Garmak (pup)

==Name==
Garmak.
As he is a child, he has no earned name. His name, meaning "Anguish", was given to him by his birth parents before they abandoned him.
==Physical Traits==
Garmak is an unhealthy-looking child, short for his age and definitely underweight - his shoulderblades, ribs, hips and spine protrude out from him in an almost skeletal fashion. The clothes he wears are quite well-crafted leathers, and they hug his thin form tightly, keeping him warm where fat and muscle will not. He carries a satchel over one shoulder, the contents of which vary based on where he is, who he's with and what he's doing.
The thing that belies his relative health is the way he is usually seen behaving, especially around those he trusts - his guardian, Ursala, and her mate. Despite barely saying a word, he pays rapt, narrow attention to the interesting parts of his surroundings, and seems very eager and excited to learn the new skills his new parents are opting to teach him. When he's alone, he stares at books a lot - it's pretty obvious he doesn't know how to read them, but he probably gets points for trying.
He flaps his hands when he's excited, and rocks back and forth - or bangs on the small Orcish drum he keeps in his satchel - when anxious. He is usually very anxious when his guardians are not nearby, and will often outright refuse to speak to people he does not know well - sometimes starting to cry if he realises he has lost sight of his guardians completely. He will often cover his ears or eyes to shield them from loud or repetitive noises or sights, and he will not make eye contact with anybody.
==Race and Class==
Garmak is an orc. Because he is young, he has no set class yet - but he has shown definite interests in learning to read both Orcish and Thalassian.
After hearing Draka's story, he also has a great interest in learning to use a slingshot or bow, and learning to skin and prepare animals for eating. He owns a few books on the topic of marksmanship, although as the language is too complex, he cannot read them yet.
==Guild==
Dagger and Totem by association.
==Occupation==
As Garmak is a child, he lives off his parents.
==Family==
Ursala is his adoptive guardian; by association, Ruharg is his great grandfather.
==Background==
Garmak's name means "Anguish" in the old Orcish tongue, because his parents were so ashamed of having borne a runt and believed that his life could bring nothing but pain to him and those around him. They left him at the orphanage as a baby, and the orphan matrons raised him. However, it was clear to everyone that he was a very sick child, and it was uncertain at several points whether he would make it through the night.
He grew up in the orphanage, but orphanage life was rough on him - there were other orphans to attend to as well as him, and he really needed individual attention to succeed. It didn't help that the other orphans were far from kind to him. The first time someone had a proper chat with him was when Dagger and Totem visited the orphanage one Winter's Veil, and a grown-up runt came to talk to him.
The orphan matrons hatched a plan, and come Children's Week, Garmak was taken out by an adult for the very first time - the same adult runt he'd met at Winter's Veil. He and Ursala bonded quickly, as the matrons had planned, and at the end of the week Ursala couldn't bear to send him back, meaning she adopted him.
As part of an agreement between Ursala and a family friend, Tharrok, Garmak wears the tabard of the Argent Crusade - so that he is more likely to be safely returned if he is ever captured by the Alliance.
==Criminal Record==
None.
==Personal Notes==
Played by user:P3a, who also plays Ursala and Kall.
Category: Horde
Category:Orc
Category:Male
Category:NPC_Characters