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Give a two or three word description of yourself. (Describe your concept.)
Mystran Warrior
Do you have any nicknames, street names, titles, nom de plume?
I am a squire by title, my sister calls me "Stiggy"
What is your full birth name?
Stigr Brandt
Where do you live?
The House of Wonder
Why do you live there?
'Tis mine Lady's house
What is your citizenship status?
...Good question, next!
What is your most obvious blessing or strength?
My devotion to my Lady
What do you perceive as your greatest strength?
My willingness to fight for what I believe in.
What is your most obvious flaw or weakness?
I'm a bit of a boor
What do you perceive as your greatest weakness?
Not being a Weaver
Was there any event or cause of these weaknesses?
Yes, most Illuskan men are boorish. No, I'm not going to elaborate on the latter in this questionnaire.


Physical Traits
How old are you?
Twenty two winters
What is your gender?
A man, I'd hope
What is your species/race?
One quarter elf, three quarters ice and steel
How tall are you?
Depending on the helmet hair? Around eighteen hands tall.
How much do you weigh?
Around fourteen stone.
What is your general body type, frame, bone structure, and poise?
Lean and muscled with an upright, aggressive stance
What is your skin colour?
Light.. pink? I'm not sure how to describe it.
What is your hair colour?
Light blonde
What is your hair style?
No
Do you have any facial hair?
Does midday shadow count?
What is your eye colour?
Gray blue, like steel

What is your most distinguishing feature?
Besides my rugged handsomeness? *Long pause* That was a joke. I'm rather average all around, in truth.
Do you have any scars, tattoos, or birthmarks?
What man who wages war doesn't have ink and scars?
If so, how did you acquire them?
In battle! Yes, even the tattoo! *Another long pause* Another jape.
What do these distinguishing marks look like?
Scars aplenty, caught an axe to the face from a berserker north of the spine. Otherwise I've a tattoo of a great gray wolf.
Do they have any special significance?
The wolf running rampant over a red field is a sigil my father favored, I got the tattoo from a shaman of the fair folk down south after partaking in one of their rituals. It seems the spirit of the wolf was ever present in my life, so I honored this revelation on my flesh.
Where are they located?
The wolf is across my back. The scars though, one on my cheek and a good number everywhere else
What is your handedness (left/right)?
Right
What is your hand size/description?
Average size? Rough, calloused, scarred from getting hit in the hands alot.
What sort of vocal tone do you have?
A somewhat gruff tone, I'm told
When did you decide to become an adventurer?
When I was sixteen
Why have you chosen to risk your life as a career?
To fight for what I believe in.
What do you expect to get out of being an adventurer (satisfaction, glory, money, redemption, etc.)? What, if anything, would make them stop adventuring (death of a loved one, marriage, mutilation, money, position, old age, etc.)?
A chance to better the world and to pay penance for my sins. I'd probably take a brief hiatus if I ever had kids, even then, I'll likely be an ornery old sod. Grandkids'll probably have to tell me I can't go out 'an cave a goblins head in with my cane or something.
Do you have any dreams or ambitions?
I do, firstly, I dream to be a Champion of my Lady. Secondly, I strive to be a great warrior to honor my late father.

What are your short term goals (what would you like to be doing within a year)?
I would like to prove myself worthy and become a Paladin
What are your long term goals (what would you like to be doing twenty years from now)?
I hope to be serving my Lady well for those twenty years, maybe have a family.
Do you have any great rational or irrational fears or phobias? If so, what are the origins of or reasons behind them?
Big crowds, people in hoods. It's easy to miss someone who means you ill on a crowded street, I have a distaste for them out of experience. Never know if they just want your coin, or to stick a dagger between your ribs.
How do you generally treat others?
Disparage no foe and respect all.
What are your most annoying habits?
I am told my sense of humor is dry as the desert.. also puns.
What is your favourite food?
Fresh salmon.
What is your favourite drink?
Luskan Stout! The only good thing that comes from there.
What is your favourite treat (dessert)?
More Luskan Stout
What are your favourite colour(s)?
Red
Is there any colour that you dislike?
Purple
Do you have a favourite (or hated) song, type of music, or instrument?
I quite like the guitar
What is your favourite bard song?
Not a bard, but I quite liked Aoife singin' a tune about a lovely lass
If you have a favourite scent, what is it?
Stout beer
What is your favourite type of animal?
Wolves of the dire variety
Why do you category that creature?
They're fierce, noble beasts
Do you have an animal totem or affinity, and if so for what?
I explained before, but I will repeat: the wolf.
Is there a certain type of animal that you hate or fear?
Oh my blue blazes, I absolutely hate the Remorhaz. They are literally massive fire centipedes that roam the tundra, there exists no more horrifying a beast.
Are you allergic to any kinds of animals?
Remorhaz. Remorhaz. Remorhaz. Deathly allergic.
Do you have any allergies?
Remorhaz... and poison oak, but I think that's everyone.
Is there anything that enrages you?
Weavers. Abusing. Magic.
Is there anything which embarrasses you?
Touchy.. feely stuff? I'm not good at all that.

Give a two or three word description of yourself. (Describe your concept.)
- Uh... Short student bard?

Do you have any nicknames, street names, titles, nom de plume?
- Folks call me Morgan. Or Shrimp. Or Wee One. Or Master Hin. The girl who sits behind me in music class calls me "Oy".

What is your full birth name?
- Milo Oliver Roscoe Garret Augustino Nutcake. That's why I'm called "Morgan".

Where do you live?
- Supposedly at the Strawberry Song dormitory, but I really live in my wagon.

Why do you live there?
- Because I don't want to hear another "Me-e-e-e-YO-HO-HO-HO-HO-o-o-o-o" at four in the morning.

What is your citizenship status?
- <There are a lot of erasures but the final answer seems to be:> Single?

What is your most obvious blessing or strength?
- My dimples.

What do you perceive as your greatest strength?
- My singing voice. I find that people are the happiest when I sing. I get paid more too.

What is your most obvious flaw or weakness?
- My height. Sigh.

What do you perceive as your greatest weakness?
- <A lot of erasures crossing over a former answer vaguely spelling out "Pretty girls with-"> Uh... Mayhaps how I can't seem to keep my pets alive?

Was there any event or cause of these weaknesses?
- Maybe they needed... more food?

Physical Traits

How old are you?
- I'm... uh... How old do I look?

What is your gender?
- Male

What is your species/race?
- <"Hin" has been crossed out.> Short human

How tall are you?
- Eight-teen hands. <The -teen had only been added.> I'm actually half-Hin, half-human.

How much do you weigh?
- Whatever eighteen-handers weigh. I'm probably heavy.

What is your general body type, frame, bone structure, and poise?
- I'm very muscular and strong-like, broad-shouldered, with a sturdy skeleton on the inside of me, and a proud and confident poise. Ye could say I'm like... like a Helmite paladin. Ye know that Tiger Brand fellow? Aye, like him.

What is your skin colour?
- A bit... pinkish yellowish fleshish...

What is your hair colour?
-Oh, I am as blond as bushels of wheat. And corn.

What is your hair style?
- I like to play around with it every now and then so it varies.

Do you have any facial hair?
- N-- Of course! Pfft. A full, voluminous, fluffy, coarse Northerner beard.

What is your eye colour?
- My eyes are... blue. Like the sky when it's a nice day.

What is your most distinguishing feature?
- My very blond hair and vivid blue eyes.

Do you have any scars, tattoos, or birthmarks?
- Do the callouses on my fingers count? Besides that, I have no scars whatsoever.

If so, how did you acquire them?
- Bard school.

What do these distinguishing marks look like?
- They... look like hard spots on yer skin?

Do they have any special significance?
- They teach me that pain eventually makes ye go numb.

Where are they located?
- My hands. Fingers. Fingertips.

What is your handedness (left/right)?
- I can write the alphabet with both hands simultaneously. Heh.

What is your hand size/description?
- I have been asked this so many times, I'm NOT going to ans-- Very well. Ye know what? I have HUGE hands. Enormous ones that put those glowy-hand slapping bandit clerics to shame.

What sort of vocal tone do you have?
- I am classified as a baritone. Aye, 'tis true. A nice husky, masculine baritone.

When did you decide to become an adventurer?
- Mmm... Some time ago? I forget.

Why have you chosen to risk your life as a career?
- Oh, believe me, compared to before, this here right now is barely even that.

What do you expect to get out of being an adventurer (satisfaction, glory, money, redemption, etc.)? What, if anything, would make them stop adventuring (death of a loved one, marriage, mutilation, money, position, old age, etc.)?
- Money. Lots of money. I'll probably stop adventuring once I have enough for what I want to do.

Do you have any dreams or ambitions?
- Aye.

If not, why?
- I answered "aye".

What are your short term goals (what would you like to be doing within a year)?
- To graduate, do some more travelling, meet some ladi-- people...

What are your long term goals (what would you like to be doing twenty years from now)?
- To be smoking pipeweed while downing a glass of warm milk in the hammock of my future house

Do you have any great rational or irrational fears or phobias? If so, what are the origins of or reasons behind them?
- I'm terribly scared of dogs. They make me pee my pants. Please please please don't make them go near me.

How do you generally treat others?
- Politely, as far as I know.

What are your most annoying habits?
- Crying when things get too painful. I hate crying.

What is your favourite food?
- There's this snack called "halfling chow". I quite like it. Mayhaps because it's food specially made for Hin? I mean, there's even a drawing of a Hin on the bag.

What is your favourite drink?
- Soup. Especially ones with floating potatoes.

What is your favourite treat (dessert)?
- I really nay can decide...

What are your favourite colour(s)?
- Yellow, red, blue, green

Is there any colour that you dislike?
- The colour of poop and boogers

Do you have a favourite (or hated) song, type of music, or instrument?
- I hate lovey dovey romantic songs because they give me the jeebers and they're just too mushy sometimes.

What is your favourite bard song?
- The Torm Song. The one where ye ask Torm for all sorts of things, which I see many adventurers doing in temples.

If you have a favourite scent, what is it?
- Roasting meat.

What is your favourite type of animal?
- I hear stories of a fish with a horn like a unicorn, so mayhaps I shall make that unicorn fish my favourite.

Why do you category that creature?
- I just like it.

Do you have an animal totem or affinity, and if so for what?
- Mayhaps a vulture? I tend to be left with scraps a lot.

Is there a certain type of animal that you hate or fear?
- Do spiders count? I particularly dislike spiders. I don't fear them. I just don't like them.

Are you allergic to any kinds of animals?
- Girls

Do you have any allergies?
- Really just girls. Those... foreign creatures.

Is there anything that enrages you?
- Rage? I don't recall ever being that angry...

Is there anything which embarrasses you?
- Talking about my childhood. Full of embarrassing stories.

As answered by Albruin the talking sword on Saevitia's behalf and recorded by a street urchin of the Keep

Give a two or three word description of yourself. (Describe your concept.)
Dull-faced brute
Do you have any nicknames, street names, titles, nom de plume?
Sae, Eelface, Captain
What is your full birth name?
Saevitia Marshall
Where do you live?
Zhentil Keep
Why do you live there?
I was born here
What is your citizenship status?
I still live with my mother

What is your most obvious blessing or strength?
My strong hands
What do you perceive as your greatest strength?
My shining wit
What is your most obvious flaw or weakness?
My shining wit
What do you perceive as your greatest weakness?
My inability to properly coordinate an outfit
Was there any event or cause of these weaknesses?
Terminal affection for pink and frilly things

Physical Traits
Human, has two hands, probably also two working legs
How old are you?
Not even a hundred
What is your gender?
Scabbard
What is your species/race?
Human
How tall are you?
Around six feet tall
How much do you weigh?
Eleven stones

What is your general body type, frame, bone structure, and poise?
Good poise, straight back, wiry, but strong enough I guess.
Never seen my bones, but I think they're full of caramel instead of marrow.
What is your skin colour?
Too pale
What is your hair colour?
Like a black void, fitting well my empty head.
What is your hair style?
I spend at least an hour every morning straightening and cleaning it, but inexplicably only a few minutes taking care of my weapon.
Do you have any facial hair?
N/A, I think (Humans don't grow facial hair, right? Just dwarves?)
What is your eye colour?
Brown

What is your most distinguishing feature?
My strong hands
Do you have any scars, tattoos, or birthmarks?
I have a small burn scar.
If so, how did you acquire them?
I was hit with a magic missile when I was a child.
What do these distinguishing marks look like?
A small darker spot, now fading.
Do they have any special significance?
It means I don't know how to dodge magic missiles.
Where are they located?
On my back.

What is your handedness (left/right)?
Right
What is your hand size/description?
My hand are slender, yet strong. I have four fingers and one thumb on each one, and I spend a great deal of time polishing my nails and softening my skin with lotions. My nails are sometimes painted, but only when I'm wearing gauntlets so that nobody can see. Really, my hands are the best thing about me, and the most useful.
What sort of vocal tone do you have?
Annoying.
When did you decide to become an adventurer?
When I was born.
Why have you chosen to risk your life as a career?
I lack foresight, as a short-lived fleshy human.
What do you expect to get out of being an adventurer (satisfaction, glory, money, redemption, etc.)? What, if anything, would make them stop adventuring (death of a loved one, marriage, mutilation, money, position, old age, etc.)?
Money and pretty scabbards. I can never stop adventuring because my greed for pretty things and candy is unending, and I'm a lackey who follows orders.

Do you have any dreams or ambitions?
I want to eat one of every dessert ever made in all the realms.
If not, why?
N/A
What are your short term goals (what would you like to be doing within a year)?
Become a worthy wielder for my famous and well-liked sword.
What are your long term goals (what would you like to be doing twenty years from now)?
Take over the world and hire wizards to transmute Waterdeep into sugar.
Do you have any great rational or irrational fears or phobias? If so, what are the origins of or reasons behind them?
My cold, clammy hands during really tough fights.
How do you generally treat others?
Rudely. Especially to my poor, suffering sword. I should treat it better.

What are your most annoying habits?
Clicking my tongue. It makes me sound stupid. Also putting 'Eh' on the end of every sentence.
What is your favourite food?
Anything with sugar in it. (Caramel cod)
What is your favourite drink?
Anything with sugar in it. (Caramel Ale)
What is your favourite treat (dessert)?
Anything with sugar in it. (Caramel)
What are your favourite colour(s)?
Pink, black, purple, silver.
Is there any colour that you dislike?
Green and yellow.

Do you have a favourite (or hated) song, type of music, or instrument?
I like annoying Albruin by taking him out to concerts at midnight.
What is your favourite bard song?
Screaming Banshees, probably, judging by the terrible sounds they make.

If you have a favourite scent, what is it?
Caramel
What is your favourite type of animal?
Dogs
Why do you category that creature?
There are dogs on my famous and well-liked sword.
Do you have an animal totem or affinity, and if so for what?
Eels, for some inexplicable reason I decided to name my gang the Strangling Eels. Humans are weird.
Is there a certain type of animal that you hate or fear?
Rust monsters.
Are you allergic to any kinds of animals?
No.

Do you have any allergies?
I'm allergic to deep thoughts and intelligence.
Is there anything that enrages you?
I'm too lazy to become enraged.
Is there anything which embarrasses you?
Albruin telling people about my secret collection of plush demon lords, bonnets, and silk socks.

As answered by Saevitia on Albruin's half. RIP Street Urchin.

Give a two or three word description of yourself. (Describe your concept.)
Blood annoying sword.

Do you have any nicknames, street names, titles, nom de plume?
The Dull Hacker, The Grey Blur, Alby

What is your full birth name?
Albruin
Where do you live?
In my own imagination
Why do you live there?
It's too closed in for me to escape.
What is your citizenship status?
I am the only inhabitant of my mind.

What is your most obvious blessing or strength?
My sharp blade.
What do you perceive as your greatest strength?
My shining wit.
What is your most obvious flaw or weakness?
My shining wit.
What do you perceive as your greatest weakness?
My wielder.
Was there any event or cause of these weaknesses?
I'm not smart enough to be a good assistant to my owner.

Physical Traits
How old are you?
Probably over a thousand.
What is your gender?
Sword.
What is your species/race?
Bastard sword, emphasis on bastard.
How tall are you?
42"
How much do you weigh?
2 lbs
What is your general body type, frame, bone structure, and poise?
I'm made of alchemical silver, so I'm light. I have a straight, double-edged blade, with a point for stabbing.
What is your skin colour?
Silvery.
What is your hair colour?
My hilt is also silvery.
What is your hair style?
Plain.
Do you have any facial hair?
Only what I've shaved from my enemies.
What is your eye colour?
Varies, depending on whose eyeball I just skewered.
What is your most distinguishing feature?
My quillions are particularly ugly, but I secretly want people to like them.
Do you have any scars, tattoos, or birthmarks?
Leaping dogs etched on my blade.
If so, how did you acquire them?
My maker put them there.
What do these distinguishing marks look like?
They look like dogs, and they're leaping or doing acrobatics.
Do they have any special significance?
They mean the person who made me likes dogs. I aspire to be as loyal and intelligent as a dog some day.
Where are they located?
Along my blade.
What is your handedness (left/right)?
I only have one hand, and it's a handle.
What is your hand size/description?
I have a 7" grip. It's a bit small.
What sort of vocal tone do you have?
Sounds like cutting.

When did you decide to become an adventurer?
I was pressed into service for a superior cause by a superior mind.
Why have you chosen to risk your life as a career?
I can't die. Also, I'm a sword.
What do you expect to get out of being an adventurer (satisfaction, glory, money, redemption, etc.)? What, if anything, would make them stop adventuring (death of a loved one, marriage, mutilation, money, position, old age, etc.)?
Broadening my incredibly narrow mind, perhaps learning more about the world than I did when I was living in a sandworm's gut for a few centuries there. I can never really stop adventuring because I'm just a tool but sometimes I get sealed away for a few centuries because of how incredibly annoying I am.
Do you have any dreams or ambitions?
No.
If not, why?
I am a sword, and a particularly stupid, close-minded one at that.
What are your short term goals (what would you like to be doing within a year)?
Not pissing my owner off enough that she throws me into a well.
What are your long term goals (what would you like to be doing twenty years from now)?
Probably the same. Also, stop being the most obnoxious magical weapon ever crafted.

Do you have any great rational or irrational fears or phobias? If so, what are the origins of or reasons behind them?
I'm cripplingly afraid of wisdom and success, because I'm a sword and don't understand anything.
How do you generally treat others?
Very badly, especially my owner who spends so much time taking care of me.
What are your most annoying habits?
Basically everything I say.

What is your favourite food?
The blood of my enemies. (Coagulated)
What is your favourite drink?
The blood of my enemies. (Flowing)
What is your favourite treat (dessert)?
The blood of my enemies. (Black pudding)
What are your favourite colour(s)?
Silver
Is there any colour that you dislike?
Every other colour, because I'm boring.
Do you have a favourite (or hated) song, type of music, or instrument?
Myself. (I think I'm the best at everything)
What is your favourite bard song?
The whistling and hissing sound I make when I pierce an enemy's lung. Also, '99 Entrails to Cut', the most obnoxious drinking song ever sung.
If you have a favourite scent, what is it?
Blood, but I can't smell, because I don't have a nose.
What is your favourite type of animal?
Dogs
Why do you category that creature?
Because I have dogs on me and I am the most self-absorbed thing that's theoretically alive.
Do you have an animal totem or affinity, and if so for what?
Also dogs, for the same reason.
Is there a certain type of animal that you hate or fear?
I hate and fear bears, because I once lived in a dire infernal bear's den for a hundred and fifty years after one of my previous owners got eaten. Also sandworms.
Are you allergic to any kinds of animals?
Bears. Sandworms. Anything with an appetite for metal.

Do you have any allergies?
I'm allergic to good jokes, so I always have to make really bad ones.
Is there anything that enrages you?
Not being as annoying as possible every moment fills me with rage.
Is there anything which embarrasses you?
My secret love of terrible elven romance novels.

So, after going through this and reading, there were a lot of good entries. It came down to making a tough decision and we have come up with the winner!

Congratulations Sancho!

You'll be contacted soon! Or something should arrive soon!

I want to thank everyone who took their time out to answer this questionnaire! I'm sure there'll be more questionnaires done in the future!

Oh, wow holy crepe. I did not realize. O.o Thank you so much! Hahahahah xD I enjoyed reading everyone's answers too though! A fun thread, a fun thread.