RE: Swords Beneath the Starlight
02-29-2020, 10:07 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-12-2020, 04:10 AM by Cidellus.)
NAME: Lyander of Ashvale
APPEARANCE: Lyander has short dark brown hair, gray-blue eyes, fair skin tanned by outdoor work, and a lean, thin build. He is sixteen years old and stands at around 5'7", though he is still growing. One would describe him as neither ugly nor particularly pretty, but rather plain and exceedingly average. He tends to wear whatever clothes or armor are available, and is often seen mixing and matching armor pieces to try and put a full suit together. He's too damn poor to afford proper armor.
TRAINEE CLASS: Novice
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?: Ashvale, or more accurately a farm just outside of Ashvale. Ashvale was a peasant village located on the frontier with the Beast Kingdom, and Lyander grew up experiencing seasonal raids from them. As he got older, life seemed to get harder in the settlement. Food became scarce, tempers rose, and the village's sense of community began to break apart. Just a year ago, a full-blown famine hit. Many in his village died in the Autumn, and those that didn't succumbed to the winter. Lyander's parents were in this latter group, and Lyander himself only barely survived by walking through leagues of cold, icy, dangerous wilderness to reach the nearest major town. He was the village's sole survivor.
BIOGRAPHY: Lyander was born to Helvast and Lydia, two farmers living in the vicinity of Ashvale. Both were kind, well-to-do people except for one rather glaring fact: they were mildly racist against the Laguz. Part of that had to do with them being raided by Laguz periodically, which doesn't tend to make friends.
Lyander received a rather typical upbringing for a peasant: he farmed a lot, enjoyed himself at the seasonal festivals, and generally just lived life. He never learned to read or write, had a rudimentary knowledge of mathematics, and could be rather superstitious at times.
When the famine finally did hit, it led to mass starvation in Ashvale's entire region. Soon, not a scrap of food could be found, and banditry became more commonplace. The Laguz did a few raids during this time, taking what was left. Lyander's parents died near the end, and a starving Lyander resolved to TRY to survive rather than remain and succumb. It was a near-impossible journey, and the whole way he had to avoid starving bandits, murderous wildlife, Laguz raiders, and his own gnawing starvation and mounting injuries to finally make it to the town of Belmore. Once there, he basically walked up to the gates, weakly hailed the guards, and passed out.
He was unconscious for several days as the town garrison nursed him back to health. In return, he did various chores and labors for the town. He picked up combat wherever he could from the garrison, knights, and mercenaries in the town, all the while sleeping in a curled up heap at night trying to recover from the horrible trauma he'd been through.
APPEARANCE: Lyander has short dark brown hair, gray-blue eyes, fair skin tanned by outdoor work, and a lean, thin build. He is sixteen years old and stands at around 5'7", though he is still growing. One would describe him as neither ugly nor particularly pretty, but rather plain and exceedingly average. He tends to wear whatever clothes or armor are available, and is often seen mixing and matching armor pieces to try and put a full suit together. He's too damn poor to afford proper armor.
TRAINEE CLASS: Novice
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?: Ashvale, or more accurately a farm just outside of Ashvale. Ashvale was a peasant village located on the frontier with the Beast Kingdom, and Lyander grew up experiencing seasonal raids from them. As he got older, life seemed to get harder in the settlement. Food became scarce, tempers rose, and the village's sense of community began to break apart. Just a year ago, a full-blown famine hit. Many in his village died in the Autumn, and those that didn't succumbed to the winter. Lyander's parents were in this latter group, and Lyander himself only barely survived by walking through leagues of cold, icy, dangerous wilderness to reach the nearest major town. He was the village's sole survivor.
BIOGRAPHY: Lyander was born to Helvast and Lydia, two farmers living in the vicinity of Ashvale. Both were kind, well-to-do people except for one rather glaring fact: they were mildly racist against the Laguz. Part of that had to do with them being raided by Laguz periodically, which doesn't tend to make friends.
Lyander received a rather typical upbringing for a peasant: he farmed a lot, enjoyed himself at the seasonal festivals, and generally just lived life. He never learned to read or write, had a rudimentary knowledge of mathematics, and could be rather superstitious at times.
When the famine finally did hit, it led to mass starvation in Ashvale's entire region. Soon, not a scrap of food could be found, and banditry became more commonplace. The Laguz did a few raids during this time, taking what was left. Lyander's parents died near the end, and a starving Lyander resolved to TRY to survive rather than remain and succumb. It was a near-impossible journey, and the whole way he had to avoid starving bandits, murderous wildlife, Laguz raiders, and his own gnawing starvation and mounting injuries to finally make it to the town of Belmore. Once there, he basically walked up to the gates, weakly hailed the guards, and passed out.
He was unconscious for several days as the town garrison nursed him back to health. In return, he did various chores and labors for the town. He picked up combat wherever he could from the garrison, knights, and mercenaries in the town, all the while sleeping in a curled up heap at night trying to recover from the horrible trauma he'd been through.
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