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Stone of Ayled Character Profiles: Lady Adariel

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The abridged backstory of Lady Adariel, one of the pregenerated characters in Stone of Ayled. As the head library in Edivan, Lady Adariel has devoted her life to research and the collection of tomes. Then one day,  the library was burned down, and with it, all of Adariel’s books. Heartbroken and now homeless, the once-proud elf travelled to Carasa, but the library refused to take her, due to a rivalry between the libraries.  Desperate, the elf took to the streets, her only friend a stray calico who she called Felicia. One day, however, she saw a band of adventurers seeking a lost treasure. One that she knew legends of, and couldn’t help but correct their foolish misconceptions. Realizing that they had an expert who was down on her luck, they asked her to help them in exchange for a cut.  Her help led the adventurers to success, and she got a share. Not enough to open a library, but enough for decent clothes and a warm place to stay. Now she and Felicia have become adventu...
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Originally posted to my Patreon page. Lihan was the fourth king of Carasa, also known as South Solde. He hoped to distinguish himself from his father, Ovdeil, by being seen as fair, as "one of the common folk". As a prince, Lihan mingled amongst the people, often dressing as a commoner, and hearing the plight of the citizens of Carasa firsthand. During one of these outings to the city, Lihan went into the The Wisher's Well, a tavern of moderate reputation - hardly an upper class establishment, however respectable. It was there that Lihan met Caila, the barkeeper's daughter. It was there, that they fell in love. Rumors spread quickly, of course, and after several wonderful nights with his love, Ovdeil demanded to see the prince. He told Lihan that he could not be with a commoner, and forbade the prince from ever seeing her again. He warned his son that if he were seen with her, she would be arrested and imprisoned. Lihan was furious, and tried to strike the King, howev...
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I have now set up a Ko-fi account, to replace the Patreon I was attempting. I just feel weird doing it, keep thinking I need to explain myself. So what happened was a few months ago, I had finally gotten the 5e books and was working on preparing a 5e game. I just got frustrating, because I realized a lot of important stuff wasn't in the core books - I needed Xanathar's and Tasha's.  Meanwhile, I was getting into other games at the same time. I realized that I could afford to buy a book or a such once a month, but I have multiple hobbies. I was frustrated. I had considered the idea of paid DMing for some time, but was hesitant. I debated it, and finally decided to do a test run. Not a paid game, but I was going to act like it was, and learn the system inside out as much as I could before asking anyone for a penny. I was upfront with the players - but also promised I was not going to turn around and charge for a game. I mean that - I will never try to charge for an existing g...
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