Todd Stool

### Physical Traits

mushroom head that overhangs hiding his still human mouth, gills on neck, pale greenish skin

> I've never been hit that hard by a seltzer before
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> -Todd Stool after defeating White Claw

Todd Stool is a slacker who was cursed for *absolutely no reason*, Todd was just minding his business and then BAM! cursed. Life just isn't fair sometimes.

At first the mushrooms weren't too bad, but Todd didn't have money for real medicine- not when alternative medicine is so much cheaper. The Chinese herbal remedies didn't seem to be helping- in fact they were only making it worse. His psychic gave him some bad news and he invested his remaining savings in a flight to Tibet. One way.

He started hiking to monasteries trying to get help. It was around this time while sleeping rough on a Tibetan footpath- dehydrated, exhausted and at the brink of delirium- that his head fully transformed into a mushroom and he awoke one morning with sickening 360 degree vision. He eventually stumbled upon a monastery expecting some wise monks to cure him- but all they could offer is helping him make peace with himself. That wasn't what he had come all this way for so he did what any slacker would do.

He gave up.

He found his way to the nearest bar and began lamenting to anyone who would listen. Strangely enough a young girl from his home country turned out to be a great listener- she didn't believe his name was Todd Stool but she did believe she could help. Her name was Malice, and if he was willing to help her out here and there- then she would turn him back. Todd just wanted to go back to normal so he gladly agreed to do as she asked- besides she was offering to pay money as well and he was equally desperate for cash as a cure. So began Todd's adventures around the world- most were pretty simple "get these old things" missions. He was also getting a good grasp of his new physiology and what he could do to other people.

He met Bo and Jorek while looking for the Betyl of Al'Shaya and together they stopped a band of supervillains from forcing the dig team and film crews away, recovered expensive equipment for the film crew (earning themselves a special credit on the movie from Sidney Nouveauville), fought off a team of assassins lead by White Claw that were hunting Todd as well as finding the site of the Lost City of Iram confirming the archaeologists' theories (and later burying the city again). Todd helped end the conflict with the Fallen Star Champion by stealthily getting his hands on the meteorite that gave him power and sending it to Malice through a portal spell she had given him- stopping the immortal warrior from regenerating.

After it was all over, Todd said his farewells and continued on his quest from Malice, though Bo and Jorek had both tried to plant seeds of doubt in his mind for his own good. They assumed anyone who would call themselves Malice *might* not have anybody else's best interests in mind.

> Wait... That's really your name? That's priceless!
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> -Malice Magick

## Trivia

* His last name was originally going to be Truffalo, Todd was chosen for alliteration and then the obvious name: Todd Stool just jumped out.