Stream Character - Dunny rockcleaVer

Hello, back with another stream character! This was the most recent stream character we created together. I’ve never really formatted a fighter or a male character before, so this was fun! As always, the character concept does belong to me; however, I do make these characters on stream so that folks have options for PC inspiration or for NPCs. Please do not use the art unless given express authorization from the artist and myself.
Thank you!

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Dunny, Backstory:

Dunny would like to emphasize to all that he is a dude. And a dude does his job. However, we all know that every dude has a backstory.

Back before many mortal folks time, Dunny was a a soldier first, dude second. He rose through the ranks and found himself specializing in mounted combat by way of the dire mole rat - a creature indigenous to his region of the Scale Mountains. during the last Great War of the Mountains, he and his platoon were stationed toward the line holding back the creatures of the Rotting Steppes. As he was prepping the mole rats one morning, he decided to take his morning sweep with Monty (his personal mount) counter-clockwise instead of the usual clockwise. Sadly, this one amendment to his routine spelled doom for his fellow riders.

In a mere half-hour, an enemy group of Dragonflesh Abominations flew through the encampment from the opposite route. They decimated the platoon in only a few moments, leaving mostly goo piles of matter left. As Dunny and Monty returned to the wreckage, there wasn’t much left aside from the enemy forces moving in. While trying to scope the ruins, a groan and a grunt of weakness came from the floor. It was a young soldier reaching up at him, legs burned and goo-i-fying from the corrosive acid. Facing the reality of the horror, Dunny immediately fled in a panic.

Mr. Rockcleaver doesn’t like to talk about his past, or why he is so Hellsbent on never straying from routine or leaving a friend behind; but there are whispers from those on the front. Currently, he mostly fashions himself a stablemaster outside of the main city of Scalesummit. Monty keeps him company enough, but he does have the love for ale to drown himself into a stupor to not remember.

Bio Information:

Name: Dunleck “Dunny” Rockcleaver

Age:

• Upper 200s

Height:

• 3’6”

Gender:

• H/H

Race:

• Deep Gnome

Traits and Class Information:

Class Information:

• Duelist Fighter Cavalier

Background:

• Soldier

  • Proficiency: Perception, Investigation, Dice Set

  • War has been your life for as long as you care to remember. You trained as a youth, studied the use of weapons and armor, learned basic survival techniques, including how to stay alive on the battlefield. You might have been part of a standing national army or a mercenary company, or perhaps a member of a local militia who rose to prominence during a recent war.

    When you choose this background, work with your DM to determine which military organization you were a part of, how far through its ranks you progressed, and what kind of experiences you had during your military career. Was it a standing army, a town guard, or a village militia? Or it might have been a noble’s or merchant’s private army, or a mercenary company.

Other Information:

Mount:

• Monty the Dire Mole Rat

Feat:

• *Mounted Combatant* - Lvl 4

  • You are a dangerous foe to face while mounted. While you are mounted and aren't incapacitated, you gain the following benefits:

  • You have advantage on melee attack rolls against unmounted creatures that are smaller than your mount.

  • You can force an attack targeted at your mount to target you instead.

  • If your mount is subjected to an effect that allows it to make a Dexterity save to take only half damage, it takes no damage if it succeeds and half damage if it fails.

Traits:

• I enjoy being strong and like breaking things.

• I can stare down a hellhound without flinching.

• Might. Life as in war, the stronger force wins.

• Leave no gnome (friends) behind.

• I made a terrible mistake in a battle that cost many lives -- and I would do anything to keep that mistake a secret.

Proficiency:

- All Armor, Shields
- Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons
- Herbalism kit
- Athletics, Animal Handling, Perception, Investigation

Racial Trails:

• Gnome Cunning: You have advantage on all Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma saving throws against magic.

• Superior Darkvision: Your darkvision has a radius of 120 feet.

• Stone Camouflage: You have advantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks to hide in rocky terrain.