Griphook

Griphook, after consuming the blood of a Dragon's heart, became one of the most powerful warriors in Kobold history.

## Family

### Child(ren)

Griphook Jnr (Son), Ripper (Son), Gripper (Son), Gripson (Son), Blacksong (Daughter), Gripsword (Son), Riphook (Son)

Griphook is a Black gremlin crewmember of The Black Mako and a member of the group known as The Deckhands. Born into slavery, Griphook has a practical outlook on life based upon his many years of suffering. Now freed by his Captain Canis Absalom, he sails the seas of Veiltouria freeing other victims of slavery.

## History

Before he was the leader of the freed gremlin slaves, Griphook was born a slave into servitude under Captain Icthious Sucker. Forced to work as a cleaner and servant, rage slowly built within the the diminutive gremlin, a hatred directed towards Sucker. Sucker himself was a Mindflayer refugee to Veiltouria, former servant of Shog-Ammonoth and the chief slaver for The Holy City. His fleet transported hundreds of slaves up and down the coast, making him a rich and powerful pirate. Despite this, he was repeatedly being upstaged by Canis Absalom, leading to Captain Sucker laying a trap for The Black Mako, hoping to slay him and claim his ship and glory.

Suckers ship The Thorny Rose ambushed the Mako as it passed through The Harbor of Daggers. Assaulted by the larger and more powerful ship, The Mako's crew retaliated by boarding The Thorny Rose through magical means. Taking the crew of The Thorny Rose off guard, Canis scuttled Suckers ship. As Suckers crew fled to the water, the Mako's crew began pillaging the Rose of any valuables. Heading below decks expecting treasure, they instead found an enslaved colony of Black gremlins.

Freeing the gremlins, Canis brought them ashore and gave them supplies. Turning to leave, he was stopped by the largest of the gremlins. Naming himself Griphook, the gremlin told Canis that he and his warriors wished to join his crew, in hopes of earning coin to create a new home for themselves. Griphook had found a chance to use the rage that had been building within him for so long.

As time went on, Griphook and the other gremlin's found a place they could use their natural talents to get ahead and start a new colony for themselves. Working as ship hands, warriors, sentries and spies, the gremlin's formed a mutually beneficial relationship with Canis. Having taken the gremlin's families to the hidden free city and ex-slave stronghold, Charcara Island, Canis built for them their own settlement where they can live in peace. Free of the predation of the slavers on the coast, this gremlin community came to be known as Ramshollow. Most young gremlin's within the community grow with aspirations to take to the high seas like their parents, joining the Mako or setting out on their own to join other crews and earn their own fame.

Griphook himself has proven to be a faithful companion and friend to Canis. Joining him on many adventures, Griphook was given the blessing of long-life after consuming the heartblood of a dragon. Now chief of the gremlin's, as well as shipwright to The Black Mako, Griphook ensures Canis' ship performs at its best at all times. Close friends with Felkir Blackheart, Alexei Dashkovari and Flint Cinder, Griphook is right where he wants to be.