Sea-faring Adventure Int Check

Name: Grintawh Hierdunstrife
Age: 53
Deity: Erint

Power: Grintawh has control over the direction of the wind. By himself, he can make a slight breeze, but to maximize the strength of his power, powerful winds need be already present. Unless he is creating a small breeze, in which he starts the origin, each time he uses his power, it already has an origin. Because he cannot create his own powerful winds, he must use the origin of the wind as the base. Grintawh cannot choose which ships are affected by the wind, so if another ship is in the path of the wind, the effects will be the same.
Weapons: Quarterstaff, medium sized curved dagger, and a flint lock pistol.

Physical Description: Grintawh is a quite short, standing at about 5’2’’. He has a crooked figure, standing hunched most of the time. Grintawh is very thin, he appears to be very frail, face gaunt, bones sticking out, and limbs long and thin, giving him a starved look.

His skin is a light color, although it shows much wear from many years and is slightly darkened. He has a large crooked nose, two large green eyes, and two large ears that stick to the side of his head. His lips are nearly colorless and they droop, making him appear as if he always frowned. His teeth are yellow and jagged from the many years and the rest of his mouth isn’t any better.

His long matted grey hair flows far down blending in with his grey beard, which goes far down his chest. His hair is slightly curled, but is not kept very well. Grintawh wears simple clothing, generally wearing many layers of cloth pants and shirts. He wears a long brown sash that he keeps his pistol and dagger in. He carries his quarterstaff to walk and carries a small bag on his other arm in which he carries simple supplies such as water and food, and wears his money pouch around his neck. On his feet he has light worn brown boots that go about halfway to his knee.

Personality: Grintawh is a wanderer, so he generally keeps to himself. He is quiet, and although he tends to avoid others, he is quite kind. He takes orders from whomever (As long as he gets his pay) and generally tries to stay out of arguments and fights. He is a very serious person, being always cautious and wary. His long journeys have made him unafraid of most of the things that roam the sea, but he has a distinct hatred for pirates. This hatred does not stop him from working with others however, because over time, he has learned not to be picky.

Biography: Grintawh was born to fisherman Hierdunstrife and his wife many years ago. His father taught him to fish but soon learned the true talent of Grintawh. Out of the many times that his father and he had gone fishing, this was the one that made his father realize what Grintawh could do. A large storm was moving in on Grintawh and his father as they were out fishing one day. The two would have died, but Grintawh opened the sails, and the wind began moving them quickly towards the shore. Grintawh’s father began testing this “magic” and soon realized that Grintawh could change the direction of the wind. As a child, Grintawh thought this was a change for the better.

Grintawh’s father began taking Grintawh to the local ports, and basically selling him on the promise of a quick journey. Grintawh spent more and more days aboard ships, simply sitting and waiting for the journey to finish, changing the wind as the captain asked. Half the time he would come back bloody and bruised, for others saw him as useless on the ship. When this did happen, his father would simply ignore it, and would send him back on another ship. His health became very poor and he got very near dying until he learned of the one of the flaws of his power.

On one journey he was sent on, there was no wind. There was only a slight breeze that simply cooled the ship. The merchant owning the ship promised his supplies, two weeks early, due to Grintawh being on the ship. When the ship returned, the merchant sent men after his father, and Grintawh never saw his father again. He ran away from his home, leaving his mother to fend for herself, and began his new life as a wanderer.

He then divided his time on land and sea, still making enough profits to survive while also not risking his health. Throughout his wandering life, he has worked for many different groups, treasure hunters, merchants, the royal navy, and even pirates, whom he despises. Grintawh continues in the way he always has, going from land to sea day to day. He has now been contracted to go on a ship in search of the lost royal navy ship, which is farther than even he has ever been.

Occupation: Private Contractor

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