Tookel the Tortle, Aberrant Mind Sorcerer

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Tookel Shellbreaker

Tortle, Aberrant Mind, Sorcerer

 

Basic Information

Name: Tookel Shellbreaker
Age: 25
Race: Tortle
Size: Small
Class: Sorcerer
Subclass: Aberrant Mind
Background: Cloistered Scholar
Level: 1

Personality

Traits: There's nothing I like more than a good mystery.

Ideals: Knowledge. The path to power and self-improvement is through knowledge. (Neutral)

Bonds: My life's work is a series of tomes related to a specific field of lore.

Flaws: I am easily distracted by the promise of information.

Languages

Common, Draconic, Celestial, Sylvan

Lost Item

Hush now...That is a secret.

Backstory

Appearance: Tookel is a tortle with a shell adorned with iridescent patterns that shift like the surface of a disturbed pond. His eyes, a mesmerizing shade of cerulean that seems to hold secrets from eons past.

Backstory: Tookel grew up in a small fishing village. While most of the tortles spent their days harvesting fish, oysters and clams from the nearby waters, Tookel’s days were spent studying the cosmic forces that shaped the world—the ebb and flow of tides, the dance of celestial bodies, and the whispers of the Far Realm. When he was not pontificating about the mysteries of the universe he was often found in the village pub enjoying the local entertainment. He found nothing more entertaining than once a year when the Witchlight Carnival came to town. Unfortunately for him though, it has not been back since the last lunar eclipse… 

The last time the carnival was in town, 10 years ago, on a fateful night, during a celestial alignment, Tookel was in a peculiar predicament. The stars were aligned in a pattern he had never seen before, and was torn between going to the show, or watching the celestial event unfold before his eyes. He decided why not both. He would pop into the show, watch some of it, then leave and make his way to his favorite mediation spot upon a nearby hill and watch the night sky.

The carnival also recognized the uniqueness of this night, and decided to have an outdoor show letting the full moon illuminate the wonders of the carnival. Tookel absentmindedly forgot to bring any coin with him to pay for the entry into the performance. Knowing he would be remiss if he missed the show, he decided against his better judgment and snuck in. The performance was moving along splendidly, when the cosmic phenomenon began. The moon began to pass in the shadow of the known world, creating a lunar eclipse. At that moment,  a rift opened—a tear in reality itself. Tookel’s consciousness was pulled into the void, where he encountered eldritch beings with minds like kaleidoscopic storms.

When Tokel returned to his body, he was forever changed. His once-steady mind now resonated with alien thoughts. He could taste the colors of the cosmos, hear the echoes of forgotten gods, and manipulate reality with a mere thought. Tookel’s connection to the Far Realm was both a curse and a revelation.

Oddly enough it seemed no one else experienced the same event. Time for everyone else seemed to pause during this event.

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He remembered for the briefest of moments that he had in his hands a seashell filled with starlight, but it was gone before he fully grasped what he had.

The carnival ended soon afterwards, and Tookel never made it up his hill to watch the remainder of the celestial event. The next day the carnival packed up, and has not returned since. Tookel both gained and lost something that day. He gained his powers to become the sorcerer he always dreamed of becoming, but he also lost something that he only just gained, but felt like something he had with him forever…

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Edited March 1 by Leofric (see edit history)