IDENTITY

Name

Brakk Stonebelly.

Aliases/titles

Brakk. No formal title established.

Species/lineage

Goliath.

Pronouns

he/him.

Age

Not established.

Background

Soldier.

Occupation

Adventurer; formerly/possibly guard, labourer, mercenary, bouncer as proposed backstory roles.

Alignment

Not established.

World

The Gentle Company continuity; setting name not established.

Current circumstances

Core member of The Gentle Company; Mercy’s best friend and training partner.

CORE CONCEPT

A deliberately uncomplicated Goliath Barbarian, almost “Orc #12 NPC” energy elevated into a full player character. He is large, strong, low-Intelligence, usually unarmoured or lightly dressed, and prefers a greataxe in real combat and a huge wooden club in training. He likes fighting. His tactical plan is openly stated: “I rage, run in, hit the biggest thing in the room. Very hard. Recklessly!”

PERSONALITY

• Friendly and uncomplicated.
• Loves fighting, food, drink, strong people, lifting things, and durable training partners.
• Not especially interested in killing; the activity he loves is the fight itself.
• Reckless Attack fits his psychology: making it easier for the enemy to hit him means the enemy is participating properly.
• Low Intelligence is played as poor education, simple reasoning, and lack of interest in overcomplication, not inability to function.
• Easily delighted by a worthy opponent or a friend who can take a real hit.
• Protective of friends in the straightforward sense that anyone hurting them becomes the obvious thing to hit.

VOICE

Speech pattern: short, concrete phrases. Often third-person self-reference was proposed in illustrative dialogue, but this was not explicitly locked as a universal rule.
Established/current quotations:
- “I rage, run in, hit the biggest thing in the room. Very hard. Recklessly!”
Proposed/illustrative lines:
- “AGAIN?” after discovering Mercy can take and heal from a full-force training hit.
- “BIG ONE?” when Nessa points him at a target.
- “Brakk come.” in proposed origin dialogue.

APPEARANCE

• Goliath; exact height not numerically fixed, but large/towering is central.
• High Strength/Constitution physique: broad, massive, load-bearing build rather than decorative bodybuilder detail.
• Minimal armour. Hide/furs/leather may be worn visually, but the mechanical direction is Unarmored Defense rather than relying on armour.
• Massive greataxe in real combat.
• Huge wooden club in training.
• Generated party image accepted by user: very large, grey/stone-toned Goliath with giant markings, fur and leather, broad grin, enormous axe.

SIGNATURE DETAILS

• “I reckless.” was GPT shorthand for his natural approach and is retained as a recurring flavour note.
• Greataxe in real combat.
• Big wooden club in training.
• Very little armour.
• Rage is joy/permission to go all-out rather than a tragic possession.
• Becomes the obvious center of any battle.

Development plan

• Established build direction: straight Barbarian to 20, Path of the Berserker, Strength first, Constitution/durability later. Established milestone: Great Weapon Master around level 4 was proposed and retained in the finalized build; verify exact 2024 feat timing/ability increase at play. Unresolved: exact Goliath Giant Ancestry; Stone was proposed but not explicitly selected by the user. Later feats beyond the broad Tough/Constitution direction remain open.

BUILD STATUS

Rules edition

2024 D&D 5e / revised fifth edition.

Current narrative level

Not established.

Recorded playable starting snapshot

Level 1.

Planned class

Barbarian 1–20.

Planned subclass

Path of the Berserker at Barbarian 3.

Homebrew/third-party

None intended.

Cosmetic reflavouring

Hide/furs/leather can be clothing without being mechanically worn armour.

ABILITY SCORES — SOURCE-RECORDED LEVEL-1 TARGET

STR 17 (+3)
DEX 14 (+2)
CON 16 (+3)

INT 8 (-1)

WIS 10 (+0)

CHA 8 (-1)

Background source

Soldier; finalized build stated the intent to use Soldier’s ability-score options to reach these values.

LEVEL 1 CORE NUMBERS — CALCULATED

Proficiency Bonus

+2.

Hit Die

d12.

HP

15 if using standard first-level Barbarian maximum (12 + CON 3).

AC

15 via Unarmored Defense (10 + DEX 2 + CON 3) while not wearing armour/shield.

Initiative

+2 unless another feature applies.

Speed

35 ft from 2024 Goliath.

Passive Perception

10 if not proficient; proficiency allocation beyond Soldier skills not fully recorded.

Saving throws

Strength and Constitution proficiency from Barbarian. Calculated level-1 saves: STR +5, DEX +2, CON +5, INT -1, WIS +0, CHA -1.

SPECIES — GOLIATH

Rules-verified

- Humanoid, Medium, about 7–8 feet as rules guidance.
- Speed 35 ft.
- Giant Ancestry grants one chosen supernatural boon usable PB times per Long Rest.
- Large Form later allows temporary growth toward giant size under 2024 rules.
Choice required: exact Giant Ancestry. Stone was proposed for durability but never explicitly accepted.

BACKGROUND — SOLDIER

Rules-verified

• Ability score options: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution.
• Origin feat: Savage Attacker.
• Skills: Athletics, Intimidation.
• Tool: one Gaming Set of choice — choice required.
• Starting package includes weapons/gear or 50 GP; actual selection not established.

SKILLS

Established important skills

Athletics, Intimidation, Perception, Survival.

Fixed rules sources

Soldier grants Athletics and Intimidation.

Choice required

exact Barbarian class skill choices needed to produce the intended Perception/Survival pair; do not assume until selected.

LANGUAGES

Common plus two Standard Languages under 2024 character creation; exact choices not established. Giant is thematically plausible but not selected in conversation.

ARMOUR / WEAPON TRAINING

Barbarian training per 2024 rules applies. Current visual/mechanical intent: unarmoured; perhaps hide/furs as clothing.
Signature real-combat weapon: Greataxe.
Signature training weapon: Huge wooden club / greatclub-like training implement.

ATTACKS — LEVEL 1 TARGET

Greataxe attack bonus

+5 using STR +3 + PB +2, assuming proficiency.

Damage

Use current 2024 greataxe weapon entry at table; exact mastery selection/effects were not recorded.

Unarmed/club backup

exact weapon-stat mapping for the oversized training club is not established; treat it as training flavour or use an ordinary legal club/greatclub at the table unless DM defines otherwise.

LEVEL 1 CLASS FEATURES

• Rage.
• Unarmored Defense.
• Weapon Mastery choices exist in the 2024 Barbarian chassis; exact mastered weapons not recorded. Greataxe is an obvious candidate but remains a choice until selected.

BERSERKER — PLANNED LEVEL 3+
Rules-verified 2024 subclass features:
- Frenzy at 3: while Rage is active, using Reckless Attack adds extra damage to the first target hit on the turn with a Strength-based attack; number of d6s scales from Rage Damage bonus.
- Mindless Rage at 6: immunity to Charmed and Frightened while raging; entering Rage ends those conditions.
- Retaliation at 10: reaction melee attack against a creature within 5 ft that damages him.
- Intimidating Presence at 14: bonus-action fear effect in a 30-ft emanation, keyed to Strength + PB DC; reuse can be restored by expending Rage.

EQUIPMENT

Established narrative possessions

- Massive greataxe.
- Huge wooden training club.
- Minimal armour/clothing: boots, belts, leather straps, fur/hide elements.
Not established:
- Exact starting package, currency, gaming set, secondary weapons, magic items.

COMBAT TACTICS

Primary doctrine — established

“I rage, run in, hit the biggest thing in the room. Very hard. Recklessly!”

Typical behaviour

• Rage early when a real fight starts.
• Charge the biggest/most threatening visible target.
• Use Reckless Attack enthusiastically rather than cautiously.
• Hold the center and invite enemy attention.
• Mercy follows and sustains him.
• Nessa directs him toward the actually relevant “big one.”

TRAINING TACTICS

• Use a huge wooden club rather than the lethal greataxe.
• Once he realizes Mercy can take and heal a full-force hit, he stops treating her as fragile and becomes delighted by the durable sparring partnership.

OPEN MECHANICAL CHOICES

• Giant Ancestry.
• Barbarian class skill choices.
• Gaming Set.
• Weapon Mastery choices.
• Exact starting equipment.
• Later feats after Great Weapon Master direction; Tough/CON improvement are only broad plans.
• Level-19 Epic Boon.

PROGRESSION BASIS

Rules edition

2024.

Class direction

Barbarian 1–20, straight-classed.

Subclass

Path of the Berserker.

Current playable snapshot

Level 1 recorded; narrative campaign level unknown.

ALTERNATIVE ADVANCEMENT

No multiclass alternative is current. Pure Barbarian was explicitly favored so the concept stays simple.

BUILD STATUS

Rules edition

2024 D&D 5e / revised fifth edition.

Current narrative level

Not established.

Recorded playable starting snapshot

Level 1.

Planned class

Barbarian 1–20.

Planned subclass

Path of the Berserker at Barbarian 3.

Homebrew/third-party

None intended.

Cosmetic reflavouring

Hide/furs/leather can be clothing without being mechanically worn armour.

ABILITY SCORES — SOURCE-RECORDED LEVEL-1 TARGET

STR 17 (+3)
DEX 14 (+2)
CON 16 (+3)

INT 8 (-1)

WIS 10 (+0)

CHA 8 (-1)

Background source

Soldier; finalized build stated the intent to use Soldier’s ability-score options to reach these values.

LEVEL 1 CORE NUMBERS — CALCULATED

Proficiency Bonus

+2.

Hit Die

d12.

HP

15 if using standard first-level Barbarian maximum (12 + CON 3).

AC

15 via Unarmored Defense (10 + DEX 2 + CON 3) while not wearing armour/shield.

Initiative

+2 unless another feature applies.

Speed

35 ft from 2024 Goliath.

Passive Perception

10 if not proficient; proficiency allocation beyond Soldier skills not fully recorded.

Saving throws

Strength and Constitution proficiency from Barbarian. Calculated level-1 saves: STR +5, DEX +2, CON +5, INT -1, WIS +0, CHA -1.

SPECIES — GOLIATH

Rules-verified

- Humanoid, Medium, about 7–8 feet as rules guidance.
- Speed 35 ft.
- Giant Ancestry grants one chosen supernatural boon usable PB times per Long Rest.
- Large Form later allows temporary growth toward giant size under 2024 rules.
Choice required: exact Giant Ancestry. Stone was proposed for durability but never explicitly accepted.

BACKGROUND — SOLDIER

Rules-verified

• Ability score options: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution.
• Origin feat: Savage Attacker.
• Skills: Athletics, Intimidation.
• Tool: one Gaming Set of choice — choice required.
• Starting package includes weapons/gear or 50 GP; actual selection not established.

SKILLS

Established important skills

Athletics, Intimidation, Perception, Survival.

Fixed rules sources

Soldier grants Athletics and Intimidation.

Choice required

exact Barbarian class skill choices needed to produce the intended Perception/Survival pair; do not assume until selected.

LANGUAGES

Common plus two Standard Languages under 2024 character creation; exact choices not established. Giant is thematically plausible but not selected in conversation.

ARMOUR / WEAPON TRAINING

Barbarian training per 2024 rules applies. Current visual/mechanical intent: unarmoured; perhaps hide/furs as clothing.
Signature real-combat weapon: Greataxe.
Signature training weapon: Huge wooden club / greatclub-like training implement.

ATTACKS — LEVEL 1 TARGET

Greataxe attack bonus

+5 using STR +3 + PB +2, assuming proficiency.

Damage

Use current 2024 greataxe weapon entry at table; exact mastery selection/effects were not recorded.

Unarmed/club backup

exact weapon-stat mapping for the oversized training club is not established; treat it as training flavour or use an ordinary legal club/greatclub at the table unless DM defines otherwise.

LEVEL 1 CLASS FEATURES

• Rage.
• Unarmored Defense.
• Weapon Mastery choices exist in the 2024 Barbarian chassis; exact mastered weapons not recorded. Greataxe is an obvious candidate but remains a choice until selected.

BERSERKER — PLANNED LEVEL 3+
Rules-verified 2024 subclass features:
- Frenzy at 3: while Rage is active, using Reckless Attack adds extra damage to the first target hit on the turn with a Strength-based attack; number of d6s scales from Rage Damage bonus.
- Mindless Rage at 6: immunity to Charmed and Frightened while raging; entering Rage ends those conditions.
- Retaliation at 10: reaction melee attack against a creature within 5 ft that damages him.
- Intimidating Presence at 14: bonus-action fear effect in a 30-ft emanation, keyed to Strength + PB DC; reuse can be restored by expending Rage.

EQUIPMENT

Established narrative possessions

- Massive greataxe.
- Huge wooden training club.
- Minimal armour/clothing: boots, belts, leather straps, fur/hide elements.
Not established:
- Exact starting package, currency, gaming set, secondary weapons, magic items.

COMBAT TACTICS

Primary doctrine — established

“I rage, run in, hit the biggest thing in the room. Very hard. Recklessly!”

Typical behaviour

• Rage early when a real fight starts.
• Charge the biggest/most threatening visible target.
• Use Reckless Attack enthusiastically rather than cautiously.
• Hold the center and invite enemy attention.
• Mercy follows and sustains him.
• Nessa directs him toward the actually relevant “big one.”

TRAINING TACTICS

• Use a huge wooden club rather than the lethal greataxe.
• Once he realizes Mercy can take and heal a full-force hit, he stops treating her as fragile and becomes delighted by the durable sparring partnership.

OPEN MECHANICAL CHOICES

• Giant Ancestry.
• Barbarian class skill choices.
• Gaming Set.
• Weapon Mastery choices.
• Exact starting equipment.
• Later feats after Great Weapon Master direction; Tough/CON improvement are only broad plans.
• Level-19 Epic Boon.

HISTORY

Keep the origin ordinary on purpose. No lost throne, murdered clan, prophecy, or secret magical destiny was established. He grew up among Goliaths, was strong, liked wrestling, later liked axes, and discovered the wider world had dangerous things and strong people in it. He became an adventurer because that sounded good.

The exact sequence of early jobs (guard, labourer, mercenary, bouncer) was GPT-proposed and included in the finalized build, but not separately confirmed. Treat as accepted build flavour unless the user later narrows it.

RELATIONSHIPS

Mercy

• Best friend and ideal training partner.
• Core loop: he can take damage; she can fix damage.
• When he first truly hits her with the big wooden club, she is thrown into a wall, staggers up, heals herself, smirks, and says “Now that was a hit.” He is startled for a fraction of a second, then ecstatic that he finally has a durable partner.
• Their continued training outlasts everyone else’s patience.

Nessa

• Nessa is effectively the laser-pointer holder. She identifies the relevant threat and says “The big one is that way.” Brakk needs little more tactical briefing.

Zevra

• Zevra observes his direct chaos and looks for ways to escalate it. Exact one-on-one friendship details remain open.

Original wizard/cleric/rogue

• Former companions in the pre-Gentle-Company party; they eventually give up/retire while Brakk and Mercy continue.

DEVELOPMENT

Established build direction

straight Barbarian to 20, Path of the Berserker, Strength first, Constitution/durability later.

Established milestone

Great Weapon Master around level 4 was proposed and retained in the finalized build; verify exact 2024 feat timing/ability increase at play.

Unresolved

exact Goliath Giant Ancestry; Stone was proposed but not explicitly selected by the user. Later feats beyond the broad Tough/Constitution direction remain open.

Context

CONTINUITY

CONT-001 — The Gentle Company continuity

Role

Core party member; front-line wrecking ball; Mercy’s best friend/training partner.

Build stage

Narrative level not established; level-1 Barbarian snapshot with Berserker planned at 3.

Relationships

Mercy (best friend/training partner), Zevra (party member/escalator), Nessa (party member/tactical pointer), unnamed original wizard/cleric/rogue (former companions).

Summary

Brakk was in the earlier four-person party before Mercy joined. Mercy’s durability and healing created the first partner who could enthusiastically sustain his training style. When the original three companions eventually stop adventuring with them, Brakk and Mercy continue and later form the core of The Gentle Company.

Differences from general profile

None established.

Written scenes

no formal chapter; key wall-hit training fragment preserved in FULL_STORY.txt.

Reference roles, not interchangeable portraits

The accepted party panel provides the current portrait. Mercy’s rejected Vaelyn sheet is archived only and supplies no current name, stats or biography. Supplied reference images have unresolved artist/rights credits.

6. BRAKK GIANT ANCESTRY

Proposed

Stone Giant ancestry for durability.

Acceptance

GPT proposed; user did not explicitly confirm.

Precise question

Stone, or another 2024 Goliath ancestry?

7. BRAKK LATER DURABILITY FEATS

Proposed

Tough and/or Constitution increases after Strength reaches 20.

Acceptance

Broad direction only, not exact level selections.

Precise question

Lock Tough at 12, raise CON, or another route?

12. PARTY NAME

Possible assistant suggestions included The Unsupervised, Controlled Disaster, Herding Displacers, etc.
Current explicit user decision: The Gentle Company, with Zevra using “gentle” as deliberately misleading public branding.
Nessa’s phrase: “Herding Displacers” remains her private/operational description, not the formal company name.

14. FOUR-PANEL PARTY IMAGE

Generated after explicit user request and explicitly praised as capturing all four fantastically.
Status: Current accepted visual group reference, subject to normal caveat that text-not-established micro-details in the art are visual observations rather than locked biography.

Rules review boundary

Core 2024 class tables and origins were checked on 3 October 2026. Automatic grants are separated from choices. Future levels do not inherit starting statistics. Warrior of Mercy detailed text and the legacy College of Creation/MotM Goblin full entries still require accessible publisher verification; exported descriptions are retained as source-recorded, not a fresh certification. Narrative campaign levels are unknown.

CREATION_PROVENANCE

Concept/identity

• User requested the barbarian partner after Mercy emerged: large, low-Intelligence, Goliath, big axe/club, no/light armour, high Constitution and Strength, “I like fight!” energy.
• GPT proposed the name Brakk Stonebelly and Berserker/Soldier details; the user continued using Brakk and included him in the finalized party premise.

Backstory/story

• GPT proposed the deliberately ordinary Goliath origin and simple entry into adventuring. It was not contradicted.
• User established the key Mercy training incident and their best-bud dynamic.

Personality/relationships

• User established “almost Orc #12 NPC,” love of fighting, and the delighted reaction to Mercy’s durability.
• GPT expanded likes/dislikes and simple speech patterns.

Visual concept

• User specified large Goliath, big axe/club, minimal armour.
• GPT-generated four-panel party image was explicitly praised by the user as fantastic and is current visual material.

Distinctive build decisions

• Pure 2024 Berserker Barbarian, high STR/CON, no/light armour, greataxe, Reckless Attack are directly tied to user concept and GPT mechanical implementation.

LATEST IDENTIFIABLE DECISIONS

• Formal party/company name: The Gentle Company.
• Zevra uses deliberately respectable/misleading presentation; “gentle” is intentional branding.
• Nessa privately/accurately describes managing them as “Herding Displacers.”
• Nessa carries the metaphorical laser pointer and is the one who cares enough about the actual objective to aim the others: “The big one is that way.”
• Brakk, Mercy, and Zevra are the destructive three; Nessa sees the plan while they are mostly having fun.
• Mercy is mischievous, battle-loving, not sadistic and not defined by kindness.
• Mercy does not leave a normal fight full of corpses when she can prevent it.
• Mercy’s repeated heal/fight loop is intentionally part of her combat style and public superiority in a challenge.
• Mercy signature line: “We aren’t done.”
• Brakk/Mercy best-friend training partnership is established, including the wall-hit scene with the huge wooden club.
• Four-panel party image is current/accepted.

EXPLICITLY SUPERSEDED

• Cold/evil/torture-focused Mercy interpretation.
• “You weren’t finished” as Mercy’s signature line.
• “Vaelyn, The Merciful Hand” generated sheet/image identity from the assistant’s accidental image-generation turn.
• Alternative formal party names such as The Unsupervised; The Gentle Company is current.