Bargus Stoutcannon

Bargus Stoutcannon is a Professor at Ascension Academy that comes from the Dwarven Underground as a Pirate/Smuggler thanks to being part of the Underfoot Caste. Formerly the visiting craftsman hired by Akiyama.
== Lore ==
Bargus was originally employed by the previous headmaster Kareeda Akiyama to teach the students how to craft items such as tools, weapons and armor. After the dock at Ascension was built, a workshop to house his various tools of the trade was also constructed.
== History ==
=== Early Days ===
Before being admitted as the Smithing Professor as Ascension, Bargus was a smuggler and a pirate in the Dwarven Underground. 
=== First Meeting ===
Instead of being introduced at the assembly during morning announcements, the students and teachers had actually met Bargus at the Beach while on a vacation island gifted to the Academy by the Esperian Queen after getting rid of the Steward who had been brainwashing the Queen. They discovered his boat first docked next to Seymour on the second day of their vacation, while he emerged later from the dwarven workshop. First confused as to who he was, soon took a liking to him after calling the sunburnt Barthall a raisin and punching Zachary in the dick. He showed the students his workshop and hung around interacting with the students and some teachers before he left. The next time they'd see him would be at the Academy itself the very next day.
=== Arrival at the Academy ===
Bargus arrived the day after the students arrived back at the Academy, giving a very formal apology for his actions to Zachary the previous day by throwing pocket sand in his face. He ushered his budding apprentices into his workshop before going over their application forms. Discussing with the students about what they would be aiming to create in his class while also giving a quick rundown of what would be happening during his classes.
=== Teaching ===
Bargus first lesson was a lesson on how to tan hide to make leather and how to make bone glue, he took the apprentices around the dock killing rats to gather their hides and bones, also taking the apprentices into a secret route that takes them into the dungeon. After killing more rats and taking their materials they returned to the workshop where he taught them how to make tanning solution out of bark and how to dry the hide before letting them soak in the solution.
=== Official Employment ===
After Akiyama was arrested, Bargus was also arrested and taken to the CAF for questioning, there he faced the decision of returning to the Dwarven Underground and being imprisoned on sight or become an official Professor at Ascension Academy. He now works full time as a Professor teaching all the students how to craft and smith regardless of the apprenticeships that had been formed years prior.
== Powers and Abilities ==
* Mana Sight - Thanks to a prank from a certain fox spirit Bargus has gained the ability to see mana lines that lead to its source.
* Blacksmithing - Bargus' crafting and smithing skills have come in handy over his life, especially when he lost his right arm and left leg. 
* Brewcrafting - Bargus has proven able to brew mead that also give powerful effects in return for getting more and more intoxicated while drinking more. Bargus' signature mix is the Ironskin brew which turns the drinker into iron at the cost of becoming more vulnerable to fire and electricity.
* Handcannon - A cannon that fits on his metal hand, crafted by Bargus himself, can fire shotgun bursts of metal pellets. He is also known to use silver as ammo during the teacher mission of retrieving Chipz and Vevina after they had run away.
* Backpack Cannon - A pair of cannons that can be worn as a backpack for Bargus to lug around. When fired in the air it rains down a volley of fire and shrapnel, when fire directly into the enemy they instead get the full blast of the damage usually spread between targets making for a deadly cocktail of misery.
* Chemical Sprayer - A high pressured tool capable of spraying many different types of liquids onto the enemy. Liquids that have been demonstrated so far are: Erplem juice, Puffins, Water, Acid and Poop of all things.
* Flamethower - Shoots a jet of flame to burn the enemy or, as he uses it now, to heal Demonkin such as Misty and Ryder. 
== Gallery ==
File:Screenshot 2022-05-24 203718.png|Bargus in Full Gear
== Trivia ==
* Bargus' Chem Sprayer was once used to spray poop on the ships as a punishment for students and when Zach disobeyed the punishment orders he ended up spraying his room instead.
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