Sorgathil Galgora

"All these people are small and greedy, loving only their materialistic things to quench their never ending materialistic desires. What is the point of protecting a civilization that murders and steals from itself, and ignores what is truly important in life?"

Backstory
Sorgathil was born in the Star Mounts that reside within the High Forest. She grew up among the nomadic Goliath Galgora Tribe. The powerful succeeded and the weak failed. The tribe was hostile to outside humanoids due to being used to being treated as savages even if they approached with peaceful intent. Due to this, Sorgathil was exposed to killing and pillaging at an early age. Growing up, she didn't bat much of an eye at the killing of villages full of the "small men and women" who were usually humans. Orcs were also a common enemy of the tribe, and she learned the orc language due to their many interactions. After a battle when she was around 7 years old, Sorgathil moved through a tall stone building that had colorful glass and pews, and she found an old but nicely bound book. Though she could not read it, there was something that drew her to it, and she took it with her. A few weeks later when the tribe made an encampment in the forest close to the mountains they tread, she came across a little hut. Upon investigation, she became acquainted with an elder half-elven man by the name of Dwanius.

Dwanius and Sorgathil became unlikely friends, and he began to teach her how to read and write in common by using the book she found as a reference. Using sticks and tracing in the ground, Sorgathil soaked up the lessons like a sponge and read what had been a Book of Oghma, the God of Knowledge. Dwanius also taught her two other languages: Draconic and Dwarvish. For a few years when the season of the years came when the tribe returned to the forest near the mountainous region, Sorgathil would return to the hut and learn. During other raids, Sorgathil took books and papers instead of the usual loot of weapons, armor and food. She earned the nickname 'Booknose' due to her constant reading. The more she learned, the more she wanted to know and became more interested in understanding the mysteries of the world.

At the ripe age of 23, Sorgathil was kicked out of her tribe for reasons unknown to everyone but Redfoot Mountain Stream, a Tabaxi she has met and become friends with in Waterdeep. For the first time in her life, Sorgathil was alone and had no place of belonging. First, she went to the hut of Dwanius, but found him having died of old age and decomposing in his bed. Lonely and guilt-ridden, Sorgathil wandered until she came across Waterdeep with only a mace, armor, handaxes, her Book of Oghma, and a stone pendant she found that she began to wear as a necklace. Deciding she might as well try her chance at normal civilization, she entered the city and did her best to learn its laws and rules and get use to living with other humanoids other than goliaths. Sorgathil was quick to pick up on that certain actions had bad consequences. While she doesn't particularly care about the rules and laws of Waterdeep, let alone really respect them, she does understand that she must behave a certain way in this environment for her own survival. Sorgathil was accepted In the Temple of Oghma, and she frequented the library - a place she had no idea even existed! Through reading the history and stories, she came across the rumor of a hidden treasure people have been searching for years. This gave her the plan of finding this treasure herself. Surely if she found this legendary treasure and used the money to get things for the goliaths, her tribe would once again accept her back among them.

So, Sorgathil began to research as mush as she could, and eventually came into contact with Onella Leondria, who she became quick friends with. Onella taught her about the workings and rules of the city since she wasn't use to their customs.

Story
Through Onella, she became acquainted with Redfoot Mountain Stream, Jacob, and Tonks. The five of them took a quest for Volo to find one of his friends, and through this became friends and an adevnturing party. In saving this friend, Volo gave them Trollskull Manor as a reward for them to have a place to stay, which they eventually turned into a tavern called Lif's Tavern, named after the ghost residing within the manor.

As their questing drew them into a mess involving the Stone of Galore and the hidden treasure, Sorgathil began to experience disdain for the life and the people living within Waterdeep. It soon became clear to her that the powerful were corrupt and controlled the city, and that justice seemed nonexistent. In these events, she became much closer to Red, and became good friends with him and took solace in his similar way of thinking. This anger eventually exploded as Jacob became truthful of his own past and association to an unlawful noble family. Her faith and desire in staying took a hit, and a deep rage common among the goliaths in her tribe rose forth from her in a display of physical violence when meeting opponents in battle. She approached Red about the two of them simply leaving the city despite the issues occurring within it. It was around this time that she began to develop deeper feelings towards the Tabaxi, but was unfamiliar with such emotions and therefore didn't recognize them beyond that of a strong friendship.

Sorgathil was able to quench some of her anger towards the city of Waterdeep due to The Harpers, which worked to destroy the corruption in the city. Due to them, she and Red decided not to leave. Eventually, as the events involving the Stone of Galore and the treasure came to pass, she took time to train under the investigator at the Tiger's Eye while working closely with The Harpers. During this time of rest, she was able to fill a shelf of Trollskull Manor with books, worked with the Temple of Oghma, and attended Red's bardic performances. Finally, she and the group were approached to check out suspicions involving a floating aircraft above Waterdeep, and became acquainted with Darius and Krone, who easily took Jacob's place as he began to work as a noble ambassador within Waterdeep. They learned that the inhabitants of the craft were Storm Giants, and learned of an evil Storm Giant trying to move up in the ranks. She and the rest of the group were soon called out to Goldenfields to handle a problem surrounding the countryside. It was during this time that they were introduced to

In Goldenfields, the party became acquainted with the awakened tree Lifferlas, Miros Xelbrin, Zi Liang, Naxene Drathkala, Oren Yogilvy, and Shalvus Martholo. While cow-tipping with Tonks during the night, the town was attacked by Hill Giants and goblins. They party helped defend the town, and, after a Hill Giant almost killed Tonks, Sorgathil killed it while it begged for its life. This action angered Onella and Red. While Sorgathil was able to speak and settle things with Red the next day - stating that she won't kill those who aren't posing a direct threat to them - things between her and Onella continued to escalate passive aggressively. Weeks passed as the party did the small quests given to them by those they met in Golden Fields. When they finally returned to Waterdeep, the tension between Sorgathil and Onella snapped, and the two had a huge argument.

Onella remained in Waterdeep as the rest of the party continued on the journey against the giants. The party passed by Goldenfields once more, which Krone remained at. Along the journey, an air genasi named Umoya, and a tortle named Antak met up with them, explaining that Hill Giants were keeping people hostage at a place called Grudd Haug. Here, they liberate the slaves being kept by the Hill Giants, and continue up to see Old Gnawbone. On the way, they are attacked by a fire giant, which kills Antak. Due to not having a revive stone, they head to the closest town to have him revived at a temple. They pass through Yartar, and are attacked by entities from the ocean that seem to be in a following for an extremely powerful deity, but don't find any other evidence of this entity. They went to see Old Gnawbone, an ancient green dragon, who told them to seek out a Frost Giant at the Spine of the World, and to seek out the Eve of the All Father. On the way there, they went through a city where fire giants ran through, digging up a large piece of metal from the ground and leaving. In the far north, they ended up running into the Frost Giant, and becoming friends with him, who began to lead them to the Temple of the All Father so they could speak with the seer about what was going on with the giant hierarchy. As they get close, the party runs into a goliath barbarian named Koond who is being attacked by giants. The party helps him out. When the fight is finished, Koond states that the Galgora tribe had been taken by fire giants, and the tribe leader, Rez'arg, killed.

Driven with anger and fear for her tribe, Sorgathil tries to convince the party to immediately go after where the fire giant keep is to save the tribe. However, due to the imminence of the mission, she is tied to the party and must go with them to the temple. She storms off, and Red goes after her. They speak, and she says that she never meant to stay with the party for so long. She had always planned to leave and return to her tribe after the drama in Waterdeep ended, yet she was still doing things with the party and for civilization. She reveals to Red that he was the reason she hadn't left yet - that she couldn't bear the thought of parting with him. However, he is able to get her to calm down, and the party with Koond and the Frost Giant head to the temple.

On the way, Koond and Sorgathil talk and discuss with each other about their pasts and goals. In doing so, she begins to spend a little more time with Koond until reaching the temple. At the temple, the party solves multiple riddles, with Red almost dying because of one. When finding the seer, they were told that the Court of Storm Giants needed to have evil rooted out, and that the individual would be unexpected. After their visit in the temple, they head to the Fire Giant Keep to kill the fire giants and free the Galgora goliaths and the other slaves being kept. Within the temple, they meet Koond's brother Kroot, and a yellow dragonborn named Thad. They go through the keep, liberating the Galgora goliaths and the other slaves. Red dies in the process, but is revived by Sorgathil. At the end, they are able to save all the slaves and goliaths, and released a young fire giant girl who was the daughter of the head fire giant in the keep.

The next day, Red accompanies Sorgathil to ask her father if she could rejoin the tribe. While there seems to be forgiveness from the actions that got her banished from the tribe, the lack of a chief and trust towards her keep her from rejoining, and she is refused. Despite that she was refused, Koond and Kroot are offered membership of the tribe, as it is the month where the tribe accepts outside goliaths into the tribe. The two of them humbly refuse, but it them getting offers was still a punch in the gut for Sorgathil.

The party goes down the mountain with the Galgora tribe. Along the way, Koond tells Sorgathil that he turned the offer down to be part of the tribe because she wouldn't be in it. On the last night, the two go hunting together as the others sleep, and share a kiss. In her dreams that night, Sorgathil sees the first two chiefs of the Galgora tribe, who say to her that they are with her always as she goes down the Path of the Ancestral Guardian. In the morning, the party bids farewell to the tribe and to Koond and Kroot. They take an airship to Everlund before going to the Storm Giant Court. There, they were told they would be able to speak with the head of the court, but were attacked instead when being "lead" to the leader. The party kills the attacking giants, and speaks to the leader, warning her about the evil rooted in the court. The leader tells the party about the death of her parents, and the party leaves to get more information about what happened.

The party leaves for Yartar, where they plan to go onto a gambling ship to gain the information.

Redfoot Mountain Stream
Sorgathil's closest friend and first love interest. Red was the first person to know Sorgathil's full past, and shared his own with her. They had similar histories, and both don't put much value into materialistic things. On numerous occasions, it was Red that kept Sorgathil in Waterdeep, and with the party, which she admits at the Spine of the World in the mountains. Though she grew romantic feelings towards Red, she never truly understood or recognized them until his temporary death at the Fire Giant Keep. However, it was at this time that she had also grown feelings towards Koond, the goliath they were travelling with at the time. It was Red who went with her to speak with her father after she struggled to build the courage to do so herself. However, when Sorgathil asked Red how he was after dying, he lied to her in saying he was fine. She was able to tell he was lying, and him not being truthful hurt her due to having shared all her troubles with him. It made her realize that her close feelings and comfort towards him may be a bit more one-sided that she initially thought. Though Red still remains Sorgathil's closest friend and she loves him as such, she has currently put aside the idea that they could be any more than just friends.

Onella Leondria
The first friend Sorgathil made in Waterdeep. Onella and Sorgathil became close over the events of discovering and protecting Waterdeep's treasure. Both women shared a love of information, books, and intellect. Onella was also the person who first showed Sorgathil around Waterdeep, and helped her get accumulated into the city. However, their upbringings and differing values eventually lead the two of them to butt heads with one another. After Sorgathil killed the Hill Giant begging for its life, Onella harbored anger towards Sorgathil for her actions, believing it immoral for her to have killed the giant as it was defenseless and crying for mercy. She grew annoyed with Sorgathil's snarky comments towards civilization, and sharing about how she missed the clean air of the wilderness and the mountains. After their last journey together, Onella and Sorgathil had a huge fight that didn't end well. The two never officially made up as Sorgathil was pulled away with the rest of the party to help deal with the violent giants, and Onella stayed in Waterdeep. However, as time passed, Sorgathil did grow saddened over how things ended with her once close friend. She had a stone enchanted with the light cantrip forged, and gave it to her fiance, telling him it was Onella's wedding gift. She hoped for him to give it to Onella for her since she didn't expect to be at their wedding.

Tonks
Though Tonks and Sorgathil don't have a very close relationship, the two of them tend to seek each other out to do some kind of harmless mischief in towns. Their best outing was tipping cows in Goldenfields. Despite not interacting too much, Sorgathil has shown to be very protective of the halfling. She killed the Hill Giant in cold blood at Goldenfields primarily due to the fact that it had knocked Tonks out. Additionally, it was common for Sorgathil to take Tonks's side if Onella chastised her for something. Sorgathil's fondness for Tonks as a friend and party member is apparent, especially as she lets the halfling ride on her shoulders, and is happy to be a barrier the rogue can hide behind in combat.

Krone
Sorgathil and Krone didn't talk to each other much. The times that they did, the two tended to get along fine. They were slightly competitive with their heights and strength, but it was all in good fun.

Darius
Sorgathil and Darius had an interesting relationship. He initially annoyed Sorgathil, who found his rash and outgoing personality to be too much. She liked to try to do things better than he did, such as when she tamed a large cat that he had tried to tame himself. As time went on, however, Sorgathil grew fond of Darius, and would challenge him nonchalantly as they fought against the opponents before them. When he ended up leaving, she was a bit sad to see him go as she enjoyed fighting beside him.

Jacob
Sorgathil and Jacob never had a close relationship. However, when he revealed his true past, Sorgathil's trust in him vanished completely. She never truly did place trust back in him. Even after they succeeded in securing the treasure of Waterdeep, Sorgathil remained suspicious of Jacob, and wasn't sad when he left the party to take over his noble family name and inheritance.

Umoya

While Sorgathil and Umoya don't interact too much, Sorgathil likes the air-headed, friendly, outgoing genasi. She finds Umoya to be a bright light even in dark times. Despite the fact that the genasi monk has taken down opponents left and right, Sorgathil still sees her as an epitome of innocence.

Antak Dzuhu

Having never seen a tortle before, Antak still confuses Sorgathil in some ways. She usually calls him "the Turtle" and always gets surprised or confused by him in some way, especially when he spoke giant to her and Koond when they were speaking. The two jest at each other from time to time, and Antak will sometimes use her straightforward and blunt way of thinking to his advantage. All in all, however, the two have a decent relationship with one another, and Sorgathil respects the odd, old tortle.

Thad

Sorgathil still doesn't know much about Thad, and is still trying to figure out what she thinks about him. His aggressive behavior towards enemies that might have useful information worries her slightly, and reminds herself of how she was before she hurt her friends through her actions. Other than this, however, she doesn't mind Thad.

Outside the Party:
Koond

The first goliath Sorgathil met after being banished from her tribe, and Sorgathil's second love interest. To Sorgathil, Koond was a welcome sight after being away from other goliaths for so long. She was immediately impressed with his strength in battle, and the two got along very quickly as they spoke to each other in the Spine of the World. He was open and straightforward as she was, which was something she had missed in other people after having met so many deceiving individuals. Though it doesn't happen often with her, Sorgathil was quick to trust Koond and tell him of her past. In response, he did the same with her. Throughout their way through the temple and the Fire Giant Keep, they spoke and teased with one another consistently. There was an unspoken attraction between the two of them in lingering glances, but wasn't acted upon much. After the Fire Giant Keep and the saving of her tribe, Sorgathil was humbled and flattered to hear that she was the reason Koond turned down her tribe's offer to join them. The night before they parted ways, she asked him to go hunting. At the end, she kissed him.

Currently, Sorgathil plans on meeting back up with Koond again.