This is Dourmainy's character sheet in the Hero Wars game. I will go through it sentence by sentence showing how to assign skills to it and will explain what those skills may mean.

Dourmainy Fak is a Hazar of the Fakuirmien house. Dourmainy is a devotee of Bisos the Hazar and follows the hero Asacar the Black. Dourmainy is one of the Padishah's trouble-shooters. With his enchanted Screaming-Moon iron sword and his demonic steed Defiler Dourmainy makes an imposing sight that unsettles those around him. Dourmainy has two attendant hazars, Kirenshik and Corimoi Fak his cousin. Dourmainy has travelled throughout Dara Happa and Erigia learning the customs and languages of those peoples, befriending Khan Five-Women. Dourmainy is a charismatic leader with knack for perceiving the truth. Dourmainy is a literate Lunar citizen.
Abilities Charismatic --- 13 Citizen of the Lunar Empire --- 13 Close Combat --- 5w Lance Sword and Shield Spear and Shield Court Etiquette --- 17 Dance --- 17 Intimidate Commoners --- 17 Knowledge of Carmanian Customs --- 13 Knowledge of Carmanian History --- 13 Knowledge of Pelandan Geography --- 13 Knowledge of Dara Happa Customs --- 13 Knowledge of Char-Un customs --- 13 Leadership --- 17 Loyal to Fakuirmien house --- 17 Member: Fakuirmien house --- 13 Perceive Truth --- 13 Read and Write New Pelorian --- 13 Ride Horse --- 17 Scorn Pelandan --- 13 Sedenyic Philosophy --- 13 Sing --- 17 Speak Dara Happan --- 13 Speak Char-Un --- 13 Tactics: Heavy Cavalry --- 17 Unsettling persona --- 13 Valorous --- 17 Worship: Member of the Carmanian Church --- 13 Worship: Devoted to Bisos the Hazar --- 17 Worship Hero: Asacar the Black --- 17	Magic Berserker Combat --- 17 Charge Fight While Injured Butt of the Bull Fight Multiple Foes Bull --- 17 Loins of the Bull Endurance of the Bull Strength of the Bull Stoicism of the Bull Hazar --- 1w Bull's Shield Menacing Glare Roar of the Bull Terrorise Dara Happan --- 1w Instil Terror in Dara Happan Smite Dara Happan Create Shadow Commit Atrocity Equipment Heavy bronze cuirass and greaves, lance, broadsword, shield, warhorse Horse: Defiler (demon 17, trample 12) Sword: Screaming Moon (rank 5) People Patron: Moonson the Padishah --- 13 Follower: Kirenshik (Hazar 17, Spolite magic 12) --- 13 Follower: Corimoi Fak (Hazar 17, tracker 12) --- 13 Ally: Khan Five-Women --- 13
How did I get those skills? Read on... Dourmainy Fak is a Hazar of the Fakuirmien house. Word total: 9. Hazar is an occupational keyword and it implies that the character is Carmanian. Occupational Keyword: Hazar Close Combat (Lance, Sword and Shield) --- 17 Ride Horse --- 17 Dance --- 17 Sing --- 17 Heavy Cavalry Tactics --- 17 Leadership --- 17 Intimidate Commoners --- 17 Court Etiquette --- 17 Loyal to Fakuirmien house --- 17 Valorous --- 17 Equipment: Heavy bronze cuirass and greaves, lance, broadsword, shield, warhorse An occupational keyword describes what your character does; what is his/her job. All skills in your primary occupational keyword have a skill of 17 to start. Cultural Keyword: Carmanian Knowledge of Carmanian Customs --- 13 Knowledge of Carmanian History --- 13 Knowledge of Pelandan Geography --- 13 Close Combat (Spear and Shield) --- 13 Worship: Member of the Carmanian Church --- 13 Scorn Pelandan --- 13 Member: Fakuirmien house --- 13 A cultural keyword describes what your character's background is like; how was he raised, where, what did he learn as a child. All skills in your cultural keyword have a skill of 13 to start. Dourmainy is a devotee of Bisos the Hazar and follows the hero Asacar the Black. Word total: 24. Bisos the Hazar is a magical keyword and Asacar the Black is a Hero-cult. Magical Keyword: Devoted to Bisos the Hazar Worship: Devoted to Bisos the Hazar --- 17 Berserker Combat (Charge, Fight While Injured, Butt of the Bull, Fight Multiple Foes) --- 17 Bull (Loins of the Bull, Endurance of the Bull, Strength of the Bull, Stoicism of the Bull) --- 17 Hazar (Bull's Shield, Menacing Glare, Roar of the Bull) --- 17 A magical keyword describes your character's magical abilities. In this case it is Dourmainy's religion. Magical keyword skills begin at 17. Magical Keyword: Hero: Asacar the Black Worship Hero: Asacar the Black --- 17 Terrorise Dara Happan (Instil Terror in Dara Happan, Smite Dara Happan, Create Shadow, Commit Atrocity) --- 17 Herocults are sub-cults of your main magical keyword. They give extra abilities or specialised abilities. Dourmainy is one of the Padishah's trouble-shooters. Word total: 31. This sentence states that Dourmainy works for an NPC (in this case the Emperor Moonson). Patron 13: Padishah This is a pick-up skill, starts at 13. Patrons are powerful NPCs who may do favours for the character but will require services in return. In Dourmainy's case the services will probably include suicidal missions to put down insurrections etc. The favours would include smiling at him at court. Dourmainy may be able to use this skill to help intimidate people. With his enchanted Screaming-Moon iron sword and his demonic steed Defiler Dourmainy makes an imposing sight that unsettles those around him. Word total: 52. Equipment: Magic Iron Sword - "Screaming-Moon" Equipment: Demon horse - "Defiler" Unsettling Persona --- 13 Dourmainy has some special equipment. Exact abilities are not defined but can be later during play. Another pick-up skill. Dourmainy has two attendant hazars, Kirenshik and Corimoi Fak his cousin. Word total: 63. This sentence describes two followers, NPCs who go where Dourmainy goes and do what he tells them to do. Follower 13: Kirenshik Follower 13: Corimoi Fak Followers can be very useful. They mitigate extra attacker penalties and can infact inflict them on your foe. They often have skills that you do not and can use them for you. Follwers have two skills, the primary is 8pts below your best ability, the secondary is 12pts below yours. You have a relation with your followers, it starts at 13; this will determine what they will do for you. Dourmainy has travelled throughout Dara Happa and Erigia learning the customs and languages of those peoples, befriending Khan Five-Women. Word total: 82. Knowledge of Dara Happa Customs --- 13 Speak Dara Happan --- 13 Knowledge of Char-Un customs --- 13 Speak Char-Un --- 13 Ally 13: Khan Five-Women Allies are usually as powerful as you and will do favours for you; but you will owe them one in return. Dourmainy is a charismatic leader with knack for perceiving the truth. Word total: 93. Charismatic --- 13 Perceive Truth --- 13 Pick-up skills. Dourmainy is a literate Lunar citizen. Word total: 99. Special Keyword: Lunar Citizen Citizen of the Lunar Empire --- 13 Sedenyic Philosophy --- 13 Lunar citizens have special rights and privileges. Read and Write New Pelorian --- 13 Pick-up skill.

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