Player Profile: Gilbert OcasioOctober 19th, 2017, 1:02 am
How long have you been playing?: My first event was July of 2014, so more than three years now.
Describe your character: My current main (since we all know I love alts) is Bàn. Bàn is from Vlean, though he cannot recall this due to his amnesia. Bàn worships both the Elemental and Nox, for without both he would not be able to make his poisons. He is free spirited and a ladies’ man (in his own mind). Bàn, due to his amnesia, kind of takes it day by day, and he is overly honest at times when he really should not be. One thing he has a hard time understanding is why people think he is shady as he has been honest about his affairs. Bàn runs Bàn’s Botanicals, a local poison shop. Though to people he might be shady, he takes his shop and reputation as a merchant very seriously.
What was your favorite in game moment?: I would have to say the first time the Rhinos fought a Minotaur. Back when I played Ulysseus, the founder and original leader of the Rhinos, we were on our way back from patrolling the woods on the secret trail when we saw the beast. None of us had ever fought one before, but Butcher being Butcher and Ulysseus being a Grak worshiper, we decided to try our hand at it. We made a half-baked plan and charged in. Let’s just say it hit harder than we thought. After about 3 minutes of fighting, I looked at the tree line edge and noticed half the town was watching. It felt like they wanted to see what the Rhinos were really made of. After about another minute we killed it. This moment sticks out because I feel that that is when a lot of the town folk accepted the group.
Why do you love Kingdoms of Novitas?: I came from Amtgard (another LARP), and after my first event seeing all the work that went into Novitas, I was amazed. After the event, I heard tales of other PCs that just blew my mind. The main reason was what Dustan said to me, “You can be and do anything you can think of, as long as it’s safe.” Just the thoughts that ran through my head after…
Who is your favorite PC?: Easily “Geoffredo” (an elderly Septon). The dedication Al Ferro had to his character was amazing. Walked slow, talked slow, gave sermons, and gave Ulysseus advice before he died (though if he had talked to him one more time maybe Ulysseus wouldn’t be dead now lol). Honestly just a great PC to be around.
What did you think your character concept was? What is it now?: Originally Ban was going to be a botanist that secretly worshiped Nox, however I realized that that was too boring for me. I did want Bàn to have amnesia, that was certain and I stuck to it. Overall, Bàn was supposed to be a coward who stayed in his shop with his plants and herbs. Now, he’s an open Nox worship who is unpredictable and naive to the world, and to how deep his roots go with Nox pre-amnesia.
How many PCs have you had? What happened to them?: All in all I have had 3 PCs. Ulysseus, my first PC, died in combat partly because of another PC and partly because of a Wraith. I decided to just end him there and refuse a revive, as I wanted to do more things with newbies and during this time we had scheduled shifts. Traygard was my second. Traygard is a very strict, upstanding follower of the Knight, basically the opposite of Bàn. He’s an old man who collapses from exhaustion sometimes, and has a strong prejudice against elves. Everyone loves Traygard and he’s still around, but I haven’t played him much lately due to interest in my third and final character (for now) Bàn, everyone’s favorite neighborhood Nox worshiper.
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