Post by Stranger on Jun 15, 2014 19:41:33 GMT
Name: Maester Forthwind
Age: 43
Role: Expert
Background
Hart House’s Maester is not an imposing figure. Forthwind is a swarthy middle-aged man of average height with curly black hair, and mild, dark grey eyes. Forthwind has poor muscle definition and a little more fat on his frame than perhaps he should, giving him a soft appearance. His face is round and young-looking, despite his 43 years, with full lips and a lumpy nose. His fingers are particularly pudgy. Forthwind preferssimple tunics and trousers to his black robes. He is understandably proud of his Maester’s chain, however, and is never without it. Like many Maesters, Forthwind keeps a pet raven, Malevolent, an ill-tempered creature who despises everyone but her master. Forthwind walks slowly with a raven-headed cane. He was born with a club foot, his right foot twisted inwards so that he has to walk on the outer edge.
Forthwind is quite open about his origins and considers his ascent to the Maesters to be one of his proudest achievements. Many Maesters are the youngest children of the nobility, raised with expensive private tutors and libraries, not the crippled sons of peasants. Forthwind was born in a small town not far from Winterfell, where even in the long summer, deformed children rarely survive. He did survive, though, and even prospered. He left the North as a teenager when he decided that he was sick of struggling to fit himself and his abilities into a world better suited to men with whole bodies and less intelligence. He traveled to Oldtown on foot and by hitching rides with passing farmers and traders. It took him the better part of a year. The Maesters were impressed with his dedication—and more impressed with his intelligence and self-education—and admitted him to the Citadel at once.
Forthwind is happy with his assignment to the Barthelds. He enjoys life at Hart House, with its numerous guests, their varied appetites, and their ill-considered schemes and passions. Forthwind considers himself an observer, here to serve Hart House, monitor the seasons and the heavens and report his findings to the Citadel, and enjoy the fine offerings of Hart House’s kitchens. Forthwind’s main vice is food, which he enjoys with gusto. Although he is not a cook himself, Forthwind has made a study of wine and is a brilliant sommelier. He has a dark red copper link in his Maester’s chain to prove it.
Forthwind is an easy-going man, genuinely fond of most of Hart House’s inhabitants. He likes that Lord Davain respects his learning, enjoys flirting harmlessly with Lady Ayleth and suggesting recipes to the cook, Bevan Sand. Forthwind was close to Lord Brom and may miss him more than anyone in Hart House, except possibly Davain himself.
Abilities
Animal Handling 3 (Train 2B)
Awareness 3
Cunning 4
Healing 3 (Diagnose 2B, Treat Ailment 1B, Treat Injury 1B)
Knowledge 5 (Education 2B)
Language 4
Persuasion 3
Status 4 (Stewardship 2B)
Will 3
All Others 2
Destiny Points: 1
Benefits: Knowledge Focus (Astronomy), Knowledge Focus (Nature), Maester
Drawbacks:Crippled, Flaw (Agility)
Possessions: Raven (Malevolent), 14 gold dragons (at least half of this must be spent on possessions upon taking ownership of character)
Age: 43
Role: Expert
Background
Hart House’s Maester is not an imposing figure. Forthwind is a swarthy middle-aged man of average height with curly black hair, and mild, dark grey eyes. Forthwind has poor muscle definition and a little more fat on his frame than perhaps he should, giving him a soft appearance. His face is round and young-looking, despite his 43 years, with full lips and a lumpy nose. His fingers are particularly pudgy. Forthwind preferssimple tunics and trousers to his black robes. He is understandably proud of his Maester’s chain, however, and is never without it. Like many Maesters, Forthwind keeps a pet raven, Malevolent, an ill-tempered creature who despises everyone but her master. Forthwind walks slowly with a raven-headed cane. He was born with a club foot, his right foot twisted inwards so that he has to walk on the outer edge.
Forthwind is quite open about his origins and considers his ascent to the Maesters to be one of his proudest achievements. Many Maesters are the youngest children of the nobility, raised with expensive private tutors and libraries, not the crippled sons of peasants. Forthwind was born in a small town not far from Winterfell, where even in the long summer, deformed children rarely survive. He did survive, though, and even prospered. He left the North as a teenager when he decided that he was sick of struggling to fit himself and his abilities into a world better suited to men with whole bodies and less intelligence. He traveled to Oldtown on foot and by hitching rides with passing farmers and traders. It took him the better part of a year. The Maesters were impressed with his dedication—and more impressed with his intelligence and self-education—and admitted him to the Citadel at once.
Forthwind is happy with his assignment to the Barthelds. He enjoys life at Hart House, with its numerous guests, their varied appetites, and their ill-considered schemes and passions. Forthwind considers himself an observer, here to serve Hart House, monitor the seasons and the heavens and report his findings to the Citadel, and enjoy the fine offerings of Hart House’s kitchens. Forthwind’s main vice is food, which he enjoys with gusto. Although he is not a cook himself, Forthwind has made a study of wine and is a brilliant sommelier. He has a dark red copper link in his Maester’s chain to prove it.
Forthwind is an easy-going man, genuinely fond of most of Hart House’s inhabitants. He likes that Lord Davain respects his learning, enjoys flirting harmlessly with Lady Ayleth and suggesting recipes to the cook, Bevan Sand. Forthwind was close to Lord Brom and may miss him more than anyone in Hart House, except possibly Davain himself.
Abilities
Animal Handling 3 (Train 2B)
Awareness 3
Cunning 4
Healing 3 (Diagnose 2B, Treat Ailment 1B, Treat Injury 1B)
Knowledge 5 (Education 2B)
Language 4
Persuasion 3
Status 4 (Stewardship 2B)
Will 3
All Others 2
Destiny Points: 1
Benefits: Knowledge Focus (Astronomy), Knowledge Focus (Nature), Maester
Drawbacks:Crippled, Flaw (Agility)
Possessions: Raven (Malevolent), 14 gold dragons (at least half of this must be spent on possessions upon taking ownership of character)
| Combat Defense: 7 | Intrigue Defense: 11 |
| Health: 9 | Composure: 12 |
It's set just before the historic Blacks v Greens period