I'm just going to leave Aldo's backstory mostly undefined here and instead highlight a few things. Astrology allowed him to make order out of chaos by way of predicting outcomes - when so many other things in his life were unpredictable. When The Darkening took place he began to notice that the stars had begun to change as well. This caused him much distress as the art he once depended on was rendered entirely useless overnight.
He wanted to know why so he came to the conclusion he'd need to reach Ymph, said to be where the Darkening began, and where he might find answers. He joined the Society of the Ordered Mind 's expedition to the surface. Though it was ultimately unsuccessful it would define him as an ally to the Ordered Mind. He would later make an attempt to join, though many of the Society didn't appreciate his radical ideas. His hopes of violently force the myconid colonies to relocate themselves near Traensyr, thinking they would lead to famine; were met with dismissal and hostility.
A mixture of this rejection and me being unwilling to wait two plus weeks for an app to pass or be declined led Aldo to come to the conclusion that the Society wasn't willing to do what it took to get him to Ymph. He joined the Watchers where he hoped he could find more traction for his expedition and get some revenge on the Society who spurned him. There he worked to turn Sanctuary into the perfect incubator for his expedition.
- By promoting the Black Guild and the idea of the House of Knowledge expeditions he could carry out the expedition in an official capacity
- By persecuting mercenaries and unaffiliated adventurers he could help swell the ranks of the Watchers and Warders who'd join him on his expedition
- By being an onerous fine collector he could swell city coffers for funding
- By taking some very shifty tips on the side he could fund his own supplies and equipment.
- By capturing and interrogating Stewards and savages, he might learn the secrets of their former home that would prove useful.
- By forcing the myconid lair to move near the Lowerdark, he hoped to cause a famine on thrall plantations and ease the passing of his expedition.
Aldo's search for answers came to a conclusion sooner than he expected. During an investigation into a disappearance, Aldo came across very bizarre and powerful magicks. An enchanted painting of the stars was found and in his attempts to steal this painting away, he was sucked inside and thrown into the void of space.
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I leave you with this...... [video=youtube;J9FImc2LOr8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9FImc2LOr8[/video]
Onerous fine collector indeed. Yorrick hated you!
Oh wow. Poor Aldo! :(
But at least he was still collecting his pay as he got sucked into the infinite void! o.o
Final Frontiersman.
Enjoyed our interactions very much. Cool Watcher.
Cool Watcher. His legacy of toil for a new Watcher Handbook will not die with him.
I liked how aggressive he was at doing what he wanted even against significance pressure/threat against himself. So long sweet brave prince of halflings.
I really enjoyed watching him in action, he was a Watcher with balls for sure. Kudos!
Obviously my favorite Aldo moment was when you were picking on thomas.
Very rarely can a PC say they are totally content with the death of their PC.
When I saw you emote [Clenches his fists] during the DM event I knew it was fucking on and that it was gonna get both awesome and epic.
Glad you got a satisfactory and awesome ending and look forward to the next one.
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Alas, my pc left the Watch before Aldo joined, so not much interaction. But it was amusing to hear of his exploits second-hand. He felt so underhanded (which is a good thing here), I never knew where exactly his motives were.
Had a great time messing with the over-zealous Aldo. His actions actually changed decisions Swift made. Relentless searches. So funny, and led to so much fun RP.