Oh no Crea, Uthal would be the one grabbing the guy around the collar, slamming him back into his seat, and demanding he explain exactly why he wasn't intimidated so Crea can learn!

Acanthya: not even remotely offended!  Uthal's not really an asshole, but he is an abrasive personality, and not clicking with someone wouldn't shock me in the least!  It was likely mutual.  Grudging respect for usefulness to the Company, but toherwise?  Separate sides of the tavern.

I'm a little brain burnt from a 13 hour shift that severely screwed up my back, but I'll take a crack at it.


Acanthya Starblade - I like your idea. Yeah, Markus was definitely an emo lone wolf jackass back in the day, which would put anyone off. But these days I can see more of a brotherly/sisterly relationship going on. With all of the dysfunction that goes along with it. :)

Artiaglith Feylight - Markus was probably annoyed by her do gooder personality back in the day, but it was probably the behavior that finally broke him out of his selfish ways. Rubbed off on him but good. Maybe a paternal kind of relationship? As in, Markus says "Yes Mom." and Artiaglith goes "Tsk tsk...he has such potential." :p

Crea - Good cop, bad cop relationship? You smile at 'em, I scowl at 'em? Got each other's back, y'know?

Uthal Blacktalon Regestaiko - Bravado and overconfidence sounds like just the kind of behavior that would have driven lone-wolf Markus nuts. Maybe an intense dislike back in the day, but growing, grudging respect for valor and strength over the years? Now they are old friends ala old soldier buddies?

Ulfrid Dragoncleaver - I could see Ulfrid and Markus being bros. Both men with anger issues and rough pasts. There might be a sticking point, dunno how Ulfrid would feel about it, but I wrote that Markus used to participate in Orc scalp taking. Major issue, or water under the bridge?
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Two things: first, Uthal is a Goliath, not an Orc.  People just don't always differentiate them well in art!

Second: I hereby declare it canon (unless the DM drops rocks on me) that there is a running joke of Uthasl being confused with an Orc.  He blames Acanthya for spreading those rumors.  Possibly they're actually her fault, who knows?

I actually switched the names by accident. I have since fixed it.

Better?

I am proficient in Deception and with such a pretty face...:-p

J'accuse!

And Markus, I think that would work.  During his more emo moments in interdimensional prison, Uthal will think me and Markus ended up getting along...what's Acanthya's problem?!

@ Marcus- She was indeed that annoying ugg do gooder, and she kept at it rather than beat him over the head with a shillelagh. She kept at it, nothing is beyond reaching eventually in her eyes. She's NG so true good. She answers too Yes Mom, she refers to this larger man as her SON when they meet just a squealed "SON" and she would be so happy he found a family, and has kids. Grandbabies <3

Sure thing, Mom. ;)

But to show how much Markus has been changed by the Silver Company, so you can all keep some idea when referencing Panic! at the Disco Markus from yesteryear:

Markus was Lawful Evil. These days, he is Lawful Neutral/Good.

The running joke has been so ingrained that when Crea gets all up in arms about something she starts ranting towards Ulfrid and Uthal in orc!

I'm up for a bad cop good cop with Markus, she's well practiced and experienced from the earlier adventures to be capable in producing results to gather information when needed. And I imagine she'd have a list of plans and tactics that she has with each member to deal with certain situations.

Kind of like Thor/Loki's relationship like "Get Help" lol

Maybe there's a list for each member, especially the shenanigans with Acanthya and Arti

Now I'm really interested in classes so I could make combos!

Hi everyone, I'm the FNG.  This seems like the best spot to introduce myself, so...

Hargrim grew up as a relative nobody in his kingdom.  His parents were minor, if somewhat talented silversmiths, but there didn't seem to be much hope for his life beyond an apprenticeship somewhere.  He spent time in service to the temple to Moradin, and was there when the king, the royal family, and the royal council were all slain to the last by the traitor-turned-lich who'd been plotting to overthrow the kingdom.  He was one of countless refugees who fled the rising tide of the undead and other monsters.  He prayed and made a solemn vow that he would gain the power he needed to re-take the kingdom, and make sure no one else lived through that sort of horror.

He joined the Silver Company through their adventures, becoming a powerful and terrifying warrior, crafting a reputation for being the relentless, unforgiving hand of justice against lawbreakers, or those who tried to prey on those beneath them.  He also gathered anything he thought would aid him in growing strong enough to take retake his home.

Since the company officially parted ways, he returned to his former home and with the aid of some other adventurers, destroyed the lich and its followers, and was instated as king.

In general, Hargrim has three sides: with friends and family, he's quite friendly, sociable, a fair storyteller, and a master of the drinking song.  In what he calls his "working" capacity as one of Moradin's chosen, he's an figure of terror and implacableness, the concentrated essence of every lawman who ever refused to take no for an answer in one compact shell.  As a king, he's gained a reputation for doing his best to be fair and just, though outright lawbreaking is still punished quickly and decisively.

Welcome along!

Welcome Hargrim! Dwarf for the win!

I take it we lost Uthal?

Uthal it seems got nomnomed by the IRL monster.

Thank you, thank you!  Happy to be here!  Trying to figure out where I'd tie into everyone.  I get the feeling Hargrim and Marcus would be friends quickly, and stay that way.  Hargrim would definitely appreciate his past and dedication to tracking down lawless dangers.

Artia is pretty much the mom of the group in a lot of ways. She's miss encouragement. Lol

Hopefully Artia won't mind the ponies Hargrim sends the kids for every birthday...it's a big farm, right?

I can see them bonding over being unrelenting, stubborn, pragmatists. However, I assume Hargrim is a good guy, yes? You might have been disgusted by Markus' justice being motivated by coin, before Mom and Co made Markus start being good himself. Then they became better friends.

That work for you?

Pictured: Markus slowly trying to be good.

Disgusted?  No.  Hargrim would've looked Marcus in the eye (assuming a proper spot to boost himself up), and flat-out told Marcus he was wrong.  Discussion would not be invited.  Marcus could admit it at his convenience. :)  Grim (because Moradin knows, the name fits when he's on a quest) believe people are entitled to mistakes, as long as they realize and correct them quickly.

I could see Hargrim and Ulfrid not getting along at all at first (in good part because of the whole dwarf/half-orc thing), but eventually getting into a Legolas and Gimli style friendly rivalry (though Ulfrid might have difficulty keeping count while he's in a rage)

Oh okay, we can do it here.  I wasn't sure what the plan was, with the gap in activity.



This is Kella. Kella burns things.

From my rtj:
"Kella didn't want to be an adventurer. Kella wanted to be a wife and mother, run a bit of cottage industry, have a strong social life, and die happy in the distant future. Kella wanted to welcome her husband home from the mines, or the fields, or the kiln, laugh uproariously during dinner, recite devotionals to the children, and settle into bed for first-sleep."

But that was before the magic settled on her shoulders. When the rest of the Company met her, she was an emotionally withdrawn alcoholic who was killing time with mercenary contracts and trying to not kill anything else. She had a reputation built up as too dangerous for the delicate jobs, but indispensable for anyone worried about serious hostilities. If she couldn't terrify a problem away, it usually wound up as a pile of cinders a few seconds later. She acted stoic and indifferent in the field, raucous and glib when carousing between jobs. Over time, and never while sober, she'd have let slip that she never tried to learn magic, never really wanted magic, and left home after burning her husband, children, and house all to the ground. Someone once called her the Oracle of Arson, and it stuck. There's at least one whole clan of goblinoids with very strict rules about just calling her "sir". She still has a problem with collateral damage, but she usually "fixes" that by deliberately getting surrounded and blasting her way out as needed.

This is someone extremely eager for a sense of home and community, but who was horrified at the risk of feeling that again. Especially once she started to make enemies. She actually had earrings enchanted at one point as a voluntary muzzle on her spells - it was a real fight when she took them out first. I imagine something during their first job together convinced her you folks could take care of yourselves, or maybe she was finally at the point in her recovery when she became able to trust herself around others. However it happened (I am soliciting ideas) she broke her own rule about never working two contracts with the same people, and ultimately joined on. This could be after the Company was assembled, if you have a lot of interwoven backstory to avoid disrupting, or she could have been around for the founding.

As for retirement, my first idea was a huge battle near the end of the Company's time together. Things got chaotic, people got separated, there was a portal opened to the Burning Sea... Kella was missing, presumed dead, in the chaos. In fact, when she woke up afterward, she mistook some remains and thought she'd wiped out both sides . So she went into exile for grieving and wallowing in her trauma and not putting anyone else in danger. She will be almost as embarrassed as relieved to have been wrong, but a decade or two of denying her nature have left her shaken.

So that's long, but I think it has all the hooks laid out. Show me what you got.
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Based on what I saw, I think Grim and Kella probably got on fairly well.  A bit of bonding over their lives being shattered before joining the Company.  Grim was probably her drinking buddy during her alcoholic period (not because he needed it; he was more looking out for her).  And while he may not have stopped her, he would've simply told her that her binge drinking was a terrible idea, and let her sort her shit out, lending a listening ear when requested.  While Grim isn't the "team dad" type, he'd definitely at least play 'slightly aloof, well-intentioned older brother".

Hello gang!

Ghorza is a war priestess of Gruumsh--a feat of fate, destiny and blood which was not of her own choosing. Ghorza carries her power like a curse and while proficient regrets not being allowed to choose the fundamental path that her life would follow.

She is a borderline berserker in battle but outside of combat she strives to maximize the user of tactics and strategy.

Ghorza has a soft spot for a healer who brought her back from death's door (if anyone wants the role I think that would  be super cool). In her backstory the situation is someone of an unrequited love but PG roleplay is welcomed.

Ghorza is also know for her soft spot for half-breeds and works to create an orphanage just for them.

Looking forward to working to mix our BGs/collective stories!
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@Hargrim - That actually sounds like a good approach. Early on, she'd have been super gunshy about standard displays of caring. But the slow, hands-off style might let her bond on her own time.  I had actually picked Dwarvish as a language for unrelated reasons, but it helps this along, too.

@Ghorza - Power as a curse is Kella's whole theme, so that is definitely a point of commiseration.  The difference between being the vessel for the will of the divine and being a conduit for the nature of an elemental plane isn't very big, in practice.  Definitely some talks about how to maintain a sense of independent Self in the face of channeling something so much bigger.
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I'm going to post this down here so it seems more fresh. I've also eliminated the characters that no longer exist and have put my thoughts about the other characters...:-)

Well, Acanthya came from humble beginnings (elven father was a traveling minstrel and her mother was a barmaid at a famous tavern at the intersection of a major trade route) and probably would have remained humble regardless of her individual accomplishments and that of the Company's. I believe she would not have seen any of her companions as rivals, though she might have found such a concept amusing. This is how I see Acanthya's personal interactions with the group:

1. Markus Stern: I would say Acanthya's relationship with Markus would have started out very poorly. His harsh demeanor and past would have frightened her at first, but as he slowly grew into the hero he was to become, she would have warmed up to him. I see her considering him as a brother and true friend, especially after the countless times they have saved each other's lives. I also could see Markus helping Acanthya hone her swordsmanship...:-)

2. Hargrim Steelsplitter: Acanthya would see Hargrim as a rock in the chaotic world around them. She would probably look at him as a father figure. I think it would be great if he was the one who taught her how to speak Dwarven...:-)

3. Kella Stravnos: Acanthya would probably have the same initial thoughts about Kella as she did about Markus. I could see them slowly bonding over dead family and perhaps with Acanthya's gentle minstrations, Kella could have reached the point where she forgave herself. Kella would definitely enjoy the fact that when armed and armored for battle, Acanthya was immune to fire and thus totally safe to be in any AoE spells of said element...:-D

4. Ghorza Aminel: Acanthya would see Ghorza as an enigma. A cleric of a chaotic evil god should not be so darn likeable (I assume you are good aligned or at least neutral since in 5e it doesn't matter what your alignment is in relation to your deity as a cleric. As a player since 2e, I find that odd, but...). Acanthya sought out the power she has to revenge herself against the evil lich. Ghorza and Kella both had theirs thrust upon them unwillingly and the fact they resent it is an alien concept to the half-elf.

5. Satari Creed: I believe Acanthya and Satari would definitely have bonded in two ways. They are both arcane warriors who blend magic and blade. Also, Acanthya picked up the flute and probably loves to accompany Satari, poorly when compared to her skill I'm sure, when she is in a musical mood.

Yay! I love it. I would like to say that Ghorza is likeable. She plans/intends to use the power which she has to fight evil and make a place for half-breeds. She has grand designs for outwitting a god but secretly she fears she will fail. This fills her with fear because she knows Gruumsh will use her to accomplish unspeakable things.

I think Ghorza would confine in Acanthya. There are things which she feels she should be able to handle on her own however when the world and all the puzzles become too much I would like it if Ghorza perceived Acanthya as a type of refuge from her troubles.