PCs:Gaklah the Stone
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Gaklah the Stone (PM)
Race: Half-Ogre
Gender: Male
Origin: Wilderness North of Elysia
Year of Birth: Unknown
Alignment: CG
Deity: Dra'Nar
Current Residence: None
Affiliations:
- Solar Brigade
- Former member
Appearance
As a half-ogre, Gaklah is easy to spot in any crowd. Towering at over seven feet in height, his shoulders more than half that in width, he often finds the living accomodations of the "little peoples" inadequate. He has fierce brown eyes and sandy brown hair that falls to his shoulders. His charming smile is broken by the tusks that point up from the corners of his mouth. Almost always dressed in his heroic armor, colored red and gold in honor of the Guardian of Heroes and Orphans, he is, at first glance, extremely intimidating.
Background
Gaklah's history is almost as unbelievable as the half-ogre himself. Most would assume that, being a half-breed, his childhood and upbringing would be a tale of sadness and woe. Such is not the case.
Gaklah's mother was human priestess of Forian. She arrived in the wilds north of Elysia and gave birth to a very healthy Gaklah. As you could imagine, giving birth to a half-ogre baby is a very trying experience, and Gaklah's mother was recovering for almost two years. During this time, she fell in with a group of fey druids and had a torrid affair with one of them. Soon after she was recovered from Gaklah's birth, she vanished, a victim of her wanderlust.
Now, you might assume that little Gaklah would be put out that his mother left him at the ripe old age of 2. Again, we are surprised. Gaklah takes after his ogre heritage more than his human one, and ogres abandon thier children all the time. Indeed, the harsh and simplistic way of life among the druids merely reinforced this concept in Gaklah's mind.
While not a normal childhood ("normal" being a relative term on Avlis), Gaklah had a full and happy childhood. He roamed the wilderness north of Elysia and grew up among the fey druids and wild fey. Being such a large, clumsy and slow witted being among the fey, he was often the brunt of thier jokes and tricks. Though his temper was fierce, he learned to control his anger and to see that the fey were doing what is in thier nature. Eventually, he learned to laugh with the fey and they accepted him as a friend in turn. This was the beginning of a trend throughout Gaklah's adventuring career; though fierce and monsterous, his gentle demenor and kind spirit would gain him many friends.
Around twenty winters of age (Gaklah's birth date is unknown; so gauging his age is problematic at best) he traveled to Elysia. Why he did this might be hereditary. He seems to have the same wanderlust as his mother; never staying in one place too long. In any case, the "why" of it is less important than the event itself. Gaklah the Stone began his adventuring career.
Crude, even brutish, Gaklah was "adopted" by a small number of the Maidens of Dre'Ana and taught the basics of polite conversation and manners.
Friends and Associates
Gaklah is a well-known figure among adventurers. His closest friends and allies are Jayem Dareau, Marin Nemelgen, Nayala Gelbert, Rali'vinee Ish'tarestacia, and Alvinar Lir'Tanor.
Opinions
- This section is for other players to write in what their characters think of Gaklah. Please only write in if your character has met and interacted with him. I will reformat, edit, correct spelling, etc., but not change content.
This, this, and this. Besides those, there's at least three others that I didn't write. Surely the most widely-sung ogre [or half-ogre] in all of Avlis. (signed) Zor