Beau R.G.

Art by mariah\_art

**Beau R.G.** is a member of the *Pipe Dreamers* party*.* Beau is a mischievous Raccling that grew up on the streets of Klaybury with no clear memory of his early life. Beau quickly learned how to scavenge and survive in this industrial jungle, earning himself a reputation as a lovable troublemaker with a larger-than-life personality and an even larger appetite. However, there is more to Beau than meets the eye, as he uncovers his hidden Druidic heritage in a land so far removed from nature. He is played by LaynaLazar.

## Description

### Appearance

Beau R.G. is a small Lotorite Raccling, resembling an andromorphic raccoon. His fur is primarily a light grey with black segments on his tail, around his forepaws and down the center of his face as a vertical line. The fur around his big black eyes are also dark in color, mimicking the trademark markings of a normal raccoon. Meanwhile, his chest and lower face and inside of his pointed ears are white by contrast. Beau also typically wears a mischievous but well-meaning smile on his face.

Beau normally wears a simple outfit, consisting of a pair of baggy purple pinstriped pants and a dirty white sleeveless shirt with gold trim and gold clasps. A black leather belt with a brass buckle can be seen on his waist. In addition to his outfit, Beau often carries a black shoulder bag stuffed with junk and food, a round brass shield as big as he is and a huge crude wooden club that is even larger.

When subjected to intense amounts of Radiation, Beau's physical appearance underwent a significant change. His brain expanded to the point that his frontal lobes were visible between his ears, while his limbs became elongated and rubbery in nature. His rubbery constitution A previous mutation also temporarily gave him an oversized right arm at the expense of thinning the rest of his body, though that alteration was quickly removed by the intervention of Dr. Oshi.

When wildshaping into different animals, Beau often retains some features of his original form, most notably the black coloration of his forepaws and the black marking around his eyes.

## History

### Background

Beau's early life is still shrouded in mystery. From the information revealed during his conversation with Ker'Morde, Beau was born in Faewunder, an altered Veil of existence full of nature, wonder and whimsy. Beau's childhood had him under the watchful supervision of a druidic spirt called Ker'Morde, who acted as his guardian. Druids like her had the power to transform themselves into chimeric beings, adopting multiple traits from different animals, and were high in tune with the cycle of reincarnation that Faewunder. Beau, even from an early age, demonstrated the potential to become such a druid, and Ker'Morde intended to teach him to foster his power, something Beau was endlessly enthusiastic about. However, through yet unknown means, Beau was separated from his guardian and ended up being transported from his home Veil to Io on the Prime Plane. From the conversation with Ker'Morde, it appears the young Raccling was left there to fend for himself, though the motive behind such abandonment is still unknown.

### Life on the Streets

Now lost and alone, the young Beau found himself in the city of Klaybury, a highly industrialized town on the southwestern part of Qethos. Klaybury could not have been more antithetical to his native Faewunder, being a sprawling mass of metal and concrete overcrowded with impoverished laborers. However, this did not stop Beau from adapting to his new home. As he matured into adulthood, Beau would learn how to survive in Klaybury, becoming an able scavenger and thief to feed himself. In that same time period, he would also develop a strong mid-city accent and exuberant mannerisms, not least of which was his habit of referring to everyone as "Toots". Beau would became known as somewhat of a troublemaker to the local populace, but his over-the-top attitude endeared him to several others, including an Alabhastarian woman named Felsic. Felsic and Beau would regularly frequent a bar called the Old Kobold on the east side of the city, becoming well-known faces to the barkeep and its other patrons.

Though Beau had managed to carve out a niche for himself and made friends, life in Klaybury had its downsides. The absence of the natural world suppressed Beau's innate Druidic powers, limiting his ability to transform into animals and feel the subtle shifts in his environment. With no other notable druids on Qethos to guide him, Beau's memories of his origins and his powers faded away. However, such affinity for nature could never truly be quashed, as Beau always felt a little out of place in his new home and felt a strong desire to seek out the wild places of the world and learn of its inhabitants.

## Mechanics

### Powers and Abilities

#### Druid Abilities

* *Druidic*
* *Spellcasting*
* *Wildshape*
* Circle of Mutation Abilities
	+ *Abeaumination Wildshape*
		- You may spend one of your wildshapes to transform with the power of radiation. In this form, you have a claw attack and a Bite attack, and you add your Con mod to your AC. When you examine beasts, you can absorb the power of the creature.

#### Feats

* *Sentinel*
* *Warcaster*

#### Abeaumination add-ons

* *Dino-Bite*: Once per day, when you make a Bite attack in the Abeaumination, you may deal 4d12 damage instead of 1d6.
* *Primal Strike*: Your attacks as Abeaumination are considered magical for the purposes of resistances.

#### Spell List

##### Cantrips

* *Create Bonfire*
* *Druidcraft*
* *Primal Savagery*

##### 1st Level

* *Charm Person*
* *Cure Wounds*
* *Earth Tremor*
* *Entangle*
* *Fog Cloud*
* *Goodberry*
* *Snare*

##### 2nd Level

* *Healing Spirit*
* *Lesser Restoration*
* *Locate Animals or Plants*
* *Moonbeam*
* *Spike Growth*
* *Summon Beast*

##### 4th Level

* *Conjure Woodland Beings*
* *Giant Insect*

### Other Abilities

* ~~*Shapes of Inspiration*~~
	+ You may enter a wildshape by spending an inspiration instead of a wildshape use.
* *Constrict Mutation*
	+ Your bones are now rubber. As an action, you may constrict an enemy that is at least 1 size larger than you. Make a weapon attack, on a hit, the target takes 1d10 damage of the weapon's type and can grapple the creature.

### Forgotten Abilities

* Circle of the Moon abilities
	+ *Combat Wildshape*
	+ *Circle Forms*
	+ *Primal Strike*

#### Wildshape Transformations

Beau was able to mix and match traits of their wildshape transformations through studying notable beasts. This list displayed all the wildshape transformations Beau knows and the traits that he can utilize.

* **Rat**
* **Bear**
	+ *Metalic Hide*: You gain a +2 to AC in Wildshape.
	+ *Magnet Aura*: As a reaction, you may cause an opponent to reroll a weapon attack against you if the weapon is made of metal.
* **Panther**
	+ *Pounce*
	+ *Keen Smell*
* **Crocodile**
	+ *Hold Breath*: You may hold your breath for up to 15 minutes in Wildshape.
	+ *Pinning Bite*
	+ *Strong bulk*: You gain a +2 to Strength in Wildshape.
* **King Dire Rat**

### Notable Items

* *Iron Claws* (Attunement)
	+ You gain a claw attack that deals 1d6 slashing damage. If you already have a claw attack, the attack gains 1 additional dice.
* *Toothy Amulet of Strength* (Attunement by Beau)
	+ While in the Abeaumination, you get a +4 to your Strength score.

#### Shardstones

* *Wisdom Shardstone*
	+ You gain +1 to your Wisdom Score.

## Etymology

"Beau" is a gender neutral given name that has its origin in the French word "beau", which means "handsome". The word "beau" is also a dated term in English, used to describe a male lover or a man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette, such as a dandy or fop.

"Beauregard", as Beau sometimes calls themselves, is a surname of French origin that translates to "beautiful sight".

## Trivia

* While not the first player-character Raccling announced, Beau is the first *in-game* player-character Raccling to debut in the Ioverse.
* Beau is the first player character to play as a Faewunder Druid, a variant of the Circle of the Moon subclass that can incorporate traits from different animals into their Wildshape.
* Beau is the first character to gain a Major Mutation as a result of accumulating Radiation Stacks. He has also had the most active mutations at a single time, with a total of 2 Major Mutations and 4 Minor Mutations.

## Images

### Official Art

Beau R.G. as he appeared from Pipe Dreamers Season 1 Episode 1 to Piper Dreamers Season 3 Episode 14 (Art by Punipaws)Beau R.G. as he appears from Pipe Dreamers Season 3 Episode 15 onwards (Art by mariah\_art)Beau's Bear form while in Wild Shape (Art by mariah\_art)Beau's Rat form while in Wild Shape (Art by Burdrehnar)Beau's Panther form while in Wild Shape (Art by mariah\_art)Beau's Gator form while in Wild Shape (Art by mariah\_art)