New Character Submission - Dubbel

[Pen N Popper]

Character: Dubbel
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Class: Fighter
Race: Half Giant
Alignment: True Neutral
Deity: Multiple


Biography:

Youth

Dubbel has little worth remembering from his time growing up in the foothills outside Fort Llast. He knew no mother, though all his peers made sure he knew his father's origin. "Son of a giant." "Ogre... no, they're not as ugly as you!"

He knew no love and precious little compassion. Mostly he was viewed as a beast of burden; a "something" to be used, not a "someone."

For all this, though, he was not in turmoil. Things are what they are. Good days or bad days were indistinguishable from each other. There was yesterday, there is today, and there will be a tomorrow.



Today

"Again!" roared the broad shouldered man cracking fist into palm with the sound of a whip. "Finish it this time!"

Dubbel rested, hands on knees, and stared at the sawdust floor. Sweat trickled down the bridge of his oft-broken nose to mix with his own blood before falling away. His chest heaved from the exertion.

Across the floor his opponent nodded to the man and squared himself to face Dubbel.

Straightening, Dubbel rolled his head to loosen his stiff neck and took in a deep lungful of air. In a flash, his opponent was inside his guard again striking palm to chest with another quick blow upward. It was all Dubbel could do not to black out entirely before slamming into the warehouse's floor.

"Good!" The boss jumped down from his perch on the rail and clapped the victor on the back. "That's how it's done. No softness, just finish what you start." Before leaving, he reached into the purse on his belt and dug out a couple coins, tossing them down onto the sawdust where Dubbel now sat. Nothing extra for today's poor job as a sparring partner. No words were exchanged.

Dubbel was no good with fists. Put a couple clubs in them, or better yet axes, and he might hold his own a little longer. Everyone liked sparring with fists against the halfgiant, though; a solid ego boost before a match.

"Soon," Dubbel thought as he weighed the True in his dirty palm, "I'll have enough for the trip to Vehl." He knew they had a real arena there. Knew that there was coin to be made. Knew that there was more to life than losing.


Summary

As per usual, I'm looking for a PC to kick around inside of. How long he'll last is anyone's guess. :-)

Dubbel is true neutral. He is emotionally ambivalent to his surroundings. His largest goal is perhaps carving out a better life in a modest way. His skillset is limited, though, to being beat upon by others. He doesn't fault them for that and assumes they won't fault him when it's his turn to do the beating.

I chose halfgiant because I enjoy the builtin RP that the rarer races deliver.

More fluff for halfgiant aspects....

The halfgiant in Dubbel's personality comes out now and then. He tends to act first and think later, preferring to brute force through problems. His patience can be short and though he is not violent in an evil sense of the word, his aggravations often manifest themselves physically. As noted above, his temper is not volatile but when it does erupt it explodes. He does not tend to hold grudges and affronts are most often quicly forgotten about.

My personal challenge for this PC will be to RP more through descriptive emotes rather than verbally. Dubbel will not speak much.

Unlike with Pig, I will not like him into a weapon of choice or other such directions early on. I'll let his place in the world develop based more on who he meets and travels with. Will he travel with thugs or paladins? Such will guide his growth and direction.

Probably won't do much crafting. Mining perhaps but the iron ceiling is not one I want to bang against again.

Temper

He learned early in life that people were quick to make judgments about him due to his abnormally large size and giant looks. "Who broke the outhouse door!?" "It must have been Dubbel."

In these situations it was best just to remain silent. To disagree would invite argument, to agree to invite punishment. When pushed far enough, though, Dubbel would erupt. His outbursts were more common and uncontrollable as a youth, of course. Now he could keep a lid on it, so to speak. It would take a lot of pushing to get Dubbel to lose his patience these days. He knows what they do to adult giants: They kill them.

Alignment

Dubbel is self-centered, having learned that he needs to look after himself. He's willing to work with others to further his own needs. He's even willing to work towards others' goals if he thinks they'll benefit himself in the future.

He has no care for laws and rules. He's not out to break any but he's also not one to let them be a deterrent to success.

[Pen N Popper]

Is anyone going to look at this? Pretty please?

Added stuff starting with "More fluff" above.

[darkstorme]

Hi there, PnP. Sorry for the delay - fell asleep earlier than I'd planned last night.

Fairly solid support for both race and class - I'd just like to see a little greater expansion on Dubbel's character in-biography. You say he has a violent but slow-burning temper; could an anecdote from his childhood (little though it may have to remember) reflect this? The scene in the arena reflects well his current status and aspirations, but I'd like to see his personality fleshed out and the alignment driven home.

Once that's done, we should be ready to go.

Thanks!

[Pen N Popper]

Added a bit about temper and alignment.

[darkstorme]

Good stuff. Thanks for your patience and work on this submission.

Your character has been approved.

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