So I did some reading and talking in chat and got some help from some insomniacs. Thanks Sage and Dan. It's not quite there but here's the basic idea I whittled out, followed. I'm tired, so outline followed by the background as it is right now. There will be redundancy, sorry. Baron is an interesting place.
I haven't thought of a name yet... need to be more focused for that.
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Outline: Suffering from amnesia, severe case with a loss of the ability to speak Common ( err... maybe this point will be cleared up soon or backstoried away, but it was the entire seed of the character, the struggle to communicate ).
Baron born and bred not sure which city though... maybe Aegir
Merchant family of moderate wealth
Afforded an education level such wealth provides
along with the general education, swordsmanship specifically longsword.
amnesia caused by family member in part of possible power play to take over the business.
Day 1 of the blank slate would find her somewhere around that capital of capitals, Doma.
Anyway here's the part where I flesh it out more... except I was sleepy and uh... well... I hope this whole thing is ok.
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So, once there was a swordsman named ----- who came from ----- in Baron. Her family were merchants who traded various goods and were moderately well off. She was given a good education in the math and literature, the arts and sciences, and swordplay. A defenseless merchant is a robbed merchant. Her mom and dad were firm but loving. Her father was running the company, chosen by her grandfather over her uncle who was older. But then, he was always a bit off eh? Well, not really... she remembers him being nice when she was a child... doing magic tricks for her and her older brother.
While she was doing well in her schooling, her brother was doing poorly in health matters.
He had been sickly since an early age when his family were caught in a storm off the coast of Baron on their way home from a business meeting/vacation.
As her brother’s health deteriorated, it became clear that he might never be able to take over the business. So she was named the heir, an idea to which she felt mixed feelings at best.
Her uncle, did not agree with this idea. So he set about using his magerly powers to do some dastardly deeds. So long story short, family is in a state of uncertainty and ----- is no where to be found.
For her end, she wakes up in some woods, with a big headache and a feeling that something is missing...
Something is missing, all her memories, it’s the big amnesia, but not only is she without a clue to her past, apparently whatever caused the memory loss also rendered her unable to speak common.
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So I kind of sped along toward the end... Unfortunately AIM crapped out on me so I lost my brainstorming with Sage and Dan and had to go from memory... I had said I didn't want to make her angsty, but I don't know if I succeeded. But anyway, angst isn't just about the past, it's about the future, right?
Edit: Capntastic asked me if she has amnesia "why would we know all this stuff?"
The answer is that really these are notes for me, so that the character has something to remember, instead of being just a blank slate for real.
Edit 2- The Sequel: Here's her sheet so far. Hope It's ok.
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Name: Edith Fallon
Cou: 2
Wis: 3
Int: 3
Cha: 2
Agi: 3
Dex: 2
Str: 3
Sta: 2
Mag: 1
HP: 65
MP: 40
TP: 22
Intitiative: 4+2d6
Base AT/PA: 11/11
MA: 7
MB: 17
ME: 19
Skill Points: 32
Longsword 4 [Cou/Agi/Str]
Trading 4 [Cou/Int/Cha]
Diplomacy 2 [Cha/Cha/Int]
Piano 4 [Dex/Dex/Int]
Feint 2 [Agi/Agi/Dex]
[s] Swimming 2 (1) [Agi/Sta/Str]
[s] Advanced Parry 2 (1)
[s] Sense Motive 3 (1.5)
[s] Appraise 3 (1.5)
[s] Observant 4 (2)
[k] Mathematics 4 (2)
[k] Physical Science 4 (2)
[k] Geography 3 (1.5)
[k] Navigation 3 (1.5)
[k] General Chemistry 2 (1)
[k] Baronian History 2 (1)
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I haven't figured out how to split the Longsword rank bonus among AT/PA yet. Do I replace the base with it or note it somewhere else?