Babbit

Babbit and their spice bat, Snoob.

**Babbit** is a spice goblin summoner from the Theordaberian Satrapy. When they took interest in the magical arts, they were abandoned by their family, seeing the interest of the young goblin as a net loss on profit. Taking what they had and hitchhiking their way to Scholar's Spire, Babbit managed to show enough promise with magic to join Strixhaven University and study there. From there, they learned the art of summoning - seen by many as unfavorable and scary, but to Babbit, an untapped realm of possibility. Due to the strangeness of a spice goblin in Scholar's Spire, Babbit began wearing clothes that covered their entire body and form, hiding the fact that they were a goblin.

Babbit has many summons, their most prized being Snoob, a spice bat that is almost always summoned and at their side. Aside from this, Babbit has also dabbled in some more tabboo and darker practices in summoning, leading to them acquiring a collection of strage summoning pets, such as an imp and a nightgaunt. While appearing innocent and curious on the outside, Babbit is a well-versed mage and is extremely skilled in the manipulation of Focus, seemingly having an innate deeper understanding than most of its nature than most.

## History

Babbit was originally a spice goblin born to the *Tch-shkk-kaa-pe-laaa-takk-oo-pe-laa* clan in Thynosia, a small tribe of spice goblins consisting of 2 families. Extremely mercantile, this tribe focused more on monetary gain than anything else - something that greatly disinterested Babbit. Babbit, instead, was enthralled by stories of mages and wizards, and above all, summoners. Eventually, this interest ended up with them being exiled from their clan. Alone and afraid, Babbit simply began to hitchhike and travel on wagons, caravans, and ships for years. Along this journey, they befriended Snoob, a Thynosian spice bat who would become their first summon.

Eventually, Babbit managed to find their way to Strixhaven University by hiding in the hull of a cargo ship. Upon arriving, rather than be reprimanded, Dean Alkinoth took pity on the poor goblin and found their interest in summoning curious. He allowed them to attend the university, under the condition they didn't hitchhike again - something they agreed to. Afraid of being judged for being a goblin - something quite rare in Strixhaven, even with how diverse the college is - Babbit made garb out of old clothes they managed to scavenge that hid the entirety of their body from sight.

Following this, Babbit would spend the next few years at Strixhaven studying summoning. They would dabble in many magical arts and fields, learning as much as they could about the way Focus flows and the individual elements that made up it. As well, they managed to investigate how The Abyss connected to Rosenwelt, and while their studies into the matter were slow and incomplete, often based off of ancient cult writings, they managed to learn how to purposely summon and contain a creature from the Abyss in a summoning stone. Using this method, Babbit managed to capture and be able to summon an imp and a nightgaunt, and eventually other abyssal beings.

## Personality

Babbit is extremely intelligent, despite what initial appearances may let on. While reserved and somewhat eccentric, Babbit knows far more than the average student at Strixhaven due to their obsessive studying habits. Babbit also holds a strong affection for animals and creatures of all kinds, finding them extremely fascinating.