Questions from the DM

 So the DM set us a task to read up on Eberron and decide what type of character we want to play and I was immediately drawn to the "Warforged" (read more about them here: Warforged).

  I'm the type of person that makes a story around a miniature so i searched for some STL's that I could print and paint, this one immediately stood out:

I'm a huge martial arts fan and have studied both Muay Thai and Lau Gar Kung Fu in the past so the idea of a wondering "Shaolin" warforged monk was perfect. Having no idea how to create the character in game (something I'm sure the DM will help with during session zero) I set about reading up on Eberron and warforged to get a backstory. These were the questions set by the DM and my answers (so far).

What did you do in the war? 

I was an instructor in the army of Breland, teaching recruits how to defend themselves.

What regrets do you have?

So many lives were wasted because they didn't know the right self defense techniques. 

What do you do now?

Train students at the Dojo in Dura (a district of Sharn) .I also repair contraptions that people bring to me in return for payment.

Where is your safe place?

In the Dojo, training and teaching..

Who can you rely on in a scrape?

Sensei Lee, he took me in after I was discarded from  the army. He was the first to treat me like a person and gave me my bracelet.

How did the mourning affect you?

I was unaware of the Mourning, only that the war had ended.

Religion?

I have no religion but am open to the idea.

Have you had any dealings with the dragonmarked houses?

I was created by House Cannith.

What magic artifact do you have and what is it's story? (this is a minor magic item that grows with character)

Sensi Lee had an old bracelet in the temple that started reacting to me when I arrived. He told me to try it on and it instantly binded to my wrist and became sentient, it was actually an ancient Docent artifact. I've nicknamed it "Pip" after the noises it made when I 1st arrived and it can communicate telepathically with me, warning me when people may be speaking untruths as I was created to believe what I am told.

Why do you need 200gp?

The temple owes protection money to the Boromar Clan and it will likely be burned down if this is not paid.

Why are you in the base jumping competition?

Sensei Lee sent me to test my skills in a new way and distract me from the money situation.

Why do you not want anyone in the base jumping competition to be killed?

It would be a pointless waste of lives.

So that's what I've come up with so far, I've also written a backstory (which I'll post separately). I'll update this if anything changes or add them into the session zero post.