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Note to self--get more details vis a vis Celstia and Alexia--what was Kib doing there? What enemies did he fight? What enemies did he make? Would he be known in either nation?

I'm thinking that, generally, his leadership would have been squad-level, the equivalent of a second lieutenant. I hadn't thought about whether he was infantry or cavalry--infantry makes more sense if he keeps going with the pole-arm focus, but he has enough ride that cavalry with shield and mace is quite reasonable, although he wouldn't have been particularly well-armored for the task. -Slitherrr 13:13, 24 September 2009 (EDT)

Probably an infantryman. As a 1st level guy, probably not at the point where he'd have achieved any renown. -gm

I'll agree that there wouldn't be much renown. I don't know how much time he would have spent getting to know anyone, either, but I suppose it depends on what he was doing in either place. If he spent some of his time garrisoning, for instance, he might have gotten friendly (or unfriendly) with any number of inhabitants. He'd also know the men he lead, and perhaps an officer or two, but that goes without saying. -Slitherrr 22:43, 24 September 2009 (EDT)

All that sounds about right, and he might even have achieved some level of honor and distinction, but I don't think genuine renown really kick in until about levels 6-9. ;) Feel free to expound or invent backstory, I think you have as good a feel for this world as anyone by now. -gm

Ok, he's got history, now to give him personality. So far he's just been a good man's Good Man--follows the rules, but isn't a stickler, patient with other peoples' foibles, and so on. I'm thinking that, to help balance him out, he's going to need a vengeful streak, of which he's essentially unaware.

That being the case, he has a pretty good score to settle with the Beholder guy. While he has pressing issues in Draglet, and eventually far West, to get to, he'll probably find some pretext or other to seek the Cultists out. Step one, then, would probably be to ask around while he has some downtime in Kred.

Speaking of far West, what would be the most accepted way to travel that direction? I suppose shallow-water ships make the route, but if the storms regularly come close to the shore, then maybe not. Mental note: Ranks in Gather Information. -Slitherrr

Kib is pretty awesome. I feel like Germain would like him if he met him. A little less stressful than traveling with Mose and Al (who mean well but have a permanent foot-in-mouth). --Msallen 13:28, 16 December 2009 (EST)

He's good for keeping things moving, because the no-nonsense-if-rather-bland sentiment pushes in the direction of action in a party full of newbie players who don't really have the same expectations of where to take the action next. The leadership role does mean he tends to steal the focus, though, especially in conversation, which is why I'm glad that Thed's player is getting some good spot time. -Slitherrr

On that note, to the GM: What do you think about gently nudging Thoven into some action? I think Pete is content to mostly sit around and watch us, reacting when need be, but I also think he'd have fun being pushed into something that requires his role, and maybe a little talky-talk. Same goes for Dev, but I think he might be harder to figure out--"Point him to an enemy and watch him bash, pet him on the head when he's good" is almost the only way I know how to interact with his character. -Slitherrr