Character Concept 5/14: Rhostady Riga

Rhostady Riga

by Ablazemint

Level 1 • Sorcerer • Elemental Origin • Ribbet • Ridgeborne

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I had a character early on who was a little blue ribbet. The ribbet is kind of silly, and I generally think Darrington Press made a good decision leaning into the Kind Of Silly, giving potential players the anthropomorphic frog.

However, the character himself was also Kind of Silly in demeanor, and eventually I felt the compounded silly didn't work. I felt the best way to service the silliness of the ribbet was to play my ribbet character totally straight.

Enter General Rhostady Riga.

Riga is a ridgeborne ribbet elemental sorcerer. He's one of probably several well-respected military leaders from a mountainous archipelago.

Why an archipelago? An earlier draft of Riga was much more an Uncle Iroh figure. I thought Frog! Iroh would be a fun character to play. But since I definitely can't match the real Uncle Iroh for wisdom, I began to consider the younger, more ruthless Iroh of which we've had only glimpses. The result was a spry, practical, no-nonsense hitter.

Narratively, this characterization leaves me without built-in story hooks. Why a general is traveling with an adventuring party will largely a matter of Plot. What Riga brings to the table is a hefty case of pride, and an imperialist streak which circumstances and fellow players may force him to unlearn.

+1 Agility | +0 Strength | -1 Finesse | +2 Instinct | +0 Presence | +1 Knowledge

Starting Domain Cards are Unleash Chaos and Wall Walk.

Other character influences include a heaping half a cup of Captain Steve "America" Rogers, two teaspoons of Conquest from Invincible, and just a pinch of Kratos.