Looney

Looney is one of the Player Characters, played by Arti. He is a clown barbarian, though his race and barbarian path remain a mystery to most of the party.

## Description

Looney is a 6’3” humanoid man who always wears clown attire. He wears large, puffy sleeves and pretty much always has a ruffle on of some kind. His outfits are often brightly colored. He’s never seen without his head sleeve on and a mask, of which he carries many on a hemp belt around his waist. He often has a jester hat, and sometimes even has jingle bells attached to his person. He carries an oversized colorful hammer on his back.

Athleo and Elara are thus far the only ones to see the man behind the mask, a shadar-kai elf. Most notably he is missing his left eye, only a small scar remains on his eyelid. He's got a strong square jaw and his nose has obviously been broken before and his skin is pale white. He's got long black and gray hair with white streaks that he keeps in a braid to keep it out of the way. He is also built like a brick house and is ripped as hell.

### Notable Items

* A large colorful hammer
* The necklace of Stragos the Enlightened
* A uniquely ominous red and black mask
* The Divining Rod
* Athleo's prayer book
* Athleo's holy symbol of Shea
* Necrose

## Stats

 Dexterity
 Constitution
 Intelligence
 Wisdom
 Charisma

* Level: 5
* Health: 70
* AC: 15
* Speed: 40
* Passive Perception: 14
* Passive Insight: 11

## History

Looney doesn't remember much of his history, only that he awoke one day in the back lodging area of a circus tent, clown attire on his person, and two masks lying beside him. From that point on he always wore a mask while traveling from place to place, never staying with one troupe or group very long before moving along down the road. He's spent many years traveling, mostly alone, trying to escape the feeling that someone, or something, is trying to chase him down. He's been successful in running from this unknown horror until recently and with nowhere else to run, now he is forced to be ready to face the demon that haunts him.

In an attempt to rid himself of the threat looming over his head, Looney threw the mysterious mask that his followed him as long as he can remember into a portal to the elemental plane of fire. The portal destabilized, and Looney was dragged in by a massive shadow of a hand.

## Relationships

### Elara

Looney has a preexisting relationship with Elara. In an indefinite will-they-won't-they, Looney has always been content with his relationship with Elara. They have never planned any of their encounters, though Looney does feel a draw to her if he is alerted of her presence nearby. Looney is incredibly fond of Elara and proudly calls her his girlfriend when they are together, but they remain uncommitted to each other in a comfortable casual flirtation. Elara is someone Looney knows he can rely on if he needs, and he is always ready to drop anything to come to her aid if she ever needed.

### Athleo

Looney and Athleo had rather rough first impressions of each other. Looney viewed the younger man as a stuck-up type at first, but that evolved into seeing him as reckless and selfish - traits he knows he shares with Athleo, which just irks him more. Though to Looney, Athleo's selfishness manifests in far more self-destructive ways, which worries him for both the sake of this group they've made and, more recently, even for the sake of Athleo himself. Their relationship may have started rocky but they have shared some intimate secrets with one another, namely their true faces, and have just begun to cultivate a mutual understanding.

Following Spite's introduction, Looney is frustrated by the sudden stop put to his and Athleo's bonding. After reading the contents of Athleo's diary Looney is bothered and even more upset by his departure. Looney has filled the hole that Athleo left in him with the determination to save the other. Looney isn't quite sure how to unpack his feelings for Athleo at the moment, but he knows that the only way to answer some of the newfound questions he's got is to bring him back to answer them himself.

### Roxy

Looney and Roxy have kissed, but have mostly bonded in their attempts to keep the younger party members grounded. Looney has a great deal of respect for Roxy for many reasons. She's shown capable prowess in battle, innovative uses of her magical abilities, and she carries herself with a confidence that Looney finds quite attractive, though his draw to her is primarily and foremost platonic. Though the two have not had much time together to converse as of yet, Looney has found that he's grown quite fond of Roxy and enjoys having her around.

### Inkcap

Looney enjoys Inkcap's company and finds her entertaining and interesting, but also quite naïve and gullible to the point it errs on childish. However this only fuels his desire to prank and tease her, endlessly amused when she believes his lies and half-truths. Looney feels that Inkcap needs a teacher or someone to guide her through this new plane and new people, but he avidly rejects being that person for her and refuses to hold her hand.

### Matahari

Matahari is new to Looney and they've had a rough introduction due to the sudden departure of both Athleo and Inkcap and the intro of Spite causing quite the stir. Looney gets the impression that Matahari is a well-meaning scholar with information that could greatly aid the party's current goals. He hopes to rectify the rough beginning and mend whatever image Matahari has of him that would have come from the sudden and violent rage that he fell into just shortly upon meeting him.