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Jolbo

Jolbo Brandytook

Name Jolbo
Occupation
Explorer of Middle Earth, Warden.
Age
Young, a 'Tween' Hobbit.
Race
Hobbit
Residence
Wanderer, has a house in the Shire
Kinship
None
Outward Appearance

Jolbo has a kind look about him most of the time, and is a thoughtful, yet very excitable Hobbit, people can often see him smoking and staring blankly into some sort of fire. If not staring into the Fire, he is normally starting one due to another 'Firework incident'. His face is young and he smiles alot. He is very fond of practical jokes...

Clothes:

A comfy pair of trousers and shirt are worn under his long leather-scale overcoat. This coat has many pockets, and is worn with a cloak with a brilliant firework design. He does not wear any  boots, unless they are essential. He is normally seen in this outfit, though he may choose to wear more specialised gear when heading into different areas. When out wandering he can be seen with his shield strapped to his back, or slung with bags of fireworks and provisions on his pony.

Weapons & other equipment:

Jolbo has many small tricks up his sleeve, most of them carried in his pockets. The only direct weapons he carries are: a sword and his spear. However, his tricks include: small fireworks, pouches of sand, coils of rope and even bottles of flamable oil. Most of these are stored in his overcoats deep pockets. The adventuring hobbit also carries: Matches, a flint and tinder (for if the matches run out), a smal hatchet, a battered pipe, several small pouches of pipe weed and a small, shallow pot to cook in.

 

Background

Jolbo was born and raised in Hobbitown. He always remembers Bilbo's Dissapearance from the shire, so from a young age he was always asking to go with his father and his older brother out of the Shire. His father and brother were normally only going to Bree and little beyond that, but seeing as they took a bow to defend themselves againsed the wild creatures if need be. Jolbo was convinced they were out fighting orcs. One of hs Ancecestors had made this bow for the family to use as a means of defence wile going to sell the pipe weed they had grown in Bree, and Jolbo was named after this Ancestor. So he went on pretending the farm was under attack from Goblins and that his Father and Brother were out fighting them for a few years, His mother becoming worried about the amount of odd looks her son was getting when he said he wanted to be an explorer, but let it be untill one day Jolbo's Father and Brother did not return.

They had been killed by a Boar that had charged at them, killing both Hobbits in a flash... Jolbo's mother did not cope well, and so sold their house in Hobbitown and moved to Little Delving. She was then angry every time Jolbo asked about being an explorer, not wanting him to go and get killed like his father and brother had. After thirteen years, Jolbo decided to leave anyway. He took the Bow that had been returned to the family and the few arrows and left, heading for Bree without a word to his mother. For two years Jolbo stayed around Bree, killing Boars for a living, before deciding to take on some bandits.. that did not go well. Jolbo had to run for his life back to Bree, considering to just go back to the Shire because he was no good when he met Nilawen, who encouraged him to continue adventuring... and he did.

It was all going well untill he was captured by some goblins in the North Downs, his bow was snapped in half in a small skirmish between him and three goblins... he was taken back to the camp the goblins were part of to be cooked, as the goblins didn't want to make a fire on the spot. The camp was already under attack when they arrived, and the group of adventurers drove off the goblins and rescued Jolbo.

Jolbo re-trained himself to be more defensive- he had nearly died twice... He now uses Javelins to kill a target at range or a shield and spear or sword if he needs to fight up close. He wants to adventure more than ever, confident he can manage if if he just goes more defensive and asks for aid when he will need it.

Jolbo wants to return to his Mothers home one day, but he wants to Adventure around a bit more first, incase she tries to stop him again... he feels slightly guilty that he just ran away without a word, he now understands she was just trying to protect him.

 

In recent times Jolbo has been saddened by the murder of his dear cousin, Korlbo. Korlbo was stabbed through the heart by a masked woman, whom Jolbo is trying to track down. The Hobbit has been more daring than ever in the last few months, and plans a large exploration of Moria... when he can find the companions, of course!

Friends
Nilawen, Gungur, Threland and a few more.
Relatives
Korlbo (Dead)
Rivals/Enemies
Loves
Adventuring, Fireworks, Ale and Food.
Hates
Corruption, failing, bans on fireworks.
Motivation
Wants to see all of Middle Earth before he is Thirty Three.
Quotes
"It was an accident! Silly place to put a roof anyway!"

Jolbo's Adventures

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Jolbo's Adventures

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