Rukkus Fleetfoot

Rukkus Fleetfoot

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Ruk was raised in the wilds of Midamis by parents Olar and Elara. The oldest of 8 siblings, Ruk spent much of his young life watching his siblings as his parents were both representatives in the Midamis government and spent a lot of time in Oakenguard. Both parents decided to stand for government in a bid to protect the forests of Midamis from the encroaching threat of deforestation from Nightwell. It was during one of their visits to Oakenguard that Ruk was bitten in the right calf by a crocodile while studying the creature – rather than frightening him off, he decided to redouble his studies in order to understand the natural world better and be able to befriend the animals. He still has a sizeable scar and a mild limp. All 8 of his younger siblings are still alive – as are his parents. Olar and Elara are both alive and well and serving in the Midamis government.

Education

Ruk is a mostly self-taught druid because though his parents grew up in the forests, they were largely uninterested in magic, outside some occasional druidcraft. He learned by spending his time in the swamps with the animals, slowly learning from them until he was able to transform into smaller animals and use simple magic.

Employment

Ruk left the wilds for the first time ever at age 30 and journeyed to Oakenguard. There he met a group of militant naturalists who were forming a militia of sorts to protect and preserve the natural world. Originally starting with 10 members, they grew to over 100 and named themselves the Loraxus Brotherhood. He travelled with them for a number of years, primarily staying in Midamis and Nightwell but occasionally venturing as far as Kardus. It was in Nightwell, in the capital of Nightharbour, where Ruk met his wife. Andria, a female firbolg, was living in Nightwell running an orphanage when the Loraxus Brotherhood showed up. After a brief affair, Ruk and Andria decided to leave and start a family in the swamps of Ruk’s home in Midamis.

Personality Characteristics

Motivation

About a month ago, Elmor and Andrick were kidnapped in the middle of the night. Ruk, being a heavy sleeper, heard nothing. He doesn’t know where they are or who took them, so he left to find them and found the White Wolves on the road and joined them, thinking that to be a good place to start.
Ruk is a nature enthusiast so spends most of his time outside playing with animals, etc. He’s very chill but cares deeply about his family and friends, including everyone he met during his time in the Brotherhood. He’s hoping to find some of them to help him find his kids. As much as Ruk is outwardly calm, he has a violent streak that he’s spent years trying to repress.

Social

Contacts & Relations

For the past 20 years, Ruk and Andria had been living in the swamp. Their 2 kids, Elmor and Andrick, are now 16 and 14. Andria died a couple of years ago from heart failure – Ruk has been raising the kids alone ever since. He has started teaching them druid magic, and they can now each turn into small frogs and snakes, as well as basic druidcraft. Ruk has spent the time raising the kids, getting closer to nature and working on his healing magic (the kids tend to bite each other when they’re snakes).

Friendly, fatherly firbolg swamp druid with a penchant for crocodiles.

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Date of Birth

28 Enirem 82 ND

Gender

Male

Eyes

Green

Hair

Brown, Shaggy

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Blue

Height

6' 6"

Weight

330 lb