You're often asked that as a new character shows up and the setting itself does not allow for you to say "I'm from a faraway land" - since there are no faraway lands on Gaia!
So here you go, a few tips on how to determine where possibly your character is from.
DISCLAIMER: Of course this is a spur of the moment post just to give a brief idea of what's on my mind at the moment. Just guidelines, feel free to come up with your own character's bits and pieces!
Dwarf:
1. You're a City Dwarf born and raised in Solinar by parents who were either merchants or craftsmen. Your roots to the faraway Morinsen settlement are perhaps to some extent recognized by your elders, or even yourself - but your cultural roots are clearly human.
- You may or may not be fond of ale.
- You may or may not have an accent in common at all, but you do speak dwarven.
- You may or may not be a coward, a wimp, a vagabond, be much like a crazy human from the crazy city that REAL dwarves just cock their brow at
- You may or may not long to learn of your true legacy as a dwarf and perhaps be out to gather your belongings and wits against the advice of your parents and head north.
- You may or may not have certain prejudice towards elves, racial pride and a liking for all things dwarven.
2. You're a Morinsen Dwarf, as hardy as a dwarf gets. You were raised by the dwarven community and you revere the god Gurnaur Dothraan Forgefather and Hurnar Dawnbeard that the humans just call Haniel. Your dwarven pride matches no other species, your trade means your life and your life means your trade.
- You Pity Da Fool who messes with your brethren
- You are rowdy in the pub, on the battlefield, in your sleep.
- You have a bitchin' accent in any language you might speak save the Klozgott Guran , the Dwarven Harsh.
- Your beard is well taken care of, something you are proud of.
- Your weapon is well taken care of, something you greatly value.
- You drink ale with ale and some ale in it, and if you smell an ore vein you go out of your way to cleave any goblin, bear, dragon to get to it.
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