[hider=My Hider] [u][i][b]Gunnary Officer James F. Howard[/b][/i][/u] [u][i]"I've Fought On Lands From Oceania To Africa. Duty To The Crown Never Ends."[/i][/u] [u][i]Appearance [/i][/u] Extremely tall in height, reaching somewhere along the lines of 6 Foot 8 Inches, James possesses the well built, and strong frame that all his fellow sailors should aspire to share. He has a regal bearing about himself, despite the relative squalor of naval vessels. His body is, rather well muscled for an officer being something more like that of pugalist of a man. He has sharp, edged, and most certainly noble features, in the form of high cheekbones, a slightly pointed chin, thins lips, a straight and thin nose, thin eyebrows, and rather perfectly shaped eyes. Though, these have all seen better days due to the ravaging ways of war and travel at seas both under and over ground. These features are thin, but not to the point of appearing gaunt, weak, and sickly, if anything they are brimming with life when compared to others. His eyes have a rather icy, bright blue/grey colour, in contrast to his extremely pale skin which runs from porcelain white to something akin to alabaster. His hair, is a bright mane of red hair. His facial hair is similar, and is in a style similar to "Gentleman Badger's" mustache. [u][i]Skills[/i][/u] It is to be said without a doubt that James is a highly talented and skilled officer when it comes to naval guns to nigh on all sorts, being they older seeminly archaic Napoleonic guns or far new and perhaps... odd, arms. It has been said that while his mind hangs off in some old seasoned state of enduring imperialism, his hand has not lost it's skill at arms.What is also rather notable is his skill as a swordsman. For all officers are expected to show some degree of skill at arms, and so James' talent emerged as a skill with bladed weapons.Lastly, it is perhaps rather useless given the nature of the under zee, but James is actually rather proficient in several languages, those being English, Russian, German, and even some mild amounts of Spanish. [u][i]Secret[/i][/u] While it is most rude to ask a man of his deeds which best remain unsaid, James had a rather certain encounter during a war back not so long. His nerve broke, and many of those soldiers have a particular issue to settle with him... [/hider]