Gricko Grimgrin

Name: Gricko, Gricko Grimgrin, Hootsies' Dad, Gricko Junior

Age: 44

Hair: Dirty blonde

Eyes: Blue

Features: 3'5", large nose, pointy ears

Personality: Goofy, happy-go-lucky, tries to keep a positive mood and toothy smile, loves telling jokes, loves playing songs on his ocarina, likes to keep his friends spirits up, somewhat dimwitted, has bursts of cleverness occasionally, impressive understanding of politics and fables and proverbs, tries to be a good person, tries to set a good example for his daughter Hootsie which is an owlbear that can't speak, became more accustomed to lying and stealing and cheating and killing since joining Kremy, easily impressionable, loves animals and believes that monstrosities are part of the natural world and a major part of the ecosystem, will do whatever he can to rescue and protect monstrosities

Clothing: Red sleeveless shirt, blue scaly sleeveless jacket with a white leopard fur ruff collar, troll tusk necklace, a belt with various trinkets, puffy navy blue pants, red wraps around his feet, no shoes

Backstory: Gricko comes from a tribe of monstrous folk, including Goblins, Harpies, Trolls, etc., led by a spirit in a bog right outside Saltmarsh. Gricko grew up alone with his mother (his father being absent his entire life) and his uncles and cousins. Child Gricko is described as small with wild hair, wearing a beast pelt; adult Gricko refers to him as a scamp. When he was young, his mother took him to a concert in Saltmarsh which inspired Gricko to become a musician. Gricko's mother saved up all her money to buy him a piano and hire a music tutor, only for Gricko to realize he hated the piano. Still, his mother forced him to practice, and Gricko became a very talented musician. One day, someone made fun of him for playing the piano, deeply hurting Gricko, so he went home, yelled at the tutor to leave, and rolled the piano out of his house and smashed it to pieces. When his mother came home, he feared she would furious, but she wasn't, which Gricko felt was the worst part. She simply accepted his decision, but Gricko could hear her crying in her room that night and many nights afterwards. She believed Gricko had real talent and could make something of himself. They never talked about it again, but Gricko never forgot the sound of her crying in her room. Gricko never knew who his father is, despite being named after him, so when Gricko was young, people called him junior, but he incorrectly assumed people called him that because he was small. During the 6th grade, he had a best mate that was picked off by witches for his teeth. Teen Gricko is described as "rebellious", having longer hair than adult Gricko and wearing black eyeliner, black nail polish, and leather jackets. He's joined a band, though it's unclear if this comprised of the same members mentioned below. Sometime during his youth, he became inebriated and accidentally caused the death of his Uncle Glorbo by telling his uncle's enemies where he was. Later on, Gricko would go on to major in Political Science during his semester at Goblin Community College and meet Neil, his roomate. 10% of his contemporaries in college were picked off by Witches for their teeth. At some point in his life, after an unknown incident, Gricko was no longer welcome in his tribe. He eventually learned more about animals, learning how to control and befriend creatures with a preference for monstrosities. In further terms of his upbringing, he admits that goblinoids are easily impressed upon, claiming that the Macarena had a death grip on his village for an entire year. He was a part of a band with Chris on keytar, his mates Weird and Gilly, Kenneth, and an unnamed member on left-handed guitar who resembled the King of Hearts and allegedly broke up the band. He held several jobs before joining Carnivàle Lecroux, including outhouse keeper, beast master in a goblin horde, and carny at the Witchlight Carnival. During his time as a carny at the Witchlight Carnival eight years before the start of the campaign, he stole Hootsie from the carnival and adopted her as his daughter. Somewhere along the way he got parenting tips from "the rat in the child's casino" (Chuck E. Cheese reference). Sometime later, Gricko and Hootsie met Morning Frost, and the three of them traveled together. Eventually, they met Kremy and Gideon, and Kremy convinced Gricko and Frost to do some B&E (Breaking and Entering). Not realizing B&E didn't stand for bacon and eggs, Gricko agreed to it, and was roped into Kremy's life of crime. Sometime later, all of them started a carnival named Carnivàle Lecroux. After some time, Kremy's employees grew fed up with him and drove him and his friends, including Gricko, out of town. They fled to Agwé. Somewhere along the way, Gricko took the time to watch videos, and read pamphlets to learn how to give Hootsie a makeover, and a mani-pedi, so that the two of them could have father daughter makeover sessions and joint mani-pedi's.

Notes: Puts his daughter Hootsie above all else, always caring for her wellbeing and safety