Giancarlito Salzella

Giancarlito Salzella (a.k.a. The Amazing Performing Ape)

Once an absolutely normal professionally trained circus ape, Giancarlito was hit on the head by a book, thrown by the ringmaster Giuseppe Willikers whereupon in his unconsciousness he had a vision of Vaeloria the Shimmering Veil who granted him a higher level of sentience. The performing ape demonstrated this almost immediately by greasing the mans shoes with a spell and causing him to slip only to land on a pile of elephant dung, whereupon he rolled around in it, and got a little bit in his mouth. Giancarlito then renegotiated with circus management for a higher salary. They struck a deal at a pound of peanuts a day. Life was good for a while, Giancarlito Salzella expanded his performance, becoming famous for entertaining social functions, business outings, and offered competitive rates for his services, usually amounting to a pound of peanuts per days work. He gained a performing partner Jibjub, a talking talk that further enhanced his act. All the while he strove to perfect his art. It all changed when his the circus where he had built his life and honed his skills shut down because the owner and ringmaster Giuseppe Willikers embezzled the profits and ran off, also taking Jibjub, Giancarlitos talking dog. Now, to restore the circus, Giancarlito must find his dog, the errant owner and the money and set off as a wandering performer in search of the thieving criminal.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

Shorter creatures than most, your typical orangutan comes up about to your chest, and is mostly 'heap' shaped, with a tendency to demonstrate traits normally associated with burlap sacks.

Body Features

Long shaggy red hair, typically hunched on all fours or sitting in the shape of a pile, long arms and short legs both tipped with dexterous fingers.

Facial Features

Large cheek pads demonstrating his status of dominant male orangutan

Identifying Characteristics

Comes up to about your chest, hunched over, big ape

Physical quirks

Guy has long arms and short little legs

Apparel & Accessories

A red fez and a pair of lenseless glasses are his primary wear when not performing as well as a satchel

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Giancarlito does not remember his parents, but he does know that his earliest memories were training to become a professional circus ape, working alongside the painted clowns, sword eaters and other performing animals. His dawning sentience at the hands of the thrown book both instilled in him magic and rapidly advanced his already keen eye for negotiation and deception. By closely observing his surrounding performers he quickly picked up the faculties of language and speaking, but prefers to communicate through handsign.

Education

A classically trained circus ape

Employment

The circus, freelance function performances

Accomplishments & Achievements

has all the peanuts he could possibly want

Failures & Embarrassments

Orangutans do not typically feel embarassed unless they fall off of something

Morality & Philosophy

Things typically seem to work themselves out so long as you have at least a few pounds of peanuts on your person.

Taboos

Hitting animals to make them perform, being called a monkey instead of ape

Social

Contacts & Relations

Jibjub, a talking dog, is his only friend and performance partner in the circus. Giuseppe Willikers is the ill tempered and greedy ringmaster who absconded with the circus' profits

Family Ties

Does not know his parents, his earliest memories were of being raised by a commune of clowns

Religious Views

Vaeloria is the god he is most attuned with, but Giancarlito has little patience for religious ceremony.

Social Aptitude

Giancarlito prefers to watch and observe, picking up societys odd precularities (odd to an orangutan at least) in order to better ingratiate himself with other sentient beings. He has developed excellent people skills, and ever strives to improve his diplomatic approach to problems.

Hobbies & Pets

Jibjub is a talking dog and his primary friend/pet.

Wealth & Financial state

Prefers to be paid in peanuts, beer, or cigarettes

A magical orangutan gifted with the ability to comprehend speech. He used his strength and dexterity to amaze crowds in the circus, and prefers payment in the form of cigarettes and beer.

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Alignment

Chaotic Neutral

Honorary & Occupational Titles

"The Amazing Performing Ape"

Age

27

Gender

male

Eyes

brown

Hair

Ape Red

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Dark

Height

4'2"

Weight

215 lbs