Forgotten Freedom:Norbaz

Norbaz the Cooky Halfgiant Rouge6/Assassin10/PsychicWarrior2

Norbaz is the Cooky of the Forgotten Freedom, often found in the mess hall and the Galley. He has perfected and improved upon a chilli recipe that creates a super corrosive and near sentient state.

By trade, the Halfgiant Cook is a professional hitman, who originally met and got drafted by Jarlot when trying to knock off King Boranal of Breland...when Jarlot stormed the place and threw a kegger.

Norbaz is emfatuated with the ship's Necromancer, Andrea, and has a longstanding mutual defence plan going with Satnak in exchange for Chilli.

Some Random Facts

• Born in Xendrik to a hill giant mother and a captured but escaped archeologist from Morgrave University researching the ancient ruins there. Norbaz's mother tracked the father down after his birth to shuck off the "Ugly little runt" (by Hillgiant Standards) to his care.
• Raised in Sharn by his father, Cleminus Alanot, a Morgrave Scholar for the first five years of his life.
• Witnessed his father's death at the hands of a servant of the Drow Scorpion god, for suposive crimes of removing a sacred artifact (that was never their's to begin with) from territory they occupied.
• Left to the streets of Sharn, Norbaz grew up in the lower cogs, learning theivery to stay alive. Eventually saved up enough to obtain an apprenticeship under the chef of a down and out restaurant somewhere in the lower district.
• Surpassed his teacher, learned from others.
• Discovered the identity of the drow that killed his father, as a frequent diner at a restaurant for adventurers. Set out to apply for a position there, did so, and was able to watch him die less than an hour after eating a "delicately prepared" dish.
• Greatly impressed a member of an assassins guild while doing so, and subsequently was offered an apprenticeship. Began the work of an assassin and the work of a traveling cook scholar as he traveled the five nations in secret during the tail end of the war.
• Learned the cuisine of Breland, Thrane, Aundair, Karrnath, Talenta, and Cyre.
• Eventually hired for an attempt against King Boranal, however encountered Captain Jarlot who had shown up to throw a "*****ing Kegger" and wound up joining in on the fun. Instead of killing Boranal, wound up a crewman on the Forgotten Freedom after loosing a drinking game to Captain Jarlot...the game was aptly titled "Drink the Beer".
• Is a master chef, but prefers to cook with alchemical augmentations and testing his new poisons or "creations". In doing so, perfected the 12 alarm chili for which he has gained notoriety.
• Has a longstanding appreciation for "bookish" women, having been shown great kindness in his youth by a Morgrave Librarian before his father's murder. Has had a longstanding crush on Andrea but has never been able to act on it or approach it due to his own reservations.
• Enjoys just relaxing and the company of the other crewmembers, sometimes listening to problems, other times just participating in the unusual goings on.
• Ever since his encounter with Aerith, has had doubts about one half of his chosen profession.

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Original Write Up

Norbaz the Cooky

Rouge 5/ Assassin 1

Half Giant

Lawful Evil

Born in Xen'drik after an unfortunately captured adventurer found himself at the mercy of a female hill giant, Norbaz was lucky enough to be raised by his father in sharn. Norbaz, despite his size, is adept at being silent and going unnoticed, to which he frequently uses to casually enter the proximity of a conversation without anyone knowing they're there for a good twenty minutes. As ships cooky he spends most of his time making sure the ships food stocks are all still good, and relatively unpoisoned. When he does find poison food, he usually takes a moment to remind himself what ship he is on, and that it is likely he himself may have done the poisoning and simply forgotten about it. Norbaz does what he is paid to do, usually this involves killing people discreetly or making sure the crew of the forgotten freedom can eat for another day.

He enjoys drinking and can find himself easily sitting in on the black guard's and the half orc's conversations, even when they finally notice him. He will never speak unless spoken to first, and will respond to negative comments about himself made by people who don't realize he is behind them with the cracking of his knuckles. On occassion he asks the artificer for some magical equipment to help in his primary duty as ship's cook. He desses appropriately to his current assignment (a sloppy and stained cooks outfit with apron) (a black body suite with goggles and helm) (a vest covered in cooking cutlery, plus two badoliers, two boot sheaths, and two wrist sheaths). He is loyal to the captain and willing to make friends with anyone, but is usually a bit slow to do so as his first reaction to any friendships or relationships with anyone may eventually intail him having to kill them. His weapon of choice is an adamantine dagger, and he wishes to save up to buy an adamantine cookery set, because they'll actually survive a week on this ship.

In short- reserved, silent, deadly, a decent cook, and is often found placing expired leftovers in the catapult ammunition stack.

Probably trades recipes with the old dwarf lady...and tries to humor her by wearing the sweater...but we all know that just ends with wasted yarn.

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