Karrom

Karrom is a tall, powerfully built crocodile from the Sikroiyis tribe of the Drakhenspir peoples. He is a brutal yet elegant warrior, specializing in many of the diverse martial arts practiced by the Drakhenspir peoples. He is an outcast from his clan, taking the name 'Grokhwang' as a mark of shame and spends his days hiding from those who would take his life. He is one of the founding members of the Klubirotikane and sole founder of the Stonecage sexual combat league.

## Appearance

Karrom is a tall, crocodile with wide shoulders and a muscular, warrior's build. A thick, green hide covers his back gradually becoming thinner and softer around his chest and stomach, and transitioning to a dull grey hue. His face shares the brownish-green of his back in colour, with a pair of piercing golden eyes set back into his skull. A thick scar is visible across his left eye, reaching down his face to the corner of his mouth. He keeps his thick black hair neatly plaited, generally wearing it in one or more thick bundles which he adorns with colourful highlights and gold rings.

On his broad chest he sports a complex web of his tribe's signature scale-tatoos. They are primarily black in colour, and represent various accolades and victories in battle. Some are in a deep, blood red and others are a navy blue signifying signifigant victories and impressive tactical decisions respectively. Finally, he bears the yellow markings of a Greokhwang bestowed upon him by his clan. Although these tatoos are technically decipherable, their meanings are only known to Drakhenspir tribal elders who are uncontactable by outsiders. When asked, he flatly refuses to reveal the nature of his crime even to his most trusted friends.

In casual company, Karrom dresses in very little, but still retains many of the items customary to his clan. These include the necklace of beads he wears to remember his wives, seven of these are black (indicating death) and three which are white (indicating separation). He also still follows his peoples' custom of periodically coating his penis with a coarse black dye, which is allowed to rub away during sex, as a show of virility and sexual prowess. In this same vein he is is often seen wearing various cosmetic 'cock-rings' to further boast his desirability as a mate. He enjoys smoking his pipe, and is rarely seen without it.

He is sometimes seen wearing his tribal armour, constructed of a bamboo-like substance, and covered with thin bronze plates that are moulded to enhance his imposing figure, and are engraved with markings similar to those of his red tatoos. In his capacity as Stonecage Ringmaster, he also enjoys wearing short cloaks remeniscent of those worn by cheiftans or medical professionals in his tribe, but are signifigantly altered to his own design. He also carries a microphone on a stand reminiscent of a classic design of spear.

## Personality

Having escaped from the brutal, warlike society of his people, Karrom is a deeply scarred man. He hides behind a wall of stoic resilience, and finds it nearly impossible to open up to anyone. Having been raised with strict penalties for interacting with outcasts, the idea he will be rejected by those he loves is very deeply seated within him. As such, he can have an uncaring, aloof appearane to those with whom he is not familiar. Despite this, he can appear quite impulsive. He enjoys drinking, even heavily on occasion, but is not an alcoholic. He also indulges in frequent casual sex and enjoys smoking tobacco and other substances. He greatly underestimates his own intelligence, calling himself stupid despite the fact he is an adept tactician in comat, and the fact that he is able to adapt his existing skills to drastically changing circumstances. Among close friends he enjoys talking about fond memories from his past, but there are still many topics about which he refuses to talk.

Despite having been outcast from his clan, he still likes to uphold their values and traditions where he can. These include many of his favorite sports, which are usually physically intensive in nature. Unfortunately for him, these traditions are alien to most in his new life, thus reinforcing his fear of always being an outcast. This is not something he shows to those around him however, remaining proud and stoic as would have been required of him in his position as a warrior. Also carried over from his past, is the lack of a dividing line between work and fun, and enjoys indulgining in vices on the job. While he generally prefers tackling problems head on, and brute-force is his preferred method of problem solving, the current circumstances of his life force him to take a more roundabout approach operating quietly from within the shadows in order to acheive his goals. He finds this greatly frustrating though and will, on occasion, despite the best efforts of his friends, lose what little restraint he has.

Karrom has little to no respect for those who do not show him the respect he feels he deserves. He uses his superior strength and martial prowess to subdue those who stand in his way, often surprising those who were expecting a more diplomatic solution. This is especially the case for anyone who attempts to undermine his honour, as even as an exile he still sees himself as more honourable than those who were never tribespeople.