[b]Name:[/b] Isaac [b]Race:[/b] Beorc [b]Sex:[/b] Male [b]Class:[/b] Hero [b]Gender Identity:[/b] Male [b]Age:[/b] 34 [b]Appearance:[/b] [img=http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/203/e/a/01_by_mineworker-d419qn7.jpg] [b]Equipment:[/b] -Steel Poleaxe -Steel Blade -Tomahawk [b]Personality:[/b] Ambitious and pragmatic, Isaac is willing to do almost anything to get ahead and advance beyond his station in life. However, he is not completely heartless, as he cares for and is protective of those who serve under him, partially because he genuinely cares for his soldiers, and partially because he feels that his men are one of his most useful resources in gaining more power for himself. Blunt, but cunning, Isaac does not mince words and is often brutally honest, even when diplomacy and tact would serve him better. He respects ability and skill more than anything else, and puts no stock in political or noble influence. [b]Bio:[/b] Isaac grew up as an orphan in the streets of Vinsenia's capital, surviving through stealing. During his childhood and early teenage years, he proved himself savvy enough to survive in the slums, being both strong enough to defend himself and cunning enough to avoid being threatened in the first place. However, the instant he came of age, he enlisted in the Vinsenian army to escape life in the streets. Isaac was shipped off to a border fort and handed an axe and a set of mail. He stayed in the border garrison for a few years, rising quickly through the enlisted ranks through proving himself against bandit raids and occasional skirmishes until he was eventually made a ranked officer, taking his lieutenant's place after the man was slain in a border skirmish. After this success, Isaac sought to rise even higher, and began actively working to ascend further through the ranks of the army, learning as much as he could to better his own skills while also ingratiating himself with his soldiers and gaining their loyalty. Over the course of a decade, Isaac rapidly ascended through the Vinsenian army through sheer ability until he was made a commander second only to a general. When the new Vinsenian king took the throne and began conquering the other countries in the Vale, Isaac followed his general into battle against Caldegia. However, he and a number of men quickly grew dissatisfied at the general's skill in warfare, noting how the Vinsenian army had been pushed back against an army which they held the numerical and strategic advantage against. The general was a noble glory seeker with no actual experience in warfare, having been appointed under the previous king's reign only through his political connections. As a result of this, Isaac and a number of men loyal to him hatched a plot to assassinate the man. Isaac provoked the general to ride out to "save" a group of scouts, claiming that they had fallen under attack from enemy outriders. The general took the bait, and took Isaac and his men with him as a bodyguard unit. Isaac and the soldiers loyal to him proceeded to do the opposite of a bodyguard unit's job, and cut the man's throat as soon as they were far enough away from the army camp. Upon returning to camp, Isaac claimed that assassins had slain the general, which was true from a certain point of view, and proceeded to take command of the army himself. In their next battle against a Caldegian army, Isaac's men smashed the Caldegians and routed them before he linked up with the other Vinsenian generals and proceeded to take the capital of Caldegia at their side. After this, Isaac officially became the general in command of the 3rd Vinsenian Army, and he played a pivotal role in the conquest of the Free State of Del Monray. These successes led the Vinsenian king to place Isaac's army at the vanguard of the invasion of Belinni, and so Isaac led the spearhead of the army into Belinni, commencing the invasion of the last country in the Vale. [b]Likes:[/b] Coffee, books [b]Dislikes:[/b] Politics, cold weather [b]Strengths:[/b] - Has a keen tactical mind. - Charismatic. Is loved by his soldiers. [b]Weaknesses:[/b] - Blunt and tactless. Has no skill in politics, which strains relations with some of his fellow generals. - Vengeful and has a tendency to hold a grudge, and his judgement can be heavily affected by it.