Character Name:Roddybit Dingle Alouiscious MacKrank
Alias (if any): Torque
Race & Class: Rock Gnome, Battle Smith Artificer
Appearance: Torque is an average sized rock gnome, meaning he barely comes up to the waist of most men. His face is usually adorned with a heavy amount of soot or grime, so his light grayish complexion seems darkened. His neat and pointed goatee is a stark contrast to his slick backed dark green hair, streaked with black grease, and fairly well singed on the edges. Torque almost always has on his chain shirt, covered with a leather apron that is well worn, soiled, and well scorched. His laugh is infectious, and few females can resist his pale green eyes and dimples.
Torque is always found with his best creation, his companion Rex, a mechanical wolf.
Background: Torque lived a very simple life, growing up in the back of a wagon moving from city to city, the son of a tinker. Being so small and contained in a tight space, Torque had plenty of time to mess around with extra gears and springs. While his father sold his wares, Torque scavenged in the refuse piles, taking in anything and everything he could find. At the age of 20 with a bag full of home made toys, gadgets, and tools Torque set off on his own. He didn't make it very long before being accosted, robbed, and left penniless and destitute. He spent the next year trying to make it home to his dad when fortune struck. While digging in a refuse pile for spare parts, he overheard the worst dressing down he'd ever heard in his life. A fishing boat was going to miss the tide due to a stuck anchor, and the captain was none to happy. Torque offered his service for a meal and any broken hooks or tackle they may have had lying around. After a quick tap of the hammer, and a few drops of oil, and the problem was solved. While the captain inspected the work, Torque took the small pile of hooks and wires and fashioned a self setting hook and gave it to the Captain to try out. Word of mouth spread to the other ships and Torque soon found steady employment, both with his repairs and gadgets. After several months he was hired by the swords and sages to help keep the ships in operation and design and build new machines. For the next ten years he worked his way up from maintenance and design to adventuring as well. Torque enjoys his life, but he still plans on going home, but his dad's only 180, he's got plenty of life left in him.
Last edited July 16, 2020 3:15 am