Appearance

Physical Description

Strong, towering, and imposing, Alistair is huge, even for a half-orc. Wielding a glaive of his size and wearing a heavy suit of half plate with his agility is nigh unmatched among most mortals.

Body Features

Tall and muscular. Light green skin.

Facial Features

Narrow golden eyes and an angular face. Pointed orc ears.

Identifying Characteristics

You could pick Alistair out of a crowd by his size and face alone, but he's rather normal for a half-orc.

Apparel & Accessories

Generally seen in a suit of heavy half plate, Alistair favours protective clothing and armour at almost all times except for sleeping. He almost always wears a cloak or cape to go with it.

Special abilities

Alistair is well trained in fighting with martial weaponry, especially Thundersong, his glaive. He also possesses a small amount of magical ability he's learned over the course of his adventure through wizardry; he's aware he's not very accurate with offensive spells, so he chooses to use ones that heighten his utility instead.

Mentality

Personal history

A man of great strength and fame, Alistair Ardeen was born to Ungrar and Alaya, legendary adventurers of Undyr. For all his childhood, he would aspire to be just like them; an adventurer worthy of wielding his family's glaive and carrying on the Ardeen legacy. But by the time he could set out on his own as an adult, his parents stopped him, thinking he would merely die out there on his own. Alistair hesitated, kept himself from leaving Northswain, and forgot his dreams entirely.
 
They had already passed on by the time Alistair fell into a deep depression. He lost his motivations, learned medicine, and worked as a medic for a group of rangers he never learned the names of. He got his fair share of battle experience there.
 
Soon enough, the rangers realised he wasn't happy, and told him to chase his dreams once more. Reinvigorated, Alistair decided to take up the glaive and his dreams once again, and set out into the Northlands one night, hoping to leave without anyone knowing he was gone. He did not want to be followed and wanted to begin elsewhere anew, on the opposite side of the world where others might not recognise him and he could build more of a name for himself.
 
Eventually, Alistair turned up in Ebonfyre where he had his fated meeting with Kai and Desert Song, a small goblin and cactus leshy. Alistair simply expected to follow the grand tales of adventure his mother and father used to tell him – of glory, dungeons, and hoards of coin and magic. But he could not foresee this journey, one that would have him hopping about the Endless Sphere itself. Even his mother and father didn't go that far...

Education

Alistair should've learnt more than he did, what with his rich education in Northswain, but he ended up not focusing much, believing he wouldn't need it for his adventuring career. Despite that, Alistair ended up quite the smart individual.

Employment

Currently, Alistair is an adventurer and has accumulated a great deal of wealth over his travels. He worked with a group of rangers as a field medic before; it was his first and only real job. It didn't pay him much, but he never cared because he already had a lot of money – it mostly just gave him something to do.

Accomplishments & Achievements

• Crossed the Northlands and survived a lich encounter.


• Rose out of his pit of depression by making friends with Kai and Dezzy.


• Slain many, many foes.


• Became a wizard incredibly quickly. Like world-record-pace quickly.


• Unlocked a fraction of Thundersong's true power.


• Located and resisted the power of the Gauntlet of Baldoraan (he held two artefacts at the SAME TIME).


• Threw a tree at someone and sent them flying.


• Falcon punched a golden reinforced door open.


• Conquered a castle built by the gods.

Failures & Embarrassments

• Was made fun of by Dezzy and Kai for not having magic (which prompted him to become a wizard).


• Was called an ogre by Kai. Was also called fat by Dalman.


• Fell on his arse in a pool of water after slipping on a wet cave floor.

Mental Trauma

Alistair had depression once, but he made it through that after meeting Kai and Dezzy and going on a huge adventure with them.

Intellectual Characteristics

Over the course of his travel, Alistair has grown more intelligent and wise. He has a good deal of knowledge to call upon, often in the form of stories from his mother and father's adventuring days. He knows a good deal about the world itself and famous monsters, like dragons.

Morality & Philosophy

Before his adventure, Alistair didn't care much for anything, but has grown more compassionate because of Dezzy and Kai. He believes in doing the right thing, being brave for others, and is stubborn when it comes to what he believes is morally correct. He doesn't generally spend much time thinking over moral quandaries and philosophy, though has questioned mortality itself in recent times.

person.sexuality

Alistair is heterosexual. He doesn't really think about love or romance much at this current point, though that almost certainly will change in the future when he decides to settle down and stop adventuring.

Known Languages

Over the course of his adventure, Alistair has picked up on a few other languages, some from his home town he was trying to learn long ago, and others by merely pondering over it. He's fluent in Common and his vocabulary is quite broad. He also knows Dwarven and Elven, and has recently picked up on Jotun. His delivery of all three of those is quite broken, however.

Personality

Motivation

Alistair is motivated by his friends and sheer confidence in his abilities. He wants to protect the world and make a name for himself. He is also very motivated by loot, especially magical items.

Quotes & Catchphrases

• "Kai!"


• "I won't die, I'm Alistair Ardeen!"


• Me out of character: "Hey GM, how much does that tree weigh?"


• "I cherish you guys."


• "Kai... What?"


• "We ought to sell those gemstones."


• "Don't be scared, Dezzy."


• "Oh, Dezzy..."


• "Maybe you need a pair of pot mitts."


• "I'm not going anywhere."


• "You're more than just a slave to your druid, Dezzy. You're a dear friend."

Virtues & Personality perks

• Taking good care of his family's glaive.


• Wielding martial weaponry.


• Being strong, fierce, and intimdating.


• Tag-teaming with Kai and wrecking enemies.


• Knack for learning new things quickly.


• Arcane magic.


• Being protective.

Vices & Personality flaws

• Being unable to deal with Kai.

Social

Birthplace

Northswain

Contacts & Relations

Close Friends

• Dezzy: He saw her as no more than a strange cactus creature at first, but soon realised she was so much more than that. He has become rather protective of her over the course of time and wants her to realise that she's more than just a slave to the druid her created her. She's a real person to him.


• Kai: He simply could not trust her at first, referring to her by 'goblin' and nothing more, but this attitude soon turned into a friendly rivalry. In spite of how silly he knows she can be, he cares for her and appreciates the skills she has that he does not possess.

• The Peddler: A strange man offering strange deals for strange goods. Alistair wasn't able to trust him a whole lot, but he now realises the man knows much more than he lets on.


• Star: He appreciates her work in the Linmeld festival and is thankful to her for dealing with Kai's crap regarding Balmin.


• Dalman: An investigator he and his friends have had along for the ride for a good deal of time. He knows Dalman isn't best suited to combat, but appreciates his knowledge when he's capable of recalling it.


• Balmin: At first, Balmin was no more than another enemy, but after Kai freed him from jail, Alistair and his companions were able to change Balmin's side. Alistair appreciates his healing magic.

• Nisse and the Broken Wing: Though he hasn't spoken personally with her, Nisse is his primary enemy and wonders when they'll finally meet again in combat. He's sure that will happen.


• Nazriil: An ancient dragon who dwells in the shadow plane. They have not met each other, but Alistair plans to behead him given the chance.


• The Lich: A lich from the snowy wastes. Alistair met him as he travelled through the Northlands. He thought nothing of the encounter for a long time, until two of his constructs attacked his group and tried to steal his glaive. Now Alistair wonders when he will face the lich; he knows it will happen.

Wealth & Financial state

Other than his hoard of money and magical items back home, Alistair has accumulated a lot of wealth off of adventuring alone.

Family Ties

Alistair had no siblings or grandparents to look to. He only had his mother and father, Alaya and Ungrar Ardeen, when he was born and that was how it stayed until they passed away. He doesn't focus much on them now.

Religious Views

Alistair dabbled in religion a little back in Northswain, but saw it has pointless in the end. He has little religious opinion, uncaring for the gods.

Social Aptitude

Outgoing, friendly to those friendly with him, and confident. He often has to take the lead in social encounters because his two companions are somewhat shy and don't understand society as well as he does.