[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=598527]Kathryn Pyke[/color][/i][/b][/h1][/center] [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/7884b36a-e3f0-48fb-9689-1a8fd4af7f5a.png[/img][/center] [center][img]Character Image Optional[/img][/center] [center][b][color=598527][h3]Human, Fighter (Battle Master), Level 03[/h3][/color][/b][/center][center]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━[/center] [center][color=598527][b]STR:[/b][/color] 18 (+4) [color=598527][b]DEX:[/b][/color] 12 (+1) [color=598527][b]CON:[/b][/color] 16 (+3) [color=598527][b]INT:[/b][/color] 12 (+1) [color=598527][b]WIS:[/b][/color] 12 (+1) [color=598527][b]CHA:[/b][/color] 14 (+2)[/center] [center][color=598527][b]HP MAX:[/b][/color] 31 [color=598527][b]Armor Class:[/b][/color] 19 [color=598527][b]Movement:[/b][/color] 30 ft [color=598527][b]Spell DC:[/b][/color] N/A [/center] [center][color=598527][b]Alignment:[/b][/color] LG [color=598527][b]Defenses:[/b][/color] N/A [/center][hr][hr] [center][url=https://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=2542141][b]Full Character Sheet[/b][/url][/center] [hider=Description] The first thing anyone will notice about Kathryn when she walks into the room is her height. Tall enough that she must bend over in order to enter many rooms or buildings it is impossible to not notice the 6'8" towering woman. With the amount of armor she wears it's nearly impossible to tell if she was a man or a woman at a first glance. Though she has a rather humble demeanor about her it's rather easy for her to take the presence of a room with how much she stands out. This is only amplified by the fact she is rarely seen without wearing armor and is always armed in some way shape or form. In environments where she isn't expecting a confrontation she will remove her helmet to make it easier to hold conversations and maintain eye contact with those around her. Despite being of noble birth nearly everything she owns is visibly hand me down equipment. From the armor having the rust sanded off it in several places, to dents and scratches across must of the rest of her armor, and other segments being mismatched simply acquired to help serve a purpose. Nothing shows this more other then her old sword that has been visibly patched up in several places. Once you get past the armored warrior Kathryn is a child at heart. Looking upon nearly everything with wonder, curiosity, and amazement. As if every place she enters is even more unique then anywhere else she has ever seen before. Strict training has conditioned her to always be in a ready posture when wearing armor, but despite this Kathryn will normally take steps to make herself as non-intimidating as possible though methods that make her appear smaller then she actually is. Sitting in chairs, leaning over furniture, or kneeling down to bring her eyes level with others in situations where that wouldn't be seen as offensive such as with a young child. Despite all of this, her hands are always within a couple feet of a reachable weapon prepared for a fight. Kathryn is a young woman of 22 who has a build to make it rather easy to pass off as older then she is, and facial expressions that make it easier to pass off as younger then she actually is. She has let her auburn hair grow out down her back and normally keeps it in a tight braid to prevent it from tangling. When she is feeling relaxed enough she may decide to let it flow loose, but will do so rarely outside of resting. She has a skin tone that is mostly pale with a bit of a darker complexion then most with pale or Caucasian skin tones. Her eyes are as grey as a morning cloud over a mostly clear ocean. [/hider] [hider=Personality] Kathryn is the shield that protects those who can't protect themselves, those who are in need of assistance, and those who are willing to do the same for others. She will periodically put herself between a potential danger and those it may effect many times with little regard to her own personal safety. Several of Kathryn's more professional behaviors will come across as heavily rehearsed. Though not as a noble woman, but closer to a soldier who is addressing superiors, or a makeshift imitation of what someone may expect from a noble woman. In many ways Kathryn is much like a child. She is easily excitable, everything she sees and hears is a new adventure for her. When she first meets new people she will enter an environment as a quiet yet curious person who is mostly sitting back and looking around. When she gets herself comfortable she becomes extremely trusting, and all filters are thrown out the window. She can become a bit rowdy, loud, and very personable. Because of this it is rather easy to get on Kathryn's trusting and caring side and easy to stay there. Should that trust be betrayed it's considerably harder to get it back. Kathryn likes to see the best in people, but if that image is shattered it won't ever be repaired. Kathryn struggles with her own personal confidence issues. She does the best she can to come across as humble and to not come across as more important as anyone else, though she has a high confidence in her skills and is not afraid to voice it. Even if those skills are not always up to par with her standards. [/hider] [hider=Backstory] Kathryn was the oldest child of her parents in a noble household. From a young age it was made clear that she was destined to be married into another noble household to help boost relations. When she was nine her family had invited another household that they had a strained relationship with over for a feast and a celebration of the yearly harvest in an attempt to calm things down between the households. By morning Kathryn would be the sole surviving member of her family. Taking advantage of the situation the opposing household used the opportunity while in the walls of her home to wipe out the guard and eradicate the family one by one. Kathryn would have been among them if not for the aid of one of her Father's Men at arms. In the chaos, she left with nothing to her name except the clothes on her back, and her father's long sword. Kathryn and Ser Lucas would travel the country side for many years. Getting what help they could from their allies and friends. Though as the years went on and the opposing house consolidated power allies started to become few and far between. Forced to leave the country as a whole Kathryn picked up the family name Pyke, a name common for nobles from her homeland who have been exiled, cast out of their homes, have brought dishonor to their family name, or have been considered illegitimate children of their parents both in an attempt to hide while maintaining some royal explanation for things that won't be easy to explain away, and to maintain some sense of authority and legitimacy should she ever try and return home. The duo would find themselves in Avonshire before too long in search of work and safe haven. Ser Lucas would pass from old age before too long, leaving Kathryn what teaching's her father's man at arm's could teach her. Though she had some improve training from someone with a good understanding of it, her experience is lacking and her understanding of the world mostly comes from what little she remembers of her family and what the former soldier had been able to teach her. [/hider] [hider=Bestiary] [/hider] [hider=Extras] Likes: [list] [*]Fighting and Sparing [*]Alcohol [*]Stories [*]Parties [*]Challenges [*]Music [*]Exploring [/list] Dislikes: [list] [*]Manipulation/Dishonesty [*]People with superiority complexes [*]Expensive novelty items [*]Expensive liquor [*]Dogs [/list] Hobbies: [list] [*]Singing [*]Sparing [*]Climbing [*]Partying [*]Studying [/list] Other: [hider=Quotes] "[color=598527]I consider myself an honorable and respectable person. And I know the battlefield is a rather hectic place. Should things kick off in an unpleasant manner communication could become difficult to convey. Minds become muddied and we as soldiers and fighters may make choices we will regret without thinking about it properly. That is why I am giving the lot of you the option to surrender now before I have my way with you. Proper shelter and treatment will be present for those who surrender now. Any takers?[/color]" ~Likely talking to a bunch of orcs or goblins while they are in the middle of a dinner "[color=598527]I think I got it. But just incase, tell me the whole thing again. I wasn't listening.[/color]" "[color=598527]If you're going to make a joke about it make it now. I've heard them all and I'd rather just get it out of the way now.[/color]" "[color=598527]Yes sir... I mean.... Grace? Lord? Sir? ser?[/color]" [/hider] [list] [*]Kathryn is ambidextrous to an extent. Though some tasks she is more comfortable with one hand over the other. [*]Though Kathryn has been trained in combat for much of her life she has next to no combat experience outside of a few encounters. [/list] [/hider] Party Role: Damage Sponge, Physical damage Specialist, the worlds best distraction, and an impromptu caretaker.