Bumbley

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Bumbley
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Race	Dwarf
Cornerstone	Unknown
Class	Warrior
Gender	Male
Affiliations	Yumi's Band of Thieves
Relatives	Unknown
Alias	Dwarf Number Three Kobold Number Four K-4
Status	Alive
Portrayed By	Justin
First Appearance	Roamin's Band of Thieves
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"K4!"
— Bumbley/K4

Bumbley the Hill Dwarf (/bʌmbəli/), Dwarf Number Three, Kobold Number Four or K-4 is a male Dwarf played by Justin in the Roamin's Band of Thieves campaign. He was a new hire of Yumi's Band of Thieves and operated as the front-line meat shield for the group.

Characteristics

Appearance

Bumbley is a male Dwarf with a muscular build, a long, thick brown braided beard, and green eyes. Bumbley wears a black undershirt, blue pants, a green tie in his beard, brown shoes and gloves. Like other members of the Thieves Guild, Bumbley wears a golden broach and a red sash around his waist. For combat, Bumbley wears sleeveless Steel Plate Armor with "K 4" written in black on his pectoral muscles. Bumbley also wears a metallic helmet that has horns attached to it.

Personality

Bumbley originally started out as a simple Dwarf, being the quiet unappreciated fourth member of the Thieves Guild. He was often berated and confused as to what the group wanted him to exactly do. It was not until he performed valiantly against a group of hostile Kobolds that his role as the main fighter in the group became clear. Yumi and Squinks, however, preferred to continuously demoralize him by renaming him to Kobold Number 4 and demoting him to be under the command of Philhipé the Kobold. After being renamed to Kobold number 4 Bumbley nicknamed himself K-4 and decided that he wanted everyone to start calling him that. As the party progressed through their adventure, K-4 developed a stronger personality and became more aggressive towards Yumi (played by Roamin). K-4 becomes very hostile towards Yumi after asking her to use the name K-4 but Yumi still taunted him by calling him his full name, Kobold number 4.

Bumbley's attributes are Strong and Gullible.

Relationships

K4 was regarded as the patsy of the band of thieves, mostly by Yumi and Squinks, who constantly belittled him. Within the group, he was often punished for mistakes or forced to the back during conversations. This caused him to resent the group and stayed with the Monkey Fish King after the group split up during the battle at the Sunsword Village.

Powers & Abilities

Passives

• Golden Inheritance
• Adrenaline

Warrior Abilities

• Chivalry
• Blockade
• Tosser

Companion

• Monkey Fish (4)

Belongings

Items

• Steel Longsword
• Plate Armor

Former

• Bladeturn: Pick-pocketed by a Gnome girl.
• Amulet of Bones: Given to Nessie for passage across his bridge.

History

Background

Not much is known about about Bumbley's past other than he was hired into Yumi's Band of Thieves to be their resident meat shield during battle and to have some diversity in their ranks. He was hired prior to Yumi accepting a job offer from Nisovin. During his hiring process, he introduced himself, but offered to have his named changed by the group. After much discussion, they settled upon naming him Dwarf Number 3. They then visited Nisovin at his house and discussed the job: stealing a key from Gwyneth Sunsword.

Roamin's Band of Thieves

Bumbley joined Yumi, Squinks and Gracias during their mission to steal the key from the Sunswords. During their trip, they had an altercation with a group of Kobolds who thought they where stealing their gems. After brutally murdering one, and knocking out the others, they met with Gracias's new friend, a Kobold named Pete. Pete was then indoctrinate within the group by renamed Philhipé, and demoted Dwarf Number 3 to "Kobold Number 4," underneath Philhipé in the chain of command.

After some arguing, they met with the bridge gnome Nessie, whom liked dwarves enough to allow K4 to pass in exchange for his Amulet of Bones. However, K4 was tricked by a young Gnome girl who gave him a kiss, but stole his Bladeturn without his knowledge. Once the rest of the band made it out, they noticed several Elvens standing guard over the entrance to a forest. Successfully sneaking by them, the group entered the forest hallway only to be met with an army of Blood Snakes and a Blood Snake King. They battled their way through. forcing their way into the grotto beyond the Snake King which held the Monkey Fish.

After discussing a plan of action, they sent Squinks out in a disguise to seek the key, only for the rest of the band to be hunted by the Sunswords. Yumi, Gracias, Philhipé and K4 then delve deeper in the cave to meet with the Monkey Fish King. After discussing their intentions, the King decided to help the thieves by hiding them from the Elves. This allowed the band to sneak in and hunt for the Key, only to be confronted by Gwyneth Sunsword, her Sun Hound Fenrus, and several Sun Cleric Elves. After an unsuccessful battle, K4 jumped down a well to escape being captured.

Fate

After escaping the Sunswords and being sent to the Silvermine Mountains, K4 stayed with the Monkey Fish king, living with him in some form of luxury.

Trivia

• There is a superstition that whenever K4 is brought up in a campaign, that the players will roll 4 an abnormal number of times. It is called "the Curse of K4."
• Bumbley's renaming to Kobold Number 4/K4 might be a reference to Douglas 3 (normally referred to as D3) from the Original Unforgotten Realms web-series.
• Bumbley was nominated into the Tambok's Special Friend Show by Justin in The Unseen Rogues campaign.
• Bumbley appeared in the Okagnoma Guild Hall Campaign as a Believer.
• Bumbley had a non-canon cameo in The Many Gobos of Pat campaign when Dankie received a crystal flatscreen, Dankie accidentally revealed the fate of K-4 through the crystal flatscreen. Bumbley was in a grotto with the Monkey Fish King while behind massaged by the King, completely nude.
• Bumbley is the character featured on the Warrior Class card.