[hider=Slayer of the Bale wood Bandits]

Name: Prefers the full title, but will respond to the name Bale.

Age: 20

Race: Mirn

Gender: N/A (For sake of simplicity, use male pronouns if you want. Gender-neutral pronouns also acceptable) 

Appearance: In human terms, Bale would be considered androgynous with leanings towards the effeminate. He has wide hips and long legs. However, he lacks breasts, leaving his figure somewhat pear shaped, and his arms seem unusually long for a woman. His eyes have a piercing quality to them, their pale color glimmering much brighter than many other Mirn. His face has a regal attractiveness to it. Its full lips and sharp eyes more suited at a lavish party discussing politics than on a battlefield. 

Despite his small and delicate frame, a close examination will show a very fit young man, who could easily deal with a person twice his size. His mark is located on the small of his back. More often than not he can be found wearing the informal uniform of the Mirn solider, a loose grey poets shirt beneath a steel breastplate paired with a pair of study leather pants and boots.

Personality: Like many of his race, Bale is a kind hearted individual, though difficult to approach. He is authoritative and resolute, a trait he picked up from years of strong arming nobles and reluctant politicians alike. He will not argue a point with, merely explain to you his reasoning and then proceed without you. While this stubbornness is often backed by the urge to help people (even those not of his race) it can sometimes make him overly focused on one goal, often requiring a dressing down by someone he respects to bring him back down to earth. 

Height: 4’9’’. 

Weight: 110 lbs. 

Weapons: Rapier and parrying dagger of the finest qualities. The hand guards of each resemble a coiled snake.

Skills: 
 Master duelist
	Diplomat on behalf of his people and Avirth
	Disguise and acting
	Lockpicking (For when the noble says ‘no’, but your intuition says ‘yes’)
	Cartography

Background: Bale lead a fairly typical life as a child, raised in the communal home, learning his peoples extensive theology, learning English as well as the Mirn language, and so forth. As he grew, he became known for both his short stature and ferocious fighting ability. Less publicized was his love of map making, to which he had devoted the majority of his study time to.

When it came time to complete his Trial of True Words he, along with two other Mirn, joined a small Avirth military company, en route to the Great Balewood, intent on ridding the area of highway men. He had hoped to map the area thoroughly, a long overdue task, Balewood being home to hundreds of unmarked trails. 

About a month into the campaign, the bandits (who, up to this point, they had merely had brief skirmishes with) attacked in the night, killing the company’s commanding officer, as well as the two other Mirn. 

Many of the troops became demoralized after that, as did Bale. He desired to return home, at least to recover, and then try mapping a safer area. However, as he looked over the cartful of dead he notices his fellow Mirn were not accounted for. A scout reported to him that the Bandit leader had taken many corpses with him, and had been burning them in front of his camp as a warning.

Fury over took him, outraged at the disrespect the bandit showed. He rallied the Avirth soldiers behind him, leading the charge into the bandit camp. Under his leadership, (guided by some of the more experienced officers), the company underwent a two year campaign of revenge. By the time Bale had reached his 19th birthday, the forest had been cleared, thus earning him his illustrious title. 

After this campaign, he had become something of a folk hero to both his people and the troops of Avirth that had served with him. The tribunal which he served took notice of this, and quickly scooped him back up upon his return. They groomed him, quickly, for diplomatic work, something he much preferred. Over the last year he has been a negotiator for various political debacles, often with no bloodshed. 

The Avrith government, having growing concerns about the civil unrest in Nesia. Their hope is that he will be able to facilitate a peaceful resolution and return Nesia to order (and thus, trade). If not, then he is encouraged to ‘protect Avrith’s economic interests and the interest of its allies. By any means necessary’

Moral standing: Lawful Neutral

Likes: Cats, fishcakes, dance and cartography. 

Dislikes: Drunkards, unnecessary violence, politics. 

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