Znitch Bronzefoot

Znitch is about two helpings too brash and too bold. But she makes up for it with a contagious smile and a lethal charisma that tends to pull the unwary into her whirlwind of mischievous energy.

Age: 17
Date of Birth: 14 BU
Gender: Female
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Chipped Horn
Skin Tone/Pigmentation: Pale white scales that glint like moonlight on snow
Height: 2'10"
Weight: 30 lbs

Appearance

Physical Description

She's more muscular than most kobolds from a life lived one adventure to the next. Capable of lifting weights far bulkier than herself, she's got the build of a laborer but the balance and agility of a dancer.

Body Features

Surprisingly buff arms for her size and stout legs.

Facial Features

Distinct scarring over one eye. If you ask her about it, she'll usually make up some grandiose tall of daring adventure. Her husband will tell you it was from a misguided attempt to jump the gap in the collapsed Old Creek bridge.

Identifying Characteristics

Znitch has a chipped horn which she proudly wears bear, refusing to conceal it with baubles or cloth. The piece broke off during a fight with her now husand, Gib Bitter Dagger.

Physical quirks

Znitch has a rare coin from the old world that she idly flips when distracted.

Apparel & Accessories

Znitch usually wears half pants and a sleeveless tunic of flexible cloth that don't hinder her movements but offer little protection. She carries her possessions in a messenger bag with a strange leather pad on one shoulder upon which she can rest her sword.

Specialized Equipment

Her most notable possession is the massive greatsword of a larger creature from an age long past that she defiantly wields in battle...or used to before the raiding stopped. Now it's kept in point of pride over the fireplace and only taken down when the kids beg Znitch to show them how she wields such a large weapon. The weapon was passed down to her by her father, who famously wielded it for the Bronzefoot clan in his youth.

Special abilities

Znitch is able to switch from an amenable, laughing open smile to a fearsome gaze that would make the most seasoned fighter pause in a split second. Those who call her friend are buoyed by her generously shared joy but those who have known her in battle, friend and foe, are often disquieted by the simmering rage of a born warrior they know must sit totally concealed beneath the surface.

Mentality

Personal history

Znitch is the second child of one of the Bronzefoot clan's most controversial figures. Her father, Kripnoz Bronzefoot, was once a great warrior and raider, known throughout the tribe and among the Bitter Daggers as the Thunderous Giant with a mighty sword. He was maimed terribly during a raid and given a warrior's rest in his prime, where he's given a portion of every raid's surplus the same as widows and orphans of those killed in battle. But Kripnoz became vocal in his opposition to the raids and in the last raid, even refused his due. His opposition to the bloodthirst of the Bronzefoot spawned rumors and quickly eroded the goodwill he'd earned through feats of heroism.

Unlike her older brother, who had known their father before his reputation was in tatters, Znitch was always raised in the shadow of her father's shame. Teased and bullied, Znitch could have become bitter and angry but her ceaseless joy in life was too resistant and in the circle of love from her family, she grew instead to be kind and self possessed. And strong. She couldn't stop the bullies from talking but she quickly became tough enough that they rarely tried anything physical. She even took on her older brother, Jagakar's, bullies as well. But she thirsted greatly for validation among her peers, wanting to be accepted as her father never would be. This desire put her in conflict with her parents but they believed in allowing her freedom to make her own choices and allowed her to join the Bronze Shoes, a youth organization that taught warfare and community.

Znitch made her first friends ever in the Bronze Shoes. Her troop leader was knowledgeable and kind and had fought beside her father. He sternly rebuked any who teased Znitch about her father and provided some safety from what had been the perpetual teasing of her agemates. The older kids still liked to make fun of Znitch and play pranks on her when the troop leader was distracted but it was still a welcome reprieve to have anywhere she was accepted whole heartedly. She quickly became a little warmonger even at home. She would often lecture her parents about the necessity of raiding and the great injustice of the Bitter Daggers continued existence. Her parents humored her and provided elegant debates and rebuttals but were rarely ever able to penetrate her zealous belief.

Her parents enlisted her help in returning a lost Bitter Dagger her age across the boundary line. Though she didn't want to, her loyalty to clan wasn't able to outweigh her loyalty to family. She and the boy, Gib, became reluctant friends as they worked together to mislead the Bronze Shoes into being his unwitting escort to the border. Their uneasy alliance tempered her zealotry but never quieted the yearning in her soul to be someone great. When the Bronzefoot chieftain, Olrun Bronzefoot, announced that the long anticipated raid was to take place, nobody signed up faster than Znitch.

She showed up to the gathering warband wielding her father's massive sword with ease. The raid went perfectly to plan up until a small Bitter Dagger force showed up as the warband was retreating from the Bitter Dagger village. Positioned in the rear to watch for stragglers carrying supplies, Znitch held off the attackers until her compatriots were clear. Her retreat was pursued and she managed to incapacitate or scare off all but one. She and the final pursuer were locked in battle on the edge of the woods. Their blades were locked when she recognized the face glaring at her in the darkness. It was Gib! They fought for hours and hours until they collapsed in exhaustion in the morning light, neither having been able to or maybe not wanting to land a killing blow. Gib held out a hand to help Znitch up and she saw the aftermath of the raid, the loss of life and food and supplies of the Bitter Daggers who had been taken unawares. She was ashamed and offered to help put things right.

She and Gib continued a penned correspondence after Znitch returned to her people. Not long after, the new truce allowed Gib and Znitch to see each other freely and after a brief courtship that neither the Bitter Daggers nor the Bronzefoot clan were well prepared for, they married under a trickster moon. Not too long after, the triplets arrived and Znitch took to being a mother with the same chaotic energy she did everything.

Education

Znitch was taught with the other Bronzefoot children by the village elders and when she was old enough, she joined the Bronze Shoes to learn the skills of a Bronzefoot raider.

Employment

Having lost her taste for violence against fellow kobolds, Znitch is employed as a merchant sailor. The work pays the bills while Gib stays at home with the little ones, but her gaze is ever on the horizon.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Earned the most badges as a Bronze Shoe.
Participated in the last raid.

Failures & Embarrassments

Disappeared during the last raid and showed up later, spawning rumors that she was a deserter.

Mental Trauma

Bullied by the other children for her father's public rejection of raiding.

Personality

The major events and journals in Znitch's history, from the beginning to today.

The list of amazing people following the adventures of Znitch.