<strong>Character name:</strong>Barok Arvidsson (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheetview.php?sheetid=383337)<div class="floatright">(http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/5313/huntericonl.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Character Age:</strong>43<br/><strong>Character Race:</strong>Human (Ulfen)<br/><strong>Character Alignment:</strong>Neutral Good<br/><strong>Character Class:</strong>Ranger<br/><strong>Character Role:</strong>Wilderness Tracker, Ranged/Two-Handed Melee Combatant<br/><strong>Character description:</strong><br/>Barok is a mountain of a man, all muscle and fat and fur.  His hands are like cudgels and his feet like tree stumps, and if not for his bald head one might have easily mistake him for an upright bear. It's the sort of look one might expect of one born from the blood of proud raiders and savages, and he has cultivated it well.<br/><strong>Character Personality:</strong><br/>While Ulfen have a reputation for their unmitigated brutality in battle, the years have done much to temper Barok's bloodthirsty spirit.  To him there are no greater joys than those gained through the hunting of game or the slaying of foes, save those fostered by a loving family.<br/><br/>He can seem a bit gruff to strangers, but those who know him well enough know to look for the crinkling of his eyes and the smile hidden in his untamed beard.  The truth is he loves company of all sorts, and warms to just about anyone with a bit of spirit.<br/><br/><strong>Character Background:</strong><br/>Barok hails from the frigid lands of the Ulfen, a people known for their prowess in battle, eagerness to fight, willingness to face down impossible odds, and massive physique.  He was born the second son of a woodcutter and famed huntress, and learned to wield axe and bow in equal measure to fell both mighty trees and savage beasts.<br/><br/>For a time he worked as a body guard for Chelaxian merchants, but in time he found such a life distasteful and returned to his homeland.  There he found a wife, Hurda, a woman he found beautiful beyond compare, and by her sired two sons of his own.  He instilled in them all the values that his mother and father had granted him, teaching them the ways of axe and bow until they too could fell great trees and beasts.<br/><br/>But this life was not enough for Barok.  Approaching the twilight of his life, he did as many men had done before him: he left his home in search of adventure, promising trophies for his son, stories for his daughter, and great treasures for his wife.  He returned to Cheliax and, using what few contacts were left to him after so many years away, obtained a map of the mysterious Mwangi Expanse and many fine supplies to aid him in that journey.<br/><br/>If he is ever to return home without shame, he will fulfill those promises that he swore to those he loves.<br/><br/><strong>Character Goals:</strong><br/>True to his word, Barok wishes for nothing more than to take home the greatest prizes that his mighty hands can manage to wrest away from the untamed Mwangi Expanse.  Though treasures and riches would keep his family fed for many generations, his real goal lies in the legends of the jungle's fearsome monsters.  If the land doesn't swallow him whole, it is his aim to take great trophies from the bones and hides of whatever mighty creatures he slays.