#sunburst ng

[fangyymusic]

She's gonna tell on him

[sircarrieart]

Wanted to share the refs I made for this comic

[steiiaoctangula]

somburst beloved... this is their youngest child in my most recent ng au, morning red- he takes after sunburst a lot lmao. his cape is his fathers, just dyed and painted to suit him better :)

also sombra himself is designed after a bearded vulture because birds <3<3

in this au nightmare moon won after her return in s1, his mane is starry cause of a little effect from that :)

[askmotherlyluna]

I'm kind of new to this blog, so who are the Mane 6 dating?

Twilight is married to Sunburst (cause I love nerd x nerd)

Rainbow dash to Zepher Breeze (was a bet to make a friend who hates the ship love it for the NG kiddos I made. It worked)

Fluttershy to Zecora (cause its cute and it makes a beautiful golden zebrasus baby)

Rarity to Capper Dapper Paw (cause I can)

Pinkie to Party Favor (didnt wanna use cheese sandwich due to so many ng using him)

Aj to Trouble Shoes. (Wanted to give aj big ass fucking kids)

[pipermint8magic]

Luster Dawn pov.

I was walking in one of the hallways of the castle.

The glass windows looked more butefful in the night then in the day, I must admit.

I stopped in front of one where Queen Twilight Sparkle and her friends are shown after their victory. Just like me and my new friends now.

"hehehe..."

I heard some laughter from somewhere near me.

"Hello? Who is there?" I asked while getting ready to defend myself.

"Oh, dear Princess, is that anyway to treat you're guest?" a mare appeared out of nowhere in front of me.

"Screwball?! "

"One and only!" she snaps her fingers.

"*sigh* What are you doing here?" I demand and light up my horn.

"Oh, you look scared? Don't be. I'm not going to kill you."

"Well I'm sorry, but how could i not be. You're a thief. How am I supposed to know you don't decide kill me?"

"Now, Luster Dawn. Listen here. I may be a thief and a 'crazy monster' as you ponies call me, and I just escaped prison again... I don't kill!"

"Then why are you here?"

She smiled a big grin. It was scary how she could stretch her smile.

"Why, I'm here to help you're brother."

"My brother?"

"You got it Doll. Has he told you he cant have any children? "

I frown. I knew that he wanted someone to take care of. A family of his own.

He asked for my help before I left. I told him that magic would be dangerous and that it would be Impossible. I regret not helping him more.

" But why you? "

" I don't know, to be honest. Lets just say before I got taken to jail again, when we met, he started talking and talking. But when he told me about his problem... Well I ussaly don’t care, but he be looking adorably hot."

" don't you dare - "

" Relax! I'm not going to do anything bad to him. Lets make a deal... "

" A deal? What kind of?"

" I help him get a kid for him using our DNA. "

" Our DNA? "

" Ofcurse! Even with magic, its too dangerous to use his DNA! I thought you knew that. Ha! "

" I-I... What do you want in return? "

Her grin becomes larger.

" Simple! Those Elements of harmony things. "

" What? "

" How about... When you and you're friends don't need them, I'm going to keep them Well... Umm... You know safe. " she said the last word in a bit lower tone.

" No... "

" Why? Do you want to risk upsetting you're brother? "

I frown and look down.

" No, ofcourse not!.. I just want to keep the world safe... "

" And you will, but right now, you're brother needs you're help more."

"* sigh *alright... How do we do it?"

"Give me you're hair and blood."

"Wait, should we -"

"I'm not sleeping with you! although if you want to -"

"No!"

"Good. This is the way to avoid that awkward stuff."

"Thank Celestia!"

"Indeed...oops, I have to go, cant keep my little guard friends waiting. See ya tomorrow, Princess! Hahaha! "

(sorry for my bad english) 

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ships

Luster Dawn ( Starlight Glimmer x Sunburst x Donut Joe x Rolling Thunder)

Screwball (Fluttershy x Discord)

How did my Screwball get Joker vibes slightly  now, idk...actually this gives me a idea for her voice (might go with TDK J voice for her. again idk why...)

base by 

DILF-LOVER-3000

cutie marks-

The-Smiling-Pony

Parcly-Taxel

background-

I cant remember sorry

stained glass-

https://mlp.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Spyro1996/Dude,_Where%27s_My_Stained_Glass_Window%3F

redesigns and ng belong to me

characters from MLP

[cagemasterfantasy]

Cleric (Trickery domain)

Cleric Spells

Cleric level 1: Charm Person and Disguise Self

Cleric level 3: Mirror Image and Pass Without Trace

Cleric level 5: Blink and Dispel Magic

Cleric level 7: Dimension Door and Polymorph

Cleric level 9: Dominate Person and Modify Memory

Blessing of the Trickster: Starting when you choose this domain at 1st level you can use your action to touch a creature other than yourself to give it advantage on Stealth checks. This blessing lasts for 1 hour or until you use this feature again.

Channel Divinity: Invoke Duplicity: Starting at 2nd level you can use your Channel Divinity to create an illusory duplicate of yourself. As an action you create a perfect illusion of yourself that lasts for 1 minute or until you lose your concentration (as if you were concentrating on a spell). The illusion appears in an unoccupied space that you can see within 30 feet of you. As a bonus action on your turn you can move the illusion up to 30 feet to a space you can see but it must remain within 120 feet of you. For the duration you can cast spells as though you were in the illusion's space but you must use your own senses. Additionally when both you and your illusion are within 5 feet of a creature that can see your illusion, you have advantage on attack rolls against that creature given how distracting the illusion is to the target.

Channel Divinity: Cloak of Shadows: Starting at 6th level you can use your Channel Divinity to vanish. As an action you become invisible until the end of your next turn. You can become visible if you attack or cast a spell.

Divine strike: At 8th level you gain the ability to infuse your weapon strikes with poison (a gift from your deity). Once on each of your turns when you hit a creature with a weapon attack you can cause the attack to deal an extra 1d8 poison damage to the target. When you reach 14th level the extra damage increases to 2d8.

Improved Duplicity: At 17th level you can create up to 4 duplicates of yourself instead of 1 when you use Invoke Duplicity. As a bonus action on your turn you can move any number of them up to 30 feet to a maximum range of 120 feet.

Gods in this domain their alignment and their symbol:

Beshaba CE Black antlers, Cyric CE White jawless skull on black or purple sunburst, Leira CN Point-down triangle containing a swirl of mist, Mask CN Black mask, Shar NE Black disk encircled with a border, Tymora CG face up coin, Waukeen N Upright coin with Waukeen's profile facing left, Fharlanghn NG Circle crossed by a curved horizon line, Olidammara CN Laughing mask, Ralishaz CN 3 bone fate-casting sticks, Tharizdun CE Dark spiral or inverted ziggurat, Shinare N Griffon's wing, Hiddukel CE Broken merchant's scales, Olladra NG Domino, The Traveler CN 4 crossed rune-inscribed bones, Cults of the dragon below NE varies, Garl Glittergold LG gold nugget, Lolth (Lolth is also the villain of the dnd adventure out of the abyss sorry not sorry) CE Spider, Tiamat LE Dragon head with 5 claw marks, The Daghdha CG Bubbling cauldron or shield, Hecate CE Setting moon, Hera CN Fan of peacock feathers, Hermes CG Caduces (winged staff and serpents), Tyche N Red pentagram, Apep NE Flaming snake, Bes CN Image of the misshapen deity, Set CE Coiled cobra, Hermod CN Winged scroll, Loki CE Flame.

Source: Players Handbook

[hibiscuit-rose]

ok so heres the families for twi and pinkie in my nextgen!!

Princess Twilight Sparkle x Prince Sunburst Sparkle

Princess Violet Eclipse Sparkle

Pinkamena Diane Pie x Princess Skystar Pie x Party Favor Pie

Beaublue Berry Pie

Angelfood Batter Pie

Coconut Swirl Pie

Cranberry Cream Pie

[equestrias-little-ones]

This might have been requested already but can we get a Trixie Lulamoon x Sunburst x Starlight Glimmer kid?

she has protagonist syndrome :pensive:

[truffleblossom]

Sunny Spells

base by - https://www.deviantart.com/alina-brony29

[b0ne-marrow]

Valorverse - Princess Duty Manager

I used this CM for this!: https://www.deviantart.com/chainchomp2/art/Sunburst-Cutie-Mark-576055215 Ahh, I really love how this boi came out!!! I was gonna write some stuff about him but I decided I would save that for a journal you can read here!: https://www.deviantart.com/musical-medic/journal/Valorverse-Princess-Assistant-803106396 As for changes, I tweaked his colors slightly and the design of his head marking, it being extended to the back of his head (and changing the color of his horn.)  I also added the freckles obviously. It was the only way I knew how to make him cuter than he already was lol I also added an earing. Idk why I like it so much but I do lol. It's only on his left ear. (though I'm debating on making it his right ear.) There's the tufts and hooves and the elongated tail as well I also added a LENS IN HIS GLASSES  That's a pet peeve of mine. A lot of the MLP glasses don't have any signifier for the lenses lol.  The first outfit is his normal everyday gear and the second one is when he has to dress up for his job as Twilight's event organizer and overall helper.  Twilight makes him look his absolute best, so no messy hair or tufts of hair by his hooves or ANYTHING out of order. He's in tip top shape, lol. He has lapel pins of his CM (or the pendant he made inspired by his cm) on his cuffs. I might change the vest color, idk though. I thought about maybe a grey fitting better. I could change the tux color to Grey as well. I mean he probably has multiple outfits lol. As for the first outfit, I changed it up a bit from the original. I didn't like the lighter color on the outline of the cape so I took that out. The outline is more pronounced and is a bit fluffy. The cape is a gradient now His pendant of his CM is bigger, and it's also what ties his cape together on him. It's usually tied a bow in the back.  I also decided to add stars and constellations at the last second! I really think it makes the outfit pop, lol. The one by his collar wasn't any particular one, but the other 3 are the Little dipper, Cepheus, and Cassiopeia constellations!  I think that's everything I have to say right now, lol. I really hope you enjoy this deviation and love my redesign!! <3 A special thanks and shout out to these lovely people for supporting me on Patreon: -TBA If you like what I do on here, please consider supporting me on Patreon as well as the other websites I'm on, as well as commissioning me or donating! Every little bit you can do to help directly supports me. Patreon Perks include: - Early Access to all my works. - Access to WIPS and a special shout out on every post I make. - Being tagged whenever I post a new adoptable/auction!  - Drawings of your choice linked to how much you contribute! - Getting up to a 70 percent discount on your next commission from me! - Early notifications to when my commissions are opening and the ability to reserve a slot! The websites I'm most active on are Deviantart and Tumblr, so please message me there if you have any inquiries!! Commission Information: https://www.deviantart.com/musical-medic/art/Commission-Information-OPEN-797509905 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Musicalmedic DeviantArt: https://www.deviantart.com/musical-medic Furaffinity: https://furaffinity.net/user/musicalmedic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Musical_mediic Tumblr: https://Musical-mediic.tumblr.com

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[blackestnight]

ttrpg directory

since it’s been over two years since i last did one of these, below the cut you will find all my current (regular) tabletop characters (for those who find such things interesting):

starfinder

starmistress britta makee (NG human solarian), the sometimes-captain of the outland ranger, flagship of the dreaded space pirates known as the reapers. she’s actually an npc i took over after my soldier died (praise be, playing a melee-only soldier in starfinder is so fucking boring) so i didn’t make britta myself. she’s the crown princess from a planet that, due to some fucky radiation shit, produces a lot of insanely high-level witchwarpers, but she didn’t want to be one herself so she sat in a magic chair that made her a jedi. then she was kidnapped and trafficked to be sold as a slave, at which point the intrepid party rescued her (and my poor brave soldier perished while defending her, rest in pieces). because she comes from a low-tech, high-magic planet she...actually doesn’t know what a starship is. or a computer. which is not ideal for this setting. but she makes do, especially because she has a really fancy magic knife.

currently, britta and the reapers have been commissioned as privateers by a deposed emperor to overthrow his sister, the empress, by terrorizing the colony planets and telling them that the former emperor is the only one who can offer protection from the Big Scary Pirates; in the process we’ve also taken bounties from his sister the empress, the presidents of two colony planets, and the pirate king to bring in these other pirates who were terrorizing the colony planets, but we’re planning to fake their deaths and hire them as part of our crew instead. we’re double-crossing like six people. if this works we’ll be gods.

pathfinder 2e

electra godstongue (NG half-elf oracle of flames): she’s still around and kickin’! the circus is going strong, although at the moment they’re on a performing hiatus because some pterodactyls ate part of our tent, which was incredibly rude of them, honestly. in the meantime we’re helping to defend a small town that’s under siege by some big lizard dudes who ride dinosaurs. as a part of that we went spelunking in some sea caves, where we might end up going toe-to-toe with a great old one. so. that’s fine. also, if the campaign ends up where i think it’s going, we might literally become gods.

electra also holds the current record at our table for the highest damage number from a single turn of combat: seven zombies, a seventh-level sunburst spell, and some especially generous dice resulted in a whopping 959 damage. our two healers also had the same spell (16d10 against undead!) and we cleared out the entire room in three turns.

gwenllian (NG human witch), and her raven familiar, sir richard campbell gansey iii. yes i did steal their names from the raven cycle. she’s a new character, created for a mini-campaign, and she’s in charge of party healing despite being...not a healer. if you come to her asking to get your wounds patched up, she’ll rub some dirt on it—literally. but it’s magic dirt, so it works.

she’s a little bit feral, keeps sticking random twigs in her pockets, and no one can figure out if she’s actually just a druid who thinks she’s a witch, but she brews good potions and she’s brave and/or stupid enough to volunteer to sneak into an orc stronghold and assassinate their king, so she’ll work! (even if she does talk to her raven a lot. but also, the raven talks back, or so says the actual druid, who claims to be able to understand him. she and the druid are the only party members who speak sylvan.)

álmos szarka (CN half-elf thaumaturge): another new character, this time for society play! they’ll be debuting this weekend. they’re definitely a traveling wizard* who’s selling 100% authentic talismans** and who you should definitely give your money to***. also, álmos is their government name, but if that’s too hard to remember they’ll happily answer to dream. (not actually related to sandman.) they’re a member of the vigilant seal faction of the pathfinders, so they’re mostly dedicated to tracking down and sealing away or destroying dangerous magical artifacts and creatures; being from irrisen, which has been ruled by winter witches for the last fourteen centuries, they’re appropriately wary of anything magic. despite that, it seems like no matter what they come across, they have the perfect piece of cold iron or saint’s knucklebone or spell scroll to counter it tucked away somewhere in their voluminous coat.

also they’re the Lore Guy, despite having an intelligence of +0. they roll charisma for their lore. they’re full of shit, basically, but really good at convincing you they know what they’re talking about.

*not a wizard **not authentic ***don’t.

[chaifootsteps]

Now, this other incident I mentioned in the last ask took place a bit earlier in 2021 this year: this other artist was making this one cute NG family pic with her Sunburst/Twilight(?) OC, and yet *again* Lop had to jump in the OP's public comment thread with these nitpicky complaints over one of the fankids seen looking "slightly" similar to a random NG adoptable she made (...that she had already sold away so idk why she even cared at that point-). OP not only got guilted into apologizing but also promising to change *another* OC (who wasn't even IN the pic) cause of some other random similarities to Lop's Jam OC... idk man, the whole encounter just rubbed me the wrong way ://

*Lowkey these designs *barely* look all that alike anyway but y e a hhh, it was a mess-*

I love how the first person to comment simply pointed out to OP that they seemed to have heavily referenced one of Lop's drawings and should credit her for that -- which it looks like they actually did and is a reasonable request -- and they happily agreed. Then Lop herself shows up and makes a massive imaginary stink about this person stealing her precious designs, because soft pastel colors are such a rare and unique trait in the MLP world.

Eat a foot, Lop.

[equestriaqueerz2024]

My MAIN previous NG ships

Sci-Twi x Flash Sentry

Fluttershy x Timber Spruce

Sunset Shimmer x Adagio Dazzle

Rainbow Dash x Soarin

Applejack x Jonathan

Rarity x Fancy Pants

Pinkie Pie x Cheese Sandwich

Sonata x ??? x ??? (I know who exactly I would ship her with, but that’s a spoiler for ASD)

Juniper Montage x Wallflower

My new MAIN NG ships

SciTwi x Flash Sentry

Sunset Shimmer x Pinkie Pie

Rainbow Dash x Fluttershy

Rarity x Applejack

Pinkie Pie x Sugarcoat (maybe)

Sunset Shimmer x Aria Blaze (maybe, if not SunPie)

Adagio Dazzle x Timber Spruce

Juniper Montage x Wallflower

Sonata x ??? x ??? (Still not telling lol)

Zephyr Breeze x Tree Hugger x Sandal Wood

EQG Starlight Glimmer x EQG Sunburst

Lemon Zest x Vinyl Scratch

Keep in mind that it means these are my new main ships, that doesn’t mean that I don’t like the old ones anymore. So I’ll probably be making NG children of them in the future.

[fluffyplushiez]

ohohoho, for the ship bingo how do you feel about Shining Armour/Cadence/Sunburst OwO

It's so good! I had even considered them as all being together in my NG!

[brainrotsmoothie]

Ng from my Ditzyverse

One night stand baby between Sunburst and Tempest

She’s a tough and stoic young lady with a golden heart. She has issues understanding social cues and sarcasm which makes some people get frustrated with her, so she doesn't have many friends. Her special Talent is in Jousting and Sword fighting

[phylophe]

100 Warm-Up Roleplaying Questions for Players

Character: Amur Universe: Pathfinder Gender/Race/Class: Male human Paladin/Holy Vindicator Alignment: NG/CG Questions source: here

Full (long) post under the cut.

1. If your character wasn’t an adventurer, what livelihood would they lead?

His parents were peasants who worked as labourers, so probably that. If he ever receives charity from any organisation, he’d strive to work for them.

2. Who in the party would your character trust the most with their life?

If it’s strictly his life, Niyooshan - for some reason the alchemist seems to refuse to let him die or even get too hurt. Maybe it’s a healer thing. 

If it’s about making decisions based on his best interest... he doesn’t trust anyone in the current party with that at the moment.

3. What are your character’s core moral beliefs?

People are essentially good. 

Mercy and compassion is no less important than justice and righteousness. 

Any good is worth doing. 

Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity.

4. What relationship does your character have with their parents and siblings?

He left home at the age of 8, and his parents were largely absentee in those years. He honours them out of societal expectations of filial piety, but that’s about it.

He’s the second child of five. His older brother (1st) and younger sister (4th) passed when he was 7; he depended a lot on the former, and got along well with the latter as they have the most similar personalities amongst the siblings at the time. 

For his surviving siblings, he is very close to his younger brother (3rd, only a year his junior), and they still exchange letters frequently. He and his youngest sister (5th) barely knew one another until they reunited recently as adults.

5. Does your character have any biases for or against certain races?

Having the privilege of being human, he has the common in-universe biases but he tries his best to check them. He does this especially consciously when it comes to race/ancestry (i.e. species) - one of his friends from his apprentice days was lynched for being a drow. 

6. What is your character’s opinion on nobility? On authority?

He respects nobility who is responsible in their post, and righteous authority. 

Otherwise he tolerates them and tries not to cause trouble... unless they do something with which he greatly disagrees morally.

7. Describe your character’s current appearance: clothes, armour, scars they’ve picked up along the journey, etc.

(Skipping the part about scars - addressed in #21)

He dresses in full, heavy plate armour complete with a kite shield when out in the field or in battle. 

During downtime, he wears simple tunics with trousers and boots, usually with his sleeves rolled up to his elbows. Sometimes he wears a gambeson on top or a leather cuirass for more formality. 

8. What location encountered in the campaign has your character felt the most “at home” in, or just generally liked the most?

(Answering the second part - first part addressed in #40.) 

The small towns and villages they’ve passed through with down-to-earth folks. Though he also likes cities with rich histories and culture.

9. What deity, if any, does your character worship? What’s their opinion on other people’s worship?

Sarenrae - the goddess of the sun, redemption, honesty, and healing. 

He respects most other gods and religions on the good or neutral side of the good-evil axis. With evil gods, he tries not to judge their believers until evil actions based on such beliefs are actually taken.

10. If your character had time to pick up any artisan’s tools, game set, instrument, etc., what would it be?

Some sort of sculpture, maybe pottery or carving. He’s a very tactile person.

11. Describe your character’s current relationship with the player character sitting to your right.

(Rolling 1d3 between 1. Amalli, 2. Mawari, 3. Niyooshan)

AMALLI: It’s complicated - he trusts that she means well and has his best interest in mind, however what she considers “best” is rather... unusual. He teeters between having faith that she is kind by nature, and being annoyed at her messed up values and principles ingrained by nurture. 

12. What is your character’s current goal, summed up in one sentence?

Save the sun, keep his uncle alive, vindicate his friend’s honour.

13. Does your character ever want to “settle down” with a spouse, children, house, etc.?

He’s a sojourner who feels uneasy if he has to stay in one place for an extended amount of time. At this point he’s accepted the single life; it makes it easier to travel.

14. Has your character ever been in love?

He’s aromantic/asexual and can’t really distinguish between romantic and platonic love very well. He does love his friends and found family deeply however.

15. What battle in the campaign has been most memorable to your character?

Against a dragon turtle which is also a divine guardian of sorts. The party angered it and was having trouble hurting it at all; he used Greater Angelic Aspect for the first time to speak to it so it would stop attacking them. It eventually involved taking a massive hit for it and dying (for the first time since level 1), but it ended the battle with no further damages to the party.

16. If your character wasn’t whatever class they are, what would they be instead?

A cleric. Arguably with his temperament he’d have turned out better as one.

17. What is your character’s favourite season?

Spring - the sun gets stronger, the day gets longer, the plants and animals become livelier. 

18. What would your character’s Zodiac sign be, following stereotypical astrology?

Pisces.

19. Where in the world does your character most want to visit?

If it’s only Golarion and the material plane - the Padishah Empire of Kelesh.

20. What is the biggest mistake your character has ever made?

Boy where do we begin. A few months ago he’d have said “going to pee alone that one time”, but he’s okay with that now. 

He thinks his biggest mistake was to give in to despair and as a result fell from grace and lost his god-given powers. He counts the lives lost that could otherwise be saved as his fault.

21. Does your character have any noticeable scars? If so, what are their stories?

A scar on his neck from a time when he wanted to kill himself, and a stigmata in the form of a sunburst brand on his right hand from when he became a Holy Vindicator.

22. What animal best represents your character?

Bison - sometimes peaceful and absentminded, other times temperamental; bull-headed, tough and hardy, and stubborn.

23. If your character could go back in time and change one thing about their life, what would it be?

Aside from not falling from grace as per #20... pick a more common language to learn in school. See #95.

24. Which other player character does your character find themselves having the most in common with?

Those in the first adventuring party he’s had - with Adeline, Mirele, and Kebarong. Simple people with simple needs. Their personalities may be very different, but at least they live in worlds that are relatable.

25. Does your character regret any particular choice the party has made?

Anything that involves the deaths of innocents, even/especially if it’s for the “greater good”. 

26. What would your character say their best trait would be?

His faith in humanity.

27. What is your character’s greatest fear? Deep, irrational?

Having his soul doomed in one way or another. Presently the most plausible method by which this can happen is to have it torn asunder and destroyed.

28. What is currently motivating your character to stay with the party?

He knows he can’t do much of anything alone - not only does he play a supportive role in combat, he needs his companions’ skills, qualities, experience, and expertise to achieve the massive goal they all share (to a degree) - see #12.

29. What are your character’s hobbies and interests outside of their class?

Animals (especially felines), writing letters, pleasant long walks somewhere outdoors.

30. What would most people think when they first see your character?

Big, shiny, clangy, scary-looking, heavily-armoured man. He himself is completely unaware of this perception.

31. What stereotypical group role does your character play in the party? (The Mom, the Mess, the Comic Relief, etc. Optionally: What role would your character play in the “Five Man Band” structure?)

Often he’s the Heart. In a Five Man Band he’d be (conditionally) the Leader, the Lancer, or the Chick.

32. What is your character the most insecure about?

His terrible schmoozing skills.

33. What person does your character admire most?

His benefactor, mentor, and mother figure - a cleric who gave up her peaceful life and comfortable home to travel the world as a missionary and healer. 

34. What does your character admire and dislike the most about the player character sitting to your left?

(Rolling 1d3 between 1. Amalli, 2. Mawari, 3. Niyooshan)

NIYOOSHAN: He admires the alchemist’s resourcefulness, calm and analytical mind, general intelligence and skills in what he does. 

He dislikes his cold rationality and ability to make brutal decisions without hesitation... but what he dislikes more is his own feeling of envy for such a quality. (See also #67.)

35. Why is your character’s lowest stat their lowest (the in-character reason, not “because there’s no reason for a wizard to have 16 strength, duh”)?

Strength and dexterity (I know). He grew up poor and missed out on some bulking up as a child. He’s hardy though.

36. What would be your character’s theme song/favourite band/favourite genre of music?

Folk music with lots of wind instruments.

37. What stereotypical role would your character play in a high school AU/if they attended a normal high school? (Nerd, jock, bully, goth, etc.)

Looks like a jock, acts like a nerd. Probably would get bullied if not for protective friends.

38. What treasure/item/artifact that your character has collected during the adventure is the most important to them?

His standard issue shield given by the Church (with which he shares a Divine Bond, and he has had various upgrades attached to it), letters from friends and those he considers family, a feather from the Vermillion Bird.

39. Is there any particular weapon, item, etc. that your character longs to find?

Right now, as the campaign demands - the Chronicles of the Righteous. Otherwise he’d love to come across any of Sarenrae’s divine artifacts.

40. Where does your character feel the most at home?

BACKSTORY: the Sarenite church grounds in Absalom, where he grew up.

IN-GAME: Falcon’s Hollow, despite its cursedness, where he met people he grew to trust with his life.

41. Does your character care about how they’re perceived by others? How do they change themselves to fit in with other people?

He cares how his loved ones see him insofar as he wants them to trust him, but he doesn’t compromise easily on the kind of person his principles make him.

42. What does your character think is the true meaning of life?

To find something worth loving in everything and everyone.

43. What is your character’s scent? (Bonus points for a description that sounds like it could be from a bad [or awesome] fanfic.)

Sun-burnt vegetation and a faint but unmistakable hint of metal.

44. Does your character think more with their heart or their brain?

Heart.

45. What is your character’s most recent or frequent nightmare?

His most frequent nightmares all involve fire - a child being incinerated, a pile of bodies being cremated, a gigantic flaming wheel in the sky overlooking chaos befalling a city.

46. What opinion does your character have on [CERTAIN ESTABLISHED GROUPS/AUTHORITIES IN THE GAME WORLD]? (Dragon-marked Houses, royal crown, etc.)

CHURCH OF SARENRAE IN ABSALOM: It was his home once; not anymore. Maybe it can’t ever be home again now that he’s seen how deep the corruption runs.

EAGLE KNIGHTS: They mean well, but they have a ruthless murderer in their own ranks and after all these years they haven’t sorted that out. Helpful to a point, at least. 

HELL KNIGHTS OF THE SCOURGE: They’re more reasonable and likeable than he’d expected, and he’s not sure how to feel about that.

PATHFINDER SOCIETY: Crazy resourceful, shamelessly shifty.

JADE REGENT: Shit.

47. How did your character spend their childhood? Where did they grow up/who were their childhood friends?

He lived in poverty in a backwater town (Railford) in southern Taldor until the age of 8, when he was brought to the Church of Sarenrae in Absalom. His years there as an apprentice were the happiest, most peaceful of his life - he had his mentor and her companion as pseudo-parents, and made some close friends when he was training to be a paladin.

48. What aspect of your character’s future are they most curious about? (If they could know one thing about the future, what would it be?)

Whether or not he can redeem Shasriel. See also #52.

49. What colours are associated with your character?

Green, yellow, brown.

50. Who in the party would your character prioritise rescuing, in dire circumstances?

Among his current party of Amalli, Niyooshan, and Mawari, he’d prioritise Amalli because she’s been with him the longest and he knows her best out of the three.

51. Is your character the most swayed by ethos, pathos, or logos?

Pathos.

52. If your character was granted a single use of Wish, what would they use it for?

He’s wary of the repercussions and unforeseen consequences of such a powerful spell, so he’ll restrict it to wishing that the wraith feeding off of his soul be saved from undeath and her uncorrupted nature restored. See also #48.

53. What is your character’s favourite spell? If they don’t use spells: what is their favourite personal weapon/combat manoeuvre/skill/etc.?

Lay on Hands, with mercies and feats.

54. How does your character feel about keeping secrets from the rest of the party?

He doesn’t like it but he does it with people he’s not close to, out of fearing judgement. With close people he only keeps secrets if he himself doesn’t want to confront those things, which actually happens quite often.

55. What type of creature in the world is your character the most intrigued by?

Benevolent creatures that should be evil by nature - devils and undead for example.

56. When they were a child, what did your character want to be, or think they were going to be, when they grew up?

Before he went into paladin-specific training, he wanted to be a missionary cleric - just like his mentor. 

57. The player character to your left admits that they’re passionately in love with your character. How would your character respond?

(Rolling 1d3 between 1. Amalli, 2. Mawari, 3. Niyooshan)

MAWARI: He’d think she’s ill, making a bad joke, or trying to curse him.

58. If somebody (an NPC, someone from their backstory, etc.) your character trusts/loves asked your character to do something against the party’s best interest, who would they side with?

It would depend of course, but at this point he doesn’t really trust his current party, so he would probably side with his loved one.

59. Does your character value their own best interest more than the party’s?

Definitely not, to a fault sometimes.

60. What decision would the party have to make in order for your character to consider splitting off from the group?

Something unequivocally cruel and undeniably evil.

61. How does your character imagine the way they will die?

In battle, protecting others with all that he can give.

62. What is your character’s greatest achievement?

Aside from the battle described in #15, being vindicated by his goddess at the exact moment he defied an order from his religious superiors.

63. Is your character willing to risk the well-being of others in order to achieve their goal?

Not at all, unless his goal also happens to be the greater good.

64. What is your character’s opinion on killing others?

He understands the necessity of killing in the kind of life he’s chosen to live, but he tries his best to avoid killing innocents, and even those who are guilty - so long as he thinks they have a chance to be redeemed.

65. What is your character’s favourite food? Beverage?

He doesn’t have single favourite, but he likes homey, hearty meals. Potatoes make him think of Kebarong, one of his closest companions. As of late he seems to have suddenly developed a constant craving for almonds. 

66. How generous is your character? Especially to those they don’t know?

Very. He’d fall for any sob story; even if he knows he’s been cheated he wouldn’t change his ways, because his generosity being abused is not his problem, but the abuser’s.

67. What is your character the most envious about, regarding anyone in the party?

As addressed in #34, he’s envious about Niyooshan’s ability to make cruel but rational and/or necessary decisions. He is also sometimes envious of Amalli’s blissful ignorance of some realities of the world, but other times he feels sorry for her.

68. The player character to your left and the player character to your right are both telling your character two different versions of the truth. Who does your character believe?

(Rolling 2d3 between 1. Amalli, 2. Mawari, 3. Niyooshan) 

MAWARI & AMALLI: This is a toughie. On the one hand he trusts Amalli more than Mawari, since he’s known the former for a while and became acquainted with the latter only recently; on the other hand Amalli has a way of viewing and interpreting reality that he really doesn’t understand sometimes. Ultimately he’d take Amalli’s word for it if he has to.

69. What is your character’s sexuality/relationship with sex?

He’s aromantic and asexual, although he does enjoy intimacy with friends (i.e. he’s quite touchy-feely). if someone were to pursue him romantically/sexually and he already likes them a lot, he’d do what they request if he thinks that it improves their bond. 

70. What is your character’s biggest pet peeve?

People using doublespeak, especially if it’s for politics.

71. Describe how your character feels about the party’s current situation/objective/etc.

It’s a big job and he can’t even fathom how they’ll get there, but it has to be done and it seems like he and his companions are the ones who need to do it, so he’ll just have to take things one step at a time. 

72. Who in the party would your character trust the most to keep an important secret?

Niyooshan - he trusts the man to exercise discretion. Amalli means well but tends to run her mouth.

73. If your character knew that they were going to die in a month, how would they spend the rest of their life?

Write heartfelt letters to his friends and family, write strongly-worded letters to his Church and the authorities-that-be, and do his best to further his and his allies’ mission.

74. What makes your character feel safe?

A nice home-cooked meal, a warm fire, knowing people he trusts and loves are close by. 

75. If your character had the chance to rename the party/give the party a name, no questions asked, what would it be?

“Not-Rebels”. Because they’re totally not rebels with massive bounties on their heads. 

76. What memory does your character want to forget the most?

Technically he’s already forgotten it - the process by which his soul was bound to an ancient Azlanti wraith was traumatic enough that his memory of it is now repressed. 

For his intact memories, he’d very much like to forget about the time he watched a child be incinerated in an instant, or the time he’s had to mercy-kill a group of innocents who’d been afflicted by the curse of undeath... or maybe he doesn’t because he thinks he needs to carry his “mistakes” with him.

77. If your character had to multiclass into a class they currently aren’t the next time they level up, what would it be and what reason would they have for doing so?

Fighter - so he can be more flexible with gear, be more effective at controlling the battle, and - most importantly - use tower shields. 

78. What television/book/video game/etc. character would your character be best friends with? (Or: what media character is your character the most influenced by/similar to?

Take all the usual Knight Templar tropes and subvert them.

Additionally, my GM compares him to Anders of the Dragon Age franchise. I created Amur way before I knew who Anders was, and some of the similarities are frankly uncanny. 

79. What unusual talents does your character possess?

High pain tolerance, and (is this a talent?) diminished self-preservation instincts.

80. How does your character feel about receiving/giving orders? Are they more of a leader, or a follower?

He’s much happier receiving orders than giving them, but he can’t help but question or even defy those he considers immoral. He wants to be a follower but is ultimately too headstrong and impulsive to be a good one.

81. What does your character’s name represent to them? (Or: why as a player did you choose your character’s name?)

His name is one (of the few) ties he has with his birth family, but he’s fine if he has to use a different name temporarily for a good reason.

I named him after the Amur River. As a geomorphologist I sometimes name my OCs after landform features. All my original PCs and NPCs in this universe are named after real-world rivers.

82. Is your character more of an introvert, or an extrovert?

Introvert.

83. How far is your character willing to go to pursue the “greater good”? Do they believe in a greater good at all?

He believes in the greater good, he just doesn’t believe in having to sacrifice innocent individuals to pursue it.

84. What does your character want to be remembered by?

Kindness and compassion.

85. What would be your character’s major in college?

Humanities - more precisely, something along the lines of Anthropology or Cultural Studies.

86. Does your character consider themselves a hero, villain, or something else?

Something else - he sees himself as one who helps someone else become a hero, or turns someone away from villainy. 

87. What major arcana tarot card best represents your character?

Strength.

88. Where does your character see themselves in 20 years?

Dead. Still travelling around, with or without a name, finding trouble, and doing whatever needs to be done.

89. What is your character’s relationship with magic? Are they scared of it, wish to know more about it, indifferent to it?

To him, in general magic is just another ability or talent, as much as someone can be gifted physically, intellectually, or artistically. His own magic is granted by his deity, so he sees it as a blessing and not really belonging to him. 

90. Who is your character’s biggest rival?

He doesn’t consider anyone his rival, but he does have a nemesis of sorts by the name of Geminus Nero Rugatonn. The guy’s been hounding him and his friends since something like level 6.

91. What is your character’s guiltiest pleasure?

Playing with cats.

92. What does your character hope for the afterlife?

To have his soul intact and actually see Sarenrae in all her glory, and to meet those he thinks he’s failed and apologise to them.

93. Who in the party does your character trust the least?

At this point, Mawari - she’s only just joined them, is a witch with creepy curses and hexes, and is their ally only because their goals align with her being a traitor to the Jade Regent.

94. What is your character’s biggest flaw?

Impulsiveness, and being a bleeding heart who is way too forgiving.

95. How did your character learn the languages that they speak?

TALDANE: His first language, and the common tongue across most of the Inner Sea region.

TERRAN: Learned it as part of the curriculum in his apprentice days. Why he didn’t pick something less obscure is anyone’s guess. Maybe he just doesn’t want to use it much.

NECRIL: Started to learn this after being possessed (?) by a wraith.

TIAN: The common tongue in the continent of the current campaign, Tian Xia.

MINKAI: The local tongue in the country of the current campaign, Minkai.

SIGN LANGUAGE: Learned this after Niyooshan lost his speech. 

96. What is your character’s favourite school of magic/type of weaponry?

MAGIC: Healing (conjuration) and harm-negating spells (abjuration).

WEAPONRY: Do shields count?

97. What is most important to your character: health, wealth, or happiness?

Happiness.

98. What advice would your character give to a younger version of themselves?

“Don’t ignore the urging of your conscience; act on it. It’s better to regret what you’ve done than what you haven’t.”

99. Are there any social or political issues your character feels strongly about?

Any sort of persecution or discrimination that is based on some neutral and often unchangeable part of someone’s identity, e.g. being slaves, low-born, or of a particular race.

100. What, currently, is your character the most curious about?

What part he has to play and how he will end up by the end of this whole deal involving nations, religions, legacies, curses, spirits, gods, and Great Old Ones.