Bruno

## Early Life

Bruno was born in the town of Dalmond in the province of Hol during a rare time of peace in the normally war torn province. Talented in the kitchen, when Bruno earned enough money he travelled to Glam to study baking at the finest schools Glam had to offer. He excelled in his studies and had the exciting prospect of staying in Glam to become a celebrity chef when news arrived telling of the army of the Kingdom of Stotes invaded Hol. Bruno left his popular bakery to return to Hol and assist in the war effort.

## Member of the Hol Resistance

Bruno returned to his hometown and for the first couple years of the war helped organize refugees camps as citizens fled the capital city of Holton in order to avoid being trapped in what quickly became a long stalemate siege. He met resistance leader Dan Levy while cooking for a large refugee camp and impressed Dan with his enthusiasm, vigor, and ability to make a pretty decent palmier pastry using pine needles and soot as flour. Although both agreed the palmier needed more butter. Dan requested his assistance in the town of Forough, a town along the main road between Stotes and Holton that if retaken could become a thorn in the side of the Stotes war effort.

Dan and Bruno were able to form a strong resistance force including the powerful healer Linda and the charming spy Rochelle, who Bruno quickly formed a violently sexual relationship with. The resistance was able to harass Stote supply lines and were vital in turning the attention of the Stotes army sieging Holton long enough for the pacifist adventurer Raandyy to enter the city and start his smuggling shipping organization, bringing hope and relief to the city.

However their successes drew the attention of the leader of the siege, Colonel Keller, who was under intense pressure to wrap the siege up quickly as at this point the war had extended for over 5 years. Keller sent a team of competent and proven soldiers, The Wild Boys lead by Sargent Simon Le Bon, to put down the resistance in the city of Forough. The Wild Boys proved to be adept in capturing and killing resistance members while the resistance started to practice more psychological warfare. The Wild Boys had a particular hatred for Bruno after his practice of cooking killed Wild Boys into delicious looking concoctions that fooled several Wild Boy soldiers became common knowledge and all baked goods were banned from the Stotes army. After 2 years of guerilla warfare and war atrocities only Dan, Bruno, Linda, and Rochelle remained in the city of Forough to fight against the dwindling members of The Wild Boys.

## New Tactics and New Friends

The Undead Mayo Gang had recently upended politics in the Kingdom of Stotes by "solving" the murder of the old King Werner Von Lichtenstein and navigating the political vacuum to have Rolen Von Lichtenstein named Queen in an effort to gain access to the army of Stotes in the battle against Cthulhu. The group were on their way to Holton to meet with Colonel Keller in order to break the siege and take the army back to Stotes when they made their way through the destroyed ruins of the town of Forough.

Bruno and the resistance were watching as the Mayo Crew negotiated firmly with the war weary but vindictive Wild Boys and saw potential allies in their effort to free the recently captured Dan Levy. Hobart, while invisible, broke from the group to investigate some noises in a demolished house where Bruno was hiding. Hobart and Bruno quickly recognized the potential assistance they could offer each other and Hobart left to go inform his friends of the resistance members hiding in the demolished buildings. The rest of the Mayo Gang had been in the middle of demanding the Wild Boys stand down when the shell shocked and violent Taylor brothers refused to stand down and threatened to kill the captive Dan. Once violence started Hobart called Bruno and his allies to help put down the Wild Boys. Bruno and Rochelle rushed in to help but Linda, who had been becoming increasingly despondent and desperate, stayed behind.

Just as the Mayo Gang and the Hol Resistance seemed to have things under control with Sgt Le Bon surrendered and one of the Taylor brothers killed, Linda summoned a Chain Demon in a misguided attempt to gain a power weapon. The Chain Demon and several lessor demons walked down the main street of Forough, quickly killed Linda, and attacked the party with several of the Wild Boys attempting to take advantage of the chaos to flee. During the fighting Dan was freed and quickly learned the complex military technique of laying prone to avoid damage which he used in order to survive despite his injuries. The combined efforts of the Mayo Gang and Bruno brought down the Chain Demon but at great cost as Rochelle was killed by \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ much to Bruno's horror.

Dan vowed to travel and train more of the resistance in the art of laying prone and expected Bruno to come with him but the Mayo Crew had taken a liking to the bold bakery chef and invited him to travel with them to Holton. Eager to improve himself and having spend the past 7 years fighting in the resistance Bruno parted ways amicably with his friend Dan and began travelling with the Undead Mayo Gang.