Micheal Tommas

[Bearic]

Been a long time coming, and he probably would have died a few other times as well, but I wanted to continue him as long as he wasn't forced to perma, and so he lasted a long time. =]
 
Micheal started out as a simple character to join EFU, a fighter class to test the waters, and a farmer of neutral good dispostion to get used to the politics, and because I like playing good most of the time. His first efforts, almost right away, were trying to fix the farmlands near the ziggurat.
 


 
He made friends with Jen Elfeyes, who taught him basic use of a Crossbow; from the beginning, I wanted Micheal to stick with weapons a farmer my use, and not much more - in hindsight, I probably would have used a pitchfork, but the Scythe played very well, I think, and aside from hammers, axes, daggers, and slings, he rarely used any thing else.
 

 
 
After the attack on the dominion library, and during the assult on the dwarven golden circle, Micheal didn't take much of a violent approch to much of them, but aided the duchy forces with his presence; An easy to scare man, he wasn't much of a fighter at the time, and hoped to talk most issues out, not too much different now, but to more of an extreme.
 


 
He made some strange and often unwise efforts to fight back the famine of the duchy, and got to see some rather exciting things, like the vampire mansion quest or the golems of the spellguard.
 



 
When the Rot attacked, and unleased a shade of the maiden, Micheal was no great champion of courage, and aside from mostly shooting with his crossbow, (I had like three potions and was level five or six at the time, lol), he wrote of the experience, and tried his best not to flee in terror.
 


 
 
During some of the last days of the Dominon, despite a conflict with the Numinous Order executing his friends Anot, Oisin, and driving mister Smythe away, he worked with the Dreamers and Order often enough to curve out the Mist cave, and attempt to establish and protect Vortgyn's Rest.
 



 
Micheal also got to aid the Champion Brok Tor, fight against the Maiden's Armies a good dozen times, aid a Lord of the Duchy in a dragon search, and have a mist vision. He almost became a member of the Stygian Armada, being requested to after winning a small tournament in the citadel, after which he donated half of the gold to the food fund. However, I didn't ask to go to the test soon enough.
 




 
 
The Wyrm Watchers, and Brotherhood of Mercy later became his groups, as the Duke/king was missing, and the Watchers shared much of his urge to destory the Maiden, and find a lost King.
 




 
 
He nearly died quite a few times, though the last time, and once in the sunken enclave were the closest.
 

[The Pathfinder]

Pre-eminent scholar of his time.

[Talir]

A very long-running and ambient PC, with a lot of stories to tell and a good heart to make them. Work of art, looking forward to see what's next.

[xxWhisperingWindsxx]

Wish I'd gotten to play more with him.  Great PC :)  Rani will be quite sad.

[LiAlH4]

I have known Micheal Tommas through my entire career on EFU. Dundragon, Garete, Mororn, Tashemvabok, and finally Amalrith have ALL known and been influenced by the old farmer/scholar in some way. His treatises and writings will live on well beyond his long life on Ymph.

Absolutely fantastic work. I'll post a few screenshots in a bit.

[Bearic]

( I drew this a while ago)
 
 
His influences changed over time, serving Oghma, then the Duchy, then the Grain Goddess, House Harper, House Smythe, House Coolidge, the Bastion of Light, The brotherhood of Mercy, Ilmater, and the Wyrm Watchers. Keeping his strengths to serve all groups he could, his fears turned into courage, his knowledge written in word as he would, and his aims forever shifted by those around him.
 
From the time of the famine he delivered months of food, from the words of father Mororn, he left three months worth of food in the Last Keep, from the words of the Praise-Singer he planted four saplings of life, and where ever he could help people, he did. Micheal rarely had more than a hundred gold on him, and must have donated a good twenty thousand over his life.
 
Also, loot:
 

From Mort, after dying to a batch of orcs.
 

From Talir, after a fight with some of the maiden's forces
 

From Howland, a reward from the Duke.
 

Spice from one of my first orc runs
 


From IronOligarch, Scythe from the Duke/king for writing A History of the Stygian Armada
 

 
From Howland, for saving an old lady from a thunderstorm/bandit; Micheal later gave it to Father Mororn. =]
 

From JayneMoon, I think; Wyrm Watcher fight agains the Reaper.
 

From Talir, from Lord Stenton, for fighting off the Orcs at the Farmlands.
 

From BOM, more orc loot.
 

for helping Brok Tor with finding his shrines. =]
 
I also had one of those Order Commendation bands still around, though I'm not sure if I took a screenshot in hindsight. =]
 
 Oh, I was also wanded with + 5 farming. =]

[Caster13]

Considering all the things Tommas has survived, I honestly thought Tommas was invincible. I'm heartbroken to see that he's not :(

[sylvyrdragon]

A fun character to interact with.  He was a staple of the server for a long time, and well deserved.

Cant wait to see what comes next!

[Mort]

About time. Death comes for us all.

[alphabits]

Secret King of the Isle, RIP.

[Germain]

Well played, sir.  I have many a memory involving the now late Micheal Tommas.  My hat off to you and go forth and be awesome in your next endeavor.

[OrneryBadger]

Secret King of the Isle, RIP.

When Ymphs hour of greatest need comes, Micheal Tommas will return to us.

[Ebok]

<3 bearic

[Bearic]

Thanks for the comments, everyone, and to all the DMs and Players I played with as him. =]

[Legacy]

:C Epic character!  But I bet your next will be just as great and can't honestly wait!