What every single table-top roleplayer (and probably a bunch of other gamers too) love to talk about is their characters. And when the games one has played in multiply, the amount of those characters builds up, and favourites are found.
Personally, there’s one of my character that’s risen to be my pet, even though (sadly enough) the campaign he was in has now dried up. His name’s Tynas Mega. The name, more or less obviously, is an anagram. The character’s backstory claimed he’d made it up himself at some point, without realizing its new, “hidden” meaning. That is, Tynas was actually obsessive about learning all possible spells in existence. Somewhat megalomaniac goal, I’d say. Otherwise, Tynas was actually quite fun to be around: Always cheery, interested in all things magical, curious… And on the other hand, he might be annoying too, especially because of that constant cheeriness and because he had the curious habit of playing with any spells he knew.
Another memorable character was (or rather, is) my Abyssal Exalt, Silent Shriek at the Border of Death. A strong man, wielding a tetsubo, he is the circle’s assigned warrior. The thing is, he is also the one most reluctant to kill, and has prevented the others from committing wanton slaughter a few times. His own reason for this might be phrased as “both life and death are valuable, and have their place, and so neither should be given or taken away at a whim”. My reason for this was, of course, to make a Dusk Caste more interesting to play. Also, he’s more of a general than a fighter, but still will cause incredible damage whenever he hits someone. His title comes from the fact that when he was offered the Abyssal Exaltation, he was on a battlefield, his throat impaled by a sword. Because of that, he still cannot talk with much more than a whisper. He also has a “dark” secret, but as my fellow players might read this, I will leave that untold for now…
Of course, I’ve had a big bunch of other characters as well. An Egyptian skeleton, a depressed elf, a knight in shining armor, a berserker half-orc, a ninja… But by far, Shriek and Tynas have been my favorites. Hopefully, there will be more.
