Oskar Turunen

Oskar Turunen is half orc druid and monk, as well as a former warlock of the devil Buzaardric until he outsmarted him.

## Appearance

Oskar is a tall half-orc man with a lean and muscular frame. He has green skin, golden eyes, graying black hair, and a neatly trimmed beard. He has a burn scar on his right forearm, where the mark of Buzaardric used to be.

## Personality

Oskar presents the persona of a cool-headed and strategic person. Though highly intelligent, he often relies on luck to give his plans an extra push. He generally has high self-esteem and soaring confidence in himself and others. Though he tries to downplay and resist it, Oskar is prone to making rash choices without thinking them through and is forced to improvise his way out of messes he creates.

Oskar is afraid of turtles and Genna's weasel, Bachmanstein. Oskar is also wary of fire.

## Biography

Oskar's mother abandoned him in a seaport, and Oskar would mill about the docks, pickpocketing merchants and the occasional shady pirate until he stole the wallet of adventurer Captain Tennille Turunen. After pursuing him, Tennille sees that the thief of their wallet was merely a child and decided to take Oskar under their wing. Oskar spent the rest of his childhood aboard Tennille's ship.

Oskar spent his teen years working alongside his adoptive parent's crew, learning to sail and fight against monsters. He found another parental figure in Toto Sabian, Tennille's first mate and partner. Oskar also gained a friend/rival in Edda, a goblin member of the crew. Until one day a kraken damages their ship, causing it to sink. In a moment of desperation, Oskar is contacted by a devil Buzaardric, who convinces him to make a pact with him to save the crew.

Upon reaching the shore, Oskar and Tennille have an argument about Oskar's reckless decision to take the devil's offer which ends with him abandoning Tennille and the sea life. Sabian chooses to go with Oskar to look after him. However, several months later, Buzaardric starts ordering Oskar to commit heinous atrocities while his powers grow more and more unstable. Sabian convinces Oskar to seek out Tennille, and the two repair their relationship before making a plan to outsmart Buzaardric. Their plan works, and Oskar is free from Buzaardric's control at the cost of Oskar's magic.

Oskar, having tasted what magic could give him, bids Tennille and their crew a fond farewell and travels to Arcadia to find legitimate means to regain magic. Though initially hoping to enroll in the Midmoor School of Magic, he comes across Rolo Eve in the Relkath Circle, who introduces him to druidic magic and the treant gods. Following that, Oskar goes through a pilgrimage in the Relkath Circle, talking to many of the tree gods that resided there and ultimately choosing to follow Grandfather Birch, the same treant Rolo served.

Oskar also met fellow adventurer Genna Lebeau, who he eventually married and fathered Evard Turunen with.

## Relationships

### Family

* Tennille Turunen: Tennille is Oskar's adoptive parent who Oskar looks up to and respects, though he had his teenage rebellion moments, especially during his pact with Buzaardric. Tennille was Oskar's first mentor in fighting, weaponry, sailing, and leadership. Though Oskar has now settled in Arcadia, he and Tennille remain close friends and Tennille seems to be somewhat of an active grandparent to Oskar's son Evard.
* Toto Sabian: Sabian is Tennille's partner and a second parental figure to Oskar, even going as far as living on the land for a while to look after Oskar.
* Genna Turunen: Genna is Oskar's wife, and the two love, respect, and care for each other. They are shown to work well together, and the two are very affectionate.
* Evard Turunen: Oskar had high expectations for his son, Evard, hoping he would be a great spellcaster. Oskar loves and cares for his son and is shown to be proud of his status as an acolyte of Ioun. He is shown to be openly affectionate with his son.
* Marguerite Lebeau: Oskar has an amicable relationship with his mother-in-law, Genna's mother.
* Edda: Edda has been a close friend/rival of Oskar since Oskar's childhood aboard Tennille's ship. Though they snipe and jab at each other and have many disagreements, they are shown to care for each other like siblings.
* Rolo Eve: Rolo is a close friend and was once the mentor of Oskar. It was Rolo who introduced Oskar to the world of the treant deities and helped him prepare for his pilgrimage to serve Grandfather Birch. Oskar and Rolo often visit each other, and Rolo plays an uncle-like role in the life of Oskar's on.

## Abilities

### General Abilities

* Druidic Magic: Oskar can cast druidic spells to access elemental magics, as well as shapeshifting into animal forms.
* Conjuration: Oskar has a particular skill with conjuring.
* Martial Arts: Oskar is a skilled martial arts fighter, especially unarmed, though he typically uses a modified druidic staff that also doubles as a quarterstaff.

### Former Abilities

* Pact Magic: Oskar's pact with Buzaardric allowed him to access demonic magic and the power to control hellfire. Following the severing of their pact, Oskar has lost most of this magic. While some of his skills retain, such as general cantrips and his skill with summoning and conjuration, his more specific powers, such as controlling hellfire, are no longer things he can do.

## Trivia

* Oskar is named after the protagonist of the fictional erotic novel Tusk Love from Critical Role, as well as Finnish singer Tarja Turunen.