From: alaric@sti.com (Alaric Tekiahyn)
Newsgroups: alt.pub.cloven-shield
Subject: Re: [ADMIN]:CHARACTER-LIST
Date: 7 Jan 1993 02:11:40 GMT
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In article <C0Ep49.3E1@knot.ccs.queensu.ca>, conner@qucis.queensu.ca (Mike Conner) writes:
] 
]                   Complete Character List and Descriptions

Ah, make that "Almost Complete".  You left me out.


Real Name:	Well, Alaric *is* my real name.  One of them, anyway.
		My *mundane* name, on the other hand, is Phil Stracchino.

E-mail:		alaric@sti.com, phils@sti.com.

Character:	Alaric Tekiahyn, a.k.a. Alaric of Dare

Race:		Looks basically human, to most folk.  Persons familiar
		with shades may mistake him for an unusually human-looking
		shade.  A rare and well-educated few (a sage, perhaps)
		may recognize that he is, in fact, a demi-shade.
		(Which is *NOT* a human-shade cross, BTW.  That yields shade.)

Type:		Fighter/mage is close enough for government work.

Physical Description:
Height:		Just under 6'0" tall.
Weight:		~175 lb.
Build:		Rangy, but compact.  Does not look overtly muscular.
Hair:		Straight, black, worn long; short, neatly-trimmed beard.
Skin:		Rather dark, with an odd grayish cast.
Eyes:		Jet black, with no visible white and no discernable pupil
		or iris.  (This is *not* normal for demi-shades, but only
		someone familiar with demi-shades - perhaps a sage - would
		know this.)

Appearance:	Wears ornate half-plate armor of unusual design, constructed
		from a black metal.  Areas not protected by plate are
		protected by fine-grained mail of the same black metal.
		Often wears a black leather cloak over his armor.  Clothing
		visible beneath the armor is generally dark on color -
		black, deep blues, deep browns, deep maroon or burgundy.
		When not wearing the cloak, two crests are visible on his
		armor.  Below his left shoulder is a device depicting a sword
		superposed on a stag's skull, both half-white and half-gray,
		on a blue field.  Below his right shoulder is a device
		depicting a black sword, upright within a sarsen gate.
		He also wears high leather boots and gauntlets, armored
		with the same black metal.  He has a helm which matches
		the rest of the armor.  His belt, of metal links, bears
		two long daggers at his right hip and a matched pair of
		longswords at his left.  When not mounted, he also wears
		a jet-black greatsword slung across his back, and may also
		be carrying a cased longbow.  When not mounted, he also
		carries a small pack.  When mounted, his greatsword and
		bow are usually slung on his saddle, and his cloak is
		usually rolled and tied behind the saddle.
		Much of his equipment shows signs of considerable travel
		under often-adverse conditions - as does he himself.
		However, it is all in good condition.

Comments:	Alaric's mount, Windwalker, appears to be a large, heavily
		muscled warhorse.  He is of dark grey buckskin coloration
		(i.e, mostly dark gray overall, black mane and tail,
		slightly dappled around the belly).  Any more than casual
		observation will indicate that he is of considerably
		more than normal equine intelligence, though only an
		empathic telepath will realize how much more.  He stands
		16.3 hands - or, in non-horse-speak, 67" at the shoulder.



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