Goigan Holden: First biography/Journal

[Seargonis76]

First Name: Goigan
Last Name: Holden

Appearance: This gruff dwarf has a crooked helm and long beard. He stands barely 4’ 6’’ but weighs somewhere near 300 lbs. A massive great sword is strapped across his back and at times drags in the dirt behind him. He has long scars from previous battles along his arms and usually wears an assortment of whatever armor he found. He is heavily muscled and moves with more grace than many of his kind.
Race: Dwarf
Age: 39
Height: 4’ 6’
Weight: 300
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Dirty Brownish red
Facial Hair Style: Epic long beard he at random tucks into armor or ties spare weapons into.

Personality Profile: He is quite dim (8int) but not stupid or rash wis (10). His Barbarian training has led him to be somewhat crass and to enjoy combat bit with a wrathful glee. His social skills and overall conversation ability are lacking (cha 6). This doesn’t come out as rude and more as simple and to the point. Though he can be a bit hard to understand and does not always think through his thoughts. He loathes most true orc’s seeing them as the evil monsters that killed his clan. He does not let this hatred blind him toward ½ orc’s or allowing others to earn his trust. He is a hard person to like but a great friend who will stand by anyone who earns his trust.
General Health: Extremely hardy and something of a survivor. Always seems to have jerky and beer. Is a rotund and strongly built dwarf.
Deity: Haela Brightaxe
Initial Alignment: C.G
Profession: Wanderers and seeks out anyone who needs help. Then applies great sword to the problem in hopes of helping.
Base Class & Proposed Development: Barbarian
Plans to take some fighter, Frenzied berserker, and Battle Rager. Loves to charge into combat.
Habits/Hobbies:
Habits: Has a tendency to spit when people annoy him and before scooping up his sword. Talks horribly in common and can be difficult to understand. Can never seem to keep his helm straight and charges headlong into most situations assuming he thinks he can handle it. Always smiling and generally offering help to anyone who asks. Also generally assumes everything is a sign or good luck from his god and will act on even the smallest signs.
Hobbies: Likes to collect a random assortment of gems and show them to people. Ties weapons into his beard to use in case his he drops his sword. Also likes to scavenge in the wilderness for useful herbs (survival).
Languages: Common, Dwarf
Weapon of Choice: Greatsword

Background: When he was very young his entire clan was destroyed by a marauding orc tribe. They had just begun to establish a mine hidden in the mountains. Unfortunately he was so young that he can neither remember the mines exact location or what they were mining. He escaped the raid thanks to his sister a cleric of Haela Brightaxe. She was distraught and left him in the care of a nearby temple to seek out the Orc’s who had destroyed her Family. He grew up learning the code of Brightaxe and was taught to help others anyway he could. His fighting skills and strength progressed rapidly and he was able to help the temple fend off many threats during his training. He has recently left the temple to seek out his sister and begin his life of wandering and helping others.

Goals: He really wants to find his sister and reunite his family and someday get other dwarfs to help him retake the old family mine. Though he knows now it was little more than a small group of dwarfs building a mine and nothing fancy. He also hopes to someday find a kill all of the Red Fang Orcs. After accomplishing this his goals spring up left and right as he constantly seeks to help and find those in need as his god would want. He plans to always wander and help others and hopes someday to do so with his sister.

Possible Plot-Hook Ideas and Misc Facts:
1. Clan was killed by the Red Fang Orc Tribe. His small mountain home was demolished and he was forced to run with only two other survivors. His brother Togin Died shortly after of infection, but his sister Lindor left him in the care of the temple of Haela Brightaxe.
2. Long lost sister (possibly brother he barely remembers his death).
3. Finding clans mine could lead to a new discovery of mithral or some other rare metal that his clan was looking for, also the Orc’s could have been doing more than just wandering by perhaps they wanted the mine themselves.
4. His desire to help others could easily get him into many misadventures as he is very trusting and tends to agree to help without asking many questions.
5. The great sword he carries was left for him by his sister and was supposedly made by his father. He will always keep and would easily become enrage were someone to steal i

[DM Gogo]

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[Seargonis76]

*Goigan sits atop a dead Wyrmling staring at his journal and grins, before he starts writing*

Terday me went ter see a Wirey wizard feller by der graveyard and he asken me ter take dis note…
*theres a poorly scribbled picture of a square letter with note written on it here*

I figered be boring lil walk ter da hill. But nopes! Der ruins were filled wit little rat men who be havin quite der attitude. Me mets me first dwarf…erm tink He be crippled a bit named Er…Rogo er someting. Was a glorious battle it was. We charged ahead makin der swift work dem ratmen, but der delivery gots complicated when could not find der mage. Me pappys sword *strokes old rusty sword with clan runes* and der Haela Brightaxe guide me ter da second floor. Odder dwarf worked wells and we found der sharp lizard tings beneath!

*hear the paper is smudged and a weird pressing of a bladelings face is imprinted as if he pressed its face against the paper using blood*

Dis be nother fun battle, de swarm from der cave but wer no match fer me fury and me sharp blade. Notin like good steal ter keep yer safe. But den we mets der beasty dat turns out da wizzy was studyin!

*here a scale is placed from the wyrmling*

Dis be big grumpy lizard barked out in der gibberish if it kin. But der lesson me learned is dat a good charge and chop take down anyting. Dis be der best delivery dat me done yet. Next I off ter bergost!
Dis be me first big adventure on der Sword Coast!!

*Goigan slams the journal into his bag just long enough to see more bladelings and gleefully rushes off in pursuit of more battle*

(occ- first rp post his int-8 cha-6, Rp him as simple and fun loving, but blunt and speaks poorly in common. I think this is what kind of posts go here and will continue to post about his adventures with his father’s blade! Please comment if you like. To the other dwarf sorry I forgot your name, but it fits his personality so it works!)

[Seargonis76]

*Goigan sits atop 4 bandit corpses directly west of the Friendly arm Inn. He is badly beaten and bloody from a rough fight with the sneaky bandits*

Ter day me was tryin ter figure out wat a gibberlin cave be doing wit a weird puzzle and der darky elfs beneath it. Den suddnely *paper smudged and covered in bloodly thumb prints*

Des four bandys charge me from de shadows. Me be hatin der sneaky ones dat attack wit out der notice. dis be right next ter da inn and dey be er...well de rude.

Der fight wa glorious and me Pappy sword struck der true in der face. I may be needed ter get some healing now. But dis was me best fight yet! *here a dwarven smiley face is crudely drawn and the page is marked with a bandits face scarf*

(occ)- I think this was a random script. But it was awesome and fun to have sudden excitement. I had to get some major healing after (won with 2 hp and no healing items) and told a guard they should tighten security. Good Times.