Leliel
2008-12-23, 06:44 PM
Well, I have always been a fan of "subverted BBEG" PCs (ie, they have a goal that seems to be one that you would expect from a person of evil alignment, but have enough of a moral compass to be called good), so as a challenge, I decided to take a "white-haired pretty boy" (you know the type) with the fairly basic goal of building his own personal empire, but give him both a fairly benevolent motive-in Joshu's case here, giving a home to his adopted family-as well as enough morals so that the world would probably be better off for his mark on it.
So, without further ado:
Joshu Tabris doesn't remember his real home, or even his real parents. All he knows is that his first memory was that of being raised by the tiefling Ammon and his wife, and that from their description, they were poor serfs who couldn't afford to raise a child. All that he has of them is his first name, which he thinks is a bit ungainly on the tounge.
A direct desendant of one of the minor houses of Bael Turath-the equivalent of a minor knight-Ammon never belived that the tiefling empire was something to be ashamed of. True, there was much that no one should be proud of, but much good came of that nation, such as technology, the spread of civillization, and a critical part of the warlock arts. Joshu took this to heart, and he grew proud of his parents' heritage.
Then, tragedy struck. While the Tabris clan was always a family of bandits, they only took what they needed to survive in thier swampy home. Unfortunately, a racist group of Pelor worshippers, looking for an excuse to rid the world of a few more tieflings, took this as excuse to show that they were an evil cult worthy of destruction, responsible for some nearby Shadowfell corruption (when it was pretty obvious it was a black dragon). They found the unfortunate family and drove them into the Underdark.
The clan's luck grew even worse underground, where they were beset by a party of drow slavers. The group was captured, and Joshu was seperated from his family. Desperate, he remembered the ritual used to invoke the powers that gave the warlocks of Bael Turath their power, and used it to call out to something-anything-that would help him save his family. And something answered.
Called only Udo, the sentient mind of another universe, it gave Joshu his wish in return for carrying a bit of it's alien essence within him, so it could experience the sensations of another dimension. Using the brief but godlike surge that came with the intial gift of his power, he decimated the drow and saved most of his clan...Except his mother, who had been killed by the drow in an attempt to break Ammon.
Devastated, Joshu came to the conclusion that the drow would not suffer his wrath-all the slavers were killed-but that the racism of the humans were to blame. Therefore, he would create a place free from all persecution for the tieflings, where no one of his adopted race would have to walk in fear...To restore Bael Turath.
And if he also happens to be the new emperor...Well, he can better guide it from a comfy throne.
So, what do you think?
So, without further ado:
Joshu Tabris doesn't remember his real home, or even his real parents. All he knows is that his first memory was that of being raised by the tiefling Ammon and his wife, and that from their description, they were poor serfs who couldn't afford to raise a child. All that he has of them is his first name, which he thinks is a bit ungainly on the tounge.
A direct desendant of one of the minor houses of Bael Turath-the equivalent of a minor knight-Ammon never belived that the tiefling empire was something to be ashamed of. True, there was much that no one should be proud of, but much good came of that nation, such as technology, the spread of civillization, and a critical part of the warlock arts. Joshu took this to heart, and he grew proud of his parents' heritage.
Then, tragedy struck. While the Tabris clan was always a family of bandits, they only took what they needed to survive in thier swampy home. Unfortunately, a racist group of Pelor worshippers, looking for an excuse to rid the world of a few more tieflings, took this as excuse to show that they were an evil cult worthy of destruction, responsible for some nearby Shadowfell corruption (when it was pretty obvious it was a black dragon). They found the unfortunate family and drove them into the Underdark.
The clan's luck grew even worse underground, where they were beset by a party of drow slavers. The group was captured, and Joshu was seperated from his family. Desperate, he remembered the ritual used to invoke the powers that gave the warlocks of Bael Turath their power, and used it to call out to something-anything-that would help him save his family. And something answered.
Called only Udo, the sentient mind of another universe, it gave Joshu his wish in return for carrying a bit of it's alien essence within him, so it could experience the sensations of another dimension. Using the brief but godlike surge that came with the intial gift of his power, he decimated the drow and saved most of his clan...Except his mother, who had been killed by the drow in an attempt to break Ammon.
Devastated, Joshu came to the conclusion that the drow would not suffer his wrath-all the slavers were killed-but that the racism of the humans were to blame. Therefore, he would create a place free from all persecution for the tieflings, where no one of his adopted race would have to walk in fear...To restore Bael Turath.
And if he also happens to be the new emperor...Well, he can better guide it from a comfy throne.
So, what do you think?