[i]I pledge loyalty and honor to the High Ruler of the Empire.[/i] [hider=Richard Tinath][center][b][i]Name :[/i][/b] Richard Tinath [b][i]Nicknames :[/i][/b] Rich - a shorter way to say Richard. [b][i]Gender :[/b][/i] Male [i][b]Age and birthday :[/b][/i] Born in the year 1275 (thus 27 years old), on 2nd of October. [i][b]Origin :[/b][/i] From the Lesser House of Tinath. [i][b]Length and build :[/b][/i] Around 1.85m. Strong, but lean build. [i][b]Weight :[/b][/i] 84 kg. [i][b]Sexuality :[/b][/i] Heterosexual. Married. [/center] ------------------------ [center] [i][b]Appearances :[/b][/i] [img=http://24.media.tumblr.com/efdbbcd03cdce154505328438d25b6e9/tumblr_mrpcr2JpjH1sehy3qo2_1280.jpg] [/center] ------------------------ [center] [i][b]Occupation :[/b][/i] Was once a marksman for the Legion, serving as a tesserarius but after five years resigned to live back in the fortress of Hials as a hunter and woodsman. [i][b]Favorite phrase/saying :[/b][/i] ''Count your blessings, but don't rely too much on them.'' [i][b]Favorite Food :[/b][/i] He doesn't really have a favourite food, but likes honey quite a lot. [b][i]Favorite Weather and Season :[/i][/b] Winter and clouded weather (loves when it rains now and then). [i][b]Patron God/Goddess :[/b][/i] He still swears and curses by Rolor, likely due having served in the military. After becoming a hunter/woodsman, also Irtan, hoping for good luck once in a while. [/center] ----------------------- [center] [i][b]Personality :[/b][/i] Richard is in general a reserved and cool person. He doesn't often open up to people that he deems to be unworthy of his time or when he has a feeling of distrust for them. When he is around family and loved ones, he tends to be a bit more open. Though he isn't one to openly admit his faults, doubts and deep thoughts, he is more willing to show a caring side to those who are close with him. He is a man that has little ambition, only wishing the best for his family. He shows to have great respect of people that follow their words as well for nature. Though not a man that is very religious, Richard sometimes prays when he is desperate. But always prays for others instead of himself. Next to that, Richard is also a very loyal man, once he trust somebody he often is willing to accept their words and actions. [i][b]History :[/b][/i] Born to a father that was a men at arms in the service of the House of Rynir and a mother that was a maid, Richard grew up in the fortress of Hials. Together with two brothers and one sister, he didn't had a bad youth. Though being the third son in line, he managed to learn writing and reading from his mother. Something only he, his sister and the oldest brother ever managed to learn. As they didn't had that much money or were that wealthy, it became clear that the younger children of their household would need to find a profession where they could earn their own bread. Being a boy, it was a logical choice for a son of a low noble knight to join the military. Together with his younger brother, he went into service at the age of sixteen. For the next five years, Richard would be trained and worked as a marksman in the Legion of Awom. Being trained in Hials instead of Deliar, he however met one day a girl he fell in love with. She, Breena Tinath, worked in a tailor shop that was owned by her. Because he often hunted on his free time and days, he would then try to sell hides to the tailor shop, in hopes of getting to learn the girl he fancied. After he managed to learn her name and woo her, he had managed to muster his courage and to ask her hand. Much to his own surprise, she said yes and the two married. In that same year, he became a father at the age of 19th. A year he would never forget. On a patrol with the unit he was in, thus fifty soldiers, they got ambushed by deserters. A fierce fight broke out between the soldiers and deserters. Their tesserarius was killed, due an arrow impaling his right eye and piercing into his skill. Several more soldiers died that day before the unit managed to dispose of the deserters. It was Richard who had managed to rally the soldiers and lead them in an offensive back. Gaining respect for his quick thinking and leadership, he was promoted to become the tesserarius of the unit. But he also mourned the loss of his younger brother. He was one of the soldiers who died in that skirmish. Until he was 23 years old, he stayed as a tesserarius in his unit. Then Richard decided he had enough of the Legion and offered his service and expertise to the House of Rynirs in Hials. He became a hunter and woodsman in their service. Though he didn't change that much, it became clear to some of his friends and those he considered close to him that he had changed a bit due the loss of his brother. It only became worse when his only sister died, because she fell of a horse and broke her spine. Though he didn't become so silent towards his daughter and wife, his friends noticed that he changed towards them. He became more quiet and observant than before, like he didn't want to become close with anybody for fearing to suffer the same pain he had felt before. Now being 27 and almost eight years a hunter and marksman in the service of the Rynirs, Richard hopes he had gained his little bit of peace. That his family can prosper and his little daughter can grow up without being threatened by any kind of threat. [i][b]Theme song :[/b][/i] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59Ri26PIOLs]For the King[/url] [/center] --------------------- [center] [i][b]Clothing and/or armor :[/b][/i] During his free time, Richard wears a garb that is more or less to not make him stand out. He wears often clothes [url=http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs49/f/2009/152/d/5/Allyn_by_elfkin.jpg]like this[/url]. Whenever he is hunting or might be called to service again, something he does fear now and then, he wears his old garb which consist of [url=http://oi61.tinypic.com/33kvqiq.jpg]this protective gear[/url]. (The garb is a set of leather clothes with a hardened breastplate of leather and malienkolder. Steel arm bracers and shin pads. And as last, fingerless gloves.) [i][b][u]Tools and weapons :[/u][/b][/i] ======= [b][u]Name :[/u][/b] Richard's Long Bow [u][b]Description :[/b][/u] A longbow that he uses to hunt with. In the past on humans and in the present on wild life, though it still can be used to shoot down another human with an arrow. [i][b]Appearance :[/b][/i] [img=http://www.williamsflintlocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Longbow-strung-1-950x350.jpg] ======= [b][u]Name :[/u][/b] Paul's longsword. [u][b]Description :[/b][/u] A longsword he carried during his time as a soldier. Its a well crafted blade that Richard treasures for some reason. Its very well balanced, allowing it to be wielded often with one hand. [i][b]Appearance :[/b][/i] [img=http://www.tritonworks.com/content/images/Cervenka/cervenka_fantasy_longsword.JPG] ======= [b][u]Name :[/u][/b] Sting [u][b]Description :[/b][/u] A short blade that Richard can wield while also wielding Paul's longsword. The short blade is also well made, a kind of memento when Richard had been part of the Legion. He carries it often when he is hunting, the scabbard in which the weapon is sheathed, strapped horizontal to his back. [i][b]Appearance :[/b][/i] [img=http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs8/i/2005/282/a/8/short_sword_by_DorianNavarre.jpg] ======= [b][u]Name :[/u][/b] Mitch [u][b]Description :[/b][/u] [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Wolfhound]An Irish wolfhound[/url], that is two years old. He is the loyal companion of Richard, often going with his master to hunt in the woods. Due [url=http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images15/IrishWolfhoundFrankBrendan.JPG]his large size[/url], he can pose an intimidating threat as well great help in hunting. Or guarding his home. Some people say that he is like Richard, not trusting others easily, but very loyal and friendly to those who have win his trust. [i][b]Appearance :[/b][/i] [img=http://cdn.pedigreedatabase.com/dogbreeds/irish_wolfhound.jpg] ======= [/center] --------------------------------------- [center] [b][u]Skill/Abilities :[/u][/b] * Physically very fit and strong, due his training, ex profession and current one. * Can read and write. * Is an experienced marksman, well versed in hiding in many landscapes and area's. * Know how to life off the land. * Is a decent horse rider. * Experienced and good with sword fighting. (Is ambidextrous) * Agile and good stamina, with good reflexes --------------------------------------- [i][b][u]Traits[/u][/b][/i] * Can be likely be slow to trust, as he isn't willing to bond just with anybody nor willing to open up easily. * Can be over protective. * Smart, but he keeps things rather to himself. * Very loyal. * Tends to be cold and harsh to strangers. *Most of the time doesn't stand out. [/center][/hider]