Hess Arksaniss
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PC Name: Hess ArksanissHess has arrived in Narfell from Archendale. He grew up in a small settlement in the Archwood made up of mostly humans and elves. His parents represent both races. His father a woodsman, his mother a priestess of Silvanus. Though his mother never told him much, it was clear that his Father had been somewhat ostracized from his own people, as they often referred to his Father's own family in Archenbridge.
A traumatic event effected Hess's family in which his life would be changed forever. When he was still young (pre-teen) his family (how he refers to their whole settlement) was attacked by unknown savages. He and his younger brother had been accompanying his mother and his infant sister to the stream to fetch water when they struck.
The assailants killed the infant and left his mother for dead. Hearing his wife's screams, Hess's father emerged from their camp and was sadly killed. The two young boys were taken in the raid.
That night, Hess was able to escape as the assailants camped on the shores of the river Arkhen. His young brother was unconscious at the time, exhausted from the forced walk, so young Hess made a difficult decision that would haunt him for the rest of his life; leave when he had the chance and abandon his brother to get help, or stay.
He left.
By the time he and his Family caught the trail the next day, the group of assailants (now knowing they would be tracked) sped toward the Dun Hills and beyond. Hess's cousins, many of them skilled trackers, could verify that his brother still lived and walked. They also verified that at least one ogre was within the group.
The simultaneous losses of his Sister, Brother and his Father weigh heavily on Hess. For the rest of his childhood and early adulthood, he stays close to his Mother learning what he can from her teachings of Silvanus. He also spends time with his "cousins" to learn the ways of tracking and hunting.
One day his Mother receives a visitor. She spends several hours with this man who disappears as quickly as he arrived.
The next day, she sends Hess on a journey that takes him North to a land he's never been to, or even heard of before. With little more than some borrowed leathers, his father's old blades and his wolf-companion Ehto, he travels North and East to a strange cold land called Narfell.
((Hess Arksaniss is a PnP PC that I have been playing since I was 10 years old in one way or another. This latest 'rendition' of Hess is a new combination of two things:
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the PnP PC that I have known for many years now
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His background is taken from my own RL familly's history. My ancestors in 18th century Pennsylvania went through a similar situation. It can be read about here:
http://noel.mcn.org/Westmoreland/WhitePeter.htm
I've obviously changed some of the details to be relevant to Faerun.
I'm really looking forward to seeing where this story goes.))
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Reviewed, XP Pending!
