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'''The Raw Force''' | |||
'''Role:''' The ultimate proof that "a good offence is a good defence". | |||
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From Grut's perspective, he doesn't mind taking a hit or ten. These were not the kin he chose, but they are the kin he got. It's nice to be not alone. To be not isolated. He has purpose. | |||
== Intro == | |||
[[File:Portrait of Grut.png|thumb|300px|Grut]] | |||
He never thinks about it and never dwells on it, but it sometimes visits him in his sleep. An eternity ago, he was a boy in some large town, living a hard life where he had learned early that strength and loyalty were the only currencies that truly mattered. He communicated more with grunts and actions than words, possessing an immense, almost primal strength for his young age, comparable to adult workers. He was fiercely protective of the few smaller children he considered his kin, often standing between them and the harsh realities of the streets. But that is but the bricks and mortar that built Grut and he doesn't even remember their faces, just that they needed protecting. He somehow failed and darkness, pain and screaming of children ends his dreaming when he visits that old town and his former kin. | |||
When Grut awoke within the City, his primal instinct to protect and dominate found a new purpose. He views this strange purgatory as a battleground, constantly threatened by unseen forces. His role is to be the unyielding wall, the raw strength that pushes back against the encroaching chaos and the insidious aberrations from the Shadow-Haunted Wilds. He often patrols the Crucible of Wills, endlessly honing the combative Denizen's physical resolve and encourages their aggressive impulses.. | |||
== With Others == | |||
Closer To: Grut recognizes Roric's efficiency and directness in combat, often sparring with him in the Crucible of Wills to keep their physical prowess sharp. He respects Kael's grounded toughness and unwavering sense of protection, seeing him as a reliable comrade in the ongoing fight against the encroaching darkness, even if he has to carry the team. | |||
Antagonistic Towards: Grut has little patience for Lyra's academic slowness or Elara's theoretical musings, viewing their focus on books and abstract magic as ineffective against brute threats. He finds Lysander's dramatic speeches and refined manners to be utterly useless and even offensive in the face of real danger. He also struggles immensely with Pip's and Jinx's chaotic antics, viewing them as dangerously distracting and a sign of weakness in their collective defense. | |||
* '''Closer To''': Roric (shared physical prowess and directness), Kael (mutual understanding of hardship and toughness). | |||
* '''Antagonistic Towards''': Lyra (too academic and "weak"), Elara (finds magic less respectable than strength), Lysander (sees him as pompous and ineffective), Pip (finds his antics annoying). | |||
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Papa's Basement and the Void: His next fragmented memory was of a biting cold against his skin in a stone basement, the air thick with the metallic tang of fear and something acrid. He saw other children, small and whimpering in rough cages, their fear a palpable thing. He recalled a looming, shadowy figure—Papa—moving with chilling purpose towards a nearby cage. Then, a blinding surge of raw, unspeakable fury and visceral horror erupted, and the memory violently tore itself away, leaving a cold, empty void where the full, agonizing truth should be. | |||
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The Raw Force
Role: The ultimate proof that "a good offence is a good defence".
From Grut's perspective, he doesn't mind taking a hit or ten. These were not the kin he chose, but they are the kin he got. It's nice to be not alone. To be not isolated. He has purpose.
Intro
He never thinks about it and never dwells on it, but it sometimes visits him in his sleep. An eternity ago, he was a boy in some large town, living a hard life where he had learned early that strength and loyalty were the only currencies that truly mattered. He communicated more with grunts and actions than words, possessing an immense, almost primal strength for his young age, comparable to adult workers. He was fiercely protective of the few smaller children he considered his kin, often standing between them and the harsh realities of the streets. But that is but the bricks and mortar that built Grut and he doesn't even remember their faces, just that they needed protecting. He somehow failed and darkness, pain and screaming of children ends his dreaming when he visits that old town and his former kin.
When Grut awoke within the City, his primal instinct to protect and dominate found a new purpose. He views this strange purgatory as a battleground, constantly threatened by unseen forces. His role is to be the unyielding wall, the raw strength that pushes back against the encroaching chaos and the insidious aberrations from the Shadow-Haunted Wilds. He often patrols the Crucible of Wills, endlessly honing the combative Denizen's physical resolve and encourages their aggressive impulses..
With Others
Closer To: Grut recognizes Roric's efficiency and directness in combat, often sparring with him in the Crucible of Wills to keep their physical prowess sharp. He respects Kael's grounded toughness and unwavering sense of protection, seeing him as a reliable comrade in the ongoing fight against the encroaching darkness, even if he has to carry the team.
Antagonistic Towards: Grut has little patience for Lyra's academic slowness or Elara's theoretical musings, viewing their focus on books and abstract magic as ineffective against brute threats. He finds Lysander's dramatic speeches and refined manners to be utterly useless and even offensive in the face of real danger. He also struggles immensely with Pip's and Jinx's chaotic antics, viewing them as dangerously distracting and a sign of weakness in their collective defense.
- Closer To: Roric (shared physical prowess and directness), Kael (mutual understanding of hardship and toughness).
- Antagonistic Towards: Lyra (too academic and "weak"), Elara (finds magic less respectable than strength), Lysander (sees him as pompous and ineffective), Pip (finds his antics annoying).