Sorin Strauss

"Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it."

- Sorin Strauss

At a Glance
An accomplished hero and actor, Sorin Strauss was the most decorated soldier in the war between Carabostos and Ebkis, although he was only 21 years old at the time. He returned home a hero and garnered a worldwide celebrity status amongst the adventuring community for his acts of daring and courage. By the end of the war he had killed 250 Goblin soldiers, had been wounded three times (minor), and earned 33 awards and medals.

Citing Lu Sadran as his inspiration, Sorin brought his powers of probability manipulation (also called Tychokinesis or "Luck Magic") to the aid of the downtrodden and less fortunate, becoming an adventurer in the Age of Adventure. A devotee of Avandra, luck would have it that Sorin would later have a brief romance with Lu Sadran's daughter, Vasha Sadran.

Unbeknownst to his friends, Sorin Strauss suffered from insomnia following his role in the war and suffered from a powerful addiction to sleeping herbs.

Age of Adventure
Born in Carabostos, Sorin Strauss was raised in a sharecropper's dilapidated house, the sole child of his two parents. At ten years of age, Sorin's father abandoned the family and one year later his mother passed away. Wanting to do something to honour his mother's life, Sorin joined the Carabostos militia three days after his 18th birthday which began his numerous activities during the Age of Adventure: More to be discovered...
 * Assisted the town of Valstroke in repelling Goblin attacks from neighbouring Ebkis, leading him to experience a series of events of "uncanny fortune".
 * Began praying to Avandra.
 * While fighting in the wet mountains north of Valstroke, he contracted malaria but was able to recover and moved on to the fighting outside Ebkis -- his fortunate recovery earning him the title "Prince of Luck".
 * Fought in a border-push on Ebkis where his best friend, Lassie Tripton, was lured into the open and killed by a Goblin soldier pretending to surrender. Enraged by this act, Sorin charged and killed the Goblin that had just killed his friend and then commandeered a repeating crossbow and attacked several more nearby positions, killing all of the soldiers there. Sorin was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his actions.
 * Following the war, Sorin Strauss left for Kathlon City where he took up a role as an adventurer-for-hire, as well as a frequent theatre actor. He competed in the city's annual olympiad where he met Vasha Sadran and began a brief romantic affair.