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Richard the Pawn of Dinius

"I've got friends, That is all I need."

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a character in “Abandoned in Amtophia Rebooted”, as played by Zalgo

Description

Richard "The Pawn" of Dinius




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Name: Richard of Dinion

Nickname: "The Pawn"

Theme Music:

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Orientation: Straight

Race: Human
(select from the list under the occ section)

Class: Golemancer
(Please select from the class list in the occ section)

Sub-Class: White Mage

Alignment: Neutral Good

Level
10

HP
Max: 150 (165 With Equipment)
Current: 165

MP
Max: 150
Current: 150

Experience Points
0/1000 to next Level





Height: 164.6 cm

Weight: 42 kg

Abilities:

(Passive)Many Minds, One Voice

Everyone attuned to Richard can communicate with him and each other through telepathy.

(Passive)The Link Shares All

Any buff cast on Richard is shared by everyone attuned to him by 50%.

(Passive)Boon of the Strategist

Everyone attuned to Richard gains a +1 to all rolls while within twenty feet of him.

Spells

(Active)The Tabula Imperium Order One: Exchange Cost: 5 MP

This spell uses the Tabula Imperium board to swap the positions of anyone attuned to him either by the Golem Pact or the Companion Pact, including himself. In order to be cast the board must be set up and active. Richard cannot move away from the board while casting this spell.

(Active)Incantation of the Tower Made Whole Cost: 10 MP

This spell restores a D12 number of hit points to any artificial entity or object.

(Active)Invocation of The Origin of Power Cost: 10 MP

This spell restores D12 Mana Points to a caster. Richard cannot cast this spell on himself.

(Active)Conjuration of the Essence's Shield Cost: 5 MP

The target of this spell is granted a mystical field that shields them from harm. All damage done to the shield subtracts from Richard's Mana Points instead of the target's Hit Points.

(Active)The Tabula Imperium Order Two: Tortuga Cost: 20 MP

This spell summons everyone attuned to Richard to him, all arranged around him in a square formation.

Weakness:

Mobility - Richard is dependent on using the Tabula Imperium board to make full use of his potential and the board needs to be set up and remain still while active. Situations that require him to move put him at a steep disadvantage.

Surprise - Richard is a strategist who can utilize resources very thoughtfully but with the limits to his casting he's got to be very picky with using his spells and that often leaves him vulnerable to sudden unexpected changes.

Isolation - A majority of Richard's abilities benefit others but rarely benefit him personally. Without anyone around to help him he fares quite poorly.

Personal Items and Weapons:

- The Tabula Imperium, an arcane chess board which while useful in the hands of the mundane when used by a true master of the board can be a devastating tool capable of controlling the battle. When activated it creates an illusionary recreation of the battlefield as well as everything on it be it beast or man or other. On top of this already useful scrying tool this board can be used as an arcane focus for spells specifically designed to be utilized by the board. With a good strategy and knowledge of how to use the board a caster can arrange all companions attuned to him on the field to positions where they can use their abilities to their optimal effect, allowing for the strategic annihilation of key targets which can sway the flow of battle dramatically. The downside to this ancient and powerful magic item is that it cannot be picked up or moved without first deactivating it. If the Tabula Imperium is tipped over or otherwise jostled it will simply shut down and need to be reactivated. (Hopefully this will be an acceptable exception to the no enchanted items rules as it's the core of Richard's spells.)

- His Wizard School Robes and hat.
- A backpack.
- A weeks worth of Water/Food.
- A map & compass.
- A tent & bedroll.
- Twenty feet of rope.
- A white magic spell book.
- A walking stick.
- Twenty blank scrolls.
- A bottle of ink & quill.
- A shaving razor & hand held mirror.
- A spyglass.
- A basic iron long sword & kite shield. (1D8/X2 on crit)(+15 HP)
- Fifty gold pieces.





Appearance:

He's a rather nervous looking wizard, seems as though he's always looking over his shoulder. He's got somewhat soft youthful features and is generally quite clean shaven. He has a rather acorn shaped head and ruffled straight jet black hair that is between short and medium length. His body is rather slender yet not bony. Typically he is dressed in his traveling outfit which consists of his navy blue school robes with gold rim and wide brimmed wizards hat of identical coloration. The bottom edges of his robe is ragged and his boots are well worn from the wages of travel. He wears banded cloth gloves and a large brown backpack that seems quite well stocked with supplies.

Oddities:

He has a stutter.
He is very meticulous about how he handles things, making him quite slow most of the time but precise.

Personality:

He is a rather nervous fellow but he is generally good natured.

He thinks all the time. Often times he is slow and methodical, making sure he knows exactly what he is doing before he does it. He's been conditioned to be rather subservient, usually bending to other people's wishes before his own. Very apologetic and mild mannered, he makes a strong effort towards being polite to others.

He's quite attached to his golem Validus for reasons which have yet to return to him. Being a rather nervous individual normally it was not good for his nerves to wind up on the bad side of the Wizard's Guild Chess Club member's as he rightfully feared them, especially those higher than his station as a lowly pawn. Though he was a pawn however he is still an intelligent student. His time spent there was not fruitless as he learned much by watching his peers. His mind is keen and his tactical sense is well trained.

Beyond all that he's a rather nice guy. He's very sympathetic with others who are servants or something of a similar nature. Though he understands just how much he depends on people he's somewhat shy which makes it rather difficult for him to approach people. He does appreciate just looking at the world and taking in the beauty when he can and even has a bit of a poetic side to him. He's quite eager to learn more and enjoys seeking out knowledge wherever it may be. His studies in Golemancy may have been hindered somewhat by his exile but he'll continue to pursue the field until he's learned all there is about making and improving golems.

Bio:

Before the amnesia...

His entire life he lived in the shadows of others. As the youngest child in a wealthy merchant family he was always weaker than the rest of his brothers. He was the last to be sent to the prestigious Wizard's Academy. In school he was never at the top of class even though he studied hard when he could and tried his hardest. Between the older student's subjugation of the younger students and the fact many of them were simply talented and always rose to the tops of their fields he was never given any chances to shine.

When he decided to pursue his third ring in Golemancy, the first of three rings a wizard can be awarded interestingly enough, he was thrust into a game which the school took very seriously: The Wizard's Chess Club tournaments. The golemancy classes were deeply involved in this tournament which pitted two armies of chess themed golems against each other in a highly strategic war game. He was assigned to be the caretaker of a pawn in the white army while other more talented or advanced students were given better golems.

So he did as was asked, trying his best not to get crushed in the chaos of war as golems did battle. However during the final match with his team being one of the finalists...

After the amnesia...

Everyone's minds suddenly went blank. Everyone was just standing around wondering where on earth they even where. Basic details remained but almost everything about the situation escaped them. Richard looked around just as confused as everyone else. He had no clue as to why he was standing on a war torn field next to a big magical statue thing. All he knew was that the big golem as he remembered it was called would follow him around. As he looked around while people wandered aimlessly he saw it.

Left alone high up upon a raised dais was The Tabula Empirium. He had no idea what it was but something deep down gave him the sense that it was important. He had no idea why or how but it stuck out as an important figure when he spotted it. What he did next he couldn't really explain. An urge inside him welled up as though it had been pressed all the way down to the bottom of his heart and was now just surging back up thanks to the amnesia that destroyed the walls that barred it from coming forth. He did what he never would of done if his mental faculties weren't compromised. He stole the king's board while the king was struggling to remember his past.


After that he had little reason to stay so he just picked a direction and started walking. A week or two later he was still walking but he knew why he was walking. He was walking because he couldn't turn back. He started some details as they began to fill into his mind and he realized just how big of an event taking that board really was. Everyone on his team could not finish the game unless they had the board to help them outmaneuver the black army. He knew that even if he returned the board he wouldn't be thanked for returning it but blamed for taking the board in the first place and he did fear the punishment a bunch of callous class mates could conjure up.

Since then he's wandered the roads, him and his golem who he's named Validus. He makes money using his magic to repair items for people which he used to buy his traveling supplies. His only real concern right now is evading their detection as the school placed a bounty on his head and is looking for him. While the school has multiple concerns which distract it from focusing solely on him he cannot rely on this state of amnesia inspired chaos protecting him forever. Some day they'd scry him out and then he'd have a real fight on his hands. He may run but there's only so long someone can run from their past.





Likes:

- Knowledge
- Learning
- Old ruins
- Golemancy
- Validus
- Calm serene environments
- Making friends
- Bread Pudding
- Sweet Treats

Dislikes:

- Needless Bloodshed
- Being rushed
- Aggresive People
- Bullies
- Being Yelled At
- Ignorance
- Destruction of Historically Important items or places
- Magic that controls people's minds
- Friends dying
- Dragons
- Bitter Foods

Fears:

- His class mates
- Having his mind stolen
- blood
- One of his plans getting a friend killed





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Other:
(His golem Validus will have it's own character sheet.)





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So begins...

Richard the Pawn of Dinius's Story

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Uona gel-Gahal Character Portrait: Zeebarl "Weasel Eyes" Jorlinstone Character Portrait: Altara Koloyros Character Portrait: Richard the Pawn of Dinius Character Portrait: Hope Froloss Character Portrait: Validus
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Seeming satisfied with Richards answer, and nodding along to his comment about curses absent mindedly, before Zeebarl turned to Hope. The latest customer seemed flustered at Zeebarl's question, seeming embarrassed at having not picked something yet as the halfling merchant stood their patiently, showing little in his smile as the new stranger suddenly froze up and started at something from his cart. It seemed he was interested in a pair of ordinary grey tear drop like goggles he had among his wares, to which Zeebarl happily announced; " Ah good eye sir, though these goggles are admittedly indeed of repair, they are still a valuable asset when repaired! Sure to keep any dirt and dusts away from your eyes, and keeping any distractions away from your glare! They also help you see somewhat further ahead of you, though only marginally admittedly. It's other feature includes and adjustable strap for easy fitting and comfort, a one size fits all if you will. And for the low price of seven, yes seven, bronze coins, they're all yours sir!"

As he awaited an answer from Hope, doing his best to ignore Richards incantations, he noticed from a quick glance around the Uona had now risen from her feet and, well, was also glancing around at everyone else, trying her best to look imposing. Well it was fair enough really, and good of her to start working so soon after a were mention of being hired, and to be honest, was what Zeebarl did when no one was buying anything. Still, best keep and eye on her too. Too early to trust yet.

As expected with a mage fixing something magical, a magical reaction occurred, of a great flash of white light as he cast the spell on the crystal orb, where the merchant had to shield his eyes from the bright light. However, Richard seemed to frown as he held it up to the light. Zeebarl could see why too as he realized glumly that the orb wasn't made of crystal, but merely finely crafted glass, much to his disappointment, definitely having to lower it's cost.
Though oddly it seemed Richard was wary of all the magical items as they were repaired, much to the merchants suspicions. He then heard what he expected about them all being repaired. What he wasn't expecting to hear however, was the mage fellow telling him the magical items were in fact, not at all magical.

His jaw hanged agape as Richard handed his items back, before hurriedly testing his theory by quickly slicing at a nearby tree with the apparently enchanted sword to see for himself it was merely given a nasty cut and not fell the mighty oak in one swipe, causing him to frown further. He carefully lumped the recently repaired items onto his cart before sighing heavily and pinching the bridge of his nose.
"Well my good man, I am very sorry to hear that. Well that truly is unfortunate, it seems you are correct. Hmmm I suppose must of been some filthy rotten heartless spell slinger that tricked me with some illusion spell or a charm of some sort! It's despicable what some people do for profit! Thank you nonetheless, here, for your troubles.", the halfling salesman blabbered to the mage, obviously distressed over the whole situation, before handing a bunch of gold coins to Richard, as he stared angrily at the not so magical items.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Uona gel-Gahal Character Portrait: Zeebarl "Weasel Eyes" Jorlinstone Character Portrait: Altara Koloyros Character Portrait: Richard the Pawn of Dinius Character Portrait: Hope Froloss
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"Seven bronze coins..." Hope muttered to himself, searching his pockets for money. Those goggles looked cool, and according to the merchant he would be able to increase his range by a bit, which would definitely be a help when it came to battle. Pulling out his pouch, Hope hurriedly checked to see if he had enough. Yup, he did. Grinning, Hope extracted the appropriate amount of money and handed it to Zeebarl.

"Here," he said happily, placing the coins into the dwarf merchant's hands. Once he was sure that the merchant wouldn't dropped the coins, Hope reached over towards the cart and took the goggles before walking away from the merchant; the transaction now complete. Stuffing the goggles into a pocket, he strolled towards Altara and the elf girl, coming to a stop a few feet besides them.

Curiously, Hope looked on as Richard repaired the items. The lights were really bright, but once you got past the initial blinding flash the results were actually quite pretty. He stared at them; entranced, and felt slightly sad when Richard finished repairing them and handed the items over to the dwarf merchant. Ah well, at least he got to see it.

Something seemed wrong, though. It seemed like the items weren't magical, and the merchant got duped. 'That sucks,' Hope thought sympathetically. Magic items were normally pretty expensive, and the merchant would get less profit. He might've even paid quite a lot for them too. The scammer must've been pretty good. 'Better luck next time, I guess.'

Turning away from the sight of the dwarf merchant staring angrily at the fake magic items, Hope faced the red haired woman and her companion with a smile. "Hey," he said cheerily, deciding to check if she really was Altara, "Are you Altara? If you are, I'm Hope. Nice to meet you and your friend!" He held out a hand.

The setting changes from World of Amtophia to Merrowvale, Wilderness

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Uona gel-Gahal Character Portrait: Zeebarl "Weasel Eyes" Jorlinstone Character Portrait: Altara Koloyros Character Portrait: Richard the Pawn of Dinius Character Portrait: Hope Froloss Character Portrait: Validus
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Brainde, Merrowvale
October 21, 2014--6:19 PM


"Hey! Are you Altara? If you are, I'm Hope. Nice to meet you and your friend!"

"Bwah?!" Altara's eyes shot open with surprise, and she even jumped backwards a little. There was a young man with blond hair, just a little bit shorter than Altara herself, standing in front of her and extending a hand in greeting. Not to mention, Lyra was looking at her with a disbelieving look, startled by the red-haired knight's rather strange reaction.

Did I seriously doze off just by looking at that pillow?! God, this better not keep happening...

Wait...so this was that Hope guy? Honestly, something about him made him look like a kid...maybe it was that unbelievably cheerful smile he had. Whatever it was, it didn't seem so surprising now that he caused all that confusion over Uona.

"...yeah, likewise," Altara grunted, turning her back to Hope and not accepting the handshake. "Just remember to clean up your own messes in the future. Got it?" Not even trying to hide her irritation, she walked back to Richard, and told him, "Since our last guy's here, we might as well get going before it gets dark. Come on." As soon as she was finished talking, the red-haired knight resumed walking down the path into the woods with long and quick strides. She wasn't paying attention to if Richard and Hope were actually close behind her or not.

Looking at her with a confused look, Lyra sighed. "D-don't know w-what could have gotten into her..." she muttered, before shrugging and looking at hope. "U-um...w-we had, ah, b-best be going. B-before she gets t-too far ahead." The elf girl hurried after Altara, though she was clearly having a tough time due to her height.

The setting changes from Merrowvale, Wilderness to World of Amtophia

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Uona gel-Gahal Character Portrait: Zeebarl "Weasel Eyes" Jorlinstone Character Portrait: Altara Koloyros Character Portrait: Richard the Pawn of Dinius Character Portrait: Hope Froloss
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"...yeah, likewise," Altara grunted, turning her back to Hope and not accepting the handshake. "Just remember to clean up your own messes in the future. Got it?"

Hope felt his smile fade into a look of confusion, his hand still left hanging in the air as Altara turned her back to him and walked towards Richard. He cocked his head to the side and stared at her in bemusement, his unshaken hand coming down to hang at his side.

"Mess? What mess?" He muttered to himself, a small crease forming on the forehead as he tried to remember. He hadn't seen her until now (according to what he remembered, which wasn't much) and unless she had known how his interview with Axel went (which she wasn't there for, so she probably wasn't referring to that), Hope had done something within the time he had entered the city to have messed up her day.

Maybe Altara was irritated for him waking her up? That fit the time slot and would explain how it was his fault. That didn't explain the comment about cleaning up messes, as though he had spilt a drink and she was pissed off because she had to clean up after him. Not the best analogy, but eh, good enough for now. Maybe she was mad because she hadn't eaten anything and he hadn't gotten food for her? Or maybe she was angry that -

"U-um...w-we had, ah, b-best be going. B-before she gets t-too far ahead."

"Huh?" Hope snapped out of his mulling and turned to face Blonde Elf, who was hurrying after Altara. She was stalking off into the woods. "Oh, right," Hope said, and he began to follow them with loose, easy strides; spinning a half circle to smile and wave a goodbye to Uona as he did so.

'So...' he asked Richard anxiously, completing the spin to come face forwards again. 'Any idea why Altara's angry with me? This is my first time meeting her according to my memory, so unless I remind her of someone bad or something I have no idea what I did. Any ideas on how to placate her?' another though occurred to Hope, and he regained some of his normal cheer as he added 'And could you fix my new goggles for me please? You can take it out of my fees if I need to pay.'

The setting changes from World of Amtophia to Merrowvale, Wilderness

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Uona gel-Gahal Character Portrait: Zeebarl "Weasel Eyes" Jorlinstone Character Portrait: Altara Koloyros Character Portrait: Richard the Pawn of Dinius Character Portrait: Hope Froloss Character Portrait: Validus
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#, as written by Zalgo
Richard

He accepted the money from the merchant. He was sad that the man had apparently gotten conned into buying magic items that weren't magical but he couldn't remain too long as Hope and Altara were talking.
"Thank you for your patronage all the same. I wish you luck in your future endeavors." He bid the merchant farewell before turning in time to hear Hope's and Altara's exchange of words, an exchange that didn't end too pleasantly for some reason.

'Any idea why Altara's angry with me? This is my first time meeting her according to my memory, so unless I remind her of someone bad or something I have no idea what I did. Any ideas on how to placate her?'

Richard didn't have any idea as to what might have set her off in the first place. It seemed largely random to him as well. "Your guess is as good as mine. I suppose the best thing to do is listen to her suggestion for now."

'And could you fix my new goggles for me please? You can take it out of my fees if I need to pay.'

He and Validus started to walk after Altara so they didn't get left behind while he communicated with Hope telepathically. "Sure. There's no need to pay anything since free repairs are already part of the deal. He reminded him.


"Altara, do please wait for us." He tried to get her to slow down a little as he struggled to keep up with her face paced march. "Do you still think these few will be of any actual use?" Validus spoke over it's mind channel to Richard, questioning the effectiveness of their rather rambunctious crew. "There's always hope." Richard answered back as he tried to keep up with Altara, something Validus was having a much easier time doing than he did.

And just like that they ventured into the wilderness, away from Brainde and into the vast world that awaited them.

Characters Present

Character Portrait: Uona gel-Gahal Character Portrait: Zeebarl "Weasel Eyes" Jorlinstone Character Portrait: Altara Koloyros Character Portrait: Richard the Pawn of Dinius Character Portrait: Hope Froloss Character Portrait: Validus
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Having pocketed some bronze coins Hope handed him, softening the blow from the recent truth about his fake magical stock, as the cheery customer merrily took their goggles and wondered over to the other adventurers side. "Thank you for your patronage good sir, I do hope to be of service to you again.", the halfling thanked him automatically, though the usual enthusiasm was somewhat diminished now. He also acknowledge the mages thanks for his own business with the gentleman, replying; "No problem at all my good man, I certainly would of ran into quite a nasty amount of misfortune if I had sold them off before bumping into you! Thank you again for your services."

Odd, it seemed the young white haired man had planned on going with the group. Well adventuring sorts do tend to flock together after-all, for glory and vanquishing evil and all that guff. Zeebarl was only interested in the riches part of adventuring frankly. He was a bit taken aback himself at the red haired knights sudden reaction however, which lowered itself into mild interest at her snubbing the white haired strangers greeting, seeming quite miffed at the for some reason, before storming off.
How peculiar, seemed there was strife in the motley crew of there's already. Didn't forebode well, though then again he had just recently discovered he had been conned recently. Ah well it didn't matter to him, as long as the frustration wasn't at something he sold, barely noticing the young elf's apology on her behalf. It seemed he wasn't the only one who seemed puzzled, in fact it appeared all of the adventurers were quite confuse don the sudden moment of hostility, perhaps some past experiences this Hope character was forgetful of? Zeebarl thought to himself the bigger question was why would he care?
He shoved all interest out of his head as he put on one of his wide grins and waving them goodbye with a supposedly hearty laugh, bellowing at them as they took their leave; "Fare-thee-well adventurers, I hope you have many a tale to tell the next time you see old Weasel Eyes!"

It wasn't too long after saying his false-hearted goodbyes, before dropping his smile and turning to Uona and gave a heavy sigh.
"Hmmmm with your sudden addition to my esteemed enterprise, it seems I way have to plot my schedule a little differently. Well I believe our current course of action shall be to merely head back to town, and probably stay one more single day there.", he chattered in a matter-of-factly tone, seeming very uninterested in any input his new and only employee had to give, and selfishly grasping hold of his cart, and wandering off towards Briande, beckoning nonchalantly for the ogre warrior to follow, calling out; "Come along now Uona, we have work to do, and quality products to sell before the night comes."
A short moment of silence passed before he commented; "Shame the large fellow wasn't interested in anything, had a ridiculously large sword stashed away in the cart as well. Been meaning to get rid of the thing for years after that stuffy nobleman sold it to me."

The setting changes from Merrowvale, Wilderness to World of Amtophia

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Character Portrait: Altara Koloyros Character Portrait: Richard the Pawn of Dinius Character Portrait: Hope Froloss Character Portrait: Validus
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'Sweet!' Hope thought gleefully, pulling out the broken goggles from his pocket. He lagged behind and waited for Richard to catch up, then handed them over to him. 'Thanks, man. Now I'll try to figure out what's up with her. Wish me luck!' He grinned lightheartedly, then jogged away to catch up with Altara.

"hey, wait up!" Hope called, waving a hand to catch her attention. He ran past Altara and moved in front of her, walking backwards a respectable distance away from her face so that she wouldn't ignore him by walking faster or something. Because Altara might do that, and then Hope wouldn't be able to figure out how to stop her from being angry with him and his dreams of travelling with friends would be over faster than you could say 'I hate your guts'. Not what he wanted at all.

The respectable distance was because Hope really didn't need to make Altara more mad at him than she already was by stepping on her feet or bumping into her or getting pissed off because he was too far away and therefore couldn't be heard; no point giving Altara a legitimate reason to hate him. And also to be out of range in case she tried to punch him or something, because that would hurt and Hope really didn't want to get a black eye, thank you.

Smiling somewhat worriedly (what was he suppose to do?), Hope took a deep breath and crossed an arm behind his back, mentally deciding what he was going to say. "Hey," he said, a hint of apology in his tone. "I have no idea what I've done, but I'm sorry?" He tried, his smile turning from worried to awkward.