Lionheart

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Alvin wore a very sad smile as he looked upon his father for the last time before turning away, he knew it was entirely possible that he wouldn't see any of them ever again. These men had been his mentors, his parents, his guardians and his friends. The young Prince felt himself start to choke up but he quickly composed himself, a prince must never show his emotions, he told himself.

He couldn't help but smile at the three's nonchalant attitude about the situation, about how despite the odds they believed they'd win. Alvin heard the whooshing and metallic slicing and looked up just in time to see and catch the apple flying towards him. He examined it, just the right shade of red, oh how he loved apples. "Right, always poison test the apples, I'll keep that in mind." Without sparing any of them a glance Alvin mounted his Wyvern, deft hands gripping the reins and locating the lance within it's mount on the saddle.

"Come Medea, let us show these Jehannans what a Grado Wyvern Knight can do. Heyah!" With a roar Medea half flew, half hopped out of the throne room, turning west around the corner and into the hall with the rest of his allies. He made his way past the tapestry on the wall and over towards where he saw his best friend Marwood engaged with a few soldiers.

However as he drew his lance to join in, an odd sight caught his eye. There was what appeared to be a Frelian Pegasus Rider helping him, Alvin couldn't help but wonder who she was and what she was doing here so he decided to ask. "Hail Pegasus Knight, those are the colors of Frelia if I'm not mistaken, Prey tell, who are you and why are you here at such an hour?"

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(I'm behind Lexa if that wasn't clear.)

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I'll wait to see if Platinum posts something for Rioga or the other two Generals before I go again. Also is there anything in close proximity left to fight or have you guys got it all under control?

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Alvin would likely press the matter of escape above all else.

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Alvin was standing stock straight before his father who was undoubtedly giving some speech. However it felt as if cotton had been stuffed in the prince's ear and he really only caught every third word. Jehanna was invading, heck they were already at their doorstep. Alvin suggested to his father that diplomacy was the only real option but the Emperor had shut him down with a knowing look. Then his father called a lot of people to the throne with some sort of mission, Alvin made dang sure that Calico would be serving drinks at that time, that way she'd hopefully get to go and survive what was going to be a very dark day.

Aldo came out from somewhere and Alvin was somewhat relieved to see him, he didn't know the mage that well but he was a pleasant person, if a little stuck up. Alvin took a sharp breath as he could see with perfect clarity the entire battlefield, halls he'd walked his whole life swarming with men intent to do harm.

Eventually his father held out the Sacred Stone, the Fire Emblem, in his outstretched hand towards him. Alvin put his hand on the stone and held it there, looking into the Emperor's eyes. "Father.....I..." His resolve was faltering, he wanted nothing more then to mount Medea and fly away with everyone present, all the friends he'd made. But he knew that was impossible, finally he found the words he was looking for. "I will protect it with my life."

With that he took the stone, it felt warm in his hand, and pulsating. Almost as if whatever the stone's purpose it yearned to be used. Finally he stuffed it in his pocket, looking over at Marwood to his right, his trusted friend. At least they were to take on this mission together.

He turned towards his father one last time, a knife in the pit of his gut telling him this would likely be the last time he would ever see him. "Don't thrash 'em too hard." A fake smirk gracing his features, he looked to Nero and Garric. "Same goes for you two troublemakers, these guys don't stand a chance against the three of you, give them some kind of handicap." With that he looked around at the group gathered, he looked each one in the eyes. "Well you all have the map, we make for the western gate."

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Aw, no cool FE style status screen thing for me? ;-;

In anycase everything looks fine to me, I'm ready to go.

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I wake up to pictures of bunnies... I approve of this.

@ruler710

Yeah seriously, O_o

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Alvin: Prince of Grado

Name: Alvin

Appearance: A tall man standing at about 6'2, he has the build of a runner, lean and fit without particularly bulky muscles. His chestnut brown hair is messy and fails where it may, sometimes obscuring his eyes which are a piercing green. His unshaven face bears slight stubble, creases that come from smiling, and he has a small scar on his right cheek.

An approximation, not quite exact though, this guy's too serious. Far too serious.



Apparent Age: Early twenties.

Gender: Male

Nation: Grado

Class: Lord

Weapon Mastery: Lance-C

Level: 6

Background: Alvin grew up as the only son and heir to Emperor Rioga of Grado. His mother, Priscilla, died bringing him into the world, that fact has been a severe burden of guilt on the young man. As Alvin was growing up he always knew what he wanted to do, he'd look out the window and see Grado's feared Wyvern Riders practicing, flying about in the sky, free and having fun. Yes, Alvin knew he wanted to be a Wyvern Rider above all else.

At the age of 12, shortly after the Wyvern's mating season, Alvin was permitted to pick one of the newborn Wyverns to be his companion. His Father urged him to choose carefully, as this was to be his companion for life. Alvin took those words to heart and began examining the young Wyverns. After spending the whole afternoon looking at them, none had interested him very much. They were all strong, or fast, or supremely intelligent, at least that's what the breeders told him. The sun was falling and the horizon was burning red when he finally found a small, unassuming Wyvern that had been hiding under it's mother's wing. By the look of it it was certainly the smallest Wyvern he had seen and when he picked it up it squealed like it had been stuck with a spear! The rest had squirmed sure, but none had even come close to having this much spirit. The breeder identified the Wyvern as female and certainly the runt, but that didn't matter to Alvin.

He looked up at his father, eyes bright with the Wyvern squealing in his arms and said "I've got a good feeling about this one!" And so as soon as the Wyvern was big enough they started training together and the two have become inseparable ever since.

Since age 8, Alvin has been spending his summers in Renais visiting Prince Marwood along with Princess Natalia of Frelia, and Princess Rafaela of Jehanna. The children's parents decided on this arrangement so the future rulers would be good friends and perhaps a marriage or two might occur further down the road? It hasn't worked out that way yet but they are very good friends. Alvin tends to tease Marwood a good deal for his lack of political vision and his general near phobia of women. As a matter of fact, prior to Jehanna's invasion of Grado Alvin invited Prince Marwood to come to Grado for a visit, little did Alvin know that sinister things were about to take place.

Plot-Susceptive: Yes

Equipment and Items:
Steel Lance
Vulnerary
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Personality: Alvin is a bright, carefree, and gregarious person. He hates responsibility and the "Stuffy nobles" that dwell in the castle and would much rather be out enjoying the open skies with Medea. Alvin's number one motto is "Why use a sword when a silver-tongue is a lot cleaner?" He's a peace-loving man who'll try his best to talk himself out of any situation.

He is the epitome of "Lordly courtesy" as he never forgets his manners, indeed he finds the best method to being diplomatic is courtesy and food, lots of food. He loves meeting new people and thoroughly enjoys the company of trusted friends.

Those friends he makes out of anyone he takes a liking to, a friend that the prince is quite intent on keeping, despite his father's objections, is the servant girl Calico, the prince finds her to be an incredibly interesting young lady.

Ability Assessment: Alvin learned to fight under the tutelage of General Nero and shares his mostly balanced fighting style, though he has a weakness against magic and bow users and slightly favors skill over strength. Indeed every thrust of Alvin's lance is a precise strike at an enemy's weak point or unprotected vital spot. He's mastered fighting astride his midnight blue Wyvern, Medea. Indeed they are so in tuned to each other Alvin can direct her with his knees leaving both his hands free to fight.

While Alvin is primarily a mounted combatant he isn't a slouch on foot, though he isn't as physically imposing as his father or other young men his age, he makes up for that in part by his weapon choice and in part by his fighting style. Alvin utilizes the spear's superior reach to deftly knock aside strikes and stay out of his enemies range. He uses swift footwork and some trickery to send his foes off balance. He excels at catching faster opponents and finding chinks in a heavier enemy's trusted armor.

Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other:
-Because of his fighting style requiring deft footwork Alvin is a very good dancer.
-He has adopted Garric's fondness of Apples.
-Enjoys fishing, the only thing he and his father ever really did together.
-Isn't particularly good at cards and despite being a cunning individual he's a terrible gambler.
-Enjoys and is very skilled at a variety of tactical boardgames.
-Has a rivalry with the knight named Griswal, both were trained by General Nero and they often have bouts to determine who's the better combatant.

R-button Summarization: Prince of Grado. Gregarious and diplomatic, though a fine warrior in his own right.

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I petty much PMed everyone who had a character with ties to Grado, I like to intertwine my character as much as possible. Siblings could always be half siblings, it's not entirely out of the realms of possibility.

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE APPLES!

aaand Natalia, you've got pretty much free reign with her, though I think it's hilarious we've now established this quad of young royalty that are all known to each other. Skittles will HAS likely use USED Natalia in a similar fashion as I, so that's something to keep in mind.

Eh, an image wouldn't be that hard to find, right?

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Here it is in it's entirety, if I need to find a picture or something or if anything is amiss just let me know.

Alvin: Prince of Grado

Name: Alvin

Appearance: A tall man standing at about 6'2, he has the build of a runner, lean and fit without particularly bulky muscles. His chestnut brown hair is messy and fails where it may, sometimes obscuring his eyes which are a piercing green. His unshaven face bears slight stubble, creases that come from smiling, and he has a small scar on his right cheek.

Apparent Age: Early twenties.

Gender: Male

Nation: Grado

Class: Lord

Weapon Mastery: Lance-C

Level: 6

Background: Alvin grew up as the only son and heir to Emperor Rioga of Grado. His mother, Priscilla, died bringing him into the world, that fact has been a severe burden of guilt on the young man. As Alvin was growing up he always knew what he wanted to do, he'd look out the window and see Grado's feared Wyvern Riders practicing, flying about in the sky, free and having fun. Yes, Alvin knew he wanted to be a Wyvern Rider above all else.

At the age of 12, shortly after the Wyvern's mating season, Alvin was permitted to pick one of the newborn Wyverns to be his companion. His Father urged him to choose carefully, as this was to be his companion for life. Alvin took those words to heart and began examining the young Wyverns. After spending the whole afternoon looking at them, none had interested him very much. They were all strong, or fast, or supremely intelligent, at least that's what the breeders told him. The sun was falling and the horizon was burning red when he finally found a small, unassuming Wyvern that had been hiding under it's mother's wing. By the look of it it was certainly the smallest Wyvern he had seen and when he picked it up it squealed like it had been stuck with a spear! The rest had squirmed sure, but none had even come close to having this much spirit. The breeder identified the Wyvern as female and certainly the runt, but that didn't matter to Alvin.

He looked up at his father, eyes bright with the Wyvern squealing in his arms and said "I've got a good feeling about this one!" And so as soon as the Wyvern was big enough they started training together and the two have become inseparable ever since.

Since age 8, Alvin has been spending his summers in Renais visiting Prince Marwood along with Princess Natalia of Frelia. The three children's parents decided on this arrangement so the three future rulers would be good friends and perhaps one of the boys would fancy Natalia? It hasn't worked out that way yet but the three are very good friends. Alvin tends to tease Marwood a good deal for his lack of political vision and his general near phobia of women. As a matter of fact, prior to Jehanna's invasion of Grado Alvin invited Prince Marwood to come to Grado for a visit, little did Alvin know that sinister things were about to take place.

Plot-Susceptive: Yes

Equipment and Items:
Steel Lance
Vulnerary

Personality: Alvin is a bright, carefree, and gregarious person. He hates responsibility and the "Stuffy nobles" that dwell in the castle and would much rather be out enjoying the open skies with Medea. Alvin's number one motto is "Why use a sword when a silver-tongue is a lot cleaner?" He's a peace-loving man who'll try his best to talk himself out of any situation.

He is the epitome of "Lordly courtesy" as he never forgets his manners, indeed he finds the best method to being diplomatic is courtesy and food, lots of food. He loves meeting new people and thoroughly enjoys the company of trusted friends.

Those friends he makes out of anyone he takes a liking to, a friend that the prince is quite intent on keeping, despite his father's objections, is the servant girl Calico, the prince finds her to be an incredibly interesting young lady.

Ability Assessment: Alvin learned to fight under the tutelage of General Nero and shares his mostly balanced fighting style, though he has a weakness against magic and bow users and slightly favors skill over strength. Indeed every thrust of Alvin's lance is a precise strike at an enemy's weak point or unprotected vital spot. He's mastered fighting astride his midnight blue Wyvern, Medea. Indeed they are so in tuned to each other Alvin can direct her with his knees leaving both his hands free to fight.

While Alvin is primarily a mounted combatant he isn't a slouch on foot, though he isn't as physically imposing as his father or other young men his age, he makes up for that in part by his weapon choice and in part by his fighting style. Alvin utilizes the spear's superior reach to deftly knock aside strikes and stay out of his enemies range. He uses swift footwork and some trickery to send his foes off balance. He excels at catching faster opponents and finding chinks in a heavier enemy's trusted armor.

Quirks/Talents/Aspirations/Other:
-Because of his fighting style requiring deft footwork Alvin is a very good dancer.
-He has adopted Garric's fondness of Apples.
-Enjoys fishing, the only thing he and his father ever really did together.
-Isn't particularly good at cards and despite being a cunning individual he's a terrible gambler.
-Enjoys and is very skilled at a variety of tactical boardgames.
-Has a rivalry with the knight named Griswal, both were trained by General Nero and they often have bouts to determine who's the better combatant.

R-button Summarization: Prince of Grado. Gregarious and diplomatic, though a fine warrior in his own right.

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@Lionheart I can't wait! I'm glad Marwood will have have a friend. Oh yeah, we should discuss that because Renais and Grado have always been close nations so would they be friends or something?

@Apollosarcher

Already sent you a PM friend.