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Story of Drow Elf Thaix
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Part 1 : Childhood
Thaix was born in Year of the Arch (1353DR) in surface, on a village ruled by priests and followers of Vhaeraun. He grow in poor conditions, his mother died in slave riot while Thaix was at the age of 10, and his father didnt care a single bit about his son if he even knew that he had one. Thaix had to steal his own food and water in order to survive and everyone hated and avoided him for he always looked to be in his thoughts and he wasnt handsome as drows normally are. Thaix grew bitter in these conditions.
This continued to year 1375DR when Vhaeraun lost his power and was slain, chaos enterd Thaix's home village. Slaves rioted against their masters. While drow clerics (majority of the villages drows) were confused and hopeless when slaves hacked their masters down, drow fighters fell cause slaves had numerous advatage, one drow cant really beat 10 or more slaves, right? Thaix tried to avoid being seen and he was succesful until wounded drow stumbled right next to him.Thaix got curious and moved to see drows face. Robe of the drow was broken and ****** and when Thaix saw that this person was leader of the village and his father Thaix got angered. In his anger Thaix searched the robe for any weapons and found well crafted dagger from it, Thaix didnt hesitate, he took the dagger and thrust it to his fathers heart. Then he fled to forest what was nearby but didnt go far away.
Thaix listened until sounds of raging battle ended, waited still some time and quietly, carefully started to go to the ruined village. Village was almost completly destroyed, corpses were everywhere. Smell of the corpses and ash was almost too much for Thaix but he knew what he had to do. He searched ruins for any supplies and other things what could be useful for him. After few hours of search he had found : backpack, map, food and water for 3-4days, pair of leather boots (what fitted to him) and leather armor.
''This will do for now'' Thaix muttered and started to go to north, where was nearest village and where he hoped to steal more supplies...
(Honestly i dont think that people will like this but chose to write it whatsoever, i could do better cause i write novel but its in finnish so its just natural that i cant make as good story/background using english what i could do by using my native language)
**Note : This wont be my character for sure, It will be if drows wont be too popular, if i see Drows running everywhere i swap myself to dwarf or human**
Thaix was born in Year of the Arch (1353DR) in surface, on a village ruled by priests and followers of Vhaeraun. He grow in poor conditions, his mother died in slave riot while Thaix was at the age of 10, and his father didnt care a single bit about his son if he even knew that he had one. Thaix had to steal his own food and water in order to survive and everyone hated and avoided him for he always looked to be in his thoughts and he wasnt handsome as drows normally are. Thaix grew bitter in these conditions.
This continued to year 1375DR when Vhaeraun lost his power and was slain, chaos enterd Thaix's home village. Slaves rioted against their masters. While drow clerics (majority of the villages drows) were confused and hopeless when slaves hacked their masters down, drow fighters fell cause slaves had numerous advatage, one drow cant really beat 10 or more slaves, right? Thaix tried to avoid being seen and he was succesful until wounded drow stumbled right next to him.Thaix got curious and moved to see drows face. Robe of the drow was broken and ****** and when Thaix saw that this person was leader of the village and his father Thaix got angered. In his anger Thaix searched the robe for any weapons and found well crafted dagger from it, Thaix didnt hesitate, he took the dagger and thrust it to his fathers heart. Then he fled to forest what was nearby but didnt go far away.
Thaix listened until sounds of raging battle ended, waited still some time and quietly, carefully started to go to the ruined village. Village was almost completly destroyed, corpses were everywhere. Smell of the corpses and ash was almost too much for Thaix but he knew what he had to do. He searched ruins for any supplies and other things what could be useful for him. After few hours of search he had found : backpack, map, food and water for 3-4days, pair of leather boots (what fitted to him) and leather armor.
''This will do for now'' Thaix muttered and started to go to north, where was nearest village and where he hoped to steal more supplies...
(Honestly i dont think that people will like this but chose to write it whatsoever, i could do better cause i write novel but its in finnish so its just natural that i cant make as good story/background using english what i could do by using my native language)
**Note : This wont be my character for sure, It will be if drows wont be too popular, if i see Drows running everywhere i swap myself to dwarf or human**
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Thaix is used to the fact that hes despised almost everywhere, even hated cause hes drow and well...other reasons
''...And i tell you there is someone hiding out here, Torbag!'' deep voice rumbled.
'Ye just be hearing yer hallucinations like usually, ye blasted human!" other voice grunted with some annoyance in its voice. Interested in conversation Thaix moved closer until he saw sources of the voices. Human and half-orc looked around apparently searching for someone.
"Even if there would be someone out there, he wouldn't be stupid enough to show infront of us, human!" half-orc said.
"Of course not 'cause you're...Wait? Did you hear that?" Both human and half-orc quickly glanced to location where Thaix was and when they noticed Thaix, they quickly threw net, trapping him. Thaix cursed when pair moved slowly forward, knowing that their prey wouldnt be able to flee.
"A drow" human said, voice full of despisement and hate.
"Young one. What do you say laddy, lets return to the keep we visited some days ago 'cause lord out there was willing to pay for every drow what we caught!" Torbag chuckled and kicked Thaix hard to leg.
"Even once you get good idea, Torbag!" Human said with sadistic smile and started to punch Thaix to every place in his body. After Thaix had lost his consciousnes they started their journey to keep where Thaix would be long long time...
T_T
Drows are always so hated, even those who haven't done anything or who aren't evil. We're misunderstood race
...Thaix woke up when he heard fighting from Fraraez's keeps courtyard. Suddenly he felt his chains removed from his hands, he was free! Thaix barely remembered how to walk and use his body parts and after he had trained his body a bit in the prison he pushed slightly the prison door, and it opened. Thaix stormed out of his prison cell, just stopping for a moment to grab his daggers what his jailor had kept on jail warden's table, and jail warden was gone -most likely fighting or dead.- Thaix entered hallway and immediatly fell, he had stumbled to dead body of guard. Cursing Thaix rose up, quickly searched the guard for any valuable things (such as key) found none and ran through hallways. After some time of running he stumbled to keep courtyard which was full of bodies. Bodies had armors of two different type : other was armor type what keep guards wore and other kind of armors we're wore by duergar warriors, where they had came to surface and why they had attacked the keep was beyond Thaix but nor did he care. Then he heard voices from keep wall in the other side of the keep. Other voice spoke with melodic voice and other one with harsh, hard human voice which Thaix would recognize anyday : it was Fraraezs voice. Thaix hurried there, but still moving careful as he did not want to get caught.
"I ask you one more time, human filth, do you have prisoners? If you have, I recommend you to answer yes for your own good!" Thaix heard melodic voice declare and soon he saw the figures; Fraraez was holding his stomach with his right hand, he was on his knees his left hand still holding broken sword. He was surrounded by duergar warriors but in front of him was, a drow female wizard.
"I suppose i dont have any other choice then...I got one prisoner, drow elf who has been here for last thirty years and tortured on", Fraraez declared, his bearded visage holding gaze full of fear.
"Thank you", Drow said nodding to duergar warrior behind Fraraez. Duergar nodded back, rised hi ax and struck down perfectly aimed strike straight to Fraraez's neck, severing head from body. Desphite his deep hatred for his captor he trembled and moved his leg. Apparently female drow heard it since she glanced straight to Thaix. With quick steps she moved herself infront of Thaix.
"Ahh, heres the caged one. I welcome you to my and duergars' company", Female said. Thaix noted that the other drow had curved form under her robes.
"Now thats body whats been tortured on for quite some time and with some skill as well!" Female declared as she inspected Thaix's bare chest.
"I might have use of you, rise up and follow me!" Female suddenly declared and started to walk to somewhat broken tower. Thaix had to follow her. Once inside she closed the door then turned to Thaix. Either one did not talk but he heard wizard muttering magical words. Just as he was about to react he felt itching from everypart of his body.
"What...What did you just cast on me!?" Thaix demanded.
"Oh nothing but a simply spell called geas, it forces you to do quest what i now set you upon", Female answered with cold smile. "Your quest is to hunt down last of Vhaeraun's high priests son. Son lost his father same year when Vhaeraun died, by your hand. Now you are going to finish task what you started. I've heard that hes somewhere in Underdark all alone",
"My geas will also push you to right direction all the time. What? Did you think that i would send you to Underdark without any direction where to go? No I'm not that stupid. Now, go and grab armor what my duergars got for rogue like you and start your journey..."
Thaix couldn't do anything but obey and so he ventured to Underdark first time in his life...
((OOC : Sorry that ihaven't done this in a while, didn't have inspiration to. However i hope that you wont find this part vonfusing or otherwise poorly done))
- I thought I read in 4e book somewhere that there is no such thing as half-drow as "the drow eat any human foolish enough to come close to them" (though there are 'half-drow half-demons'
- I can't remember of geass used in D&D lit as spell, but I think in irish(?) mythology it is a just a resolution (e.g. I won't kill any chicken) because of which the person becomes more strong. So I really didn't get how geass helped him.
Other than that story is developing nice.
And many a drow female who has been captured by the savages of any race has the unspeakable happen to them while enslaved and some do have offspring this way.
Sorry if I did sound judgmental, but I was just curious.
Actually I already realized that there was a reason thiax wrote the story that way, because he likes drow and would know more about them than me(I rarely play any other class than human). I only know drow because one of my friend used to play drow a lot and used to think out of box, mostly creating trouble in our pnp group (if you know what I mean), though those discussions were more enjoyable than games to be frank. So I had asked him those two things. It wouldn't have meant much to me even if it was not cannon - just that I wanted to know. I would been as happy if geass was his own invention (heck dnd is fantasy and we should be able to create our own).
When I read his answer and my comment back again, I thought that perhaps my tone came across not very appreciative though I really liked the story. Written communication is limited and conveys probably 1% of what we want to say, the way we want to say.
Thaix was alone. After getting free and putted under geas he had gotten some potions of healing property, little training about battles, information about Underdark, its layers and creatures what he might face there. He also got ring what can burst holy light what damages undeads twice per day. And of course he got food so that he can survive in Underdark. So, overall he was pretty prepared as long as he wouldn't venture to Lowerdark. Thaix was pushed to direction where his prey was 'cause of this geas what that wizard had putted onto him. Nothing of interest really happened until he walked to large cavern where group of derro fought against some duergars. Derros had clearly ambushed duergars since they got upper hand in that fight and over half of the duergars were already dead or dying. Thaix inspected cave and its forms. Most likely duergars had felt safe since this apparently was common trade way and nothing had happened since it was secured. Thaix thought to walk careful past the cavern without fighting but halfway through it a derro equipped with leather armor and short sword leapt behind a stalactite and thrusted the sword to Thaix's stomach. Thaix noticed this and desperately leapt to left in order to evade the sword. Sword scratched him to his right rib but nothing serious. Thaix answered wtih punching derro to the throat with his fist, unsheathing his dagger and slashed at derros right arm. Derro dropped his sword and howled his pain. Thaix finished derro with slicing at his throat. Thaix searched for anything valuable from corpse of derro, found one grey ioun stone. Thaix continued his journey to other side of the cave, but changed his mind and waited for end of duergar versus derro fight.
As expected derro won the fight easily. They looted duergars and leaved the cavern. Thaix waited few moments and then carefully, silently walked to duergar corpses and searched for something what derros had left behind. He found that duergars had been entirely looted but crates...most crates we're empty as well expect one...In that one crate there was ten King's Tears left behind. Thaix happily took King's tears then quickly continued his journey towards his prey...
((I tried to make something out of this part, checked what common races of underdark and also cost of some gemstones.))
Tell me about it. Yeah, fully supporting this character and story and apologies if it came out looking any other way.
Look forward to more stories and liked the Duegar/Derro fight!
About the grammar mistakes, sorry english is not my native language and about characters who fight with brains first i could say that that is expected from drows and rogues since rogues aren't like hellish amount of const and str berserkers with plate mail ^^
BTW since I'm somewhat bad in making names could anyone help me and think about name for Thaix's prey?
(If you want to help PM would be appreciated instead of just replying here)
Nothing interesting. Absolutly nothing of interest in past few days. Usually traveller who's journeying through Underdark would be happy about it but I am different. Of course I'm happy that i haven't gotten myself to fights but I'd like even a single hint, I don't care how faint or hard to understand it is, that would show me that im closing on the priest. So Thaix thought when he continued in neverending darkness. Suddenly he heard a low noise, had someone just stepped on a small pool of water? Thaix hurried his pace towards the noise and not-so-soon afterwards he saw a man in chain mail drinking from pool of pure water. Thaix grew excited. At long last this was his prey! Thaix slowly moved towards the priest named Veladrin.
However he had underestimated his target. More quickly than what Thaix could react Veladrin threw a stone at him in order to distract him and drew his mace. Caught by surprise Thaix barely managed to deflect and dodge vicious attacks what his foe used.
"Fool, did you really think that you could catch me by surprise in these tunnels?" Veladrin gnarled as he disarmed other one of Thaix's daggers. "I have to say that killing you will give me great pleasure"
In desperation Thaix rolled past Veladrin in order to dodge deadly attack aimed at his head. He got horrified when he noticed that mace tore a crack to the earth. In next few moments Thaix had to roll all the time in order to dodge Veladrin's attacks until he made a miscalculation. When he ended his roll he noticed that Veladrins mace was coming at him instead of the place where he starte the roll. Out of despair Thaix did only possible thing, he rised his dagger against he mace. As expected the dagger got destroyed by power of the blow but it had done it, he was still alive. He chose to use his trump card. He quickly took ring from his pocket, put it to his lest hand and disappeared to cloud of black smoke, reappearing behind Veladrin. Thaix quickly took an old dagger from his boot -the same dagger which he used to kill the high priest- and drove it to Veladrin's neck from the backside...
She felt the sensations. Her tool had done it. He had killed the accursed Veladrin. At the same time she felt a twingle of regret that she hadn't modified the geas that this Thaix would've had to serve her even after this little job but oh well, too late for it now. However if she would meet Thaix again she would surely make him her slave because useful tools/slaves are so hard to get now.
"But he's one of us!" an unknown voice answered with somewhat angry tint in it.
"He betrayed us to Bregan D'aerthe, he earned it" calm voice answered
"You can't know that surely! You left him when we need all the men we need now that we're on a run and he was our last thief! You base that on assumptions" voice snapped back
"Assumptions? Are you questioning me? Your leader? Regardless he is dead now and theres nothing we can do about it, get back to your job before i will cut you in half!" Calm voice questioned.
Angry muttering and footsteps. Suddenly same angry voice (which was calm now) said : "Theres a drow, sleeping, he had three daggers, one ring and basic leather armor out here!"
"What? Awaken him, I'm coming but be on your guard" the leader -it must be the leader- answered
"No need, I am awake due to your shouting" Thaix said opening his red eyes and inspected his surroundings. In front of him was a scared half-drow, unsheathed sword of black material in his hand. Behind him a figure was quickly striding towards Thaix. This one had plate mail, two handed sword with a ruby attached to its hilt. Their carrier was a quite tall drow with perfect balance.
I wouldn't like to fight that man, other(s) i don't mind
Around them there were three figures; one wearing a robe and a wizards staff. Other one wearing robes but shield and mace and last one had nothing of interest.
"Who are you, stranger? And speak the truth, my cleric there will warn me when your not spilling out the truth and we wont be so pleasant then", the leader said
"My name is Thaix, I don't know where I am, nor I'm not sure where i came from" Thaix answered readily, why would he lie?
"Good, apparently you spoke out the truth so either you understand how the game works or then you don't have anything to lose. So, I will ask you some questions, you answer them and we're fine, understood?" When Thaix nodded he started
"First question; Why there is blood in your oldest dagger and where it came from?"
"I killed man who i was ordered to hunt with it, i haven't cleaned it yet due to my exhaustion" Thaix answered.
"Good. Now then; What will you do now?"
Thaix shrugged "Try to search a way out, even when I'm not believing in my chances because I don't have any idea where we are currently."
"What your best at?"
"Sneaking, stealing people's stuff and opening locks and traps",
"Good, I had hoped to hear those things. So, what do you think about a deal? You join us, we get out of Underdark and then your free to go wherever you want to go?"
"I will accept it but only if you will answer my questions in turn, and i want honest answer, I have my own ways of locating lies",
When the leader nodded Thaix started; "Firstly, who are you and your group? Where you come from and most importantly what are you doing here?"
"Okay, we're the Dead Lizard tradeclan, whats left of it anyways. We're running from nearby drow city after our rivals Bregan D'aerthes agents drove us from there and currently we're venturing towards surface since we happen to know exit of this vast underground complex",
"I suppose we have a deal, may i know your names?"
"Sure, my name is Hangvar, weird name for a drow I admit. The laddy with black sword is our Girt, cleric is Lorelei, wizard is Deemer and our bard is Oekar De'Val", Hangvar answered.
Soon Dead Lizards left towards the surface with their newest member ; Thaix
(Next part will be the last, after i will write about Thaix's current equipment (what he is using in Neverwinter at this time)
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
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haha. Maybe i actually should finish dis someday...
or blend it into The Source Stone Tavern like I did.
I realize you are technically inside the tavern already but you could say finish up your story in a flashback style of storytelling as you are sitting in the tavern.
JS
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
| R. A. Salvatore | My Minions | Forgotten Realms Wiki | Elven Translator |
Expect one. Their newer thief Thaix had survived their downfall at Sembia at the hand of Netherese. Why they wanted to wipe Dead Lizards out, Thaix never found out. Now he was just a freelancer in Athkatla, targeted by other thieves, what their guilds name was, Thaix doesn't remember or care. However Thaix has gotten enough of this and is actively searching for a way to leave this city unnoticed...
"I have a job for you." Shadowed figure said.
"If it takes me out of this city, then I will accept it. Otherwise no." Thaix answered
"Oh it will take you out of this city for a long time. Could be humans lifespan before you've finished this job if you choose to take it" Figure replied.
Thaix didn't believe so. "Humans lifespan eh? I don't believe that it would take that long but I am listening, tell me the details."
"You are to journey to Neverwinter, I don't know what you're supposed to do there. Your objects are detailed in this letter." the Figure explains, showing a sealed letter and handing it out for Thaix. "It wont open before you're in Neverwinter, it burns your hands off if you try to open it before you're there. When you're done with the objectives you must contact the person whos name is placed in that letter. So, can i trust this matter to you?"
Thaix takes the letter, places it to one of his pouches and says : "I accept this mission." And runs out of the house...
"You thought that you could escape this city so easily? You're even stupider than what i thought!" Thaix's adversary stated when he thrust at Thaix.
"You certainly know who I am, so care to tell me your name? If I'm to be killed I'd like to know my killers name" Thaix replied, easily deflecting the closing dagger.
"Rolenor. The one who is going to be promoted to our leaders right man after i just kill you as long as you're concerned." Rolenor answers and then backs up a bit with quick steps, throws few daggers and rolls towards Thaix.
Thaix sighed at this attack. This might actually take some effort from him. He rolled to his right, carefully so that he wouldn't fall from the wall and do a nice splat. Immediatly when he was out of the daggers' path he rose up, drew dagger which tipped greenish liquid from its tip every now and then to his left hand and tested his adversary by thrusting it to Rolenors left hand.
Rolenor who had just finished the roll deflected it with his daggers, trapping it prefectly between them. Then, with surprisingly well executioned move he disarmed dagger from Thaixs hand.
Thaix sneered. Youngster fell to his trick. Bursting to movement as quickly as he could he kicked Rolenor to his jaw as hard as he could. After it he drew his other dagger whichs blade seemed to be made of ice. He thrusted this to Rolenors throat...
And Rolenor turned to ice.
Thaix sighed at this. Now his dagger would take ten years to recharge that effect. Either way he took his other dagger from where it had landed, sheathed them and took his adversarys daggers and left the town towards Neverwinter...
Ditto!
Keep the creative juices flowing!
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
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I am flattered by your compliments even if I do not agree with them.
((Note : The last parts name was Supper : Freezed Rolenor however i couldnt make a title for it when i made it so its simply Part 7
Okay, "terrible stories" b:chuckle "please stop writing immediately!"
How's that? Feel better? b:laugh
This city promises death for the meek, glory for the bold, danger for all, and riches for Jade!
Elven Trickster Rogue: Two-bladed elf, tons of stabby stabby and that sort of thing...
| R. A. Salvatore | My Minions | Forgotten Realms Wiki | Elven Translator |