Broughston Ashorc

Broughston is an exceptional gray-skinned orc who possesses intelligence and abilities far beyond those of ordinary orcs.

Within his original orc tribe, his talents led him to be treated almost like a god, which paradoxically left him isolated from his own kind.

After a natural disaster wiped out his tribe, Broughston made contact with human society and became an adventurer.

During this period, he created the powerful party known as Orichalcum Fist.

Broughston is intellectually sharp but has a brutally straightforward philosophy when it comes to training.

He believes in a Spartan regimen summarized as “even if you die, I will revive you and keep training you.”

Despite his intelligence, he strongly retains orcish values and instincts.

One of his most deeply rooted desires is for “communication through fistfights,” a norm among orcs where mutual punches serve as a form of bonding.

Because his own punches tend to knock opponents out in a single blow, he rarely finds anyone who can withstand him.

This has left him starved for an equal who can trade blows with him on even terms.

Broughston is a powerhouse of brute strength combined with sophisticated support magic.

He is especially skilled in healing and even resurrection spells, which is why he can push his training partners far beyond normal limits.

His combat style typically begins with him taking the opponent’s attacks head-on with his body.

Only after enduring the assault does he launch his counterattack, demonstrating both resilience and confidence in his durability.

If he judges an opponent to be a true strong warrior, he follows an orcish custom before fighting seriously.

He gives a sign known as the “Quarter Thumbs-Up”, a thumbs-up raised at a 45-degree angle, and then proceeds to strike with his full power from the outset.

Broughston is a gray-skinned variant orc, a highly unusual type among his species.

His extraordinary intellect and overwhelming abilities set him apart so much that his father, brothers, and the rest of the tribe revered him as a divine being.

Being treated as something more than—or other than—an orc made him a lonely, detached figure within the group.

He was respected and worshipped, but not truly included.

The complete annihilation of his tribe in a natural disaster forced a turning point in his life.

With nothing to tie him to his old home, he chose to step into human society and take up the life of an adventurer.

Within that new world, he gathered comrades and formed the famed party Orichalcum Fist.

His knowledge, magic, and harsh but effective training methods became the backbone of the group’s incredible strength.

Broughston’s ideal partner is “someone who can brawl with him as an equal and not fall in a single punch.”

Since such individuals are almost nonexistent, he adopted the mindset that he would personally raise such a fighter from scratch.

The core of Rick Gladiator’s training regimen is actually based on the menu Broughston originally devised for this purpose.

Every drill, every harsh routine, and every life-threatening exercise was designed to forge a person capable of exchanging equal punches with the “Wise Demon” himself.

Because Broughston can heal and resurrect, he never holds back in the intensity of his training.

In his view, as long as he can revive someone, there is no reason to fear death during practice.

Broughston still treasures the orc custom of “communication through brawling.”

To him, a good fistfight is not just violence, but a sincere way of understanding another person.

The Quarter Thumbs-Up gesture is more than a battle signal; it is a sign of deep respect.

By giving this 45-degree thumbs-up, he acknowledges the other as a true warrior worthy of his full strength.

Because he rarely encounters people who earn this gesture, those who receive it can be considered among the strongest individuals in his world.

For Broughston, such fights are the closest thing he has to heartfelt conversation and genuine companionship.