<em>Reposted from the recruiting thread:</em><br/><br/>Here's my character, an oracle on a mission of vengeance.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Background</div><div class="spoiler_body">Nessra Abden's father lost the use of his hand to a moment of carelessness in his silversmith's shop when the girl was only six years old.  The hand was healed and its full use and strength restored by members of the Sisterhood of the Seven Stars.  A year later, in payment, Nessra was given to the Sisterhood.<br/><br/>The Sisterhood of the Seven Stars is a reclusive order of oracles and enchantresses, all female.  They tend to form communities in out-of-the-way places: secluded valleys, desert plateaus, and mist-shrouded islands.  It was to just such an island, named Aesci, that the young Nessra was taken to begin her service to the Sisterhood as a novice.  <br/><br/>The Sisterhood protects and utilizes a series of arcane mysteries and ancient wisdom.  They make alliance with none, and while they will share their powers and knowledge with others, it is always for a price.  Sisterhood communities are often served by males of various ages who have been enslaved (by magic, it is said) in order to pay their debts to the Sisterhood.  While Sisters are not openly persecuted, it is said they are enchantresses who will steal a man's heart if he's not careful, and tend to be shrewd bargainers.  For this reason, those who bear the silver-blue mark of seven stars upon their brow are rarely trusted.  <br/><br/>Nessra proved quite skilled at dance and meditation, and was soon inducted into the Revelations of the Neophyte and then the Lesser Mysteries.  She was taken under the wing of a skilled oracle named Morvana who was herself the protege of the island's matriarch.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, just as Nessra was to be initiated through the Lore of Shadows, a band of thieves broke into the community's sanctuary and stole the Eye of Fire, an opal the size of a man's fist that was used for various auguries and divinations.  The Council of Seers deposed the Matriarch for allowing such a thing to happen, and she and Morvana were banished from the island as their rivals used the disaster to claim positions of power.  <br/><br/>Only one of the thieves managed to escape the island.  Nessra vowed to track him down and slay him.  The new Matriarch was happy to enforce that vow, as she did not trust Nessra and knew the thief was fleeing to the Great Isles.  Surely Nessra would never return from those cursed waters, even if she did succeed in her mission...<br/></div></div><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character Sheet</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>Nessra Abden, Initiate of the Sisterhood of the Seven Stars</strong><br/><br/>Human Female<br/>Age: 19<br/>Height: 5'8”<br/>Weight: 130<br/>Size: +0<br/>Hair: black, with a hint of a wave to it, past her shoulders.<br/>Eyes: blue<br/>Identifying marks: the seven small, silver stars of the Sisterhood magically tattooed on her brow.<br/>Hand: right<br/><br/><strong>ATTRIBUTES (130 pts)</strong><br/>ST: 9<br/>DX: 12<br/>IQ: 14<br/>HT: 12<br/><br/>Will: 14<br/>Fright Check: 14<br/><br/>Basic Speed: 6<br/>Basic Move: 6<br/><br/>Perception 14<br/><br/>thr: 1-2<br/>sw: 1d-1<br/><br/>Fatigue: 9<br/>HP: 12<br/><br/><strong>ADVANTAGES (42 pts)</strong><br/>Damage Resistance: 2 <br/><em>- magical enchantments of the Sisterhood</em><br/>Magery 1<br/>Night Vision 2<br/>Oracle<br/><br/><strong>DISADVANTAGES (-40 pts)</strong><br/>Sense of Duty<br/><em>Sisterhood of the Seven Stars: -10</em><br/>Social Stigma<br/><em>Sisterhood of the Seven Stars (-2 reaction): -5</em><br/>Vow<br/><em>- to slay the last remaining thief of the Eye of Fire: -15</em><br/>Wealth<br/><em>Struggling (starting wealth is 0.5 of average): -10</em><br/><br/><strong>SKILLS (52)</strong><br/>Astronomy: 12<br/>Mathematics (Applied): 12<br/>Body Language: 14<br/>Crossbow: 12<br/>Dancing: 12<br/>Herb Lore: 14<br/>Hypnotism: 15<br/>Literature: 12<br/>Meditation: 12<br/>Naturalist (Earthlike): 12<br/>Navigation (land): 13<br/>Navigation (sea) 13<br/>Occultism: 13<br/>Psychology: 12<br/>Stealth: 12<br/>Survival (Woodlands):13<br/>Survival (Salt-water Sea): 13<br/>Swimming: 12<br/>Spear: 12<br/>Spear Thrower: 11<br/>Knife: 12<br/>Pharmacy 14<br/>Esoteric Medicine: 13<br/>Diagnosis: 13<br/><br/><strong>SPELLS (16 pts.)</strong><br/>Daze: 13<br/>Foolishness: 13<br/>Lend Energy: 13<br/>Lend Vitality: 13<br/>Mass Daze: 15<br/>Minor Healing: 15<br/>Sleep: 15<br/><br/><strong>EQUIPMENT</strong><br/>long knife<br/>spear<br/>crossbow<br/>- 12 bolts<br/><br/>backpack, small<br/>personal basics<br/>2 torches <br/>first aid kit<br/>whetstone<br/><br/>hip quiver<br/><br/>chemise, white linen<br/>robe, blue wool<br/>leather sandals<br/>broad leather belt<br/>belt pouch<br/><br/><strong>$605</strong></div></div><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>