Krusk

**Series:** Dungeon & Dragons

**Name:** Krusk

**Race:** Half-Orc

**Class:** Wizard

**Age:** 53

**Birthday:** March 24th

**Sex:** Male

**Height:** 30cm

**Weight:** 15kg

**Hair:** Fluffy white fur

**Alignment:** Neutral Good

**Stereotype Scale:** Enlightened Awakening - *A character who does not embody any stereotypes, who in fact embodies the exact opposite of almost all stereotypes associated with his/her identity, to the point of being ridiculously unrealistic. Despite this obvious contradiction in expectations, this type of character is still able to accomplish what he/she should. The purpose of this is to highlight the arbitrariness of preconceived notions about ability based on appearance. As a result, this type of character is often underestimated, but at his enemy's peril.*

"I never chose to be a cute bunny rabbit, but I am determined to be the cutest best damn fluffy bunny the world has ever seen!"

- Krusk

## Backstory

Krusk grew up in the orc village of Ock-Nuggar, just North of the human realm. There, nestled between the Shargar mountains, Krusk learned the ways of the orc, with his family having fully embraced the orc way of life. Years before, his mother Susan, a human, had met his father Keth, a full orc, and had fallen in love. Although their love was frowned upon, they had a child, Krusk, a half-orc who would prove a uniting force between their two cultures.

Ock-Nuggar proved to be a nurturing environment and Krusk grew from a young half-orc boy into a strong Orc man, proud and content, until one day a stranger came to town. The stranger, a human who called himself Steve, told the village leader Thokk that he was Krusk’s real father, and that he did not belong in an orc community. The orcs along with Krusk did not agree and drove Steve out of Ock-Nuggar. Steve, being a wizard, used the arcane tradition of transmutation to turn Krusk into a fluffy bunny as punishment for rejecting him. Years later he looks back on that day with remorse; why did he not act when called upon by fate? Why did he let Steve leave the village alive?

Years passed, with Krusk living in self-imposed exile in the caves of Shargar, feeling self-conscious and unable to live up to the expectations of a strong orc man. During this time, fueled by thoughts of revenge, he trained himself in the wizardly ways of his biological father, with the hope that one day he would be strong enough to exact his revenge. Eventually, Krusk came to accept his new identity and emerged from the cave, returning to his childhood home. It was his parents’ welcome when he returned that would give him the confidence to own his identity as an orc fluffy bunny, and he began training harder than ever.

Today, Krusk hops across the realms in search of Steve, in hope of one day reuniting with him. He dreams of this moment every night, he knows exactly what it will look like, with Steve in a cage, in his new form: a carrot!

## Powers & Abilities

### Arcane Tradition

* **Transmutation:** Krusk can momentarily transform from one species into another, and permanently transform others into any other species he wishes. He uses this as a defense mechanism when surprise attacked or to disarm attackers.

### Spells

* **Magic missile:** Krusk can send a conjured missile to far-off places, preemptively defeating potential opponents.
* **Shield:** He can conjure a shield when needed, to defend against attack and protect himself from the elements.

### Abilities

* **Fur ball:** Spat out at an opponent in order to confuse and disgust.
* **Hop of Furry:** Using his string hind legs, Krusk can hop up and down, crating the illusion that he is much larger than he is. Opponents are scared off by the perception of size.
* **Superior vision:** While he has the shape of a fluffy bunny, the blood in his veins is still orc blood, which means he has superior vision in dark settings, giving him an advantage when adventuring at night. He can see opponents from far and can avoid attacks in the dark.

## Equipment

* **Dagger:** While Krusk doesn't have opposable thumbs, he can use his dagger between his teeth, slashing at opponents.
* **Arcane focus:** He uses transmutation, the same arcane focus used against him by his father all those years ago.
* **Explorer's pack:** Where he keeps his carrots and water bottle. He carries it on his fluffy back.
* **Spell book:** Kept in his explorer's pack, he has compiled this list of spells ever since his reclusive exile in the caves of Shargar all those many years ago.