Leliel
2008-08-25, 04:15 PM
Anyway, I was playing Shadow of the Colossus, and after finishing it-again, after all, it's a short game-I realized, "Wouldn't Dormin be a great patron for a 4E Warlock? After all, he's a pretty dark being, but none of his actions seem to suggest him being evil, just amoral-a natural force, if you would." And lo and behold, this character popped into my head, just waiting to be played:
Math, Templar of Shadow, aka, the Servant of Dormin.
Background: The story of Math starts long before his parents were born, in a far-off world. There, Dormin, an ancient primordial prince, was sealed in a strange valley for fear of his powers. Though his imprisonment was not to last, it was long enough for his priests to die out, and as he was not privy to the destruction of the universe, he dared not show his true form within it.
So, Dormin wandered the universe, looking for a champion, one that would serve as his tool to bring about a new faith in his name. He found it, in the form of Math, an adolescent human desperately looking for a purpose.
As a child, Math never really fit in his home village. Indeed, he was an outcast, divined at birth to have a cursed fate, to be an enemy of the gods. Although his parents did not believe it, most of the town blamed him for their ills, from simple crop failures to monster attacks. He became an exile within his own home, a pariah lost in darkness. It was there that Dormin found him, wallowing in his own misery at his fate. And so, Dormin came to Math, and said:
"We are the guardians of the unknown, the lost and angry. Accept our patronage, and we will give you a measure of our power." And Math accepted.
And so, Math became the Templar of Shadows, a warrior of the night...
Personality: Math embraces his sinister image as an infernal pact warlock. Since he is an enemy of the gods, he might as well enjoy being one. Anyone who knows him realizes the "irredemably evil" part is simply not true. Math embodies the darkness, true, but in it's kind, protective aspect: He would rather be the nebula that life-giving suns are born in rather then the abyss of death. This is not to say he doesn't have a, pardon the expression "dark" side. He seems to believe his own suffering gives him a right to self-pity, and he can be a bit extreme in his methods of protecting others. That said, he is a kind and gentle soul who would willingly die if that would protect the lives of others. All in all, the perfect priest of the Cult of Dormin.
So do you think this guy would fit in a D&D game?
EDIT: Uh, yeah, this is 4th edition. Sorry about not tagging that earlier.
Math, Templar of Shadow, aka, the Servant of Dormin.
Background: The story of Math starts long before his parents were born, in a far-off world. There, Dormin, an ancient primordial prince, was sealed in a strange valley for fear of his powers. Though his imprisonment was not to last, it was long enough for his priests to die out, and as he was not privy to the destruction of the universe, he dared not show his true form within it.
So, Dormin wandered the universe, looking for a champion, one that would serve as his tool to bring about a new faith in his name. He found it, in the form of Math, an adolescent human desperately looking for a purpose.
As a child, Math never really fit in his home village. Indeed, he was an outcast, divined at birth to have a cursed fate, to be an enemy of the gods. Although his parents did not believe it, most of the town blamed him for their ills, from simple crop failures to monster attacks. He became an exile within his own home, a pariah lost in darkness. It was there that Dormin found him, wallowing in his own misery at his fate. And so, Dormin came to Math, and said:
"We are the guardians of the unknown, the lost and angry. Accept our patronage, and we will give you a measure of our power." And Math accepted.
And so, Math became the Templar of Shadows, a warrior of the night...
Personality: Math embraces his sinister image as an infernal pact warlock. Since he is an enemy of the gods, he might as well enjoy being one. Anyone who knows him realizes the "irredemably evil" part is simply not true. Math embodies the darkness, true, but in it's kind, protective aspect: He would rather be the nebula that life-giving suns are born in rather then the abyss of death. This is not to say he doesn't have a, pardon the expression "dark" side. He seems to believe his own suffering gives him a right to self-pity, and he can be a bit extreme in his methods of protecting others. That said, he is a kind and gentle soul who would willingly die if that would protect the lives of others. All in all, the perfect priest of the Cult of Dormin.
So do you think this guy would fit in a D&D game?
EDIT: Uh, yeah, this is 4th edition. Sorry about not tagging that earlier.