Session 000: Backstories Report - Barlo
General Summary
NEED TO FINISH & CLEAN UP!! 07/18/2023
Backstory | Barlo
From The Bronze Canyon in Kampos. Gave up Tabaxi name, "Smiles". Help move people. On way to Eushia to help Black Road with a client. Currently on ship near Carrune.
Comes from a regressive civilized culture, Rotherham.
Both parents (Jade Gift "Gift" & Lucky Song "Song") are still alive, 2 sisters (Mellow Robin "Mellow" & Sapphire Branch "Branch"), he is the middle child. Born on the 4th day of the 2nd month, aboard a ship in a prison cell. The mom was taken hostage by pirates as she was helping transport some wares.
***** Events of my Youth *****
Age 7: befriended Teeka (a Goblin), we become infatuated with an adventurer who lived nearby, later it was learned how this was Grognard, and want to spend most of their time with him.
Age 13: begins an apprenticeship as a weaver. After 3 years the apprenticeship ends because I had “misplaced” or “lost” (stolen) valuable items from Barlo's Childhood Master Weaver ’s shop.
Age 16: Barlo's Childhood "Missing" Neighbor runs away and is gone for 4 months. why?
Age 17: trouble in the family, they don’t approve of my Barlo's Childhood "friends" .
***** Events of Adulthood *****
Age 18: becomes well-known, almost famous, for being involved in illegal activity. Forced into doing it because of threats to my family, from Barlo's Childhood "threat" Maker .
***** Valued Things (value to me) *****
- Person: Father (average)
- Thing: knitting tools (obsessed)
- Abstract: Freedom, both my own and others (average)
Family Jade Gift "Gift": (Neutral) Father noted for his Trusting and cheerful personality, he always has a smile on his face. Lucky Song "Song" is a merchant/importer of Silk fabric & thread from far away places: (Neutral Good) Sisters: Mellow Robin "Mellow", Barlo's Sister. Sapphire Branch "Branch", Barlo's Sister. Birthday 02/04/1980, Bronze Canyon in Kampos aboard a ship in a prison cell.
Rewards Granted
Missions/Quests Completed
- Barlo was able to make his way to Port Menagerie.
Character(s) interacted with
Characters
- Barlo "Smiles": Barlo
- The Father of Barlo: Jade Gift "Gift"
- The Mother of Barlo: Lucky Song "Song"
- Sister of Barlo: Mellow Robin "Mellow"
- Sister of Barlo: Sapphire Branch "Branch"
- Friend of Barlo: Teeka
- Friend of Barlo (Adventurer with Tall Tales): Grognard
- Friends of Barlo (Troublemakers): Barlo's Childhood "friends"
- Neighbor of Barlo, Cloaking Dagger: Barlo's Childhood "Missing" Neighbor
- Nemesis of Barlo: Barlo's Childhood "threat" Maker
- Teacher of Barlo: Barlo's Childhood Master Weaver
- Nemesis of Barlo: Joshua
Creatures
Created Content
Notes
Traps & Notable "events", rumors and stories
Objectives, Goals, and Quests- Get to Neyer for a smuggling operation (Barlo)
- Mother was held prisoner by Pirates at his birth…
- The adventurer & his Orc friend…
- Weaver and the story of stolen items…
- The neighbor who was gone for 4 months…
- Family trouble and "friends"…
- Ramifications of youthful illegal activity…
- The organization with threats to family…
MM Session Reports
- The Mighty Menagerie (1)
- Session 00: Backstories Report | Barlo
- Session 00: Backstories Report | Reginald Ivoryclaw
- Session 00: Backstories Report | SaS R.W. Rayce
- Session 00: Backstories Report | Shadow in the Snow
- The party would replace Reginald Ivoryclaw with Bastion Bladesinger, forming the second version of the group.
- Later, the party would gain a new member, Calliope Galanodel - the third version.
1980
Birth of Barlo1987
Barlo Befriends a Goblin Girl1993
Barlo begins Apprenticeship1996
Barlo's Neighbor Runs Away1997
Barlo Has Some Family Issues1998
Barlo Breaks Bad War In the Dark Rain Forest Barlo had some interactions with this war...2020
9 (Lowsun)
The Party Boards The FrontenacEvents after
Timeline of The Mighty Menagerie
Report Date
20 Nov 2020
Primary Location
Secondary Location
Related Plots
- Barlo's Storyline
- Grognard's Truth
- Plot-BG-Barlo Black Road Connection
- Plot-BG-Barlo Family Problems with Friends
- Plot-BG-Barlo Missing Neighbor
- Plot-BG-Barlo Mom's Pirates
- Plot-BG-Barlo Smuggling Contract
- Plot-BG-Barlo Stolen Dice
- Plot-BG-Barlo Teeka & Grognard
- Plot-BG-Barlo Threat Maker
- Plot-BG-Barlo Weaver's Items
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