Daniel Alecson

[Daniel Alecson]

Daniel Alecson A life by the sword is bloody indeed ~Theme Song~ Basic Information Race: Human Birthday & Age : 12th of Winter 489AV, 24 Gender: Male Languages Common: Fluent Pavi: Basic Fravata: Poor Physical Description Height:6'4" Weight: 200lbs Eyes: Daniel has cold steely gray eyes. Hair: Daniel has long sleek black hair that is a little longer than shoulder length. Daniel usually has his hair pulled into a loose ponytail being held by a small leather thong. On rare occasions Daniel will litterally let his hair down, only bothering to tuck it behind his ears so as to prevent it from falling into his eyes. Body-Type: When clothed many make the mistake of thinking that Daniel is a bit slim, he is actually rather muscular. However Daniel specifically tries not to gain too much bulk, focusing on maintaining elegance, mobility and efficency over brute strength. Clothing: Daniel's clothing is usually nothing too fancy, prefering clothes just as good for travelling as they are for wandering around town. Daniel's only current surviving pair of clothes consists of a pair of leather high boots, leather pants, a leather belt, a linen shirt and the fur-lined travelling cloak he inherited from his father. Other: Daniel is a little pale skinned, not ghostly white, as he does spend quite a bit of time outdoors, however to most humans Daniel still has rather fair skin. Despite his rather dangerous lifestyle Daniel only has one scar, a small cicle on his left calf where an arrow punctured his flesh. Character Concept Morallity: By most standards Daniel leads a rather moral life, not really for ethical reasons but mostly just because of personal preference. Daniel is known to partake in spirits, not very frequently and never in excess. Likewise Daniel has never spent time in the company of women of ill repute viewing them, and most other women, as little more than distractions. Daniel does however have quite a bit of blood on his hands, working as a guard for hire and a mercenary this is a bit of an inevitablity. The path soaked in blood behind Daniel doesn't bother him as he considers combat the best way to test his skills. Likes: Daniel has trouble finding things that he likes as he spends most of his time practicing his swordsmanship, and/or working. Next to swordplay Daniel's second favorite thing is money, willing to do just about any job for the right pay. Daniel does hold a fondness for tea and caligraphy he isn't exactly sure why but he tends to do both whever he can. Dislikes: Most of Daniel's dislikes stem from people with bad habits. One of the biggest examples of this is with messy people, Daniel despises people who are slobs or have poor hygenie. Even when he travels Daniel makes sure to bathe whenever possible and even clean his teeth. Another thing Daniel dislikes are people who are overly casual, not that he has a problem with them, just that they make him uncomfortable because he tends to be very formal. The one thing Daniel absolutely despises are those who do not keep their oaths, whever Daniel makes a promise he keeps it, those who don't do the same are worse then scum in Daniel's eyes. Religious Beliefs: Daniel isn't very educated when it comes to religion, hearing about most of the gods only in passing. As such Daniel doesn't follow any of the gods, he has some respect for a few of the gods, hearing stories of the deeds their champions. Daniel belives that if any of the gods ever take an interest in him than he will in turn offer himself as their servant. Overview: Daniel is driven mostly by his desire to become Mizahar's greatest swordsman, more than willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish that task. Daniel is very formal when speaking to even his oldest of friends, something he picked up from his father, Daniel is usually respectful and polite to everyone he meets. However when people get on Daniel's bad side they tend to be dealt with rather curtly and with thinly-veiled insults. Another belief Daniel picked up from his father deals with names, Daniel's belief that people get three names. One name is given by one's parents, the second denotes one's heritage, and the final name is earned by one's deeds. In Daniel's case, Daniel is the name given to him by his father, Alecson comes from him being the son of Alec (his father) and Daniel has yet to earn a name from his deeds. Character History Pre-Creation: Daniel doesn't know who his mother is, his father never spoke of her and Daniel never got the courage up to ask. The circumstances behind Daniels birth is a bit of a mystery, Daniel 's father Alec is the only one who knows the full story and he died without telling anyone. What is known is that Daniel was born 22 winters ago to a mercenary called Alec Caldurson of the Folded Blade, and a mystery woman who supposedly died in childbirth. Whether the last part is true or not is a matter known only by a man now long dead. Daniel's early life wasn't very eventful, he mostly followed his father around. Daniel's father, a mercenary and guardsmen by trade, was known for his skill as a swordsman using a Katana a weapon not seen in use very often. As such much of Daniel's life was spent in transit, either travelling with caravans as part of the escort or even as the personal escort of weathly individuals. At the age of ten Daniel started reciving training from his father along some of the other mercenaries they travelled with. Daniel however didn't show much proficency with his father's unique two handed blade, instead prefering to carry two smaller blades. By the age of thirteen Daniel had began working along with his father on some of the more mundane tasks, such as caravan duty. Before long the father-son combination began making quite a bit of money, being swordsman a cut above some of the average mercenaries, especially when working together. Together they made a bit of a name for themselves, although Daniel was mostly riding on his father's coattails. On his fifteenth birthday Daniel received a pair of matched blades crafted by the same man who crafted Alec's blade. Daniel's blades were crafted with the same method of folding steel that was used in Alec's blade, but used in a pair of smaller blades. Two days later Daniel and Alec took a mission that was a little out of the ordinary for them, they were hired as guardsmen for a merchant ship. The job should've been easy and for the beggining of the voyage it was rather uneventful. Three days into the voyage the ship hit an unexpectedly fierce storm, the ship having been in need of repairs before ended up falling to pieces from the heavy handed blows of the storm. When the mast broke it began to fall onto the ship it nearly fell on Daniel but Alec threw him from the mast's path getting crushed in the process. The entire ship was battered to pieces by the storms end. Daniel survived half-delirious, clinging to a piece of floating wood along with his and Alec's packs, before he was picked up by a group of passing Svefra. To this day Daniel holds a healthy respect for the Svefra, even if he finds their ways a little distasteful, he still fears ships those and avoids going out over the water whenever possible. After getting dropped off at the nearest port Daniel sold most of what was left of his father's possesions, keeping only his travelling cloak, and held a small ceremony in his father's honor. Since he didn't have a body to bury Daniel simply burt some incense and sent a short prayer to the goddess of the dead. Since then Daniel has been laying low, doing small jobs and generally just staying unnoticed. Daniel has mostly been throwing himself at his training and he has seen some pretty good improvments in the five yeas since his father died. Post-Creation: Training (SP=Starter Points) (RP=Racial Points:) Skill EXP Total Proficiency Rhetoric 2 EP 2 Novice Intimidation 2 EP 2 Novice Observation 2 EP 2 Novice Negotiation 2 EP 2 Novice Calligraphy 5 SP 5 Novice Dual-weild 30 SP 30 Competent Wakizashi 15 RB, 15 SP, 1 EP 31 Competent Lore: Maintaining Condition of Wakizashi Lore: Making Tea Lore: Surviving the Mob Lore: Leaving Sunberth for the Spires Lore: Who Needs to Rush Lore: Being Dragged into a Conversation Lore: Cade is not one to Hide Equipment and Possessions High Boots (leather) Leather Pants Leather Belt Linen Shirt Leather Jacket Fur-lined Cloak (Family Heirloom) Waterskin 2 Wakizashi, Steel 2 Wakizashi, Metal Core Bedroll One-person Tent Pot, Iron Backpack which Contains: -1 Set of Toiletries (comb, brush, razor, soap) -1 Weeks worth of food -1 Eating Knife -Flint & Steel -2 torches -Winter Blanket Rucksack which Contains: -1 Pound of Tea Leaves -Blank Book -5 Ink vials -Quill Ledger 600 GM (100 starting package, 500 house turned in) -200GM (2 Wakizashi, Steel) -100GM (2 Wakizashi, Metal Core) -10GM (5 Ink Vials 1 oz) -3GM (Blank Book) -2GM (one-person tent) -1GM (Rucksack) -6SM (bedroll and winter blanket) -5SM (Iron pot) -2SM (1 pound of tea leaves) -5CM (Quill) -4CM (2 torches) 280GM 17SM 91CM -2CM [Thread] 280GM 17SM 89CM Completed Thread List 1). The Party of All Parties Rewards: Intimidation 2, Rhetoric 3, Negotiation 1, Observation 2, Wakizashi 1, Lore: Surviving the Mob 2). Blood and Sweat Rewards: Lore: Who Needs to Rush? 3). Finding Help in Low Places Rewards: Negotiation 1, Lore: Leaving Sunberth for the Spires 4). Filling the Tank Rewards: Observation 1, Lore:Helping the spires is a chance to prove myself, Lore: Being Dragged into a Conversation, Lore: Cade is not one to Hide