Dirk Tuskbreaker

## Description

As a goliath, Dirk is roughly 7 and 8 feet tall, with a bald head (not shown on the episode). He wears thick winter gear made from various animal pelts.

It is discovered that Dirk's full name is Dirk Tuskbreaker Kiagobirk, but that he no longer uses his clan name.

During a Yeti fight, it is revealed that Dirk is a werebear, a hybrid between bear and human. His werebear form is white and even larger and more muscular than his goliath form.

Dirk lives alone in a small cabin in the middle of the wilderness in the Dead Frost, roughly one days travel north from Goodhead, and about 7 days south of Skottlund. His clan are east of his cabin but not in one of the Ten and a Half towns. The cabin is a single room, with a fireplace, various cupboards, a bed and spaces for animal skins on the walls.

## Biography

The adventurers meet Dirk by following a trail of blood to his cabin, while they are wandering around the Dead Frost. Dirk is extremely hospitable to them and gives them an owlbear pelt from his wall, a wolf pelt skin from his own back and a blanket made of patches of reindeer fur from his bed. He shares his meat and root vegetable stew with them and gives them jerky for their onward journey. Bodger repays this kindness by gifting Dirk with a shovel.

While looking for something to eat that is not animal meat, Bodger rifles through Dirk's cupboards and comes across a silver locket, sitting round a humanoid skull attached to a bust. On opening the locket, there are two hand painted portraits; one is of Dirk and the other is of another goliath. During all the questions about it, Dirk becomes extremely emotional and says that it's a picture of a close friend.

The next day, Dirk escorts them toward Goodhead and during a fight with a Yeti and her tykes, Dirk transforms after clutching the locket and saying:

> "Forgive me, Firk"
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The adventurers ignore the fact that Dirk is a werebear, but Bodger continues to ask about the locket ("lockkkket loccccket looocket”). Dirk stops walking and falls to his knees sobbing:

> “I am sorry Firk, I never meant it to happen, I didn’t have control over it yet”
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BOB shares his suspicion that Dirk ate his lover after turning into a werebear and didn’t mean to attack. Bodger then asks if they are dead and Dirk's sobs get louder and louder and says:

> “Blood was everywhere”
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Realising they can see the lights of Goodhead, they leave Dirk sobbing in the snow

## Trivia

* Rob confirmed that when someone gets the werebear curse, there are two possible outcomes; embrace it or fight it. If they accept the change, they have more control over it and can turn it off and on at will. If they choose to fight it and fail, they either have to embrace it or die. If they choose to fight it and succeed, they only need to change once a month at the full moon. During this change, they lose complete control over themselves and are often locked away to keep their loved ones safe. Rob confirmed that Dirk tried to fight it, was almost successful but then the full moon came and he woke up surrounded by the blood and body parts of Firk.
* Rob has more detailed were curse information on his Patreon.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Episode 25 - Dirk Tuskbreaker
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Episode 26 - Goodhead Onwards
3. ↑ Episode 24 - Crossing the Chasm
4. ↑ Episode 28 - Fish Lish Delish