What is Backstory Friday? Every Friday there will be a new article showcasing the backstory of characters past and present. Characters range from various settings, systems, players, and writing styles. The whole point is to share our creative works, and potentially the creative works of our listeners. Perhaps one of these characters will inspire other Players or Gamemasters, but primarily they are for entertainment. Enjoy.
Who all can submit backstories? Anyone! Listeners, Fans, Hosts,  YOU! Just shoot any off to Backstory@BearSwarm.com
Who is this character? Nikala is a Houses of the Blooded character that is loosely based around Nick Fury from Marvel comics. He holds the Ven ideals of what is right and wrong at heart and abhors the hypocrisy in Ven culture.

My Father was murdered while my Mother slept.
My name is Nikala Uvan, The Secret Hope for the Little Family. I live in the lands of Silch with my beautifully clever wife La’Zeta. We have no children but don’t think that topic hasn’t been discussed. I love La’Zeta dearly and I know she only wants what is best for our family. I just don’t have the time to raise a child; I have a promise to keep. Still, she has a point. An heir could be groomed to fulfill my legacy should I fail. Though, I fear that if I am to fail then there is no hope and I can’t bring another life into this corrupted world.
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What is Backstory Friday? Every Friday there will be a new article showcasing the backstory of characters past and present. Characters range from various settings, systems, players, and writing styles. The whole point is to share our creative works, and potentially the creative works of our listeners. Perhaps one of these characters will inspire other Players or Gamemasters, but primarily they are for entertainment. Enjoy.
Who all can submit backstories? Anyone! Listeners, Fans, Hosts,  YOU! Just shoot any off to Backstory@BearSwarm.com
Who is this character? Gaston is a goblin inventor from a never-ran World of Warcraft game.  Not much more needs to be said about the character, because he never made it off the cutting room floor.

The Life and Times of Gaston Fizzlesprocket
Gaston was born to Billo Fizzlesprocket and Darla Fizzlesprocket in the underground city of Undermine. Gaston is the latest in a long line of unsuccessful Fizzlesprocket inventors dating back to his great-great Grandfather Lardo Thundersprocket. Lardo was a decent inventor and ended his career in a bang shortly after the creation of the Exploding Swine. Lardo was in stiff competition with the creator of Exploding Sheep and managed to get his version out before the Sheeps ever hit the market. Unfortunitly, while Lardo was giving his speech about the wonders of Exploding Swine, the little bacon maker wondered over to Lardo. Continue reading »