Leofric of Tarth
“Once a man puts on that cloak, it changes him.”“You say he is a True Knight, but he will soon turn himself into a relic...one that will claw for dear life to the old marvels and splendor of the Kingsguard.”
NameLeofric of Tarth
NicknameSer Leofric, the 'Loyal'
G E N D E RMale
A G E34
S E X U A L I T YHeterosexual, Celibate due to his vows.
FatherSer Axel of Tarth
MotherLady Mynisa of Tarth nee Selmy
SiblingsReligionFaith of the Seven
StrengthsWhen he is dead and buried his name will held in similar reverence as as Daemon Blackfire, Aemon the Dragonknight or the legendary Arthur Dayne. With his sword in hand he is without question one of the finest killers in the realm. The second finest sword on the Kingsguard after the Lady-Commander, when he spars he does so against three or four men. His natural talent combined with his speed, ferocity, impressive strength and decades of experience have honed him into a fighter that can make short work of all but the most dangerous warriors of the modern day.
Not just limited to the sword, he is a proficient Knight in other areas. He has a string of impressive Tourney victories showing his capability with the lance and his proficiency on horseback and has made use of both hammers and axes at different points in his life, as his foemen from those days are dead and he is still going with all of his fingers and toes intact, it is clear he is also a versatile warrior.
WeaknessesLeofric only barley knows how to use the crossbow, and any other projectile eludes him. He can not shoot a bow strait if his life depended on it. Personality wise, Leofric was taught from his first day into the Order to be less trusting and more judgmental than his liege, which makes him distant towards many, especially people that he just met.
WeaponLeofric wields the Valyrian Steel Longsword Oathkeepr, a weapon that was forged from the Stark Heirloom Ice following the aftermath of the War of Five Kings, it was wielded by Brienne of Tarth and then later passed down her family.
Likes- The King and his Family
Lady-Commander Rhaenys
The White Brothers of the Kingsguard
Spicy Dornish Meals
- Enemies of the Crown
Cravens
Drunkards
Fleabottom Thugs
- Keeping his hand close to his swords pommel
Noticing the smallest movements from anyone inside the same room with him.
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- Cleaning Oathkeeper
Reading the White Book
Sparring in the Battlegrounds of the Red Keep
- Letting his Liege die while under his guard
Failing his Oaths
Ridiculing the Kingsguard through his actions.
PersonalityStubbornly loyal, Leofric will rather die than allow any harm to come towards The King or His Family. Try to harm any of them, and he will become your worst nightmare. In general, he is usually curt and straightforward; he is not a man who will hesitate to tell you when you're acting a fool. Around his family or "his family" (the royal family) his rough cut ways have an undercurrent of kindness to them. Still, he enjoys a bit of banter and is quite sociable with his peers. When he finishes a long day of protecting the Royal family he very much enjoys getting out of his armour, getting some hot food in his belly and downing some ale.
HistoryLeofric was born the sixth born son of Ser Axel Tarth , and for the early years of his life Evenfall Hall was his home. Being the sixth born, he didn't really receive a lot of attention from his parents. So it was that Cal, one of the sworn swords in Tarth, became Leofric's mentor. After seventeen years of non-stop training, he was deemed worthy to not only feel the sword on his shoulders and call himself "ser", but to also inherit the Valyrian Sword of Brienne the Blue, Oathbreaker, as inheritance.
Seeking to hone his skills in actual combat, Leofric sailed with a company of Westerosi Knight to the Free Cities. There, he fought to save the entourage of the then Prince Daerys from an attacking Dothraki Khalasar. After personally slaying, their leader, Khal Troko in open combat (having to ride with lance through his Bloodrider), Leofric was offered a landed titles back in Westeros. He declined, instead asking Prince Daerys to give the lands to Ser Jon of Harroway Town (a knight who had two sons and no money to care for them).
After a few months overseas, Leofric returned home. After hearing about the death of Old King Viserys from Illness, Leofriic and his companions traveled to Kings Landing to attend the celebrations. During the Grand Feast, King Daerys called him before the Iron Throne, telling him that he remembered him from the time he rescued him in Essos. Since a member of the Kingsguard died of his wound on the return journey, leaving a position vacant, and Leofric wanted no Lands, Daerys offered the young Knight a White Cloak Instead. Leofric accepted the honor to be a Knight of the Kingsguard and his duty began almost instantly: he has saved King Daerys from three assassination attempts and Queen Nymeria from four, earning the nickname "the Loyal" as a result. He even fought in battle besides his King during the Uprising of the Westerlands, where he sacked the Castle of Deep Den before slaying Ser Ramond 'The Red' Vikary and Ser Tyberis Hawthorne 'The Knight of Thornes', both of them Chief Knights of Lord Lannister, in a single duel. His victory would later be immortalized by the bards in the heroic Song named 'The Sun scorches the Thorns, the Moon Shines above the Scarlet Beasts'. He soon became good friends with the King and his most trusted Kingsguard after his sister, so Leofric was ordered to be present in the room when all the royal children were born.
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Extra StuffLeofric has been Princess Myriah's Sworn-Shield ever since she was 13.
He trains Prince Valerion as his Page, and plans to make him his squire, as well as Knighting him when he comes of age.
