D'rask

Art by Joey

**D'rask** is a member of the *Pipe Dreamers* party*.* An imposing Orc toting a plethora of battle wounds, D'rask embodies the dark side of surviving in Klaybury. While some would turn to begging and others to scavenging, D'rask instead turned to violence to sustain himself. With years of fighting and thuggery under his belt, D'rask bears the repute as a dangerous criminal proudly. Though he is usually vicious and remorseless, he has a soft spot for his brother Zugg, whose life and dreams D'rask would do anything to protect. He is played by Shayne Hawke.

## Description

### Appearance

D'rask is a pink-skinned orc of formidable form. His tall body is ripped with muscle and scarred all over, especially over his eyes. On his left shoulder is a set of scars he gave himself, depicting an aggressive looking skull. His hair is a light silver blonde, shaved on either side and tied into a practical ponytail. He wears a set of workman's dungarees with bandages around his waist and no shirt. His eyes are blood red, though his left eye is hidden underneath an eyepatch. In addition he's also missing his right hand, replaced with a gnarly scrap metal prosthetic built by his brother Zugg.

### Personality

D'rask is chaotic, aggressive and passionate. Someone who has nothing to hide, who wears his scars proudly on his sleeve (if he had any). Head strong and confident, D'rask is never one shy away from a good fight or a good meal. He speaks with brutal honesty and fights with brutal efficiency, cleaving his way through his opponents and painting the streets red with blood, a style he no doubt had to adapt to keep himself and his brother safe in the streets of Klaybury.

When he's not actively brutalizing someone, D'rask takes on a much more laid back and jovial attitude, happy to go along with his friends and follow their lead, especially his brother Zugg. He'll work out alongside Felsic, go drinking and fall asleep on the beach with The Bomb, let Beau sit on his head etc... He puts a lot of trust in his allies, leaving it to them to come up with their next move, likely because he knows he has little to offer in that regard. And he's been shown willing to lay down his life to protect them, such as when he went down defending Beau from a pair of robotic guard dogs.

However, for all his strength and bravado, D'rask is sadly not the most intelligent member of the bunch, unable to read, understand basic social ques, or know the monetary value of basic prosthetics. He's also perhaps one of the most mentally unstable member of the group alongside Beau. He very rarely plans ahead or thinks before he acts, replying on impulse and instinct to get him through the many challenges they faces. And while it has helped his group in the past, it has also caused no shortage of trouble for them, such as when he murdered a cop to get him and his friends to safety, or when he unlcoked the Ticket's wheel jusing an FTL jump.

At the end of the day, D'rask is willing to do whatever it takes to survive and protect his friends and family.

## History

### Background

The place of D'rask's birth is unknown, but when he was a juvenile orc he snuck onto a trade shipment to try and steal whatever valuables he could. Unfortunately, the ship left while he was still on board, and once he was discovered on the ship he was tossed into the scrap yards of Klaybury with the rest of the ship's trash, where he remained for many years.

Now growing up in the scrappy slums and dark alleys of Klaybury, D'rask had a rough upbringing. With few friends and no real ambitions, he simply drifted through life early on, doing what he had to do to survive the ruthlessness of the city. He made many enemies, especially with the local law enforcement. In moments of desperation and starvation, he would eat almost anything he could to survive. ANYTHING.

And then, one day, he met another lone orc in the scrap yards. A smaller but smarter orc named Zugg. The two made for an unusual pairing, seemingly polar opposites, and yet they were both in the same situation, scrounging for what they could in a hostile, uncaring world. The smart orc also instilled in D'rask something he'd never had before, a dream, something to strive for. No longer would he be aimlessly drifting through life, now thanks to his new brother, he had something and someone to fight for.

Like with everything D'rask does, he went all in on their new dream. From then on he would do all he could to help his brother. To build their ship, to leave Klaybury, to make something of themselves rather than rotting away in the scrapyards. He threw himself into it with so much fervor that he neglected to better himself in that time. Once the Ticket was built, he was happy to just go along with his newfound friends. But after a near-death experience and a vision of his own brother, he's sworn not only to approach life more rationally, but to eventually focus on bettering himself as well. To find the balance between improving the lives of his friends and personal growth.

## Mechanics

### Powers and Abilities

#### Rogue Abilities

* *Expertise*
* *Sneak Attack* (2d6)
* *Thieves' Cant*
* *Cunning Action*
* Swashbuckler Abilities
	+ *Fancy Footwork*
	+ *Rakish Audacity*

#### Barbarian Abilities

* *Rage*
* *Unarmored Defense*
* *Reckless Attack*
* *Danger Sense*
* ***Divine Fury***
* *Extra Attack*
* *Fast Movement*
* Inferno Abilities
	+ *(Unstable) Flame Bearer*
	+ *Embodiment of Flame*

### Other Abilities

* ~~*Deadly Attack*~~
	+ By spending an inspiration, you roll an extra 2d6 damage dice on Sneak Attack. This must be declared before an attack roll is made.
* ~~*Adrenaline*~~
	+ By spending an inspiration, you can spend one of your hit dice to gain temporary hit points equal to double the value rolled.
* *Horns Mutation*
	+ Horns grow out of your head. You can attack with this as a melee weapon you are proficient in. This deals 1d10 + str mod in Piercing damage. when you move 20ft towards a target in a straight line, you can attack with these horns as part of your movement.

### Notable Items

* *Deadly Bloody Dagger*
* *Cloak of Evasion*
* *Barrier Badge* (Attunement)
	+ While attuned to this item and not wielding a shield, you gain a +2 to AC
* *Trinket of Blood*
	+ When you roll for Sneak Attack damage, you may choose to maximize the damage. You must declare this before the damage is rolled.
* *Bloody Rapier +1*

## Etymology

"D'rask" appears to be an original name created for the Ioverse setting.

## Trivia

* According to SummersSalt, who has synesthesia, D'rask's art evokes the scent of sweat.
* According to Shayne Hawke during *Pipe Dreamers* Episode 0, he designed the brutal character of D'rask to break the trend of him playing nice and friendly characters in campaigns.
* D'rask does not know how to read or write.
* D’rask marks Shaynes fourth character in World of Io, after Theo The Child, Barry, and Zehani