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Gluthoric

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Gluthoric

DetailValue
PlayerGluth
RaceOrc
ClassBarbarian
Level—
Height6’8”
HairBlack
Age28
BackgroundGambler
SubclassPath of the Totem (Bear)
GearGreat Axe (cloth-wrapped), Travelling Leathers, Hood, Javelins
Starting Gold15g (Gambler) + 10g (marked-for-death pouch)

Overview

Gluthoric is a large green orc who appears to have made the trip into the City before. Where the other passengers watched the scenery, he watched the car — alert, experienced, familiar with danger. His travelling leathers are worn but maintained, and his great axe leans against his knee wrapped in cloth.

He carries a child’s charcoal drawing saying “I love you, Dad” — but the drawing was taken from a dead passenger’s body. He has no family. He lied to Cal Clyde, claiming it was from his daughter, wanting to know what having one feels like.

Appearance

A broad, imposing orc standing 6’8”, taking up more of the train bench than he should. Green skin, black hair, wearing a hood. His travelling leathers are functional — worn but maintained. His great axe is always nearby, wrapped in cloth and leaned against his knee.

Personality

  • Lonely — has no family but desperately wants one; took a dead man’s drawing and pretended it was from his daughter
  • Experienced traveler — watches surroundings, not scenery
  • Gambler — offers coin flips, enjoys the thrill (“Gambling’s fun, right?“)
  • Direct approach — intimidates the Steward, smashes crates, cleaves enemies in half
  • Loyal — gives weapons to passengers, shouts his love for his “daughter” when death seems near
  • Flips a coin after every rage to calm down (signature habit)
  • Called a “sloshpot” by the Forsaken prisoner — took it personally

Abilities & Combat

  • Rage — Resistance to physical damage; used to grapple the Forsaken scout. Limited uses per long rest — ran out during the engine room fight.
  • Reckless Attack — Advantage on first attack, but all attacks against him have advantage until next turn
  • Great Axe — Primary melee weapon; cleaved the first Forsaken in half from collarbone down
  • Javelins — Ranged option; gave two to passengers for self-defense
  • Intimidation — Successfully pressured the Steward into cooperating
  • Powerful Build (Orc) — Counts as one size larger for carrying capacity (up to 510 lbs)
  • Aggressive (Orc) — Bonus action Dash toward enemies

Story Involvement

Session 1 — The Train

  • Cleaved the first Forsaken in half from collarbone down, laughing
  • Searched dead passengers for identification — took a child’s drawing from one of the bodies
  • Intimidated the Steward into handing over the food cart key (with Guidance and Ossivar assisting)
  • Handed key to Scarecrow to scout ahead
  • Offered Cal Clyde a coin flip gamble — lost a gold (“Gambling’s fun, right?“)
  • Showed Cal Clyde the dead passenger’s drawing, lying and claiming it was from his daughter: “Look what she painted for me”
  • Got called a “sloshpot” by the Forsaken prisoner — raged and grappled him on the second attempt
  • Dragged the bound prisoner through the train, intentionally hitting his head on every box and wall
  • Gave two javelins to passengers for self-defense
  • Got drenched in foul black liquid from a smashed crate — failed an INT save and experienced scratching in his skull, unintelligible whispers, and wisps in peripheral vision. Effect faded but remains as a visceral memory.
  • Washed off by Cal Clyde’s Shape Water
  • Went to 0 HP in the engine room fight — hit by a corrupted mastiff, 1 death save success, 2 failures before Ossivar saved him with his last spell slot
  • Shouted “Tell my daughter I love her!” while lying on the ground bleeding
  • Finished the Bloated Nightmare with an uppercut from his great axe, splitting it open
  • Directed to the Elysian Baths by Father Eamon for healing and Scourge screening

Relationships

CharacterRelationship
Cal ClydeGrowing bond — shared personal moments, trusts him
CorbinHandshake after first fight — mutual respect
OssivarHad to lean down considerably to shake his hand
”His daughter”A fiction — he has no family but pretends he does, living vicariously

Memorable Quotes

“Tell my daughter I love her!” (lying on the ground at 2 HP, bleeding)

“Look what she painted for me.” (showing Cal Clyde a dead stranger’s drawing)

“Gambling’s fun, right?” (after losing a gold coin to Cal Clyde)

“I’m invincible.” (as attacks bounce off him while raging)

“I’m sorry, old chap.” (stabbing the groveling lycan in the neck with a javelin)

Mysteries

  • Why has Gluthoric made this trip before?
  • He has no family — why does he pretend he does? What happened?
  • What brings him into a quarantined metropolis?
  • Is he infected with the Scourge after the black liquid exposure?
  • The failed INT save — are the whispers and scratching permanent?

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