Pierre

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“Those guys are crazy.” Vernon [1]

Pierre is a Porter for the Yellow line train on the Iron Tangle. [1]

AI Description

Pierre. Grapple. Yellow Line Porter. Level 25.

This is a non-combatant NPC.

A Grapple is your everyday quarter giant. Centuries ago when the High Elves discovered how subservient hill giants were, they immediately moved to capture and enslave their entire race. The problem with hill giants is that they’re pretty darn big, and they lack the fine motor skills to properly set out a dinner service. So a breeding system was implemented, crossing the hill giants with the almost-as-compliant Vegetal Ogrids. Their offspring were then culled of all but the most servile. These half giant mongrels were then further bred down with large humans, creating a slave race known as the Grapple. Grapple servants are common across the universe, but they do require close supervision. If you leave them alone for too long, they tend to get … squirrelly.

Appearance

Pierre is a quarter giant, similar looking to Lurch from the Addam's Family. He's described as having a wide pale face, and hair that looks like dying moss. He wears a porter outfit. [1]

Story

Book 3

Carl and Donut go to explore the Yellow Line and see the Porter car in Car 15. There they meet Pierre who asks them for their baggage number. Donut chooses number 8, and claims Katia chooses number 12, but Pierre informs her that Katia must come to get her own luggage. Carl chooses bag number 1. [1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dinniman, Matt. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Chapter 5)
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