Iskall Rose

## History

The Rose family is a long line of very wealthy and notable gnomes but everyone in the Rose family has a deep admiration for Escal Rose, one of the most famous and most notable Gnomes in this realm. Escal was a great adventurer and involved himself with Elven politics becoming a great friend to the Arc en Ciel family which only further sent the Rose family into importance. But this is the story of Iskall Rose the great nephew of Escal, during his early years Iskall was pampered going to private school and vacationing with his wealthy family, it wasn't until he reached adolescence he was sent to live with his great uncle Escal Rose for the summer, Iskall had only heard stories of his great uncle Escal Rose and was excited to meet the man who he was named after. Upon arrival to Escal's museum Iskall was already amazed as Escal had a spectacle prepared for his arrival, wild treasures activated in front of him firing off explosive lemons, a pot puppy swarm rushing around, and a bullet flying directly towards the young child, but before it could hit him Escal put a giant pot over his body blocking him from the shot. Iskall was shocked and a bit confused by all that just happened, but as the pot was lifted he saw him the most amazing man he would ever meet Escal Rose.

Escal was very excited to meet his small nephew and had a wonderful summer planned for them, he took Iskall on light hearted adventures letting him build a tiny treasury of items and confidence in himself, every night he would tell Iskall stories of his adventures, one in particular interested Iskall, the story of the Gnolls an ancient race only talked about in old Elven text. The summer ended too quickly for Iskall and he was sent back to school to continue his studies but now with a new motivation in life, he began studying Gnolls and the history of other races while writing letters to his great uncle who would happily write back keeping him updated on his adventure. Iskall eventually continued his education and graduated with a Noble Studies and Diplomacy Degree, his family pushed for him to go into the politics as much of his family did but Iskall wanted adventure, he wrote to uncle Escal saying he wants to meet in discussion of an adventure.

Iskall and Escal met each other and Iskall went straight to his plan he wanted him and his uncle to go out and find the hidden Gnoll city, he had been studying for years and thinks he believes with them combined they will find the Gnolls. Escal was ecstatic as he revealed his own plan for Iskall, he had already gotten together a small crew to send him out to find the Gnolls, Escal knew of his nephews admiration but he could not go with him as he wanted this to be an adventure for his nephew to build a reputation on. Iskall was thankful of his uncle and promised he would be back with his findings. Setting off with his new crew Iskall felt his life was finally beginning.

The sailing started fine enough with the crew showing Iskall how navigate the ocean and tasking him with smaller assignments to keep the ship sailing. Everything was going great Iskall was learning so much about the open ocean and really felt free, he was taught some fishing, constellations, and the diverse religions believed among the crew, everything was perfect but the sweet travels turned sour in the night. Iskall had only been away for a couple days when while sleeping in his cot he was awoken by an explosion on the ship he quickly hurried to the top deck and saw the entire ship under siege, a flurry of pirate were fighting his crew, Iskall quickly drew his tiny blade even with very little experience fighting he was dedicated to save his crew, he charged forward saying "Prepare to feel the thorn of the Rose" when he was stopped by a huge Black Boar smiling at him then punting him with an anchor knocking him unconscious.

Iskall came to in a dirty prison cell, it was still night he could see none of his crew all he saw was a pirates sleeping in cots, Iskall called out to the pirate trying to figure what is happening, a harsh looking Gnome lady walked up to him and smiled, "Hey gorgeous, happy Blizzy didn't kill ya, welcome back to the land of the living". "Why am I here, what have you done to my crew, who are you people?!" Iskall yelled to the Gnome, "Woah calm down there fancy, you're just a bit of ransom for the king". "There is no Gnome monarch what King do you speak of?", the Gnome laughed to herself "I love the preppy boys they have no clue what the world is like." Iskall stopped himself from further angering himself and decided he needed a new plan, he had always been able to use his good looks to get more information from others, now he has to use them to save his life. "You're quite pretty for a pirate, why would you put yourself into this life?" The gnome lady was stunned, she didn't expect such a sudden change or even attention from a stuck up looking Keen like Iskall, her and Iskall began talking about their lives and future, eventually Iskall convinced her to let him out as they could leave the ship together and start a new life. The two quietly snuck off the ship taking a dingy and began sailing away, Iskall was a natural on a boat but he lacked the navigation, his new companion Marilyn was no help she seemed to mostly be muscle on the ship, they sailed off, Iskall looking for a new way to continue his adventure but also wasn't certain how he felt about Marilyn. After some time at sea they were running low on supplies, Iskall had been mostly sailing blinding stopping at random islands to find small amounts of food, but the ocean felt endless today, no island in sight, Iskall worried his luck had run out. As the darkness approached the waves grew more brutal, crashing back and forth the small dingy could barely hold, Marilyn kept pushing out as much water as possible but in the end it was for not as a huge wave crashed into them tipping the dingy throwing them both into the water. Iskall broke free from the depths and searched around for Marilyn, but she was nowhere to be found as the ocean claimed her, powerless in the middle of the ocean Iskall nearly gave up accepting his failure allowing himself to sink, until he heard his Uncle's voice call to him, "An adventure is never easy my boy, the harder the trial the bigger the reward." Even just the small words of motivation kept Iskall going, he wasn't going to fail his great uncle, he will find the Gnolls and learn all he can of them. Iskall begin swimming with the waves allowing them to do the work of movement pushing him wilding around the ocean, after following the waves, Iskall spotted a Pelicannon, he knew the age old trick where there are birds there is land, so he pushed himself against the waves following the bird as it soared over the ocean. Reaching the island Iskall overwhelmed with fatigue and accomplishment crawled towards the beach then passed out.

Life on the island wasn't easy, Iskall still suffered from a lack of practical survival skills, he spent many nights hungry, after spending so long on the island Iskall began losing himself partially he didn't know what else to do but focus completely on survival, his drive for adventure still remained though as he decided to explore a cave system he found on the island, helplessly hopeful he send himself down the cave begging to find food to sustain him. As he delved deeper into this cave, it felt endless, no signs of the cave ending and no other tunnels branching off, while Iskall should have been more focused on food he found the question of this cave to be a much bigger task for him to pursue. Deeper within the cave he found drawings lining the walls, strange lizard creatures, dancing, playing, living..... Iskall gasped to himself, these may be ancient Gnoll drawings this cave system could be a critical link in finding where these creatures came from and where they are now, as he began sketching the drawings on the wall, he heard a movement of rocks readying himself for a fight he was amazed to see a living Gnoll staring directly at him. Iskall lowered his weapon and stance, and began speaking common to the Gnoll, the creature did not seem to understand and spoke in a foreign language, Iskall only knew some basic phrases in the Gnoll language as the data on it was so little and what they had wasn't even confirmed. The Gnoll seemed to accept his attempts at their language and guided Iskall through the cave. Iskall followed the Gnoll who showed no anger or fear of him, eventually they stopped in the middle of the cave and the Gnoll began chanting to himself, a green and black aura rose over him as the floor suddenly shifted under Iskall and him, slowly bringing them down similar to the elevators Gnomes invented. Iskall was furiously writing down in his journal notes of ever experience but was once again shocked to see an entire underground city with Gnoll walking everywhere, going about their lives. The Gnoll kept directing Iskall leading him through the city, the other Gnolls would stop to look at Iskall some waving some staring at him with curiosity. Eventually Iskall and his Gnoll companion reached was seemed to be a giant temple, as they enter they were met with a massive lizard that stared into Iskall, as Iskall approached the lizard reached towards him touching his skull then he spoke. "Hello, Iskall Rose welcome to the City of Anolis, created before the beginning of magic, what brings you here?" Iskall was stunned creature not only spoke Gnome it also knew his name, he stammered "I have been searching for the Gnolls after I was told stories of your existence by my Great Uncle, I wish to learn of these people and document them." The large lizard stood thinking for a bit then spoke calmly "Very well Iskall, your intentions seem true and I believe we have been hiding within the walls of this cave for far too long, I will task Evermann to house you, he will teach you of our history and lives, but you must remain respectful of our rules and traditions". Iskall felt immense joy as he responded "Of course I would love nothing more than to live like you all and learn from each and every one of you." The Lizard again spoke "You may refer to me as King Sept, I am the original Dragon Aspect, and the creator of the Gnolls, these are my children, they will not be able to speak your language like me, it is expected you learn ours while you are here."

Iskall lived among the Gnolls, learning about their lives, culture, and tales of them recounting the days before the Hatching, a time not yet documented anywhere in history. King Sept said he was created by another but he has never know their name, as Iskall lived with them he became accustomed to his life with the Gnolls, speaking their language and following all traditions, writing down everything he learned. After spending an entire cycle with the Gnolls, Iskall now a changed soul, decided it was time for him to leave and report him findings to his Uncle and the world, he thanked the Gnolls, for their hospitality, and told King Sept his generosity would never be forgotten. The Gnolls assisted Iskall in creating a small vessel to ride the ocean and with some discussion he was able to get a bearing of the islands location, Iskall now alone rode the waves directed straight towards Escal's Museum.

The journey was simple for Iskall, he approached the museum excited to see him Uncle again, but when he reached the entrance, something was off, the door had been broken down the dogs around the front were silent, inside the museum artifacts had been stolen and smashed, dried blood lined the floors and parts of the wall. Iskall called out for Escal, but nobody answered, Iskall rushed out of the museum and ran to a near by town to call home, his family was ecstatic to hear from him again but Iskall had no interest in a reunion he asked to be directed to his great uncles grave. At his grave Iskall cried at the loss of his uncle, but for closure he read all his notes to the grave of Escal Rose, depicting his adventure and all he had learned about the Gnolls, it was a heartfelt retelling of his journey and after it was all done Iskall couldn't help but cry over Escal's grave.

Time passed and Iskall found himself attempting to honor Escal's memory becoming an adventurer who would collect artifacts, he had no where near as much charm or experience as Escal but was just as dedicated. He spent years learning about Ancient Magics a magic that drew power from the Aspect King Sept, this magic was nothing like the modern day 6 Aspects, it was extremely complicated and took lots of power to draw from its source, Iskall has only been able to cast one ancient ability named Ancient Bullets which was as powerful as it was hard to control. He has started working with the Ancient Magus Council hoping to learn more of this magic and it allowed him to easily find adventures, while not a Pillar of Magic or even an apprentice chosen by a Pillar he is still a semi respected companion that is allowed on some AMC missions.

## Characteristics

### Personality

Very friendly historian who is desperate for adventure

### Appearance

A handsome looking keen with long braided hair, (hair is braided to look like a snake head which he loves to mention why when people point it out)

## Character Inventory

* Class / Mermaid
* Cornerstone / Model
* Attribute / Seadog

Passives* Passive / Noble Studies & Diplomacy Degree
* Sandbender / Dunewalker

Abilities* Mermaid / Somber Siren
* Mermaid / Seashell
* Ancient Ability / Ancient Bullets
* Roleplay Spell / Sharp Dressed

Former | Current* Big Armor / Rokesh Hammer Pants
* Small Armor / Altuni Cloth
* Weapon / Keen Stone Blade
* Treasure Ability / Knife Slinger
* Treasure Ability / Deflex
* Roleplay Item / Love Letter
* Roleplay Item / Noble Jewelry
* Roleplay Item / Guise of Bellows