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====== Shardanna ======

[[Player character]] in the [[Pioneers]], and later with [[Rhae]] and [[Larindel]].

==== Origin ====

Shardanna was born on October 14, 2664 in the village of Arta, on the outskirts
of the Greek-influenced kingdom of [[Tibaraî]].  Arta was a small community
whose people maintained small orchards and relied heavily on trade with the
nearby city of Dramaî.  During Shardanna's early childhood, the lord of Dramaî
imposed unrealistic tariffs on goods coming from the outlying villages.  Arta
felt the brunt of this new law more than her neighbors and within a single
season, its people became the poorest of the region.

Shardanna's parents fared better than some and decided to stay in Arta, rather
than emigrate to Dramaî as so many others were doing.  It meant an increased
workload for both adults, though, and with three daughters to feed, the burden
became almost unbearable.  On April 29, 2666, during the birth of Shardanna's
only brother, her mother died, leaving her father with four children, the oldest
of which was only five years.  Despite the new burden, her father remained in
Arta and raised the four children by himself.

Arta's only religious shrine was a small chapel dedicated to Apollo.  The people
prayed to the sun god to protect their crops, but were otherwise not devoutly
religious.  This shrine proved to be a favorite spot to Shardanna as she was
growing up, because in many ways it represented the only link to the great world
beyond.  Her father told her stories of other lands and of the gods, but
Shardanna yearned to learn more.

When she was sixteen years old, in the fall of 2680, a Norse swordsman named
[[Tilden]] came to town on the trail of a fugitive who had fled all the way from
the Norse kingdom of [[Vollarin]].  [[Tilden]] confronted the criminal in the
village square and carried out the most spectacular and exciting sword battle
the villagers had ever seen.  [[Tilden]] emerged victorious, but was sorely
wounded.  He collapsed shortly afterwards and remained bed-ridden for two weeks.
Shardanna's father offered to aid the wounded warrior, but the task soon became
Shardanna's alone. After he awoke, Shardanna and [[Tilden]] became fast friends.
[[Tilden]] told her of his magic sword, whose name was Galt, and of healing
magics and other wonders of the world.  Shardanna returned the favor by telling
[[Tilden]] of the [[olympians|Greek gods]] and of [[Tibaraî]]. When [[Tilden]]
was finally able to leave, winter had come and the trek home was impossible.  As
he waited the winter out, Shardanna and [[Tilden]] became much more than
friends.  They were married in a simple ceremony on January 21, 2681.  Despite a
thirteen-year age separation, Shardanna's father could not have been more
pleased with the union.

When spring came, [[Tilden]] and Shardanna left Arta and [[Tibaraî]] behind and
returned to [[Tilden]]'s homeland, [[Vollarin]].  With a young wife, though,
[[Tilden]]'s outlook on the world changed.  Shardanna had impressed in him a
love of poetry and song and he had impressed in her a fascination with all
things magical.  In [[Vollarin]], though, strength and fighting were
predominant. Shardanna was scorned by [[Tilden]]'s friends and [[Tilden]]
himself began to feel stifled by [[Vollarin]] customs, which were now more alien
than was comfortable.

On May 27, 2682, [[Tilden]] and Shardanna had a son.  They named him Bernard and
immediately decided that [[Vollarin]] was just too mean-spirited of a place to
raise him.  That summer, they emigrated to [[Kearalor]], where Shardanna began
studying magic and [[Tilden]] gained employment with the Lord of Donegal, a
modest-sized township near [[Rep Klin]].  The three lived in Donegal for twelve
years, during which time Shardanna demonstrated a considerable talent with
magic.	[[Tilden]] became very popular with the local nobles and rose in the
power structure.  Due to "unmatched bravery" during the orc invasion of
[[Lural]] in 2688, [[Tilden]] was knighted by King Dusan and stunned the nobles
by declining a small barony, choosing instead to remain with the Lord of
Donegal.

In the spring of 2694, [[Tilden]] celebrated his 43rd birthday.  He had grown
weary of being a swordsman, but craved little for the comforts of upper class.
Meanwhile, Shardanna yearned to visit the elves, having endured years of stories
from [[Tilden]], who had visited them two decades earlier.  The two almost
instantly decided to take an extended vacation to [[thentao|the main
continent]]. They arranged for transport and began a six-month odyssey which
eventually ended in the elves homeland.  During the winter of 2694-5, the family
shared the hospitality of a friendly elven family in the village of Brethildil.
The following spring, Shardanna picked a spot on the fringe of the elven
kingdoms where the family began construction of a fortress.  The spot was rich
in [[mana]], and Shardanna felt it would be an ideal site to study the non-spell-oriented
magics.  They moved in that fall, though it was not fully completed for two
years, and their "vacation" became permanent.

In fact, the location that Shardanna had chosen for their home lay near one of
the many portals that dot the world.  When the wizard [[Bar]] assembled the
[[Great Map]] and began his private battle with the demon [[Kost]], it was
inevitable that it would soon reach Shardanna and [[Tilden]].  On September 23,
2701, [[Bar]] appeared at their fortress with the demon in hot pursuit.  A great
spell battle ensued, with Shardanna's skill adding to [[Bar]]'s to defeat the
demon.	The price, though, was steep.  [[Kost]], being a master of illusion,
tricked [[Tilden]] into a vulnerable position by convincing him that his wife
was in danger when she was not.  [[Tilden]], at age 50, was also not the warrior
he once was.  [[Kost]] destroyed the sword Galt and without it, [[Tilden]] was
no match for the demon. An enraged Shardanna then charged [[Kost]], despite
[[Bar]]'s warning.  [[Kost]] was badly beaten by her onslaught, but succeeded
in enslaving her.  The respite given Bar by Shardanna's sacrifice, though, was
enough for him to prepare a banishment spell.

==== Pioneers ====

//(more details belong here)//

==== Game stats ====

^ Shardanna (Fantasy Hero version) ^^^^^^^^
| |||||OCV 5 / DCV 5 / ECV  4|||
| |||||DCV Hit = 11 + OCV - Roll|||
^Val^Cha^Base^Pts^Roll| |Weapons||
|  8|STR|  10|  -2|  11| |Knife: +1, 1/2d6, STR=3, 1 level||
|  15|DEX|  10|  15|  12| |Thrown Knife: -3 OCV, -1/2", STR=3||
|  13|CON|  10|  6|  12| |||
|  10|BODY|  10| | | |||
|  18|INT|  10|  8|  13^Pts^Skills^Roll^
|  11|EGO|  10|  2|  11|  1|WF: Swords (Knife)||
|  15|PRE|  10|  5|  12|  3|WSL: Knife|+1|
|  12|COM|  10|  1| ||||
| | | | | |  3|High Society (PRE)|  12-|
|  3|PD|  2|  1| |  11|Magic (INT+4)|  17-|
|  3|ED|  3|  |  |  3|Paramedic (INT)|  13-|
|  4|SPD|  2|  15|  |  1|Riding|  8-|
|  7|REC|  5|  4|  | |||
|  30|END|  26|  2|  | |Running|  6"|
|  21|STUN|  21|  |  |  1|Swimming|  3"|
| ||||||||
| |CHA| |  57| |  1|Language: Tibarai|  4+L|
| |Skills| |  39| |  4|Language: [[Kearalor]]|  3+L|
| |Magic| |  80| |  3|Language: Elven|  2+L|
| |Total| |  176| | |||
| |||||  3|Scholar||
| |Base| |  150| |  2|KS: Herblore|  12-|
| |Disads| |  20| |  1|KS: Magical Theory|  11-|
| |XP| |  10| |  1|KS: Elves|  11-|
| |Total| |  180| |  1|KS: Orcs|  11-|
| ||||||||
| |Unspent XP||  4||Pts|Disadvantages||
| |||||  5|Age: 40+||
| |||||  10|Psych Lim: (Common, Moderate)\\ Cannot feel strong emotions||
||  Armor:  |||||  5|Unluck, 1d6|
||  Location  |  DEF  |Weight  ||| ||
||  3-8  |  0  |0  ||| ||
||  9-13  |  2  |1.5  ||| ||
||  14-18  |  2  |2.0  ||| ||
|No DCV penalty, No END cost||||| |||

^Spell Usage:^
|The Endurance (END) must be spent before the roll is made.|
|A Magic Skill Roll is made (17 or less) with the appropriate penalty.|
|If the roll is failed, Roll 3 dice.  You will be blinded for a number of phases equal to the BODY rolled (0-6 phases).|
|If the spell is constant, the END must be paid every phase.|

^Spell Summary:^^^^^^^^
^#^Name^Active^Roll^END^Cast ^Cost^Effect^
|Attack Spells (all are fixed slots in a 40-point Multipower)||||||||
| |Multipower control cost| | | | |  11| |
|1.|Blast|  40|-4|  4|  ½p|  1|8d6 Blast|
|2.|Explosion|  37|-4|  4|  ½p|  1|5d6 Explosion|
|3.|Entangle|  30|-3|  3|  ½p|  1|3d6 Entangle|
|4.|Push|  30|-3|  3|  ½p|  1|20 STR TK, Instant|
|5.|Primal Dominate|  40|-4|  4|  ½p|  1|8d6 Mind Control|
|Non-attack Spells:||||||||
|6.|Float|  10|-1|  1/|  0|  2|5" Flight|
|7.|See Magic|  15|-1|  0|  0|  4|Detect/Analyze Magic|
|8.|See Illusions|  20|-2|  0|  0|  4|+10 EGO vs. Illusions|
|9.|Invisibility|  20|-2|  2/|  0|  6|Invisible to Normal Sight|
|10.|Summon|  62|-6|  12|  1t|  12|100 pt. Extra-planar|
|11.|Teleport|  50|-5|  5|  ½/1/2p|  14|10/20/40" Teleport|
|12.|Shield|  20|-2|  2/|  0|  6|DEF 5 Shield|
|13.|Light|  40|-4|  0|  ½p|  11|8" Radius Light|
|14.|Dispel|  19|-2|  2|  ½p|  5|5d6 Dispel vs. magic|
| ||||||  80| |

^Standard Spell Limitations:^^^
| |Gestures (casting only)|-¼|
| |Incantations (casting only)|-¼|
| |Materials (IIF, Expendable)|-½|
| |Requires a Magic Skill Roll|-½|
| |Side Effects: 3d6 Dazzle|-1|
| | |-2½|

^Spell Details:^^^
|0.|Multipower control cost (40)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 40, Active = 40, Real = 11||
|1.|Blast: 8d6 Blast (40)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 40, Active = 40, Real = 1||
|2.|Blast: 5d6 Blast (25)||
| | |Explosion (+½)|
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 37, Active = 37, Real = 1||
|3.|Bind: 3d6 Entangle (30)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 30, Active = 30, Real = 1||
|4.|Push: 20 STR Telekinesis (30)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| | |Limited: Instant (-2)|
| | |Limited: Only to Push (-1)|
| |Base = 30, Active = 30, Real = 1||
|5.|Primal Dominate: 8d6 Mind Control (40)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| | |Limited: only "primal" commands: Fight, Flee, etc. (-1½)|
| |Base = 40, Active = 40, Real = 1||
|6.|Float: 5" Flight (10)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| | |Limited: only for Floating/Descending (-1)|
| |Base = 10, Active = 10, Real = 2||
|7.|See Magic: Detect Magic, Sense, Range, Discriminatory (15)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 15, Active = 15, Real = 4||
|8.|See Illusions: +10 EGO (20)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| | |Limited: only vs. Illusions (-1½)|
| |Base = 20, Active = 20, Real = 4||
|9.|Invisibility: Invisibility vs. Normal Sight (20)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 20, Active = 20, Real = 6||
|10.|Summon: Base +100 pts (50)||
| | |Any from a group (extra-planar creatures) (+¼)|
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| | |Extra Time: +1 turn (-1)|
| | |Extra END: x2 (-½)|
| |Base = 50, Active = 62, Real = 12||
|11.|Teleport: 20" Teleport (40" for +1 phase) (x2 Mass) (50)||
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 50, Active = 50, Real = 14||
|12.|Shield: 5 PD, 5 ED Force Field||
| | |0 END (+½)|
| | |Persistent (+½)|
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 10, Active = 20, Real = 6||
|13.|Light: Change Environment 8" Radius (20)||
| | |0 END (+½)|
| | |Persistent (+½)|
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 20, Active = 40, Real = 11||
|14.|Dispel Magic: 5d6 Dispel (15)||
| | |vs. any magic (+¼)|
| | |Standard (-2½)|
| |Base = 15, Active = 19, Real = 5||

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