Gorshak Kar'Agoncrul
Gorshak Kar'Agoncrul
Sheet
AC 16 · HP 92 · 30 ft.Saving throws
Skills
- AcrobaticsDEX
- Animal HandlingWIS
- ArcanaINT
- AthleticsSTR
- DeceptionSTR
- HistoryINT
- InsightWIS
- IntimidationCHA
- InvestigationINT
- MedicineWIS
- NatureINT
- PerceptionWIS
- PerformanceCHA
- PersuasionCHA
- ReligionINT
- Sleight of HandDEX
- StealthDEX
- SurvivalWIS
Armor
Weapons
Tools
Languages
Features
18 featuresAction
- Action SurgeLevel 2
When On his turn, once per short or long rest.
Gorshak takes one additional action on his turn.
Bonus action
- Second WindLevel 1
When On his turn, once per short or long rest.
Gorshak regains 1d10 + 8 hit points as a bonus action.
- Feat: Great Weapon MasterLevel 4
Before making a melee attack with a heavy weapon that he is proficient with, Gorshak can choose to take a -5 penalty to the attack roll. If the attack hits, it deals +10 damage. When he scores a critical hit or reduces a creature to 0 hit points with a melee weapon, he can make one melee weapon attack as a bonus action.
Always on
- Great Weapon Fighting
When When rolling damage with a two-handed melee weapon and a damage die shows 1 or 2.
Gorshak can reroll a 1 or 2 on a damage die for a two-handed melee weapon and must use the new roll.
- Improved Critical
When When making a weapon attack.
Gorshak scores a critical hit on a weapon attack roll of 19 or 20.
- Remarkable AthleteLevel 7
When When making a Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution check without proficiency.
Gorshak adds half his proficiency bonus, rounded up, to unproficient Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution checks.
- Great Weapon Master
When Before making an attack with a proficient heavy weapon, or after a critical hit or reducing a creature to 0 hit points.
Gorshak can take a -5 penalty to a heavy weapon attack roll for +10 damage on a hit. A critical hit or reduction to 0 hit points allows one bonus-action melee attack.
- Fighting Style: Great Weapon FightingLevel 1
Gorshak adopts the Great Weapon Fighting style. When he rolls a 1 or 2 on a damage die for an attack made with a two-handed melee weapon, he can reroll the die and must use the new roll.
- Martial Archetype: ChampionLevel 3
Gorshak chooses the Champion martial archetype. His weapon attacks score a critical hit on a roll of 19 or 20.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 4
Gorshak increases his Constitution score by 2, raising it from 18 to 20.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 6
Gorshak increases his Wisdom score by 2, raising it from 16 to 18.
- Ability Score ImprovementLevel 8
Gorshak increases his Strength score by 2, raising it from 18 to 20.
- DarkvisionHalf-OrcGorshak can see in dim light within 60 feet as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. He cannot discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.
- Relentless EnduranceHalf-OrcWhen reduced to 0 hit points but not killed outright, Gorshak can drop to 1 hit point instead. He must finish a long rest before using this trait again.
- Savage AttacksHalf-OrcWhen Gorshak scores a critical hit with a melee weapon attack, he can roll one of the weapon's damage dice one additional time and add it to the extra damage.
- MenacingHalf-OrcGorshak is proficient in the Intimidation skill.
- Orcish BloodHalf-OrcGorshak speaks, reads, and writes Common and Orc.
- Military RankSoldier
Gorshak retains the authority and recognition of his former military rank. Soldiers and veterans who respect the old order may offer him shelter, information, or limited assistance, provided his current allegiance is not known or is tolerated.
Gear
9 itemsWeapons
- GreatswordA martial two-handed sword, Gorshak's primary weapon. Damage: 2d6 slashing.
- 2×HandaxeLight thrown axes used as backup weapons. Damage: 1d6 slashing, range 20/60.
Armor
- Chain mailHeavy metal armor made of interlocking rings, providing AC 16.
Tools
- Gaming setA set of bone knucklebones used for military gambling and quiet concentration.
Gear
- Dungeoneer's packA pack containing a backpack, bedroll, mess kit, tinderbox, torches, rations, waterskin, and 50 feet of hempen rope.
- Insignia of rankA symbol of his former military position, altered to conceal its connection to the Order of Light.
- Trophy from a fallen enemyA trophy taken from a fallen enemy, a black iron sunburst from Dunaric's first battlefield victory.
- Common clothesA plain military uniform, carefully maintained despite its age.
Purse
- 10×Gold piecesStarting coin from his soldier's equipment package.
Appearance
Gorshak Kar'Agoncrul is a lean, powerfully muscular half-orc with pale green skin, a severe black mohawk, and unsettling vampiric red eyes. He wears battered chain mail beneath a dark military cloak and carries a massive greatsword with disciplined, economical movements. His hands are broad and heavily callused, with flattened knuckles and thickened fingertips from years of sword drills, shield-wall combat, and gripping cold iron through long campaigns. He rarely blinks, and his stillness feels more like a predator waiting than a soldier at rest.
Mannerisms
Before speaking, Gorshak draws a slow breath through his nose and holds it for a moment, as though inspecting his words for weakness. He addresses people by rank or surname whenever possible. When standing still, he keeps one hand near his greatsword and silently counts nearby exits.
Personality
Gorshak is restrained, observant, and intensely formal. He speaks with the clipped patience of a veteran officer, rarely raises his voice, and treats every conversation as though it were a tactical briefing. Beneath his controlled exterior is a tired but powerful moral instinct that he refuses to name. He respects competence, keeps promises literally, and has little patience for people who mistake kindness for weakness.
Ideals
Order. A disciplined structure is better than righteous chaos. If laws are broken, they should be replaced deliberately, not discarded in a fit of emotion.
Bonds
The surviving veterans of his former unit are the only people whose judgment he still fears. He secretly protects their descendants and keeps the broken insignia of the Order of Light hidden beneath his armor.
Flaws
Gorshak obeys orders long after obedience has ceased to be honorable. He suppresses doubt until it becomes resentment, and he is dangerously willing to accept cruelty as necessary if it is organized, purposeful, and sanctioned by authority. He also fears that without a commander, a cause, or an enemy, he has no identity beyond the weapon others made him.
Quirks
Background
Gorshak Kar'Agoncrul was raised among warriors who believed discipline was the only bridge between savagery and honor. His half-orc blood made him an object of suspicion in childhood, but the Order of Light recognized the grim patience beneath his temper and forged it into a weapon. He rose through the ranks as a heavy infantryman, becoming known for holding broken lines long after more celebrated soldiers had fled. His commander's reports praised his endurance, precision, and absolute obedience, while his comrades whispered that Gorshak never seemed tired, even after marching through the night. His service ended during a campaign against the forces of Lord Dunaric Van Dar Soren. Gorshak was captured, offered undeath instead of execution, and accepted after witnessing the Order abandon an entire company to preserve a noble's reputation. Now he serves as a vampire warrior in Dunaric's court, clad in chain mail and armed with a greatsword, enforcing commands with the same rigid professionalism he once reserved for the Order of Light. He does not call himself redeemed or damned. He considers himself a soldier who changed commanders, though the memory of the light still burns in him like a command he has not yet decided whether to obey.
“He rose through the ranks as a heavy infantryman, becoming known for holding broken lines long after more celebrated soldiers had fled.”
- Background
- Soldier
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Species
Half-Orc
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