Name: Nikolaus “Niki/Niko/Klaus/Nik-nik/Whatever Leo comes up with next” Aliksen
Age: 36
Race: Nord – half Imperial, although it doesn’t show.
Class: Paladin Judge 

Appearance: Looking every part the Nord, Niko stands at a towering height of 6’7, with the muscley build of someone who works his sword every day. His shaggy, dark blonde hair sweeps down to his shoulders, the fringes framing his face in tied braids to keep it out of his eyes, which are a startlingly stormy grey-blue. He has pale skin, with the slightest remainder of a tan from his time living in Cyrodiil, which is dotted with scars here and there from his run-ins with trouble in the past. Although he can look a daunting target, he can easily light up a room with his dimpled smile, which is accentuated by his short blond beard, and suits his handsome, weathered face well.

Personality: Far more mature than his childhood friend, Niko can enjoy a few laughs, but for the majority of the time out in serious situations, he keeps a fairly stoic attitude. He is respectful to those worthy of respect – whether they be evil or not – but he will not tolerate any form on injustice or cruelty. Wanting to be an adventurer does not necessarily mean that he has to take part in torturing; he believes in doling out quick deaths for his attackers, for he is a man with rules. And he likes to follow those rules, no matter what. Because of this, it’s hard to snap his temper, but when it does snap, it is not wise to stick around for long. Another important mention of his personality is his kindness – unlike the majority of his Nordic kin, he does not discriminate others for their race, gender, religion... whatever. Unless they’re something really sick like a cannibal (I mean c’mon guys, that’s just NASTAY.), he’ll treat them with the same amount of fairness as he would any other person... until he finds out more about them.

Bio: Niko has a Nord Father and an Imperial Mother – who just happened to be the sister of Leo’s Mother. The two families living together in their large Cheydinhal home, Niko saw Leo as the younger brother his parents had never given him. Treating him as his kin and his dearest friend, the two had a fine childhood despite the War, losing themselves in their imaginations to avoid all the bloodshed that their parents worried so much about. Leo would always dream up new inventions and Niko would humour him countlessly. However, when Leo’s dreams because a bit more real as they grew up, Niko felt he had no choice than to journey with his younger cousin; one, for they had been brothers, and going separate ways would hurt too much; and two; Leo needed protecting. With all his genius wonderings, it was amazing how often he could forget simple things like eating, and more dangerous things like bandits on the road. Putting his own dreams of adventuring on hold, Niko journeyed with Leo, even picking up more interests as they went towards Markarth. Taking a particular interest in the Ayleid, Akaviri and Dwemer, he eventually tracked down a scholar who taught him how to speak the various different languages, and he became immersed in the history of them. With countless tomes of lost civilisations to read, and manuscripts to translate for Leo’s newest contraptions, Niko quelled his lust for adventure for a good few years.
However, now that the dragons have returned, his feet began to itch once more. Although not asking Leo if he wanted to leave, he was thrilled one day to find his cousin packing up shop, and announcing that it was time to kill some dragons with that big, dopey grin on his face. And so, the two journeyed out once more, to join the legendary Dovayfeyn.
Equipment: Although Leo had provided plenty of prototype weapons and armour for Niko, he politely declined most of them after a few memories of exploding chestplates and shields that electrocuted the wearer. Instead, he stuck with a fine set of regular, normal ebony armour that Leo modelled off the Wolf Armour that the Companions wore. Although similar to their armour, Leo replaced the steel with ebony, and deciding against the “pointless fur skirt”, as Leo had called it. The design is a bit more intricate, and still includes the wolf motifs; it also includes the boots, gauntlets and helmet, which Niko wears over a black cowl with a mask (Covering bottom half of face, as protection from rain, wind, etc.) with a Fortify Archery enchantment.
In terms of weapons, Leo decided some of Niko’s home-made improvements could actually be helpful. With him, he has a bow, about three dozen arrows, two longswords, and a hidden dagger tucked into his boot – all of which are ebony, and with various improvements; The bow has a drain life enchantment and razor sharp spikes running along the limbs (For when someone gets too up-close and personal, he can give them a nasty bash with this); the arrows explode after a few seconds post impact, in which tiny razors are shot in 360 degree radius, the maximum reaching 8 Feet away from impact point (This makes the arrows a bit chunkier than usual, so are less accurate than other arrows, and of course, are pointless for stealth missions. Because of this, he carries about 4 dozen extra steel arrows, with no enchantments.); the swords – like Leo’s warhammer – are booby-trapped in case a stranger attempts to pick them up, and have a medium fear enchantment. His dagger is just a regular dagger though. Last resort kinda thing.

Other: Dislikes horses, but loves dogs. He’d literally buy a dozen if he could feed them all.