[hider=Krios]
[centre][b]Appearance:[/b]
[img=http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/088/7/3/shield_brother_by_alleynetheelf-d4ub6dn.png]
(but with more of a beard and slightly shorter and messier hair)
[b]Name:[/b] Krios Ar Tae O Darkhold
[b]Race/Nationality:[/b] Avvar
[b]Age:[/b] 39
[b]Gender:[/b] Male
[b]Class:[/b] Spirit Warrior

[b]Personality:[/b]
Krios is incredibly practical minded, mostly as a result of his environment. Whilst he is usually rather serious he can, on rare occasions, crack or take a joke. He responds badly to anyone attempting to intimidate him and has no fear of fighting. He is good under-pressure and whilst he likes to take charge of a situation, he will listen to the opinions and suggestions of others. As an Avvar he finds some cultural aspects of ‘regular life’ strange and finds the chantry and its beliefs irritating. He loves large meals, ale and sharing stories. He hates staying in one place for too long and becomes infuriated at the sight of bereskarn.

[b]History:[/b]
Krios was born to Darkhold, an Avvar clan in the Frostback Mountains. He was the eldest of two brothers, his younger brother being Rex. His mother was Tae, the clan’s Shaman, and his father was a warrior named Tuborg. 

Growing up Krios was trained how to survive the harsh mountain environment and like most of the boys trained to fight as often as he could. Due to his mother being the Shaman he also witness all manner or rituals and magic, but did not seem to have much in the way of magical ability himself (not that he minded). As soon as he was able he began joining the hunting parties and over the years honed his survival instincts and learnt how to fight against wild beasts, rivals/bandits, and the odd darkspawn. 

When he was in his late twenties his mother passed, prompting him and his brother to go on a pilgrimage to one of the ranges tallest peaks. They had been told by their mother that it was where the Great Bear Sigfrost (their patron God) sat and that on her passing they should go to him for wisdom. The two travelled for weeks and on many occasions came close to death, be it from malnutrition, the elements or threats. When at last they reached the peak, or what they thought was the right peak, Krios passed out and entered the Fade. Worried for his brother, Rex dragged Krios into a cave and wrapped him in furs before setting off towards what he though was shouting in the distance. 

In the fade Krios came face to face with Sigfrost and took the opportunity to challenge him for knowledge. He was successful and was rewarded with mystical energies that he didn’t fully understand. Upon waking he followed his brothers markings a fair distance, surprised that he had been left alone and unaware of how much time had passed. After about an hour he came across a cave and found signs of movement and bloodshed. To his horror he found a couple of darkspawn corpses and no trace of his brother save for his bow and quiver.

For days Krios, still heavily fatigued, desperately tracked the group of darkspawn down the mountains and into the Korcari Wilds. When he eventually caught up to them he was devasted to find that all that remained of his brother were odd scraps and limbs, that they had been using him to feed their bereskarn. In a bloodlust fuelled rage Krios charged into battle and begun butchering them all. He was nearly killed when their emissary leader used magic to render Krios immobile but when the remaining darkspawn cloistered around him victoriously, Krios tapped into his newfound abilities and unleashed a fade burst that knocked all his enemies back and allowed him to finish them off. As luck would have it the newly appointed Grey Warden-Commander Duncan witnessed the end of this fight and decided to recruit him into the Wardens. 

Since then he has spent some time in different places throughout Ferelden, but has mostly found himself either in Orzammar or with his clan. He acts as a southern eye to the Wardens and rather than meet up with his brothers he tends to relay messages through the Dwarves.

[b]Weapons:[/b]
[url=http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130309120028/elderscrolls/images/4/41/NordicWaraxe.png]Two nearly identical Waraxes[/url]
His brother’s yew bow and quiver

[b]Armour:[/b]
Wears a mix of studded leather armour and fur. He wears a massive hooded fur cloak over this. His axes sit holstered on his belt, his quiver on his thigh and his bow on his back (which is awkward to remove whilst wearing his cloak.

[b]Skills:[/b]
Good survivalist able to track and hunt. 
Very skilled fighter when using his axes and can use a sword nearly as well.
Can shoot a bow but not overly well (he prefers to use traps when hunting). 
Good climber.
Has learnt [i]moderate [/i] control over the [url= http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Spirit_Warrior]four spirit warrior abilities[/url], but is fatigued more as a result of using them. 
He cannot swim. 

[b][url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuIMzsSxSH8](Theme song)[/url][/b][/centre][/hider]