Nullus
| Nullus | |||||||
| Male Tiefling | |||||||
| Player: Celticman | |||||||
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| General Information | ||||||||||
| Full Name: | Fanngrim Peace-Breaker | |||||||||
| Nicknames: | Hound of War, Peace-Breaker | |||||||||
| Age: | 25 | |||||||||
| Deity: | None | |||||||||
| Alignment: |
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| Occupation: | Mercenary, Blood War Veteran, Militia Captain | |||||||||
| Faction/Rank: | Doomguard / Doomlord | |||||||||
| Place of Birth: | Haarlik, Vosgaard, Aebrynis | |||||||||
| Physical Attributes | ||||||||||
| Height: | 77inches(1.93 meters) | |||||||||
| Weight: | 280 lbs(127 kg). | |||||||||
| Eyes: | Black | |||||||||
| Hair: | None | |||||||||
| Complexion: | Pallid | |||||||||
| Physical Build: | Endomorph | |||||||||
| Physical Features: | Pale, almost transparent flesh with purple veins underneath. | |||||||||
| Skills | ||||||||||
| Tactician and warrior. He has mastered the use of the halberd and can use it to great effect. He also has an understanding of engineering and siege weaponry. | ||||||||||
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Nullus once served as the head Hound for Byrri Yarmoril, the Arch-Lector of Plague-Mort. For years he served as a commander of sorts for the berg's militia. He was known as a vile and cruel captain, who beat the citizens for minor offenses. Many of those tended to come up missing.
Description
Personality Traits
Merits
Flaws
The Seven Virtues of Bushido
- Righteousness (義 gi?) Be sure that every action is moral and justifiable.
- Courage (勇 yū?) Face fear, danger, or adversity without faltering.
- Compassion (仁 jin?) Put the welfare of the empire, the Army, and your subordinates before your own.
- Courtesy (禮 rei?) Treat people as they should be treated.
- Sincerity (誠 makoto?) Do what’s right, legally and morally.
- Honor (名誉 meiyo?) Live up to all the Bushido virtues.
- Duty (忠義 chūgi?) Bear true faith and allegiance to the Emperor, the Army, your unit and other samurai.
History
Place of Birth
Haarlik, Vosgaard
The most desolate and remote region of Cerilia is called Vosgaard. It lies in the north-eastern reaches of the land, beyond the Drachenaur Mountains and north of the Rhuannadaraight. The cold waters of the Leviathan's Reach form the northern border of Vosgaard, and to the east lie the stormy waters of the Sea of Dragons.
Vosgaard is a land of stark natural beauty, with impassable mountains and glaciers, vast belts of northern taiga, and bitter wind-swept plains. Much like the Rjurik lands, Vosgaard suffers from extremely cold winters and is haunted by monsters of all varieties. Life is difficult and violent in the lands of the Vos. Consequently, they are a fierce people who believe that might makes right.
The other human races of Cerilia are inclined to view the Vos as evil barbarians, savages, and marauders, but this isn't an entirely truthful assessment. The Vos, once followers of Vorynn who were corrupted by Azrai, have their cities and kingdoms, and there are heroes of noble bearing among them. It's important to remember that by their own standards Vos warriors are acting with honor when they raid and pillage the lands of the Brecht or the Khinasi. And while no one will ever accuse a Vos berserker of subterfuge or subtlety, it's also true that a person always knows where he stands with a Vos warrior.
The code of courage and violent tendencies of Vos warriors and rulers have made north-eastern Cerilia a battlefield for the settling of their differences and feuds. The Vos hold "weaker" cultures in contempt and view the other peoples of Cerilia as potential slaves or enemies, but they absolutely hate each other. Travelers in Vosgaard should go to great lengths to avoid associating themselves with any particular chieftain or baronet -- it's dangerous to take sides, even by placing oneself under a chieftain's protection.
The Nona and the Torva
Although few outside Vosgaard would realize it, the Vos people are split between the nona ('New' or 'Upstart') Vos and the torva ('True' or 'One') Vos. The nona Vos desire to turn the fantastic energies of the Vos people towards progress and unity. They want prosperous strong realms and will tolerate, to a limited degree, foreign gods and ideas. The torva are backed by a culture soaked in blood and fury for centuries and the worship of two powerful deities. They cling to clan loyalties, follow their temples, and see the ways of the nona as soft and cowardly.
Feral Lands
Untamed and largely unsettled, the Feral Lands of Vosgaard will be conquered only through extensive adventures and heroic endeavors. These lands harbor creatures and dangers that naturally oppose settlement. The Feral lands are dominated by the vast Grovnekevic Forest which provides some respite from the chill winds. The lands making up the Feral Lands are:
- The Battle fens. The sidhe of Tuar Annwn made a desperate stand against the Vos that sought to settle in the north after the great battle of Mount Deismaar. In the battle fens the sidhe were pushed back to the coast and left with nowhere to run, instead they fought, and unleashed their greatest and most reckless magics, even today the mebhaighl of the land is wild and the veil between Cerilia and the Shadow World is thin and twisted.
- The Icemarch. The march is the term used to describe the near empty lands of the ice-plains and the northern parts of the Grovnekevic Forest. The land is home to brutal ice goblins, savage gnolls, cannibalistic nomads known as Zegraki and, increasingly, the sidhe of dread Tuar Annwn.
- The Mistmoor. Chill mists swathe the land for much of the year, and an unnatural shadow seems to hang in the air even during the brief summer, some claim that Azrai's essence yet lingers in the cursed land. Traders travel between Rovninodensk and Rzhlev swiftly and in large numbers, or do not emerge from the haunted mists.
- Tuar Annwn. No Vos explorer has returned from the silent forest of Tuar Annwn in all the centuries since Mount Diesmaar, the doughty proud warriors of the Vos shun to speak of the land and none boast of the plunder that might be found in it, there is a wrongness about the forest that goes deeper than any sidhe witchcraft. Worst of all, as the gnolls to the east have recently discovered to their chagrin, the wrongness is spreading...
- Torova Temylatin. A mystical island that lies north-east off the coast of Vosgaard's mainland, across the Leviathan's Reach.
Orlenaskyy Uplands
The Orlenaskyy Uplands are amongst the coldest of the Vos lands, and made only harsher by the Orlenaskyy mountains for which they are named.
- Lutkhovsky. The land is home to the notoriously vicious Surzek goblin clans in the west and recent Vos settlers in the east. For ten months of the year snow lies on the ground and the shores are choked with ice, long a refuge for bandits some merchants have recently begun lumbering operations but the land remains mostly empty.
- Melyy. Quiet sleepy Melyy was long a back water even by Vos standards, then silver was found in the mountains and prospectors began arriving from as far away as Brechtur transforming the villages into mining towns.
- The Sword Rust Tribes. The Orogs were long a disparate people who raided but rarely threatened the people of the land. Then a great Orog leader called Tolzimkur united the orog clans and welded them into a powerful army that drove out the Vos and goblin nomads leaving the Orogs unquestioned masters of their forests and mines. Today the Orogs raid their neighbors regularly and are a growing menace in the region.
- Velenoye. A realm of raiders and seafarers, few of its inhabitants can scrape a living from the land itself. The cult of the winter witch is strong here and few dare the wrath of her high priestess Lida Marnorin.
Western Reach
The mountains of the Western Reach protect the Great Bay in the songs of Brecht bards, but the Vos have long raided through them nonetheless. Three human and one gnoll realms are found here, alongside many lands that are feral.
- Hjorig. An anomaly amongst its neighbors the Rjurik land of Hjorig is sandwiched between the Gnoll fells to the east and the Brecht of Grevesmuhl to the west. Sparsely populated the land suffers for its tyrannical ruler, Jarl Einar Kuppel.
- Molochev. Only Yeninskiy has a more barbaric reputation than this Vos realm, which only encourages Vos upstarts to travel to Molochev seeking glory. The Vos of Molochev often raid the Brecht of Berhagen and Rheulgard, and historically often allied with Kozlovnyy to sail south and raid the Khinasi lands of the Shining Coast. This latter route is now less traveled as Kozlovnyy has shed much of its barbaric past of late, but that merely gives the raider of Molochev a target closer to home...
- Rzhlev is considered part of Brechtur by many civilized sages, but the land was conquered by the Vos long ago after the disaster of the Brecht League, and to this day it is ruled by the Vos.
- The Gnoll Fells. The sole Gnoll realm in all Cerilia, here the Gnolls reign supreme over goblin, Vos and Brecht slaves. A growing power for the last few decades the gnoll fells have suffered lately due to the abrupt expansion of Tuar Annwn.
The Dragon Coast
The Dragon Coast is a mountainous land of deep cold water and treacherous currents.
- Morrinzavod, better known nowadays as the realm of the Manticore, Morrinzavod is a small realm that acts as a buffer between Ust Atka and Velenoye. The land is currently undergoing something of a civil war, as the awnsheghlien rouses himself from depression to battle the wizard who long used him as an unwitting pawn to rule the land.
- Ust Atka. The Raven's Domain. The forested realm of Ust Atka was once one of the more peaceful Vos realms, goblins sometimes raided the east, but the land was relatively prosperous, mountains stopped raiders from the north and south, while the silent forest of Cwmb Bheinn seemed utterly empty. Then the realm underwent one of its periodic civil wars, and warlord Tusilov won a stunning series of victories to lead his clan to dominate the land. Then the Raven claimed the warlord's body as his own and the land became touched by shadow. Now the warmth has fled summer, crops are poor, and the people crushed beneath the awnsheghlien's inhuman dominion.
- Yeninskiy. A realm of pirates and raiders the vikings of Yeninskiy raid the coasts to the south, and prey on shipping from Melyy and Zoloskaya.
- Zoloskaya. This odd Vos realm seems touched by mysticism and the realm often trades with the Khinasi far to the south. Alone of the Vos lands the people still follow Lirovka as did their ancestors.
Great Steppe
The Great Steppe is the most hospitable part of Vosgaard. Several of the southern realms show Khinasi influence but the locals are no softer for it, rather many are infamous for their raiding ways.
- Kal Kalathor. A vast and populous goblin realm that bows to none of its neighbors, even the Raven has avoided conflict with the innumerable goblins of the land.
- Cwmb Bheinn. Long believed to be an empty forest, the Sidhe of Cwmb Bheinn were revealed after an attack by the Raven tore away their ancient cloak of illusions and brought Shadow World sorcery to their lands. The Sidhe now trade with Yeninskiy and Kozlovnyy to keep the Vos to east and west from aggression and battle the goblins of Kal Kalathor to the north, the Lamia's charmed warriors to the south, and the Raven's forces to the north east.
- Kozlovnyy. Part Khinasi, part Vos, long dominated by the Vos the current ruler is relatively benign and has ousted the corrupt and warlike priests of Belinik that long drove the realm to war and raiding.
- Rovninodensk. Civil wars rack the land once or twice a generation, and the struggle between the ways of the nona and the torva Vos is at its most intense here. The land is slowly recovering from its most recent civil war, few expect the peace to last.
Relations
- Aria: Having met the psioniscist recently, I have found her to be a good source of knowledge on Sigil and how its unseen doors function.
- Nix: I met this strange woman on the island known as Mistwood. She has a foreign way of speaking, though it seems common the more I listen to these "Cagers" as they are called in Sigil.
- Alec: I met the man known as the "Bleak Pilgrim." He seems to know Aria well, though he acted rather strange in an alley with a hooded woman who had greenish skin. He was also holding a toy chicken while the woman was... screaming.
- Garrak: He is descended from demon blood from what Aria has told me. His hound "Zugoth" stared at me for some time and I returned it. I could sense a great evil in the beast and Garrak seemed to be amused that I did not run away in terror.
- Aitou: We met in the market square. She is from Kara-Tur.. a place on a far away realm known as Toril. She always seems on edge near me. I am not sure why.. yet.
O-Kuni-Nushi
| "The Great Land Master" | |
| Pantheon: | Japanese |
| AoC: | Medicine, sorcery, land |
| Symbol: | None |
| Home P/L/R: | Ysgard/Ysgard/ Kenyama |
| Domains: | Magic, earth, healing |
| Fav. Weapon: | Katana |
O-Kuni-Nushi is one of Susanoo's children, and he's made a name for himself by championing the rights of animals and spirits across the land. In gratitude, all natural animals have taught O-Kuni-Nushi their secret language, and they all follow the power's commands.
All beasts in his realm are protected, too. The proxy Raiko keeps them safe from poachers and monsters. What's more, any berk who eats meat in Kenyama vomits it back up within minutes of ingestion, and carries the stench of carrion for three days after leaving the realm.
Like Hachiman, O-Kuni-Nushi's a bit too lawful to be tied down to Ysgard. But he is the patron of heroes, after all, and the wild plane's full of 'em. Some folks also say that he stays in Kenyama to keep Hachiman company, and that their combined might prevents the realm from drifting away.
O-Kuni-Nushi is a cunning deity, excellent in most anything he tries, but he prefers to best his opponents with intelligence and words, rather than strength and swords. 'Course, there's a certain part of him that relishes the use of the katana, and if he has no other choice, he happily draws his blade.
Known Goals
Until I can find my way back home I should try to mesh with these people as best I can.
Return Home
I must find some way to return to Higashi-kōchimachi.
Study the Fundamentals of Magic
Find Allies
Known Achievements
Quote: "If it moves; kill it. If it does not move, kick it over; then kill it. It you cannot kick it over, it is probably a tree."