Description
Before you hovers a massive creature that can only be a cloud giant.
Even for his race, he is particularly large. With his massive
muscles, you would not be surprised if he could pull a fair sized tree up
directly from it's roots. His hair is a bright red, causing an odd
look coupled with his gray skin. Over his armor, he is covered in
various furs and other assorted items.
Role
Grinok is taught about Cyradia
Added Sat May 14 01:36:50 2005 at level 16:
Grinok has always followed what he calls the 'Way of the Sword'. He has never taken
the time to define exactly what that is, but it revolves around always testing himself
by fighting whoever he thinks will be a challenge, and destroying those who he
does not think will be. He seeks to be as strong as he possibly can be through
combat. He does not kill out of hatred for those he kills, and he does not understand any
who take such deaths personally, thinking only of his desire to hone himself to strength.
Grinok was on this path to strength when he attacked one named Avarulash.
The battle was a great one, but for the first time in his life, Grinok was bested by
a single man, though he lived to escape. Avarulash's strength gave him much respect
in Grinok's eyes, and as he often does, he congratulated his foe on his strength.
This led to a discussion about Avarulash's demoness, who Grinok had never heard of before.
Avarulash was likewise impressed by Grinok's strength and deemed him worth of knowledge of
the demon goddess. Grinok was intrigued, as the Demon Goddess's teachings seemed to
follow Grinok's beliefs about how he should live his life. Grinok decided that at the very least
it would be suitable for him to pay homage to the Demon Goddess, and once he knew more
of her, to seek her favor if her teachings did indeed suit his way of life.
An update
Added Tue May 24 17:26:25 2005 at level 31:
For many years, Grinok tried to follow the path of Cyradia, of not only being strong
but also punishing those who were blinded. Soon, Grinok came to understand that Destruction
was not the purpose for his strength, though he sought to follow it unsuccessfully for quite some time.
Grinok continued to test himself regularly in fights, always fighting any who would challenge him,
always seeking to hone his strength. He did take one thing from Cyradia though, that he kept,
and that being that a person must have a purpose in who he kills, and Grinok was still seeking
a purpose, when an arial named Ristun decided to tell him about the ways of the Battlerager, when
another of his village, Rawnie, saw Grinok carrying many magical items. Ristun made many good points,
most of them going right over Grinok's tall head, except when he spoke of strength, and magic's ability
to weaken a person. Grinok listened very carefully as Ristun explained that magic makes a person slave
to it, making Grinok angry to the point of attacking Ristun. But Ristun said he was not taunting Grinok,
only speaking the truth, so Grinok decided to think about what Ristun had said, and give up his
magical items while he thought about it.