Ezra Arkezahn, Freelance Arcanist

[TheSpooky]

A bit overdue, but here goes.

Ezra was probably my most ambitious character on EFU, and also the character I failed the most at in pursuing his ambitions. That's what general puzzlement at how to move forward and a new job right after you app for something big will do for you! He was built from the ground up for two purposes: Be excellent to others, and be a Spellguard Agent. I definitely didn't succeed with that second one, since Ezra died as an Aspirant. He had a lot of back-and-forth interactions toward that end, but alas, none of them yielded that precious red and black fruit.

That said, I definitely think I succeeded in making an Aspirant that characters who normally wouldn't trust a lick of black and red could be buds with. A certain cheesemonger stands out! Finding a character's "voice" is always the most rewarding thing to me, though, and I am certain that I found Ezra's voice somewhere between a cordial grin and a word of encouragement. He was a quintessential niceguy, even if he may have had a few hardline views on Sanctuary politics. Even if Ezra's goals, loose though they were, were never realized; he definitely had a lot of fun and funny interactions with other characters, and I'm grateful for that. Maybe that's worth more than a rank, maybe not--I definitely wish I hadn't hassled certain DMs so much over an app that never came to pass. All told, Ezra made a lot of friends in the Underdark, and I'll count that as a solid win in a world where characters making true friends are usually predicated on some sort of future backstabbery or subterfuge. Ezra was an honest guy who I think I can honestly say, never lied to anyone.

The Golden Chalice were Ezra's closest pals, with a dishonorable mention to Sybelle Verlisk and other House Bumbeltonk functionaries. Fortunately Ezra is guest starring in a lot of their screenshots, since I'm terrible and didn't take many. In lieu of digging through my folder for his character sheet, it looked a lot like this:

Ezra Arkezahn was a human wizard who was level 8, his likes included Divination, Abjuration, the Gods of the Weave, casting spells that were totally impractical, Iestryn Delvar, Gilbert Laedak, Celia Riovane, Orvduul, and Sybelle Verlisk. His dislikes were an even shorter list, but Ymph was at the top of it by the end. Ymph is a bad neighborhood, don't go there.

He never got that staff, but that's OK, NothingGoldCanStay. See you all shortly.

[grumpy]

RIP, "worthless mage", Ezra may perhaps have been my favorite target for verbal berating and hustling.  He always took it so well =)

[SilkHidingSteel]

Juggling OOC obligations and big character goals can be a right pain in the ass sometimes. I enjoyed the few interactions I had with Ezra while he was getting too old for this crap.

I look forward to your next PC, who presumably will be just old enough!

[NothingGoldCanStay]

I loved Ezra, and beating him at everything with Sybelle. Great PC Spooky.

[Vaku]

Ezra had a great impact on Alto. Loved Mr. Arkezahn, sad to see him go!