Gerard

### Likes

Archery, Grandpa Gruff's stories, peanut butter pancakes, sports, studying history, the Blue Moon Festival

### Dislikes

Thieves, insults, his grandmother whacking him with her cane, studying history (sometimes), his second middle name, having homework during the holidays

### Powers and abilities

* Master archer
* Skilled hunter

### Paraphernalia

* Bow and arrows
* History book
* Griffinstone Guidebook

## Biographical information

### Distinctive features

Silky cherry-colored belt around his torso

### Status

Active

**Gerard** is a young adult Griffon from Griffinstone and the town's hunter and provider. He's also one of Grandpa Gruff's foster grandchildren.

## Personality

Gerard is Griffinstone's bold, daring, courageous, stubborn, rebellious, headstrong, and brave hunter and provider. He's pretty fierce and rarely gets scared. As a cub, he was very playful and loved tuckling and 'startling' the toys Grandpa Gruff had kept in the attic from previous caretaking duties when playing with them. During his training/ education with Grandpa Gruff, Gerard grew very skilled in archery and capturing prey and also learned a few tricks in fishing. However, Gerard isn't a very good listener in certain things, such as marketing. Gerard has had a great fondness for the old Griffon's stories since he was a cub and wanted to be a storyteller with photographic memory like him when he grew up, although he often likes to add his own touch in those stories to make them sound cooler. This implies that he has a somewhat creative side in him. He shows a bit of egotism on occasions, believing that "one's gotta be an experienced hunter like him to come up with such terrific ideas for his stories". He seems to have a bit of a temper and gets offended rather easily, which is hinted when Grandpa Gruff makes puns and jokes about his stories and ends up embarrassing him slightly in front of other Griffons, much to Gerard's annoyance and dismay.

Despite his boldness, he often acts kinda cowardly and cub-like when Grandpa Gruff is with him, though not as much as other Griffons. Gerard also seems to be very disorganised, as hinted when Grandpa Gruff tests him on his morning history assignments, and has a very terrible memory due to his heavy sleep issues and the fact that he constantly gets distracted and ends up going into cramming mode, much to Gruff's irritation. At heart, he is a sweet-natured young man, speaking to Grandpa Gruff in an extremely respectful manner, wanting to accomplish as much as he has as a wise historian, and expresses gratitude towards him for teaching him about archery, hunting, and history, helping him thrive academically, and looking out for him when he needs it. His gentle nature is shown again while acting as a supportive brother figure for Gallus and Gabby, especially during their childhood.

## Appearance

Gerard has dark grey fur, slightly lighter colored head and chestfeathers, darker colored wings and tail, and three feathers sticking out of his head. Much like his grandmother, his beak and talon colors differ, his beak being bright yellow and his talons being dark greyish black. He's mostly seen wearing a silky cherry-colored belt around his torso.

## Relationships

### **Gunter**

Gerard often hangs out with Gunter and the two appear to get along very well. They both come from upper class and high-society families, and share a common fondness for Grandpa Gruff's stories and like "making them sound cooler". The two rarely ever fight with each other. The two claim to have a mutual non-agression pact and prefer to settle things diplomatically. Despite this, they still have their conflicts like all friends do, but are eventually able to make amends.

### **Grandpa Gruff**

Gerard has a strong bond with Grandpa Gruff, who serves as a sort of mentor and grandfather figure to him. He loves the elderly Griffon's stories and often attempts to narrate them the way he does, but to no avail as Gerard also likes adding his own 'special touch' as he put it when storytelling. When that happens, he often gets embarrassed and even irritated by Gruff, as the elder tends to make jokes and puns during Gerard's storytelling. Grandpa Gruff also acts as Gerard's tutor, assigning him homework from both his college curriculum to revise and some of his own regarding Griffon history. He speaks to Grandpa Gruff in an extremely respectful manner, showcasing his veneration towards him, and expresses immense gratitude towards him for teaching him about archery, hunting, and history, helping him to become a better student. Although Gerard likes teasing Grizel about it, he's shown to be very supportive of Grizel's relationship with Gruff, expressing joy when he learns about their engagement.

### **Grandma Grizel**

Gerard mentions his grandmother quite a lot. After Grandpa Gruff, Grandma Grizel seems to be the second family member Gerard is closer to. Grandma Grizel appears to be strict with her grandson at times as she often whacks him with her cane for reasons such as taking extra pancakes for breakfast or sleeping way too late. Still, it's clear that Grizel cares deeply for her grandson, as she makes lunches for Gerard when he goes out and packs them in cute lunch bags as well as having Grandpa Gruff pass the bags to him when he forgets to take them and that Gerard's relationship with his grandmother is the same as any other grandmother and grandchild, and he loves her as well.

### **Gallus**

Gerard has known Gallus since the latter was a cub, as Gallus would often try to 'borrow' from Gerard's batch at the time. Because of this, Gerard initially didn't like him and was incredibly irritated by the cub's attempts to steal from his carriage. While he showed mercy towards Gallus the first few times he'd taken from his batch and let him off with a warning, rather than chasing after the cub, he eventually attempted to pound him as a form of punishment. Thankfully, he was stopped by Grandpa Gruff before he could lay a finger on the cub. After seeing Gruff offering to pay for the food Gallus' stolen and interacting with the cub, Gerard decides to have a change of heart and gives him the bits *along* with the food. Gerard and Gallus cross paths more often after Grandpa Gruff takes Gallus in. On the few interactions they have in the present, it's shown that they've moved on from the thief-salesgriff chase and developed a more positive relationship, often acting childishly when they're together. Gerard has come to view both Gallus and Gabby as two "annoying little siblings".

## Skills

### **Archery**

That Gerard can expertly shoot with a longbow from flying to hovering in a lay-back position showcases exactly how proficiently skilled of an archer he is.

## Trivia

* His role in the story was originally given to Guno, until it was scrapped.