I haven't had a purely Lower PC who spent the vast majority of his time down there and tried to bend and twist it to his will. Needless to say, it was a lot of fun, and even though Donovan died before he was able to play the gangs off against one another so they'd wipe each other out (allowing him to pick up the pieces and take control of crime in Lower), I hope he was able to make some sort of mark. Donovan was my first shot at a bard, and I think it went reasonably well, despite his being a shoddy fighter and, in keeping with his build, not really having much in the way of common sense or street smarts.
Before the pictures, I need to do the mandatory paragraph on his history. Donovan was raised in a relatively straightlaced home in which the teachings of Helm were the last word. He hoped for years to join the priesthood of Helm but, when passed over for a prestigious crusade, he grew increasingly frustrated and bitter. It wasn't too difficult for a 'friend' and priest of a malevolent deity to exploit his dissapointment and, with some careful manipulation, convert him to...
Shar
He was an actor and playwrite on the surface, and its unforunate that he died before I got a chance to put on a play in the Crone. Now, the pictures:
This is Donovan on his first day on the server. Even at level two, he was roughing up old women in Lower for beer money. Here he is talking to the person who hired him to rough a woman up to send a message to her husband. This is where Don got that duergar helm he was always sporting.
Team Crone. There is nothing but <3 for all of you. :wink:
This was part of a really fun incident that came out of nowhere. A gnomish priest of Cyric (and his orcish lackey) started robbing Crone employees around Lower. After tracking them down, Donovan and Team Crone dragged them to the circular stage (near the staircase) and publically beat them as a warning to anyone who would try to start problems in the Crone. We took a hand from each of them, and dragged the gnome to the tunnels beneath Lower to execute him. Much to our surprise, a pair of flying jawless skulls appeared and started throwing high level spells everywhere, nearly killing Donovan and company. Much H8 for Cyric.
Little known fact: it was that orc's hand that Donovan always used as a paperweight.
Donovan was also a drug addict. He was addicted to Unseelie (or "The Substance"), the narcotic that <spoiler> deals in Lower. The trippy dreams after Don passed out were great.
To serve and protect.
Fighting pigs for fun and profit.
In keeping with the bardic tradition of losing body parts (see: Orison), Donovan lost an ear in the gang wars. Here's Annie shortly before she bites it off.
Criler was one of Donovan's first associates, and his inspiration for getting Sewertown active. While he cared more about using the Ubelites to undermine any efforts to bring law and order to Lower, it's the thought that counts! I hope everyone involved enjoyed the Sons of Ubel.
Capitalizing on an opportunity to cement the loyalty of his men against a common foe, here's Donovan twisting the death of a friend in demagogue mode at the impromptu funeral of Seeker Criler. I did my best to destroy hope of finding the way to the surface, but no one seemed to listen!
All good things must come to an end, and once Donovan dies he was whisked off to the sweet hereafter...
And that's how he remained forever: bitter, alone, and unhappy. Poor Donovan. Maybe he shouldn't have been such an evil bastard.
It's rare to enjoy playing with literally everyone involved.
Special thanks to all of my kneecap-breaking thugs at the Crone (Blue41, PHM, MSD, Broken_Machine, Pup, Krunto, A95, Garem, and Peons), House Iondale (Canzah, YoungBoule, and Isildan), Sewertown and Cave Worm, and Team Shar (you know who you are), all the gangsters I came into contact with (especially Deputy Cool, the most lascivious criminal in EFU history), Apple Crumple, Rith's player, Tricksy Hobbit, and all the low level thugs I scooped up. I had such plans for all of you!
DMs Calculor, Sternhund, and Ninelives too.
Sorry if I left you out! If you have any pictures of our exploits, please post them.
