the more i think about garthy meeting the bad kids the more i realise how wild saying "thank god you've got your mother's looks" to fabian is as an introductory sentence. imagine meeting someone and they immediately go "oh yeah i recognise you. i find your father DEEPLY unattractive"
The Dimension 20 Fuckability Tournament Final Match-up:
At this point, we've heard many arguments for both sides of this epic sexy pirate face-off.
They're both pirates/sailors with incredible accents and self-confidence in spades.
Garthy O'Brien dedicates their entire life to making everyone around them feel as good as possible. Their whole thing is part of an orcish succubus-type situation that's basically fucking people into being good. They are the embodiment of Good, Giving, and Game. Their CHA is 21.
Captain Annabelle Cheddar was a royal, the heir of House Cheddar. But she gave up those rules and that pressure and chose a life of adventure on the ocean, where she developed core strength such that her thighs are weapons. She is strong willed and extremely loyal. She stands up for what she believes in, and she doesn't back down from a challenge.
rewatching fantasy high sophomore year and I cannot stop fucking thinking about the fact that garthy o'brien is canonically aguefort's grandchild. pov your family is made up of (a) the most powerful wizard in the world who has—and I quote—"extremely regular" sex with a flaming bird, (b) the half-phoenix woman who decided that a floating pirate city was the perfect place for a library, and (c) a person who unabashedly tells anyone who even sort of asks that their divine ancestral mission on this earth is to fuck people into being decent. what on earth must those family reunions look like
Imagine being a young adult and your foster mother (who is part phoenix and has already lived several lives) is reborn in a burst of flame. The woman who raised you is now a helpless infant, and has no memories from her previous life. This tiny chick with fuzzy feather down and a tiny lick of flame on her head is both similar and so very different from the woman you once knew.
As a phoenix and a wizard, your mother had her share of rivals and enemies, and she tasked you with protecting and teaching her new incarnation. There is a box of letters you are to give to the child when she is older.
You too have celestial blood, but you wonder if your developing powers are going to be enough to protect her until she is old enough to fend for herself. You live on a pirate city that floats upon the Celestine Sea; is it going to be safe enough?
What a tremendous weight that would be.
IN A NUTSHELL, I HAD DEEP THINKY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PROTECTIVE WARDS THAT GARTHY HAS ON THE GOLD GARDENS.
Brennan described that while on the property of the Gold Gardens, Garthy is practically untouchable. The buildings are placed to form a giant celestial rune. Technically the ground is considered hallowed? The amount of magic it took to activate said rune must have been enormous. Garthy probably had it built piece by piece, adding new sections of the campus as they also added more and more golden geometric tattoos on their skin.
Having a reincarnating phoenix daughter/mom/best friend would warrant that level of magical security.
MEDIUM: Copic markers, Sakura microns, and metallic watercolors
The competition is steep, but I gotta say I think Garthy O'Brien might be the hottest NPC in Dimension 20, or at the very least the hottest NPC of Brennan's specifically
I'm irrationally obsessed with Garthy O'Brien, especially their voice, so I made a compilation of literally every word they speak in FHSY and PiroL. Enjoy!
"Garthy O'Brien is the single sexiest motherfucker in the entire d20 canon. Their entire thing is making everyone feel as good as they possibly can. Their voice is to fucking die for. They're even nonbinary."
"He's so hot that just taking a run gets him trending on social media. He literally has disadvantage to stealth because he's so damn sexy."
Most underrated canon D20 ship is Jack Brakkow and Garthy O'Brien. Gimme more of the sad hunky rat man getting pampered and supported by the most perfect creature to ever exist.
TBH just bring Pirates of Leviathan back to do that whole cast justice in the dome.
There are days when I go back to my roots of drawing extremely pretty men and elaborate outfits and jewelry.
"Pirates of Leviathan" is one of my favorite seasons of Dimension 20 - can you tell? "A Court of Fey and Flowers" is right up there with it. Can't get enough of it. I really hope the Bad Kids swing by Leviathan at some point again. Like, Garthy O'Brien was briefly mentioned in FHJY Adventuring Party Ep1, and I went FERAL. (I wanna know more about Ayda's relationship with Garthy! Embarrassing baby stories, general lore, I DON'T CARE.)
Needless to say, I adore Garthy O'Brien and Jack Brakkow. It was hilarious to watch Matt and Brennan flirt with each other. But even more than that, I love a good revenge/glow-up story, and Captain Brakkow had a great one.
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[Image description: Garthy O'Brien stands with Captain Jack Brakkow at their side, his hand on their left hip. They are gesturing off to the left, as if showing Jack the sights. Garthy, a half-orc aasimar with golden eyes, is wearing a plethora of intricately-made, gemstone-studded jewelry, comprised of: two upper arm bands, four bracelets, three rings, a choker, chandelier earrings, and an enormous Anatolian-style necklace that spans nearly from shoulder to shoulder. Jack Brakkow is a 7ft-tall ratfolk pirate captain wearing a loose, navy shirt, tan pants, and a teal captain's coat. There's a small silver charm of a crescent moon sickle hanging from his collar, marking him as the captain of the Harvest Moon. He also wears a golden belt buckle with mother-of-pearl inlay depicting a flower garden.