Bannon

[Bannon]

Bannon Henric The Wandering Swordsman Basic Information Race: Human Birthday & Age: 490 AV (20 years old) Gender: Male Physical Description Bannon weighs 180lbs and stands at 6'4" making him a tall although not very imposing figure. Yet with a low body fat content Bannon is still rather muscular and well defined. Unlike many swordsman Bannon's body is balanced very well muscle wise, this is due to the fact that he is ambidextorus and trains equally with both hands. Bannon has shaggy hair of a moderate length, which is usually kept in a small ponytail with a small leather thong. Bannon also has a small measure of facial hair, just a simple goatee and mustache. All of Bannon's hair is a rather dark brown, it often appears black when wet, Bannon's eyes are brown as well although of a much lighter shade. Bannon thinks of himself as being average physically, not ugly but not exactly attractive either. Some people object but which side their on tends to be rather even. Bannon has a strong jaw and brow, but his nose is often described as hawkish and his eyes are a little bit squinty. Bannon is a little wider at the shoulders then his body type would normally suggest, something that isn't exactly obvious but looks a little odd to those who do notice. Bannon has a couple scars but only one that is very obvious, it's a small scar that goes from just below his right eye down to his jawline. Bannon also has a rather large scar on the outer part of his left thigh and another that goes horizontially across the lower part of his back. Character Concept A rather odd individual Bannon is usually very open, happy and easy-going individual, even in the midst of battle. Most find it hard to anger Bannon, as Bannon rarely takes people or anything else very seriously. Bannon has a few weakspots when it comes to angering him though, primarily insults about his mother and the fact that he is a bastard. His family history is one of the few things that Bannon isn't open about, even going as far as making sure to change the subject if someone brings it up. Considered a "free-spirit" Bannon enjoys wandering and doesn't look to settle down in a single place anytime soon. One of Bannon's major weaknesses is his lack of guidance, he has few concrete goals and has trouble planning things out. Bannon tends to just go wherever the wind takes him and doing whatever needs to be done when he gets there. Bannon considers himself a follower of Kel and Wyn the god and goddess of lost causes. Bannon does not worship Kel and Wyn because he views himself as a lost cause but because he respects their cause and follows a similar path. Bannon views it as his duty to serve those in need of protection, often working as a guard, adventurer or occasionally a mercenary. While Bannon does charge for his services it is usually just enough to get him by, and is not opposed to helping those in need just because they don't have money to pay him. With his limited skill set Bannon really is limited to helping people through his skills with a sword and shield. Character History Bannon was born in 490 AV to a young woman named Sarah Henric in the city Syliras. Sarah Henric however was an adventurer who had stopped in Sylrias just long enough to have her child. Bannon's father wasn't present at his birth and Sarah never revealed to him the name of his father. Only a few days after giving birth to Bannon, Sarah stocked up supplies and headed out of Sylrias with her new child. Bannon's early childhood was a rather odd upbrining but not necessarily a bad one. Much of it was spent travelling between the sparse towns, listening to his mother play her orcarina around the campfire, listening to stories of the twin gods Kel and Wyn and getting watched by tavern workers while his mother looked for information and work. As he grew Sarah began to teach Bannon what he'd need to survive sword, shield and riding skills. Riding definately wasn't one of Bannon's strong suits but he exceled in both swordplay and shield work. Most of Bannon's life was spent being a party to, and occasionally helping, his mother in her fevernt search, for what Bannon is still unsure of to this day. During these times Bannon became familiar with the troubles that still permeated much of the land. The world was harsh and often unjust to those who were just trying to survive. Bannon often questioned his mother as to why the people suffered so, she never was able to come up with a satisfactory answer. Bannon also wondered why his mother didn't help the people, as most of their problems cames from wild beasts or corrupt and evil men, with Sarah's skills helping the people would've been easy. However Sarah was entirely consumed by her search, the suffering of others mattered little to her. Despite his mothers obvious lack of concern about the suffering of others and her unwillingness to reveal anything about his father or her search, she would only confirm that the two subjects were unrelated, Bannon stayed with his mom. Always doing his best to protect her from danger, although she often would leave him for days at a time to follow up on leads. Shortly after Bannon's eighteenth birthday, while staying in Yahebah, Sarah told Bannon to wait for her while she went to follow up on a lead, she told him that it should only take a couple of days. Bannon ended up waiting a week before he tried to figure out what happened. Bannon asked around the city seeing if anyone had spoken to his mother, he got lucky and was able to follow the path of his mother. Eventually he was directed towards a small sandstone cave a days walk from the town that supposedly housed an old hermit. Bannon went to the cave and found exactly what he'd expected there. His mother and the hermit were dead, the hermit's tounge had been cut out and so had both of his mothers eyes. All night Bannon greived the loss of his mother and in the morning he held a small funeral pyre for her and the hermit. Bannon searched the hermit's "home" but found nothing that hinted at what his mother could've been searching for, Bannon assumed that it had been taken by whoever killed them. With no hints as to who killed his mother or what it was she'd been searching for Bannon was at a loss as to what to do. Eventually he decided on doing that which he hadn't had time for before, helping those in danger and couldn't help themselves. For two years that's what Bannon did protecting everyone he could from the horrors of the world. Training Languages -Common (Fluent) -Pavi (Basic) -Shiber (Poor) Skills -Bastard Sword: 25pts (25 Initial points) -Shield: 25pts (10 Initial points, 15 racial bonus) -Riding (horse): 10pts (10 inital points) -Play musical instrument (orcarina): 5pts (5 Initial points) Lore -Associating with tavern folk -Lore of Kelwyn Equipment and Possessions -1 Set of Clothing (Tunic, breeches, leather shoes and hodded cloak) -1 Waterskin -1 Bastard sword (includes scabbard) -1 Large steel shield -1 Zavian riding horse - Full set of tack --Backpack which contains: ---Ornate orcarina (family heirloom) ---Set of Toiletries (comb, brush, razor, soap) ---Food for a week ---1 eating knife ---Flint & Steel --1 large set of saddlebags containing ---1 large tent (4 person) ---1 large tarp ---100 ft of rope ---1 lantern ---2 torches ---1 bedroll ---1 blanket ---fishing tackle & hooks Ledger 100 Gold mizas (100 Starting package) -20 gm (large steel shield) -35 gm (bastard sword) ______________________ 85gm Thread List