Name: Kareth of Deliar
Nicknames: The Hammer of the North, or Hammer (A nickname poking fun at his bluntness, personal weapon and his northern descent, which later became a badge of honor after his distinguished service against the Northern Barbarians. He doesn't use this nickname much outside the Legion.)
Gender: Male
Age and birthday: Born in winter of 1266, Kareth is 36.
Origin: Kareth was born in the north, and was orphaned during a barbarian raid. An imperial officer found him and raised him in his house as a servant.
Length and build: 5' 10'' appears stocky, but is very muscular. (See picture)
Weight: 14 stone.
Sexuality: Heterosexual.
Appearances:
Except he's not a blacksmith.
Occupation:
Unoccupied, recently finished a tour with the legion.
Favorite phrase/saying:
“Onward to Death and Glory... more likely Death than Glory...” His way of saying 'this is really stupid, but lets do it anyway.' The second part is usually muttered.
“All men die. Only some of us find Glory before we do.” One of his favorite lines from the story of the great General Alutius, a hero of the early Empire. He has used this line many times to inspire his troops.
Favorite Food:
Salt Pork. He developed quite the taste for it in the Legion. He also like anything with alcohol in it, but prefers ale, mead or beer.
Favorite Weather and Season:
Foggy weather. He thinks it adds a degree of mystery to the world, even if you know the area like the back of your hand.
Patron God/GoddessSkelatia. As a low ranked soldier, Kareth is less involved with planning a battle and more concerned with weather or not he will survive it, and so eschews worship of Rolor for prayers and sacrifices to Skelatia, she who deigns who will be taken, either that she pass over him or ease his journey to the next life.
He also Prays to Irtan on occasion. A little extra luck never hurt, right?
Personality:
Kareth is simply a soldier. He follows orders from his superiors without question and offers respect to those whose stations are higher than his. He is friendly and polite to those who don't know him, but once he feels comfortable with you, his coarse soldier side starts to show. He is blunt and has little patience for subtlety. He particularly despises the Northern Barbarians, and is rather vocal on the subject whenever it comes up. If he owes you a debt, either real or in his mind, he will do all in his power to repay it. He is not easy to intimidate (Legion veterans rarely are).
History:
Kareth came from a village to the north. After a barbarian raid left him orphaned at the age of 12, an Imperial officer from House Tinath took him in and raised him as a servant. There he received a basic education and a firm grounding in Imperial Virtues, though he was quite unappreciative at the time, later in life he became quite thankful for it. When he turned 16, he joined the Legion, and took to that lifestyle with gusto. He managed to attain the rank of Tesserarius for distinguished service against the Northern Barbarians. After 20 years of soldiering, as much as he enjoyed that lifestyle, he wants to settle down and raise a family. He now has returned to the City of Deliar, looking for work, and with his pay from the legion. He does feel that he owes House Tinath his loyalty for raising him, and has plans to go to them for work.
Theme song:
Road to Revelation by Two Steps From Hell
Clothing and/or armor:
He has his armor from the army, which consists of a leather tunic and bracers, chainmail tunic and a simple iron breastplate, but he doesn't wear it often now that he's a civilian. He does still wear his legion belt with the buckle inscribed with unit, cohort and rank. Aside from that, he has two sets of simple clothing.
Tools and weapons:
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Name:Mace
Description:A flanged mace. Standard issue in the Legion. It has 27 notches on the shaft.
Appearance:
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Name:
Falchion
Description:A falchion. Standard issue in the Legion. The back edge has 36 notches filed into it.
Appearance:
Skill/Abilities:
Command: Kareth has led a compliment of 50 men and commanded their respect. He knows how to pitch his voice to ring out above a battle's din, and can inflect it with a drill Tesserarius' bark. When he orders, people have a tendency to obey, a handy skill from his time in the Legion.
Legion Veteran: Having served with the Legion for twenty years, including a tour to the north against the Northern Barbarians, Kareth knows the ins and outs of a melee intimately. His preferred weapons are either a mace or falchion and a shield, though he has experience wielding most melee weaponry, and can use a bow, though not with any exceptional degree of skill.
Wilderness Survival: Kareth can fend for himself in the absence of civilization.
Traits:
Physically Prime: Conditioned by the physical trials of Legion life, such as carrying 7 stone or more in gear up to 20 miles daily, Kareth is in his physical prime.
Educated: Kareth knows his letters and numbers, though it takes him a while to do mental arithmetic.
Gambler: A bad habit he picked up in the Legion. Most Legion activities involve long stretches of tedium with brief moments of action. Gambling is one of the most common ways to unwind and let the time pass.
Unoriginal: He's not the sharpest sword on the rack, but nether is he the bluntest. And he's definitely sharper than the maces.
