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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BLACKDIRGE" data-source="post: 581992" data-attributes="member: 1953">Grummok (age 15): Male Gargoyle Rog 1; CR 5; Medium Magical Beast; HD 4d10+1d6+30; hp 63; Init +4; Spd 45 ft., fly 75 ft. (average); AC 21 (+4 Dex, +4 natural, +2 leather armor, +1 ring); Atk +8 melee (1d4+2, 2 claws), +6 melee (1d6+1, bite), +6 melee (1d6+1 gore); SA sneak attack +1d6; SQ darkvision 60 ft., DR 15/+1, freeze; AL NE; SV Fort +10, Ref +8, Will +2; Str 14, Dex 18, Con 22, Int 13, Wis 12, Cha 12.  Skills (38 pts): Disguise +5, Hide +12, Intimidate +4, Listen +8, Move Silently +19, Spot +8.  Feats: Multiattack, Weapon Finesse (claw, bite, gore)  Languages: Undercommon, Terran, Drow  Possessions: ring of protection +1, leather armor, boots of elvenkindFreeze (Ex): Grummok can hold himself so still that he appears to be a statue. An observer must succeed at a Spot check (DC 20) to notice Grummok is really alive.Grummok started life as all gargoyles do, hatching from an egg that resembled a large round stone. He broke through the rocky integument of his egg casing to the chorus of chirps and growls of his brood mates. He was the last to hatch of four, and his siblings wasted no time in ascertaining whether he was edible or not. Grummok fought off his brood mates with unrestrained viciousness, mortally wounding his only sister and insuring that she became the first meal for the newborn gargoyle brood. Grummok’s mother, like all gargoyle parents, had abandoned her clutch of eggs shortly after laying them. Uncaring as she was, Grummok’s mother had chosen a perfect site in which to deposit her future offspring. The Ghetto of the Dead was a crumbling ruin of graveyards and abandoned buildings that were ideal for a group of young gargoyles to hide in. Not only was the ghetto full of stone statuary that provided ample camouflage, but the living inhabitants of Erelhei-Cinlu avoided the district at all costs for it was home to the city’s other, less savory denizens, the undead. The streets of the Ghetto of the Dead were patrolled by ravening packs of ghouls and ghasts while more powerful undead established liars and ruled over small fiefdoms of their lesser brethren. Grummok and his siblings clawed their way from their eggs within a huge crypt that dominated the largest cemetery in this realm of the dead. Within the relative safety of their macabre lair the fledgling gargoyles ventured forth to hunt in the back alleys of Erelhei-Cinlu. The beggar’s ghetto offered the gargoyle brood the best hunting at first; the weakened state of its inhabitants made them easy prey for a determined trio of hungry fledgling gargoyles. The victim was often eaten where he fell, but was occasionally dragged back to the Ghetto of the Dead to be devoured at leisure. The young gargoyles grew to maturity in this manner, hiding from the packs of roving undead in their cemetery lair and hunting the back alleys of the sprawling city for victims that would not be missed. Grummok soon realized that his siblings were nowhere near his equals in intellect, and he found himself planning and leading their forays into the city. He was not the physical equal of his two brothers, Bremok and Kormok, but they often deferred to his judgment and instincts when stalking a victim. As the gargoyles grew they became bolder and bolder, hunting other areas of the city and tackling more challenging prey. In addition to the meat they claimed from anyone unfortunate enough to cross the their path, the three gargoyles began claiming trinkets and souvenirs from their victims. Bremok and Kormok were generally drawn to brightly colored objects, especially prizing gold and gemstones, while Grummok claimed other less obvious but far more interesting items. Satisfied that their smaller brother had no interest in the gold and gems they coveted, Bremok and Kormok paid little mind to the rings, boots, amulets and other seemingly useless items that Grummok claimed from their victims. Because of this Grummok soon found himself in possession of a few minor magical items that his brothers had overlooked, simply because they were not made of gold or did not glitter with gems.The three gargoyles existed by petty theft and murder for fifteen years, going mostly unnoticed in the dangerous bedlam that was Erelhei-Cinlu. Over the years Grummok honed his skills in silent killing and even learned to disguise his horrid countenance to lure potential victims into dark alleys where he and his brothers could quietly rip them to shreds. Kormok and Bremok seemed satisfied with their simple existence, but Grummok was quickly growing bored with his brothers’ mindless savagery and lack of ambition. The young gargoyle craved more from the vast city that thrived around him, but what direction he would take was still uncertain. There was power here for the taking, Grummok was certain, and he would find a way to claim a piece of the chaos of Erelhei-Cinlu for himself. Grummok is a small gargoyle, but what he lacks in physical prowess he makes up for with cunning and simple viciousness. His older brothers, although much larger, respect their smaller sibling and even fear him. Grummok is a horrifying creature to behold with slate gray, rock-like skin and gleaming red eyes set in a nightmarish face that is all fangs and curving horns. Grummok relishes tearing his victims apart with his claws and fangs and has even learned some roguish tricks to compliment his already deadly close combat arsenal. Gargoyle Names:Gargoyle names are always in Terran, the tongue of the earth, a language that is instinctual to the evil beasts. Since gargoyle parents abandon their offspring even before they are hatched the naming of the fledgling gargoyles usually falls to the largest and strongest of the brood. In Grummok’s case the naming duties fell to Bremok. The name Grummok comes from the two Terran words grum, meaning small and mok meaning stone, since Grummok was the smallest of the three gargoyles Bremok deemed “little stone” a fine name for his smaller brother. As the largest of the three Bremok is of course “big stone” and the third sibling Kormok, having been born with sooty black skin is simply “black stone”.</blockquote>

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