Grizzlt

= Grizzlt of Many Fists =
Grizzlt of Many Fists is a recent addition to The Firebreathing Kittens. Having found himself in the city of Niqamui after what he only tells others was a "long walk through many lands." In a constant search for answers about himself and his life Grizzlt feels the Kittens can help him uncover ideas and thoughts he may not have been able to come up with alone. Grizzlt can often be seen muttering to himself as he meanders around areas seeming almost oblivious to anyone else or anything that might be going on around him.
== Characteristics ==
=== General: ===
* Pronunciation: Guh-Riz-Zlt
* Pronoun: He/Him
* Voice Traits: Grizzlt speaks with an older husky but, higher pitched, voice at times. Almost making things seem like a question when they aren't. This often leaves people conversing with him thinking he asked a question as he walks off as something else may have caught his attention.
* Mannerisms: Grizzly of Many Fists often wanders about any area he might be in. Seldomly does he take into account the feelings of others regarding personal spaces or even personal property. Picking up to investigate or, on occasion, pocket something that he finds interesting. Though he will somewhat reluctantly give back anything that he was caught taking without permission, often saying he was so intrigued by something new that he'd never seem before in his home land.
* Pop Culture Influences: Picture Yoda from Empire Strikes Back. The funny little puppet who just goes through someone's stuff without asking and fights a droid over a flashlight. Mix is with some of Walk Kowalski (Clint Eastwood) from Gran Torino. A grumpy old man who doesn't like anything new and is opposed to changing anything about his life. (though not as mean).
== Appearance ==
=== Race: ===
Goblin
=== Age/Height/Weight: ===
Grizzlt is 48 years old and stands roughly 3'2" coming in at 53lbs.
=== Hair/Skin/Eye Color: ===
Grizzly has no hair with light green skin that is grey in a few areas showing his age. His eyes are a solid bright red with no iris.
=== FKB Tattoo Location: ===
Grizzlt has the FBK tattoo on the inside of his left ear.
=== Typical Outfit: ===
Grizzlt wears a simple white and brown Monk's tunic under a very ornate cloak that seems to be billowing in the wind around him, even when there isn't any wind to be felt. The hoodless cloak is lined with a blue and grey border design and to a discerning eye almost seems like it may have, at one time, belonged to a very nice tapestry or decorative carpet.
== Family and Lifestyle ==
=== Family Members: ===
Duzz - Father, Deceased
Khinkea - Mother, Deceased
=== Friends/Aquaintances: ===
Yeemik Sandmelter - Goblin - Life long friend who taught Grizzlt the sand and glass trade in the desserts of their homeland. A business savant sly con man who made a name for himself in the business of suppling glass and sand for the magical enclaves of Scarvert.
Braum Shield Splitter - Dragonborn - The muscle of the trio. A simple Dragonborn who enjoys laying in the sun and acting tough during business meetings with Yeemik.
== Social Class/Occupation/Living Arrangements: ==
=== Social Class/Occupation: ===
Grizzlt presents himself as average in class and wealth. The clothes and things that he has may seem a bit older but very well taken care of. In the past Grizzlt was a supplier of glass and sand to enclaves in need of vials, flasks and other equipment for magic and alchemy needs back in his homeland. Since leaving that life Grizzlt has kept coin in his pocket by offering sage wisdom and running the occasional errand for those in need. Taking the odd job on a town's bulletin board or simply meeting someone in the market who needed a favor. 
=== Living Arrangements: ===
Grizzlt is not one to looking for anything particular when it comes to a place to rest for the night. Being used to camping in the desserts of home all he looks for is a bad and, when possible, four walls with a roof. Choosing most nights to sleep at an inexpensive inn. Currently staying in a small 3 room Inn a few miles from the FBK Guild Hall.
== Personality and History ==
=== Traits/Ideal/Bond/Flaw: ===
* I have different assumptions from those around me concerning personal space, blithely invading others' space in innocence, or reacting to ignorant invasion of my own.
* Self-Knowledge. If you know yourself, there's nothing left to know.
* I'm still seeking the enlightenment I pursued in my seclusion, and it still eludes me.
* I pretend not to understand the local language to avoid interactions I would rather not have.
=== Personal History and Backstory: ===
Grizzlt grew up in the desert nation Scalvert with his Goblin tribe, the Sandseekers. Scalvert was know for having some of the finest sands in all the realm and was the primary source for all glass needed in the surrounding nations. The Sandseekers were a nomadic tribe that sought out deposits of the softest sand to harvest and sell. When he was young Grizzlt was part of the hauling and labor teams who transported the sand across the deserts. He was always good with his hands and even better at keeping his head down and getting the task at hand finished. He wasn't one to show much ambition is doing anything aside from what he was told. Money was consistently scarce in the tribe as any profits that came from sales were put back into equipment and necessities for living, Grizzlt had to learn how to make tools last as long as possible and stretch rations to make sure that at the end of the day there was something to eat. This stuck with Grizzlt, often shrugging off any new innovations and equipment as he only saw them as things to break and be more expensive to fix than they were worth.
It wasn't until Yeemik Sandmelter took a liking to the young Goblin that Grizzlt saw change in his life. Learning the business side of things, how to make and close a sale, how to tell "little white lies" to get the best deals possible, he was a quick study, seeming to take the teaching to mind quickly and thus left the tribe to travel Scalvert with Yeemik and his friend Braum. The trio worked as consultants for the nomadic tribes of Scalvert, helping them sell their products for the best price and making sure to charge a hefty consultants fee. Grizzlt had no real qualms with the practices of Yeemik, feeling it was a Goblin's duty to be a crafty business Goblin and make the best possible deals. But in the back of his head Grizzlt still felt like something was missing, that his life needed something a bit more for true meaning.
This life went on until Grizzlt reached his early 20s. Having made quite the name for themselves in the nation the trio were at times pursued by others looking to take the top spot in the business chain . Braum was a staunch defender of the trio with Yeemik and Grizzlt able to assist in fending off most attackers and raiders. It was a life that Grizzlt got through but started to see as more of a hassle than what it was worth, sure the trio never wanted for money but, Grizzlt still felt lacking. On a particularly long trek through Scalvert the trio came across a traveling monastery, the Altar of Aletheia. The group was making their way across the lands offering enlightenment and aid in those seeking knowledge. They followed Aletheia, the goddess and personification of truth and sincerity.
Grizzlt became infatuated with the search for meaning in his life, could he do any job you gave him, sure. he could learn almost any skill and perform them all well enough to get by but, nothing meant enough to him to really give himself into it. The Altar did not offer him an answer to his questions but instead offered him a home within their monastery to search for the answers himself. Yeemik and Braum couldn't believe that Grizzlt would give up all they had going for them to join with these travelers and repeatedly tried to convince him to stay and keep the trio together. Grizzlt let them know he would always consider them friends but needed to find out what he was really meant to do, feeling slighted a bit Yeemik and Braum did not wish Grizzlt well when he left with the Altar, instead choosing to leave the night before to continue their travels across Scalvert.
Grizzlt has been traveling across nations with the Altar of Aletheia for almost 2 decades before he felt the call to return to the regular world. With every question he thought he had discovered an answer to more questions rose up in the aftermath. He studied other planes of existence, learned of other worlds and gained knowledge about more than he could have imagined in Scalvert. Grizzlt felt like he was on the right path but was still missing something, a spark or idea that he could not find withing the Altar, after soo many years Grizzlt left the Altar and struck out on his own searching for the true answers to what he is meant to do. Being with a monastery for nearly 25 years most definitely changes your perspective on most things, in the monastery all things are shared, everything belongs to everyone and that idea has been a source of contention back in the normal world.
Find adventure to be a way to expand ones knowledge and learn more about the world and one's self Grizzlt sought out the Firebreathing Kittens. To truly learn about yourself you must expose yourself to as much of the world as possible and see how you react.
== Adventures ==
* To Wing Or Not Two Wings
* The Wayback Whistle
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