Wolf: Well, i figure wolf + ram....fox + lamb.... I'm not entirely sure I follow PMB's thought line...but i think he and i had two different goals to your character (isn't that just so funny? =) Being that he has posted already, i'll bow out... I'll think of some new solution to my own problem. It may involve my taking some slight liberties with Asteph/B'var's plans? I dunno just yet (the infinite realm of possibilities is vast; i need only to pluck at the proper path. Just as there are many dimensions [worlds], there are also many alternate dimensions [variations on this universe/world]...It sounds kind of like the current Wolfram is from an alternate/past? Or it could be that Foxlam is a fail safe/back up for Wolfram? or there really IS a wolfram of our universe that she is looking for? I'll figure this out....=P )
Hal: There are four characters in the Southern Lands, removed from the main adventure... think of them as a mini story happening at the moment (it's a really long introduction and character background build).
Garrison - Martial Paladin from the Southern Territories, a collective of several kingdoms on a separate, but land-connected continent to the south of the main group. Just follow my last few posts to find out about him... my last 3 posts or so have been about him, and his history and such.
Maetsro - Leader of the Martial Paladins. He brought Garrison to the Territories when Garrison was a baby. Maestro was already a one-armed man then, and appears to not have aged. He is a tutor to Garrison first, and father figure second...their histories are intertwined in a way unknown to Garrison just yet.
Alita - Warrior-Priest. Alita was an Imperial Guardsman for a race known as the Kreeghor... as such, she was subjected to mutative cosmic energies and biowizardry. She became a supernatural-level person with control over Jade (creation, manipulation, and transformation into energy) and flight... and a little more yet to be revealed. Her life span has been lengthened tremendously, and she has spent a long time on the Unrealm... it is peaceful, compared to her home dimension. 'Priest' is only a convenience for explaining her more fantastic abilities. She will remind Garrison of 'Rose'...I am tempted to Make Garrison color-blind, since all heroes are always perfect =P =) "gold coins, copper goins, what's the difference?"
Calibretto - War-Golem. Many years ago, the Southern Territories faced a great threat - one their armies and magics could not deal with. In response, the magi created the War Golems... Autonomous, sentient war machines with immense destructive power. However, once the war ended (decisively, by means of legions of the war golems), people began to fear the power of the Golems...and so began to destroy them. War Golems were persecuted, hunted down - even though they were completely loyal to those people who created them and whom they fought for. No more than a dozen are thought to exist, with as few as 3 being likely. Calibretto ran into Alita, and they have travelled together since. War Golems function as if sentient living beings (they have feelings, irrationalities, can develop ideas, and so forth) but are ultimately mechanic (they are vulnerable to lightning, electromagnetic pulses [knock them unconcious - no memory wiping =)], need to be repaired). War Golems were created in a day of unparalleled Magic and technology, and perhaps even interdimensional trade... all War Golems have a Nanite factory inside them, which see to various basic needs (eg: cleaning out dust)...these nanites are also able to create more of themselves as needed, convert basic materials as needed (create grease, oil, metal [very small quantities]) and effect repairs... in this case, they swarm over a metal source, such as an anvil or suit of armor, devour it, and use the raw materials (converting to other materials if needed) to repair damage. This also takes quite a bit of time and non-movement. It also allows his arms to reform into different weapons.
Foxlam - Sister to Wolfram. Or is she???.... Wields Thor's Hammer (or similar equivalent...may not be Thor's own hammer =)
Clael - Evil Villain dude who made Garrison kill his wife-to-be on their wedding day. About to bite it hard. He is a Monk/mage... He is looking for the ultimate body to inhabit, and he believes Garrison's silver form is it. Able to possess bodies, he has changed appearance many many times. He has once taken over a mage, and has some knowledge of magic. He currently has taken the body of a Bulky-strong fighter.
Ink - Perverted evil villain dude, also about to bite it hard. His body is translucent grey...and underneath that is a blood red color. He controls the shape of his body, and has powers of 'shadow' such as shadow blasts, dark wave/devouring, shadow slide, etc. etc. It doesn't really matter, he is going die =)
Bulgrim - Evil Djinni/Efreeti. Imprisoned within a bracelet, which was discovered by a grave-robber... who was compelled to put the bracelet on. Bulgrim could careless about getting revenge on Garrison; he is looking for a pure soul to sacrifice so he can get out of the bracelet.
The Southern Territories are a little more advanced than the rest of the world (?)... they do have technology, such as guns and machine guns (straight, iron ball-type projectile weapons) but these all require an energy source "mana" to work... mana in this case comes in cells and almost seems to have been condensed into liquid form.
Hal: There are four characters in the Southern Lands, removed from the main adventure... think of them as a mini story happening at the moment (it's a really long introduction and character background build).
Garrison - Martial Paladin from the Southern Territories, a collective of several kingdoms on a separate, but land-connected continent to the south of the main group. Just follow my last few posts to find out about him... my last 3 posts or so have been about him, and his history and such.
Maetsro - Leader of the Martial Paladins. He brought Garrison to the Territories when Garrison was a baby. Maestro was already a one-armed man then, and appears to not have aged. He is a tutor to Garrison first, and father figure second...their histories are intertwined in a way unknown to Garrison just yet.
Alita - Warrior-Priest. Alita was an Imperial Guardsman for a race known as the Kreeghor... as such, she was subjected to mutative cosmic energies and biowizardry. She became a supernatural-level person with control over Jade (creation, manipulation, and transformation into energy) and flight... and a little more yet to be revealed. Her life span has been lengthened tremendously, and she has spent a long time on the Unrealm... it is peaceful, compared to her home dimension. 'Priest' is only a convenience for explaining her more fantastic abilities. She will remind Garrison of 'Rose'...I am tempted to Make Garrison color-blind, since all heroes are always perfect =P =) "gold coins, copper goins, what's the difference?"
Calibretto - War-Golem. Many years ago, the Southern Territories faced a great threat - one their armies and magics could not deal with. In response, the magi created the War Golems... Autonomous, sentient war machines with immense destructive power. However, once the war ended (decisively, by means of legions of the war golems), people began to fear the power of the Golems...and so began to destroy them. War Golems were persecuted, hunted down - even though they were completely loyal to those people who created them and whom they fought for. No more than a dozen are thought to exist, with as few as 3 being likely. Calibretto ran into Alita, and they have travelled together since. War Golems function as if sentient living beings (they have feelings, irrationalities, can develop ideas, and so forth) but are ultimately mechanic (they are vulnerable to lightning, electromagnetic pulses [knock them unconcious - no memory wiping =)], need to be repaired). War Golems were created in a day of unparalleled Magic and technology, and perhaps even interdimensional trade... all War Golems have a Nanite factory inside them, which see to various basic needs (eg: cleaning out dust)...these nanites are also able to create more of themselves as needed, convert basic materials as needed (create grease, oil, metal [very small quantities]) and effect repairs... in this case, they swarm over a metal source, such as an anvil or suit of armor, devour it, and use the raw materials (converting to other materials if needed) to repair damage. This also takes quite a bit of time and non-movement. It also allows his arms to reform into different weapons.
Foxlam - Sister to Wolfram. Or is she???.... Wields Thor's Hammer (or similar equivalent...may not be Thor's own hammer =)
Clael - Evil Villain dude who made Garrison kill his wife-to-be on their wedding day. About to bite it hard. He is a Monk/mage... He is looking for the ultimate body to inhabit, and he believes Garrison's silver form is it. Able to possess bodies, he has changed appearance many many times. He has once taken over a mage, and has some knowledge of magic. He currently has taken the body of a Bulky-strong fighter.
Ink - Perverted evil villain dude, also about to bite it hard. His body is translucent grey...and underneath that is a blood red color. He controls the shape of his body, and has powers of 'shadow' such as shadow blasts, dark wave/devouring, shadow slide, etc. etc. It doesn't really matter, he is going die =)
Bulgrim - Evil Djinni/Efreeti. Imprisoned within a bracelet, which was discovered by a grave-robber... who was compelled to put the bracelet on. Bulgrim could careless about getting revenge on Garrison; he is looking for a pure soul to sacrifice so he can get out of the bracelet.
The Southern Territories are a little more advanced than the rest of the world (?)... they do have technology, such as guns and machine guns (straight, iron ball-type projectile weapons) but these all require an energy source "mana" to work... mana in this case comes in cells and almost seems to have been condensed into liquid form.