Genbu

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  **HP** 52   **AC** 17   **DC** 13
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  **Str** 15  **Dex** 20  **Con** 12
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  **Int** 11  **Wis** 14  **Cha** 9
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## Appearance

Genbu stands just shy of 180 centimeters, making him a fairly tall Tortle, and is relatively light compared to his Tortle brethren. He dawns an asian conical hat, light vest and not much else other than his equipment. Genbu also has either a tattoo or some scarification (it is unclear as to which it is) as an eternal reminder of the Jinfeng monastery.
With him he always carries his most prised possession a Jade stone necklace. This family heirloom belonged to his father. Additionally after having honed his skills and throughout his adventures with the group; he carries a map, and calligrapher's supplies (as he tries to map his travels and the nature around him), a scabbard with his beloved katana aswell as his bow and quiver.

He wears pieces of cloth to cover his face as he was the victim of not only one but two acid traps that corroded most of the skin on his face, and a lot of the top parts of his shell. Luckily his Jade stone was okay

## Background

East of the vast country of Kitai exists the hilled landscape of Ikuta-Oka, which translated means “Many Hills”. This name is due to the specific nature and geography of the country. The many hills and the free-flowing rivers have brought a lot of diversity with them. A plethora of different races call these hills home, and the larger cities settle within the valleys, and often around the rivers. With the larger cities as exceptions the land is divided into zones which mostly house the individual races within. In the area known as Kame lives a race of giant reptiles known as Tortles. This zone is very simple compared to some of the dwarven or human zones, this is due to the Tortles very relaxed and non-materialistic way of living. This relaxed way of life is also why most Tortles join monasteries and choose a monkish style of living.

Genbu joined the Jinfeng monastery at an unusual young age compared to his would-be peers. He joined at the age of 9 years old, where the usual age is around 14-15, when the Tortles typically reach adulthood. This specific monastery is very well respected for training monks, who specializes in the use of martial weapons. Genbu’s father is a very well-respected monk and teacher at this monastery, this being the main reason why Genbu was admitted despite his young age. Yzabu (Genbu’s father) felt it a necessity to enroll Genbu into the monastery due to the premature death of his mother, and this was allowed by head monk (the equivalent of an Abbot). Genbu had a hard time adapting into this new way of life, yet he slowly, as he grew in both age and stature, his mind also grew, and he learned to better control his thoughts and his inner ki.

Having spent a good 20 years at the monastery, honing his skills and his ki, Genbu decided to do what the Tortle kind tend to do and travel the world, seeking knowledge and inner peace. This might seem a bit strange for monks who can control their ki to seek inner peace, but this is required in order to master it. And if you want to master your ki, you need to follow your heart until your heart takes you back home.

Genbu was always very interested in history, and especially the history of the unknown lands that lay westward, so as so many Tortles had done before him, he, at the ripe age of 33, left the monastery, bid his father goodbye and ventured west. Genbu first settled in Kentocera and stayed here for a couple of years mostly due to the extensive libraries of the elven, human and dwarven history. Having spent some years studying and training his ki in the large city of Kentocera he travelled to one of the large cities in the northern parts of Nemedia.

During his travels he has encountered many people of various races. Genbu being very different looking came into slight trouble in some of the cities and villages he travelled to. Nothing too severe except from being asked to leave villages due to the unknown nature of his Tortle race. Common folk had not really heard of Tortles, let alone seen one, so although Genbu didn’t look dangerous he was some places perceived as a threat.

Having learned a bit about the Human-Orcish wars that raged the southern part of the continent and a little bit about Marketh, Genbu wanted to go to Tarantia to learn more about the dwarves and gnomes up north – he heard of the troubles of Aldon Klarskind in the nearby area and offered to help. At Klarskinds brewery Genbu met his would be companions and now travels with them.