Like most on the forum, this won't be my first time playing Baldur's Gate, so I thought I'd make it a little more interesting by trying to create a really in depth character to roleplay through the saga.
So I've never been a half-orc before so I'm pretty much decided that's the race I'm going to play as, looking through the available classes for the race fighter/cleric took my fancy, mainly because I've never played as a cleric before but I'd still like to keep the stereotypical tough half-orc fighter thing going on.
So partly inspired by Dorn/Anomen/Mazzy, I thought the fighter/cleric makes a nice paladin parallel, but I thought it would be interesting (and perhaps logical) that being raised by Gorion in Candlekeep, the character would have certain morals instilled in him. So yeah he's kinda the anti-Dorm.
I quickly sketched out a bio for my character who has no name as of yet and is currently a he, but that could change, so here goes...
Gorion's ward was raised in Candlekeep, a library fortress on the Sword Coast, after the ward was found as a baby by the sage. All Gorion's ward knew about his past was that Gorion was his foster father due to the death of his half-orc parents. Gorion's ward had always been bigger and stronger than the other children of Candlekeep but under the tutelage of Gorion he never let himself become a bully but instead used his physical prowess to protect those weaker than him. Nevertheless, the ward's orc heritage often led to himself feeling as an outsider among the fortress, and while he could defend himself physically, in private he struggled to come to grips with his differences to the other children. This led him to seek guidance from the many knowledgeable scholars of Candlekeep, among them the priests of Oghma and occasionally Tethtoril, the first reader. These wise men aided the ward in his search to find more about his people. The ward's studies of the tomes of Candlekeep led him to the belief that often those who are monstrous are not necessarily evil and that sometimes even those who are evil became that way because of circumstances and misfortune. This inspired the ward to conceive that it is his destiny to take up these misunderstood creatures as his cause, standing up for the monstrous creatures and, when possible, leading them to the light. Inspired by the knights and paladins who would occasionally visit the fortress, the ward modelled himself after them using his natural strength to develop a formidable fighting style, with the aid of Hull and Fuller of the keep guard. Additionally to his growth as a warrior, the priests of Oghma who had told him so many stories, also assisted the ward in developing his spiritual side as both protector and healer.
So yeah I'm not that knowledgeable about the lore of D&D so has this kinda thing been done much before? Any comments in general? Any ideas to make the character that much more interesting?
And finally my apologies for my arrogance in thinking that my inner ramblings would interest any of you...
So I've never been a half-orc before so I'm pretty much decided that's the race I'm going to play as, looking through the available classes for the race fighter/cleric took my fancy, mainly because I've never played as a cleric before but I'd still like to keep the stereotypical tough half-orc fighter thing going on.
So partly inspired by Dorn/Anomen/Mazzy, I thought the fighter/cleric makes a nice paladin parallel, but I thought it would be interesting (and perhaps logical) that being raised by Gorion in Candlekeep, the character would have certain morals instilled in him. So yeah he's kinda the anti-Dorm.
I quickly sketched out a bio for my character who has no name as of yet and is currently a he, but that could change, so here goes...
Gorion's ward was raised in Candlekeep, a library fortress on the Sword Coast, after the ward was found as a baby by the sage. All Gorion's ward knew about his past was that Gorion was his foster father due to the death of his half-orc parents. Gorion's ward had always been bigger and stronger than the other children of Candlekeep but under the tutelage of Gorion he never let himself become a bully but instead used his physical prowess to protect those weaker than him. Nevertheless, the ward's orc heritage often led to himself feeling as an outsider among the fortress, and while he could defend himself physically, in private he struggled to come to grips with his differences to the other children. This led him to seek guidance from the many knowledgeable scholars of Candlekeep, among them the priests of Oghma and occasionally Tethtoril, the first reader. These wise men aided the ward in his search to find more about his people. The ward's studies of the tomes of Candlekeep led him to the belief that often those who are monstrous are not necessarily evil and that sometimes even those who are evil became that way because of circumstances and misfortune. This inspired the ward to conceive that it is his destiny to take up these misunderstood creatures as his cause, standing up for the monstrous creatures and, when possible, leading them to the light. Inspired by the knights and paladins who would occasionally visit the fortress, the ward modelled himself after them using his natural strength to develop a formidable fighting style, with the aid of Hull and Fuller of the keep guard. Additionally to his growth as a warrior, the priests of Oghma who had told him so many stories, also assisted the ward in developing his spiritual side as both protector and healer.
So yeah I'm not that knowledgeable about the lore of D&D so has this kinda thing been done much before? Any comments in general? Any ideas to make the character that much more interesting?
And finally my apologies for my arrogance in thinking that my inner ramblings would interest any of you...