Hello Every one I havent been on in almost a year. I think. I just spent the last two and half hours sifting through old articles and I thought I would finally again post one of my own.

This is my RPG Character and I was curious to any thoughts.

Name-Arterius Silver-wind
Age:175 (young for a..)
Race: Elf
History:
Arterius is still young for an elf. He grew up as a commoner. As a child he was destined to become a spearman at best. When traveling out of Ethtaine on a ship, trading to the old world. Arterius saw a brave and noble bretonian knight. After that day Arterius was hell bent on becoming a knight as well. Because of Arterius' small stature, he was denied ever being a rider. From that day he trained and trained. He did enough magic training in the tower of hoeth to get a long. By his 100th birthday Arterius knew he was ready. Denied the chance to ride none the less he fled to the old world on a small cargo ship. When he landed he walked and walked. On the way he found a ranch. One horse was as rabid and untamed as a beast from chaos. Using magic to communicate Arterius still wasn’t able to stop the hoarse. After two years of earning money at the ranch and bonding with the hoarse. Arterius purchased the stallion named him wild fire. After riding to a large city in the empire Arterius protected the innocent and helped the army.

Personality: Humble but infatuates an arrogant aura. Never refuse a challenge hint hint story line . Although he is a excellent bow men he does have a weakness in close combat.

Equipment: Carries a hand crafted sword and amour. Three daggers varying length and an enchanted long bow. Arterius also carries a small horn that was left to him from his father.
Lastly Arterius has a single piece of amour enchanted by his father who spent his life as a blacksmith.

Anything else: Will fight a open battle. Especially on his stallion Wild-fire. Arterius carries a enchanted bow that leaves a small burnt mark on all it strikes in the shape of a hoarse.

There is a lot you could do to expand on this character, to shore up some of the clashing details and to flesh it out.

The first major problem is the Idol he sees and decides to model himself after, an Elf looking up to a Human is inconceivable, it just wouldn't happen, the Elves think much too highly of themselves.

Then there is the idea of him training in Magic when his dream is to be a Knight, it doesn't really make sense, so there needs to be some sort of explanation. You have started on that idea, stating that he was too small, but it needs much more to it.

While in the Old World, did Arterius conceal his Elven heritage? Otherwise, he probably should have had a much worse time, there is room to expand here if you want to develop part of his personality. Use the time wandering to try and add to his story in some way.

I can accept that he worked on a ranch with a fiery beast, and that he was eventually able to to tame it, I like that concept, though two years is probably a bit long. The problem I have to make on this point is what he does next, he joins the Imperial Army in an unnamed city. This really doesn't work in my mind, if he is going to fight in the Old World as a lone elf it needs to be either as a mercenary, or as a volunteer during the Storm of Chaos (if you want to keep the Imperial army bit). Humans are unlikely to accept outsiders easily.

The last thing to mention is his equipment, the armour and bow both have stories behind them, but neither are touched upon in this version. When it comes to expanding the story, try to fit in these items.

Of course take anything I say lightly, they are simply suggestions and I am sorry if I come across a little strong, kind of tired lately so my thoughts are not all in one place. Take a look at the RPG 101 course to see my Character Guide, or the ideas posted by other Mods on RPing.

A few pointers:

1. Considering this is a widely travelling character, consider mapping out his progress on a copy of the WH map, if you can. I find that often helps, and by pinning down where he's been, you can get more of a sense of the character.

2. Magic is rare. If he has magical aptitude, why has he trained to be a knight? Either he has it, and uses it (mage), he has it and doesn't know how to use it, or he doesn't have it at all. Similarly, he carries two magic items. I know myself that I am generally reluctant to allow even one magic item per party - two magic items on a single character does somewhat discard the WH canon on their rarity.

3. If he aspires to become a knight, why is he more proficient with a bow than close combat weapons, and why does he use daggers?

There are a lot of elements in this character - you might want to consider streamlining it. Have a look at the description of Silver Helms in the HE army book. I think you could make a very interesting character along these lines without some of the improbable extraneous detail you currently have by using that concept of a privileged cavalryman - remember, his story doesn't at all have to be a detailed plot. It just has to give a good impression of him as a character, as a personality.

A last word: if you were to play in one of my RPs, I at least try to emphasise Old Worlder prejudice against elves. It's in the canon: humans distrust and fear elves. Elves would certainly not be able to join the Imperial army - they might be employed as mercenaries, but they would never receive much credit or acknowledgement for their actions, being "outsiders", as it were. Imagine a Chinaman in 17th century London...

I have deceided to change the character to a mage. The next draft will be out soon. Thankyou for your input.

I am a tad rusty on my warhammer history so i was curiuos if someone could accuratly answer my questions.

1. Who is that top mage dude for the empire.

2. Would a elf ever be able to meet him.

3. Who could teach an elf magic other then the tower of hoeth.

4. Can a elf have a framiliar. (like an animal with magical abilities that is bonded to Arterius?)

I think you are referring to Balthasar Gelt, head of the Gold College and Supreme Patriarch. Though if you want the head of one of the other colleges I am unsure of their names (the only one I can think of is Tyrus Gorman from the Bright College, and I'm not sure if he is still alive).

It would require extreme circumstances for anyone not in a position of power to meet him, but it is certainly not out of the question. It depends on the extent of the meeting.

Well, he could be self-taught from books and simple practice on his surroundings but that would limit his power significantly unless he was a natural, and you would have to explain how he got access to those books. Hedge Wizards are not extremely uncommon though.

Other than that, he could be college trained, again it would have to be explained, but there is no reason an elf can't attend the colleges; heck, they let halflings in.

Nothing saying he can't, you just have to explain how they came to be linked. As to the extent of the familiar's power, most familiars are some kind of small animal so they do not often have magical powers, but there are exceptions. The problem is, to have a magical familiar, will require additional explanation and may make roleplaying slightly more difficult because of the close proximity of people who may not be too accepting of magic.