Ghislain "Grim" Grimwald

Fight the Greater Evil. Exerting your wisdom, identify the higher morality in any given instance, and fight for it.
_{—a tenet of the Oath of Vengeance.}

 

On one hand, Grim recognizes the value of law and law agreed upon by the common man. He also recognizes how easily this can be twisted by cruel intent and greed, and thus has no qualms with stepping in to inform someone in power that a line has been crossed.

Now, forcefully ejected from retirement, backed by a stern refusal to release his ward to the dark whims of Bhaal (as well as whatever the hells is going on with all those tadpoles), he's going to make his oath everyone else's problem.

 

Biography

Church Life

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An Adventurer

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Retirement in the Gate

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Back in the Saddle

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Friends and Family

Temple of Tyr

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The Adventurers

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Avery

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Romance

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Behavior and Other Horrors

Nickname and Outlook

The nickname of “Grim” came from his starting days as an adventurer. A newly anointed paladin, he was very very straight-laced and by-the book—a real joyless “We can’t loot this. This is a temple,” fucker. Thankfully, he grew out of his stuffy baby phase and into a well-rounded man. Now it’s “Anyone alive here to use it? No? Well then it ought to go to the people trying to clean this damn place up. Take what you need!”

"I thank Tyr every day for giving my mates compassion enough not to drown my stuffy arse in the river in those early days."

These days, he's very laid back and relaxed—letting the wisdom gained by his years on the road guide him. Though initially frigid to the group of Tadpoles, once warmed up, he acts as a pseudo-father figure to the group, often interjecting advice where he can, and though protective of them, has no qualms letting them make their own mistakes. It's fine though—he'll be there to help pick them up afterward.

 

A Peacock's Pride

A byproduct of being raised around buff paladins of all genders and various races, Grim grew up hopelessly attracted to persons of physical power and of large physique. This hasn't abated any through his life. However, due to the nature of putting one's vows before everything else, raised in a place where if one did seek a relationship, you did not speak its name, he also gained a undercurrent kink of appreciating unspoken tension.

So if given the time and patience to "hunt" (even if merely for a one-night fling), Grim will go out of his way to turn on his self-proclaimed "peacock strut". He lets gazes linger far longer than it should. His verbal drawl lengthens considerably. He puts a slight swagger in his walk and puffs his chest a bit more. He wanted to spar, wants to help his quarry work on their form— Really, from the outside it's extremely obvious to the point it's embarassing...and yet, where Halsin caught on immediately, somehow Wyll didn't for the longest time, utterly unaware that he was being chased by a horny man over twice his age.

 

Relationship with Tyr

Working alongside the Paladins and other trainees was definitely an "awakening" of sorts, and changed the chemistry of his little peabrain real fast. Puberty was a real ass-smasher of an experience, because the first time he was truly able to commune with Tyr and get more than a vague sensation back, he got a full vision of the fucker and just—oh no he's hot. AND THEN COMPLETELY FORGETS WHAT HE’D MEANT TO ASK IN THE FIRST PLACE. (He’s laughed at for this, immediately and to his face by the big man.) The worst however, was still to come:

"We had our fair share of all sexes, so it wasn’t as if anyone was starved for choices in eyecandy, or even partner—but it was my commander who bore the brunt of my addled affections, may he rest in peace. Some fellow lower on the totem took notice of the way I followed the man like a lost puppy and propositioned me out of pity. He was a strapping man too—my fool arse couldn’t say no, so I agreed.

"Mind you, I'm sixteen, maybe seventeen at this point, and he's double that or more. But don't get me wrong—there's no warning moral here. He laid me down and I moaned like a whore for him. Hands down, one of the best nights of my life...

"But afterwards this sweeping guilt overtakes me and I says, 'Sir, sir I need to go pray. I've done ill, sir.' And he's looking at me like I'm crazy, rightfully so. Says not to worry because I consented and that he was kind--all true. But I insist and he asks me why. I says, 'Because, sir, in your place, I imagined our Lord Tyr.'...

"...And he laughs in my face. Laughs for damn near half a bell, out his room and through the barracks, wheezing like he was losin' air.

"I wouldn’t be deterred. I went I to our church and kneeled, invoking His name in prayer, begging for forgiveness for the crime of misrepresenting the man above me...

"...He fucking laughed too. Old rat bastard looked in on me and laughed himself hoarse. Said he found no ills in it. Maybe a bit weird, but no worse. Just asked me not to do it again. That was it. He’s been a right ass to me since."

 

BG3 Gameplay

Free Gear

To match game mechanics, while the tadpole has effectively nerfed most of the cast, after twenty years in retirement, Grim has to pick his skills back up because he hasn’t fought fought in AGES. So for a good span early on he’s a camp-only follower.

For all of Act I, you can see him milling around camp, occasionally practicing on dummies. But when he start going out with people, he comes fully kitted out, courtesy of an afternoon penning letters to have particular items from his shop sent to him.

"Is it a holy relic-? No shit, it is. I pried it from the hands of some bloodthirsty son of a bitch who was trying to kill us. Mine now—been that way for over twenty and it’s staying that way."

 

Notable Quotes

“If you need to be judged that badly, well…it’s weird, but it ain’t a sin.”
_{—a multi-purpose response.}

“Not to make poor on a bad situation, but Gale—so much as throw one longing look my way while I’m wearing this plate and I’m gonna backhand you with my shield. It ain’t for snacking.”
_{—to Gale, early Act I.}

"Your boy fucks with the appeal of a damp bar rag. M'sorry you've had to deal with that."
_{—to Karlach and Carwen, about Lin, late Act I.}

 

Trivia

• One of Grim's lesser known talents is singing, which he picked up from his time living in the church.
• In an attempt to bring a shade of normalacy to Avery's strange life, Grim took up baking, because he saw it as something "a good mum would do for their kid". Now they're both hopelessly drawn to sweets.
  "Bought and learned how to use a chocolate mold for ladsy there. If that ain't love, m'not sure what is."
• Grim understands the concept of transgender and non-binary people and does his best to pay others the respect they're due, however, he's still a bit of an idiot on the subject. Upon realizing Avery answered to a multitude of pronouns when addressed by others, unsure whether to call the other "lad" or "lass" in casual conversation, he defaulted to "ladsy" for the Tiefling and hasn't looked back since.

 

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