Fantasy RPG Forum - Standing Trials

A hard working sort, Farmer believes in building his fortune with persistence and grit, living off the land or, in this case, the ocean. Whether it's raising manatee cattle, harvesting kelp fields, or analyzing the global geopolitical landscape through tracking the ships flows on the ocean surface, Farmer's goods are all reaped from the mer homeland. More intellectual than his primary profession would have some believe, this mer subverts expectations as he proves to be both shrewd in method yet honest in hours he dedicates to his craft.

Childhood
Farmer was an odd mer, to be sure. He was at peace, an unlikely trait even from the young of the race, content to simply settle his land, disinterested in pirating ships or hunting great beasts of the deep like his fellows. Rather than take what others had, he'd thought, why not build and grow something for himself? For this reason, when many had reached about 14-16, Farmer was often ridiculed and attacked by his maddened tribespeople.

Farm Life

As a kelp and crab farmer in the depths of the ocean, Farmer kept his people well supplied from the comfort of his own isolation, only an odd customer or so coming through to grab rations for a journey or perhaps ask if anybody had passed on through. Farmer was friendly enough with such folk, and trusted no raider would want to trade in feisty crabs or unruly kelp if they had a choice, so Farmer lived leisurely and without bother. That was, until...

First Reisah

One day, a few mer that had recently come of age decided in their maddened state that they would kill all of the crabs on the farm and contaminate the kelp, for kicks at it were. In the coming days, they would see how far mer farmer Farmer would go in sworn vengeance. Coming home to the massacre of his poor cattle whom he'd wanted to butcher on his own terms, Farmer remained unusually calm, first cleaning up the mess, collecting what could be salvaged from the shoddily butchered shells, and just sat in his mer chair, thinking... thinking... thinking... until an idea came to mind. Farmer was not a fighter, in spite of being fit enough to farm. Over the course of the year, he made contact with various mer in the Minisink territory, having them report ships which pass above their waters. Recording and creating a comprehensive map of trade routes and navy patrols. He began a rumor of an unguarded caravan ship coming through nearby at a certain time, many members of the boys' tribe deciding to go raid this ship. Now, the ship was indeed real, for every deception requires an inkling of truth, however upon the village being left to a skeleton of guards which included the youngest, a sea monster came upon the village, consuming mer men, women, and children alike. This monster had been lured by Farmer, who tracked it down similarly to the ships, and orchestrated this revenge with ruthless intent.

Information Broker

With his Reisah sated, Farmer realized he was actually pretty good with information gathering and analysis, and thus began to enter the intelligence market, selling his data on ship routes to pirates and mer, helping them evade capture or to find an easy score. In so far as a serious profession, Farmer regards himself as a farm mer first and foremost, with information broking as a side project, finding relative success in both. The money he earns from his brokering goes to rebuilding his precious farm.

Knowledges

Here is where you record all the skill points you receive (Startup XP, CS Approval Rewards and, of course, Thread Reviews!) and all the points you spend on your skills. Again, below is an example which you can edit.

When you want to put another row in there, just pop the following code in after the last /tr] and before the /table]

This post will record any mark (Immortal Blessings / Curses) you might accrue as a PC.

A full list of Blessings & Curses can be found here
A Guide to Religion & Marks can be found here

When you are first awarded a mark, the awarding Prophet will give you the code to put in here.

• Weapons
  • Trident [Tier 6]
  • Harpoon Launcher [Tier 5]
    • Harpoons {20}
• Tools
  • Compass
  • Kelp Rope {200ft}
  • Strapped packs {2}
  • Spymaster's Ledger [Tier 7] - Heirloom Item
• Pets
  • Stabo the Giant Crabo [Tier 5] - Aquatic Companion

Living half-way to the bottom of the ocean in the middle of Minisink territory, Farmer's home is a grotto which stands out amongst the remains of a small kelp forest, or his "field", . Specifically, lumber from shipwrecks was placed around the grotto to form a sort of 'barn' which is referred to just as "the Farm". This area is netted in with 2 underwater scent traps to deter predators from approaching the Farm. Seabarrels are used as seats in this rural cave, with a filled airskin hung up near a place for Farmer's trident and harpoon launcher. A simple mer of few luxuries, the Farm has only the bare minimum, with a fish bed, a fish table, and a fish geothermal vent. In the back of the barn, should one venture deeper past a shoddily hidden secret door (behind a wooden wall-door), one would find Farmer's other office full of oceanic maps pinned up full of various marked paths. Out front, in a second netted area, is Farmer's prized crab farm where herds of crabs could be sheltered and cared for, though there are no such cattle at the moment.

Here, you keep a track of your Character's Wealth Tier and the spending of Wealth Points. Information here!
When you need to put another row in there, just put this code in below the last /tr] and before the /table]

The person who approves your CS will award you "Starter Renown".

Useful Information : The Renown System Guide: here
When you gain more renown, just add the following to the table above, after the last /tr] and before the /table].

Well done! This is the end of the CS. This post will be used to record past and current threads.
Just before you apply for approval, think about the following:

• Do you want to apply for any NPCs? guide here! . Once your NPC is approved, you must record them in your CS, but you can put your character up for approval before, during or after the process of applying for a NPC
• Are you going to apply for a Mark (Immortal Blessing / Curse) via the PSF? You can put your CS up for review before that is approved, or before you apply!
  
  
  Once you've completed your CS you can post here and put a link to this thread - showing that your Character Sheet is ready for approval.
  
  You are allowed to post IC as soon as your completed CS is up for approval. You won't be able to get any rewards from finished threads until you're approved, though.