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jordanz
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 Posted - 02 Jan 2008 : 22:10:13
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Hi guys. Have any of you ever come up with interesting ideas for a protaginist in a novel set in the forgotten realms? It seems like the most interesting central characters have some sort of major contradiction going on i.e. Drizzit, "the Noble Half Elf" while others seem to be manifestations of cool archtypes... Anyway here are a couple of mine that I would love to see chronicled by a major writer i.e. R.A. Salavator or James Baker e.t.c.
A rogue inevitable who retains his sense of justice but deviates from the lawful structure of procedure while his own individual personality asserts itself.
A fallen deva who attempts to win redemption while adventuring with a rag tag group of varied alignment (all neutrals or evil) characers.
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 00:23:07
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| I come up with interesting protagonists pretty often, although I wouldn't say I harbor thoughts of actually putting them in novels. They don't all have major contradictions going on, either (by the way, Drizzt is "the noble drow elf", not "the noble half elf). |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 00:39:07
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A hot stubborn as a dwarf female bladesinger moonelf trying to restore her family honor and claim her moonblade heritage. Father a moon elf, mother a sunelf. Blond.. shoulder length hair.. mithral half-plate wearer (with skirt!)
What can I say, I'm a guy. :) |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 13:13:33
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Originally posted by SirUrza
A hot stubborn as a dwarf female bladesinger moonelf trying to restore her family honor and claim her moonblade heritage. Father a moon elf, mother a sunelf. Blond.. shoulder length hair.. mithral half-plate wearer (with skirt!)
What can I say, I'm a guy. :)
I'm not so sure about the mithral half-plate, but other than that you've pretty much nailed Azariah, Elaith Craulnober's daughter. I envision her growing up to be a kick-ass gold elf heroine. Because it's about time we had one of those.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 13:39:58
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by SirUrza
A hot stubborn as a dwarf female bladesinger moonelf trying to restore her family honor and claim her moonblade heritage. Father a moon elf, mother a sunelf. Blond.. shoulder length hair.. mithral half-plate wearer (with skirt!)
What can I say, I'm a guy. :)
I'm not so sure about the mithral half-plate, but other than that you've pretty much nailed Azariah, Elaith Craulnober's daughter. I envision her growing up to be a kick-ass gold elf heroine. Because it's about time we had one of those.
Heh, with the Serpent as her dad, I think the kick-ass part is pretty much hard-wired into her genes.  |
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Karzak
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 14:00:35
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Originally posted by SirUrza
A hot stubborn as a dwarf female bladesinger moonelf trying to restore her family honor and claim her moonblade heritage. Father a moon elf, mother a sunelf. Blond.. shoulder length hair.. mithral half-plate wearer (with skirt!)
See, when I saw this, I first read it as "a hot, stubborn dwarf female" and was all for it, then saw the rest and sighed. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 14:00:57
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
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Originally posted by SirUrza
A hot stubborn as a dwarf female bladesinger moonelf trying to restore her family honor and claim her moonblade heritage. Father a moon elf, mother a sunelf. Blond.. shoulder length hair.. mithral half-plate wearer (with skirt!)
What can I say, I'm a guy. :)
I'm not so sure about the mithral half-plate, but other than that you've pretty much nailed Azariah, Elaith Craulnober's daughter. I envision her growing up to be a kick-ass gold elf heroine. Because it's about time we had one of those.
Heh, with the Serpent as her dad, I think the kick-ass part is pretty much hard-wired into her genes.
And her mother was Kalia Dawnstar, a famous gold elf singer and thesbian. So she's got the hawt genes going for her, as well.
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 14:04:05
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So she was a bard? 
I like the idea of a hot, stubborn dwarf protagonist, actually. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 14:39:17
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
So she was a bard?
Well, if you want to put it THAT way....
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I like the idea of a hot, stubborn dwarf protagonist, actually.
There's that, too. Unfortunately, a dwarf doesn't really fit the current ideal of feminine beauty. And you could give a male dwarf a Sean Connery accent, rugged good looks, and an eye for the ladies, and people would still find him cute or comic relief.
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Theophilus
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 23:35:53
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I like the idea of a hot, stubborn dwarf protagonist, actually.
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There's that, too. Unfortunately, a dwarf doesn't really fit the current ideal of feminine beauty.
Well I can't speak for others but I've always found bearded ladies intriguing to say the least. |
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SirUrza
Master of Realmslore
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Posted - 03 Jan 2008 : 23:37:40
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Sean Connery as a dwarf! ROTFLMAO!
Ok.. now that that's out of my system...
Never really occurred to me that I was picturing Azariah's possible future. Something to look forward to. ;) |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
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Posted - 04 Jan 2008 : 00:13:11
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
There's that, too. Unfortunately, a dwarf doesn't really fit the current ideal of feminine beauty. And you could give a male dwarf a Sean Connery accent, rugged good looks, and an eye for the ladies, and people would still find him cute or comic relief.
Sad, but true. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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Reefy
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 04 Jan 2008 : 00:31:46
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
I'm not so sure about the mithral half-plate, but other than that you've pretty much nailed Azariah, Elaith Craulnober's daughter. I envision her growing up to be a kick-ass gold elf heroine. Because it's about time we had one of those.
Would it be wishful thinking to hope to see this in print? |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 04 Jan 2008 : 02:23:14
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Originally posted by Reefy
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Originally posted by ElaineCunningham
I'm not so sure about the mithral half-plate, but other than that you've pretty much nailed Azariah, Elaith Craulnober's daughter. I envision her growing up to be a kick-ass gold elf heroine. Because it's about time we had one of those.
Would it be wishful thinking to hope to see this in print?
Probably. |
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Ozzalum
Learned Scribe
USA
277 Posts |
Posted - 04 Jan 2008 : 02:55:10
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| I guess anything that applies to Dwarves applies to Gnomes. I'd still like to write a gnomish firearms manufacturer as a protagonist, but that might be unpopular on multiple fronts. |
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riot the outsider
Learned Scribe
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Ranak
Learned Scribe
USA
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Posted - 04 Jan 2008 : 19:42:50
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So long as you are creative with the names... I do not want to see any gnome protagonists named Smithinwessin, or familiars named Glock.
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I guess anything that applies to Dwarves applies to Gnomes. I'd still like to write a gnomish firearms manufacturer as a protagonist, but that might be unpopular on multiple fronts.
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