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[*][b]Age:[/b] Early to mid-forties
[*][b]Gender:[/b] Male
[*][b]Race:[/b] Human
[*][b]Appearance:[/b] His forehead is too large, his brow too low-hanging like an overripe, hairy fruit. His pale eyes, stricken with stormy madness, are submerged in their sockets where dark bruise-like rings surround them. He's a shorter man on average, and only barely stocky enough in his build to hold his own against most trained opponents.
[*][b]Personality:[/b]
[center]"The only reason a warrior is alive is to fight, and the only reason a warrior fights is to win."
[i]~Miyamoto Musashi[/i][/center]
	Gütta hides his vulgar past and his contempt for worthless idealism behind a steely mask of stoicism. Rarely speaking and smiling even less,—though ample smirking is inevitable—he keeps his head down, his mouth shut, and his feet quick and obedient. That head, of course, is the first thing he protects in signs of danger, caring little for the welfare of allies in the first heat of war. Although he is not known ever to have deserted, no one who knows him well (of whom few Knights can be counted) would say it seems beneath him.

	Being a small man in stature has forced Gütta to adapt accordingly in war: he fights dirty. His signature weapon, the poleaxe, keeps larger opponents at a distance, and through the years he has learned to strike the perfect balance between stupid courage and unseemly cowardice. In battle he will hold well enough against enemy lines, but few people if any will mark him as a particularly heroic or intrepid specimen. His eyes gleam brighter at thoughts of gold and good liquor than of honor, valor, and duty to realms and deities.

	These adaptations have translated too into his personality; he is observant, listening more than he speaks and watching more than he confronts. He is quick to chart people and their motivations, but quicker still to avoid rivalries and profitless conflicts.

	He respects powers which are immediate; punishment which is swift and severe. Mercy to him is for people brave enough to start their battles but too weak to end them. This above all is why he admires, and serves, the young nobleman with the white hair.
[*][b]Brief Backstory:[/b] He's tried every dishonorable profession at least once; mudlark, cutpurse, burglar, extortionist, coin-clipper, assassin. Such are the symptoms when desperation infects a man. The scars he carries on his body and in his ego are the proof however that he wasn't made of subtle, sneaky stuffs; one too many floggings soured his appetite for that work. Nay, where he excelled was mercenary work, where he clawed his way through the slapdash ranks by being the smartest, the toughest, and sometimes, startlingly, the most articulated of the bunch.

	Only he and the lord themselves know how he came to serve that young boy. Why Gütta respects him, fears him, and even [i]likes[/i] him becomes evident soon enough, but when asked for his real [i]raison d'être[/i], Gütta simply says, "He saved me." He acts something like the boy's bodyguard and confidant, although he has too little to teach him to act as a proper mentor or father-figure.
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[*][b]Skills:[/b] Combat ([i]mêlée[/i]; armed battle, dueling, and pugilism), drinking, gambling (cards and dice), riding, falconry. He throws knives and practices archery, but only for fun, carrying neither into war. He has a sharp eye for counterfeit coins versus genuine mints. Although he only barely knows how to read, his handwriting is exquisite and he has taken to calligraphy as a hobby. He possesses the skills and tools of a barber, cutting his own hair, shaving his own face, and even performing minor surgeries like lancing boils and excavating shrapnel wounds.

	He wants to learn magic, even if only minor spells of convenience (e.g. starting fires more easily) are within his grasp; nevertheless the Arcane eludes him.[/list]