Gino is a massive Ogre who lives in the Imperial town of Ubersreik and is employed as a tenement rent-collector. He has greying black hair and a thin, ashen moustache.[1a]
History[]
Gino found himself in the Reikland as a young calf, seemingly abandoned by his parents to a company of traders from Tilea. The traders, unable to afford his ravenous appetite, eventually left Gino in the care of an orphanage in Ubersreik. There, the young Ogre was put to work immediately.[1a]
Gino soon got in with the "wrong crowd," and, as a result, he has been in trouble with the town's watch for most of his life. After leaving the orphanage, Gino began squatting in the Spittlefeld rookery. Lisle Beurin, the building landlady, found him impossible to remove. So, rather than confront the problem, she instead tried employing the Ogre as her manager; after all, only a fool wouldn't pay rent to the enormous monster on time.[1a]
Unfortunately for Lisle, Gino is not much of a tenement manager -- he can't fit up or down the stairs, for one thing, and he lets Annika Passerine and her kids live rent free as he has a soft spot for orphans. Nevertheless, Lisle gave up trying to rid herself of the Ogre over a decade ago, as every attempt simply enraged Gino, and nobody needed that. Gino now collects rents as and when he remembers, and he keeps his tenement safe, so long as any threats keep to the ground floor.[1a]
Appearance[]
Gino's 10-foot stature is barely covered in a patchwork of old jackets and coats stitched together by Annika Passerine, a woman who maintains an orphanage in Ubersreik, to keep him warm. Due to his size and the relatively cramped conditions in the tenement where he has spent most of his life, his back is curved in a permanent hunch, and his head is constantly sunk into his shoulders.[1a]
His voice booms, and he only uses simple words. He also has difficulty with abstract concepts. Conversations not involving food, drink, collecting coins for the landlady, or protecting his friends usually confuse him.[1a]