<em>And here, from a <del>hopefully-not-permanently-</del>defunct<del>-'cause-we-just-got-started</del> game on rpol (update!  Alas, game has been deleted by the GM), is a sample character for your perusal.  Mine, specifically...</em><br/><br/>Name:<strong>Gel-Barad the Litigious</strong><br/><br/>General Statement: "Your proposal, while attractive and<em>perhaps</em>even practical, is inexpeditious if not detrimental to the fulfillment of our contracted requirements!  Further discussion of remunerative compensation for possible damages to our persons would be advisible."<br/><br/>Facial Features: narrow features, sallow complexion, long nose, neatly trimmed facial hair<br/><br/>Hair: Long wavy brown hair, often tied back into ponytail<br/><br/>Notable Mannerisms: pounds his fist in the air, index finger pointing skyward, to emphasize even the most minor points<br/><br/>Costume: white shirt with ruffled cravat, green cummberbund, mustard-yellow trousers with green stripe down the outside seam tucked into sturdy knee-high boots, green frock coat with brass buttons, swordbelt and baldric slung over the whole, brassy gorget, and broad-brimmed three-tiered hat with a plume in it<br/><br/>Persuade: Obfuscatory 8<br/>Rebuff: Lawerly 8<br/>Attack: Finesse 8<br/>Defence: Parry 8<br/>Health: 8<br/><br/>Weapons: Rapier, Thrown Dagger*<br/><br/>Other Skills:<br/>Appraisal 3<br/>Concealment 5<br/>Pedantry 5<br/>Perception 4<br/>Riding 4<br/>Rough Living 4<br/>Stealth 5<br/><br/>Possessions:<br/>Tunic and trousers (freebies @1)<br/>Sturdy boots 1<br/>Rapier 1<br/><br/>Resistances:<br/>Arrogance 0<br/>Avarice 0<br/>Gourmandism 0<br/>Indolence 0<br/>Pettifoggery 0<br/>Rakishness 0<br/><br/>* there is an article on the DERPG site that covers exotic weaponry and makes the argument that the firestick is actually not a good match for the Finesse style of attack.  The author suggests, and I and my other GM agreed, that a throwing knife is much more appropriate.<br/><br/><em>And no, you will not be meeting Gel-Barad.  He's only here for educational purposes...even with the above update of dolorous portent.  If I had to redo him, there are two or three things I'd change.</em>