Egrek wrote:Korvin Kuchen was born the second child of a lowly baker associated with the declining house of Thaultkal. As he came of age, Korvin searched for work outside the bakery. As several mines changed hands from House Thaultkal to House Darab, Korvin found a job pushing carts from these mines to alchemists of House Darab. Korvin hopes to find an apprenticeship to a metalworker or an alchemist so that one day he will be the one receiving the deliveries from the mines, instead of the one making them.
His family is insignificant within House Thaultkal, so no one minds or really notices when he slips away. His goals are humble, so he's not likely to attract attention. Question: what is his relationship like with his family? Does he still see them or has he cut ties? If he still sees them, has he encountered any difficulty traveling between houses? What are his parents' and siblings' attitudes towards him? The answers to these questions don't need to be incorporated into your character sheet, but they will lend some extra depth to your character and the possibly the inter-house politics, so please do consider them and write a response.
As far as the job pushing carts goes, that's tough work. I had in mind that House Darab is cultivating saltpeter in the old mines they bought from House Thaultkul, so we'll assume that he's transporting that. Nasty business.
Egrek wrote:Korvin's faicial hair is mostly like this picture:
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=braided+sideburns&view=detail&id=24B341A74C2D7824BF48DC7F0E444D640ED1B954
With the braids connecting at his chin like in this one:
http://www.ilyke.net/braid-beard/9903
He has a little more hair than the first and it happens to be the same color as the second. I belive an appropiate adjective to describe his appearance would be scruffy.
Okay, that works. Thanks for clarifying.
Egrek wrote:Very focused with an excellent memory, Korvin prefers to finish one task before starting another, and when interrupted usually returns later to finish what he started. Korvin rarely picks a fight without a clear goal in mind, but often remembers slights long after the fact.
He's methodical, persistent, thoughtful, and holds a grudge. Got it.
Egrek wrote:Korvin Kuchen has …
Decent strength (d12)
Commonplace agility (d12)
Excellent health (d8)
Mediocre knowledge of the world (d12)
Pretty good perception (d12)
Impressive sanity (d10)
This is all good.
Egrek wrote:Korvin Kuchen is…
A courier in the city (d10)
A decent cook (d12)
Practiced at crochet (d12)
An average singer (d12)
A fair dancer (d12)
A competent wrestler (d12)
An improviser of knots (d20)
A carrier of supplies for apothecaries, miners, and smiths (d20)
A dabbler in acrobatics and tumbling (d20)
Illiterate (d30)
Alright, and I appreciate you ranking them from best to worst. I think you've picked up on something with "illiterate"; although I haven't stated it explicitly, literacy is common throughout Garmorgia. Looks like you are planning to have Korvin be an agile unarmed combatant. That's got flavor.
Egrek wrote:Korvin Kuchen carries…
A haversack with:
A canteen of boiled water
A crochet hook
A skein of coarse woollen yarn
A coil of rope
Have to say that I like that this guy crochets and carries his yarn around.
APPROVED, but please do write a response to the questions about his family.