Very early work in progress, mostly just settled on a character design.  Do we declare if we want to go full out into the Nation Building stuff in Occupation? Or is Occupation just a "This is what you did before coming to the island" thing?<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/UWlLakL.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Norah Ebonmont</span></strong></span><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Age</span></strong>: 26<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Occupation</span></strong>: Captain of the Royal Expedition Forces<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Character Turn Ons</span></strong>: Cute Girls, Attractive Armor, Chastity, Some latent sadomasochistic tendencies that she aggressively denies at all times, peril.  OFFs: Usual Mega Gross stuff, Bodily secretions in general, tentacles<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Backstory</span></strong>: This is not the first time that some horrible monster from beyond the world has invaded the realm, and with any luck, it won't be the last either.  Usually, when things are at their worst, Heroes arise to put the forces of darkness back in the box that they're supposed to stay in.  Then they usually go and take advantage of the terrific power and influence they've accumulated over a long and storied career to go fit with one ambition or another and fade into the usual background noise of a healthy kingdom.  It's a fairly steady routine, and quite reliable to boot--and oftentimes, the lineage of great Heroes then goes on to produce worthy scions, hence the propensity to marry them off to cute princesses or princes in the aftermath.  After all,<em>someone</em>has to hold the line until the world is saved.<br/><br/>House Ebonmont is one of those lineages of a more heroic persuasion, producing many brave knights to strengthen the kingdom in its time of great need!<br/><br/>And then, well, there's Norah--a quiet young lady of a scholarly disposition who inherited much of her ancestor's herculean strength.  She was a bit of an oddball, all things considered, keeping to herself, with a large academic interest in the martial arts passed down from the household's founder--academic, certainly, and it had nothing to do with the fact she had an odd draw to getting up close and personal with danger, to hit it until it fell down or to be hit until she fell down.  Either way gave her the happy feelings, though once she grew older and found<em>other</em>sensations joining with that, put two-and-two together, and she found herself<em>terribly</em>mortified and would have invariably buried herself back in academia to never indulge again.<br/><br/>But by this point, it was far too late, she had built up a<em>reputation</em>as a great heroine in the making.  There were<em>expectations</em>on her, and her attempts to withdraw into studies were foiled by the sudden revelation that she had been purchased an officer's Commission in the Royal Army, with plenty of opportunities to advance her standing in the days ahead!  And you couldn't just, you know,<em>refuse</em>that kind of commission anyway.<br/><br/>Anyway, she did her best to make it work.  She gained a reputation as a silent, but promising young officer, adept in mixing the martial arts with the power of magic, capable of gleaning keen insight in the nature of her foes, and always being the first into battle despite her soft features and aloof personality.  Invariably, Norah was digging herself deeper and deeper--but it was fine, she just needed to put in ten years or so and she'd be able to honorably retire, having discharged her duty!<br/><br/>She was<em>almost there</em><br/><br/>Then, of course, Asmodeus broke loose, whipping out what was quite possibly the most<em>unbelievable</em>works of magic in recorded history--how else could one break a country in its entirety?  Save by turning one half of all mortal peoples against the other half, equally corrupting even the strongest willed champions!  How else would this unfold<em>right as her reputation was reaching its pinnacle</em>?<br/><br/>Then who do they turn to in order to lead the first liberation force in?  A wave of young women with limited support, more to test to see if this approach was<em>even viable</em>than any serious incursion force?<strong>Norah bloody Blackmont</strong><br/><br/>You can't even refuse that kind of request!  What was she even supposed to do?<br/><br/>Die, apparently, or worse--hopefully not worse.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Character Sheet</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><span class="bbc_u">Norah Blackmont</span></strong></span></div><br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Class:</span></strong> Fighter 5<br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">HP:</span></strong> 48 <strong><span class="bbc_u">AC:</span></strong> 18 <strong><span class="bbc_u">Speed:</span></strong> 30<br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Stats:</span> </strong><span class="bbc_u">Str</span> 18, <span class="bbc_u">Dex</span> 08, <span class="bbc_u">Con</span> 14, <span class="bbc_u">Int</span> 14, <span class="bbc_u">Wis</span> 10, <span class="bbc_u">Cha</span> 12<br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Proficiency Bonus:</span></strong> +3 <strong>Saves:</strong> <span class="bbc_u">Strength</span> +7, <span class="bbc_u">Constitution</span> +5<br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Languages:</span></strong> Common, Elvish, Infernal<br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Background:</span></strong> Noble<br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Features/Abilities:</span></strong> <br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Skill and Proficiencies:</span></strong> All Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, Athletics, History, Persuasion, Insight<br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Feats:</span></strong>[/u] Sentinel<br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Inventory:</span></strong> Halberd, Warhammer, Shield (-10 GP), Splint Armor (-200 GP), Explorer's Pack, 2x Potions of Healing (-100  GP)<br/> <strong><span class="bbc_u">Spells:</span></strong> <span class="bbc_u">Ability:</span> Intelligence, <span class="bbc_u">Spell Atk Bonus</span>: +5, <span class="bbc_u">Spell Save</span>: 13<br/>   <span class="bbc_u">Slots</span>: ( ) ( ) ( )<br/>  - <span class="bbc_u">Cantrips</span>: Booming Blade, Sword Burst<br/>  - <span class="bbc_u">1st Level</span>: Absorb Elements, Burning Hands, Protection from Evil and Good, Shield<br/>  - <span class="bbc_u">2nd Level</span>:<br/>  - <span class="bbc_u">3rd Level</span>:<br/></div></div>