Growing up in the gnomish society of Sanos Forest, Bumbo had no shortage of magical wonder to fill his day, and he took it all in with the appropriate level of open-mouthed awe. In that, he was no different from any other gnome. His parents were more aloof than most, and largely left him to his own devices when he was old enough to walk and talk. Bumbo spent his youth coming into his own inherent abilities, and finding his way through life like any good gnome would - largely by chance.
When he was nearing his thirties, Bumbo (he gave up trying to get people to pronounce his full name) began to have frightening visions. A fell beast of huge proportions would come to see him, day and night. The thing was a massive pig with a prodigious snout, covered with thin fur of varying colorful hues. It boasted a hugely muscled chest and forelegs before a plump round belly and stubby rear legs. However, instead of threatening to eat Bumbo or inflict bodily harm, the Beast would berate poor Bumbo for hours. It would comment upon his poor choices, lack of ambition, and slovenly appearance - all things which Bumbo had thought to be fine attributes. The gnome would hide or run when he saw the Beast, ignoring it until it would go away.
The truth of his ailment was discovered on a day that found Bumbo trying to go where he wasn't welcome. The Sanos Forest has many secrets, and Bumbo was trying to make his way to the sacred grove when he ran afoul of one of its most feared protectors - an alarm chicken. The creature ran at Bumbo and, though he didn't think it would actually hurt him, the great, rainbow pig from his nightmares appeared in between them. The Beast swallowed the chicken, then turned to lecture Bumbo for finding himself in such a situation…truly a bothersome beast.
When others in the forest heard of this, he was told he was a summoner, and that he should stop being scared of things his own mind was creating. It took quite a while for the pair to work together, but soon they reached an equally equitable relationship. Toot, named by Bumbo for his gaseous emissions, wanted to be the most powerful creature…anywhere…period. If Bumbo simply lined up the best battles and got out of the way, Toot would remain happy. Then, Toot would give Bumbo the time to practice his true love of the arts and music without being judged.
This worked for a time…until Toot decided there were to be better fights elsewhere. So, they left their forest home, Bumbo reluctantly marching towards whatever fate Toot led them to. Once they heard of the dangerous Hinterlands of Sandpoint and the great challenges to be had, their way was set.
Along the road, Bumbo met a fine halfling named Loth, and the pair traveled together for a time. Once Toot realized that Loth wasn't a threat, the pig seemed to like the companionship. Truth be told, Toot seemed to like Loth even better than the artsy gnomish summoner he was saddled with. Upon reaching Sandpoint, Bumbo was immediately taken with the place - gems of art and music could be found in some of the roughest places it seemed, and he found he would be quite proud to call this home.
Bumbo currently makes a small wage playing flute at the local theater, taking in shows whenever he can sit in without causing a fuss.
Sandpoint Theatre: Cyrdak Drokkus is the definition of larger than life. It's strange enough to see a theatre in a town of this size, but this one thrives. Shows are every night of the week, but it is the weekend performances that the locals really like. The owner (Cyrdak) uses his connections in Magnimar to book large shows and traveling talent
