Interrogator Brennus von Theastalos

[1337inquisitor]

                                               Interrogator Brennus Von Theastalos

Born on the recently discovered backwards medieval world of Caelin, Brennus was born into a turbulent time to a famous mercenary captain by the name of Gant Von Theastalos. Ever since he came out of his mother's womb he was trained for his future career as a mercenary by his father who would constantly push him to his limits of his endurance every day.  When Brennus turned fourteen his father took him to his first battle where he got his first taste of blood and gold. Two years later the First War of Faith which would provide both to Brennus began when Ecclesiarch sent several missionaries to begin building of a chapel and the spreading of the light of the Emperor.  Most of the lower class people supported this change in religion but the nobles whose pagan religion helped them flourish were now afraid of losing their power over the people outlawed the religion.

This led to widespread denouncing of the king despite to the fact that the king had neutral views in the matter but only acted as figurehead in conflict. The nobles were the first to attack, putting many villages and cities to sword that housed resistance to the nobles. When the chapel that the missionaries had built came under attack Gant agreed to protect it for free as he proclaimed his allegiance to the Imperials. When the nobles prepared to crush the chapel with one final all out attack Gant set up his defenses. Despite being outnumbered six to one Gant still managed to hold the line until Gant died when a bolt hit him in the head. With no leader the mercenaries began to fall back when Brennus stepped into breach stating that they weren't fighting as mercenaries but as Imperial soldiers. With the soldiers rallied and the nobles thrown back

Brennus then led a sudden last ditch counterattack into the noble line killing many of the nobles and sending them into a rout. The lead missionary Jack Sorius then officially gave him the emperor's blessing calling him the leader of a great crusade. Brennus now at the head of massively swelling force began training the new recruits in war. He said the great secret to fighting was adaptation, a willingness to change tactics and fighting style. With victories over the nobles mounting under his belt due to his unconventional tactics and use of the noble's pride against them he eventually got to the gates of the capital.

The now aging king gave one last speech telling his people to lay down their arms and surrender despite protests by nobles who retreated from the capital and would pressure imperial rule in following years. Now the question arose who would lead the people. The decision came between Brennus and the king's exiled son Marcus who spoke out against the reign early on. Brennus seemed like the obvious choice as he had support from Ecclesiarchy and the people. But Brennus humbly stepped down saying that Marcus was the better choice. His fame didn't only reach Caelin though. A Thorian Inquisitor by the name of Hastus Rooklord took interest in Brennus who now was in his thirties and living as a freeman. Hastus paid Brennus a visit and told him who he was and how he could help serve the emperor better by serving him. Brennus agreed and became his acolyte, since then he has served Hastus admirably. Now one hundred and eight years old, he is on the edge of becoming an inquisitor himself.

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Equipment: Bastard Sword; Battle axe*; Warhammer**; Spear; LV4 Metal Shield; Short sword; Crossbow with 20 bolts; 5pts of Armour on chest, abdomen, Open helmet;

Brennus is Right Handed

Special Abilities: First Strike; Lightning Reflexes, Leader

Battle axe*: A battle axe may be used as either a normal axe or a great axe

Warhammer**: A Warhammer may be used as a hammer or a great hammer

[Kaled]

Five close combat weapons, a shield and a crossbow?  How are you going to fit them all on the model?  They're not exactly small weapons you've chosen (especially given the over-sized nature of GW's weapons).

[Flinty]

Brave/refreshing choice with a feral fighting character, but not even one concession to the shiney gee-gaws of technology; perhaps just one las pistol?

Agree with Kaled that its difficult to fit 3 close combat weapons (two of which are going to be large/heavy) on one figure, plus a ranged weapon and he's carrying a spear and a shield, just as well he has 5 actions, he's going to need 1 or 2 a turn to juggle his kit. And sneaking about is not going to be easy...

How about he has access to a personal armoury, but usually carries a reduced selection dependant on what he thinks is likely to crop up? Or, he does carry it all at once, but like most infantry, will drop his marching kit at the start of any shenannigans?

Stat line shows he's pretty good at everything, and very good in quite a few areas. My personal view, but I like a character to have an area/ability that he is a bit crap at - it gives his retinue something to do, and is a bit  more ''human'' (but I do get the idea he is meant to be an heroic individual).

[1337inquisitor]

Or maybe he just believes in bringing a small armory to the fight? But maybe i'll get rid of warhammer and the battle axe?

Yes the whole idea of this character is to make one really heroic person.

[Flinty]

Ive never thought about spears in Inquisitor; not sure they're going to be that effective, but I have yet to try or see one in action. It just brings up the image of Indiana Jones squaring up against that sword waving bloke -problem solved with a stubber round to the head. 

Try thinking about weapon reach/range and what the character would need/use them for - the crossbow for long range, spear for mid and short sword for close, with either an axe/hammer for mid-close tough stuff/splatter effect. Why have two very similar weapons that fill a similar role?

Im also a little confused as to how the axe or the hammer can have normal and great profiles at the same time - applied to medieval style weapons, great implies larger/heavier and therefore can never be normal. Is this the missing tech I was looking for, a press stud releases a mercury reservoir/switches off the micro suspensors?

I also have a sneaking feeling you might be a little influenced by the figure you have?

[1337inquisitor]

Ive never thought about spears in Inquisitor; not sure they're going to be that effective, but I have yet to try or see one in action. It just brings up the image of Indiana Jones squaring up against that sword waving bloke -problem solved with a stubber round to the head.

First off i doubt hardened military veteran (and a armoured one at that) is going to stand 20ft away dancing around and let some guy take shots at him without doing anything? Also how is a spear not effective, it's a wooden haft with a pointy metal tip,  and on that if stuff like that is not effective then why would they make stuff like chainswords and powerweapons when they can just shoot at each other? thirdly it's a movie.

Try thinking about weapon reach/range and what the character would need/use them for - the crossbow for long range, spear for mid and short sword for close, with either an axe/hammer for mid-close tough stuff/splatter effect. Why have two very similar weapons that fill a similar role?

No i would disagree, A spear is good at dismounting a charging horse and keeping people at distance, an axe is powerful weapon that can lob heads off and cut armour, a Warhammer can better smash through plate armour causing blunt trauma, a sword is good for percision strikes

Im also a little confused as to how the axe or the hammer can have normal and great profiles at the same time - applied to medieval style weapons, great implies larger/heavier and therefore can never be normal. Is this the missing tech I was looking for, a press stud releases a mercury reservoir/switches off the micro suspensors?

The Bastard sword in the rulebook follows the same rules. Even then you can just a hand and half style weapon and while i know it wouldn't be the same as a full size thing if you want to write rules for it be my guest.

I also have a sneaking feeling you might be a little influenced by the figure you have?

actually i still need to find a figure

[Elva]

I think 1337 is trying to represent the weapon's effectiveness, not the weight, and a valiant effort, I would cringe at attempting to wrap my mind around such matters, unless there was a cookie involved, then I'd do it(lack of sleep does weird things to me, most notably adding insane amounts to my leadership:D).

And there is so much variation in the 40k universe weapon wise, especially compared to today's standards, how often do you see a soldier still wielding a banner and sword on the battlefield? If this guy gets up close, I'd be very worried.

And spears are good in some aspects, but they have their draw backs as well, like any other weapon. (too lazy to point them out)

Oh quick note, spears are best used in ranks, a deadly combo would be to have an enforcer with a storm shield and shock maul with this guy supporting, coming in with his payload of iron and steel to finish them off.

For stats, I'd say lower the initiative will power and sagicity, the leadership too if he's not going to be the leader. I don't see a feral worlder, especially a heavy mercenary fighter, having access to good education, and being super speedy. The willpower though you could probably get away with though.(note still needs to read the backstory)

[1337inquisitor]

I think 1337 is trying to represent the weapon's effectiveness, not the weight, and a valiant effort, I would cringe at attempting to wrap my mind around such matters, unless there was a cookie involved, then I'd do it

(lack of sleep does weird things to me, most notably adding insane amounts to my leadership:D).

join the club of hapless, sleepless zombies who go to bed at 10am and wake at 4pm
And there is so much variation in the 40k universe weapon wise, especially compared to today's standards, how often do you see a soldier still wielding a banner and sword on the battlefield? If this guy gets up close, I'd be very worried.

And spears are good in some aspects, but they have their draw backs as well, like any other weapon. (too lazy to point them out)

Oh quick note, spears are best used in ranks, a deadly combo would be to have an enforcer with a storm shield and shock maul with this guy supporting, coming in with his payload of iron and steel to finish them off.

For stats, I'd say lower the initiative will power and sagicity, the leadership too if he's not going to be the leader. I don't see a feral worlder, especially a heavy mercenary fighter, having access to good education, and being super speedy. The willpower though you could probably get away with though.(note still needs to read the backstory)

then read it then and you'll probably find more ammo for your criticisms which i support so please point them out! (thats the first time i'll ever say that and hopefully the last) But for the reason i won't lower for story reasons is that i envision him as one of those 1 in million people who can do everything and thats why he attracted the attention of the inquisition. Also book smarts is only one part in sagacity it covers a wide range of things such as common sense en such. Also for gameplay reasons he is the leader of my retinue and doesn't really use any guns or powerful weapons but it's made up for in ability which is part of his character.

[1337inquisitor]

Any who this is another character in me assorted band.                                                        



Investigator Erik Karlsonne

Erik Karlsonne has never had an easy life. When he was four his murdered in their house and he witnessed the brutal crime. He was soon sent to Schola Progenium on Golian where he excelled in his studies and physical activities especially boxing. What was truly noted about him though was his keen perception and attention to detail which pretty much set his career path to investigator, which he also wanted to be because of what happened to him. He arrived on the hive world Justas IV to be thrust right into the thick of it. Just as he solved one case another came up until he became physically and mentally exhausted with no end in sight but he still managed to get a guilty verdict on each. But one day he was given a single case which would be the turning point in his career. The murder suspect was the notorious Canas Morman who was a violent gang leader known for his brutal methods. Erik found a mountain of evidence pointing to Canas.

When it came to trial the Judge said not guilty which nearly sent Erik into rage. Knowing that Canas had coerced the judge somehow he continued to wait for Canas to make another mistake but got more and more frustrated at the inefficiency at the justice system. One day he finally snapped and burst into the gang compound with an assault rifle and sprayed the place clean. When he saw the once fearsome man try to get away he laughed and beat him to death. When he got caught for the crime a man called Inquisitor Rooklord came to him and said how he could help him if he was willing to help him. Erik agreed not seeing any point to being jailed or put to death. Ever since then he has helped inquisitor with his investigations.


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Equipment: Autopistol with one reload, 2x Knuckle Dusters, Pump action shotgun with eight shells, Heavy coat on all locations except head, Flak armour on chest

Abilities: Ambidextrous, Hip shooting, Perceptive*

Perceptive*: Give a +20 modifier on all detection tests

[Elva]

K I've gone through it, and I think he's pretty cool. Though I'm going to hold off on the stats until someone with a bit more experience than me can settle this debate, I was just pointing out my observations(I'd also recommend using the conclave standard to compare  and contrast). Over all I think its a very interesting idea, I've pondered making a character from a primitive world as well. The one thing though, that could make it even better though, is to justify the fact that he's a one in a billion(converted to 40k terms) a bit more. What I'm taking from is that hes a brilliant fighter and leader, not to mention a sound tactician, but not a one in a billion, it just needs more justification, like a miracle or something along those lines.

Other than that I'd say he's pretty sound. The skills are well represented and he looks like even a Space Marine would have a tough time taking him down.

I hope I didn't come off the wrong way  , we're all friends here and, are committed to improving each others' gaming experience. I look forward to seeing the rest of the warband, its got great potential.

[1337inquisitor]

K I've gone through it, and I think he's pretty cool. Though I'm going to hold off on the stats until someone with a bit more experience than me can settle this debate, I was just pointing out my observations(I'd also recommend using the conclave standard to compare  and contrast). Over all I think its a very interesting idea, I've pondered making a character from a primitive world as well. The one thing though, that could make it even better though, is to justify the fact that he's a one in a billion(converted to 40k terms) a bit more. What I'm taking from is that hes a brilliant fighter and leader, not to mention a sound tactician, but not a one in a billion, it just needs more justification, like a miracle or something along those lines.

I think besting an army six times your size that is probably better armed and most likely better trained on your first try is a pretty good miracle. But even then his stats can also be said of training which was given to him by his father who would train him until his fell down exhausted near death along with training given to him by inquisitor Rooklord who he is still under after 70yrs. so in comparison it's like taking the gifted and skilled traits in fallout,
(wait why would you want to take skilled?) or a hot newly forged blade being quenched until tempered into cold hard steel.

Other than that I'd say he's pretty sound. The skills are well represented and he looks like even a Space Marine would have a tough time taking him down.

I hope I didn't come off the wrong way  , we're all friends here and, are committed to improving each others' gaming experience. I look forward to seeing the rest of the warband, its got great potential.

well of course you didn't we're all friends here  (saying this while sharpening stabbing knife).

[Elva]

Hmm, I guess that would justify it, even if it is superhuman(he is one in a billion after all).

And your second character I am a real huge fan of, even with my trait to find error, he seems flawless. He's pretty spiffy, and well justified, not to mention a cool concept.

Hehe, glad we can laugh about it And I'll be sure to keep my Katana close by.

[1337inquisitor]

Thanks i always wanted to do a simple character like him. I also wanted to do a character with a set of brass knuckles heheheheheheh. Well like the japanese say, slice dice and serve on rice.

[MarcoSkoll]

There's not much I can say that someone else hasn't already except...

...Paragraph breaks! Please!

A solid block of text is much more of a chore to read than well formatted text. I'm more likely to be put off reading a background by because of poor formatting than because of length.

[Zakkeg]

S and T in the 80s should probably be reserved for those of Schwarzenegger-esque build (and that's in his Mr. Universe days). Being a feral worlder I assume he's meant to be a big lad, but I still won't quite buy it without seeing a model.