Our smart and dexterous hobgoblin was a bit of a challenge.
He almost cried out to be a full int caster but when reading about hobgoblins I
learned something. On Golarion hobgoblins were engineered to fight elves. Even
now they still hate them because of the magical programming. Because they hate
elves they also hate arcane magic. I decided to work with this information and
go a different direction.
Card One: Where
the character game from. In this case I’m going to use The Carnival card to
represent imprudent plans. When mixed with the signifier card of The Crows
which can represent shocking loss, and the fact both this characters parents
were in the military I see him being an early orphan. His parents dead because
of a poorly thought through plan of a commanding officer.
Card Two: The
Cricket represents a quick mind and a quick body both of which this character
has in spades. The peach pit upon which the grig on the card is perched usually
means a treasure. Again combined with the signifier card which can represent theft, and the Magical Gift major childhood
event, I see the important event represented by this card as the cunning theft
of this magical item.
Card Three: The
third position card represents a talent. The Inquisitors represents someone who
searches for and accepts nothing but the truth. As a special ability it can
mean someone who is not easily lied to or swayed. I see this as the character
having a very high sense motive and probably quite a few knowledge skills.
Card Four: The
Joke represents something that must be overcome not by physical force. This
shows that sometime in his future this character must use his wits and skill to
overcome some great obstacle or monster. Combined with the talent represented
in card three and the stats, and the portfolio of the Daemon Harbinger he
follows I’m going to read this as representing his class. I see our Hobgoblin
being an Investigator, with the Steel Hound archetype
Brogurtt Thunderstomp
Life in a hobgoblin company is harsh and strictly regimented,
everyone serves under someone else’s boot unless you are the high commander.
Every member of the company is a soldier, whether that means you are the
company cook or an infantry lineman doesn’t matter. The hobgoblins purpose is
to war, preferably against the hated elves.
Brogrutt’s parents were foot soldiers, always on the
frontlines of battle. In Numeria battle usually meant war against the various
Kellid tribes, or fighting for one’s territory against the mutant fauna and strange
automatons of the wastes. Occasionally the Technic League would hire units of
hobgoblins for one mission or another. As long as they were paid in the
high-tech weapons and armor the League loved they didn’t care. Anything to
further the needs of the company
Soon after his sister was born Brogurtt’s parents died. One
of the company’s commanders planned to take territory from one of the smaller
Kellid tribes. So set on his victory and making a name for himself the
commander didn’t realize this was a cousin to the Black Sovereign himself.
Reinforcements were swift and the commander’s lack of reconnaissance led to his
troops being massacred. The commander returned home, demoted, but Brogurtt was
left to fend for himself, and his sister. He promised his sister he would find
his revenge and never leave her like their parents did.
The hobgoblin tendency to blindly follow orders didn’t sit
well with Brogurrt after that. He spent much of his early years seeking
vengeance for the death of his parents. Using every means at his disposal he
sought aid even outside the tribe. The orcs spoke of a seer, one who lost his
vision from the poisonous metals he ingested to gain his visions. For years
Bromgutt would seek the oracles council until it led him to the lightning
stone.
Supposedly a gift from the Daemon Harbinger Cixyron, the
lightning stone was used by the technic league to power some of their
technological devices. Although like many hobgoblins Bromgutt loathed magic as
a tool of the elves, If it meant his revenge he would stoop to its use. The
young hobgoblin snuck into the facility and lifted the lightning stone, along
with a few other choice objects
The plan was always revenge. Bromgurtt hated his parent’s murderer with a
passion. The lightning stone was his chance to enact his vengeance. But things
don’t always work out as planned. The stone was useful and it killed, it just
didn't kill his parent’s former commander. Hobgoblins kill to move up the ranks
all the time. Failure, however brings exile. In his hatred and anger Bromgurtt
broke his one promise. He was cast out and left his sister alone just like
their parents did.
With the lightning stone spent and his only possessions a
few things he stole from the technic league Bromgurtt began searching for more
advanced toys. Advancement brought power, he knew that by seeing the leagues
influence. He began to dip into the realm of alchemy. One of the devices he
took was a small pistol. It took him a while to figure it out but eventually is
keen mind got it working.
Still seeking revenge, and power, Bromgutt looks to one day
join the League. For now he explores the ruins of the things that crashed in
Numeria ages ago. He hopes that some discovery will bring him entrance to the
technomancer’s society. Hopefully Ciixyon well guide his hand after years of
dedication.
For some hobgblins, military conformity is not the way. What
would you have done with these stats? What class would you have picked? How
would you have interpreted each card in the reading?
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