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That's great news! Things are really coming together nicely.

Hmm, I was thinking about that too. All I can come up with at the moment is that he's summoned the Dullahan from somewhere and forced it into service somehow. Maybe he did it a favour and tricked it, so that it is bound to repay?

Well, here are a couple of ideas:

He could use bait such as a zombie, shade or something undead to lure it there. Maybe even just something that smells like or emulates death but is a fake.

Or maybe he could promise himself to it if he ever dies in one of his experiments. Or you know, promise his family or the townspeople. He doesn't seem like a very nice guy.

Maybe it's tied up in whatever he was trying to do when he killed all those Drow back in his old home. The Dullahan would have to serve one year for each person it collected from Baleth's experiment gone awry. Perhaps it would be hanging around waiting to take him as final payment?

I suppose he could have told it that he'd give it power or more dead ones to take?

We might have to just work out this part through role playing.

I think that sounds great! cat_blaugh Very nice. Adds a reason for Baleth to toy with the 'dark arts', as it were, which gives our crazy uncle another layer of depth. (Or something...)

Okay I've had a look through all the threads and I like all the images you chose. They're really good. I had trouble finding them so I'm glad you had better fortune. Lol.

As for a personality for the butler...how about: mysterious, patient and sinister. Cold and distant. He's bound by the rules of his kind but you never can tell what he's thinking.

And a decription for the tavern: a roomy rustic building with a well worn yet homely atmosphere. Tapestried carpets cover the polished wood floors, thready from years of trampling. At one end there is a small stage for live entertainment, situated near the bar.

The high ceiling bears thick suporting beams made from ancient trees that once surrounded the area and the simple furnishings of wooden chairs and tables were hewn by the local carpenters. There's a kitchen behind the bar and a door that leads into a small hall off the main dining area, in which can be found stairs leading to the tavern's rooms for rent, the other end of the hall bearing a closed door that probably is just a storage closet.

Oh! I don't know how I missed that but I'll see if I can come up with one for her. cat_smile

EDIT: Neerdra: patient, warm natured, usually calm and gentle, motherly, hardworking, has a wry sense of humour but she has a hidden temper that can flare up without warning, so be warned! When you make Needra mad you better be ready.

I love what you did with the Tavern description. We needed a cellar, buit I forgot about that. So I'm glad you thought of it. Hmm, so our first vampire villain could be hiding in the secret rooms? There must be a hidden entrance to get there from the outside world too.

And I realised Izzdrin still needs a bio! I'll see what I can come up with for that too.

EDITED AGAIN: Here's a rough bio for Izzdrin


Izzdrin joined the Drow military at a young age, following in the footsteps of his father, unlike his older brother Baleth, whom he remembered being more normal and different before their mother had died in a mysterious accident. That had happened when both boys were young and afterwards, Baleth often disappeared and had his head in books while Izzdrin focused on being an active member of society, partly to take people’s focus off talking about his mother, whom they say was not like other Drow. They said his father had married something strange and that her sons would be the same, so Izzdrin worked hard to prove everyone wrong. He soon grew up to be a fine member of the drow military and went out on many missions and quests. One of the missions took him through a forest, where he happened to meet Needra, the love of his life. Unfortunately, the day he was going to bring her home to meet his father, Baleth’s experimental spell crafting backfired and wiped out many of their people. After that, he had no choice but to flee elsewhere, finding a secluded place to live and starting a family. He chose to take Baleth with him, as he could not leave his brother behind to be brought retribution when he knew the circumstances that lead to his actions. Sometimes he still wonders if it was the best decision.

Oooo, I like the second one for Triste.

I pictured Orpheera being a bit more warrior-like than a well-dressed woman. But I like the hair, eyes, and mouth you have for her.

Can't wait to see the new set of tektek avis, I'm sure they will be beautiful.

And yeah, I'm thinking our vampire villain could be hiding out in that back room (yes there would be a hidden door of some sort). And either the tavern keeper or his wife is her thrall (or she just paid them really well). We'll play around with it as we go along.

Nice bio for Izzdrin! I like it!

Another thing I noticed was when we mention in Baleth's bio that he loses his hand we never chose what his fake/replacement hand would be made of. Should we just keep it simple and say its made of iron or steel? Or should it be made out of some fancy metal/stone like gold, silver, jade, etc?

Also, on a completely different topic. For another villain, what if we included Baleth and Izzdrin's father? This idea came to me while fiddling around that bio you gave me for Izzdrin. Clearly he wouldn't be too thrilled that both his sons had failed on a mission and "died". A spy or somebody reports to dad, that both his sons survived and have been off living in springfog for 50+ years.

I like it! I'll put that one on Opheera's profile page.

And yeah she could have threatened him too but I figured she would what to keep on the down-low and threatening the owner of the most visited location in town probably wouldn't be good idea as he could easily get a message out that he was being held hostage.

Lol, there was villain in the old Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon that had a Jade hand so thats what made me think of it. I'll update Baleth's profile with his new Jade hand option.

For sure! He'd probably be double their ages and versatile with lots of weapons and magic, sorta a final boss type of guy I'd imagine. I had found a really badass picture of an older dark elf that I think would fit him perfectly if I can find it again. xD