Philhipé

Philhipé, Pete, or Yellow Kobold was a Kobold who joined the party in the Roamin's Band of Thieves campaign after he was hugged by Gracias.

Characteristics

Race and Class

Philhipé is a Kobold Paladin with access to healing and buffing skills.

Personality

Philhipé is a rather laid-back Kobold, who is known for his combat skills, ability to advise the party, and generally "bad-assery" when faced with troublesome situations.

History

Philhipé presumably lived a relatively normal Kobold life before being encountered in the Band of Thieves campaign, wearing an eye patch over left eye because never developed natural Night Vision like other Kobolds, so he wore an eyepatch to keep one eye dilated and he thought he looked cooler. In the campaign itself he was originally friendly to Roamin's party before Dwarf Number Three revealed his name and the rest of the group of Kobolds he was hanging around with engaged them in combat. Philhipé hung back during the fight, casting heals on his allies until Gracias decided in a radical turn of events that he would hug the Kobold rather than fight him.

Following a lengthy conversation and an attempt to give Gracias rabies by biting him (which he thought was a good thing), Philhipé and Gracias sat back and watched the fight instead. Following the end of the encounter, Philhipé opted to join the party. At this point, he was still called Pete, but wanted to be renamed. Yumi suggested Philhipé, claiming that Philhipé's original name should not be lost entirely, and the name stuck.

During the campaign Philhipé proved his worth numerous times, showing cunning and guile where needed, and proving instrumental in the defeat of the Gemlord and the Cobra King. Along the way Philhipé became a large fan favourite amongst the live viewers. Despite not owning any treasures or items of his own, a gift Blunderbuss from Gracias became his weapon of choice, which he was surprisingly accurate with despite his lack of depth perception.

Tragedy stuck, however, when during the final fight of the campaign with Gwyneth Sunsword, Philhipé was separated from the group and rendered unconscious. Rob claimed in wrapping up the stream that Philhipé was held prisoner for months and eventually decapitated and killed by Gwyneth. However, at a later date he would ret-con this statment.

Friendships

Gracias

Philhipé's closest friend was Gracias. Their friendship began when Gracias hugged him, and after talking about how they thought they had no reason to fight, they sat down together out and left the combat. Throughout the rest of the adventure, Philhipé listened to Gracias's advice and always looked out for him, in return Gracias repeatedly waited for Philhipé, and tried to defend and save him. Some of these instances were in the Blood Snake forest, where Gracias lagged behind to stay with Philhipé, when Philhipé healed Gracias when he was low on stamina, and when Gracias tried to help Philhipé navigate out of the fog.

Yumi

Philhipé respected the authority of Yumi as a leader, and showed that he was loyal to her. When the two first met, he embraced Yumi in a bear hug as thanks for the respect Yumi showed in speaking in the way Kobolds do, by saying "Gnome" repeatedly. In response, Yumi gave him a little slap on the behind to say "Hey, you know what, you don't scare me off". Later on, when the Guild was starting to fall apart, with certain members questioning Yumi's skill as a leader, Philhipé stood by her. In the final battle, after Yumi surrendered, Philhipé detonated the fog, sacrificing himself to save her.

Bumbley

Philhipé and Bumbley did not interact very much however, partly because of Kobold's disliking of dwarves, however Philhipé seemed to get over that and eventually even call him by the nickname K4 which showed affection.

Kobolds

Philhipé, then known as Pete, worked with a group of four other Kobolds who he guarded a cave filled with gems with. When first encountering Roamin's Band of Thieves, he seemed to respect the his Boss's wishes and commands, however he ultimately abandoned them after befriending Gracias. When confronted by the rest of the thieves, he said that they had not been his friends, and that he had just worked with them.

Notable Traits and Abilities

Kobold Physiology:

• Enhanced Bite: Kobolds have very strong bites that they can use in battle. This bite can also give targets Kobold Rabies, increasing the dangerousness of the bite.
  • Infectious Bite: Kobolds can give other species a form of Kobold Rabies, which will eventually dissipate over time, but will be very harmful to the target during the duration of the disease.
    • Disease Immunity: Due to the Kobolds naturally
• Fur Generation: Kobolds have a natural layer of fur covering their bodies.
  • Natural Camouflage: Kobolds’ fur has evolved to retain the visual texture of the rocky walls they live in. This allows them to hide from predators or potential captors.
• Mineral Digestion: Kobolds have a fondness for eating and ingesting various minerals from underground. They may even eat sentient beings such as Gemlings.
• Kobold Strength: Kobolds have the strength equal to that of a dwarf, allowing them to further evolve in the dangerous caves and mountains they live in.
• Slight Probability Manipulation: Triton Ground Kobolds have the unique ability to alter the probability of their actions. The alteration is completely random and if they probability is extraordinarily out of their favor, that event will most likely happen.
  • Reactive Adaptation: Some Kobolds have the ability to overcome obstacles quickly.

Magical Abilities: Philhipé has access to the following skills:

• Holy Light Healing: By using the spell “Holy Light,” Paladins can use their holy abilities to recover the wounds of others or themselves. Since this ability is holy in nature, if the spell is cast on another person, the effect is thoroughly increased from what it would be if the Paladin used it on themselves.
• Strength Augmentation: Paladins can cast upon a “Blessing of Strength” on a target. This will increase their physical strength for the duration of combat.
  • Verbal Dependence: Allies that have been blessed must recite a phrase of empowerment before attempting to attack a target. Should they fail, they will not be able to correctly hit the target.

Personal Items

Philhipé's treasure included:

• Blunderbuss

Trivia

• Philhipé's original name was Pete, but changed by Roamin when he joined the party.