Post by Trystane Storm on Jun 16, 2008 21:50:24 GMT -5
Character Name: Trystane Storm
Character Age: 24 (Born 23rd of the Second Month, 500)
Character Nationality: Andal (Stormlands)
Character Byname: The Storm King (By his men and friend's, generally in jest but every now and again in reverence)
Character Skills:
Expert: Swordsmanship (Hand-and-a-half (Bastard) sword)
Noteworthy: Riding (Coursers generally)
Noteworthy: Battle Tactics
Apprentice: Lance
Apprentice: Leadership
Novice: Grappling
Novice: Athletics (Running in armour, etc...)
Beginner: Inventiveness
Beginner: Woodsmanship
Character Personal History:
Born in Storm's End to a poor fish-wife, Trystane never knew his father. His mother said he was a well-to-do lord, but never told him which. This was the source of many arguments between them. At the age of eleven, he was squired off to a hedge-knight, Will Scatloch, very skilled but not rich in the least. He taught him many different unorthodox fighting techniques including half-swording, grappling and the best ways to fight in half-plate (Which was all they could afford).
Will eventually realized that Trystane had a potential far beyond his own, as he began to outpace and outfight him, inventing new moves on the spot to defeat him. This was when he brought him to a tourney back in Storm's End. Not a big one, but with a fairly large entry fee. Will put his belongings on the line to get Trystane into it, and he was paid off. Trystane won the melee, besting many knights who had been fighting for decades. This brought them some much needed money. This began a cycle, whereby they went to the smaller tournaments and won, garnering a small bit of money to keep everything together.
It had started with Trystane following the hedge-knight Scatloch, but when he started into his twenties, the situation reversed itself and Trystane began choosing where they would go, and eventually leading the small party altogether.
At points other men would join, but as the money faltered, generally did their loyalty. Trystane could inspire some to stay on, but as they began to starve, leaving began to look very appetizing. Now, without much choice, he began doing tournaments yet again, whereby he found himself in Storm's End again. He searched out his mother and finding news that she had died several years previously from the sickness, he decided to set out and find his father, difficult a task though it might seem, having very little knowledge of him.
Character Physical Description:
Trystane is a tall, well-built man, quite strong. A short crop of chestnut-brown hair sits atop a well-angled face. Some small scars dot his body and cheeks, but are mostly covered by the short, scraggly beard that grows on face. A suit of half-plate armour is often worn, this protects the vital spots while allowing for more mobility and a sentinel helm atop his head. A simple, yet well made bastard sword hangs on his back in a black-leather scabbard.
Character Reputation:
Trystane has always had a knack for springing surprises on his enemies, and this makes way well into his fighting. His sword-fighting is very unorthodox in the usual perspective in that he uses a technique called 'half-swording' which involves grabbing the blade of the sword as well as the hilt to increase the power on the tip, thus enabling it to stab into almost any armour. He also has a tendency to fight somewhat "dirty", involving tackling enemies into the ground to grapple with them, and in his lighter half-plate is generally fairly agile.
In the world away from fighting, Trystane has always been giving as a charismatic man, winning arguments with an odd ease. Usually cool, he has sometimes been given into an angry rage, lashing out at anyone around him, this however, is rare.
Character Age: 24 (Born 23rd of the Second Month, 500)
Character Nationality: Andal (Stormlands)
Character Byname: The Storm King (By his men and friend's, generally in jest but every now and again in reverence)
Character Skills:
Expert: Swordsmanship (Hand-and-a-half (Bastard) sword)
Noteworthy: Riding (Coursers generally)
Noteworthy: Battle Tactics
Apprentice: Lance
Apprentice: Leadership
Novice: Grappling
Novice: Athletics (Running in armour, etc...)
Beginner: Inventiveness
Beginner: Woodsmanship
Character Personal History:
Born in Storm's End to a poor fish-wife, Trystane never knew his father. His mother said he was a well-to-do lord, but never told him which. This was the source of many arguments between them. At the age of eleven, he was squired off to a hedge-knight, Will Scatloch, very skilled but not rich in the least. He taught him many different unorthodox fighting techniques including half-swording, grappling and the best ways to fight in half-plate (Which was all they could afford).
Will eventually realized that Trystane had a potential far beyond his own, as he began to outpace and outfight him, inventing new moves on the spot to defeat him. This was when he brought him to a tourney back in Storm's End. Not a big one, but with a fairly large entry fee. Will put his belongings on the line to get Trystane into it, and he was paid off. Trystane won the melee, besting many knights who had been fighting for decades. This brought them some much needed money. This began a cycle, whereby they went to the smaller tournaments and won, garnering a small bit of money to keep everything together.
It had started with Trystane following the hedge-knight Scatloch, but when he started into his twenties, the situation reversed itself and Trystane began choosing where they would go, and eventually leading the small party altogether.
At points other men would join, but as the money faltered, generally did their loyalty. Trystane could inspire some to stay on, but as they began to starve, leaving began to look very appetizing. Now, without much choice, he began doing tournaments yet again, whereby he found himself in Storm's End again. He searched out his mother and finding news that she had died several years previously from the sickness, he decided to set out and find his father, difficult a task though it might seem, having very little knowledge of him.
Character Physical Description:
Trystane is a tall, well-built man, quite strong. A short crop of chestnut-brown hair sits atop a well-angled face. Some small scars dot his body and cheeks, but are mostly covered by the short, scraggly beard that grows on face. A suit of half-plate armour is often worn, this protects the vital spots while allowing for more mobility and a sentinel helm atop his head. A simple, yet well made bastard sword hangs on his back in a black-leather scabbard.
Character Reputation:
Trystane has always had a knack for springing surprises on his enemies, and this makes way well into his fighting. His sword-fighting is very unorthodox in the usual perspective in that he uses a technique called 'half-swording' which involves grabbing the blade of the sword as well as the hilt to increase the power on the tip, thus enabling it to stab into almost any armour. He also has a tendency to fight somewhat "dirty", involving tackling enemies into the ground to grapple with them, and in his lighter half-plate is generally fairly agile.
In the world away from fighting, Trystane has always been giving as a charismatic man, winning arguments with an odd ease. Usually cool, he has sometimes been given into an angry rage, lashing out at anyone around him, this however, is rare.
Hope you all are well and happy.