Jacob Baal (John)

"Every adventure is significant"

~ Jacob writing his journal

Appearance
Jacob is a 10-year-old mountain dwarf who has white hair, silver eyes and light complexion. He usually wears thick but comfortable red clothes. Last time he was seen he wore splint armor with a lion sigil emblazoned on the front, customized to fit him. He is 4 feet tall and is often seen carrying a greataxe almost twice his size.

Personality
High-spirited and reckless, Jacob often jumps on to opportunities if it will lead to a good adventure. Never shying away from a fight even if the odds are stacked against him. Only ever cautious when he knows that his actions will affect others. He likes to experience new things and eat good food. Being the first kid in Eden, there was a lot of both.

Young and impressionable, he later became very attached to Kimba, admiring his strength and power as well as his concept of honor. When Kimba died, he strived to uphold these lessons adding prudence to the list as a promise to himself to improve his self-preservation instincts to honor Kimba and his teachings, unfortunately in the end he disregarded his safety in a fit of rage.

Jacob is very loyal to his friends and to the family that he found in Eden. He would sacrifice his life for each and everyone of them, which he did in vain in the end.

Abilities
Jacob is surprisingly very strong for his size and age, being able to handle a greataxe with ease. Though slow on his feet he preferred to rely on his strength either to deal a lot of damage or to leap over great heights in a single bound (often towards the enemies). Jacob has great stamina, being able to do 10,000 swings of gratitude with a greatsword each day during his self-training. He is however not very book smart, with a below average aptitude expected of his age. Being a kid-of-action, he prefers to act rather than think when given the chance, relying on others to make the plans.

Racial
Just like his dwarven ancestors more specifically on his mother-side, Jacob is strong and hardy, accustomed to a difficult life in rugged terrain.


 * Speed - Jacob's speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor regardless of his stature.
 * Stonecunning - Given Jacob's ancestry, he is very proficient whenever he tried to remember things related to the origin of stonework.
 * Dwarven Resilience - Jacob is resistant to poison
 * Darkvision - Being part of the dwarven race who are accustomed to life underground, Jacob has superior vision in dark and dim conditions. He can see in dim light within 60 feet away as if it were bright light, and in darkness as if it were dim light. He couldn't, however, discern color in darkness, only shades of gray.

Background
Acolyte - Growing up in an orphanage under the supervision of a temple, it was not surprising that Jacob grew up as an acolyte, Jacob commanded the respect of those who share his faith, and he could perform the religious ceremonies invested to the followers of Helm. Though he was a good boy he "sometimes" gets in trouble with the nuns and the priest in the temple.

Class
Champion Fighter - Feeling he was meant for a more active occupation than a life in a temple, Jacob took to learning the ways of a fighter, working on the the basics of all combat styles. He focused on the development of raw physical power honing it to deadly perfection. He combined rigorous training with physical excellence to deal devastating blows.


 * Defense - Adopting a particular style of fighting as his specialty. Jacob felt more comfortable and more sturdy than he usually should while he was wearing armor.
 * Second Wind - Jacob had a limited well of stamina that he could draw on to protect himself from harm. "Just Breath"
 * Action Surge - Able to do more when anyone else would normally already be tired, Jacob could push himself beyond his normal limits for a moment.
 * Improved Critical - Jacob could hit harder more often.
 * Extra Attack - The secret all fighter that Jacob realized during his self-training... "You can hit twice".
 * Remarkable Athlete - Jacob was strong, fast, and tough, surprising those who would make the mistake of underestimating him.


 * Indomitable - Enemies would find it hard to subdue or defeat Jacob.

Paladin - When his world came crashing down, Jacob decided to get in touch with his roots and seek out a higher power and walk the path of a Paladin.


 * Divine Sense - Jacob's senses sharpened being able to open his awareness to detect the presence of strong evil and powerful good. He was able to know the location of any celestial, fiend, or undead within 60 feet of him that is not behind total cover. He would be able to know the type (celestial, fiend, or undead) of any being whose presence he could sense, but not its identity. Within the same radius, Jacob could also detect the presence of any place or object that has been consecrated or desecrated, as with the Hallow spell.
 * Lay on Hands - Feeling the guidance of Helm, Jacob received the ability to heal wounds with a mere touch. Jacob could also cure diseases or neutralize poison affecting others.

Feat
Great Weapon Master - When Jacob was in the zone, nothing could stop him

Curse
Mark of Esoteric Creativity - Sometimes, any creation Jacob make will have a design that is esoteric in nature - the geometry will be out of this world with strange shapes and designs - art that does not make sense or at least outside mortal comprehension. Jacob was driven to create more of these things, drive to produce heightened, creativity flowing.

Tool Proficiency

 * Smith's Tool - Before Jacob learned to wield a sword and shield or don armor, he was first taught how to make and maintain them

Languages
Throughout his trainings and travels Jacob learned to speak Common, Draconic, Dwarvish, and Sylvan.

Trinkets - Hex coordinate found

 * 4 javelins - given by Fara 04.03
 * 0.5 lb magic coral - 04.03
 * 1 three-week old winged kobold egg - 04.03
 * 2 harpoons - given by Kimba 00.04
 * 6 merrow fingers - 00.04
 * Diamons woth 10gp - 00.04
 * 10 naga bones - 02.05
 * Red powder pigments - 02.05
 * 1 hooded lantern - 02.05
 * 2 cockatrice corpes - 05.06
 * 4 Sahuagin Scales - 05.01
 * 12 Giant Scorpion plates - 03.06
 * 1 custom made branding iron with the tenets of conquest - Forged by Vos 03.03
 * 1 pin saying "From Eden" - Forged by Vos 03.03
 * 1 Vial of Hellhound blood 04.04

Mundane

 * Shield - Created when Jacob was just starting out as a fighter, it saw little action since Jacob preferred using both hands to handle bigger weapons.
 * Splint Armor -This armor was passed down from Orphelin Heatherly II. Given to Jacob by Deniase Hierlaen
 * Greataxe - A match made in heaven... or a shady weapon shop... Jacob's first weapon, bought with his own allowance
 * Light Crossbow - For hard to reach enemies
 * Crossbow bolts
 * Backpack
 * Crowbar
 * Hammer
 * Piton
 * Torch
 * Tinderbox
 * Rations - Snacks
 * Hempen rope
 * Common clothes
 * Amulet - Has a staring eye on upright left gauntlet, the symbol of Helm
 * Vestment - Remembrance from the orphanage
 * Javelin - When Jacob wanted to stab someone, but they are waaaaay over there
 * Harpoons - When Jacob wanted to stab someone, but they are under water
 * Grappling Hook - For hard to reach places, when jumping was not enough
 * Healer's Kit
 * Tent

Magical - Hex coordinate found

 * 2 magic fruits - from 03.07, one changes your gender temporarily, the other makes you burp out fire, Jacob forgot which was which
 * Pole of Collapsing - from Taka's Temple of Doom 02.05
 * Ring of Melinoe (Ring of Protection) - 03.07
 * Hellfire Greataxe - Found in the goblin maze 04.04, previously owned by Eon
 * Greatsword of Wounding - Loaned by Eos to Jacob, originally owned by Dren
 * Charlatan's Die - Purchased from Brolavia 03.06
 * Breathing Bubble - Given by the merrows 05.01
 * Dread Mask of Senses (eyes of eagle Reflavored- Looks like metal gnoll mask) - Taken from a dead gnoll 03.06
 * Adamantine Chain Shirt Armor - Found on a drow corpse in 08.02 (*Armor Mechanic:Drow-made. Because the armor was made by drows that aren't used to sunlight, there is a chance that the armor will lose its enhanced properties. At the end of every day that the armor is worn under sunlight, the user must roll a d100 and guess whether it will roll 50 and below or 51 and above. If the user guesses correctly, critical hits still become normal hits. Otherwise, the armor becomes normal chain shirt armor.)

Relationships

 * Bolin Baal - Jacob's biological father. They never had a chance to meet each other but through stories of drunks in taverns and the whispers between nuns in the halls of the orphanage, Jacob was able to gather enough information and confirm his relation to Bolin.
 * Kimba - One of the first people Jacob went adventuring with, Jacob's father figure in Eden. Among other things, he taught Jacob how to control his strength, honor, as well as what it meant to be a warrior.
 * Fara Jinky - One of the first people Jacob went adventuring with, Jacob's mother figure in Eden. She made sure of Jacob's safety and sometimes provided him with health potions when Jacob went on expeditions
 * Eranthis - One of the first people Jacob went adventuring with, she assisted Jacob during Deniase's mentorship. Cooks delicious food XD
 * Ashtred - One of the first people Jacob went adventuring with, Jacob saw him as the 'edgy big brother', Jacob wanted to learn how to shuffle cards like he did
 * Ringo - Jacob's first friend in Eden, partner-in-crime when it came to shenanigans in the longhouse
 * Saziver - The one who informed Jacob about Bolin's death, he pointed Jacob to the right direction.
 * Kha'el Druggo - One of Jacob's friends, he was the one who suggested making the 'minority group', a group made up of children and children-at-heart in Eden
 * Deniase Hierlaen - Both Jacob's Paladin mentor and Fighter apprentice.
 * Ragnar - Went with Jacob on the rescue mission to get Deniase from the hobgoblins, last person to see Jacob alive.

Jacob's Adventure Journal
Expeditions Jacob went to, Hex coordinates, Dates, Party members and what happened in the expedition in Jacob's point of view.

03.03 - 03/16/21

I learned the truth about my father, it was nice of Saziver to not sugar coat it, Bolin died fighting alongside his allies and protecting others, it's more than i can ask... I wished i could've meet you Father.

04.03 - 03/18/21


 * Ashtred
 * Kimba
 * Fara Jinky
 * Eranthis

First adventure in Eden, Saved Pseudo-dragons from flying kobolds, Rode Mama Dragon Eoh, Everyone was awesome, Adventuring is fun.

00.04 - 03/19/21


 * Kimba
 * Eranthis
 * Azreal
 * Nitsuj

Fought Sahuagins, Saved Merfolks, Fought a Giant Shark. It was funny seeing Nitsuj underwater.

02.05 - 03/19/21


 * Malthred
 * Ashtred
 * Zume
 * Kimba

Went to Taka's Temple of Doom, Fought skeletons and flying currencies, Lots of puzzles, Found an inactive teleportation circle. Everyone was mentally tired.

03.07 - 03/21/21


 * Sahadin "The Sea Baron"
 * Azure/Blue
 * Riko Martin
 * Kimba

Fought a giant worm, Found a ghost conga line, Meet a magic fruit seller, Learned the existence of a Wizard School in the new world. I need to be stronger. I bought a really cool dice in Brolavia.

05.06 - 03/21/21


 * Eos Specere
 * Fara Jinky
 * Scrooge McGnome
 * Deniase Heirlaen

Fought cockatrice, Discovered the village of Akatoshi, So peaceful and lovely... Can't remember what happened that night, Lots of Blood.

03.04-03.05 03/22/21


 * Eranthis
 * Ringo
 * Deniase Heirlaen

Mentored Deniase in the ways of a Fighter, Saw a huge stone pillar, got my butt kicked Sparred with Deniase to a stand still

01.02 - 03/22/21


 * Ashtred
 * Azrael
 * Jim Potter
 * Sahadin "The Sea Baron"

Met talking pigs and their grumpy gardener named Larisdrobel farming on an island, Found a cool sword that hurts giants. Sang sea shanties on Capt. Sahadin's ship, It was fun.

03.08 - 03/23/21


 * Ashtred
 * Kimba
 * Eranthis
 * Ringo

Went to a desert that had stars underneath the sand, fought a Night Walker, Kimba got really hurt, Eranthis kept healing us, he was a life saver, literally.

05.01 - 03/24/21


 * Kimba
 * Rust Galahad
 * Riko Martin
 * Kaizen

Went to a smiley island, I won a game of dice against everyone in the Waddles Away hehehe, Ate a weird fruit and i saw chanting mushrooms. Met a nice lady named Selma living in the island. Hand a bad dream about tentacles and dark entities.

03.00 - 03/25/21


 * Sahadin "The Sea Baron"
 * Saziver
 * Vyn'synner
 * Argentum Steeltooth

Sang sea shanties on Capt. Sahadin's ship again, I like sea faring now, Met Vyn's fiancee, Shala, and met the goddess Thassa face to face.

06.03 - 03/26/21


 * Eos Specere
 * Fara Jinky
 * Kaizen
 * Kimba

Got into an argument with giants in the giant garden, Fara raged and Kimba tried to knock her out. Jacob left a message on the chest of the unconscious stone giant as well as on their wall, saying sorry. We got off the wrong foot.

03.08 - 03/27/21


 * Deniase Heirlaen

Jacob learns the ways of a Paladin. There might be some rumors spread around by incubi that Jacob is a conqueror, but not the good kind

02.08 - 03/27/21


 * Deniase Heirlaen
 * Kaizen
 * Jillian Sunmeadow
 * Ringo

Deniase found a trace of his family here in the new world. This is so exciting. Fought Chuuls. Found a village full of very friendly orcs. I don't remember much what happened, head hurts. I feel like making something random.

03.06 - 03/28/21


 * Kaizen
 * Deniase Heirlaen
 * Lotus
 * Malthred

We fought gnolls... i think... i forgot what happened, this is happening way too often, what's happening?

04.04 - 03/28/21


 * Fara Jinky
 * Kimba
 * Malthred
 * Jim Potter

We went to clear a goblin maze today, but we found imps, It's very hot here, I found a neat Greataxe that sends bad people to Avernus. Fara raged again, Kimba was ready for it. Jim is acting funny, Malthred is strong.

08.02 - 03/29/21


 * Vatlix Panzer
 * Eos
 * Saziver
 * Khael Druggo

We went on an excursion to a forest today, with Sazi and Kha'el, Eos and Vatlix came along too which was nice, Fought lots of undead, then there was that big-mouthed creature, The Hungry if i remember correctly what Eos and Kha'el called it. Will come back again to look in deeper. Today was a fun day.

03.03 - 03/30/21

Kimba passed away, I still can't believe it, I need to be strong, Kimba would tell me that if he was here. I need to be alone for a while, I need to be strong. Got chased by the GWAK army and Malthred, as well as a few familiars

05.03 - 04/07/21


 * Deniase Heirlaen
 * Eranthis
 * Lotus
 * Azreal

We helped Minotaurs today, We fought trees that were mixed with dead bodies and had to clear a cave full of hags, Lotus' firey friend likes me a bit too much, Deniase almost got kissed by hags, we couldn't save everyone. We won, but it felt like we didn't win.

08.02 - 04/08/21


 * Kaizen
 * Eranthis
 * Lotus
 * Vatlix Panzer

We went back to the forest full of zombies. It's been raining mimics all day we couldn't sleep. The statues there are confusing, Kaizen died under my leadership, we should have went back. why didn't we go back, I was so stupid. I'm sorry Kaizen.

03.10 - 04/11/21


 * Ragnar


 * Deniase Heirlaen

Met a brave adventurer today named Ragnar, off to get Deniase back from the Hobs... Wish us luck.

Death
During Jacob's outrage at the sight of Deniase's supposed death, he went back to get revenge by attacking as many hobgoblins as possible. Naked and equipped with only Ragnar's dagger of venom, he inevitably got overpowered by the hobgoblins' sheer numbers and chopped into pieces, but not before he was able to kill a few guards.

Jacobs head was placed on a stake in the ouskirts of Eden by Warrak, officially declaring war with Eden.

Backstory
Jean Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt Baal was a fun loving kid, raised by nuns and priests in an orphanage supervised by the Temple of Helm. Not much is known about the boy's origin, besides the fact that he was left in the temple's doorsteps as a baby with a note stating that he is the child of a Duergar named Bolin Baal and a nameless mountain dwarf mother, Jacob will not know this until later on in his life. At first the nuns and high priest there did not know what to name the boy, asking suggestions from everyone in attendance, in the end they settled on using all of the suggestions, hence Jacob's long name, they decided to use the father's last name at least.

Early on, Jacob was taught the teachings of Helm, he had a peaceful childhood. He played with the other kids and helped around the temple. Everyone noticed something odd about Jacob, the boy is stronger than he looks. Able to lift things that would give a normal adult a hard time, the kids didn't mind though, Jacob was the center of attention during playtime, being able to give them lifts and tossing them in the air before catching them safely. The nuns didn't find this funny at all.

Growing up, Jacob often liked to listen to stories of great adventurers and their heroic deeds, and longed to be like them when he's old enough. One day, while doing an errand for the temple he came across a group of drunk dwarves outside a tavern having a loud conversation. The name Bolin was mentioned and Jacob couldn't help but feel like he heard that name before, when they mentioned Bolin's last name, Jacob was hooked and he had to know more... "An adventurer with the same last name as me?" he thought. He went and asked the tavern-goers, and they regaled him with the stories of Bolin and how he went on an expedition to the new world. Jacob was thrilled with this, he went to the nuns and asked whether they have heard of the name, at first they were shocked that the boy would bring this up himself, but with no other choice they told him everything. Instead of getting angry that the truth was hidden from him, he was thrilled to know the truth, he decide then and there that he wanted to follow in his father's footsteps. The Temple could do nothing but support the child.

He needed to be ready when the time comes, he needed training and equipment. but the Temple was poor and could not provide much. So Jacob asked the local blacksmith if there were any spare or broken sword and shield that he could use, thinking he could fix it himself. Instead of shooing the boy away, the blacksmith told Jacob that he will provide the equipment in exchange that he will assist around the forge... Jacob accepted without hesitation, he worked until he was able to afford the equipment, it was there his eyes fell on a big greataxe, and he knew he had to have it. He also approached the local barracks to ask them if they could train him, but with no funds, they made a compromise, Jacob could train for free but he will be a sparring dummy for the barrack's new recruits, thinking this would put the boy down a peg, Jacob accepted the challenge. To everyone's surprise the boy was a natural, winning fights even against the adult guards. After just three years of training in the ways of a fighter and working in a forge, Jacob saved enough money to buy the equipment he needed, not able to wait any longer, he thanked everyone that took care of him and headed out.

After a teary goodbye from everyone in the orphanage as well as his mentors. Jacob set sail towards the new world to meet his father and hopefully go on adventures together. And become a Hero.