Hugh "Bessy" Janus

## Hugh Janus

* Chapter 3
* Chapter 1

Time of Death: Land of Sins Session 26

**Hugh** was a character played by Logan in Gaz's World of Araxar. He was a notable member of The Undesirables, and some would debate that he filled the lack of a leader role in the group. Hugh was a nefarious creation from Azrend and followed his bloodlines master, Baphomet. Hugh took the class of Beserker Barbarian and proved his strength in battle.

## Appearance

Hugh is a Cattleman Minotaur that shares physical features with that of a cow. He is tall and bulky, standing at about 8ft 1in and weighing in at around 430lbs. Two large black horns sprout from the temples of his skull, Hugh will often hang trophies of his kills off of them. Hugh tends to not wear much, only sporting a worn down red pair of shorts, held up with rope. His thumbs have skull tattoos popping up at the knuckles with a trail of mist stemming from his nails. Adorn his left palm, a symbol of dedication to his master, Baphomet.

#### Trophies

A necklace of Basilisk teeth. A Wererat's finger, Night Hags & Illithid's head are tied to this belt. The hand of a Hobgoblin Warlord hangs from his horn. A Yeti's jawbone is tied to the blunt side of the Greataxe.

#### Weapons

Hugh wields a massive greataxe that seems to be about as tall as him. In a pinch, Hugh also has throwing javlins if something is out of range. Most notably, he owns Funda, a lighting javlin given to him from Blackpunch.

## History

Born to a cultist group in Arkmunster, in a city called Azrend. Hugh went through a horrid transformation at five years old, turning him into a man-beast, a chosen of Baphomet, King of Minotaur's. His family and clan praised him as a "gift". Through unknown means however, when he was ten years old, Hugh escaped the grasps of his cultist family. He sought refuge with a sect of monks in Festniogh. This Church of Ilmater however both abused, and tempered Hugh, calling him "Bessy", an insult to his appearance. Hugh, one fateful night, fought off one of his oppressors named Kelro Winton. He killed the monk in the process. Horrified by the glee he felt at his slaughter, Hugh ran away in the night, hoping to start life anew, hoping for forgiveness.

### Death

On the 10th of Blessing, Year 28AGW, Hugh drew his final breath. In the Cursed Lands, Hugh sought Talion's brother. During this quest Hugh and the other members of The Undesirables entered the Demon Forge. Through trials and tribulations they nearly had completed the first floor. Disaster struck. Stalkers from the Cursed Lands surrounded the party, and Hugh lost his life fighting for his friends.

Long Live...

## Personality

Through both the summoning of his bestial form, and through the teachings of the monks, Hugh has ruled out cruelty from his life. However, the madness of Baphomet's blood runs through him and foresight is not in his favour. Hugh is lead by his emotions over all, whether for good, or bad.

Although the demonic rage flows through Hugh, a secret desire to follow a leader, or at least a pact and goal would free his mind from troublesome thoughts of morality.

Though he may be intelligent and strategic in battle, Hugh can be a little hard-headed in reality. Whether it is believing that his mother is the one and only, "You know mother?!?", or not knowing about many of the races that populate Araxar. Seemingly not very educated, Hugh can always seem to leave his friends facepalming in certain situations.

## Relationships

### The Undesirables

#### Teanral

The two active members who have been together since the start, first meeting in the Brazen Owl tavern on Sorrow Island. Teanral and Hugh seemed to kick things off very positively after completing a bounty contract for Bubun Jino's head. Comfortable sharing secrets of their past to eachother, there is no doubt that they are good friends.

#### Mieka

Hugh and Mieka met eachother in the Sphinx tavern located in Meragard. Since first meeting, they have been fairly close. They sometimes give eachother a cold shoulder due to current events, but they trust eachother with their lives.

#### Cornelius

Met in the Golden Goblet in Regulle just a few days after meeting Mieka. Cornelius agreed to show the party members an abandoned mine in the mountains. Fighting together has developed a bond between these two.

### Allies

#### Blackpunch

"We currently work for him so that ought to count for something, right?"

#### Adanno

"At least this airhead is loyal like a pup to Teneral. Still though, something about him gives me the chills, oh well, a friend of a friend is still my... acquaintance."

#### Tharivol

"I feel guilty for this guy. If I hadn't tried to get information on our Drow friends, I would've never met this poor Drow. Oh well, he saw that we're running from some powerful people, and if he was evil, he would've sold us out."

#### Fargrim

"Absolutely crazy old Dwarf, if he's not dead I better get a drink with the old bastard."

#### Thorne

"Can't speak about this one's reputation, but Blackpunch said we needed to talk to him and he gave us a task. Sounds like an ally."

## Key-Events

* Completed a bounty for Bubun Jino w/Teanral
* Returned Flask of Endless Water to Blackpunch
* Hired by Blackpunch
* Threatened Shawn (Bartender) in the Golden Goblet (Regulle)
* Killed Mindflayer Slave Trader in the Underdark
* Won Phaton Albuin's tournament against "Phaton's Fighters"
* Defeated Phaton Albuin
* Estate rewarded from Blackpunch
* Tried to commune with Baphomet in Vaneer, caused a fire.
* Mindlessly fought against the Undesirables in the Cursed Lands
* Showed resolve in the first floor of the Forge when drinking from goblet
* **Died in the Demon Forge on the 10th Blessing, Year 28AGW.**