Gruuk Erpar

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General Information
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Name: Gruuk Erpar

Gender: Male

Age: 27

Birthplace:

Languages: Orcish, Common

Occupation: Blacksmith, Freelancer

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Physical Characteristics
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Hair: None

Skin color: Light Green

Eye color: Brown

Height: 5,6

Weight: 260

Physique: Muscular

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Mental Information
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Attitude: Civil when unprovoked, is known to be easily angered and generally inpatient.

Alignment: Unaligned

Additional information: Generally dislikes races and professions he considers weak.

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Background
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[WIP]

Gruuk Espar was born in the Savage Lands, never knowing his motherland of Ohlkun.  His brood crossed the Divide to seek new horizons, however when they arrived, they found this new land to be unwelcoming.  The brood never tried to enter into the society of man, instead the brood, as well as a few others, took to the Savage Lands as nomads.

Growing up, Gruuk was taught early how to mount a horse and wield a blade.  They made a living by raiding travelers that passed to and from various outposts in order to stay alive.  He grew up fighting for his due, but during one reckless raid, his life changed forever.  

Apparently, word about savage orcs raiding caravans reached a group of Elven slave-traders, who knew that they could fetch a pretty penny selling off a fit Orc at market.  Gruuk was the unfortunate soul of being left alive after the ambush had been sprung on the raiders, and they would remind him of that daily.

Humiliated, beaten, and scarred during the journey to auction which turned the young Orc bitter and spiteful. Gruuk was eventually sold in an unfamiliar city to a Dwarven Blacksmith by the name of Biswin.  Gruuk held resentment at first towards the elderly and often drunk dwarf, but soon grew to respect the blacksmith as he grew fascinated with the forge.  It was this fascination that kept him from escaping, which he could have easily done.

Biswin treated Gruuk as an apprentice and not a slave laborer, making a deal with Gruuk that if he could forge a better blade than him, he would give Gruuk his freedom.  Days turned to months, and months to years before the Orc could forge something as fine as Dwarven steel, but before he could complete the bet, Biswin passed away.  In his last testament, the Dwarf renounced his claim to Gruuk.

Gruuk, being the only "family" the old dwarf had, inherited the forge to continue his work.


(Summary: Part of a savage raiding party, captured by elves and sold into slavery.  Bought by a Dwarven blacksmith and freed after years of apprenticeship.)

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Equipment
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- Smithing hammer
- Orcish Battleaxe
- Leather smithing clothes (work)

There doesn't look to be anything wrong with this. An orcish smith could be interesting. At 5'6" and 260 lbs he must look like a wine barrel with legs, haha.

Yeah, this fits in nicely with the Orc lore, and we all love the classic blacksmith. So don't worry about continuing on past WIP, you're on the right path here :D

Orcish might be given an official Olkhun-style name, but it'll always be called Orcish at least as far as slang or common tongue goes. Hope this helps, in the time before I get the page up! :3

:D Thanks! Hopefully I do the race proud.

So is this Ok as is or do I need to change something?

I think you're clear to start RPing with this character, this just hasn't been moved yet for some reason.

Apologies Skela, I'll move it along.

Would love to see you on server too, so come on and join us. ;)