> I thought it was a good role, personally. I tried to make it organic to actual events in game while still keeping a direction and infuse a lot of specific emotions into the character (which unfortunately didn't quite come across as I wanted). <br>> <br>> 1 <br>> <br>> Jeidi Yahsrief did not like his life. He was born a mere coastal giant near the Tahril mountains, farming the reefs and shepherding the oceanways of the mighty Aryth. This was his father’s life, and before that his father’s father’s life. He knew exactly what to anticipate for the rest of his days. Family, work, and storms. But Jeidi did not like his life. <br>> <br>> It was not anger or dismay that motivated Jeidi to eventually leave his home. He loved them dearly, even loved the small tribal village central to his life. But he yearned for the freedom of the open waves, the warmth of the sun awing him from afar. Jeidi felt he could do something magnificent and inspiring, something bigger than a life of tending to the sea. He left behind his life. His parents, apprehensive and worried. His friends, envious and supportive. His village, doubting and skeptical. And most of all, a girl, beautiful and lovely. <br>> <br>> 2 <br>> <br>> It was Hamsah that first captivated Jeidi. A bustling city easy to lose one’s purse, even one’s life, within. But Jeidi quickly found his welcome in the guildhall of warriors, directing his young strength and eager spirit. He enjoyed the physical testing in sparring in the Academy, eventually gaining his bearing to adventure the Theran lands. <br>> <br>> Jeidi never could have envisioned such a diverse and dangerous world, though. At times, he envied the perfection of the sea, the balance of nature’s provision and care even through the terror of the storm. Thera proved absolutely unlike his home. Factions warred over strange ideologies, darkness roamed rampant, cities and empires ruled with a martial fist. Jeidi quickly learned how delicately balanced life hung on the blade of a warrior. <br>> <br>> 3 <br>> <br>> No longer a fledgling giant lost amidst a wanderlust of opportunity, Jeidi has done well in making his way in Thera. He earned a room in the Desert Lion, the guildhall of warriors in Hamsah, even progressing in his training to learn his first specialization. He also has ventured to many obscure locales in his travels such as the Arkham crypts, the forest past, Tir-Talath, and the bustling city of Galadon, encountering both dubious figures and kind friends along the way. <br>> <br>> Unfortunately for Jeidi, he even crossed the Empire, Subjugator of Nations. After a tiring day of battling trolls in the forest past, a band of Imperials laid ambush to Jeidi and his party, assailing them without word. Jeidi fought bravely before finally succumbing, giving his companions enough time to escape from harm. He told his guildguard this tale but he just shook his head in dismay, mumbling something about how the ‘Sultan does as he can against the vile clutch of oppression’. <br>> <br>> 4 Thar-Eris Stirs <br>> <br>> Many days passed until a peculiar missive reached Jeidi. Scribed by the Outlander Jutunn, it told of Thar-Eris and the stirring of the Ancients. Jeidi empathized with Their discontent, his travels revealing the spoiled decay brought upon by civilization. He understood how They wailed against the pain of spoiling the earth while also equipping Their adherents to combat this plight. <br>> <br>> It was the Sunwarden, an elf named Xinrithil, who revealed the path Jeidi longed for. The young storm giant spent many moons reflecting and searching his soul for a decision, eventually welcoming the peace that They initiated. Jeidi joined the Outlanders, throwing aside his boyish desires to pursue a cause that mattered more than the spoils and glory of Hamsah. <br>> <br>> 5 – The Death of Love <br>> <br>> The storms of life bring about unforeseen, often tragic, events. This one was no different. <br>> <br>> Long ago, as a boy, Jeidi pledged his love to Her, the daughter of a neighboring farmer. It was an honest and true love, deep as the ocean and pure as the summer sky, and obviously meant to be. Even the village accepted it, awaiting the union of Jeidi and Juneh. He visited his love often after leaving for Hamsah, encouraging She who filled his heart that their time together would soon become. It would not come in this life. <br>> <br>> Juneh and her family visited the Desert City early in the spring, delivering a harvest of seaweed to the Apothecary. While wandering the marketplace of Hamsah, Juneh’s younger brother took what was not his, for he only knew the open friendliness of the village. But in Hamsah, the punishment for stealing is death delivered by the vigilant hand of the Blood Tribunal. And for Juneh, the punishment for aiding a marked criminal, regardless of intent, also is death. It was a very dark day. <br>> <br>> 6 – A Broken Blue Ocean <br>> <br>> Traveling the Aryth after visiting the jade elves, Jeidi returned home. He did not understand the strained hellos and fleeting eyes and found himself frustrated at the lack of response, thinking his village disapproved of his time in Hamsah (for he had not yet visited since joining the Outlanders). His heart became angry and hard as he brooded over this, hastily making way to see his Juneh. <br>> <br>> Grief poured over Jeidi as though the waters of Thera were emptied upon his head. Few words passed between those involved, masking the hollowed hearts of the gentle storm giants. At a terrifying height high within the Tahril range rested a simple marker. It was here that Jeidi and Juneh often joked of fishing the sky, the blazing stars within such easy reach as the sun faded behind to the west. It was all that remained yet would never be lost. <br>> <br>> <br>