Don't Make Me Turn Blue, You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Blue - Gorbash the Barbarian

Meet Gorbash. He is my latest character on an adventure with my D&D group. Here's to hoping he survives long enough to create more stories! Gorbash is a dwarf barbarian, a member of the Frostbeard clan residing in Icewind Dale.

Picture of a Nac MAc Feegle By Alvaro Ramirez

Centuries ago, the Frostbeard clan left their home to repel an Orc attack. They were triumphant but got lost on their way back home in a freak storm.

They found themselves in Icewind Dale. They have not found their way home since. The war party's sole cleric suspected a portal of some sort took them from their homeland and brought them here. They have no idea where their home is and they haven't been able to recognize any of the surrounding geography.

Since they refused to settle in any mountain complex not of their clan they continued to wander the dale looking for any clue to help them get back home.

In time they took the ways of the Reghedman barbarians living in the Dale, valuing honor and strength in battle.

The Frostbeard clan had always had a tradition of woad tattoos to celebrate their battle prowess and achievements.

Woad being hard to find in Icewind Dale they had to find a replacement and they found a sort of hardy moss that works almost as well but is a lot harder to see. When they get excited or flushed however, the tattoos come out in vivid blue color. When the Frostbeard clan warriors take the field against their enemies they are a sea of vivid Blue.

It is particularly striking when they go out to fight their ancestral enemies - the Orcs: Blue Vs. Green.

Due to this unusual feature they have developed a lot of anecdotal sayings and proverbs to do with the Blue. One of the most famous, usually told to outsiders, is: Don't Make Me Turn Blue, You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Blue.

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