Jebbo Barrelbuster
[sblock=Stats]
Male Halfling Bard 1
Medium Humanoid (Halfling)
Hit Dice: 1d6 + 2 (8 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 20 ft. (4 squares)
Armor Class: 18 (+1 size, +3 Dex, +4 chain shirt), touch 14, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-4
Attack: Dagger +1 melee (1d3/19-20) or quarterstaff +1 melee (1d4) or dagger +5 ranged (1d3/19-20) or light crossbow +4 ranged (1d6/19-20)
Full Attack: 2 daggers –1/–1 melee (1d3/19-20) or quarterstaff –1/–1 melee (1d4) or 2 daggers +3/+3 ranged (1d3/19-20) or light crossbow +4 ranged (1d6/19-20)
Space/Reach: 5 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Bardic music (countersong,
fascinate, inspire courage +1), halfling traits, spells
Special Qualities: Bardic knowledge, halfling traits
Saves: Fort +3, Ref +6, Will +2
Abilities: Str 10, Dex 16, Con 14, Int 8, Wis 8, Cha 18
Skill Ranks: Bluff 2, Concentration 2, Diplomacy 2, Gather Information 2, Perform (storytelling) 4, Speak Language 4, Tumble 2, Use Magic Device 2
Feats: Two-Weapon Fighting
Alignment: NG
Equipment (Owned): Traveler’s outfit, chain shirt, 6 daggers, quarterstaff, light crossbow, 20 crossbow bolts, backpack, sack, spell component pouch, bedroll, flint & steel, 3 torches, 1 week’s trail rations, whetstone
Equipment (Carried): Traveler’s outfit, chain shirt, 6 daggers, quarterstaff, light crossbow, 20 crossbow bolts, backpack, spell component pouch, flint & steel, 1 torch
Coins: 2 gp, 11 sp, 15 cp
Weight Carried: 24 lbs.
Weight Capacities: Light – 24.75 lbs., Medium – 49.5 lbs., Heavy – 75 lbs.
Spells Known:
Level 0: Detect magic, light, mage hand, read magic
Spells Per Day: Level 0: 2
Spells Left Today: Level 0: 2
Languages: Common, Dwarven, Elven, Gnome, Goblin, Halfling[/sblock]
[sblock=Appearance And Personal Info]
Age: 41
Height: 2’11”
Weight: 38 lbs.
Skin: Medium tan
Hair: Dark brown, short, wavy hair - a little messy and unkempt. No facial hair. Thick eyebrows.
Eyes: Light brown
Physical Appearance: Jebbo is fairly plump for a Halfling, mostly around his belly, but a bit of it shows on his face. He tends to smile a lot, with cheery eyes to go along. His nose is also a little large, but all of this serves to give him remarkably good-natured features, reflecting his attitude towards life. Jebbo’s feet, being very large (and some would say silly looking), are sometimes the subject of ridicule, but he pays it no mind. Overall, Jebbo is a stocky, stout Halfling with ruddy features and a cheerful face.
Clothing: Jebbo prefers simple, comfortable clothing in hues of brown and green. His clothes bear numerous stitches and patches, since he replaces them only when they are simply beyond repair. He wears a thick, dark green hooded cloak, and his shirt and pants are brown, baggy and loose-fitting. He also has a forest green vest, embroidered with tree and leaf patterns on the sides, which he is particularly fond of, since it was embroidered by his mother before he left home. He wears sandals on his large feet, but only when the situation prevents him from going barefoot.
Personality: Jebbo is unshakably jolly and optimistic, always trying to find the bright side to everything. He always has a story at hand to lighten the mood, inspire others, or earn a free drink. He tends to take everything lightly, shrugging off insults and dangers with a hearty laugh and a wide smile. Jebbo rarely stays in one place for too long, becoming restless if he does. Still, despite his wanderlust, he doesn’t like to stir up trouble, but will sometimes do so if he feels that it’s the right thing to do. Jebbo is not particularly well-educated, and he can be a little naïve at times, but his heart is in the right place, and he is a reliable ally and a devoted friend.
Family: Father – Lester Barrelbuster (whereabouts unknown; set off on his own a while ago); Mother – Lillabell Peachhill (whereabouts unknown; with traveling Halfling clan); Sister – Susie-May Peachhill (whereabouts unknown; with traveling Halfling clan).[/sblock]
[sblock=Equipment Details]
Daggers: While Jebbo’s daggers are all fairly straightforward, weighted and designed for throwing, none of them are exactly alike. He tends to trade his daggers around with others, exchanging an older one for one that he finds interesting, pretty, or just downright peculiar. Currently, his collection contains:
- A long, slim dagger with a very fine point and a hilt bound in snakeskin.
- A wide dagger with a leaf pattern etched into one side of the blade.
- A dagger with a slight curve to the blade, a wide hilt, and no crossguard.
- A dagger with two small flanges on the base of the blade and two small barbs on the tip of the blade.
- A long dagger with a semiprecious gem resembling a cat’s eye in the pommel.
- A dagger with a wavy blade and a faint blue tinge to the metal.
Quarterstaff: Jebbo’s quarterstaff is a family heirloom, passed down from his great-great-grandfather (the first in the family who took to wandering) to his great-grandfather to his grandfather to his father to himself. As such, it appears extremely old, gnarled, and weathered, but it has held up remarkably well over the few hundred years that it has been in existence (the reason being that it was made from an extremely rare and valuable tree known only to Jebbo’s family, which they simply call “The Good Wood”). All of the owners of the staff (including Jebbo) have carved their names along the side of the staff. Jebbo treasures this staff more than anything else he owns. He uses it both as a walking stick and (rarely) in combat, should his daggers prove ineffective.[/sblock]
[sblock=Background And History]Lester Barrelbuster had been a wanderer for most of his life, as had his father and his father before him. During his travels, he had stumbled across the Treewhistler Clan and the lovely Lillabell Peachhill, a local baker. Laying aside his wandering ways (at least for the time being), he settled down with Lillabell and had two children. The younger by seven years, a girl, they named Susie-May, and the older, a boy, they named Jebbo.
Jebbo's childhood was fairly normal, but when he turned 15, his father's wanderlust returned. Not wanting to leave Lillabell, Jebbo, and Susie-May, but unable to control his insatiable need to strike out on his own once more, Lester said his goodbyes and left his wife and children. Before he left, he left his walking stick, a family treasure, to his son Jebbo. His last words to Jebbo were
"This here famly needs yah, son. Take good care of 'em, now. Ah just know that y'all'll do real nice, so long as yah stick tagetha." Teary eyed, Jebbo waved as his father walked down the road, never to be seen by his family again.
As the years went by, Jebbo did his best to support his family. He tried everything - but from baking to woodwork, he just didn't seem to be able to keep a job. The only money he made was from his stories - he would sit down in the middle of a nice spot, and weave a tall tale for anybody who was willing to listen. Sometimes, a coin or two would be tossed his way, in thanks for the diversion. Jebbo and those that listened to him realized that he had a talent for telling tales, but talk still spread that he would become idle, as his father had.
Ever since his father left, Jebbo had always listened to the recounts of the travelers who passed through the settlement, forever curious about the world at large. Over the years, his wanderlust grew, as he longed to do as his father had done and see what there was to see in the world. He was able to keep it to just that - a longing - until his 25th year. It was during that year that Jebbo finally succumbed to the traveling spirit that had beset his ancestors for as long as anybody had known, and he began to say his goodbyes.
While some members of the community sniffed at Jebbo's announcement that he would be leaving, thinking that he would just end up an idle fool like his father, many would miss his stories and jovial nature. Most of all, though, his mother and sister would miss him. His mother knew that, like his father, he would one day set off on his own, but it didn't make it any easier to watch him go.
"A Barrelbuster only stays as long as yah can tie him down, and sometimes not as long as that," she had always known, and she accepted his decision. Jebbo kissed his mother and his sister goodbye, and walked down the same road that his father had walked down 15 years ago, never to see his family again...
Jebbo traveled the world, as he had always wanted to, experiencing everything to its fullest, and telling others of his many adventures and encounters. He never grew tired of wandering, not even after 16 years. He never stayed in one place for long, his restless spirit constantly uprooting him and moving him on to his next destination, wherever it may be. Over time, he discovered that he possessed innate magical abilities. By simply believing in himself enough, he could create magic
"jest like the brightah folks." Confused and amazed at his abilities, Jebbo just accepted them for what they were, useful things for his travels, and he took to using them and developing them whenever he could.
After a while, he tried to locate his family again, but the Treewhistle Clan had moved on, and nobody knew exactly where they went. Jebbo missed his family, but accepted that not seeing them again was probably for the best. Visiting would only make it harder for them to watch him go again. And so, Jebbo continued on his way, until his travels brought him to the bleak little town of Falcon's Hollow...[/sblock]
