Shadow World

Character: Lianna

Player: Jane Williams

Background: Daughter of an high-class courtesan, Lianna never knew her father. As she grew up, she became a thief - a civilised thief, who abhorred violence, a cat-burglar and card sharp. One day she made a drunken bet to rob "Lady Luck"'s temple, and when she came round, found herself to be, not dead as she expected (and deserved), but a paladin devoted to the Lady, sworn to uphold the law and defend the innocent, with the aid of a huge magical sword with far too much personality. She, and the baffled priesthood, have since had to come to terms with her new position in life.

Description: Tall, slim, dark hair, green eyes.

Goals: Find out why the Lady made her a paladin.

Hero Points: 2

Keywords

Race: Half-Laan, half as yet unknown

Homeland: Kaitaine 17

Occupation: Thief 2W (all 5 AE points)

Specialized Magic: Devotee of Lady Luck 17

Common Magic:

Other Keyword: Paladin^ 13

Lianna's Tale

Skills:

Homeland

• Speak Shay (Local Dialect)
• Bargain
• Assess Value
• SE Emer Geography
• SE Emerian Customs
• Urban Survival
• Know Orhanian Pantheon

Species

• Tall 14
• Powerful 10
• Good Looking 10
• Resist Aging 14
• See in Dark 10 (from father?) *

Occupation

Thief (2W)

• Avoid combat
• Evaluate victim
• Hide
• Know local area (Kaitaine)
• Urban survival
• Word on the street (+3 to 5W)
• Climb
• Move quickly
• Appear trustworthy (+3 to 5W)
• Play cards (+3 to 5W)
• Cheat at cards (+3 to 5W)

Paladin (13)

• Recognise law-breaker
• Protect the innocent
• Know local law
• Claymore Combat (+1 HP spend)
• Pure Body
• Tireless
• Charismatic Presence (+2 to 15)
• Leadership
• Sense Motivation (+2 to 15)
• Detect lie

Magic

• Myths of Lady Luck
• Soul Vision
• Divine Intervention
• Estimate odds
• Gamble

Other

• Looks deceptively fragile *

Relationships:

Homeland

• Family - her mother's distant kin
• Neighbourhood
• Temple

Occupation

Thief

• Former colleagues

Paladin

• Respected by citizens of Kaitaine
• To other paladins (inc. Matsos, see below)
• To temple of Lady Luck

Magic

• To Priest
• To temple of Lady Luck
• Worship the Lady

Personality:

Homeland

• Cosmopolitan
• Commercial
• Outgoing

Thief

• Cunning
• Devil-may-care
• Cynical

Paladin

• Single-minded (+2 to 15)
• Incorruptible (+2 to 15)
• Merciful (+2 to 15)
• Brave
• Self-Sacrificing
• Thinks the best of everyone

Magic

• Reckless
• Fatalistic

Other

• Refined tastes *
• Never refuses a challenge *
• Addicted to gambling *

Followers:

• Inufil - sidekick? Patron? Divine companion, housed in a claymore as long as she is, with far more experience (and knows it). Paladin magic (affinities Combat, Healing/protection, "paladin" (includes "detect lie" feat)) *
• Marossa - her mother. High-class courtesan, knows all the gossip, but (usually) maintains "client confidentiality". 1W
• Giuseppe - Thief. Former colleague, still a friend and occasional lover. Specialises in "get anything for a price" - usually legally, in fact.
• Matsos - Paladin, now her tutor in swordsmanship and pupil in card-sharping. Erm, card-playing.

Magic:

Affinities:

Possessions:

Wealth: 6

• Decks of cards (plain, marked, Tarot)
• Dice (plain, loaded, D20, etc. The blue one is biased towards 6s.)
• Burglar's tools
• Holy Claymore of Lady Luck, Inufil (see Followers)
• Recognizable Tabard
• "Green eye" pendant, sign of the Lady, meant to bring luck.

Impediments