Dr. Benedict Bones
"Nyeheheeee, Doctor Boooones!"
Doctor (or so he says) Benedict Bones
Dr. Benedict Bones is an undead traveling merchant who sells home-brewn potions to ease the (un)life of those cursed with undeath.
Once a traveling snake oil salesman (though he claims all his potions were legitimate) who traveled all across the Foxtonian Kingdoms to sell his good to the locals, Benedict was transformed into an undead skeleton after he came in contact with a strange cursed object in a ruin he was exploring.
Though this sudden change was a shock to him, he saw a great business opportunity rise from his setbacks, and thus shifted his business from selling ointments to potions and salves that help the undead survive day-to-day life.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Born in a small town in Foxtonia, Benedict picked up the trade from his parents and saved up to buy his own ox and cart to travel the lands and sell his own goods which worked... most of the time.
After settling down near a ruin for the night, the curious Benedict explored the many chambers where he found a strange, golden sphere.
Seeking to grab it and sell it for profit, Benedict was overwhelmed with necrotic magic imbued into the sphere, melting away any organic matter and binding his soul to his skeletal frame. While the device was supposed to bind his will to its creator, said creator had long since perished, meaning Benedict's soul remained under his own control.
Having been rendered basically immortal, he pursued his career as a potion salesman for others who suffered from undeath, or those who had undead under their control. His goods ranged from potions that healed up broken bones in an instant to those that granted the consumer resistances to forced that would otherwise harm the undead. Though he was still catering to a niche audience, he found enough success to keep his business going and expand his services, especially in the lands of Estelona where the undead were part of their culture. However, during many of his travels, Benedict would often get in plenty of trouble with bandits and monsters, especially the latter as he had a tendency to get mauled by large beings. Lucky for him, adventurers often sought out these monsters, resulting in the good doctor being freed once more and offering his assistance to the travelling bands of adventurers.
Having been rendered basically immortal, he pursued his career as a potion salesman for others who suffered from undeath, or those who had undead under their control. His goods ranged from potions that healed up broken bones in an instant to those that granted the consumer resistances to forced that would otherwise harm the undead. Though he was still catering to a niche audience, he found enough success to keep his business going and expand his services, especially in the lands of Estelona where the undead were part of their culture. However, during many of his travels, Benedict would often get in plenty of trouble with bandits and monsters, especially the latter as he had a tendency to get mauled by large beings. Lucky for him, adventurers often sought out these monsters, resulting in the good doctor being freed once more and offering his assistance to the travelling bands of adventurers.
Mental Trauma
Though he has retained his knowledge and personality, the touch of the cursed sphere has damaged his psyche in certain ways, making him act more recklessly regarding his own well-being, which was reinforced further due to his newfound immortality.
He often inserts his own name into each sentence or tries to advertise his goods at the most inopportune times, as well as having a lack of ethics when it comes to making money.
Relationships
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Age
74
Birthplace
Cobbleton, Foxtonia
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Current Residence
Port Sulphur, New World Islands
Gender
Male
Height
1.77m
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