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====== Eckhardt Swan ====== Eckhardt Swan is a human cleric. He is a member of the [[brotherhood_of_the_swan|Brotherhood of the Swan]], and tipping fate and luck in his favour is his specialty. During his training with the Brotherhood, Eckhardt excelled at games of chance, at one point upsetting his instructor, who lost a lost of money. ===== About Eckhardt ===== {{ http://www.play.net/images/portraits/sample7.jpg}} **Were you born in Lockenport, or elsewhere?** Eckhardt Swan (neé Brunsten). Lockenport, born and raised. **Do you have a big family? Do you stay in touch with them?** One of the patrician families ([[brunsten_family|Brunsten]]), but ran away to join the [[brotherhood_of_the_swan|Brotherhood of the Swan]] religious order, and avoids all contact with his (extended and influential) family. **What are your religious beliefs?** Not devoutly religious, but more philosophical, the Brotherhood of the Swan's acolytes strive to see the true nature of reality, while paradoxically engaging in ritual surrounding beauty and adornment. The Brotherhood also views fortune or happenstance as direct communication from the Divine, and gambling is a favourite pastime among the acolytes, even using it as a divinatory tool. Gambling dens will almost always have a Swan Brother presiding, or, more likely, participating in games of chance. **Do you have any famous ancestors?** One distant ancestor, Phineas the Dour, was not exactly famous, but as a bureaucrat managed to secure his descendants' financial fortune by unscrupulous manipulation of legal ambiguities, even though his career went unnoticed in his own lifetime. **What sort of education or training have you had?** Growing up as a wealthy child, Eckhardt had access to the best private instructors, but after fleeing his situation rejected all of his conventional training to pursue the 'Truth by Chance'. **Do you have a trade (other than "adventuring")?** Gambler/minister/philosopher. Weddings/unions at gambling dens/casinos are becoming quite the fashion! **Do you have many enemies?** Eckhardt owes quite a few people gambling debts, and some are downright nasty characters from the criminal underworld. **What style of clothes do you favour?** The Brotherhood of the Swan's Robes are constantly changing, the significance of which is known only to initiates. A medallion of a white, black or gray swan usually accompanies the robes as the only constant sign of office. **Have you ever killed someone?** No! **What is your opinion of the Lockenport authorities?** The Lockenport authorities are a necessary evil; they are tolerant of the Brotherhood of the Swan's activities and protective of their priests, but periodically require hefty bribes from the order to continue their enduring tolerance. [150 XP claimed 2010-12-24; including 50 XP for "Order of the Unassuming Bard"] ==== Eckhardt's Journal ====
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