Oskar

**Oskar** is a tiefling child who works as a stableboy in The Journeyman's Nook in Briskwater.

## Background

Oskar was born in Trestow, Bregdan, on Avo's Watch, 230ER, to [/] and [/], a farming couple. Being farmers, his parents did not have much money, and so Oskar's upbringing with them was modest. However, they were incredibly neglectful of their children, and [MOTHER] would often abuse his older sister Alysson. Alysson, who is five years older than Oskar, would often care for him as their parents would sometimes leave him unattended for hours at a time.

Oskar's infernal heritage was not initially apparent - he was born with caprine ears and a small tail, but this was thought to be celestially influenced due to his birthday falling on a holy day. However, it became clear that he was not moon-touched in his second year, when he began to grow horns and fang-like canines, and supernatural occurrences would arise around him, such as doors slamming seemingly by themselves, and the farm animals being upset by his presence.

Frightened by what Oskar may become, his parents put him up for adoption, and he was taken to live on a farm in Barleyborne with [AD] and [AM]. Much to the surprise of his adoptive parents, and annoyance of their birth parents, Alysson, who was only seven years old at the time, ran away to join him. As the identity of his adoptive parents was unknown to his birth parents, [/] and [/] were unable to locate Alysson to drag her back to the farm - not that they tried very hard to look for her. They simply cut their losses, considering it to be one less mouth to feed.

The pair lived happily with [/] and [/] for the next eight years. Unfortunately, when Oskar turned ten, his powers had grown and were getting out of control. [/] and [/] were determined to care for and support him as best they could, but ultimately, Oskar decided he had to leave. Alysson decided to adopt Oskar herself, and had heard rumour of a holy creature of Tanneth living in the quiet riverside down of Briskwater. She decided to relocate there, hoping that this holy creature might help to balance out Oskar's infernal influence. The pair still live in Briskwater, working at The Journeyman's Nook to earn their keep. Oskar still keeps in touch with his adoptive parents, writing them letters as often as he can.

## Family

As Oskar's maternal grandmother was a roskheni elf, Oskar is technically a quarter roskheni. However, as he is a tiefling, his racial heritage is often overlooked. Oskar's mother [/] is a half-roskheni, and his father [/] is a human. They were abusive and neglectful to Oskar and his older sister Alysson, and Oskar was put up for adoption when he was a toddler as his parents were afraid of his newly-discovered infernal heritage. Alysson ran away to join him, estranging herself from their parents as Oskar was. Oskar considers [AM] and [AD], his adoptive parents, to be his *actual* parents, having spent the majority of his developmental years under their care, and even though he left their care at the age of ten, he still writes to them often. Oskar is extremely close with his older sister, who is in turn very protective of him.

## Affiliations

Oskar works for Eberhard at his tavern, and seems rather anxious around him. However, he follows his orders, and affirms that Eberhard is "*a very kind man*" if asked about him. It can be assumed that Oskar's anxiety is not personally directed towards Eberhard himself, as he seems to feel similarly about Lottie and Karthrin, the barmaids who he helps in the kitchens when he has no stable work to do. He is very clearly intimidated by these women, but mostly stays out of everyone's way and tries to work hard and keep out of trouble.