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Firefoot · 05-26-2006, 03:54 PM

Here's my idea for a new character...

Name: Rugh

Age: 24

Race: Wild Man

Weapons: blow gun and darts

Appearance: Typical Wild Man: around four foot tall and stumpy, thick limbs with toughened muscles, thin dark hair, dark eyes without whites, no facial hair, thick-set but remarkably thin for that. Wears only grasses about the waist; woven grass pouch for darts attached to ‘belt.’

Personality/Strengths/Weaknesses: Rugh lives a very solitary lifestyle, having no family left. He is naturally wary of all who venture into ‘his’ part of the White Mountains. He is prone to very sudden mood changes, sometimes without warning, going from merry and carefree to fierce and vengeful. He takes great joy in things of beauty, whether natural things such as stars and forests or items of craft: he enjoys creating small carvings of wood using a sharp stone he keeps in his pouch with the darts. As most Wild Men, he has great knowledge of plants: which are poisonous, which are edible and tasty, which have some medicinal value.

History: At a young age Rugh was taught many things by his father: knowledge of plants, carving of wooden figures, the use of darts, and the rudiments of the Common Tongue which had been passed down in his family as tradition. However, his father and brother died when he was about ten, slain by hunters of the Stone-folk. A couple years later (in the same year as the War of the Ring), his mother died of an unknown illness, and some attributed this to the bad air slightly earlier in the year. After this, Rugh slowly began to break away from the loose tribe of Wild Men he had belonged to, eventually becoming completely solitary.

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I figure he'll probably hook up with the ladies once they've entered what he calls his territory. He could be useful, if he wants to be... or maybe he'll decide to up and leave, catching wind of the men, whom he would probably consider much more dangerous and more worth keeping an eye on...

05-26-2006, 03:54 PM	#885
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Here's my idea for a new character... Name: Rugh Age: 24 Race: Wild Man Weapons: blow gun and darts Appearance: Typical Wild Man: around four foot tall and stumpy, thick limbs with toughened muscles, thin dark hair, dark eyes without whites, no facial hair, thick-set but remarkably thin for that. Wears only grasses about the waist; woven grass pouch for darts attached to ‘belt.’ Personality/Strengths/Weaknesses: Rugh lives a very solitary lifestyle, having no family left. He is naturally wary of all who venture into ‘his’ part of the White Mountains. He is prone to very sudden mood changes, sometimes without warning, going from merry and carefree to fierce and vengeful. He takes great joy in things of beauty, whether natural things such as stars and forests or items of craft: he enjoys creating small carvings of wood using a sharp stone he keeps in his pouch with the darts. As most Wild Men, he has great knowledge of plants: which are poisonous, which are edible and tasty, which have some medicinal value. History: At a young age Rugh was taught many things by his father: knowledge of plants, carving of wooden figures, the use of darts, and the rudiments of the Common Tongue which had been passed down in his family as tradition. However, his father and brother died when he was about ten, slain by hunters of the Stone-folk. A couple years later (in the same year as the War of the Ring), his mother died of an unknown illness, and some attributed this to the bad air slightly earlier in the year. After this, Rugh slowly began to break away from the loose tribe of Wild Men he had belonged to, eventually becoming completely solitary. ~~~ I figure he'll probably hook up with the ladies once they've entered what he calls his territory. He could be useful, if he wants to be... or maybe he'll decide to up and leave, catching wind of the men, whom he would probably consider much more dangerous and more worth keeping an eye on...