Buck, a Ysoki or ratfolk alchemist, hais from the Taldan capital of Oppara. He indicates strong ties to his home city, which is taken to mean there is family back home. Yet, Buck has found himself out in the world and has made his way out unto the The Inner Sea and the Starstone Isle. There he is looking to ply his trade and make a life for himself.

Buck's Story

Buck Bridgerton was born to a large and loving family of Ysoki from Oppara. Like many of the common folk of the large metropolis and most of his family, Buck aspired to the ancient ideals of a Taldor that most certainly didn't exist any more. This fancy served his family and him well, keeping them all out of the more troublesome aspects of Oppara and Taldor's decline. And, even though his clan and family didn't have much, they were content.
 
As an adolescent, Buck's sharp wit caught the eye of a human alchemist and the woman took Buck on as an apprentice. He had always been interested in taking things apart at their most fundamental levels to learn what they were made of so the work naturally suited him. Buck learned quickly and was soon outpacing even his mentor.
 
By the time he was 20, Buck was out on his own, catching the eye of many "important" folks in Oppara with his gift for making explosive and other concoctions. But, in just two short years, that was all gone. Buck ran afoul of a corrupt lordling and made the mistake of threatening to expose him. Instead, the corrupt young man's equally corrupt aristocrat of a father made it so the dirt the young alchemist had dug up was pinned on him instead.
 
So Buck had to leave Oppara in a hurry. He packed everything he had, said a tearful goodbye to his family, and hopped aboard the first ship sailing out to sea that he could find. The ship was bound for Absalom but Buck didn't stay there. He figured another big city might receive word of his outlaw status so he headed into the Kortos hinterlands, eventually coming to the fishing and logging town of Otari.
 

Buck's Description and Mannerisms

Buck is a generally pleasant fellow with an inquisitive nature. He likes to learn as much as he can and this curiosity does sometime get him in trouble but he doesn't shy away from it. Such as it is when he finds himself in moments of conflict. Despite his diminutive size, Buck doesn't shy away from fights and proves himself to be very capable by way of his alchemical bombs and mixes. Though he carries a couple of weapons, he's most effective flexing his other abilities.
 
The young Ysoki chemist stands an even four feet in height and is covered, head to toe in dirty-white fur with gray splotches and markings. His ratfolk eyes are beady and black but tend to reflect light so that it appears like flashes of lightning to those who watch closely. Buck is dense and weighs a surprising 80 pounds. His thick clothes are covered in belts which are covered in attached pouches and gadgets that impart a further sense of mass to his form.