RE: Wings of Fury 2
06-27-2021, 03:53 AM
Name: Comète Révolte
Species: Human
Song: Second Song - Pyrokinesis, focused on fireballs/blasts and venting her armor's heat.
Age: 53.
Origin: Comète was born in Marray in the Empire of Chuandie, growing up in the heart of the city. Her parents were laborers, maybe miners, maybe warehouse workers. Not very rich, but scraped together what they could to get Comète an apprenticeship with a blacksmith.
Home: Comète still lives in Marray, in the armor foundry she owns and operates. It’s a two-story building with the foundry as a side extension, with the first floor having a shopfront window out to the street and armor racks, as well as a kitchen. The second floor has Comète’s office, bedroom, and a balcony overlooking the street. Her apprentices alternate between manning the shopfront and working the forge.
Appearance: Salt and pepper hair held back by a headband, beefy arms, golden eyes, tan, calloused hands, thick apron over work clothes and boots, constantly covered in ash/soot from the forge, has a full facemask for smithwork
Personality: Quiet, caring, stern, doesn’t talk about things she doesn’t know a lot about, prefers to let other people do the talking in general. Despite appearances, it’s possible to annoy her, but she doesn’t usually let things get a rise out of her. She’s fairly neutral in general, preferring to hear all sides or consider all options before making moves unless the answer is obvious, but the obvious answer to her may not line up with the obvious answer to most. She has a unique system of shorthand that is near indecipherable to everyone except her ex-wife and the longer-lasting of her apprentices. She’s not scatterbrained, and she’s not even really that eccentric, but she can seem that way at first glance very easily. She’s just kind of an older lady who has her own way of doing things.
Biography: Comète was not an adventurer until her 30s. She lived as a merchant and craftswoman, first learning to smith from her late teacher as a teen, then opening up her own armor shop in her 20s, then taking on apprentices of her own. Once she thought she could trust her apprentices to run the shop by themselves, she came up with an idea to boost interest in her wares- what she referred to as ‘advertising by example’ or ‘field marketing.’ Essentially, she herself would display the craftsmanship of her armor by wearing it out on adventures, both gaining money through adventuring and making adventurers interested in the product of the shop. This did seem to work, as the people she adventured with would spread word of the durable (and rather stylish) armor their new companion sported. In between ventures, she would return to the shop, draft new armor designs, forge them, and take them out for another test. Over the past 20 or so years, Comète has had multiple apprentices, many of whom went on to continue the work elsewhere in the world.
In an early adventure, Comète encountered an excitable elven woman named Nanthaliene who took the same job she did, and the two found they worked well together. Shortly after returning to Marray, the two began a relationship that led to a marriage when Comète was 36. Nanthaliene moved in with Comète and went on adventures alongside her. Unfortunately, the two grew apart, and mutually decided to end their fifteen-year marriage about two years ago.
These days, Comète is usually found in her shop, the Observatoire Metallique, working on designs and showing her two apprentices how to further their craft. Otherwise, she’s out in the wild, moving far faster than anyone should in a suit of armor that size and saving the world for fun, profit, and free advertising.
Important Skills: Armorsmithing, Armor Design, Cooking and Baking, Metal Identification, Understanding People Who Talk Very Fast
Important People:
Species: Human
Song: Second Song - Pyrokinesis, focused on fireballs/blasts and venting her armor's heat.
Age: 53.
Origin: Comète was born in Marray in the Empire of Chuandie, growing up in the heart of the city. Her parents were laborers, maybe miners, maybe warehouse workers. Not very rich, but scraped together what they could to get Comète an apprenticeship with a blacksmith.
Home: Comète still lives in Marray, in the armor foundry she owns and operates. It’s a two-story building with the foundry as a side extension, with the first floor having a shopfront window out to the street and armor racks, as well as a kitchen. The second floor has Comète’s office, bedroom, and a balcony overlooking the street. Her apprentices alternate between manning the shopfront and working the forge.
Appearance: Salt and pepper hair held back by a headband, beefy arms, golden eyes, tan, calloused hands, thick apron over work clothes and boots, constantly covered in ash/soot from the forge, has a full facemask for smithwork
Personality: Quiet, caring, stern, doesn’t talk about things she doesn’t know a lot about, prefers to let other people do the talking in general. Despite appearances, it’s possible to annoy her, but she doesn’t usually let things get a rise out of her. She’s fairly neutral in general, preferring to hear all sides or consider all options before making moves unless the answer is obvious, but the obvious answer to her may not line up with the obvious answer to most. She has a unique system of shorthand that is near indecipherable to everyone except her ex-wife and the longer-lasting of her apprentices. She’s not scatterbrained, and she’s not even really that eccentric, but she can seem that way at first glance very easily. She’s just kind of an older lady who has her own way of doing things.
Biography: Comète was not an adventurer until her 30s. She lived as a merchant and craftswoman, first learning to smith from her late teacher as a teen, then opening up her own armor shop in her 20s, then taking on apprentices of her own. Once she thought she could trust her apprentices to run the shop by themselves, she came up with an idea to boost interest in her wares- what she referred to as ‘advertising by example’ or ‘field marketing.’ Essentially, she herself would display the craftsmanship of her armor by wearing it out on adventures, both gaining money through adventuring and making adventurers interested in the product of the shop. This did seem to work, as the people she adventured with would spread word of the durable (and rather stylish) armor their new companion sported. In between ventures, she would return to the shop, draft new armor designs, forge them, and take them out for another test. Over the past 20 or so years, Comète has had multiple apprentices, many of whom went on to continue the work elsewhere in the world.
In an early adventure, Comète encountered an excitable elven woman named Nanthaliene who took the same job she did, and the two found they worked well together. Shortly after returning to Marray, the two began a relationship that led to a marriage when Comète was 36. Nanthaliene moved in with Comète and went on adventures alongside her. Unfortunately, the two grew apart, and mutually decided to end their fifteen-year marriage about two years ago.
These days, Comète is usually found in her shop, the Observatoire Metallique, working on designs and showing her two apprentices how to further their craft. Otherwise, she’s out in the wild, moving far faster than anyone should in a suit of armor that size and saving the world for fun, profit, and free advertising.
Important Skills: Armorsmithing, Armor Design, Cooking and Baking, Metal Identification, Understanding People Who Talk Very Fast
Important People:
- Nanthaliene Vaucias: Comète’s ex-wife. An elven woman with extensive non-magical medical knowledge. She is a practicing physician and capable battle medic. Uses very light to no armor. Talks a mile a minute, likes to run circles around people. Loves spending time in nature. Dabbles in Third Song.
- Anouk: Goth orc girl and apprentice to Comète (for about six months, rebelling against her parents). Focuses more on design than fabrication. Teen angst, specifically 17-18.
- Florian: Headstrong human himbo and apprentice to Comète (for two or three years, was around for Comète's divorce). Focuses more on the forge than on schematics. Early 20s wholesome party boy.
- Speckle: A halfling adventurer who went out in a party with Comète and Nanthaliene for many years. First Song user. Wandering scientist. Gets drinks with Comète whenever they’re both in town.
- Custom, Personalized Platemail
- Massive Gauntlets
- Smithing Hammer
- Flyers for Business
- Design Notepad