Skiggy

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The Good Spirit,

The Peaceful One.

Skiggy was the mascot and easily most popular member of the old guild at Guildtown. His exit from the guild was easily the single greatest loss the guild felt in 1 BLG. If not for the siege at Brightwater his disappearence would likely be regarded as the most unfortunate occurance of 1BLG. He was known by many as a charitable and kind figure, and was especially close to Mithemia Ironfall, first Master of the guild at Queston, as well as many of the old legends of the original Guild. Though the exact nature of his disappearence remains a mystery, legend tells that he claimed he was near ascension to godhood around the time of his disappearence all because of those that believed in him.

## Description

At 2' flat, Skiggy was by far, the shortest full member in Guild history. His cobalt blue scales and bright demeanor were hallmarks of his seemingly harmless nature, though this fearsome Kobold was known to be a highly effective warrior, healer, and divine spellcaster ready for anything that might try to harm those in his charge.

## Background

Skiggy arrived from Knowhere, having been kicked out from their kobold village. Until entering Guildtown he had been wandering from place to place, seeking amusement and learing from the people who lived outside of society. Sometime around 3 BLG Skiggy happened upon Guildtown and spent a period observing the unusual behaviours of it's many inhabitants. Impressed, Skiggy decided to try to emulate their prowess and incredible talent. He claimed selfish reasons, like glory-seeking and adoration, though his genuine demeanor left many in doubt of this claim. Early on, to support himself, he sold paintings in guildtown to suppliment his pay from the guild. He regarded himself as a great admirer of many within the guild and was inspired to ascend to it's highest ranks, in due time. It is said that he originally painted his armour and shield with holy symbols with no idea what they meant, believing that, as a matter of childlike copywork, they looked cool. Some theorise that during this time, he may have come to subconcioussly recognise the inner flow of godly energy through holy symbols due to this lack of awareness on their symbolic meaning and focusing strictly on their aesthetic and conduital capabilities in respect to improving weapons, armour and bolstering one's abilities. In time, he learned to understand what each meant and belief in what they stood for. When asked, he stated "Even gods need a friend".

## Time with The Guild

When Skiggy first arrived in Guildtown, he enrolled in The Guild with two friends he had been travelling with. His first quest was to investigate what had happened to Censaria's capital as all communication had been lost. There he discovered, along with other members, that an ancient red dragon had taken the kingdom for themselves. He returned to report his findings.

He would then encounter an ancient blue dragon on the Ja'Pon'Es Islands during another adventure. Thinking that a monster was harmless, he was bitten and later found out that he had acquired a scrying mark upon his wounded hand. There, the ancient blue dragon along with other dragons could keep track of any who had this marking. He did his best to hide and remove this curse, so much as to hide away in the magical tower constructed by Master Cotrix to obscure Guildtown for such spies.

While in the pursuit of other ties to what this new draconic threat presented, he entered and discovered numerous vaults created and sealed away by ancient, long dead, metallic dragons. These vaults contained invention, artifacts, and the means to discover the plot the chromatic dragons had planned as well as bolster the Guild's strength.

One of these vaults was located in Knowhere, his hometown. He discovered that coming from here was not so easy as mostly everyone was a wandering soul lost on their way to the afterlife - a limbo like realm. In finding one of these vaults, minions of the ancient black dragon known as Xenophasm confronted the party. He and the group did battle with them, and Xenophasm himself almost leapt through the curse on his hand with a single glowing green eye looking back at the kobold. When they finished their battle, the group discvered a passage way down to an ancient, larger, vault. This vault houses the townsfolk within from the attacking draconic forces but also the first Warforged. Activating the vault and rescuing the people, Skiggy and the party returned to Guildtown with a new army, a new people, in tow to guide them to civilization.

In another story he entered a dimensional-cube like structure as an experiment. His greatest fears of the blue dragon come to pass but yet defeating this magically created world he was rewarded with facing his fears. Skiggy was given an ashen urn. Mysteriously, the kobold always had money to donate from then on. Even as much as to keep a rather large emerald and careful inventory of rare diamonds.

Later, Skiggy would discover a lighthouse-like observatory to seal tears in reality at the behest of modrons and Primus itself. He met various cosmic beings, eldritch horrors, and new worlds. He stayed with the party nonetheless to support them all. Eventually, the tower was returned to Guildtown for authorized members to explore worlds, including Rowan of The Vale.

The kobold went on a quest as well to explore various connected dimensions known as "The World Tree" in where his party was set to fight various northern-inspired divinity and divine planes. Through one such encounter with a demi-god, a boon was granted to him. This Shielding boon gave Skiggy the ability to supernaturally escape danger and even nullify a deathblow. From there on, he became a legendary classification of creature along with his celestial typing.

During the battles against the various ancient dragons, Skiggy took part in fighting fire giants in the former Censarian capital as a demonstration of his new Boon. He was also a part of the force that battled against the ancient blue dragon. The fight was brutal, the powerful undead and dragon itself impossible to defend against. The dragon was smart and Skiggy was the only one able to keep everyone alive. It was a hard fought time, the kobold fell, but was revived by his friend Grobzul The Brave as the battle had ended. The curse gone on him, and the undead forces diminished.

Upon returning to a ruined Guildtown, he amassed his wares and camped in the park square of Guildtown. The grounds were Hallowed by him so new life sprung forth, his divine and pure intents put unto the town so that it was protected. All the while, the Kobold wanted nothing more than to sit in the park with a tent and play his fiddle by the campfire.

Throughout the time he spent he helped Jynn Gaunter with her firearms, Rowan of The Vale come to terms with lost friends, married Mithemia and Andrus Ironfall, communed with Lustra herself, and participated in the growth of local businesses and amenities around all of Guildtown. He even participated in various hijinks and shenanigans around holiday times for the Guild, paying respects to memories of long past while also having a smile on his face.

Eventually, when the final battle came, his wish was that all his friends would know that he believed in them. He said his goodbyes to friends, somehow knowing that their return would never happen, but that didn't mean he'd stop being their friend. With Tiamat finally banished back into the pits wence she came, Skiggy set to nourishing the remnants of the town. There, he would complete his Book of Exalted Deeds, though it promptly went missing without a trace.

His time with the Guild ended when he passed his belongings on. Skiggy would donate or will things to others before his departure though he never said where he was going. But, he would always be your friend.

## Trivia

* Skiggy once claimed to have no enemies in guildtown, which seems to have been corroborated by the fact no one is willing to say otherwise.
* Skiggy never made an attack roll
* When the town was attacked by a sect of dragon cultists and the Guildtree blew up, he planted a new one, which sprouted gold leaves for yet unknown reasons.
* Skiggy claimed before his ascension to have communed so close to Bahamut that he may well be an active avatar at that point.
* Skiggy was granted a Wish for being the purest of heart by a remnant of Bahamut. He wished that all his friends knew that he believed in them. As for the power behind that Wish? Its still a mystery as to what happened.
* Rowan of the Vale remains in posession of most earthly artifacts of Skiggy, though many have since been expended.