The Fox & Goat: The Dark Eidolon: Character Creation

The force of suns had waned beyond recall.
Chaos was re-established over all,
Where lifeless atoms through forgetful deeps
Fled unrelated, cold, immusical.
-The Abyss Triumphant, by Clark Ashton Smith

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From: [REDACTED]
To: High Magos Delphan Gone
Via: Telepathic Delta Sister Constance
Subj: Yoh-Vombis

THE PLANET OF YOH-VOMBIS IS A WORLD GIVEN OVER ENTIRELY TO KHORNE.

Yoh-Vombis is a primal, ferocious world; its volcanoes tower over steaming jungles and dew-choked fens. Fiery spume from seas of lava pound beaches dusted not by sand, but by rubies. Three moons haunt the night with their accursed laughter. Megafauna beyond comprehension roam the fertile shores of berserk rivers and hunt one another beneath the bowers of tropical trees laden with massive, unwholesome fruit. Those creatures which approximate men live beneath the claws of angry monstrosities that never cease in their violence and hunger.

Each organism praises Khorne in its own way. From the endlessly-devouring monsters, to the crude tribal rituals of those who dare call themselves men.

Only one god reigns over the endless, whirling realms of unspeakable violence: Khorne. Into this frightful melee, you step.

Most of the planet's inhabitants are less than men: cave dwelling troglodytes, reptilian hybrids borne of miscegenation between men and lizards, brainless apes driven only by cannibalistic urges. Those few true humans which remain are products of ancient colonies long since dissolved. For many, many centuries they were ruled over by a pre-Imperial dynasty given to dark, cruel ritual. The great Queen Dorothea Locke was the last of this hateful bloodline, and she is dead some twenty years.

You are one of the last pure humans left.

But your purity is such that all other men are less. You are a demigod, a titan, an archetype, an eidolon: closest to the perfect form of the original men who were, closest, to the gods.

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For this event, the players will select their characters. At this time, the only thing they are selecting is physical appearance (to include stat line and rules).

At a later date, the players will be allowed to select temperament, background and allies. Each of these selections will have an impact on the character's final profile.

The selections below do not fully describe the rules associated with each appearance, but are a summary. Final rules for each character will be distributed to the players once all selections are complete.

The player characters are all powerful melee fighters and excellent at close to mid-range with their shooting attacks. None are explicitly mages, but some can dispel foul enemy magic.

The names below are NOT the characters' names. That is for the players to decide. They are place-holders only.

+++CHOICE I: "THE SCOTTSMAN"+++

As strong as he is corpulent "The Scottsman's" vitality is unmatched, giving him more wounds, better healing. His blade is inscribed with magic runes; it cannot be broken. He carries the skull of his latest victim to be used as a distracting puppet (complete with humorous voices). After losing one of his legs, he replaced it with a machinegun - which he uses to devastating effect.

+++CHOICE II: "THE TERMINATOR"+++

Muscular beyond mortal capacity, the Terminator is cigar-chomping, herculean strength embodied. Far from resorting only to mindless close combat, the Terminator is capable of focusing warp energy into the massive weapons he carries. This give his gauntlet the capacity to shatter ramparts, and imbues his shoulder-cannon with such rage that it spews forth high-caliber rounds, explosives, energy bolts - and anything else he can conceive.

+++CHOICE III: "LADY HAWK"+++

An amazon goddess standing head and shoulders above any man, "Lady Hawk" is a Valkyrie in the flesh. Her shimmering axe can behead any enemy with a single stroke. Enemies who dare get close fall prey to her spiked buckler. At a distance, she dispatches her terrible hunting eagle who plucks the eyes from the enemies which are not torn to shreds.

+++CHOICE IV: "CROC"+++

A hunter beyond compare, Croc has poached the megafauna which "belonged" to even Queen Dorothea Locke. After all, what need has Khorne for laws when strength is the only true law? "Croc's" huge spear impales lesser enemies and pierces the heart of even the largest predator. In dire situations, he can launch it across the battlefield, spearing multiple enemies at once.

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