Selena
Shield (Daniel)… Female Human Warlord with an Intelligent build.
Selena
Shield, daughter of the famous Captain Kevin Shield was raised by her father.
Her Mother died when she was very young. Her Father had to leave frequently, however,
for military actions, in which case she was cared for by a dwarf, a former
member of her father's squad who had to retire after he sustained a serious leg
injury. Her Dwarven Guardian taught her
to fight and introduced her to Lord Warden Faren Markelhay, whom took her under
his political wing.
Selena
idolized her father, and was crushed when he died in battle. (She was 12.) She
spent months in a severe depression, only coming out of it when she made a vow
to follow in his footsteps. Since then she has trained hard in weapons and
techniques of command. She lacks her father's commanding presence, but makes up
for it with an agile mind able to quickly comprehend tactical puzzles. Her
father died 15 (or however many) years ago Defending Fallcrest from the
re-emergence of the Orc Army. 80 years earlier, this Orc army is the same that
razed Fallcrest from the status of a human metropolis to a ruined out
graveyard. Fallcrest has been rebuilding itself ever since then. Kevin Shield
is credited with saving Fallcrest from total destruction at the second coming
of the Orcs. During her teenage years, the Lord Warden had her trained to lead
his guards. Unhappy and bored with guard duty, Selena asked the Lord Warden to
work out a new arrangement. After a week of dialogue, the Lord Warden made her
head of his Brute / “Sell-Sword” squad that he hires to carry out operations
that the normal guards can’t either due to politics or limited manpower.
Under the new
arrangement, Selena must recruit and maintain her own fighting force and the
Lord Warden pays her Bounty and Quest Rewards in exchange for her service.
While this doesn’t provide Selena with a steady income, it does give her action
and the ability to test her powers out in the field. At this point, she has recruited
a small force that lives with her at her keep (All of them are minion, 1 HP
characters). The exception to this is the fierce fighter Osgrym (Greg’s
character). Osgrym lives in Fallcrest and works for the Porters Guild doing
manual labour. When Selena has a job, she calls on Osgrym and Osgrym takes the
day off at his other job to help her out. She has found that Osgrym is worth
the price of many of his minions and as such, she gives him a larger cut of the
bounties and rewards. Generally, she gives Osgrym 80% of the bounty on each
kill that he makes and a generous portion of the extra rewards if there are
any. The others, for the most part, are paid a yearly salary of 200GP. She
currently has 3 Halflings and 10 Human Minions paid for the year. Kobolds and
Goblins are usually worth 10GP a head to the Lord Warden. When she goes on
expeditions, she usually brings along just one or two minions and leaves the
others behind to Garrison her family’s Keep.
Selena Shield’s Kingdom – 5000 Sq’ Keep, 60 Peasants on Farmland
and a small Garrison of Fighters.
Selena Shield
has Lordship over a keep and area of farmland. The keep has room for a garrison
of 10 Soldiers and herself.
In her
employment she has 12 Human Rabbles, 1 Halfling Stout and one Halfling Slinger.
The Halfling Slinger is named Pippens. The rest are minions.
Establishments…
5000 Sq’
Family Keep and surrounding farmland outside of Fallcrest. Holds a Garrison of
10 soldiers.
Business Generated Income…
60GP per
month from taxes collected from the Peasants that live on her land.
Attract 2
Human Rabbles (low level minions) that work for free when Selena, or someone
else likewise qualified run military training drills at her keep. Selena’s Keep
is currently at its maximum for Fighter capacity.