Hello! I'm trying to write figure out how to write my newest, and second, Dungeons and Dragons character. He is a Goliath barbarian named Vimak the Fearless (fun fact: my dad was reading off names in one of the Old Testament Biblical geneaoligies to give me ideas). Vimak is overpowered, btw.
I want to use this character more often. Because of this, I want to create an interesting backstory, as well as personality, ideologies, and appearance.
According to Volo's guide to monsters (which also has player races), Goliaths are normally 7-8 feet tall (they're descended from giants), have no hair, and are muscular and athletic. They also wear upscaled versions of common clothes.
I think Vimak, since he is, in fact, The Fearless, does not wear a shirt. In fact, he doesn't really wear pants, either. Because he is a Goliath, he really doesn't mind the cold at all. A loin cloth and his leather armor covers just barely enough skin to protect his vital organs. In fact, it doesn't cover the lower parts of the torso. Vimak hates uncomfortable, tight spaces. It restricts movement while in the heat of battle too much.
He has a tatoo of a plus-sign like cross, but a curvaceous one with curvy arrows at each end of the cross. Surrounding the cross is a ring. The tattoo is dark blue in order to be visible on his pale grey skin. This'll be explained soon. He has several scars on his body from not only past battles, but also parental abuse.
I know I want his backstory to be something about him being abused by his tribe, even family members, meeting, falling in love with a female human adventurer (named Fae), and then getting married to said adventurer. Then his father kills Fae and nearly kills Vimak, and then Vimak gets rescued by a female Fallen Aasimar named Nala, and receives the tatoo in place of the wound inflicted by Vimak's father.
Not sure how to word that properly in a way that fits into the character sheet.
I want to use this character more often. Because of this, I want to create an interesting backstory, as well as personality, ideologies, and appearance.
According to Volo's guide to monsters (which also has player races), Goliaths are normally 7-8 feet tall (they're descended from giants), have no hair, and are muscular and athletic. They also wear upscaled versions of common clothes.
I think Vimak, since he is, in fact, The Fearless, does not wear a shirt. In fact, he doesn't really wear pants, either. Because he is a Goliath, he really doesn't mind the cold at all. A loin cloth and his leather armor covers just barely enough skin to protect his vital organs. In fact, it doesn't cover the lower parts of the torso. Vimak hates uncomfortable, tight spaces. It restricts movement while in the heat of battle too much.
He has a tatoo of a plus-sign like cross, but a curvaceous one with curvy arrows at each end of the cross. Surrounding the cross is a ring. The tattoo is dark blue in order to be visible on his pale grey skin. This'll be explained soon. He has several scars on his body from not only past battles, but also parental abuse.
I know I want his backstory to be something about him being abused by his tribe, even family members, meeting, falling in love with a female human adventurer (named Fae), and then getting married to said adventurer. Then his father kills Fae and nearly kills Vimak, and then Vimak gets rescued by a female Fallen Aasimar named Nala, and receives the tatoo in place of the wound inflicted by Vimak's father.
Not sure how to word that properly in a way that fits into the character sheet.
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