Shalin Yeltz

[Shalin Yeltz]

Shalin Yeltz Basic Information Race: Human Birthday & Age : Spring 38, age 23 Gender:Male Languages Common: Fluent High Arumenic: Basic Nader-canoch: Poor Physical Description Shalin stands at 5'7", has blue eyes and shaggy brown hair usually kept under a hat, and a neatly trimmed beard that stretches across his jaw line. Character Concept Shalin is a traveling entertainer, more than anything else he loves to share a good story, most of which are completely original. Because of this he spends a lot of time in inns and taverns, where he is most likely to find work, trading a night of entertainment for a room and a meal. While larger cities he may spend as much as a season in, he prefers not to stay in one place for very long. Character History Shalin was raised in the cold city of Avanthal by his father, his mother dying giving birth to him. His father made a living by providing entertainment. He juggled, played music and sang songs, but he was known throughout the city for his stories. There was not an evening that went by that his services were not high in demand, in one of the Holds, a tavern, somewhere. The cold long nights that never ended led to a harsh environment to live in, and Shalin's father offered the city escape, if only for a few hours each night. Shalin grew listening to his father's stories, and by his eighth year his father was teaching him his talents. How to read a crowd to see what type of story would go over best, how to listen to rumors and gossip even as he was telling the story to get inspiration for future ideas. By his eleventh year his father taught Shalin his greatest secret. Many had called his stories magical, and there was some truth to it. His father had studied a form of Hypnotism that he used to draw people in, keep them interested in the stories, and help them forget their troubles. He never used it to any dark purpose, and often would not use it at all, but he did admit that it was the reason he was so well liked in Avanthal. This talent he taught to Shalin as well, or started to. Before Shalin could master this his father was killed. Shalin was not there and did not witness it himself, but what he was told from his father's friends was that a traveling man, in the middle of his father's performance, started shouting and cursing at him before stabbing him. The man was arrested, and claimed that Shalin's father was trying to alter his thoughts. Now an orphan, Shalin at first stayed with friends of his father, but before long moved to the streets, taking on jobs for enough coin to survive, and stealing when necessary. By his sixteenth year of age he had realized there was nothing keeping him in Avanthal, and decided to leave and seek out a new home. It was not long before he turned to the skills his father had given him, and was happy to see that he had a talent for entertaining people as well. Ever since he has been roaming, never staying in one place for too long, and always eager to see the next sights. Training (Skills, Arcana, Gnosis, Lore) Storytelling 15 Hypnotism 5 Intelligence 10 Investigation 5 Medicine 5 Herbalism 5 Longbow 5 Equipment and Possessions 1 Set of Clothing (cloak/coat & footwear included) 1 Waterskin 1 Backpack 1 Set of Toiletries (comb, brush, razor, soap) Food for a week or 1 bottle of embalming fluid (for Nuits) 1 eating knife Flint & Steel Father's hat (black wide-brimmed) Longbow 20 Longbow Arrows Ledger 100 gold rimmed mizas (starting) 500 gold rimmed mizas (housing cash-in) -76 Longbow and 20 arrows Total: 524 gold rimmed mizas Thread List

[Kraken]

Hi there!

I'm Kraken, your friendly neighbourhood Character Sheet Liaison! I'm here to help make your experience on Mizahar go as smoothly as possible. Now, there are just a few quick points we need to sort out in order for your character to move forward. If you have any questions whatsoever, please don't hesitate to ask!

Great character sheet, Shalin! I especially enjoyed reading your PC's history. I love your use of Hypnotism as a benevolent aid in Storytelling, and how it was still interpreted negatively. Very well done! I just have some notes for you to address before continuing on.

• Birthday: While you've included the day and season your PC was born, you seem to be missing the year! Please be sure to include this. If your PC is 23 years old, he would be born in 489 AV.
• Language: High Arumenic is incredibly difficult, if not impossible, for a human to learn, because it involves Eypharian gestures (gestures which require 4-6 arms). I would recommend changing this to simply Arumenic.
• Skills: Please be sure to state whether your skill points came from the starting package (SP) or your PC's racial bonus (RB).
  
  Proper Skill Setup :

  After a recent meeting with several of the Storyteller Staff and Founders, we have decided to Officially Change a policy regarding Skill Points in the Character Sheets. You must now display all Starting Points, Racial Bonus Points, and Earned Points separately from one another. Storytellers and Liaisons will now be Intervening on Character Sheets that fail to make this change.
  
  Examples
  
  

  Skills	Exp	Total	Proficiency
  Auristics	15 SP, 72 XP	87	Master
  Seduction	18 SP, 3 XP	21	Novice
  Glassworking	10 RB, 12 SP, 35 XP	57	Expert
  Intelligence	5 SP	5	Novice
  Sewing	13 XP	13	Novice
  Weapon: Javelin	1 XP	1	Novice
  Acrobatics	85 XP	85	Master

  
  
  SP = Starting Points
  RB = Racial Bonus Points
  XP = Earned Experience Points
  
  
  Example 2:
  
  Auristics: 87/100 (15 SP)
  Seduction: 21/100 (18 SP)
  Glassworking: 57/100 (10 RB) (12 SP)
  Intelligence: 5/100 (5 SP)
  Sewing: 13/100
  Weapon, Javelin: 1/100
  Acrobatics: 85/100
  
  
  Notice how the Starting Points, Racial Bonus Points, and Earned Experience Points are all notated differently. This allows Storytellers and other staff to review your Character Sheet more accurately, and ensure that everything is accurate and up to date.
  
  
  • Based on the tally of points you have, you seem to be missing the 15 point racial bonus for humans. Feel free to add this in for any one skill.
• Lores: You seem to be missing your two lores! Each player begins the game with two starting lores. You can find great examples on the city-specific CS Templates.
• Possessions: If you could explicitly state what clothing your PC has in his possessions, that would be wonderful. You can find a great list on the Avanthal CS template.
  
  • As well, please remove the text "or 1 bottle of embalming fluid (for Nuits)".
• Heirloom: Is the black, wide-brimmed hat your PC's heirloom? If so, please be sure to explicitly state that it is the heirloom item.

Once you address these notes and make the proper changes, please send me a private message and I'll gladly remove this post.

Thanks, and happy writing!

Kraken