Roug

Roug was a barbarian-rogue goliath who was good friends with Johnny Kritz before and during the events of the 1,000 Mile March campaign.

> "Okay... now that that asshole hasn't attacked us anymore... I uh... I don't mean to be that guy... but I think I'm dyin'."
>
> - Roug, after his rage ended in the fight against the Dagger

## Roug

Art of a goliath chosen by Spark to represent Roug

## History

Roug was born and raised in the Gurosmeth clan, a clan of Goliaths that resided in the highest peaks of the Table Rock mountains. The clan was run by his uncle, Duran, who took over after killing Roug's father. The clan was exceptionally aggressive to outsiders, and frequently hunted them for sport, which Roug was not particularly skilled at. Instead, he focused his aggression on other tasks, such as crafting armor. Although Roug was considered the runt of the clan by most of its members, he did have one friend, a female goliath, nicknamed Screamcharger. During a battle with the military, Screamcharger was captured, causing Roug to no longer have anyone in the clan that favored him.

One day while on a hunting trip, he found an injured Johnny Kritz, and made the decision to spare him and tend to his wounds. This action would be seen as a disrespect to the Gurosmeth clan, and knowing this, he decided not to return to his clan, and instead to travel with his new friend Johnny.

Following Johnny led him to the 1,000 Mile March, where he also befriended Luthis Hawkfist, Stanfal Kental, and Delmuth Magfirr, and eventually other characters like Drago. He also tied up a zombie and managed to "tame" it, naming it Uncomfortable. He was quite fond of uncomfortable, and protected him fiercely during his journey. Roug also managed to tame a young axebeak (which he named "name"), a gnoll named Rraarr Fizzlestick, and a group of dunkies, commanding them in battle. He was eventually captured by the military and met the Nobleman, who was revealed to be Screamcharger. Although her memory was faulty, she somewhat recognized Roug, and made a deal to let him free in exchange for information on her past. Roug was reunited with the party, and continued to assist them on their journey until the untimely death of Uncomfortable to a gelatinous cube. The grief from this incident lead to Roug abandoning the party, and his fate afterwards is unknown.

## Personality

Roug was an exceptionally dim witted brute, with little grasp on any higher levels of reasoning and even basic concepts such as counting. He was very competitive, constantly trying to outdo his companions, and also displayed a stunning willingness to harm them for the slightest offense, sometimes even for no apparent reason at all. Contrastingly, he would sometimes be very fond of his companions, protecting them from others like they were his own family, yet sometimes abandoning them to their own demise.

Generally, he preferred to solve issues with violence and brute force, which meshed well with the strategies of Johnny and Luthis, who ended up becoming the members of the party he most closely bonded with. Overall, he was a highly dangerous and unpredictable individual that brought trouble with him wherever he went.

## Trivia

* Roug had an obsession with collecting fingers from dead (and sometimes still living) enemies, which he carried with him and sometimes fed to Rrarr Fizzlesticks.
* Roug never received a nickname from his clan due to his lack of accomplishments.
* Roug pronounces Johnny as "Joan Knee."
* Roug had a unique piledrive attack that he would sometimes use in combat.
* Roug made an appearance in the Bear campaign - a campaign in a Dungeons & Dragons setting created by Spark - as a friendly NPC.

## Appendix

### Appearances

* The 1,000 Mile March
* Gurosmeth