I had a lot of fun writing this: Mouth of the Atikula River Environment Weather is this region is harsh, unpredictable and thus very
difficult to settle in. The mouth of the Atikula river is a river delta, and build-ups
of sediment stretch out from river into the ocean like roots of a tree. This
makes it nearly impassable for larger ships. In addition, the surrounding area
of the delta is characterized as Bermuda Triangle-like conditions: unusually hostile
waves, wind, and thunder/lightning and low visibility due to storm rain. Why go here? The Mouth of the Atikula is the last place to stop for
freshwater and supplies before a large expanse of ocean that features no
inhabited landmasses. The Mouth of the Atikula used to be a place ships did not
dare to come near due to the weather, but those with enough daring can now find
an easier path into the Atikula River due to the efforts of Evendur Greycastle,
the Paladin, and his companion Frug “Filchbatter” of clan Raulnor, the Artificer. Background
Evendur Greycastle used to be a nomadic fisherman and
a discharged Fighter, dishonorably because he lacked the conviction to lead his
troops when they needed it most. One day Evendur was out fishing when he hooked
onto something big. It was so strong that it dragged Evendur and his dinghy
with it. But for some reason, even though all his senses told him to let go, Evendur
did not let go, determined to be victorious. He fought hard, but right when he
thought he might have an advantage, a huge wave seemingly appeared from nowhere
and crashed over him. Evendur’s consciousness faded and he slowly sunk into the
abyss of the sea. Before his consciousness faded completely however, he felt
something big drag him deeper into the ocean. At some point Evendur saw a
vision of a warrior, king-like figure, the Norse God Manannan mac Lir, God of
Oceans and Sea Creatures. Manannan handed Evendur a seemingly unique seashell,
what some might describe as a Conus Gloriamaris. Manannan and what Evendur
could see in the vision slowly faded to black. Suddenly everything turned
bright, and Evendur found himself sputtering sea water and gasping for breath,
clawing at sediment beneath him, his hand clenched around a familiar-looking seashell. Feeling fatigued and discombobulated, Evendur trudged in
the direction of what seemed to be more sediment, an area which he would later
call the Mouth of the Atikula… If you're interested, I can pm you an outline of a complete backstory that includes the first time my character meets your team, why my character joins them (an undead army is involved), and also how to get rid of Saibh. Race: Variant Human Background: Hermit Alignment: Lawful Neutral Class: Lvl 6 Paladin Subclass: Oath of Heroism Build: STR Paladin with Polearm/Great Weapon/Sentinel Trifecta Weapon of Preference: Halberd Needless to say, I'm interested.
