021|Lv 51|The Outlander Refuge|Aritnaza vs 3: <51> Delkinen (61%), <51> Allavia (2%), <51> Arstan (36%, punch)
Oct 17, 2021|Lv 51|The Open Plains|Saqtoston vs 1: <51> Arstan (100%, smash)
Oct 25, 2021|Lv 51|Desert of Araile|Vlijerous vs 1: <51> Arstan (100%, smash)
Oct 26, 2021|Lv 51|The North Road|Meggaet vs 2: <51> Volzmer (43%, flurry), <51> Arstan (56%)
Oct 26, 2021|Lv 51|Mortorn|Tij vs 1: <51> Arstan (100%, pound)
Oct 29, 2021|Lv 51|East Sumner's Road|Meggaet vs 1: <51> Arstan (100%, punch)
Nov 5, 2021 |Lv 51|Coven of Dralkar Wood|Vlijerous vs 2: <51> Mastra (42%, bite), <51> Arstan (57%)
Nov 6, 2021 |Lv 51|The Oryx Steppes|Subhaloko vs 1: <51> Arstan (100%, pummeling blow)
Nov 27, 2021|Lv 51|The Ruins of Ostalagiah|Shakiniel vs 1: <51> Arstan (100%, claw)
Nov 30, 2021|Lv 51|The Dwarf Forest|Pazux vs 1: <51> Arstan (100%, KB)

  

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#74815, "Arstan's PK Deaths"


          

PK Deaths

Jan 27, 2021|Lv 40|The Keep of Barovia|vs 1: <41> Ranil (100%, defilement)
Feb 5, 2022 |Lv 51|The Spire of the Blood Tribunal|vs 1: <51> Svahlfang (100%, divine power)

  

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#74814, "Arstan's Leveling"


          

Leveling History

Dec 17, 2020 |Lv 2 |Hr 0 |
Dec 17, 2020 |Lv 3 |Hr 1 |
Dec 17, 2020 |Lv 4 |Hr 1 |
Dec 17, 2020 |Lv 5 |Hr 1 |
Dec 17, 2020 |Lv 6 |Hr 1 |
Dec 17, 2020 |Lv 7 |Hr 2 |
Dec 17, 2020 |Lv 8 |Hr 3 |
Dec 17, 2020 |Lv 9 |Hr 5 |
Dec 18, 2020 |Lv 10|Hr 7 |
Dec 18, 2020 |Lv 11|Hr 10 |
Dec 18, 2020 |Lv 12|Hr 10 |
Dec 18, 2020 |Lv 13|Hr 10 |
Dec 19, 2020 |Lv 14|Hr 13 |
Dec 19, 2020 |Lv 15|Hr 15 |
Dec 19, 2020 |Lv 16|Hr 16 |
Dec 19, 2020 |Lv 17|Hr 17 |
Dec 19, 2020 |Lv 18|Hr 17 |
Dec 21, 2020 |Lv 19|Hr 21 |
Dec 22, 2020 |Lv 20|Hr 23 |19 Gnavifona,
Dec 22, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 21|Hr 25 |21 Gnavifona, 17 Zathrum,
Dec 22, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 22|Hr 25 |21 Gnavifona, 19 Zathrum,
Dec 22, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 23|Hr 25 |22 Gnavifona, 20 Zathrum,
Dec 22, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 24|Hr 26 |22 Gnavifona, 21 Zathrum,
Dec 23, 2020 |Lv 25|Hr 27 |
Dec 24, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 26|Hr 31 |
Dec 24, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 27|Hr 35 |
Dec 25, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 28|Hr 37 |
Dec 25, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 29|Hr 38 |33 Hamredat, 33 Vilath,
Dec 25, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 30|Hr 38 |33 Hamredat, 33 Vilath,
Dec 25, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 31|Hr 39 |34 Hamredat, 34 Vilath,
Dec 25, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 32|Hr 39 |34 Hamredat, 35 Vilath,
Dec 26, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 33|Hr 41 |
Dec 26, 2020 (100% exp bonus)|Lv 34|Hr 45 |
Dec 28, 2020 |Lv 35|Hr 51 |
Jan 9, 2021 |Lv 36|Hr 59 |
Jan 19, 2021 |Lv 37|Hr 69 |
Jan 20, 2021 |Lv 38|Hr 75 |
Jan 21, 2021 |Lv 39|Hr 85 |
Jan 24, 2021 |Lv 40|Hr 96 |
Jan 27, 2021 |Lv 41|Hr 109|
Sep 18, 2021 |Lv 42|Hr 145|
Sep 19, 2021 |Lv 43|Hr 147|44 Gyrthira,
Sep 19, 2021 |Lv 44|Hr 148|45 Gyrthira, 35 Khezzarin,
Sep 19, 2021 |Lv 45|Hr 149|46 Gyrthira, 51 Florjen,
Sep 21, 2021 |Lv 46|Hr 160|41 Atrissa, 39 Yambul,
Sep 21, 2021 |Lv 47|Hr 161|42 Atrissa, 40 Yambul,
Oct 6, 2021 |Lv 48|Hr 242|
Oct 7, 2021 |Lv 49|Hr 244|46 Gnanibbnort,
Oct 7, 2021 |Lv 50|Hr 245|48 Gnanibbnort, 42 Dyadjadith,
Oct 7, 2021 |Lv 51|Hr 247|

  

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#74813, "Arstan's Timeline"


          

Timeline

Tue Dec 22 06:21:39 2020 at level 20 (22 hrs):
Arstan advanced to level 20 <PK: 0-0>

Fri Dec 25 12:06:21 2020 at level 30 (38 hrs):
Arstan advanced to level 30 <PK: 0-0>

Sun Jan 24 00:41:38 2021 at level 40 (95 hrs):
Arstan advanced to level 40 <PK: 0-0>

Fri Sep 10 21:28:05 2021 at level 41 (124 hrs):
Arstan moved to Seantryn Modan <PK: 0-1>

Tue Sep 21 23:23:30 2021 at level 47 (159 hrs):
Arstan advanced to level 47 <PK: 0-1>

Wed Sep 22 15:20:32 2021 at level 47 (165 hrs):
Arstan moved to Barovia <PK: 0-1>

Sun Oct 3 08:19:21 2021 at level 47 (216 hrs):
Arstan moved to Ayr'Trinil, the Arial City <PK: 0-1>

Tue Oct 5 05:36:05 2021 at level 47 (230 hrs):
Arstan moved to Hamsah Mu'tazz <PK: 0-1>

Thu Oct 7 07:19:35 2021 at level 51 (247 hrs):
Arstan advanced to level 51 <PK: 0-1>

Wed Oct 20 05:10:40 2021 at level 51 (310 hrs):
Arstan has pledged to the Scions of Eternal Night <PK: 4-1>

Sat Oct 23 20:32:30 2021 at level 51 (319 hrs):
Baerinika has set edge firetap for Arstan. <PK: 4-1>

Sat Feb 5 04:15:06 2022 at level 51 (430 hrs):
Arstan has withdrawn their pledge to Scion <PK: 10-1>

  

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#74812, "Arstan's Mob Deaths"


          

Mob Deaths

Jan 27, 2021|Lv 40|The Keep of Barovia|a specter by defilement
Sep 9, 2021 |Lv 41|The Green Lair|Nyvidrio, the moss troll ranger of blood by entanglement
Sep 10, 2021|Lv 41|The Keep of Barovia|a vampire by blazing slash
Sep 29, 2021|Lv 47|Mausoleum|the dark specter by shocking bite
Feb 5, 2022 |Lv 51|The White Lair|an ancient white dragon by bite

  

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#74811, "Arstan's Edges"


          

Edges

Flaws

Racial Edges

Firetap

Class Edges

Spectral Adept
Zombie Lord
Master of Decay
Black Duelist
Charnel Sanctum
Master Embalmer

Edges

Keys to Success
Seasoned Traveler

  

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#74810, "Arstan's Statistics"
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Statistics

Experience Breakdown

Experience from Cabal raiding0
Experience from Skill improvements20725
Experience from Exploration37930
Experience from Quests50300
Experience from Commerce33760
Experience from Immortals975
Experience from Observation38550

Adventuring Statistics

Character Created  Thu Dec 17 06:21:18 2020
Quests Completed  36
Exploration Points Found  140
(WANTED) Criminal  0 times
Thickening the Veil0 items for 0
Thinning the Veil161 items for 24492
Hours spent at Hero  207 hours
% of lifetime in the wilderness  50 %
% of lifetime in the cities  19 %
% of lifetime in the Inn of the Eternal Star  7 %

  

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