Griz

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Description
Griz is a human male in his 40's. Standing at a height of 5'9 and weighing an average 180lbs for a human male of his stature, if he was walking around in a crowd he would be rarely picked out. He has black hair that is riddled with lines of gray here and there, from his age and past. His facial hair seems to always be somewhere between an unkempt 5 oclock shadow and full beard neatly shaven. His style is almost always a dark set of some type of "relic hunting" clothing (archaeologist). Aside from that, Griz's only remarkable features of note are his hat that he constantly wears no matter where he is, and a gauntlet that since the Orc War, has remained on his left hand. The gauntlet itself has two gems embedded in it, one constantly glowing.

Personality
Griz is known for his mind in most things. With the highest intellect of most people he meets, very few people even make sense to him overall. As such, Griz is a cynical man that concentrates on mistakes and failures, because he seeks a way to constantly better himself and others. His understanding of emotional situations is also lacking for the part due this.

Known History
Griz remembers his childhood, which was pretty normal up until he was 8. He then began studying in magic, taught by his uncle, as his mentor. It was slow at first, just a hobby, but Griz quickly found that he had an affinity for it and by the age of 14 he overtook his uncle. He left home pretty young, with a love for history, in search of old ancient ruins and relics. Not exactly sure when, Griz loses his past, a large gap unfilled. He finds himself drawn towards Snake's Bend to teach younger people less fortunate than himself and allow them a better shot at life.

Known Affiliations

 * Arandur is basically his best friend as a guy with next to none. He is his go-to for science/invention research.
 * Seth is his go-to for plans and "old" research.
 * Tria is his student and possible protoge, some closeness between them has come.
 * Kosmet is a new-comer to Snake's Bend that he finds himself fond of for various undisclosed reasons.
 * A teacher at the school he built with Seth in the middle of town.
 * Author of a research book on Arcanum (Seth and printing press mention)

Trivia Edit

 * Has beaten ShiShi in an arm wrestling contest in the "fey" version of Snake's Bend.
 * Next to zero alcohol tolerance because he rarely drinks.
 * Rarely drinks...anything except milk that is. Good for the bones.
 * Believes in all gods, worships none.