Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Worldbuilders}} {{Infobox character|name=Durzibethinus|image=Durzibethinus.png|caption=Moments after his rebirth as a [[Dragon]].|relatives=[[Feredemius]], [[Smargarg]]|affilliation=[[Ruby Court]]|alias=[[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]], Durian, Adrian Grunwald|birthDate=826 [[PR]]|birthPlace=[[Northern Snowy Mountains]], [[Isonhound]]|species=[[Dragon]]|gender=Male (he/him)|eyes=Emerald|field1=Class|field2=Domain|value1=[[Quelmar Deities|Deity]]|value2=Trickery}} | {{Worldbuilders}} {{Infobox character|name=Durzibethinus|image=Durzibethinus.png|caption=Moments after his rebirth as a [[Dragon]].|relatives=[[Feredemius]], [[Smargarg]]|affilliation=[[Ruby Court]]|alias=[[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]], Durian, Adrian Grunwald|birthDate=826 [[PR]]|birthPlace=[[Northern Snowy Mountains]], [[Isonhound]]|species=[[Dragon]]|gender=Male (he/him)|eyes=Emerald|field1=Class|field2=Domain|value1=[[Quelmar Deities|Deity]]|value2=Trickery}} | ||
'''{{PAGENAME}}''', also known as '''Durian''', is an [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Emerald Dragon]] and the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]]. Prior to his ascension, he lived a mortal life in [[Isonhound]] as a [[Dragonborn]] named '''Adrian Grunwald''', son of the high sorcerer in a hidden town called [[Jadenhill]]. After leaving home in 825 [[PR]] with the hopes of finding a way to protect his clan from hostile [[Dragon|Dragons]] and [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Crusaders]], he changed his name to Durian and discovered the existence of [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragons]] as well as his own emerald heritage. This sent him down a path towards helping to resurrect [[Sardior|Sardior, the Ruby King of Gem Dragons]] and defeating his disgraced ancestor [[Feredemius]], who served as the original [[Ruby Court#Prehistoric Court|Emerald Thane]] before the dissolution of the prehistoric [[Ruby Court]]. Durian’s role in the ritual to resurrect [[Sardior]] caused him to be reborn as an [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Emerald Dragon]] and empowered him to sit on the reassembled [[Ruby Court]] as the new [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane]]. Following his | '''{{PAGENAME}}''', also known as '''Durian''', is an [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Emerald Dragon]] and the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane of Sardior]]. Prior to his ascension, he lived a mortal life in [[Isonhound]] as a [[Dragonborn]] named '''Adrian Grunwald''', son of the high sorcerer in a hidden town called [[Jadenhill]]. After leaving home in 825 [[PR]] with the hopes of finding a way to protect his clan from hostile [[Dragon|Dragons]] and [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Crusaders]], he changed his name to '''Durian''' and discovered the existence of [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragons]] as well as his own emerald heritage. This sent him down a path towards helping to resurrect [[Sardior|Sardior, the Ruby King of Gem Dragons]] and defeating his disgraced ancestor [[Feredemius]], who served as the original [[Ruby Court#Prehistoric Court|Emerald Thane]] before the dissolution of the prehistoric [[Ruby Court]]. Durian’s role in the ritual to resurrect [[Sardior]] caused him to be reborn as an [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Emerald Dragon]] and empowered him to sit on the reassembled [[Ruby Court]] as the new [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Emerald Thane]]. Following his deification, he took to using the name '''Durzibethinus''', a draconic name his father had given him, in order to protect his identity as well as his clan. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
Adrian Grunwald, son of the high sorcerer and presumed next in line for the position, adopted the alias of Durian (a portmanteau of his elvish and draconic names) to conceal his origins and snuck away from the temple with aspirations to show the realm that the [[Dragonborn]] were equal victims of the [[Dragon|Dragons']] ransacking ways and could be strong allies in the fight against them. If he could also uncover a new means of protecting his clan somewhere along the way, that would be all the better. | Adrian Grunwald, son of the high sorcerer and presumed next in line for the position, adopted the alias of Durian (a portmanteau of his elvish and draconic names) to conceal his origins and snuck away from the temple with aspirations to show the realm that the [[Dragonborn]] were equal victims of the [[Dragon|Dragons']] ransacking ways and could be strong allies in the fight against them. If he could also uncover a new means of protecting his clan somewhere along the way, that would be all the better. | ||
== | == Adventures in Quelmar == | ||
{{Infobox_character|affilliation=[[Harbingers of Sardior]]|name=Durian|image=Durian.png|caption=His [[Dragonborn]] form prior to his rebirth.|relatives=|languages=Celestial, Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish, Infernal, Primordial, Telepathy, Wiki|alias=|marital=|birthPlace=[[Jadenhill]], [[Isonhound]]|deathDate=|deathPlace=|species=[[Dragonborn]]|gender=Male (he/him)|height=6' 4"|weight=260 lbs|eyes=Emerald|field1=Class|value1=[[Sorcerer]]|playerName=[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh|Jeff]]|birthDate=806 [[PR]]}} | {{Infobox_character|affilliation=[[Harbingers of Sardior]]|name=Durian|image=Durian.png|caption=His [[Dragonborn]] form, prior to his rebirth.|relatives=|languages=Celestial, Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, Elvish, Infernal, Primordial, Telepathy, Wiki|alias=|marital=|birthPlace=[[Jadenhill]], [[Isonhound]]|deathDate=|deathPlace=|species=[[Dragonborn]]|gender=Male (he/him)|height=6' 4"|weight=260 lbs|eyes=Emerald|field1=Class|value1=[[Sorcerer]]|playerName=[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh|Jeff]]|birthDate=806 [[PR]]}} | ||
=== Draconic Divinations === | === Draconic Divinations === | ||
| Line 248: | Line 248: | ||
[[Rooney]] and the rest of the team returned to the [[Ruby Court]] to report their findings to the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]]. With Durzibethinus' hunch confirmed, they decided that they would keep eyes on [[Feredemius]] from a distance, but not intervene upon him for the time being. They presumed that if [[Sardior]] desired [[Feredemius]] to be fully destroyed, he would have taken the opportunity five years ago rather than simply purging him of the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energy. Perhaps disempowering him and having his successor appointed was enough, in the [[Sardior|Ruby King's]] eyes, to make [[Feredemius]] no longer a concern. The [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]] thanked the adventurers for their continued service to the [[Ruby Court]] and transported them all home their separate ways…court adjourned for now. | [[Rooney]] and the rest of the team returned to the [[Ruby Court]] to report their findings to the [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]]. With Durzibethinus' hunch confirmed, they decided that they would keep eyes on [[Feredemius]] from a distance, but not intervene upon him for the time being. They presumed that if [[Sardior]] desired [[Feredemius]] to be fully destroyed, he would have taken the opportunity five years ago rather than simply purging him of the [[The Shadowfell|Shadowfell]] energy. Perhaps disempowering him and having his successor appointed was enough, in the [[Sardior|Ruby King's]] eyes, to make [[Feredemius]] no longer a concern. The [[Ruby Court#Resurrected Court|Thanes]] thanked the adventurers for their continued service to the [[Ruby Court]] and transported them all home their separate ways…court adjourned for now. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
== | == Adventures in Lyaphaire == | ||
{{Parallel Universe}} | {{Parallel Universe}} | ||
{{Infobox_character|affilliation=|name=Adrian Grunwald|image=Adrian.png|caption= | {{Infobox_character|affilliation=|name=Adrian Grunwald|image=Adrian.png|caption=After [[Sardior]] took his emerald essence.|relatives=|languages=|alias=|marital=|birthPlace=[[Northern Snowy Mountains]], [[Isonhound]]|deathDate=|deathPlace=|species=[[Dragonborn]]|gender=Male (he/him)|height=6' 4"|weight=260 lbs|eyes=Emerald|field1=Class|value1=[[Monk]]|playerName=[[User:Jeffbuterbaugh|Jeff]]|birthDate=826 [[PR]]}} | ||
=== Prologue === | === Prologue === | ||
Adrian finds himself dropped into a strange new realm, having been radically altered and left to wonder whether [[Sardior|Sardior's]] resurrection ceremony had actually worked… | Adrian finds himself dropped into a strange new realm, having been radically altered and left to wonder whether [[Sardior|Sardior's]] resurrection ceremony had actually worked… | ||
| Line 620: | Line 619: | ||
With the team's transport back to '''Terakai''' secured, '''Maple''' retired to the '''Razorwind Mercenary''' guild hall for the evening. While sleeping, '''Maple''' had a vivid dream in which she encountered a child-sized clockwork monkey who repeatedly echoed the phrase "busy day" before addressing '''Maple''' directly…claiming to be a representative of the '''Dealmaker'''. The monkey explained that the '''Dealmaker''' was offering to renegotiate their deal…instead of being required to obtain the '''Crystal Xhr''', she would instead be entrusted to care for a small, furred creature with clawed feet. This renegotiation would also come with the benefit of enhanced physical strength…in exchange for her connection to magic. '''Maple''' lamented that her connection to the arcane was what allowed her to operate her dominant mechanical arm, but the monkey offered a solution…cut off her biological arm and reattach it to the left side of her body so that she could retain the use of her dominant arm. '''Maple''' ultimately agreed to this new deal and the monkey carried out the ritual, mirroring and reattaching her biological arm in the place where her mechanical arm used to be. When she awoke the next morning, '''Maple''' realized that the changes made to her body carried outside of the dream…and she found a small, furred creature resting on her chest. | With the team's transport back to '''Terakai''' secured, '''Maple''' retired to the '''Razorwind Mercenary''' guild hall for the evening. While sleeping, '''Maple''' had a vivid dream in which she encountered a child-sized clockwork monkey who repeatedly echoed the phrase "busy day" before addressing '''Maple''' directly…claiming to be a representative of the '''Dealmaker'''. The monkey explained that the '''Dealmaker''' was offering to renegotiate their deal…instead of being required to obtain the '''Crystal Xhr''', she would instead be entrusted to care for a small, furred creature with clawed feet. This renegotiation would also come with the benefit of enhanced physical strength…in exchange for her connection to magic. '''Maple''' lamented that her connection to the arcane was what allowed her to operate her dominant mechanical arm, but the monkey offered a solution…cut off her biological arm and reattach it to the left side of her body so that she could retain the use of her dominant arm. '''Maple''' ultimately agreed to this new deal and the monkey carried out the ritual, mirroring and reattaching her biological arm in the place where her mechanical arm used to be. When she awoke the next morning, '''Maple''' realized that the changes made to her body carried outside of the dream…and she found a small, furred creature resting on her chest. | ||
Meanwhile, '''Merys''' chose to stay with the pair of children in his room and sleep on the floor with his bedroll. '''Dave''' also opted to stay in the room with the children "for protection," so he stood vigilant and unsleeping to ensure nothing happened to them. Adrian retired to his room next door, inspecting underneath his bed for any disembodied spying eyeballs before checking the sack—still propped up in the corner of the room—to confirm that the dead child was still there. He cautiously went to sleep and got a full night's rest, only to be shaken awake by the feeling of someone pulling at his arm. He first assumed that it was some sort of breeze and tried to ignore it…but after the shaking increased in intensity, Adrian rolled over to see a child covered in dirt and with matted hair standing at his bedside. The child pleaded that they were hungry and, as Adrian sat up in his bed, he realized that the sack in the corner of the room | Meanwhile, '''Merys''' chose to stay with the pair of children in his room and sleep on the floor with his bedroll. '''Dave''' also opted to stay in the room with the children "for protection," so he stood vigilant and unsleeping to ensure nothing happened to them. Adrian retired to his room next door, inspecting underneath his bed for any disembodied spying eyeballs before checking the sack—still propped up in the corner of the room—to confirm that the dead child was still there. He cautiously went to sleep and got a full night's rest, only to be shaken awake by the feeling of someone pulling at his arm. He first assumed that it was some sort of breeze and tried to ignore it…but after the shaking increased in intensity, Adrian rolled over to see a child covered in dirt and with matted hair standing at his bedside. The child pleaded that they were hungry and, as Adrian sat up in his bed, he realized that the sack in the corner of the room had become visibly empty. | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
== Appearance == | == Appearance == | ||
| Line 668: | Line 632: | ||
=== Adrian === | === Adrian === | ||
Adrian is identical in appearance to | Adrian is identical in appearance to his prior [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] form, except that all of his scales have taken on a metallic gold color. The flecks of emerald in his eyes are the last visual remnants of his gem heritage. He wears lightweight garb with accents of emerald hues to try and bring out the color of his eyes and bolster what remains from this side of his ancestry. He wears a pendent around his neck from the temple of '''Deus Temporis''' that trained him…specifically, a gold pendant shaped like '''Alram'''—the [[Dragon#Metallic Dragons|Metallic]] '''Gold Dragon God of the Past'''—from the three-headed [[Dragon]] god of time. | ||
== Personality == | == Personality == | ||
| Line 679: | Line 643: | ||
=== Adrian === | === Adrian === | ||
Being new to '''Lyaphaire''', Adrian can come off as endearingly naive when encountering new things. He hides a chip on his shoulder due to feeling forsaken by his god, [[Sardior]], after sacrificing himself for the [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragon]] god's resurrection and being consequently discarded | Being new to '''Lyaphaire''', Adrian can come off as endearingly naive when encountering new things. He hides a chip on his shoulder due to feeling forsaken by his god, [[Sardior]], after sacrificing himself for the [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragon]] god's resurrection and being consequently discarded in an unfamiliar realm. He speaks about his past in vague terms and is often reluctant to talk about it since he is doubtful that anyone would believe him, yet alone be able to provide the sort of closure he desires. Optimism is a shaky habit to kick, however, so he hopes for a day when he is able to prove his worthiness to the [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragons]] once again and reclaim his emerald essence…and maybe even return home to learn whether his efforts to revive [[Sardior]] had paid off. | ||
== Abilities == | == Abilities == | ||
| Line 701: | Line 665: | ||
=== Adrian === | === Adrian === | ||
Adrian | Adrian lost access to his psionic abilities after [[Sardior]] took his emerald essence, which initially left him severely weakened upon first landing in '''Lyaphaire'''. Over the course of a few years residing in this new realm, however, he steadily rebuilt his strength by training as a [[Monk]] in the [[Monk|Way of the Ascendant Dragon]]. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| Line 719: | Line 683: | ||
* Durian was created out of a desire to introduce [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragon]] lore into [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] following the release of '''Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons''', as well as to help answer the question of why [[Dragonborn]] continued to sporadically appear after the point in the [[Quelmar Timeline]] when [[Dragonborn]] were presumed to have gone extinct (the implication being that a few clans managed to survive undetected throughout the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]]). Some secondary elements from Durian's backstory, such as the [[Selune Splinter]], served as callbacks to previous [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] campaigns that his player participated in. | * Durian was created out of a desire to introduce [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragon]] lore into [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] following the release of '''Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons''', as well as to help answer the question of why [[Dragonborn]] continued to sporadically appear after the point in the [[Quelmar Timeline]] when [[Dragonborn]] were presumed to have gone extinct (the implication being that a few clans managed to survive undetected throughout the [[The Second Draconic Crusades|Second Draconic Crusades]]). Some secondary elements from Durian's backstory, such as the [[Selune Splinter]], served as callbacks to previous [[The Quelmar Realm|Quelmar]] campaigns that his player participated in. | ||
* Several elements of Durian's backstory drew upon themes of queerness, such as the power of language and its impact on identity when sufficient vocabulary does not exist to properly describe oneself. This manifested as a [[Dragonborn|Gem Dragonborn]], ignorant to the existence of [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragons]], identifying as metallic as it was his culture’s closest (yet entirely inadequate) approximation for what he was. Other themes included masking to fit into a social order and how such forms of suppression can be multilayered, as in the case of an [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] masking as a [[Dragonborn|Gold Dragonborn]] masking as a [[Elf|Wood Elf]]. | * Several elements of Durian's backstory drew upon themes of queerness, such as the power of language and its impact on identity when sufficient vocabulary does not exist to properly describe oneself. This manifested as a [[Dragonborn|Gem Dragonborn]], ignorant to the existence of [[Dragon#Gem Dragons|Gem Dragons]], identifying as metallic as it was his culture’s closest (yet entirely inadequate) approximation for what he was. Other themes included masking to fit into a social order and how such forms of suppression can be multilayered, as in the case of an [[Dragonborn|Emerald Dragonborn]] masking as a [[Dragonborn|Gold Dragonborn]] masking as a [[Elf|Wood Elf]]. | ||
* Another one of his player’s goals was to test the outcome of playing a character whose motivations for learning new spells were entirely narrative-based (specifically as a [[Sorcerer]], a class whose spells remain the same from day-to-day). For example, Durian learned '''Feather Fall''' following a session in which he nearly died after falling from a great height. The next time he leveled up, he learned '''See Invisibility''' after being nearly killed by an invisible monster. Following this approach, the highest level that Durian reached as a player character was level 8. | * Another one of his player’s goals was to test the outcome of playing a character whose motivations for learning new spells were entirely narrative-based (specifically as a [[Sorcerer]], a class whose spells remain the same from day-to-day). For example, Durian learned '''Feather Fall''' following a session in which he nearly died after falling from a great height. The next time he leveled up, he learned '''See Invisibility''' after being nearly killed by an invisible monster. Following this approach, the highest level that Durian reached as a player character was level 8. | ||
* One of the primary inspirations for Durian's name was Adrian Greenburg, a costume designer most famous for designing the ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz. | * One of the primary inspirations for Durian's name was Adrian Greenburg, a costume designer most famous for designing the ruby slippers in The Wizard of Oz. | ||
