Voxler

Name: Captain Voxler VanUlrich

Age: 104 with the appearance of the late 20s

Race: Spanish Human

Basic Class: Rogue

Team Affiliation: Pirates

-Dragoons

-Wardens

STATS

Strength: 5

Dexterity: 10

Constitution: 6

Wisdom: 5

Intelligence: 7

Charisma: 10

Schools of Magic:

-Major: Alteration

-Minor: Conjuration, Alchemy

Elements of Magic:

-Wind

-Water

-Void

Special Weapon:
-The Midnight Scorn: Voxler’s pirating vessel, made from an enchanted wood called “ebonwood”, it is a dark, near-black violet colored wood that innately has the effect of warping magical intent via the wood’s originating forest’s deep connectivity to Alteration Void magic. Mages, spells, Enchanted items and weaker demigods all feel the warping effect as a sort of “dull static” in the back of their perception. The ship’s Aura extends for 20 yards in an inflated shape of the vessel, in every direction. (If you could see the aura it would look like a giant, ghostly version of the ship with the ship at the center of it.) The Warp of Intent works like the deflection of a sword strike with a rounded shield. It changes spells’ effectiveness and outcome by changing the idea behind the spell. I.E. a fireball meant to burst and burn the ship’s surface may become a floating light that shines over the area. A spell on the water to turn the vessel away may become a reverse-current, deadening the waters near the ship. Roll for random change. The ‘Scorn is roughly 140% the size of The Interceptor from Pirates of the Caribbean, meaning it is smaller than most pirate ships. Like her inspiration, The Midnight Scorn is built for speed rather than strength, as most of the biggest ships in the sea are gunned by warmages. The ‘Scorn is armed with 16 high-power ballista, 8 on each side, 4 on the top two decks. She holds a crew of up to 50 men, with a total of 3 decks. The ‘Scorn is also equipped with deployable carpet of steel armor, rolled over the side of the boat like a carpet and retrieved the same way. It is used to provide a layer of protection from incoming non-magical attacks to give the expensive ebonwood as long of a life as possible.

Weapons Used:
-Spanish Cavalry Saber

-Dual Falchions

-Persian Dagger

-Chinese Repeating Crossbow (12 bolt feed)

Armor or Clothing:
-A longcoat frock over a set of canvas and silk sailor’s attire. The coat reaches his calves just above his ankles.

-Boots with a patterned grip on the bottom of the sole to help him keep strong footing during sword fighting.

-A nice, big hat. But he only wears it when he goes into town or if there’s a storm. Getting such a nice hat in the middle of a fight with enemy ships is just not fair to the hat.

-A wardrobe ranging in styles and colors to fit cultures, occasions, comfort and utility primarily made up of silks and leathers, but also with garments made of linen, wool, canvas, and fur.

-A necklace made of blue coral in the shape of a small treble clef. Obtained from a Voodoo shaman who claimed it would safeguard its bearer from voices at sea. Supposedly it defends against sirens.

Character Feats:
-Master Dragoon: Voxler is an accomplished duelist, sailor, and strategist. The Dragoons have fought everything from men to monsters. Captain Voxler has developed an ability to quickly outthink opponents and tactically draw them into situations where he is in control. He can fight with just about any weapon on any terrain.

-Like a Preacher: Full of fire and Charisma, Voxler is a walking, talking inspiration and people generally just take a liking to him because of his natural charm. His charisma is so profound that he has been known to disrupt illusion spells and mind hexes by talking the other person or himself out of it. It’s not infallible, but he is certainly a stronger will than most.

- Warden Training: Wardens have been trained to be capable of hunting down most everything in the world. Because of this Voxler has an understanding of most creatures anatomies; he understands their hunting patterns, instincts, and thought processes.

Limitbreaker:
-Voxler’s learned magicks are put to their ultimate test as he Summons up from the depth of the ocean’s Abyss the Mighty Kraken. The Monstrous Beast is the size of the average port city and has the destructive capacity both physical and magical to wipe a city off the face of the earth. The summoning’s main drawback is that Voxler’s ability to compel the creature to abide by his will meets a wall with the shore. The Kraken will not travel beyond its body’s length on land.

Backstory:
-Captain Voxler was a successful and feared pirate along the Spanish Straight and in the Caribbean, often called the King of Pirates. Although he attained this title as a youth of 24, most people thought of a much older, seasoned pirate when they pictured the Captain. He served as an officer in the Spanish navy before his father was killed as a political maneuver, taking from Voxler his faith in the system. He turned to a life of piracy and his natural sailor skills along with his training from the Navy made him quickly rise in esteem and riches. Ditched the crew he pirated with originally to found the Indigo Dragoons, a pirate mercenary force who would take jobs to rob towns, protect merchant vessels, slay local monsters, transport explorers and scientists, etc. Voxler’s original ship, The Mistress Mischeif, was sunk and destroyed in contest with another pirate vessel over the loot they were hauling. The dragoons managed to escape in longboats to a nearby island in barely-touched regions miles off the coast of Africa. Supposedly haunted, the island was a mist-shrouded heap of land on the horizon of the common channel. Upon arriving, most of the dragoons, including Voxler, believed the place cursed. There were natural resources enough for them to survive and build a boat big enough to get them back to the mainland. There as always something really odd about the forest though,  and Voxler became enamored with it. Later on he returned to that island with a group of trusted friends and after the team sorcerer discovered the forest’s ability to warp magic, Voxler set about rebuilding his ship out of this new, magical wood. The ship built from those trees became The Midnight Scorn, in memorium to his Mistress Mischeif’s vengeance on the pirates who took her from him. Around this time he became involved with a Greek demigoddess named Sayvel Andronis who signed up with the dragoons. A daughter of Poseidon, Sayvel was utterly invaluable to the Dragoons, and got them out of several situations with her divine power over water. Voxler was captivated by her Grecian beauty, and the two became intimate. Their relationship didn’t last long, as they both were fiery, willful people and they argued regularly about the morality of some jobs the dragoons took. Sayvel left the dragoons and Voxler, leaving him to take up drinking more than he had already. Later on, Voxler and the Dragoons took a bounty on delivering the Azure Queen to a Britannian Noble. Voxler became much more involved in the growing political tension around Europe as he unfolded a story linking the Queen, Sayvel, The Britannian King Leonus, and the Roman Empire, and an Azurian rebel nation, the Lurid Dynasty, in conflict. He met the Lone Warden around this time as Voltaire signed on with the Dragoons, who reminded him of the old Wardens and their vigil of monster hunting. After maneuvering two wars, the re-emergence of Egypt, and losing Sayvel a second time, this time to the Empress of Rome, Voxler allied with Voltaire Desebeat more closely, joining him in rebuilding The Wardens, and taking up residence at The Citadel to study Warden lore and magic. In the 80 years that passed since then,  Voxler has become a legendary pirate whom people think of as a myth, because surely he must have died off. Volxer studied Alteration magic with the highest interest while at The Citadel, always remembering the Island with the Ebonwood Forest. After leaving the Citadel, he returned to that Island, naming it the Ilse de la Noches, (The Island of Night) and studied the nexus of Void magic there, as it presently has been his weakest magic. The new Dragoons serving on board The Midnight Scorn sail from Ilse de la Noches as their home base. Voxler still works closely with The Wardens, fully considering himself as much Warden as Dragoon.