<div class="floatleft">(https://41.media.tumblr.com/8220a5ee24a37a705b757f6f67499395/tumblr_njvb6c5KaA1tk4029o1_500.png)</div><strong><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;">Ryssa</span></strong><br/>Neutral Ratfolk Brawler 1<br/>Against the Technic League<br/>Sheet: http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=165836<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong>Ryssa's life began in Rustdelve, a small ratfolk warren nestled between Hajoth Hakados and Torch. The community made good coin trading with the travelers passing from one town to the other, but never enough to truly become large. And that was a problem, because<em>things</em>lived beneath Rustdelve. The Ratfolk lacked the numbers to clear out whatever caverns lay below their warrens, and so resigned themselves to simply stymieing the attacks from below. Ryssa was part of that rotating militia from the time she was able to hold  pike, because no hands could be spared. She learned keys to the bizarre anatomy of aberrations and mutants and even the occasional construct from below, in between more mundane areas of learning (well, mundane for ratfolk).<br/>it wasn't the things from below that brought ruin to Rustdelve, at least not directly. The warren's placement on a trade route, and rumors of a possible ruin below the surface shacks and shanties brought more dangerous attention - the Technic League decided that it was sacrilege that such 'vermin" have their hands on any amount of technology. Though hard-fought, the League's enforcers and their resources far outstripped the scavenged innovations of the ratfolk of Rustdelve, and most were slain.<br/>Ryssa was one of the few who managed to escape, mostly young fairly shoved into the bolthole tunnels. the survivors emerged near the Seven Tears' bank, and scattered tor their own safety. Though there was not much mourning - Ratfolk lead short lives, and death  is not uncommon - Ryssa felt the ember of anger in her heart against the strange humans and their oppression. In the short time between the crushing of Rustdelve and the snuffing of Torch, Ryssa has found work as a guide and guard for caravans and pilgrims traveling between the River Kingdoms and Mendev. Each coin she sees slip into the clammy palm of a Technic thug sours in here a little more.<br/>Rissa has come to Torch technically on "business" - news of the Torch going out has started to spread, and she wanted to see what prospects would be for trade passing through now. With the rumor that the Technic League may have a hand in this however, she worries; Ryssa has made some friends in Torch, and even without their presence, she doesn't want what happened to Rustdelve to befall Torch.<br/><br/><strong>personality:</strong>Ryssa presents an outwardly mercenary attitude, playing into assumptions many make about her race being driven primarily by trade and coin. Truthfully though, wealth's only import is what it can do for you after you've seen all your feet will carry you to. Exploration, learning, and experience are food and drink, especially when you have an awareness of the limits of your own lifespan. Though initially cautious or even unfriendly to strangers, Ryssa actually makes friends readily, and keeps a stable of contacts, colleagues, and people-she-knows. She has little concept of personal space, and sees no issue with touching, climbing on, pushing past, or otherwise moving in seemingly needless physical contact.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Questionnaire</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>What types of allies would you like to see?</strong> Well, obviously other ratfolk, maybe even other Rustdelve survivors would be perfect. Androids would be an interesting twist. And a silly part of me wants her to make a flumph buddy just to show her that not all aberrations are cthonic tentacle-mouthed horrors. it could be a Very Special Episode™ of Iron Gods<br/><br/><strong>What types of enemies would you like to see?</strong> Well, the Technic league is obvious, but she has a thing against Aberrations (barring her potential flumph-buddy XD ). Beyond that, survivors of Rustdelve could still make decent antagonists for her... Some sort of frenemy situation with a follower of Norgorber piques my interest. And I'm going to second Valki's entry of "Jerkbag elves" - fuck those guys, right?<br/><br/><strong>Are there any types of enemies/allies you don't want to deal with (not that this will stop me from using them completely, but it may help prevent oversaturation)?</strong> Animals make for mind-numbing enemies, as do most vermin. it's hard to feel heroic if you're just beating the crap out of Millipedes of Moderate Size and the local family of bears. Of course, horrible mutant / tainted / cybernetic versions of these things are entirely worth the time! I'd prefer to skip around Elminster-y save-your-bacon NPC allies as well. <br/><br/><strong>Is there any type of treasure you would particularly like? </strong> Unless we find a spaceship version of Baba Yaga's hut, my answer is "the portable kind." But really, i have a sort of fondness for items that aren't just plain numerical upgrades to other items - that feels very videogamey. Of course that's also unavoidable with how the game works, but if you can throw in the occasional Oddball item of Dubious immediate Use[/b] that's always awesome. <em>Bigby's Automated Butter Churn</em>.<br/><br/><strong>Are you interested in roleplaying sexual encounters? </strong> Wouldn't be on E if i weren't. I've discovered that fantasy rape has pretty much no appeal to me - It's just not my thing. <br/><br/><strong>On the scale of one-night stand to marriage, what type of relationship(s) is your character looking for, if any? Which are you interested in roleplaying?</strong> Rissa will one day settle down and contribute to the survival of her species. It's not a goal, or a desire, it's just something she'll do because it's what you do. At least it's what <em>Ratfolk</em> do. In the meantime though, sex is a way of enjoying yourself, forming closer bonds with friends and allies, and the like. She's very open and unconcerned about the whole thing; seeing as she grew up in a place where "privacy" isn't even in the language, it makes sense.<br/><br/><strong>Would you prefer said encounters to be PC/NPC, PC/PC, or both?</strong> I have no great preferences.<br/><br/><strong>What type of person (or people, there can be more than one) is your character attracted to? What characteristics would they be looking for? Goody two shoes? An enemy that has been redeemed? An enemy that hasn't been redeemed?</strong> Game-wise? Ryssa's limits are generally humanoid partners ranging between tiny and medium size; she knows her limits. Since she sees sex as a form of social bonding, she isn't limited by gender or species other than that. Breeding and such long-term situations gravitate towards heterosexuality, for obvious reasons. I'm not 100% sure if there are "types" she's set on, however.</div></div>