| Relatives | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Languages | Common |
| Affiliations | Monk of Pelor |
| Aliases | alias |
| Marital Status | Single |
| Place of Birth | Cualdomo, presumed |
| Date of Death | n/a |
| Place of Death | n/a |
| Species | Aasimar |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Weight | 180lbs |
| Eye Color | Blue / Gold |
Cider is a Protector Aasimar Sun-Soul Monk of Pelor.
History[edit | edit source]
Tucked away within a quiet valley of Cauldomo outside of the city of Nestle was a small monastery devoted to Pelor, the god of Sun and Agriculture. Here the brothers tended to an apple orchard and cidery. When not trimming the trees, harvesting the apples or processing the cider, the brothers trained themselves in the martial arts.
Amidst a harsh summer thunderstorm, the brothers heard the wailing of a child outside, and discovered an abandoned baby boy lying in an apple box on the cidery steps. The brothers dubbed the boy Cider.
The kind and loving brothers took the child in and cared for him. For several years they brought the boy with them on each trip into Nestle, trying to find anyone who might know how he came to the monastery, but to no avail.
Young Cider was a natural at his martial arts training and was a hard worker in the orchards. However, the brothers began to notice there was something unusual about him. During prayer time some thought he almost gave off a gentle blue glow. In sparring training his eyes would for a moment flash with a brilliant light. And in climbing the apple trees he sometimes moved with an almost unworldly grace.
It was on Cider’s 20th birthday that Cider first had a vision from his Angelic Guide. In the vision, the Guide did not share his name, but the message was clear: it was time for Cider to leave the monastery and set out to be an instrument of goodness for Pelor. Cider learned that he had angelic ancestry: he was an Aasimar. The Guide instructed Cider head to far off lands, seek out others who do good, join them and make a positive mark in a world stained by darkness.
The young monk set out, taking only an apple wood staff crafted by the brothers, to find his destiny in the world of Quelmar.
Adventures[edit | edit source]
Session 62
Cider joined some fellow adventurers in responding to a letter from the wizard Tragdor. He had requested aid to recover his voice after he had been made mute by another wizard. Tragdor maintained a ruse at his estate where a band of kobolds believed he was a dragon, and without his voice the ruse would surely fail. Cider and the other adventurers followed some clues leading to a cave system guarded by a dire troll and its mate. After defeating the troll they found the wizard "Mr. V" who revealed that he took Trogdor's voice for merely uttering his true name. He agreed to restore his voice but only on condition that he never speak the name again, and that Silythm Shadeheart agree to run some errands for him in the Underdark.
Session 64 (The Mega Game)
During the Asar Ogalas holiday, Cider found himself in enjoyed some festival games in the city of Seglock. A massive explosion emanating from a distant mountain cut short the festivities, and Cider and his companions shifted focus into evacuating citizens, putting out fires and fending off a group of kobolds who were causing a disruption amidst the chaos. Portals opened up in the city, and he ventured to the northern mountains to investigate the disturbance.
Cider found himself in the middle of a battle where the crew of the airship the Bonny Robert were attempting to flee. Cider barely made it aboard the ship thanks to the Owlin Ona Holyspell who teleported him to safety. Shortly after however, the ship crashed, and a massive cloud of darkness with the face of a dark dragon slowly approached. Due to the effects of the darkness the other adventurers had no choice but to flee, leaving Ona and Cider along with the crew of the Bonny Robert to face the darkness. They held a defensive position as best as possible, while Ona worked to repair the electrical systems of the ship. However a number of other components were needed to fully repair the ship.
In the midst of the battle, a dark cleric cast a hex on Cider, with no immediate effect. Soon after reinforcements arrived in the form of a barbarian and the cleric Feyjin arrived and quickly engaged the enemy. The barbarian charged the cleric in a rage, unleashing a torrent of blows; which the cleric immediately responded to with the final word of his hex: Cider and the cleric swapped positions, and the devastating blows of the barbarian all landed on the unsuspecting monk.
Cider found himself removed from the battle, and face to face with the god Silent. She offered him a deal: serve her and return to Quelmar, or perish. Known that his friends needed him, and his journey was far from over, Cider reluctantly agreed to Silent's terms. She returned him to the battle, grievously wounded, but alive.
Cider and Ona fled through a portal, and rested within the feywild to recover his health. He reemerged in Gammelgard, where a battle was pitched against some shadow foes. It was at this time when the astrolabe was brought to Gammelgard, and activated, immediately banishing the darkness around the city. The group of heroes then descended into a refinery where Cider helped to reinforce the structure while others worked to refine some crystals needed to repair the airship in the northern mountains. Satisfied that the job here was finished, Cider set out to Sneerwell.
In the Pendergras Workshop Cider joined some other adventurers to enter the facility, defeating some mechanical constructs along the way. They finally reached Tolme Pendergras, the owner of the factory and the designer of the Bonny Robert, who agreed to give them refined wovenstone to help save his ship. Two of the party fled to the northen mountains while Cider and a few others remained to help evacuate the city. They rescued 8 citizens and a dog, and fled the factory with Tolme as the shadow continued to sweep over the city.
Physical Appearance[edit | edit source]
Standing just under 6 ft tall with dark brown hair and penetrating eyes, Cider looks much like a human, but there is something that seems otherworldly about him.
Personality[edit | edit source]
Cloistered in a monastery for his entire life, Cider has little experience with the world outside of the orchard. His only experience was accompanying his brothers to the city to deliver apples, cider and applejack from the cidery. They also provided food to the less fortunate residents of Nestle. Cider is naive and easily excited by the outside world.
Cider feels somewhat uncertain of his angelic side, and only willingly shares his Aasimar heritage with those he trusts.
Languages[edit | edit source]
Common, Celestial
Powers and Abilities[edit | edit source]
Moving with an otherworldly grace in combat, under extraordinary circumstances Cider exposes his angelic ancestry in battle, growing black wings of divine energy that enable him to fly for a short time.
Attacks and Weapons [edit | edit source]
The Monks of Pelor trained primarily with bare hands and feet, however some took up certain rudimentary farming implements as weapons. Cider became quite adept at fighting with a simple walking stick, and when he left the monastery the brothers sent him off with a hand-crafted apple wood staff.
