Gorbax Furfoot né Skullsplitter

***Name*** : Gorbax Furfoot (originally Gorbax Skullsplitter)

   ***Aliases*** : Gorbie (Whisk), Big Hairy Guy (Dagobert)

***Race*** : Bugbear

***Sex*** : Male

***Age*** : 17 (and a half)

***Height & Weight*** : 7'4" 303 lbs

***Class & Subclass*** : Ranger

***Visual Appearance(s)*** : Appearance around Non-Gyre people: Gorbax wears falsies( made by Gaffe) to hide his somewhat pointy teeth in town. He also tends to wear a scarf, a voluminous hooded cloak, and gloves... all of which is a bit terrible in warmer months. He is a little over 7 feet tall so tends to crouch, slouch, and keep his knees bent in town to get to a little under 6 & 1/2 ft. Often wears a backpack in part because he can almost act as a pack mule due to his powerful build but also to conceal &/or have an excuse for his poor posture.

When away from prying eyes he stands his full height, usually with more snap/crackle/pop than someone his age should have. He is well groomed and usually does his best to look unassuming.

He tends to dress in muted natural tones. With the exception of the scarf, which he has had since he was a child.

***Personality*** : Shy, Protective, Observant. Often tries to be a peace-keeper, but with mixed results.

***Skills and Hobbies*** : He is surprisingly stealthy for a guy his size. Which he frequently uses to observe people unseen. People's behavior interests him greatly and he is especially fond of languages.

***Backstory*** : As a young child he was orphaned by the events of Cleansing Dawn and raised by a halfling couple Talbot and Varla Furfoot. They, in turn, became part of a caravan community called The Gyre that helped raise and mold the young bugbear. He learned marksmanship with a bow from Zelaria Valereen, melee skill with axes from Bradok Axebeard, and the more mystical aspects of nature from Gorse Treetalker.

Due to his young age at the time he knows little of his birth family, save they were mercenaries of the Skullsplitter band. He mostly repressed that when the halfling couple found him that he was beneath the scorched remains of what was likely his family. Though he occasionally has nightmares about it, awakening to that horrifying smell lingering as if he were there again.

***Notable Relationships*** :

The Party :

- Whisk: Discovered her in The Woods with Gorse and was taken aback by how she was found. At the time he felt the need to protect her due to those circumstances. Over time he increasingly believes it was likely her own fault. So now she tries to protect her from herself as well & also everyone else from her. Overall he likes her and they have conversed much in her time with The Gyre, especially fascinated by her languages and accent. Though she frequently worries or even frightens him.

- Anak: He finds the dwarf an oddity. His attempts to convert the Gyre-folk by sheer stubbornness seems equal parts foolish and impressive to Gorbax. Mostly the fact that he is not forcing, or threatening, or other tactics the young bugbear has seen or heard of in the past from the faithful of Atar. Since his arrival Gorbax has tried to keep an eye on him since his very presence could be dangerous, both for the Gyre-folk and the dwarf. To great relief he mostly seems to have been met with amusement, annoyance, passive resentment, and mostly being ignored by The Gyre. Gorbax spoke to him for the first time after their shared vision of the lady in red being attacked by wolves.

- Dagobert: It isn't often Gorbax doesn't like someone quickly when they aren't actively trying to harm him in some way, but the strange newcomer has managed it. His first words were insults & he seemed to be the harbinger of the strangeness that occurred. After all was said and done he continued to be rude and crude. The brashness was somewhat amusing to Gorbax, despite not wanting it to be. Also couldn't help a tinge of pathos as the misanthropy included self-loathing.

NPCs

The Gyre : Family, Home, Everything.

- Members of The Gyre

Talbot Furfoot & Varla Furfoot- Loves and respects both his parents deeply. From both he learned the importance of stealth. His father he gravitated to a bit more and tries to replicate his father's keen observational skills, though usually falls short of that.

Tamly Furfoot - He is often bemused by his aunt. She seems a bit kooky, but it hides a keen mind that is second to none regarding knowledge of nature (at least as far as Gorbax has ever seen). She also gives him the most *interesting* gifts.

Camber Furfoot- As much as Gorbax has tried to undestand Camber he has failed to do so. The young kobold's obsession with books is odd to Gorbax. He understands the ones that teach things, but just as often they are just stories or questionable historical accounts. When pressed about it Camber just mutters something about it being an escape and goes back to reading. When Gorbax expresses worry about that the kobold simply smirks and shakes her head dismissively.

Skreet Furfoot- Gorbax tries to be protective of his smaller sibling due to the goblin being both very brave and very mischevious.

Naleez Galtry - Respects her greatly and secretly finds her incredibly intimidating.

Rieppel Rhamph - Gorbax is in constant awe of Rieppel's ability to talk to people, to seem to know what they are going to say and always have a response at the ready.

Lith Brimblood - Looks to her almost as a matriachal/ grandmother figure. Some of her stories are intriguing, though some are boring and others are disturbing in the graphic and personal details. All of her stories are clearly embellished to an insane degree.

Gorse Treetalker - The mysterious druid is probably the person Gorbax looks up to the most in The Gyre.

Augustine "Auggie" Grimcrack - While he always willing to help the gnome with physical tasks Gorbax will avoid him otherwise as Auggie's "sense of humor" is something he can only take for limited amounts of time.

Gaffe "silent E" Skrimshaw - Finds the gnome even more confusing and difficult to figure out than Camber.

Bradok Axebeard - Honors his skill and protective nature, which Gorbax attempts to emulate. Though feels the dwarf should relax occasionally.

Zelaria Valereen - Constantly amused by her her capacity for snarky comments & witty insults... as long as not at him, because those words sting.

Themis Valereen- protective of the elven child, though is aware the boy is usually the instigator of most issues.