Artan

Artan, son of Drogun, of the Mrenbar Dwarves of the Crimson Atoll

Born in the Year of Dragon's Reverence, during the 6th year of the 190th King's Age

Background

Born on the Crimson Atoll, the dwarf is a scion of the Mrenbar clan. The Crimson Atoll is home to a culture set deep into the Silt Sea, which knows almost nothing of the outside world. Solid land they hold in fear and mystery, for if they have any contacts it has been with the Dragon's domain in the center of the Silt Sea. Ruled by a hetman assisted by the various ship captains and clan heads, they have held for centuries on the silt, buoyed eternally by psionicists trained in shipfloating. Zhor the Half-Elf brought gold and change.

Artan was trained in psionics by Melenarchus, an ancient hman clairsentient, who helped spur the dwarf's interest in a world beyond his own. Artan's strict father is Drogun, an able seaman aboard the Dragon's Crest. Artan's maternal uncle is Rokur the One-Eyed, who is 1st Mate aboard the Crimson Drake, and it is he who pushed Artan to become a shipfloater/psionicist for the Atoll, as this is a respected profession aboard the atoll.

Mranen, Zhor's half-elf agent who deals with the Crimson Atoll, picked Artan out for special note, noticing that Artan's shadow would burn away as he neared the mysterious gate to Dantareth lodged in rock outcropping from the middle of the silt. Years later, when Zhor had joined the army of Xal'gren, Mranen sent Zhor world of the dwarf's unusual ability.

Zhor soon sent after Artan, and so he was brought over the Silt Sea on a great journey to General Xyestes' old citadel, whereat Zhor claimed the Trident of the Navarch, and found psionic enchantment scroll magic written on a wall. Knowing this powerful divination magic would be useless against Nibenay or any other of his great enemies, he used it to find Warrior God.

Timeline

Artan's Campaign Start: 43rd Year of the 190th King's Age, Free Year 18, the Year of Enemy's Fury

Magical/Psionic Items

The Trident of the Navarch, a psionically empowered trident of submission +3 (Prime Material, Athasian make) (prime material damage: 1d6+3/3d4+2)

History/Description: Forged by the Master Navarch and Polemarch Karos, a mighty Balic templar (18th level templar/20th level psychokineticist), it was lost centuries ago when Karos was slain by the Order. Karos created the trident when he was an 18th level psionicist. The claws of an air drake were made into tines bound by leather and the beast's spinal cord. The Order threw the trident into the Silt Sea, as it was corrupted by magic, but it was nonetheless recovered by a Balican templar subordinate to Karos. Seized by Xal'gren from a navarch (admiral) of Balic upon his conquest of that city, the trident was given Zhor and mentally defeated by him at Xyestes' citadel in the barrens outside of Balic.

AL: NE, int 14, Ego:  ?, Personality Score:  ?, Languages: at least Common and Balican... there may be others

Weapon Primary Abilities: deflect silt (+2 bonus on related saving throws), see through silt, detect silt danger (180 ft. range)

Submission: if struck, save vs. spell; if fail, check morale instead of attacking; if failure, hopelessness, cease fighting and surrender for 2d4 rounds

Special Purpose: to slay wizards (bearer receives a +2 bonus on all saving throws regarding wizards and sorcery, and if damaged is caused by sorcery, the damage is reduced by 1 for a minimum of 1 for each damage die rolled)

Extraordinary Powers: clairaudience, 30 yrd. range, x3/day, 1 rnd./use; defiler scent, 120 yrd. range, x3/day, 1 rnd./use)

PSIONIC SUMMARY

MAX PSPS: 124, MTHAC0: 13, MAC: 2, ATTACKS: ID, PsC, PB, DEFENSES: TS, IF, TW,

Sciences: telekinesis, project force, telekinetic barrier, kinetic control

Devotions: inertial barrier, deflect, mass manipulation, momentum theft, control body, control wind, levitation, soften