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Building a world, one character at a time.

Gggggg (Gargle Noises)

  1. Pre-Existing / Improvised Concept. Kiki Hayden brought a specific character concept parameter (a Pacifist/Guru Kenku Druid) and used a mix of random table rolls and on-air improvisation for her lore and side quest details.
  2. What is this character’s name? - Gggggg (pronounced by making a deep gargle noise: [Gargle Noises]).
  3. What is their ancestry (i.e. human, elf, dwarf, halfling, etc)? - Kenku. But it's discussed that based on her power levels, she may actually be an Archfey.
  4. What is your job or role (i.e. farmer, hierling/mercenary, shopowner, bandit, etc)? - Pacifist Guru & Elder Druid / Secret Warlock Patron. Gggggg operates out of a secluded grove as an eccentric, Yoda-like elder Kenku mystic. She preaches extreme non-violence and animal rights, spending her time confiscating weapons from passing adventurers and using specialized magical tools to melt legendary arms down into peaceful agricultural implements or mundane household tools (such as turning a +3 Greatsword or Holy Avenger into garden hoes and buckets).
  5. How old are you? - Elder (Has adult children who themselves have adult children).
  6. Describe your physical appearance. - Gggggg is a small, posture-bound Kenku with graying face feathers, slightly sagging features around her beak, and vibrant green eyes. She wears simple, flowing green robes and uses a carved wooden cane. She strictly adheres to a vegan lifestyle and wears no leather or animal products of any kind—her armor (when worn) is crafted entirely from pruned tree bark or naturally fallen wood, though she has no philosophical objection to metal armor.
  7. Describe yourself with 3 adjectives. - Persistent, Passionate, and Peaceful.
  8. What is a valuable item/piece of lore/secret that this character possesses? Or do they value an ideal/concept or particular person (i.e. family member, guild member, honor, justice, love etc.) - Secret Lore—The Dragon's Debt & Magic Smelting Tools: Gggggg possesses specialized magical blacksmithing tools (stolen from a dragon's hoard) that allow her to break down magical items and legendary weapons into raw residuum or reform them into mundane tools (such as turning legendary swords into buckets or basins). Because she raided a dragon's hoard for these tools and weapons, she owes an insurmountable financial debt of gold to an ancient dragon, though she routinely sends the dragon's collection agents away empty-handed using her calm-emotions de-escalation magic.
  9. What is a particular quest you would be willing to recruit or hire the player characters to go do? - - Reconciling the Feuding Sisters. Gggggg's two adult Kenku daughters (who previously helped her convert weapons into farming tools) got into a massive, Hatfield-and-McCoy-style family feud and are now hoarding weapons and fighting each other across a mountain. Gggggg recruits the party to act as non-violent negotiators to reconcile her daughters. The Non-Violence Catch: Before taking the quest, Gggggg confiscates all of the party's weapons and leather equipment. The party must complete the entire quest using only diplomacy, negotiation, and non-violent de-escalation.
  10. What would be their reward for succeeding? - Return of Gear & Warlock Patronage. If the party successfully reconciles her daughters without resorting to violence, Gggggg returns their weapons and grants them an ongoing blessing (or Warlock Patronage): permanent advantage on all Persuasion and Charisma checks so long as they continue to uphold her pledge of non-violence.
  11. What would be the consequence of failure or refusing the call? - Permanent Bucket Transmutation. If the party refuses her quest, attempts to use violence against her family, or breaks her non-violence pact during the mission, Gggggg uses her archfey-level magic to permanently transmute all of the party's confiscated weapons and metal gear into mundane water buckets.

Optional Questions - not required

  • What are the goals and motivations of your character? - Gggggg's primary goal is global demilitarization—disarming adventurers and melting every weapon in the multiverse down into useful farming equipment and tools. Her secondary goal is teaching mortals that intelligence does not define the value of a life.
  • How do these affect your general personality? - She balances a kooky, laughing "Yoda-esque" demeanor with deep, unwavering philosophical conviction. She is completely fearless when dealing with dragons, archfey, or aggressive adventurers, viewing violence as an unnecessary, foolish impulse.
  • How do you normally interact with your family/friends/peers? With your enemies/rivals? With people who work for you/report to you? With player characters? - She treats all guests with motherly hospitality, serving warm tea and vegan meals (tofu, mushrooms, and rice) in her grove. However, if guests display violent tendencies or refuse her non-violent teachings, she disarms them without hesitation.
  • Do you have a particular accent or language? Any idiosyncrasies in how you act and speak? - She speaks Common and Auran in a raspy, elderly Kenku cadence, frequently using her throat to make distinct gargling sounds ([Gargle Noises]) as part of her name or punctuation.
  • What impact have you made on the world? How have you shaped the local area? - Gggggg has disarmed dozens of high-level adventuring parties and dragon minions, supplying surrounding farming communities with high-grade agricultural tools crafted from melted-down legendary weapons.
  • Do you have any current problems that prevent you from being a bigger player on the stage? - She is anchored by her family's internal feud. Because her two adult daughters are actively at war with each other using stockpiled weapons, Gggggg must devote her attention to resolving her family's crisis before expanding her non-violence campaign further across the realm.