Jak

Jak of Cænden, First Ðard of Lady Rott

Jak was once a bridge guardian for the Village of Cænden, in the run-off marshes outside the City of Oð. In 652 DR, Jak assembled an adventuring band to retrieve a local elder’s riches from the depths of the Nar Drūden, a mission that would precipitate the death of his father. Consequent events would bring the peasant guard and his associates to the notice of local nobility and eventually lead to his bastard knighthood at the hands of the would-be usurper of the Iron Throne. For these and other actions and associations, the High Lord dispatched Jak and his band from the Iron Kingdom, to lands far away. It is his hope to return to one day return to Oð and be reunited with his newlywed wife Dadra.

Jak (of Cænden, the Younger, the Red, Ðard of the Urdàri Queen), son Jak the Elder of Cænden, grew to fill his father’s boots as watchman on the mist-shrouded bridges of the Village of Cænden, a marshy borough of the City of Oð. All was as it should be until he joined with an adventuring group and his experiences triggered a flow of events which would result in his father’s murder and turn his quiet home town on its ear. True to his calling, Jak has always been available to defend his home but never has there been such a need as now, and the blame for these ill times has fallen squarely on his shoulders.

Jak and Dadra Rumm of Cænden were married on 28 Drûr 652 DR in the Village of Cænden, Oð. In 653 DR, Jak and his companions were sent by the High Lord of Oð on a doomed mission to retrieve and deliver a message to the High Lady of Taldàna. The Dragul Box was retrieved from the Ort Bragnar Bar and delivered to Elésea the Ninth, High Priestess of Amra. The message within was revealed to be an invitation for the Old Empire city-state of Taldàna to join the High Lord’s war. This revelation and a curse on one of Jak’s companions has sent him further from home, with many more destinations and trials to overcome before he can return. Despite all that lies before him, Jak is resolute to return to his wife and child and bring prosperity to his small village.

Basics

Attributes

  • ST (base 10, mod +5, cost 50) 15
  • DX (base 10, mod +3, cost 60) 13
  • IQ (base 10, mod -1, cost -7) 9
  • HT (base 10, mod +5, cost 50) 15

Characteristics

  • HP (base 15, mod +0, cost 0) 15
  • Will (base 9, mod +0, cost 0) 9
  • Per (base 9, mod +3, cost 15) 12
  • FP (base 14, mod +0, cost 0) 14
  • Basic SPD (base 7.0, mod +0.25, cost 5) 7.25
  • Basic MV (base 7.0, mod +0, cost 0) 7.0
  • Thrust (base –, mod –, cost –) 1d+1
  • Swing (base –, mod –, cost –) 2d+1

Subtotal: 173 points

Advantages

  • Acute Smell (mod +2, cost 4)
  • Allies (Zêla) (mod 15-, cost 9)1
  • Claim to Hospitality (Dekàlan Nobility)† (mod –, cost 0)2
  • Combat Reflexes (mod –, cost 15)
  • Fearlessness (mod +3, cost 6)
  • Fit (mod –, cost 5)
  • Hard to Kill (mod +2, cost 4)
  • Rapid Healing (mod –, cost 5)
  • Status (Ðard)† (mod +1, cost 0)3
  • Perk (Grip Mastery) (mod –, cost 1)

† BASp291 Traits Gained in Play; no cost
1 BASp36 Allies; 3 pts (Ally’s Power: 75%) * 3 (Frequency: Almost All-the-Time) = 9 pts
2 BASp41 Claim to Hospitality (Dekàlan Nobility) = 5 pts
3 BASp28 Status (Ðard) +1 = 5 pts

Remediation

  • Bad Grip (cost 5)‡

‡ BASp121 Buying Off Disadvantages; Coping with disfigurement

Subtotal: 54 points

Disadvantages

  • Appearance: Unattractive (mod –, cost -4)
  • Unnatural Features (Reversed Hands)† (mod -2, cost 0)
  • Bad Grip (Reversed Hands)† (mod 1, cost 0)
  • Chummy (mod –, cost -5)
  • Dependents (Family) (mod 6-, cost -5)1
  • Duty (Liege, Lady Nolda Rott of Oð)† (mod 9-, cost 0)2
  • Easy-to-Read (mod –, cost -10)
  • Enemies (Dammon’s Familiar)† (mod 12-, cost 0)3
  • Enemies (Xurmivor Daralien) (mod 6-, cost -5)4
  • Honesty (mod –, cost -10)
  • Quirk (Book reading) (mod –, cost -1)
  • Quirk (Common-born ðard) (mod –, cost -1)
  • Quirk (Duty to Cænden) (mod –, cost -1)
  • Quirk (Pawn of nobility) (mod –, cost -1)
  • Quirk (Callous toward thieves) (mod –, cost -1)

† BASp291 Traits Gained in Play; no cost
1 BASp131 Dependents; -5 pts (No More Than 50%) * 2 (Loved One) * .5 (Frequency: Quite Rarely) = -5 pts
2 BASp134 Duty; -5 pts (Frequency: Fairly Often) = -5 pts
3 BASp135 Enemies; -10 pts (One Person) * 50% (Rival) * 2 (Frequency: Quite Often) = -10 pts
4 BASp135 Enemies; -20 pts (Clan) * 50% (Rival) * .5 (Frequency: Quite Rarely) = -5 pts

Subtotal: -44 points

Skills

  • Bow DX/A (base 13, mod +0, cost 2) 13
  • Climbing DX/A (base 13, mod -2, cost 1) 11
  • Diplomacy IQ/H (base 9, mod -1, cost 2) 8
  • Fast Draw (Rung of Andjar Belor) DX/E (base 13, mod +1‡, cost 1) 14
  • Heraldry: Coat of Arms (North Coast) IQ/A (base 9, mod -1, cost 1) 8
  • Leadership IQ/A (base 9, mod +0, cost 2) 9
  • Melee/Pole: Spear DX/A (base 13, mod +11, cost 44) 24
  • Melee/Swords: Broadsword DX/A (base 13, mod -1, cost 1) 12
  • Melee/Swords: Shortsword DX/A (base 13, mod +0, cost 2) 13
  • Observation Per/A (base 12, mod +1, cost 4) 13
  • Riding DX/A (base 13, mod +0, cost 2) 13
  • Sling DX/H (base 13, mod -2, cost 1) 11
  • Swimming HT/E (base 15, mod +0, cost 1) 15
  • Theology (Dekàlan Prayers) IQ/H (base 9, mod -2, cost 1) 7

† BASp291 Traits Gained in Play; no cost
‡ BASp40 Combat Reflexes provides +1 to Fast Draw skill

Subtotal: 65 points

Languages

  • OðicN / Late Oðávar (cost 1) 3|1‡
  • Taládic / Taldàvar (cost 1)† 1|0‡

† BASp291 Traits Gained in Play; no cost
‡ BASp24 Language; Spoken/Written (0) None/Illiterate, (1) Broken/Semi-Literacy, (2) Accented/Literacy, (3) Native/Native

Subtotal: 1 points

Magic

Combat

Mêlée

Mêlée

† BASp274 Fine Weapon (Non-Iron); +1 Cutting and Impaling Damage, -1 Breaking
‡ BASp43 Combat Reflexes; +1 to Active Defense Rolls (CAMp374)
a CAMp480 Ættràkaric Spear of Protection; Spear; Accuracy +1; Defending Weapon +1*
b CAMp480 Gut Spear of Golax; Barbed Gut Spear; Accuracy +1; Puissance +1
c CAMp480 Ðard Sword; Bastard Sword; Accuracy +1; Puissance +1
d CAMp480 Utharad; Longsword; Accuracy +1
1 BASp275 Blade Composition (Ormic Iron); -1 Breaking
2 BASp123 Bad Grip (Chaos Transformation)

Ranged

Ranged

1 BASp123 Bad Grip (Chaos Transformation)

Defenses

Defenses"

a CAMp480 Hauberk of Orynder; Maille Hauberk; Fortify +2

Awards

  1. NA (204)
  2. NA (204) Will 2
  3. 3 (207) IQ 1, Will 1, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  4. 2 (209) Will 1, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  5. 3 (212) IQ 1, Will 1, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  6. 3 (215) IQ 1, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  7. 3 (218) IQ 1, Melee/Pole: Spear 1, Grip Mastery 1
  8. 3 (221) IQ 1, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  9. 3 (224) IQ 1, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  10. 4 (228) IQ 1, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  11. 0 (228)
  12. 3 (231) IQ 1, HT 2, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  13. 4 (235) IQ 1, HT 2, Melee/Pole: Spear 1, Bow 1
  14. 2 (237) IQ 1, HT 2, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  15. 2 (239) IQ 1, HT 1, Bad Grip 1
  16. 3 (242) IQ 1, Bad Grip 1, Melee/Pole: Spear 1
  17. 2 (244) IQ 1, Bad Grip 1
  18. 1 (245) Bad Grip 1
  19. 2 (247) HT 1, Bad Grip 1
  20. 2 (249) HT 1, Bad Grip 1
  21. 2 (251) HT 1, Bad Grip 1
  22. 5 (256)

Total Points: 256 earned / 251 spent