Aldo the cursed
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PlayerID: Grak01
Character name: AldoAldo the cursed
Aldo's senses were right, forest sounds were carrying faint scurrying sound from under bush to his right. He held completely still and waited patiently. Scurrying sound grew bit louder and soon forest rodent emerged from the bush, its eyes darting cautiously for any possible predatory threats, threats like Aldo. Creature didnt see any and decided to scurry toward same tree which behind Aldo was located. For forest rodents, trees offered safety and food in form of catepillars, maggots and their like. This was also true for Aldo as last picture for rodent came in form of clawed hand rapidly descending on it….
Savoring on the taste of the meat, Aldo's feeling of hunger faded.. for now...
_**Hunger is replaced by memory of earlier times, when larger, better tasting food was abundant and stocked within his reach. During those times his strength had been much greater, allowing him to draw unearthly minions from beyond and dominate lesser creatures with his iron will. All these abilities to please his Master, to obey His commands, as Masters wish was his law.
All this changed just before the N'jast war erupted.
N'jast armies were on their route toward Narfell -region and by sheer ill luck, they discovered up near small ravine within remote part of Coldstone mountains, housing Masters cave-laboratory. N'jast didn't tolerate Masters activity and their War machines mercilessly caused huge cave-inn and crushed Aldo's Master along with his laboratory beneath tons of rock. As connection to their Master's dominating will was lost, mindless creatures sharing Masters binding brand-marks began to fall. All but Aldo, as his Iron Will and physical toughness preserved him, barely. Loss of master was devastating for him and for months he was but an empty shell of his former glory; physically weak as newborn baby and his mind, mostly in stupor produced nothing else than messages about hunger.. Hunger for flesh…
When N'jast war shortly after erupted, chaos and carnage made sure that sustenance was easily scavenged and Aldo was able to somewhat stabilize his condition and keep gluttonous feasts... feasts.**
Abruptly, memory is replaced by smell of remainder of his kill. Aldo snaps out of his thoughts and continues devouring the carcass, savoring on the taste of intestines and organs. Piece by piece, mouthful by mouthful his cursed hunger which clouds his thinking is replaced by friction of sanity.. Along sanity comes memories.. Memories prior Master.
_These visions are cloudy and random, yet same time they are oddly familiar and comforting. Pictures about his homeland Thay, great river where he used to fish, his first fishing rod and most precious memory; his dear wife along with their two adorable children. Seeing these memories fuel Aldo's passion to rejoin his family, no matter the cost it takes.
Coming back from his dreams Aldo's mind works furiously. His knows that his ultimate goal among his family at Thay. To get survive the long trip there he to accomplish following:
- Devour various creatures to gain back his strength for the long trip
- Keep cursed hunger for flesh at bay, and allow mind work unclouded
- Never allow normal creatures to see his pale skin
- Never allow strong mind-benders to dominate him through his existing binding brand marks
By keeping his belly in bloated condition, his mind recalls more things from past; some vocabulary of common trade language, traits of human culture and behavior layout of nearby area. To keep his belly in such condition and prevent hunger from taking over he needs to be where sustance is: within biggest town nearby.
Peltarch sewers and tent city just got their newest tenant.__
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