<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Nivek Eblok</strong> (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=546000)</span><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae316/kckolbe/r169_457x256_7210_Fenris_2d_fan_art_male_portrait_elf_fantasy_picture_image_digital_art_zps442ea399.jpg)</div><strong>Nation:</strong>Syopiir<br/><strong>Social Rank:</strong>Noble<br/><hr/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Personality</div><div class="spoiler_body">Nivek is a very generous, friendly, and business-minded man.  He enjoys living nicely, though does not require a particularly high level of comfort, given his very modest upbringings.  He is fond of sharing stories from his adventuring days.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Background</div><div class="spoiler_body">Nivek was born a commoner, but at least an attractive one, and with a compelling voice.  It was not long before the performing arts called to him, and he spent some time traveling as an entertainer, performing comedy shows to make money.  He began making connections, fairly minor at first.<br/>One such minor connection involved an adventurer looking for someone to tell his story, and Nivek jumped at the chance for something new.  It was enough to spark his interest in being an explorer himself.  He found someone willing to teach him how to wield magic, and as soon as he discovered the ability to cause a stunning explosion of sound, he posted a notice that he was starting his own adventuring group.<br/>One of the first members of the group was a younger moon elf fighter that has been with him since, though the rest of the group has come and gone.  He amassed a huge fortune over the course of his adventures and finally decided to retire as a businessman of sorts.  He had a large stronghold built, where many of the treasures he found over the years are for sale (the ones not given away, at least), and where he and many of his countless followers live.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Cohort (if any)</div><div class="spoiler_body">His cohort, Veronica, is a level 11 moon elf fighter, specializing in the use of tower shields.  She is an amazing warrior, and many of the followers amassed are there to learn from her as opposed to Nivek.</div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Followers (if any)</div><div class="spoiler_body">The more experienced of his followers are adventurers who mucked about with Nivek in his earlier days, though they make up less than 10% of his sizable force.  Hordes of aspiring adventurers, scholars, and entertainers flock to Syopiir to learn from Nivek, and an entire city of over 30,000 built up around the influx of pilgrims.<br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Total breakout:</span></strong><br/>27,000 lvl 1 followers (17,280 commoners, 5,400 experts, 2,700 warriors, 1,350 adepts, 270 aristocrats) <br/>2,600 lvl 2 followers (832 commoners, 1040 experts, 520 warriors, 182 adepts, 26 aristocrats)<br/>1,400 lvl 3 (224 commoners, 700 experts, 350 warriors, 112 adepts, 14 aristocrats)<br/>800 lvl 4 (64 commoners, 360 experts, 272 warriors, 96 adepts, 8 aristocrats)<br/>400 lvl 5 (16 commoners, 160 experts, 160 warriors, 60 adepts, 4 aristocrats)<br/>400 lvl 6 (8 commoners, 140 experts, 180 warriors, 63 adepts, 1 aristocrat, 8 heroic NPCs)<br/><br/><strong><span class="bbc_u">Gear:</span></strong><br/><strong>Commoners:</strong> Generally family of others, but those that show promise are valued more highly<br/>Level 1: Nothing is provided at this level, with most employed by or cared for by others.<br/>Level 2: As adept or aristocrat -1<br/>Level 3: As adept or aristocrat -1, expert or warrior -2<br/>Level 4: As adept or aristocrat -1, expert or warrior -2<br/>Level 5: As adept or aristocrat -1, expert or warrior -2<br/>Level 6: As adept or aristocrat -1, expert or warrior -2<br/><strong>Experts:</strong> Those who claim less objectively evaluated skills must work hard to prove themselves, but are well-rewarded<br/>Level 1: Nothing is provided at this level.<br/>Level 2: Masterwork tools and lock, plus the service of one level 1 commoner<br/>Level 3: As above, plus one additional level 1 follower of any class<br/>Level 4: As above, plus 1 headband or belt +2, plus 1 level 2 commoner<br/>Level 5: As above, plus 1 level 3 commoner, one level 2 any class<br/>Level 6: As above, headband or belt upgrade to +4, free lodging in residential cluster, level 4 commoner<br/><strong>Warriors:</strong> Bodyguards, shop security, and defenders of the keep.  Their mission is to defend the keep at all costs, and they are equipped to do so.<br/>Level 1: A single longsword or mace, light steel shield<br/>Level 2: As above, weapon is masterwork, choice of any armor, bow and arrows<br/>Level 3: As above, shield upgraded to heavy, all gear masterwork, weapon +1, service of level 1 commoner<br/>Level 4: As above, all +1, service of level 1 warrior to squire, amulet of natural armor +1<br/>Level 5: As above, plus one belt of +2 to strength, dexterity or constitution, free lodging in barracks, ring of deflection +1<br/>Level 6: As above, only armor, shield and one weapon are +2, upgrade in lodging to residential cluster <br/><strong>Adepts:</strong> They are given a lot of leeway to develop as their talents allow<br/>Level 1: Single staff, light mace or light crossbow and bolts, spellbook and paper/pens/ink<br/>Level 2: As above, only masterwork, and masterwork holy symbol<br/>Level 3: As above, plus 1,000g to spend as needed, and the service of a level 1 commoner, free lodging in barracks<br/>Level 4: As above, plus an additional 1,000g and 1 headband of +2 to intelligence, wisdom or charisma<br/>Level 5: As above, plus one belt of +2 to strength, dexterity or constitution, lodging upgraded to residential cluster<br/>Level 6: In return for the belt or headband, the other is upgraded to a +4<br/><strong>Aristocrats</strong> Without them, the keep would not exist, and they house and employ the majority of the followers<br/>Level 1: Masterwork weapon of choice and masterwork tools, any light armor<br/>Level 2: As above, plus a shield, both masterwork<br/>Level 3: As above, plus a ring of deflection +1<br/>Level 4: As above, plus 1 headband or belt +2<br/>Level 5: As above, plus the ring is a +2<br/>Level 6: As above, plus weapon, armor and shield are all +1<br/><br/>Heroic NPCs (All 6th level):<br/><strong>2 Tower Shield Specialists (Fighter):</strong> These two moon elves followed Nivek to learn from Veronica, and thus far they have learned well.  Like Veronica, they each run their own Combat Training area, where they each develop 8 junior warriors of their choice.  They fight more defensively, and in battle, each take one edge of the front line, ensuring they aren't flanked.<br/><strong>1 Magician (Bard):</strong> One of two dark elves among the heroic followers, she was drawn to Nivek directly, and like him, she has mastered the performing arts and used that mastery to bolster magical talent.  She is in charge of the auditorium, where she teaches and occasionally performs for guests.<br/><strong>1 Crusader (Cleric):</strong> Surprisingly, the only sun elf amongst the heroic followers.  He worships Deneir, the god of art, cartography, glyphs, images, knowledge, literature and scholars.  Even more surprisingly, he is one of the five front line fighters in Nivek's army, using his gifts from the protection domain to keep him safe.  He runs one of the two chapels, the one devoted to his god.  He was most opposed to allowing Lissandra's force to join them, but was swayed by the library she donated the money to build.<br/><strong>1 Sacred Shield (Paladin):</strong> The other dark elf, this man is a follower of Lathander, god of creativity, dawn, renewal, birth, athletics, spring, self-perfection, vitality and youth.  Also one of the five front line fighters.  He runs the other chapel, devoted to his god.  While he does not have his own training area, at times he is able to use Veronica's, as she is not always using it.<br/><strong>1 Wizard Transmuter:</strong> A moon elf from the end of Nivek's adventuring days, she was happy to follow him back to Syopiir and join the stronghold.  Along with Nivek, her magic aided the construction of the stronghold, and now she is she primary crafter of magic items.  The magic laboratory is her domain.<br/><strong>1 Sniper (Rogue):</strong> Also from Nivek's adventuring days, he was almost ready to retire before Nivek, rather odd for a wood elf.  Despite being a quite skilled marksman, he prefers the business end of things, and runs the stronghold itself, particularly the inn, smithies, and shops.<br/><strong>1 Warmage:</strong> A young moon elf with an amazing mind and potential, he runs the fourth combat training area, working with the few adepts he thinks worthy of molding into warmages.<br/></div></div>