The Buckeye Brute
Ripetere Name Unknown (a.k.a. The Buckeye Brute)
"I swear he's got more Motolisk in him than just his arm and leg. When he glares at you, it feels like you're seconds away from getting crushed by a runaway train."
"That Buckeye must have attached a set of brass balls along with that arm and leg. Have you seen the way he runs the depot? Not even the Maestro is safe from his brickbats."
"You'll grow to fear that 'clank...clack-clank... clack-clank...' of the Brute limping down the halls"
"He [The Buckeye Brute] has a storied past. Probably. Well, he must, right? I mean, look at him! How could a man like him not have a history that reads more like an adventure novel? Good luck getting it from him, though. Man's buried it so deep not even Pilatai could find it."
"His face looks like ten miles of bad road. His voice sounds like rocks thrown in a blender set to puree. It's considered an off day if he doesn't reduce at least half of his trainees to tears in boot camp. His laugh is like the death throes of a steam engine. He is physically off-putting, socially inept, rude, crass, and altogether unpleasant. You won't find a single person in Sandy Terminal that likes him. Won't find one that would replace him, either."
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
The Buckeye Brute has had a rough past. His face is a menagerie of pock marks, craters, scars, and chips. Scars run up and down his body and his right arm and leg are completely missing, having been lost in some accident in the past. He's replaced them with self-made prostheses, his hand in particular being a modified buckeye coupler from a Sandsnekke.
Body Features
Sparse, dull colored feathers in places scar tissue doesn't mar. A heavy, greasy metal leg and arm.
Facial Features
Heavy scarring and pock marks across his face. His beak is chipped in several places. His eyes are sharp and red.
Physical quirks
Walks with a hell of a limp, due to not having a proper leg. That side of his body is held lower, due to the weight.
Apparel & Accessories
The Buckeye Brute always wears his mechanic garb and a grease stained apron filled with tools.
Specialized Equipment
Buckeye Arm and leg which allow him to clamp onto and climb the outside of a sandsnekke with ease.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
As far as anyone is concerned, The Buckeye Brute's history started as soon as he drifted into the burgeoning town of Sandy Terminal. He arrived alone, driving a small makeshift (but well kept) Sandsnekke. He complied with all of the orders of the guards on duty at the time but refused to speak to anyone until he met Virtuoso, a point he reiterated calmly whenever anyone tried to prise any information from the man.
As unusual as it was, The Buckeye Brute was given an audience with Virtuoso. He was granted a position in the armory as a mechanic and worked tirelessly to fix and tune up the old and often decrepit sandsnekkes the cismadores kept. His improvement to the structure of the armory were immediate and palpable, and he grew in responsibility and rank.
It wasn't long before he was granted title of Ripetere and put in charge of not only the arms and armory, but also the organization and distribution of teams into the wastes.
Education
The Buckeye Brute is a master mechanic, armsman, and tactician, though it's unknown where he obtained any of these skills. Rumor has it that he was a high ranking Brusher who got exiled after losing his team and half his body in an accident, but no one knows for sure.
Employment
A drifter before coming to Sandy Terminal, The Buckeye Brute was assigned work as a mechanic but quickly proved his aptitude for leading and organizing, and was appointed as Virtuoso's first Ripetere when the Cismadores were officially founded.
Accomplishments & Achievements
The Buckeye Brute is a peerless mechanic and tactician, he spearheaded and implemented the entire Dustcomber organizational structure. In addition, he oversaw the repair and upgrade Sandy Terminal's fleet of Sandsnekkes, weapons, and armor.
Failures & Embarrassments
It's unknown if the Buckeye Brute even feels the sensation of embarrassment, though he always tells people "You failed. Swallow that fact and taste that bitterness. Let it drive you."
Personality Characteristics
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Master Tactician, Mechanic. Excellent marksman with a rifle.
Relationships
History
Ever since they first met, The Buckeye Brute has hounded Spectra whenever she approached or entered the mechanic bay where she worked, maybe even more than usual. Spectra, understanding that The Buckeye Brute is a genius mechanic, her superior, and a necessary asset to Sandy Terminal weathers the abuse he levels at her but makes sure not to spend more than the necessary amount of time with him.
Nicknames & Petnames
The Buckeye Brute calls Spectra "Hummingbird", though it's not endearing in the slightest. Spectra calls The Buckeye Brute all manner of impolite things, but not to his face.
Shared Acquaintances
They both know Virtuoso.
Current Location
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Ripitere
Year of Birth
1183 R.C.
80 Years old
Birthplace
???
Spouses
Siblings
Children
Current Residence
Sandy Terminal Workshop
Gender
Male
Eyes
Red
Hair
Dusty grey feathers.
Height
5'11
Weight
130 Lbs.
Quotes & Catchphrases
"Before I showed up, these 'lisks were ugly, shoddy, poorly maintained junkers which would be better off stripped for parts. Now they're just ugly, shoddy junkers which would be better off stripped for parts."
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