Hob

Art by enecola

—Jeff[src]

**Hob** is a goliath who lives in Sharn and used to work for the Boromar Clan. They're the ones who gave him the name Hob, because they thought it was funny giving a seven foot tall goliath a halfling name.

## History

### Trouble with Viggo

After their usual go between is removed from the job, Viggo is their new boss. It's in part because of the recognition they're getting from the clan, and is supposed to be a good thing for them. One of their second jobs with him, however, things don't go down smoothly. In Viggo's eyes, Erys shows him disrespect by staying put instead of coming to the meeting like he asked, claiming she could hear just fine while she fixes the tap. To put her in her place, Viggo threatens to cut her hand off, and she wordlessly joins them.

After the job is done, Hob sits down with Viggo, intending to have a conversation about the way their crew works and things they respond to best. Viggo gets heated, and points out how easy it would be for him to order Hob dead, and to ruin any of their lives.

### Trouble with House Deneith

Hob's difficulties with House Deneith started when he embarrassed Trick at Savia's. Trick was getting too rowdy and starting to mess with the people there, so Savia asked Hob to deal with him. Hob made sure Trick knew he wasn't welcome back.

On a mission for the Boromars, Trick's sisters, Tasra and Lalia, interrupted the job. They brought along another one of Hob's enemies, the Ram. With the help of his friends, Hob fought them off. Trick wasn't done with him, though, and got bounties put on all of his friends. Kath was arrested, and Hob had to promise to do a job for Deneith to get her let go.

## Relationships

### Erys

On a job, Erys is rarely out of Hob's shadow, where she's perfectly content to stay. She trusts him over almost anyone.

### Milo

Hob feels a sense of indebtedness to Milo for his bar burning down, because it happened on his watch.

### Reynard

Reynard and Hob aren't friends, and only spend time together because they're on the same crew. If Reynard become a problem, Hob wouldn't have any qualms about dropping him.

## Physical Attributes

He's big, strong, ripped, and possibly has back abs. You can tell he's really strong because he only wears an antaravasaka and leather braces on his forearms, as well as a strap that crosses from his shoulder to under his armpit, which is what he affixes his staff to. Hob is seven foot six, and unique in that he doesn't have the ashy grey skin of a typical goliath; it's more a tan color. He has tattoos covering both shoulders and his chest, which are the equivalent of tribal tattoos. He has a pretty standard, broad, flat, tall forehead, and heavy features, and a deep-set brow and high cheek-bones.

### Xoriat

A wizard uses arcane runes to let some of Xoriat into Sharn, twisting the world and making some disturbing and some odd changes. Much to his horror, Hob's face left his head and ended up in his stomach.

### Glob

When undercover as Reynard's bodyguard, Hob needed to match his employer's style, and so dressed in dark browns with a coppery flair, and added an owl pendant for good measure.

*"Mr. Phiarlan likes to represent a certain aesthetic in the world, and it's up to me, Glob, to be consistent with that."
—Hob, explaining his outfit*
## Equipment

### Erys's Upgrades

Erys is continuously working on upgrading the team's gear. Here are some of the items she's made for Hob.

Dragonshards are embeded throughout his leather wraps, leaving little bumps visible on the surface. Overlayed on top is a thin piece of leather with little runes stamped into it. When he uses it, the runes light up in a spiraling pattern.

* Damage of +21 Hard point, Crit rating of 3, and encumberance of 1. Special quality: Superior (always create 1 advantage), an topiton for a Repulsor Strike; when Hob punches, he can spend 2 advantage to move the target 1 range band. The shards can be overcharged and depleted to move the target up to 2 range bands, but they need to be repaired before they can be used again.

"*It's a bit flashy for me; I'm just so proud of her for getting it to work, I'm not gonna say anything.*"
—Hob on his gloves
## Abilities

The starting abilities of the goliath are as follows:

* **Wound Threshold:** 8 + Brawn
* **Strain Threshold:** 10 + Willpower
* **Sturdy as a Mountain:** Start with 1 Rank in Discipline.
* **Stone-Headed:** Add 1 Setback die to all Charm checks.

The goliath starts with 85 experience points.

### Talents

* Armor Master
* Bodyguard
* Headbutt
* Sucker Punch
* Threatened
* Tickets to the Gun Show
* Toughened

## Quotes

"They make a truce? Not me and you, rat."
*—Ep. 110 Treasures Untold Chapter Three (C2)*

## Unconscious Count

1. On one of their jobs, Hob is attacked by warforged wielding halberds.
2. Hob exceeds his strain threshold in a fight against skittering horrors, but it's narratively played like he's just dazed.

*List is not complete.*

### Critial Injuries

1. Hob gets the Hamstrung crit from the Ravers in Fallen.
2. Hob gets Agonizing Wound, his second critical injury from the Ravers in Fallen.
3. Hob gets Bowled Over in a fight with Tartis Viteithers.
4. While searching for an Aereni artifact, Hob gets Stunned by Spirit Guardians.
5. Hob gets a Minor Nick against the creatures that attack Milo after a failed spell.
6. In a fight with whatever is inhabiting the Ram, Hob gets a Discouraging Wound.
7. Hob is temporarily blinded in his fight with skittering horrors.
8. Hob gets the Bleeding Out wound in a battle with shadow stalkers.

*List is not complete.*

## Trivia

* His class was the first one to be converted to Genesys.
* He lives in an establishment called Savia's.
* Part of the inspiration for Hob was Jeff wanting to get something of a Native American experience on the show. The rather empty lore of goliath society, but clear tribal structure, gave him something to work with, as well as Hob's physical appearance.
* Hob doesn't like cats.
* He doesn't eat sugar.
* Hob loves cabbage.
* Hob is enemies with the King of Sharn's dire rat.
* He only has range defense 1 cause he's just so big.
* Hob likes his food in bowls.

## References and Footnotes

1. ↑ Reynard gives him this fake name while at the Ebony Veil.
2. ↑ Ep. 17 Goliath at Large Chapter One (C2)
3. ↑ Ep. 25 Night at the Gala Chapter Four (C2)
4. ↑ Ep. 32 Eberron Reviewed 6 (C2)
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Campaign Two Eberron Previewed
6. ↑ An antaravasaka is the lower part of a monk's robes, which cover only the waist down.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ep. 2 Destined Manifest Chapter One (C2)
8. ↑ He was originally said to be seven feet tall, but Jeff retconned it in episode 21.
9. ↑ Ep. 5 Eberron Reduced “Fight Night” (C2)
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Ep. 11 Eberron Reviewed 2 (C2)
11. ↑ Ep. 150 Mirrored Past Chapter Two (C2)
12. ↑ Ep. 161 Slaughterman's Legacy Chapter Four (C2)
13. ↑ Ep. 22 Night at the Gala Chapter One (C2)
14. ↑ Ep. 23 Night at the Gala Chapter Two (C2)
15. ↑ Ep. 130 The Boss is Late Chapter Two (C2)
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Ep. 12 Dragon’s First Breath Chapter One (C2)
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Ep. 9 Thinking Inside the Box Chapter Three (C2)
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Ep. 91 The Way of the Dreaming Chapter Five (C2)
19. ↑ Ep. 29 Account for the Fallen Chapter Two (C2)
20. ↑ Ep. 47 Shifting Tales Chapter Eight (C2)
21. ↑ Ep. 59 Spirited Memories Chapter Two (C2)
22. ↑ Ep. 83 Wanton Vengeance Chapter Three (C2)
23. ↑ Ep. 153 Mirrored Past Chapter Five (C2)
24. ↑ Ep. 1 Session Zero! (C2)
25. ↑ Ep. 81 Wanton Vengeance Chapter One (C2)
26. ↑ Ep. 99 Eyes of Stone Chapter Three (C2)
27. ↑ Ep. 110 Treasures Untold Chapter Three (C2)
28. ↑ Ep. 114 Stranded in the Maze Chapter One (C2)
29. ↑ Ep. 171 Cursed Legacies Episode One (C2)