Posting my sheet for approval! Because the possessions lists are optional, most are blank for now, but will be filled out in the near future. Just want to get to writing!

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[h1][b][i][color=CD5C5C][center]Gauthier Blanchard[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h1]
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[h3][b][i][color=CD5C5C][center]Character Summary[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[b][color=CD5C5C]Name:[/color][/b] Gauthier Blanchard
[b][color=CD5C5C]Titles:[/color][/b] Royal Witch Hunter, Field Agent
[b][color=CD5C5C]Age:[/color][/b] 52
[b][color=CD5C5C]Race/Ethnicity:[/color][/b] Human
[b][color=CD5C5C]Continent of Origin:[/color][/b] Carthus
[b][color=CD5C5C]Gender:[/color][/b] Male 
[b][color=CD5C5C]Class/Subclass:[/color][/b] Witch Hunter

[h3][b][i][color=CD5C5C][center]Physical Attributes[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[b][color=CD5C5C]Height:[/color][/b] 5’ 6”
[b][color=CD5C5C]Weight:[/color][/b] 167 lbs.
[b][color=CD5C5C]Appearance Description:[/color][/b] Gauthier is a stocky, broad-shouldered bear of a man. What he lacks in height he makes up for in girth - a heavyset frame and slabs of muscle, tempered by years in the field. His face is lined by age, head balding and chin hidden beneath a thick nest of hair, but his eyes shine with purpose, belying the wrinkles at their corners. Sausage-like fingers and rough, calloused hands are the product of a life on the road, at home wrapped around the hilt of a sword or grip of a pistol. Though aged, Gauthier carries himself with the gait and energy of a man half his years. His reflexes are still sharp - though maybe not quite as fast as they used to be.
[b][color=CD5C5C]Day To Day Attire:[/color][/b] A plumed, wide-brimmed hat and greatcoat give Gauthier a distinctive appearance, adding to the bulk of his frame. Affixed to his garments are prayers and litanies to ward away the fog’s corruption. He wears a pair of thick boots and leather gloves on the trail and is protected by an ornate chestplate - a gift from House Lacroix for his service to Vicelles. While the craftsmanship is still impressive, its luster is no longer as bright and it bears the marks of battle.

[h3][b][i][color=CD5C5C][center]Psychological Attributes[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[i][color=CD5C5C][center]Honest * Stubborn * Resourceful * Grim[/center][/color][/i]

[b][color=CD5C5C]Sexuality:[/color][/b] Heterosexual
[b][color=CD5C5C]Relationship Status:[/color][/b] Single
[b][color=CD5C5C]Personality:[/color][/b] Ever since Gauthier left prison, he’s sought to reverse his ways and become a better man. The path from criminal to witch hunter meant he’d be a protector of humanity, no longer a predator. He resolved to be an honest man - no lying, no cheating. He speaks what he knows to be true, and does his best to make good on his word. Gauthier is an altruist, concerned for the wellbeing and happiness of his fellows. He’s convinced in the virtue of his work - that it keeps people safe and able to live normal lives. Sometimes, however, the ideals he aspires to aren’t enough. Sometimes people go missing in the night, or a mangled body is found behind a barn, or a small hamlet suddenly goes quiet. The reality of the situation is Gauthier simply cannot save everybody in Vicelles, and that pains him.

Gauthier’s youth of crime imparted experience that comes in handy in his battle against the fog and its creations. Ever the opportunist, he can think on his feet and make the best of a bad situation. Anything can be used to gain the upper hand in a scuffle. It is this resourcefulness that has saved his life more than once. A life of crime also gave him a certain intuition when it comes to reading people and situations.  
   
[b][color=CD5C5C]Habits:[/color][/b] 
[list][*]Gauthier keeps his head on a swivel, constantly checks over his shoulder and never sits with his back to a door.
[*]Gauthier keeps a journal of the deeds he’s done in service to the witch hunters, and occasionally keeps small mementos - a vampire fang here, harpy talon there, etc.
[*]Beard scratching.[/list]

[b][color=CD5C5C]Hobbies:[/color][/b]
[list][*]In his travels, Gauthier has come to appreciate horses. He enjoys riding and caring for them, and knows a thing or two about different breeds and appraising them.[/list]

[b][color=CD5C5C]Fears:[/color][/b]
[list][*]Failure. More than anything, Gauthier is afraid of his inability to act in the face of danger, and the consequences that might have. He wants to defend those who cannot, and the idea of failing to do so is an anathema to him.
[*]Gauthier fears that someday his past will catch up with him - that someone, somewhere, might recognize him for who he was, that old grudges may demand settling, and unsolved crimes answered for.
[*]The fog. Though he has sworn himself to fight it, Gauthier, like most, is deeply unsettled by the nature of the fog. There isn’t a day he spends hunting its offspring where he is not, even a little, afraid.[/list]

[b][color=CD5C5C]Likes:[/color][/b]
[list][*]Horses
[*]Music
[*]Hunting
[*]A strong pint
[*]Une belle femme
[*]When a plan comes together[/list]

[b][color=CD5C5C]Dislikes:[/color][/b]
[list][*]Crime
[*]Monsters
[*]Constraining supervision
[*]Abuse of power
[*]The fog
[*]When a plan falls apart[/list]

[h3][b][i][color=CD5C5C][center]Skills[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
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[*] [b][color=CD5C5C]Marksmanship:[/color][/b] Gauthier has had plenty of time to practice his shooting skills over his fifty-two year lifespan. He can hit a target reliably - depending on the reliability of the gun, of course.
[*] [b][color=CD5C5C]Horsemanship:[/color][/b] With a fascination of horses comes the know-how of riding and care.
[*] [b][color=CD5C5C]Resourcefulness:[/color][/b] Gauthier can think quickly and act to impending predicaments, using tools and the environment to even the odds. 
[*] [b][color=CD5C5C]Witch/monster hunting:[/color][/b] Naturally, Gauthier is proficient at his occupation. He’s trained to track, hunt and eliminate threats caused by the fog and undermine its influence where found. This includes combating insidious magic and those who wield it.
[*] [b][color=CD5C5C]Intuition:[/color][/b] Gauthier has a knack for reading situations and people. With relative accuracy, he can decide whether to run or fight, who to trust, who to be wary of, discern a lie from truth, and so on. Of course, he isn’t infallible, but is often right more than he is wrong.[/list]

[h3][b][i][color=CD5C5C][center]Possessions[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]

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[b][color=CD5C5C]Weapons:[/color][/b]
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[*] [b][color=CD5C5C]Matchlock pistols:[/color][/b] Gauthier carries a pair of matchlock pistols of Kopenbect design. Unlike muzzle-loading matchlocks, these are loaded from the breech, by unscrewing the barrel from the chamber. As a result, no ramrod is needed to push the bullet in place. The barrels are rifled for accuracy and are tapered from the breech to the muzzle. The dimension of the ball is larger than the barrel’s bore, eliminating the need for wadding. The barrel’s taper compresses the ball to fit the bore as it is fired. These pistols generate high gas pressure behind the ball, achieving greater muzzle velocity than muzzle-loading guns. Formerly carried by witch hunter Alain Dupont, these were passed on to Gauthier upon the former’s retirement.
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[h3][b][i][color=CD5C5C][center]History[/center][/color][/i][/b][/h3]
[b][color=CD5C5C]History:[/color][/b] Gauthier was not always the virtuous hunter of corruption that he is today. His father died fighting in a border conflict when he was young, and he spent much of his youth without a strong masculine figure. As a result, he fell in with an unscrupulous crowd, eventually earning pocket change as a runner for a gang of outlaws. First, he ran messages. Then, he started running illicit goods, weapons, sums of money and other shady packages. He progressed through the hierarchy as he aged and earned the trust of his handlers, becoming street-level muscle and then something of a lieutenant for the local boss. He had blood on his hands by age fifteen, and into his twenties, he was notorious within his locale as a tracker, assassin and a sharpshooter.

Gauthier’s life as a career criminal changed when his gang acted on bad intelligence and assaulted a caravan under the protection of a high-ranking family. Most were killed in the ensuing skirmish, but Gauthier surrendered, having suffered a broken bone. He rotted away in the dungeons for a time, subsisting on dirty water and table scraps, before a man dressed in a high-collared coat and wide-brimmed hat opened the door to his cell and asked to speak with him. The visitor introduced himself as “Alain Dupont, Royal Witch Hunter.” Gauthier’s notoriety had not escaped the witch hunters who, as Alain explained, were looking for someone of his skillset. Gauthier could be a free man again - under the stipulation he repent his sins, put his past life behind him, and join the witch hunters.

With nothing else to look forward to, except the moldy walls of his prison, Gauthier agreed. He’d had plenty of time to dwell on his crimes until now, and had already started to grow penitent in custody. If he could absolve himself by serving the witch hunters, so be it. Under Alain’s tutelage, Gauthier became an apprentice witch hunter and learned the fundamentals of the profession. He refined his martial skills, became versed in esoteric knowledge to combat and identify magic and monsters of the fog, and underwent regular spiritual discipline to purify his mind against corruption and vice. He was also made to swear fealty to the throne and the Lacroix line. For the first year, he shadowed Alain on his travels, assisting and learning from the veteran hunter. 

Gauthier found his new trade to be a natural fit, and came to appreciate the work he did - now he was tracking, trapping and slaying monsters and deviants, rather than honest men of Vicelles. He was elevated from apprentice to a fully-fledged field agent at age 29, and could now operate independently, under the crown’s jurisdiction. Presently, he has spent nearly 23 years as a witch hunter in the field, a veteran in his own right. Repentant of his past and yearning only to leave the world in a better state than he found it, Gauthier has taken to working with the Order of Vigilance to find a cure for the blight that preys on Vicelles.     

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