Guts, Glory, and Gold: The Midah Resher Story

[Griggs]

The Captain

Ah, where to begin. Lord-Captain of the Mayor's Muster and Slayer of Dragons Midah Resher, or Midah for short, died as he lived: fighting for no good reason. I first created Midah back in April, and according to EFUSL played him far more than I'd like to admit. My aim was simply to play a character who was fun to play. Sort of a greasy, sleaze-ball, free-wheeling mercenary whose primary aim was to make money and enjoy the finer things in life without a thought forward. The character evolved over time, developing into a more solid personality but never losing the core willfullness and never giving in. When I first set off, I outlined a few goals for this character, as seen in this excerpt of my personal notes:

Goals (of the character)

-Become fantastically rich. This one is fairly obvious.
-Become one of Ymph's very elite, and be thought of as on par with nobility (but decidedly not nobility).
-Be the most finely-dressed man in the islands.

Goals (for the character)
-Pursue riches and go on as many adventures as is possible.
-See the island and travel far in search of plunder and coin.
-Be the most finely-dressed man on the island.
-Hit on female characters and chase tail non-stop.
-Work for whoever pays the most, and be involved in politics without actually picking a side.

I believe I generally accomplished each of these, especially with the awesome assistance of the DM team. It should be noted that "forming a mercenary company and becoming stupidly successful" is not a goal listed for me personally: the Gilded Arrows in their entirety, as well as Midah's gaining of the position of Lord-Captain, were entirely off-the-cuff decisions, usually suggested by other PCs.

There were two other major aspects to the character that I never quite put down in note form but I stuck to like glue for the duration. The first is the making and individual loyalty to friends. It was one of the few redeeming factors of a character that was, for the most part, with few scruples and without any classical honor. The second is the unshakeable and proud devotion to his goddess, Tymora. Her dogma is simple: Be bold, be your own master, take chances and always keep striving. Midah almost never backed down from a fight, never bent a knee, always rolled the dice and always kept working at something. These two things were really what kept my interest in the character: he was incredibly fun to play, throwing caution to the wind and diving headfirst into almost everything. The fact it worked out astounds me.

As for thanks... hell. In the four (!) months I played the character, I think I met and interacted with just about everybody, and roleplay was, in most all circumstances, excellent. I suppose special thanks should go to ALL of the Gilded Arrows and Musterman who made up the very bread and butter of the character, to CalimportSmoke's Harriet Thistlespike for being a constant mysterious benefactor, to RPG for TWO great characters, to Sixclaw for a defining antagonist and Tarell for another, and Massive Fucking Special Thanks to the DM team and doubly so to ShadowCharlatan, who probably did more work for Midah than I did.

I did take a number of pretty decent screenshots, though somehow I managed to miss almost everything of any importance and took pictures of funny shit, instead. Without further ado:

THE LOOT
(Which I somehow managed to miss two pieces of.)

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The Early Days

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A Tarot Reading
(No, not Mylo's, but that was great, too.)

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The Gilded Arrows

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[hide=To Sum That Deal Up...][/hide]

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Mistlocke's Finest

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[hide=Zoltan Lugo: Obligatory Loose Cannon Cop][/hide]

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The End
(Courtesy of SC)

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So ends the glorious tale of the best character I've ever played: Captain Midah Resher, ladies and gentlemen.

[Johnston]

He was a true patriot.

[Pool]

God speed.
Captain.

[Ryan]

;_;7

[el groso]

Cool!

[Rouser]

o7

[Erwin the German]

Was never not balls to the wall awesome.

[Bonhomie]

Midah was a man of such perfect simplicity, a real enjoyment to be around. Both on Rodryk and Pebl, I had the pleasure of watching you grow from a drunken nincompoop who seemed to be the awesome and trusty accomplice of Sombresk to a ... drunken nincompoop who managed to accomplish so much in his time. Excellent work on an excellent PC faction, Griggs. A real personality, played with great humor.. Thanks. You have made my experience on EFU better.

[Spiffy Has]

I watched him grow from buffoon to legend from afar and I dare say, "Well done, soldier."

[Canzah]

Damn well near perfectly executed the times I got to experience him.

A gem among characters for me.

[Pup]

PIMP

[Winston Martin]

Midah decided to give Lugo another chance. I never could seem to get alot of face time with the boss, but I loved that man. RIP.

[Adhesive]

Great character, and was a pleasure interacting with the Captain on both Anariel and Artemis!

Well done!

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[Kinslayer988]

I enjoyed my interactions with Midah Resher as Mylo Aerensen. Sharing songs, drinking, and more.

[The Old Hack]

Utterly awesome. For all his faults Ekaterin liked and respected Midah. And his end was fantastic, completely in character for him. Great work!