"Though he disobeyed before,
fear will make him serve once more.
While he could not kill Snow White,
against this caster he'll join the fight."

[b]Name:[/b] The Huntsman

[b]Appearance:[/b] [img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/3ca4932a-1823-41d3-b120-14d8c6c5a476.jpg[/img]

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[b]Personality:[/b] The Huntsman is a man who would much rather be part of the background than play a major role in anything. He is gluttonous, somewhat awkward, and easily cowed into doing the bidding of those who would be able to back up their threats. Though he is able to overcome this fear if he is ordered to do something truly terrible. Sadly, he has yet to find the limit to what he can bring himself to do in order to spare himself the wrath of the Queen. As a result, his sleep his often troubled by guilt induced nightmares of the things he has done under her orders. Despite the evil acts he often commits, he is a good man at heart. He can come to care a great deal about those he gets to know, especially if they remind him of Snow White. Also, he isn't too keen on the name he was born with, preferring instead to go by his job title.

[b]Backstory:[/b] Once upon a time, a poacher set a trap among the wild flowers of a secluded glade far into the forest. When he returned to check on it, the poacher found a baby bluebird caught in the trap. Thanks to how small it was, the harmful components of the trap had missed the bluebird completely. Even so, it was unable to escape the trap. Taking pity on the bird, the poacher freed it. But as the baby bluebird flew back up into the trees, a shadow fell over the poacher. The King had brought his daughter on an outing to the glade and the poacher had just been caught red handed by one of the King's men. The poacher was brought before the King to face his judgment. But before a sentence could be delivered, the baby bluebird flew back down from the trees. It landed on the shoulder of the King's daughter and the two seemed to have a conversation, which ended in Snow White telling her father that the poacher was a good man and to not be too hard on him. Seeing that his daughter liked the poacher and in need of a man with experience in hunting anyway, the King decided to take the poacher into his employ.

And so the poacher became the Huntsman.

Over the next few years, the Huntsman distinguished himself as a loyal servant of the King. He brought in good meat for the banquet hall, drove away predators that threatened the game, and he watched over Snow White when not required for other duties. Things started to take a turn after the King remarried though. His new Queen was a vain and wicked woman, though she kept this side of her well hidden from the King. The Huntsman was thankful that the Queen's desire to maintain appearances before the King kept her in check. Between how she acted when her husband wasn't around and the cruel jealousy with which she eyed Snow White, the Huntsman dreaded to think what life would be like if the King wasn't around to give the Queen pause.

And then the King passed away.

With her husband dead, there was no longer anything holding the Queen back. And so it was that she ran roughshod over all who drew her ire. Snow White in particular was a common subject of the Queen's wickedness. The Queen dressed her stepdaughter in rags and forced Snow White to work as a scullery maid. The only reason the servants did not turn against the Queen for her treatment of Snow White was that she was relatively merciful to the princess and that Snow White herself took no issue with the change of attire and her new duties... Or at least, these were the only official reasons. Behind the scenes, the Queen had also extended the Huntsman's duties and made him painfully aware of the penalty if he failed. After a few of the louder dissenting voices fell silent, the remaining servants quickly fell in line.

And such was how life went on... until now.

[i]I wish... to be free of the Queen and her terrible commands.[/i]