| Name | Hastian Swift (Tethyr) | | Author | Reluctantly Human | | Submitted / Updated | 09-11-2005 / 09-13-2005 | | Category | Human | | Gender | Male | | Skills | Skills before stat gain/loss. Also, I had cheated some of the skill points up to 20 beforehand. Sorry.
Concentration 12, Diasble Trap 10, Discipline 3, Heal 16, Listen 11, Lore 16, Open Lock 8, Perform 16, Persuade 20, Pick Pocket 1, Search 6, Spellcraft 16, Spot 5, Use Magic Device 13, Appraise 15, Tumble 16, Bluff 14, Intimidate 7. | | Size | Medium | | Alignment | Chaotic Good | | Class1 | Bard / 09 | | Class2 | Cleric / 04 | | Level1 | 09 | | Level2 | 04 | | AC | 24 | | Race | Human | | NPC | No | | Feats | Armor Proficiency (heavy), Armor Proficiency (light), Armor Proficiency (medium), Artist, Bard Song (9x per day), Bardic Knowledge, Blind Fight, Cleave, Power Attack, Quick To Master, Shield Proficiency, Silver Palm, Travel Domain, Trickery Domain, Turn Undead, Weapon Proficiency (martial), Weapon Proficiency (simple) | | Description | There are many rumors about the Swift clan of the Western Heartlands. There is however, nothing but rumors about them. Their number is not even the wildest of rumors. Some tell of four children, some tell of sixty four. Some say there is a child for each day of the year. Some say, there is in fact only the three now, but there was once one more. Their origin is perhaps slightly less fabled however. Most tales seem to involve a Red Mage of Thay, but most also usually involve a being of at least a quarter elven blood. What is known, is that where the Swifts go, there is usually a good tale to be told. Or so rumor says.
Hastian is neither the oldest, or the youngest of the Swift clan. He has however tended to be the oddest of the family. A fervent worshipper of Lliira, Hastian only lets his worship get ignored when he feels the need to sing. Or to dance. Or to flirt. He is quickly welcomed into the taverns and pubs he finds in his travels. He is also quickly ushered out once the daughters of all the town�s gentlemen start fawning too loudly.
Lately Hastian has been keeping his siblings tied down in the Heartlands, specifically around Shadowdale. Rumors tell that the Heartbreaker has had his own heart stolen by the famed Bard of Shadowdale. Rumors also hint that she doesn�t know he exists.
After helping the Sage of Shadowdale repel a Malaugrym invasion into that weary Dale, Hastian and his siblings headed West. Very West. Tales in their wake bespeak of a night of Drunken Honesty, wherein Hastian let the Bard of Shadowdale know of his (noble, no doubt) intentions. There is also rumor he is not allowed back into the Dale on pain of death. Several neighboring Dales have taken up that same proclamation, whether in imitation, or in caution, we might never know.
The next record of Hastian�s travels come to us from the war torn state of Tethyr. Hoping to find some bardic work (or clerical, when his bardic talents got him thrown out onto his ear), he signed himself and his siblings up for some mercenary work. The Sythillisian Empire had recently turned its sight on the beleaguered nation, and had sent out a call to arms.
While serving with the mercenary forces, Hastian and his siblings rose to the forefront of heroes of the Alliance. Alongside a warrior named Eleana, and a power hungry mage by the name of Neremul, the group won many skirmishes against slavers, goblins and the undead. It was shortly after arriving at Suldanessellar that Hastian proved his heroics were not just serendipitous flukes when he saved the Queen, and helped destroy the Ogre Warlord of the army with just his small group of adventurers.
Upon receiving recognition for his actions by the Queen of Tethyr and her King, Hastian had to battle treachery from the mercenaries whom he�d fought alongside of. During this tussle, Hastian became aware that Eleana had been a traitor to his cause all along. Heart crushed by the woman, who he had grown very fond of, he nonetheless chose to exonerate her to the Queen after slaying the traitorous mercenary captain (a battle the bard assures will become a great tale for the ages, young and old).
It was thus with a heavy heart that Hastian took his siblings from the land to find new adventure, and to perhaps heal his own wounds, while Tethyr tried to do the same. There is a standing bet on which will recover first.
Hastian tends to be in the forefront of battle, being the only male to have come of age in the Swift clan. It is not that Chani is incapable of defending herself, or that Christiano can�t dodge the fastest blow, but some sense of chivalry forces Hastian to try and draw the enemy to his position first. This method does allow Chani plenty of time to pepper their enemies with arrows, and for Christiano to sneak behind their foes.
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