James Windstorm

**Supplemental:** Plans for James

Played by Abby.

Introduced in Main Story 2: 12/15/18: "The party will most likely attempt to follow the boneclaw, which left a heavy set of tracks until it reached the more stony hills. However, they can determine that it was heading directly towards the largest mountain in the distance. As they follow the tracks they hear a cry for help just off the path. As they attempt to investigate, they see a human male (**James Windstorm**) run towards them while being chased by a squad of 5 Ogres."

**Description:** 23 year old human male, 6'1. Lawful Good alignment.

**Class:** Sorcerer (Phoenix)

**Origin:** Corden, Torkel

**Ties:**

* **Mother:** Silvia Windstorm (female human abjuration wizard) (location: Torkel (City))
* **Father:** Nicholas Windstorm (male human conjuration wizard) (location: Torkel (City))
* **(2 years) Younger Sister:** Eliza Windstorm (female human conjuration wizard) (location: Torkel (City))
* **Aunt:** Jessica Leyden (location: Corden)
	+ **Uncle:** Unnamed (location: Corden)
	+ **Cousin:** John Leyden (male illusion wizard) (location: Corden)
	+ **Cousin:** Dan Leyden (male abjuration wizard) (location: Corden)
* **Aunt:** Samantha Leyden (location: Corden)
	+ **Uncle:** Unnamed (location: Corden)
	+ **Cousin:** Celeste Leyden (female divination wizard) (location: Corden)
	+ **Cousin:** Gwen Leyden (female abjuration wizard) (location: Corden)
	+ **Cousin:** Percy Leyden (male evocation wizard) (location: Corden)

James' Stats (lv8)
 11

# Player-written Backstory

Long ago one of his ancestors (Alexander) traveled to the fire plane and while there was able to save the life of a phoenix. The phoenix decided to bless him and his family with his magic. One of his sons and a daughter both were given the blessing of being a phoenix sorcerer and became great magic users but due to his standing as part of the wizard guild it was claimed that both were actually evocation wizards. It continued like this with those given the blessing being called evocation wizards so they would be protected by the guild and so that the world would not seek out the family for their power. James' great-great-grandparents had two sons one of which was a phoenix sorcerer his magic was not controlled due to its fire nature and he ended up causing great harm to several people. After this all those given phoenix sorcery were no longer looked on as being blessed but instead as cursed. With parents hiding their gifts from children and trying to make them into wizards instead of sorcerers. It was also due to this that in the family there was more dislike/judgment of sorcerers being seen as unworthy/uncontrolled in their magic.

He grew up on a remote estate in the northern portion of the continent. Parents (Nicholas and Silvia) are both wizards his father is a conjuration wizard while his mother is an abjuration wizard. He also has a sister (Eliza) who is a wizard who has followed the family tradition of being an conjuration wizard. She is the younger sister but she was always the favorite fitting into the family so much better. She is intelligent, naturally gifted at everything she does but she is also kind. She was James' only friend while they were growing up and they did everything together. The family is part of an aristocratic wizard guild that has considerable power over wizard education/interests. They research how to bring magic into the everyday lives of citizens producing magical artifacts that make life easier. Torkel is the center of the guild and where they work from. Due to this Torkel has been greatly impacted by the wizardly influence with magic most everywhere. They also throw many parties with all of the social constructs and overtones of gaining power that come with meetings of such powerful intelligent people.

His mother comes from another very powerful wizard family named Leyden. It was decided while they were still young that the two families should join to consolidate power as well as work together abjuration(protection) plus conjuration (offense). Nicholas was an only child while the Leyden's had three daughters so as he got older he got to pick which one he wished to marry. He choose Silvia because she was strong willed, extremely skillful and extraordinarily intelligent. Nicholas himself was extremely intelligent, demanding, and passionate. Silvia's sisters are named Jessica and Samantha both are very kind and have families of their own that are less involved with the wizard guild but still members with the husband taking their name since they are the more influential family which is the way of the guild. Jessica has two children two boys named John and Dan Illusion wizard and Abjuration. Samantha has three children two girls and a boy named Celeste, Gwen, and Percy - Divination, Abjuration and Evocation.

They had to work very hard for their magic and expected their son to do the same. While watching his parents draw out a spell when he was only six he caught part of the flame and was able to make it bigger his parents covered this from him wanting him to work for knowledge and still follow the path to becoming a wizard. James himself expected to have to study to get to get magic and enjoyed reading. He went to college in a big city to increase his knowledge of history, monsters and medicine. He spent vast majority of the time on campus because the city scared him. His sister joined the school two years later and immediately became one of the most popular kids becoming a leader and started to take a role with the guild.

It was at school while trying to draw the same spell his parents had all those years ago that he found out he could control it and that he realized that his magic was fire based not from a book. After that while at college he found that he wanted to do more with his magic and actually experience the adventures he had read about. When his family taking a more important role as part of the guild decided to move to Torkel it pushed him to leave before they got there. He sent them a letter when they told him and in it said that he knew he was a sorcerer but left before they could send a letter or possibly try to persuade him to still be a wizard. He left home naive and not sure of himself. He wants to learn more about his magic and truly explore the abilities he can master.

Session notes:

Is on the hunt for the staff of power to personally gain power while also helping out the phoenix. Found the Kristianna has the book with the maps in it. She and her cousin can read one of the maps but do not know where their places are. I can read one map and I know the location the map was assigned to me. I have found that Kristianna seems like minded and I would like to get to know her better and possibly win her favor.

Seeing friends die has had a great affect on me, I have never seen a friend die before. I now have a deep sorrow and want revenge against Mr. Bigsby. I want to take over the role of protector of Kristianna. I will not let anything happen to another friend, I will work on my healing so that next time no one will die on my watch.

Find silver tongues and their leader. Also find staff of power at all costs. Traveling to Torvas which is close to where I know part of the staff is located. After weeks my fire beetle egg is close to hatching.

My beetle has hatched and is imprinted to me. Got Kristiana and Hex to dance with me honestly one of the best nights so far.

Went to library payed for Kristiana's spell made me feel cool. Read a romance novel which has inspired some moves I can try. Unlocked the little merchant boy's box. Got a silver ring with a snake on it. Went to an auction and got a pair of gloves which Voltun helped me get so he could get the ring. Headed to a temple to heal the boy's father so he can remember his wife.

Staff of power grown in Fey, forging in flame hotter then others, crystal is super pure and latices are exactly symmetrical. Binding requires travel to several planes but all parts are in my plane. Been forever since anyone has heard about it. Traveled into dessert. Finally got to be with everyone and talk. Talked with Hex about emotions and what makes a person. Spoke with Kristy about being an outlaw as well as about Hex and why he attacked Lysander. I am now teaching her Elvish which means we get to spend a lot of time together. I also told her about my parents and my family and I think she respects me more.