CHOMPS
CHOMPS is a member of the Brine Blades who carries the curse of the wereshark. He once lived in the salty streets of Neptun as a young member of the Hanged Devils. Back then he was called Rufus, a bold young pirate who loved life on the waves.1
The curse
One moonlit night CHOMPS went out into the waters of Dark Water Bay, where he met a wereshark, a savage blend of man and shark. Its saw-like teeth sank into his flesh and passed the curse of lycanthropy on to him. With the cycle of the moon came his transformation, and with it a double life as man and beast; at first each change was painful and wild, a chaos of feral instinct and hunger. A northerner druid taught him to control it.2
In his true form CHOMPS is humanoid, but he can turn into a large shark-human hybrid or a giant shark, and he can breathe both air and water. He cannot speak in shark form.3
The Brine Blades
Knowing that the guild accepts everyone, CHOMPS threw in his lot with the Brine Blades. There he found kindred spirits who embraced what made him different and saw his transformation not as a curse but as a gift. His mastery of the primal power of his affliction makes him an unmatched asset in fights at sea and in the water.2
In battle
CHOMPS fights on instinct rather than strategy. Drawn by the scent of blood, he picks out the foe that is bleeding most and charges with the single aim of biting their head off. He cares nothing for technique: his attacks are reckless brute force, teeth and claws bared, with the raw power of a great white shark. He does not parry or dodge but bulldozes through whatever stands in his way, shrugging off blows.2
Notes
Sources
This article draws on:
- MCMercenary Compendium(Bad Badger Games, 2024), pp. 11, 38-39
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Mercenary Compendium (Bad Badger Games, 2024), p. 38. Art by the Bad Badger Games team.
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