Archpaladin Zousha
2012-03-17, 03:44 PM
While this is about Pathfinder, it's more about its setting than its rules. One interesting concept Pathfinder introduces is the idea of elves who grew up among non-elves, usually humans. These elves are referred to as "Forlorn" and are supposed to generally by cynical or sad because of watching their friends grow old and die before their eyes.
I thought that a Forlorn would be the best excuse to play an elf paladin, as elves are generally depicted as Chaotic or flighty.
I was just wondering what kind of viewpoint such a character would take. The descriptions are very vague, but I know I don't want this elf to be a whiner or constantly singing morose songs about death. That's not a good attitude for a paladin or any other adventure for that matter. How would they view "normal" elves? What would make them interested in, say, crusading for justice and peace in the world?
The only real idea I've got is that he sees humans as having great drive and ambition because of their relatively short lives, while viewing his own kind as somewhat lazy. He sort of combines the drive of humans with the long view of elves, dedicating himself to long-term projects to help others, that he's got a lot of time to live, so he wants to fill it by dealing out as much justice and doing as many good deeds as time will allow. Am I on a good track here?
I thought that a Forlorn would be the best excuse to play an elf paladin, as elves are generally depicted as Chaotic or flighty.
I was just wondering what kind of viewpoint such a character would take. The descriptions are very vague, but I know I don't want this elf to be a whiner or constantly singing morose songs about death. That's not a good attitude for a paladin or any other adventure for that matter. How would they view "normal" elves? What would make them interested in, say, crusading for justice and peace in the world?
The only real idea I've got is that he sees humans as having great drive and ambition because of their relatively short lives, while viewing his own kind as somewhat lazy. He sort of combines the drive of humans with the long view of elves, dedicating himself to long-term projects to help others, that he's got a lot of time to live, so he wants to fill it by dealing out as much justice and doing as many good deeds as time will allow. Am I on a good track here?