Standing at 5'8” the soldier wears short blonde hair and the beginnings of a similarly colored beard kept neatly shaved as often as his duties allow. Intense blue eyes scan for threats from beneath thick sandy eyebrows. His sharp nose flaring with irritation often above a pair of thin lips chewed with frequent thought.
PersonalityAs the youngest of his brothers, Myles has the most to prove. Filled with unearned bravado he seeks to always be the largest presence in any room that is gifted with his presence. He loves Zaichaer and it's people, and hates it's enemies with a zealous fervor using every bit of power given him to his own ends as much his countries. His ego demands power to back it and the young blue blood has the drive to strive for it.
HistoryThird borne, not unwanted, but necessary neither. Myles was Born the third son of William Maxwell Arnnett the sixth. His eldest brother William Maxwell Arnnett the seventh was the heir to he estate and its ventures. The second brother Byron Craig Arnnett, was groomed to run the families various business ventures and financial investments therein. Seven years the junior of Byron he grew up within the shadow of his elder brothers, free from the expectations they bore but unable to appreciate the fortune he grew rebellious. The loudest and most obstinate of his siblings he cause no end of headaches for his caretakers and parents alike. His mother for her part was kind but ever busy tending to the families many social events, no rest for the matriarch to spend on the least of her spawn.
In his tenth year he finally angered his father to the point that he received his attention. Realizing that his son was growing out of hand he was entrusted to the care of his godfather, his fathers wartime lieutenant and peacetime captain of his personal guard. Myles went from being raised in the Arnnett's stately manner to the decent if ramshackle home of his newfound mentor, Marze. Marze was a hard but fair man, and for the next six years he was more a father to Myles than his own had ever considered being. They weren't an easy six years, he encountered chores for the first time in his life. His hands grew calloused and hard while his elder brothers retained their softness. He grew distant from his family for a time and walked among the people who privilege had passed over.
In these years Myles under the tutelage of Marze became a competent swordsman and began plans to join the military. Marze only encouraged this passion and began introducing the young Myles to all manner of old military acquaintances and friends who further fed his zeal with tales of Zaichaer's might. The young Zaichaeri could not contain his desire to be as grand as the heroes he heard tale of, tho he would never admit it was in part out of a desire to force his family to note his worth. The grand Air and the mechanical divisions held much of the glory of the Zaichari military, but it was the Defense corpse that drew Myles in. To be on the front lines where enemies and glory alike abounded, that was where Myles desired to be.
In his eighteenth year Myles entered the Defense corps, and infantry man with a sword and a shield. The first couple years string on simply enough, constant exercise, occasional bandits, very rare mages. At nineteen Myles took his first life, slaying a bandit, neither guilt nor remorse came to him that night, only the surprise that it hadn't and the realization that men, he included died far to easily.
Witnessing his first allied casualty however reignited the passions that the droll slog of the military had begun to extinguish. In his third year in the Defense corps his unit was dispatched to investigate potential cult sightings. They turned out to be far more than that.
The enemy they faced, servants of some mistlord had it turned out, both surprise and numbers on their side. That and wicked mages, wielders of elemental aether that reduced his comrades to charred corpses around him. Though the might of Zaichaer shown through with timely reinforcements, about three fourths of the detachment Myles had belonged to was gone. He was left with significant burn scars to his stomach and legs. His survival and tales of his bravery he couldn't recall began to propel him forward.
With several of his seniors lost Myles was promoted to an officer within the Defense corps after his recovery. Given a short time to pick from the recruits the Military has to offer, Myles begins his life as an officer on the second day of searing in the year 121. Tempered by reality he has begun to understand the price of his dreams, and the resolve it will require to achieve them
One Handed Swords. Sharpening the blade
One handed Swords. Pommel Striking
One-Handed: Swords: Getting inside a spear's range
One-Handed Sword: Stab from behind your shield
One handed Sword: Under the ribs and through the heart, to oblivion we go.
One-handed Sword: Reflexes are made through repetition
One-handed Sword Training With Sabers
One-handed Sword Training With Cutlasses
One handed Swords: Bracing for a Charge
One handed Swords: Stabbing what's Vulnerable
One handed Swords: Chopping, Slashing, Stabbing, the trinity of sword play strikes
One handed Swords: Two handing for extra power
One handed Swords: Wide slashes for controlling spacing
One handed Swords: Sword lengths and match ups against other swords
One handed Swords: Parrying Something with Claws
One handed Swords: Fighting against beasts with blades
One handed Swords: Using your swords reflection
One handed Swords: How to use a cross guard to block a knife
One handed Swords: Pommel strike from sheath for surprise attack
One handed Swords: Reverse grip sword strike
One handed: shields 20
One handed Shield. Angles blows to glance off rather than take them directly
One handed Shield. Shield bashing catches many foes off guard.
One-Handed: Shields: Block spears to the side
One-Handed Shield: Metal shields stop fire but get hot
One Handed Shield: When in doubt go in shield first.
One Handed Shield: Covering ones allies.
One Handed Shield: Avoid deflecting blows into your helmet.
One-handed, Shield:Shield bashing
One-handed, Shield:Redirecting a blow
One-handed, Shield: A mundane shield will still block magic fire
One-handed, Shield: Bracing for Impact
One-handed, Shield: Frontline Stance
One-handed, Shield: Blocking something with Claws
One-handed, Shield: Blocking elemental attacks, or trying to
One-handed, Shield: Using your shields reflection
One-handed, Shield: Hanging a lantern on a shield
One-handed, Shield: Landing on your shield on an incline to slide rather than tumble
One-handed, Shield: Shield sheath on back can save your life
One-handed, Shield: Secondary small shield, the buckler
One-handed, Shield: Buckler Backhand
Body Building 45
Body Building Lift Progressively Heavier Weights
Body Building Get good rest
Body Building Meat makes Muscles
Body Building Stretching is important
Body Building High repetition low weights
Body Building Never Skip leg day
Body Building Squatting your men as weights
Body Building Heavy weights means heavy gear
Body Building Weighted weapons
Body Building The ideal Bicep curl.
Body Building Side and straight crunches
Body Building Maintaining routine
Body Building The different pushup forms
Body Building Calisthenics
Body Building Resistance training.
Body Building Hard Labor in place of working out
Body Building Leveraging Rubble
Body Building Presses
Body Building Lactic aid and cramps
Body Building Sweet potatoes are good for sore muscles.
Body Building Deep Squat
Body Building Grip strength training
Body Building Introducing, the Dumbbell
Body Building Getting spotted for and spotting
Body Building Using a sugar rush for gains
Body Building Proper Pushup form
Body Building Diamond Pushups
Body Building Lunges with Weights
Body Building Deadlifting form.
Body Building Goblet Squat
Body Building Weighted Clothing
Body Building Neck Bridging
Body Building Hip Bridging
Body Building Chin Ups vs Pull ups
Body Building Sit ups Vs Crunches
Body Building Icing sore muscles
Body Building Pushing past fatigue
Body Building Rest days
Body Building Bulking vs cutting
Body Building Getting your macros
Body Building Perfecting form
Body Building Maintaining form
Body Building Bicep flexes
Body Building Core Flexes
Body Building Keeping limber muscles.
Tactics 2
Tactics. Use soldiers to their skills.
Tactics. Using terrain to find choke points
Leadership 10
Leadership. constructive criticism is a useful tool
Leadership: Don't show your subordinates your weaknesses
Leadership: Train with your men
Leadership: Managing positioning
Leadership: Positioning your soldiers to their skills
Leadership: Delegation is key as groups gt larger
Leadership: Conflict Resolution for the good of the unit
Leadership: Being the bigger man in front of ones men.
Leadership: Teamwork building exercises
Leadership:Disguising teamwork building exercises.
Caregiving 10
Caregiving: Protecting your ward, from the elements
Caregiving: Keeping Children entertained
Caregiving: Making people feel wanted
Caregiving: Signs of someone hiding discomfort
Caregiving: Improving bedside manner with a smile
Caregiving:Finding your charges favorite foods subtly
Caregiving: Encouraging Hygiene
Caregiving: Patience with Children
Caregiving: Being a source of strength and safety
Caregiving: The little white lies we tell the ones we care for.
Politics 2
politics: wearing formal military dress uniform
politics: identifying Zaichaeri uniforms and medals by era
Medicine 2
Medicine: Keep healing burns moist
Medicine: Don't train while healing
Negotiation 2
Negotiation: Haggling Price
Negotiation: Calling a high start price
Detection 11
Detection. Signs of Elemental magic.
Detection: Corpses give hints to what you may soon be fighting
Detection: What looks like a trap, often is.
detection: reading the mood of a room
detection: recognizing a familiar voice in a crowd
detection: interpreting emotional reactions
detection: recognizing upperclass dialect
detection: recognizing familial relationships between strangers
detection: recognizing hostile temperaments
detection:The Warrens Sends Threats from Above
detection: Watching for Backup
Deception 2
Deception: Fake it 'til you make it
Deception: Stiff upper lip
Resistance 45
Resistance: Metal armor should be kept cool
Resistance: Pain is a motivator
Resistance: Leather endures heat better than metal
Resistance: Shielding with oneself
Resistance: Keep talking don't black out
Resistance: Battle Fatigue
Resistance: Do or death, survival isn't an option, it's the only chance
Resistance: Overheating and dehydration
Resistance: Adapting to New Biomes
Resistance: Campaign Fatigue
Resistance: Surviving the dread storm the struck zaichaer
Resistance: Pushing beyond ones limits
Resistance: Surviving for something greater than ones self
Resistance: How to best deflect cold winds
Resistance: Staying warm in harsh conditions is key
Resistance: Callouses form where use is constant
Resistance: Fighting sleep
Resistance: Adrenaline beats caffeine
Resistance: Controlled breathing controlled mind
Resistance: Exercising for warmth
Resistance: Accumulating callouses and scars
Resistance: Controlling breathing to prevent over exertion
Resistance: Bracing with joints bent so they don't lock
Resistance: Consuming copious amounts of water to pass intestinal distress
Resistance: Staying Hydrated in general
Resistance: Alcohol does NOT Hydrate
Resistance: Exercising to sweat out illness and alcohol
Resistance: Bearing the weight of ones convictions to drive oneself further
Resistance: Pain is fleeting, victory is eternal
Resistance: Setting a pace you can keep as long as you must.
Resistance: Countering Sleep deprivation
Resistance: Sleeping on your feet
Resistance: Sleeping in armor
Resistance: The power of coffee
Resistance: Sweating out Alcohol
Resistance: Sleeping in poor weather under a fern tree
Resistance: Traveling 18 hours a day
Resistance: Pace setting for long journeys
Resistance: Enduring heat stroke
Resistance: How to travel under intense heat
Resistance: Avoiding sweating when dehydration is a risk
Resistance: Advanced sleep deprivation tolerance
Resistance: Knowing the limits you can and cannot push
Resistance: relocating your dislocated shoulder
Resistance: Do it for her.
Running: Marching for long periods
Running: Forced downhill retreat
Running: Dodging debris
Running: Faster feet allow faster heroism.
Running: Vaulting debris
Running: Running wile carrying someone
Running: How not to absolutely demolish someone you are running with accidentally
Running: Armor while heavy does seem to allow you to run through unarmored people if you can run in it.
Running: Proper form
Running: Heel to toe stepping
Running: Destination oriented pacing.
Running:Getting better footwear
Running: Running the 6 minute mile
Running: Running carrying a heavy load.
Running:Running with a person in your arms
Running:Running on a hard surface vs a soft one
Running:The power of kicking off with your toes
Running:Long Lunges
Running:Better breathing control
Running:Hydration and running and you.
Scrivening 12
Scrivening: The Art of Pictorgraphy
Scrivening: Capturing Magic Within Lines
Scrivening: There are May types of glyphs
Scrivening: Mages often make glyphs to suit there needs and aesthetics
Scrivening: The Mirror
Scrivening: A mirror will immediately release the aether that comes into contact with it without delay unless augmented
Scrivening: Dragonshard Foci for scrivening
Scrivening: The types of dragonshards effect the results of spells
Scrivening: Spellwrights ink
Scrivening: Sorcerers sand
Scrivening: Activating a pictograph with a dragonshard
Scrivening: The many forms of dragonshard foci, staves rings wands amulets and knives
Elementalism 1
Elementalism: Firespray attacks that cling but have short range
Re: Myles Arnnett
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 9:02 pm
by Myles Arnnett
I N V E N T O R Y
Items
1. Starter Package
1 Set of Clothing (Cloak and footwear included)
1 Waterskin
1 Backpack which contains:
1 Set of Toiletries
10 days of rations
1 Set of Eating Utensils (i.e. tin plate, cup, fork, spoon, knife)
Flint & Steel
1 Set of chainmail armor.
1 Broadsword
1 Buckler
Loot:
+ All things befitting an officer (PM a moderator if you want anything in particular on your sheet that you think he would be given by the Defense Corps)
2 officers formal uniforms
1 room to himself in the barracks.
+ A military decoration for valor while wounded in the line of duty (PM a moderator if you haven't already to hash out the details)
The cracked Cog. A brass Medal symbolizing the gear that cracks but keeps the machine running long enough regardless.
3 books at 25 gold a peice
-Cooking with nature
-Sewing done simply
-Friction therapy and massage, a sore soldiers solution 1 silver 8oz flask fancy (5 gold) Gifted to Brenner Dornkirk
1 Steel Angle Knife with horn handle (15 gold)
1 Leather sheath for above knife. (1 gold)
2 1Lb bag of caramels (3 gold) 1 1lb bag of Cream Filberts (3 gold) given to Florian
50 ft rope (1gold)
4 man tent (10 gold)
Fancy bedroll (5 gold)
grand total 118 gold spent.
Housing
Fort Cathevelle- Garrison of the bulk of the West End troops.
As an officer Myles has been afforded his own small room replete with bed and desk.
Ledger
1. Starting Gold, +300 gp. 182 gp Total.
2. Searing 221 wages +1092. 1274 Total
Re: Myles Arnnett
Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2021 8:30 pm
by Myles Arnnett
Npcs
Jonah Evanson
Race: Human Age: 21 Height: 5'9" Weight: 190 lbs
Occupation:Soldier Defence corps Relation to PC: Direct Subordinate NPC Type: Soldier Influence: Low, he's a green recruit
Description:The young soldier was exposed to the horrors of war quickly in his first deployment. He's capable with a spear and quick on his feet. Unfortunately his mouth is as quick as he is and it causes him no end of trouble. He looks up to Myles as being one of his seniors to survive the ambush that had wiped out most of their previous detachment. He suffered a concussion in the ambush and was left for dead, later picked up by the reinforcements. What nobody knows is that he sustained that concussion trying to run away, something he hopes to make amends for even if nobody ever knows.
Details Race: Human Age:7 8 Height:3'10 4'0" Weight:55lbs 63Lbs
Occupation:Child Relation to PC: Zaichaer Bombing Victims NPC Type: Personal for the time being Influence: Full
Description:A seemingly Mute or at least Unwilling to speak Child Myles found after the explosion of Zaichaer. He found her near the edge of the blast zone, in a shop, sever figures seemed to have sheilded her and became fully crystalized by the Aether, she has partially been Crystalized a large growth of Aetherite has overtaken a portion of her head at this point. It doesn't seem to be causing her any immediate pain, and if her crude drawings are anything to go by, her crystalized eye sees some sort of starscape full of light and color rather than nothing at all. Myles has yet to learn the girls name and hasn't yet felt comfortable giving her one.
