Jacob Brasco

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Name: Jacob Brasco:
Sex: Male:
Age: 35:
Race: Elf:
Place of birth: Small town near The Avaera woodlands:

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Hair color: Light Brown:
Hair style: Short and slicked back:
eye color: light Brown:
Skin color: Olive:
Height: 5'11:
Weight: 183 lbs:
Misc features: Large scar on left hand:

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Biography:You sit around a warm campfire after a long days work waiting patiently for your grandfather to tell you a story the story of Jacob Brasco and how he made his mark upon the world. Your grandfather clears his throat before speaking. Jacob had a privileged childhood his parents were wealthy his father a guild master and his mother owned a inn named "The Crows Nest". Ever sense Jacob was a small boy his father had taught him to read and write Jacob hated it but his father would always remind "him knowledge is power without it your weak." On Jacobs 10th birthday his uncle gave him a longbow it was made of maple and stained red with a carving of a bear in the middle. Jacobs uncle's name was Robert and he was a adventurer who people in his town said had been to the depths of hell and back. Robert stood 6'4 and had a ornate longbow slung on his back it seemed at all times his hair was short and black he had a tribal tattoo of a bears face on his left arm and 3 claw scars went across his face. Jacob idolized him he wanted to be just like him Robert promised to teach him how to shoot his new bow before he left again and the very next day early in the morning Robert woke Jacob up and took him outside Jacob could barely pull the string back on his bow and by the end of the day his fingers were bruised and full of blisters. Robert looked at Jacob with a smile and pride in his eyes and said "When I come home you better be a master"

By the next morning Robert had left. 10 years passed before he saw his uncle again his father still had him reading books but everyday of those 10 years he would shoot his bow his arms had grown muscle from the it and his hands were full of calluses. As soon as Jacob saw his uncle Robert he asked to go hunting Robert turned him down saying "I need to settle in tomorrow I promise." While Jacob was in bed that night he overheard his father and his uncle talking Robert:"Why do you make him read so much what happens when your gone and he cant defend himself because all he can do is read..." Father:"What do you suppose I do let him be a uneducated sell sword like you. Robert:"I've seen the world I've been on the top of the highest mountains and to the bottom of the deepest caves I've seen the greatest and the worst things this world can offer I've lived what you make him read about, hell from what I can remember you went to bad with a blade a few years ago look at you now no muscle just skin and bones signing papers all day." Father: Your right and do you remember all the times we almost died. Robert: HA! Hell yeah I do those were the best days of my life. Father: Heh yeah they were pretty great weren't they listen I wont stop you from teaching my son skills of survival but don't let it take over his learning time. Robert: You got it I'm heading to bed I'm teaching him to track in the morning." Father: "Good night:" The next morning Robert woke Jacob up and Jacob quickly got dressed in his set of formal clothes and slung his bow and quiver on his back he walked out of his room and his uncle looked at him and couldn't quit laughing Jacob quickly said "What!" Robert than said "Your going to wear a suit to go hunting I guess were going to have to get you a mans set of clothes in town lets go" As they approached the store Robert asked "So you been practicing?" Jacob said "Yeah I bet I'm better than you now!" Robert laughed and said "You must still be dreaming" As they walked into the store Robert quickly grabbed a pair of bracers and a set of clothes paid for it and left Robert than said to Jacob "If we don't hurry up deer are going to go to sleep we wont get anything so I'll race you to the woods if you win I'll tell you the story of how I got these scars." and pointed to his face and smiling Jacob quickly pushed his uncle back and took off getting a head start and noticed he was a lot faster in his new clothes than in his formal clothes he smiled and said "You better be able to keep up or I'll never hear that story !" about a quarter mile from the tree line Robert Picked Jacob up with one hand by the shoulder and threw him back Jacob fell on his arse but quickly got up and tried to catch up but there wasn't enough time they were both out of breath and panting but Jacob smiled and said "Same deal on the way back?" and Robert said "Yeah." Robert spent the whole day teaching Jacob about tracking and the woods what to use for cover how to use the wind to your advantage and so on by the time he was finished they were so tired neither of them wanted to run home. Robert said on the way back "One day I'll let you know how I got these scars and who knows maybe you will get your own scars to tell me story's of when I am old." Jacob than said "I don't know my Dad just wants me to be like him and be a guild master giving people like you quests but I don't want to do that I want to be like you Robert I want to be a adventurer I want to see the world." Robert than said "Part of being a man is learning to be your own man when you understand what that means you will know what to do with your life." When they got home Jacob went to bed and passed out when he woke up his uncle was gone and as usual a new book was on the dinner table

8 more years passed Jacob was now 30 and had saved up a lot of money by selling pelts and meat from animals he had hunted He planned on leaving his home to become a adventurer in one years time after one day he told his father of his plans of leaving to see what he had to say about it his father quickly said "No your not." This made Jacob mad so he yelled "Yes I am I'm sick of being tied down to this house I've saved up a lot of money and I am ready to leave and you cant stop me your weak!" his father laughed and said just because I'm not as strong as I once was doesn't mean anything in fact if you can beat me in a fight I'll let you leave I promise They both went outside and Jacob quickly took a swing at his father it connected on his fathers right cheek but he didn't even move Jacob noticed a blue light that's all he remembered before passing out and waking up a few minutes later his father standing over him Jacob quickly said "how did you do that!" His father laughed and said "It's lightning magic." Jacob had never seen any magic before he had only read about it in a few books of hero's he said "Will you teach me how to do that!" his father smiled and said "It's going to take a lot of reading are you sure you want me to?" Jacob smiled back and said "Yes!" they both went inside and his father took down 3 books and set them on the table the books were huge with atleast a thousand pages each It would take Jacob 3 weeks straight to read them His father said "Read these in order top to bottom and tell me when your done." None of the books had titles they were just had blank leather covers the books were also very complex and had hand drawn pictures of steps but somthing Jacob noticed is that all of these books were about air not lightning it ended up taking Jacob a lot longer than he thought to finish the books

It took about 3 months to read and understand them but when he finished  he asked his Father "Why were those books about air magic and not lightning?" his father replied "Lightning magic is a form of air magic now are you ready to apply what you have read?" Jacob nodded and walked outside with his Father who quickly formed the bolt in his hands before shooting it in the air like a jester with fire he than slowly showed Jacob the steps to doing it but he couldn't do it his father said "Just keep practicing It took me a year before I could do it. 6 months passed and Jacob could get a tiny bolt to form but that was it after 7 months of training his uncle came to town and Jacob showed him what he had learned and he Robert laughed and looked at Jacobs father and said "So you taught the kid what you would never teach me ey!" His father smiled and said "He has talent you never did!" they both started laughing they both went to Jacobs mother's tavern to have a drink and catch up while Jacob practiced when they came back Jacob was asleep  and Robert decided to tell his father about his plans of retiring and coming to stay for a while his father was okay with it and said that Robert is always welcome in his home. 2 more years passed and Jacob had turned 32 he was able to form the bolt but it drained him completely after one time but he quickly showed his father and his uncle Robert what he could do His father and uncle looked at him with pride in there eyes Jacob held it until he  couldn't take it any longer and they both laughed another year passed and Jacob was able to form the lightning bolt a few times without getting tired

But Jacob was getting board of his small town life So he packed up his things and left home feeling more proud about the journey ahead than he had ever felt in his entire life. Your grandfather stops to clear his throat again and says But Jacobs Journey is a story for another time go to bed now there is still a lot of work to be done.:/b]

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Skills:
Archery
Can create a bolt of lightning by causing friction in the air.
Tracking
Basic knowledge of herbs:

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Alignment: Chaotic Good:
Gear:
1x longbow
25x broadtip arrows
1 Leather dagger sheath
1x 6 inch iron dagger

Clothes:
1x Green with yellow lining hood
1x Green with yellow lining tunic
1x brown pants
1x Elven style leather bracers
1x tight leather over shirt
1x leather belt :
Misc items:
1x Brown leather pouch lined with rabbits fur:

Jacob Brasco
Shiggy diggy not naming your kid with a real elven name like
Hlanhis Hlanndo
Tensthyr Fadadri
Arasril Leddhul
Idrahyn Manamon

A 19 year old elf named Jacob Brasco? Might as well just go with a human at that point.

Elves mature at thirty years old, physically and in the eyes of their peers. Nineteen would make him barely ten years old in human terms, something I presume you didn't exactly intend :3

Also I see Jacob's uncle was your old Olden character. Clever, but his method of teaching magic is a little sketchy. Magic in this universe is a monk-like art, much more about values such as resisting the urge to go further with it and destroy yourself, or control of the mana you're shaping. It's seriously dangerous stuff. If he passed out, sounds like his uncle let him go far enough to damage his own lifeforce enough that he lost consciousness - and that's not too kind.

Reading won't teach you anything to do with magic, and the one preset spell he knows does conflict with the properties of astramancy itself. Suffice it to say you couldn't hold it in a ball.

This is nothing major though, just some lore related kinks. I'll be happy to help you out as much as it takes to set a couple things straight, but it won't be hard by any means!

Krug wrote:

Elves mature at thirty years old, physically and in the eyes of their peers. Nineteen would make him barely ten years old in human terms, something I presume you didn't exactly intend :3

Also I see Jacob's uncle was your old Olden character. Clever, but his method of teaching magic is a little sketchy. Magic in this universe is a monk-like art, much more about values such as resisting the urge to go further with it and destroy yourself, or control of the mana you're shaping. It's seriously dangerous stuff. If he passed out, sounds like his uncle let him go far enough to damage his own lifeforce enough that he lost consciousness - and that's not too kind.

Reading won't teach you anything to do with magic, and the one preset spell he knows does conflict with the properties of astramancy itself. Suffice it to say you couldn't hold it in a ball.

This is nothing major though, just some lore related kinks. I'll be happy to help you out as much as it takes to set a couple things straight, but it won't be hard by any means!

Yeah thanks Krug I'll read up on the lore a little bit and change some stuff around tonight. also the books part is more about the history of magic rather than how to perform magic.

Edited age will do magic stuff soon Everything is good to go!