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[COLOR="YellowGreen"][tface=Fell][SIZE="6"]Mari Galefist[/SIZE]
[SIZE="5"]Sacred Fist of Yondalla[/SIZE][/tface][/COLOR]
All good things must eventually come to an end.
From my PCN:
Character Bio:QuoteMari Galefist is a lawful good Strongheart Halfling monk from the Abbey of the Bountiful Horn, near the border to Luiren. A devout student of the Order of the Hin Fist, she has honed her body into a weapon made to defend hinkind.
While humble, she is possessed of a certain confidence in her own martial abilities that others may find unnerving or even suicidal.
She believes wholeheartedly that her people are the true heirs of Faerun and embraces the inherent goodness of hinkind granted onto them by their divine birthright.
She may appear stoic when first greeted, but she treasures friendships deeply and will never betray them. Not having spent much time around tallfolk, she inherently mistrusts them, especially when it comes to matters involving her people. To her, her own people are flatly superior in every conceivable way. She does, however, recognize their value and will work together with them whenever there are goodly deeds to be done.
When she finds a threat or an enemy to hinkind she can be a force to be reckoned with, and while she wishes for peace she is unafraid of making war on those who would harm her kin. She prefers to confront these problems head on when she can, but is wise enough to know when she must wait and scheme to do so.
While her patron deity is Yondalla, she abides by the teachings of all of her people's pantheon and has sworn oaths to all of them.
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She must always take the side of a fellow Halfling in a battle no matter the odds or circumstances. (Arvoreen)
If she meets a Halfling she knows to be evil, then she must protect them and teach them the err of their ways until they are guided back into Yondalla's loving embrace. (Yondalla)
She must never back down from a challenge of single combat from a larger sentient opponent. (Arvoreen)
She can never deny shelter and care to any of her kin should they come to her burrow or camp seeking sanctum or medical aid. (Cyrollalee)
She can never betray a friend, and must always keep her word. (Cyrollalee)
She must strive to live in harmony with nature, rather than apart from it. She will only sleep outside or underground in a burrow. (Sheela Peryroyl)
She will not desecrate the dead. (Urogalan)
The bodies of dead halflings cannot be abandoned, they must be taken and given a proper funeral rite by either she herself, or a faithful of Urogalan if one is available. (Urogalan)
Undead and those who would tamper with the souls of the dead are to be sought out and destroyed. (Urogalan)
Adventure is the spice of life, and she must be well prepared at all times to answer it’s call. (Brandobaris)
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This character was created on Wednesday, March 12th, 2014 at 07:46:31 PM.
Since creation, this character has logged on and off 303 times.
The character has spent 18 days, 19 hours, 26 minutes, and 42 seconds online.
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My goal with her was to push conflict and unite the halflings. Unfortunately, creating conflict is hard with how people tend to play. Even though, more often than not, I tended to let people go without a FD. I only killed one other player on this PC.
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Loot:
[hide=The Still Gale]
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[hide=Ascetic's Robes of the Crimson Heart]
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[hide=The Fists of Ice]
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A well-played Monk that stuck to her roots and ideals, to the cost of her life.
Can't wait to see what you play next, Moonlighter.
Mari was by far one of my favorite halflings on the server, and Esmé always felt so much safer when she was around. She will be very missed.
A comet tears across the starless beyond and blasts into the very heart of the firm below.
<3
So awesome character! I'm sorry to see her go.
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Mestil's Acid Sheathe.
Good run
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It's the lot of good characters in this universe to get screwed over by the more ruthless. Too pure for this world, that Mari. I'll miss her a ton.
(back to the scrap lyfe?)
My encounters with Mari were short and limited by circumstance, but I stalked you many a time and you were always an intimidating figure, as well as a force for good. Nice work.
I loved interacting with Mari. Amazed me watching a one-armed halfling frontline with fists.
She sounded very honourable and loyal IG. Helped me in a few key moments early on in my own character development. Through learning some of Mari's honour code and hin culture.
Well played!
Enjoy your well earned rest. :)
solid toon :) : ) ;)
So very good :)
Well played Moonlighter. I hope we see you back here sooner than later.
Mari Galefist (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u62cZD9Qi4I)
I know you had a lot of trouble with the ups and downs of this PC but she was truly an awesome monk.
It's a difficult class to get firing on all cylinders on EFU and you even had a monastic group of followers, albeit for a short while.
It was awesome to combat you and our back and forths on Rufus were amazing.
Good luck on the next one.
RIP Red Speck, good stuff
Mari Galefist was an absolutely incredible character, and the server is a little worse for her loss. But, such is the way of truly fantastic characters... they never last as long as they should. She will be sorely missed.
Another solid moonlighter PC, nice job.
Screenshots Time!
[hide=Early Days]
Mari started off as a nature PC.
This lead to some interesting encounters.
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Aelywin and Wyran were friends, even if they didn't always wind up on the same side of things as Mari.
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I made some friends. Quaregg was a bro.
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Hanash and Mari watch the Drow and Orogs throw down in the Badlands. Then they ran for their lives.
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Unfortunately the combination of 'Nature' 'Non-Steward' and 'Monk' proved untenable, and I eventually made Mari more of a Sanctuary-based PC because it was just toohard4me. While I still spawned out in the Wilds, and wandered the caves often, making Mari a presence in Upper turned out to be for the best. For one: I could talk to other halflings!
[hide=Farvyn Sundersong]
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Farvyn and Mari got along right off the bat. Farvyn believed in Mari's ideals, and Mari believed Farvyn could help lead right alongside her.[/hide]
[hide=Melanie Coppertop]
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Melanie was another of Mari's best friends and biggest supporters. Big ups to Tinfoilhat for playing an amazing PC.[/hide]
[hide=The Gang]
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Mari, Tegwyr, Melanie, and Farvyn all together. Tegwyr is off hiding and being shy.[/hide]
[hide=Rogan of Luiren]
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Rogan was canonically Mari's youngest brother (out of seven children), but the time between their births (Mari being 55, and Rogan being in his twenties) meant they never met until making it to the Underdark. They didn't always get along, and squabbled quite a bit, but she was quite fond of him.[/hide]
[hide=Games]
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Mari loved games of skill and athleticism. As a Strongheart she was naturally competitive. When Abala Quickfeet asked her to play for the Red Team, she jumped at the chance, and wound up being their MVP.[/hide]
I also went on all kinds of crazy adventures in the name of ADVENTURE and BRANDOBARIS.
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I got this warning about once every DM quest. Sometimes more. GO BIG OR GO HOME. GET PHAT LOOT.
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This PC did all the quests my other characters couldn't or wouldn't do. Good times.
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You always find new and interesting things in the Lowerdark.
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[hide=Students]
Mari had three students, which was way more than I expected, unfortunately none of them really stuck with it. But still, I got to hand down my relics and some pearls of wisdom.
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[hide=Flesh Forge Plot]
We were able to ambush the Cult of the Flesh Forge in a quest zone. However, a demon named Lyari appeared, and told Mari that for each member of their Cult that died, ten halflings would die. Unfortunately, by the time she received this news, Arthur had already killed two of their members. They weren't bluffing.
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Mari eventually decided enough was enough and lead a raid on their Headquarters. Unfortunately, they failed, and Mari was captured.
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Rilitar learned that killing Mari is way harder than it seems.
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Apparently way, way harder than it seems.
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I basically died my way into EIGing my Divine Champion. I wish I had lived long enough to get some plot, a quest, or some loot for the class other than what I had gotten, but the best laid plans of mice and men etc.
Then I tanked a Balor with Hamish. I successfully saved a Vorpal Crit, which was nice. Unfortunately I was too busy shrieking in fear to take screenshots of the battle beyond that point.
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We removed the Geass on Ialadris...
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And for one glorious moment I went supersaiyan. Just look at those saves, man.
This time it's personal.
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And Rilitar was slain. That was the end of my involvement in the Flesh Forge plot.[/hide]
Thanks to all the DMs, and especially to all the players who helped make Mari Galefist what she was: A hero. I hope you enjoy these screenshots.
I didn't interact with Mari a great deal, but from what I could tell she was one of those incredibly well played monks that really make the core of the class shine despite some of its difficulties in mechanics and roleplaying. I was always fascinated to see her acting for and against many aspects of the server. I constantly say this to players, but I want you to know I'm very genuinely looking forward to seeing what you play next.
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I'll miss Mari. She was fantastic. She added a great deal of mood to the server and was a truly well played halfling.
Between all the adventuring, philosophical discussions, and mooting Mari provided a lot of growth to my PC in terms of learning about halfling culture and tradition. There was a lot of great RP and intrigue following the little monk around, and I'm sad to see her go so soon.
I'm sure your next PC will be even better!
Punching all the stuff!
I really enjoyed interacting with Mari while I was playing Farvyn and on the various PCs I have experimented with since. Fantastically well-played Monk whose code defined her. I am rather sad to see her go and will look forward to seeing what you roll up next.
I really love your PCs MN. I'm sad I didn't get to interact with her more. But everytime you logged I imagined a green (later red) demon just running across the Underdark, killing every NPC in it's path.
Really cool hin and you made me feel sad I didn't have a hin myself to join the fun, haha.
Can't wait to what you roll next, and hope I could take a part in their story :)
Uncompromising and badass until the very end. Few people pull off monks well, but Mari was amazing. I know you always got sore about people calling her "Green Irith" for playing two halflings in a row, but both PCs were phenomenal in their own right.
I remember going up with her, at level 5, head on against a pair of well-geared substance tweekers.