John Griffin

[John Griffin]

Ser John Griffin

Basic Information
Race: Human
Birthday: 12th of Fall, 491 AV
Age: 19
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Syliras
Occupation: Syliran Knight

Syliran Knight John Griffin, 7th Wing, Black Company, 2nd Regiment, Silver Quadron

Physical Description
John stands at 5 foot, 8 inches, and weighs 160 pounds. Just finished with puberty he is coming into his own as a man. He is neither particularly skinny, nor particularly muscled. Narrow green eyes peer out from beneath his brow, and he keeps his dirty blond hair cropped fairly short. When on duty he wears the full plate of the Syliran Knights, with besagues at the armpits. Over the Armor he wore a tabard, embroidered with the Windoak, and a longsword and dagger strapped to the belt around his waist. If he is patrolling inside the city, John forgoes his shield and helmet, but outside the walls he carries them, and often a lance as well. Off duty he can be found still in his armor, training, or in light comfortable clothes with a studded leather jerkin, as he favors function over form. At his belt as ever he has his longsword and dagger.

Character Concept
John is a firmly dedicated knight. Born into a long line of knights, he takes his duties seriously, and strives to be the best knight he can be. A bit of a book worm, he can often be found reading, feeling that knowledge is just as important as skill at arms for a knight. He is kind, but not necessarily friendly until he gets to know someone.

[John Griffin]

History

Pre-Creation :

John was born in Stormhold Castle to Robert Griffin, an un-ranked Syliran Knight, and Susan Griffin, a cook for the Order. Susan suffered complications in child birth and, while not proving immediately fatal, withered away for six years before passing on. During those six years she looked after John as best she could, but often he was left to his own devices, which usually consisted of fighting imaginary monsters.

For the next four years Robert tried to take an increasing role in his son's life, teaching him his letters, and as much about being a knight as one could teach a child. Often he simply loosed John on a pile of books, as the boy was an avid reader. On his tenth birthday John was sent to the Mithryn Outpost to serve the Green Company of the 4th Regiment as a page. He spent three years there continuing his education towards knighthood.

Upon reaching the age of thirteen John was assigned as a squire to Syrlian Knight William Erindale. During the next five years William taught John the way of being a knight. The largest portion of his time was spent training with sword and shield. After that John was taking care of William's horse, or maintaining his arms and armor. He was still allowed to spend copious amounts of time in the library, as William taught John that a great warrior needs to use his mind as much as his muscle. The young squire also learned to ride a horse and use a lance, but since William primarily patrolled inside Stormhold, there wasn't as much opportunity for this.

During the third year of John's squirehood his father was injured in a battle with bandits. Since Susan had passed Robert had been becoming more and more ill, and the injury aggravated things even more. Though still quite alive, Robert was a shell of his formal self, spending most of the time in bed, too weak to move. John visited him as much as he could, but his duties kept him from seeing his father daily.

John's training intensified as he grew older, as William continued to push the boy to his limits. Finally the squire reached the culmination of all his training, the Knight's Quest. John was taken to the Windoak on his 18th birthday, and received his quest.

After the completion of the quest. His knighting ceremony was set for one week later, on the last day of Spring.

The day and night before the knighting John spent in the traditional meditation under the Windoak. Finally it was time.

John was knighted in a ceremony with two others. He was particularly elated that his father had managed to be present. Upon his knighting, Robert gave his son his own sword, which had been passed on to him by his father when he became a knight. John also received the plate armor typical to Syliran Knights.

And so it was that John became Syliran Knight John Griffin, 7th Wing, Black Company, 2nd Regiment, Silver Quadron.

Summer, 510 AV :

Fall, 510 AV :

[John Griffin]

Knowledge

Skills :

Skill	Level	Amount	Breakdown
Longsword	Competent	44	+10 Starting Points +15 Racial Bonus +3 Drills and more drills...but no carpentry +2 The non-Equestrian Knight +3 Heart and Soul +4 Men with Sticks +4 Rude Awakening +3 Retrieving Property
Shield	Novice	25	15 Starting Points +2 Drills and more drills...but no carpentry +3 Men with sticks +3 Rude Awakening +2 Retrieving Property
Riding	Novice	16	10 Starting Points +4 The non-Equestrian Knigght +2 Rude Awakening
Running	Novice	13	10 Starting Points +1 Heart and Soul +2Rude Awakening
Observation	Novice	12	+1 Ale with a Murderer +1 Heart and Soul +2 Men with Sticks +4 Soothing Water, Vibrant Conversation +5 Rude Awakening
Lance	Novice	8	5 Starting Points +3 The non-Equestrian Knight
Interrogation	Novice	7	+3 Ale with a Murderer +2 An absent wish +1 A Drink with Strangers +1 Soothing Water, Vibrant Conversation
Rhetoric	Novice	7	+5 Soothing Water, Vibrant Conversation +2 Retrieving Property
Drinking	Novice	4	+2 Ale with a Murderer +2 A Drink with Strangers
Seduction	Novice	3	+1 Squire to Knight +2 Soothing Water, Vibrant Conversation
Tactics	Novice	3	+3 Retrieving Property
Teaching	Novice	2	+2 Retrieving Property
Evasion	Novice	2	+2 Rude Awakening
Investigation	Novice	1	+1 Ale with a Murderer
Philosophy	Novice	1	+1 Ale with a Murderer
Swimming	Novice	1	+1 Heart and Soul
Flirtation	Novice	1	+1 Squire to Knight
Wilderness Survival	Novice	1	+1 Squire to Knight
Deduction	Novice	1	+1 Soothing Water, Vibrant Conversation
Sewing	Novice	1	+1 Rude Awakening

Languages :

Language	Level
Common	Fluent
Ekeldi	Basic
Tukant	Poor

Lores :

Lore
History of the Syliran Knights	Initial
Religion, Tyveth	Initial
Fighting with Sweat in the Eyes	Awarded
A Lesson in Honor	Awarded
Fighting in Armor	Awarded
The Good and Evil Sides of Horses	Awarded
Practice Blades Make Perfect	Awarded
Maintaining Balance	Awarded
Training Cycle: Swordplay, Running, Swimming	Awarded
Heating a Hothead	Awarded
The Feeling of Defeat	Awarded
Tales of Travel	Awarded
Painful Lessons: Walking	Awarded
Seventy Days in the Arms of Love	Awarded
Fighting a Stronger Opponent	Awarded
Relaxing in a Bath After a Long Day	Awarded
Easy Arousal Control in a Public Bath	Awarded
Observing the Naked Female Form(I’ll Just Have Myself a Peek)	Awarded
Pimping the Soothing Waters	Awarded
Casual Conversation in a Bath Despite Nudity	Awarded
Opportunity in the Bath(For Friends, not that kind you perverts)	Awarded
Pimping the Sylirian Knights	Awarded
Explaining Nobility	Awarded
Explaining the Knights	Awarded
Being a bookworm	Awarded
The proper way to hold a sword	Awarded
Never far from his weapon	Awarded
Move your feet (or get bumrushed!)	Awarded
Swordsmanship Style (Syliran Knight)	Awarded
Maintenence of a Knight's blades and armor	Awarded
Arming a Knight of Syliras	Awarded
Making Mountains out of Mole Hills	Awarded
Seedy Shortcuts in Syliras	Awarded
Facing a Battle Hardened Opponent	Awarded
Suppressing a desperate attack	Awarded
Sparring With Dignity	Awarded

[John Griffin]

Possesions

Clothes :

Item	Quantity	Description
White Cotton Shirt	4	A simple, loose cotton shirt. Worn under armor as well as clothes.
Brown Cotton Doublet	4	A simple cotton doublet, worn over a shirt and under a studded leather jerkin. Forgone when wearing plate armor.
Brown Leather Jerkin	2	No longer worn, gathering dust at the bottom of chest.
Brown Cotton Cloak	1	Well used cloak, worn when cold, both on and off duty.
Leather Gloves	1	Worn off duty, sometimes tucked into belt
Leather Belt	1	Worn on and off duty, sword, dagger, and coin purse hang from it.
Belt Pouch	1	Worn from the belt on his sword side, contains John's money
Brown Cotton Pants	4	Worn under armor and off duty.
Low Boots	1	Worn Off Duty

Weapons :

Item	Quantity	Description
Longsword	1	Family Heirloom - This sword has been passed down from father to son. John is the fourth generation Griffin to wield it in service of Syliras. Complete with scabbard. Image
Longsword	1	Spare sword. Left in room when in the city, left on horse when outside the walls of Syliras. Complete with scabbard.
Blunted Longsword	2	Longswords with blunted edges and tips, for training or tourneys. Complete with scabbards.
Shortspear	1	6 1/2 Feet. Ash Shaft.
Light Lance	1	10 Feet. Ash, iron tip.
Dagger	1	Very plain dagger. Complete with scabbard.
Training Longsword	2	Wooden training swords with metal cores.

Armor :

Item	Quantity	Description
Full Plate Armor	1	Issued by the Syliran Knight's. Complete suit of armor, with gambeson for wear underneath. Also has personally owned besagues protecting the armpits.
Shield, Large Steel	1	Heater Style, nicked and scraped, but otherwise in good condition.
Studded Leather Jerkin	1	Worn off duty or as required.
Shield, Large Wooded	2	Heather Style, used for training.

Equestrian :

Item	Quantity	Description
Horse	1	Kavinka Painted Mount. Brown and white Stallion, 16 hands. Named Honor. 5 years old.
Military Saddle	1	Military Grade Saddle. Long stirrups and a high pommel and cantle for support in battle.
Bit and Bridle	1	For directing horse.
Blanket and Hood	1	For Medium Sized horse.
Large Saddlebags	1	For storage of goods on the move.

Equipment :

Item	Quantity	Description
Backpack	1	Used to carry goods during travels.
Toiletries	-	Comb, Brush, Razor, Soap
Food	7	1 Days Worth
Eating Knife	1	For cutting food.
Flint & Steel	1	For starting fires.
Waterskin	1	Used on the road.
Whetstone	1	For sharpening weapons.

Miscellaneous :

Item	Quantity	Description
Book	1	Blank Book

Housing
John has a windowless room on the 3rd Tier of Stormhold Castle.

Ledger

FUNDS
GM	SM	CM
192	3	2

Pre-Creation :

+/-	GM	SM	CM	Notes	Date
+	100	0	0	Starting Package	Pre-Creation
-	20	0	0	Large Steel Shield	Pre-Creation
-	7	5	0	Longsword, Practice, Metal-Core	Pre-Creation
-	2	0	0	Dagger	Pre-Creation
-	6	0	0	Longsword Scabbard and Dagger Scabbard	Pre-Creation
-	1	4	0	Extra Clothing: 3 Cloth Shirts, 3 Cloth Pants, 1 Pair of Leather Gloves	Pre-Creation
-	6	0	0	Light Lance	Pre-Creation
-	0	0	2	Whetstone	Pre-Creation
-	15	0	0	Padded Tabbard	Pre-Creation
-	1	0	0	Belt Pouch	Pre-Creation

Summer, 510 :

+/-	GM	SM	CM	Notes	Date
-	0	2	0	Ale and tip	Summer 8
-	21	5	0	2 Large Wooden Shields, 1 Metal Core Practice Longsword	Summer 9
-	2	4	0	2 Leather Jerkins, 4 Cotton Doublets	Summer 16
-	0	2	6	Pool time, Soap and a Towel	Summer 16
-	2	5	0	5 Days trail rations for trip to Sunset Falls	Summer 26
-	3	0	0	Blank Book	Summer 36
-	0	9	0	Dinner and three ales at the Rearing Stallion	Summer 55
+	2	0	0	From Sergeant Tulley	Summer 66
-	0	3	0	Three Ales	Summer 66
-	0	2	0	Two Ales	Summer 70
+	320	0	0	Wages	Summer 91
-	27	5	0	Living Expenses	Summer 91

Fall, 510 :

+/-	GM	SM	CM	Notes	Date
-	80	0	0	Kavinka Painted Mount	Fall 1
-	20	0	0	Military Saddle	Fall 1
-	2	0	0	Bit and Bridle	Fall 1
-	4	0	0	Blanket and Hood, Horse, Medium	Fall 1
-	8	0	0	Saddle Bags, Large	Fall 1
-	25	0	0	Studded Leather Armor	Fall 3
-	38	0	0	Blunted Longsword w/ Scabbard, 2x	Fall 3
-	50	0	0	Besagues	Fall 3
-	19	0	0	Longsword w/ Scabbard	Fall 3
-	2	0	0	Shortspear	Fall 48
-	45	0	0	Seasonal Expenses (Good/Knight)	Fall 91
+	180	0	0	Season Wages (Syliran Knight)	Fall 91

Winter, 510 :

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[John Griffin]

Calendar/Threads

Flashbacks :

Rude Awakening, 12 Fall, 504 (Complete)
Learning to Tilt, 49 Spring, 506
Squire to Knight: the Quest; Part One Summer, 508 (Complete)

Summer, 510 :

3. First Patrol (Complete)
8. [Rearing Stallion]Ale with a Murderer (Complete)
10. Drills and more drills...but no carpentry (Complete)
12. Adrift in the Maze (Abandoned)
16. Soothing Water, Vibrant Conversation. (Complete)
18. Men with sticks. (Complete)
20.The non-Equestrian Knight (Complete)
21. By Oath or Flame (Abandoned)
26. Travel to Sunset Falls
27. Travel to Sunset Falls
28. Heart and Soul (Complete)
29. Travel to Syliras
30. Travel to Syliras
55. An Open Table with Empty Chairs (Complete)
65.An Absent Wish (Complete)
66. Retrieving Property(Complete)
70. A Drink with Strangers (Complete)

Fall, 510 :

48. Hunger
51. The Squire and the Knight
87. Securing a Future(Complete)

Winter, 510 :

1. Duty and Honor
35-55?? Sinners or Slaves