Profile
Introduction
Hearty, lax and sloppy with a lot of humor and a lack of elegance. Works as a mechanic and often use inventive but... questionable solutions (= a lot of ductape). Has a great interest in vehicles and action, preferably combined. And greasy food.
Summary
Grimwag is a hearty, caring and loyal individual with a very sloppy, loud and outgoing personality. She has playful nature and will never say no to even the stupidest ideas. While notably eager in general, she still comes through as utterly relaxed at the same time. She's extremely optimistic and often late to realize when things are starting to get serious. Aggression and hostility makes her very uncomfortable, something she'll usually try to unsurely to counter with humor. She's not particularly bright and often misunderstands things.
Grimwag works as a mechanic and owns a small workshop. Her repairs tend to be very... inventive, but also surprisingly functional! Occasionally she'll take side jobs as a driver, she can handle a wide array of vehicles. Her driving is on the extreme side, she's a complete daredevil with a hunger for action and speed. Another pastime she loves is to tell stories, often weaving reality and fiction together into entertaining tales. Grimwag loves to eat and favors junk food in particular.
Borzuka is like an older sister to Grimwag, there's a strong trust and honesty between the two.
Dorukk is Grimwags best friend, the two heavily clashes but it may be why they fit each other so well.
Zibius is often looked after by Grimwag, Grimwag doesn't make a very great caretaker... but she's fun at least!
Background
Grimwag was born in a very typical orc tribe, but their camp was brutally raided when she was just a few years old. The ruins left behind got further salvaged for material by local villagers. The juvenile orc was discovered amongst the rubble and although many thought it was a bad idea, she was adopted by a good-willed, elderly human named Eugene. Grimwag eventually became more accepted by the community and Eugene taught her the basics of his lifelong profession as a mechanic.
However, as Grimwag started to reach her teens, things got more tricky; both she as well as everyone around her had a very poor understanding of her species and this started to bring on a lot of issues. It was decided that it was probably for the best if Grimwag got in contact with more of her own species and, after a lot of hassle, she got picked up by two outcast orcs called Ghost and Sid. Grimwag was seen as an imposter at first, but soon she became their "baby". Nevertheless, Grimwag still frequently visited Eugene until he eventually passed due to age.
As Grimwag approached adulthood, she felt inclined to leave home and "discover the world" for awhile. Being a very natural instinct in orcs, Grimwag was let go with little concern. But things didn't turn out well and she eventually found herself stuck in a dire situation and very far from her family. Slowly getting more desperate, Grimwags behavior grew sporadic and increasingly distressed. Her downfall was carefully monitored from afar by an aged orc named Borzuka. Being someone used to only tend to herself, Borzuka reluctantly approached Grimwag as her predicament was simply "just too much".
The two ended up living together and with a lot of "though love" from Borzuka, Grimwag eventually got back on her feet. The two developed a somewhat complicated, but deep friendship over time, and Grimwag simply ended up staying around. Having achieved a more stable and settled life situation, Grimwag also became able to reestablish her contact with Ghost and Sid.
Personality
Grimwag is a hearty, caring and loyal individual. She's always on the lookout for others, sometimes to a degree where it becomes an issue to herself as it's very easy to take advantage of her. She's very outgoing and always approach others in a friendly manner, including individuals that act hostile. This attribute makes Grimwag great at easing tense situations, but occasionally she comes across as annoying. Persistent aggression makes Grimwag very uncomfortable, she'll usually try to unsurely counter with humor. She is terrible at defending herself and usually just try to simply slip away if things get too heated.
Most find Grimwag notably unrefined; she's sloppy, loud and take a lot of space. Even if friendly, she can easily get overwhelming. This, in combination with her tattered looks, may make her appear intimidating. Grimwag is always extremely optimistic, even when things get dire. She is often late to realize when things are starting to get serious and have a hard time to grasp such situations, always trying to handle everything with a carefree shrug. This approach has made her gradually slip into really, really deep trouble that she's unable to get herself out of. Her speech is unusually slurred, even for an orc, and has a bit of a hoarse pitch due to smoking.
While notably eager in general, she still comes through as utterly relaxed at the same time; she's simply chill. She has a very playful nature and will never say no to even the stupidest ideas. She'll go all into it if someone would jokingly suggest, say, a downhill shopping cart race.
Grimwag isn't particularly bright. At all. She often misunderstands things and is slow to put things together, "hints" will as good as always go unnoticed. Although rare, she sometimes even unintentionally hurt others because she simply doesn't get it. It also makes her incredibly reckless and blunt; some may consider her brave, but she usually just don't realize that it's a bad idea. Or at least not how bad.
Interests
Grimwag is a complete daredevil with a hunger for action and speed. She's fond of any kind of vehicle that goes fast and she is able to handle an array of various ones, including motorcycles, busses and light aircrafts. She will often push both them and herself to the limit, continuously going off road and... off cliffs. She owns an old and worn army canvas truck, it's fully functional and she often lovingly tinkers with it. Her dream is to own a small airplane, but such crafts are rare and it would need to be in a better shape to stay airborne than most things around her area. Sometimes Grimwag gets hold of random and nearly wrecked vehicles that she'll fix up enough to be able to ride it for a few hours. Grimwag also find finds explosions, fire and such extremely entertaining, sometimes she even manage to combine this with her vehicle interest...
Grimwag works as a mechanic and owns a small workshop. Her repairs tend to be very... inventive, but also surprisingly functional. Being one of the few in the area that can offer this service, her business is fairly lucrative and appreciated. While focused on vehicles, Grimwag can usually handle other things such as fridges or generators to some degree. Her workshop, especially the backyard, is littered with stuff; Grimwag is a true packrat, always salvaging items that "may come in handy someday". Most would call her collection a pile a trash, but Grimwag has proven several times that she for sure knows how to utilize the objects when doing repairs. It should be mentioned that she is not a hoarder, she's not emotionally attached to any of the items in any way. Occasionally Grimwag will also work as a driver, usually delivering objects or transferring patrons around. Her extreme way of driving is well known and while the ride is going to be bumpy, it's also going to be reliable and fast.
The place where Grimwag lives are shared with mainly two other orcs, Borzuka and Dorukk. It's a rudimentary house that's been handily crafted out of scraps and while the construction is extremely rough, it's how most buildings are constructed around their area. The building may appear to be randomly placed in the middle of nowhere in a desert, but it actually strategically placed and serves as a lookout for a smaller town located nearby. Grimwag's workshop is located next by to her home.
In a playful manner, Grimwag loves to make up extreme stories about things she's done or seen as a kind of entertainment. Most listeners will quickly realize that it's without doubt fiction, but that rarely disturbs the amusement factor. Grimwag is nearly completely illiterate, something far from uncommon in her area, yet she may "read" books to others by making up content on the spot. She also extremely fond of terrible jokes and bad puns, happily inflicting them no matter how appropriate the situation is. In fact, she's refined the art of telling them at the very moment where they'll be more annoying than usual!
It's a thorn in her side, but Grimwag is thoroughly addicted to tobacco, she almost continuously puffs away on a cigarette or sometimes even multiple ones at the same time. This is a fairly new behavior and she's yet to obtain any truly serious issues from it, yet she's gradually gotten more interested in quitting. Grimwag is also a complete sucker for junk food. Such food is unhealthy by default, but it's even worse for orcs as a lot of the compounds are not part of their natural diet. It is something Grimwag learned to love through the interaction with other species in her youth. However, since this kind of food is hard to get hold of in her area, Grimwag seem unable consume enough to get long-term ill.
Relations
With her outgoing and rowdy nature, Grimwag is hard to miss and often leave an impression on those in her surroundings. While many find her jolly attitude compelling, others cannot stand her unruly presence.
Borzuka
Borzuka is like an older sister and mentor to Grimwag, they've formed a strong bond with a lot of trust and honesty. Their relationship is a bit complex, mainly due to Borzuka's grouchy and asocial nature; Grimwag tend to tick Borzuka off with her silly actions, but Borzuka will without fail look after Grimwag. Borzuka's way of tutoring is harsh, however, she won't hesitate to deliver a punch if fed up. The two often end up in playful tussles and while these brawls may appear brutal, especially since Borzuka is obviously the stronger of the two, it's a very normal bonding behavior for their species.
Dorukk
Dorukk is Grimwags best friend and the two can often be seen happily wasting time together. Their personalities heavily clashes, but it may also be why they fit together so well. Grimwag's blunt nature seem to bring out Dorukk's more genuine side, something he rarely exposes. Dorukk has a tendency to ask for a lot of favors from Grimwag and she hardly ever denies any requests; this makes the relationship a bit askew, but not to a damaging degree. Grimwag loves to come up with unusually horrible puns just to playfully bug Dorukk.
Zibius
Zibius is quite a handful with her quirky nature and is often dumped on Grimwag to look after. Grimwag doesn't mind, she pity Zibius and while Zibius can be a hassle, she usually remains calm around Grimwag. Zibius adores Grimwag and is always staying next by if possible. Zibius is also extremely protective of Grimwag and often respond with violence towards those that she thinks is threatening her friend.
Bim
Bim is a timid child that appreciates Grimwags playful and caring nature. While the two don't meet that often, they both enjoy the others company. Bim seem to find a lot of joy in observing Grimwag at work, it's common to find the child just watching or even helping out in Grimwag's workshop. Grimwag loves to entertain Bim with fun stories and actions, but sometimes she'll bring Bim along for a bit too adventurous adventures... such as off-road buggy racing.
Zathil
Zathil despise Grimwag because of her crude nature. But she's a good customer, always buying massive quantities of cigarettes and paying straight up, something that makes the two cross paths a lot. Zathil loves to insult Grimwag in a delicate way that others will notice, but will pass Grimwag by until someone explains it to her. Often feeling belittled, Grimwag is a naturally uneasy around Zathil. Nevertheless, Grimwag usually unintentionally return the deal with actions such as accidently smearing the cash delivered to Zathil with peanut butter.
Tey
Grimwag is Tey's sworn enemy, although Grimwag is barely aware of the goblins existence. Tey is a huntsman and, without even knowing, Grimwag somehow manages to constantly disrupt Tey in her work. For example, Grimwag may set off fireworks right as Tey is to about to shoot a target or run over her traps with terrain vehicles.
Code by FallingFeathers
