Aukan

I don't read. - Aukan when Wren offered to read him "B is for Barbarian."

Abilities
Aukan's ability scores are as follows: Aukan is a 9th level Barbarian, with the Storm Herald as his Primal Path.

He wields the Hunger of the Void, a Ring of Advanced protection, and is blessed by the Boon of Eligos.

Early Life
Aukan was born in the cold climate high in the Thesk Mountains. It wasn't much longer after he started walking that his tribe, the Ogolakana Clan, realized that he was different. He wasn't smaller or larger than most Goliaths. He wasn't missing limbs or had any extra to speak of. He simply had light feet. His steps were not loud and he left very shallow footprints in the snow or dirt. This quickly earned him the nickname, “Light Foot”, which was widely seen as an insult among Goliaths. This name meant that his presence wasn't felt as much by the earth as other goliath, that he didn't make a difference. Early in Aukan's childhood he decided to prove everyone wrong. He would go on to kill his first goblin at the age of three. He silently crept up as it was trying to steal from the clan's farm. He quickly became a hunter, expertly -with the help of his naturally quiet footfalls- sneaking up on his prey and executing it with a javelin or his bare hands. Yet this still didn't seem to make an impact on the clan elders. So he decided to keep a record of his kills where everyone could see it. He would tattoo marks on his body for each enemy he killed or great monster he had slain. It was his friend Rojo “Bear Breaker” that inspired Aukan to tattoo his body. Rojo did the same but he was much more respected in the clan compared to Aukan. Even then Rojo did not make fun of Aukan, but used his nickname “Light Foot” as a sign of respect. He saw the advantage that Aukan had when it came to hunting and scouting. Because Rojo was so respected by the tribe, the tribe had slowly begun to respect Aukan as well. Yet many refused to fully accept Aukan as a true Goliath. The time came during the year when a small party of the tribe would be selected by the chieftain to travel to the Dwarves to trade for weapons and learn what they could as far as making armor. Rojo was selected as captain and was given freedom to choose whoever he wanted to take with him. He choose Aukan and a female Goliath named, Nalla “KeenEye”. Nalla was another Goliath that had always treated Aukan more kindly than the others and she was also Rojo's chosen mate. With that they set off, but before they made it into the dwarven mountain Rojo and Nalla sat down with Aukan and explained why they only choose the three of them. They wanted to start a new tribe. One where Goliath wouldn't be treated unfairly because they were different than the rest. One where Aukan would be seen as unique and special. This excited Aukan but also made him worry for his family, but after talking far into the night his mind was name, he would join Rojo and Nalla in creating a new tribe. But he still wanted to visit the dwarves because he got so few chances to do so in his time with the tribe. They agreed that after they visited the dwarves they would go and search for more unique goliath and form a “Tribe of Misfits”. Unfortunately, while the three friends were traveling through the tunnels in the mountains, there was a large earthquake. This caused the tunnels to collapse as Aukan, Rojo and Nalla were traversing a narrow cliff edge on the side of a chasm, resulting in the ground breaking under Aukan and him falling into the chasm. Aukan hit his head on the side of the cliff and was knocked unconscious landing in a deep underground river which took him with it's flow for an entire day. Aukan woke up on the shore far outside of the mountains, not knowing where he was or where his dear friends were. He just had a promise in his head he had to fulfill. He stood up and set off to look for both his friends and more unique goliath to start a new tribe with.