Bern

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Player: Ural

Character Full Name: Bern Blinkpot Blitswitch

Character In-Game Name: Bern

Nickname(s): None

Association(s): Gnomeregan, The Alliance

Race: Gnome

Class: Mage

Age: 85

Sex: Male

Hair: Green

Eyes: Violet

Weight: 40 lbs.

Height: 2'8"

Appearance

A simple hat, robe, gloves and boots. His weapon is a wand enchanted with Holy magic.

Other: He carries various trinkets, vials and pouches on his belt. His backpack is expertly organized into several compartments of neatly sorted goods ranging from herbs, vials, cloths, mechanical gizmos, personal explosive devices, a tackle box complete with collapsible fishing rod, and a set of cooking spices in a fold-out rack.


Personality

Alignment:Neutral Good

Bern is a typical gnome with a knack for just about anything. He is an average mage and a tinkerer of modest skill. He dabbles in lots of other hobbies to keep himself busy as he explores the world. Bern can be pretty impulsive, trying the first thing that makes sense to him regardless of the consequences of failure. He can be described as a scatter-brain, too many ideas flying around in his head to think clearly. Bern is too busy learning a little about a lot than to study one specific area of magic. His spells are pretty average and lack in the deadly application of a dedicated fire, ice or arcane mage. Bern usually takes jokes a little too far by stretching them thin over many punch lines. He has a pretty average outlook on the other races mainly being fond of Humans and Dwarves the most. Bern would love to settle down with a gnomish lass and have lots of kiddos like his folks but really hasn't been perusing that lately. He is far too wrapped up in is research, gathering, testing and late nights at the blueprint table to be harassed with most social formalities. If Bern was a hot breakfast then he would definitely be scrambled eggs and green ketchup.

History

Bern was one of five kids in his family. He had four sisters, the two youngest twins, and was the odd middle child. Things were awkward for Bren growing up, as the family usually opted to spend what little money they had on the girls. See, the girls we able to prolong their clothes, shoes, toys, mechanical devices, lab sets and wands by utilizing the famous technique of hand-me-downs. Bern wasn't so lucky and there were a few times he was stuck with the pink shoes until the family could afford a proper pair of man-shoes for their son. While his sisters tinkered with their toys making new and improved toys to play with, Bern would be off in the study with his father learning how the world works, and how to turn pink shoes into... any other color really. Naturally they spent lots of time together away from the women crafting and tinkering into the wee hours of the night. Bern's mom was an experienced cook with a knack for explosives and his pop a talented Mage and tinkerer. When it came to schooling the sisters (Or "the flock" as Bern would say) all took the same classes to save on the cost and running around due to different schedules. Bern was left to study underneath of dad which didn't bother him too much, he was his hero after all.

By the time the Second War began all of Bern's sisters had married and moved away. He was pretty lucky being the only son in the family, and didn't go to war with the other gnomes. Bern was the proud uncle of fifteen nieces and nephews. He was also proud to live with mom and dad, feeling obligated to take care of his folks, someday inherit the house and continue the family line. He used the time he had without the girls to rekindle a relationship with his mother. He spent the next few years cooking and caring for his now-aging parents. It was in this time that Bern invented something fantastic. He coined it the "Blitswitch". It is an electrical switch that would be set to on or off by the same effect as it was used to turn it off. No more messing with locks and keys, just have a custom spell, goo, sneeze or fart and your stuff would be just as secure with the fraction of the cost and power requirements of a force-field... If you can replicate what you used on it of course. Bern took it as his surname, leaving his family's name as his middle name.

The next major event in Bern's life was the trogg invasion on Gnomeregan. During the crisis Bern and both parents, as well as most of the extended family fought against the troggs. They were able to hold out for a couple years before Thermaplugg finished his evil plot. As the green radiation seeped through the city Bern and his family ran for the exits. Bern managed to escape but was separated from his family. Since then Bern as finally given up searching for his family. Sure that he exhausted every record of every evacuation he has finally put them to rest in his mind. Content with his family's fate Bern has left the confines of Tinker Town to explore a world filled with endless adventures.