IMPORTANT!: This is for Stryder to approve. I wanna see how good he is.
Note: * mark that more information can be found by matching it to the corresponding number at the bottom of the section it appears in. These are sides notes, and not important to understanding the character, but provide more background information if you are feeling so inclined.
Name: The Exiled Lord, Sir Byrontius Begara of Greenfall. The Self-Titled True Baron of Greenfall.
Nickname /Alias: Byron. Sir Byron The Forlorn. Lord Forlorn. The Exiled Lord.
Occupation: Knight Errant. Exile.
Age/Birthdate: 18 Years old. Born on August 2, Age 5 Year 180.*
Apparent Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Sylvilian Noble** (Human)
Height: 6’1
Weight: 189 LBS
Eye Color: He is often told he has the brightest blue eyes ever seen. Take that for what you will.
Hair Color/Style:Thin sandy brown hair of an ever-changing style.
General Appearance: Seeing as he is a noble I am required by law* to say he is handsome, even despite the fact his nose is long, narrow, and pointed, and he has a deep red scar on his right cheek, and his attempt at a beard has turned up patchy and dirty looking. So while he is not perfect, he is still handsome. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. And if someone does tell you otherwise it wasn’t me, I’m not getting in trouble for this.
Since he has been trained as a warrior from the day he could stand his body is hard and muscled, even when compared to other hard and muscled bodies. However, most of it is laced with scars, which is often coupled with purple bruises on his normally tanned skin. Life on the road can be tough on a body after all.
Since Begara spends most of his days riding, and traveling he is usually seen wearing riding leathers, and a matching plain brown tunic and breeches. However he often combines this with a sleeveless jack of plate*** shirt underneath, fancy boots with built in metal greaves, a large red, and black trimmed cloak, and of course a sword belt complete with sword. The effect is often called ‘Confusing’.
Now he does own much fancier clothes such as, red doublets with golden embroiders, heavy silk cloaks with golden clasps, and more rings then you can shake a finger at. However, most were left back at Castle Greenfall when he was exiled, and the items he did bring are extremely wrinkled and dirty from spending so much time in a horses pack.
Of course all his clothing features the Begara crest, either embroidered into cloth, or as a clasp. It’s important because these crests allow peasants to know one is a noble, because only a noble would put such a gaudy crest** on his clothes.
Weapon(s): Name: N/A*
Type: Long sw-…I mean Arming Sword**
Length: 39” (Total, the blade length is 31”)
Weight: 2.7 lbs
Appearance: When most people say ‘longsword’ they are often thinking of a Arming Sword. A Straight Double-Edged sword with a one handed cuneiform hilt, with a pommel. It is the classic Knight’s weapon, and thus is perfect for Byron, who is, in fact, a knight. On the pommel of the sword is an etching of a scythe.
Pros: Strong, Castle Forged, Fairly lightweight.
Cons: The Type of forging made the steel more brittle (though it is harder then normal steel)
Name: N/A
Type: Shield***
Shield?: A Kite Shield.
Appearance: A teardrop shaped wooden shield with a metal rim that is about three feet long, and two feet wide. On it’s front there is a certain crest painted, I am sure by now you can guess what exactly it is. (It’s a Black Scythe on a red field).
Pros: Strapped to the arm, which makes it impossible to drop. Hard to Break.
Cons: Fairly heavy. Well worn.
Armor:Other then his shield, and Jack of Plate shirt Byron also owns a full suit of armor he brings with him*. (He carries it one his horse if you have to know)
Part: Torso
Type: Jack of Plate
Description: A Plain brown short shirt with steel plates sewn in between the fabric. it looks like any regular shirt except it is thicker, and has a square stitching all over it where the plates are sewn. NOTE: Is not worn with his regular armor set.
Pros: Unless you are looking closely it would be impossible to notice. This gives Byron an extra second when his opponent is surprised his attack is not working.
Cons: It's weak. it would stop most slashes but the impact would still sting, and it's easy enough to piece the shirt if you know where. it's good in a pinch, but that's about it.
Part: Helm
Type: Close helm
Description: A Type of helmet that covers the head, shin, and neck. It was made with tempered steel and designed to fit perfectly with his breastplate clothing off any kink in his armor. With his visor closed it effectively seals himself in steel from the shoulder up at least.
Pros: This form of helm removes the need for a gorget, or other neck protector. No Kinks for someone to stick a blade through. Extremely hard to stab through (nigh impossible).
Cons: Visor down cuts down on visual range. Visor can be opened with a simple latch mechanism, which can be a problem, as opening it in battle would leave him open for attack. Also it is heavy due to the extra metal needed for the neck protection.
Part: Torso (inner)
Type: Hauberk
Description: A hauberk is the standard chainmail. It goes down to about mid thigh, and looks exactly like any chainmail you’ve ever seen.
Pros: Very good swing protection, and decent piercing protection.
Cons: heavy. No use against blunt trauma weapons, and susceptible to being pierced.
Part:Torso (Outer)
Type:Breastplate
Description: A Breastplate that covers the front and back of Byron’s torso. It is made of tempered steel and is scratched from many years of service. Its features include the emblem of House Begara Etched, and paint into the chest, a Lance rest under his right armpit, and Tassets to protect his upper legs(About down to his knees)
Pro: This, and hard to dent. Curved in such away piercing is near impossible (Save from a well placed rapier, or Bodkin arrow) and impossible to cut.
Cons: heavy, as Armour should be, and weak underneath the armpits. A Good Warrior could stick him there with only chainmail to deal with.
Part: Arm (Shoulder)
Type: Pauldron + Rebrace
Description: together consists of two pieces of place on each arm. The Pauldron covers the shoulders, and part of the back, while the Rebrace surrounds the upper arm.
Pro: Curved to make any blows glance off.
Cons: Weak under the armpit.
Part: Arm (Elbow)
Type: Couter
Description: A Complicated string of metal plates on the elbow that protects it, and allows it to move freely.
Pro: Allows full movement of the arm.
Cons: Complicated, and thus more likely to break.
Part: Arm (Forearm)
Type: Vambrace
Description: Worn on the upper arm Byron’s is made of hardened lethere hide, and metal plates that covers the majority of his forearm with few gaps where the chainmail shows.
Pro: Excellent defense on an area that is often hit.
Cons: Not entirely steel, which means more likely to break through if someone gets a good hit.
Part: Hand
Type: Gauntlet
Description: Byron’s Gauntlets arm mostly leather with sewn in metal plates. Covers his hand completely, and overlaps with his vambrace.
Pro: The Leather structure give him greater flexibility then a full plate Gauntlet, allowing him to perform trickery sword maneuvers without difficult.
Cons: The leather and sewn in plates have many holes, and thus makes his hand the weakest part of his armor. Though hitting someone’s hand is hard, any good hit would tear through this armor.
Part: Leg (Thigh)
Type: Cuisses
Description: Though the tassest attached to his breatplate protects his upper legs, they do not protect from attacks from below. The Cuisses is designed to counter that by providing protection to the thigh in case of an upward attack.
Pro: Good to counter sneak attacks, and low blows.
Cons: A lot of extra weight for armor that is not used often.
Part: Leg (Knee)
Type: Gousset
Description: Byron uses this Gousset to protect his knees.
Pro: Self Explanatory.
Cons: It only covers the front of his knees, not the back of his knees, leaving that spot weak. However if you for whatever reason actually get a shot at the back of his knees, you deserve to win.
Part: Leg (Shin)
Type: Greaves
Description: The greaves consist of two pieces of steel strapped together to protect both the front and back of Byron’s lower legs. Since Attacking an opponents legs is considered cowardly they are the least most damaged part of his armor.
Pro: Excellent protection.
Cons: Not often used.
Part: Leg
Type: Chausses
Description: Chausses are mail Hosen worn under regular armor. (basically chainmail, but for your legs) Byron’s goes up to his knees, but no further.
Pro: Good incase his feet are attacked, or struck un-chivalrously on the legs.
Cons: heavy and uncomfortable. Also only cover up to his knees, leaving his thighs weaker. Sort of.
Carried Possessions: Many things. He Carries an Ample Supple of coins. (Gold Swords, Silver Shield, Copper Kings, and pennies). As Well he carries some rations 9Salted pork, and beef. A Few dried roots. Hard bred. Anything that doesn’t expire quickly. And a few other trinkets of small note.
Powers/Magic/Skills: Lacking any other place this seems the best place to mention Byron’s marital abilities. While not technically skilled I feel it imprudent to mention which weapons he is skilled at using.
Styles:
Single Blade Combat: Either with a short sword, Arming sword, bastard sword, or longsword. As Well as with dagger, mace, or axe. He is best with an arming sword as he has the most practice with it, but can use the other weapons with a lesser proficiency, depending on the situation and what he has on hand, but will always use a sword if possible.
Pro: Single blade combat allows him to use his other hand for balance, or to add an extra oomph to any attack.
Con: No defense. Using the same weapon for attack and defense can easily become over whelming.
Blade and Shield Combat: Exactly what it says. Usually with his arming sword* but can also use a Short sword, or bastard sword if needed. Can Also use a mace, or axe but is not preferred or recommended. He is best with a regular arming sword as he believes it has the best range-to-weight ratio. He Is very difficult to beat using this combination, especially when combined with his armor.
Pro: Most everything. Good speed, attack, defense, and it is the style Bryon is best at.
Con: No defense to long ranged attacks, and since his left arm is strapped to a shield he has no use of it in case of emergency.
Two Blade Combat: usually with an Arming sword, and dagger. One for offense the other for defense. Can switch the dagger out for a short sword, and the arming sword out for a mace, or short sword. he Works best with a Dagger, and Arming sword as he feels it gives him the best speed. He Doesn't use this style often due to the awkwardness of using two weapons.
Pro: Two weapons means he can attack fast and hard if needed, and still have passable defense.
Con: Wielding two blades(despite what anime tell us) is very difficult, and leaves many holes in his defense.
Horse Combat: he is very good with a lance (Tourney or war), but also has skill with a morning star, and arming sword based horseplay. he is most proficient using a lance, as he is a champion tourny jouster. Of course once his lance breaks he can easily switch to his sword, though it is more difficult what with the shortened reach.
Pro: Byron is very skilled at pointing his lance exactly where he means too, and has on occasion knocked several people over in a single charge with his lance. The Fact that he is horse bound also means he is much harder to hit.
Con: In large battles horses are easy to see, and surround. As well if his horse is killed mid battle it is likely it will fall on top of him.
Hand to hand: he has been taught several different hand to hand fighting arts, and is a master of using everything in the room to area to his advantage. With a sword he always fights with honour, without he is little better then a rouge, so best be careful.
Pro: Any opponent is likely to under estimate someone without a weapon, giving him a good time to strike.
Con: No weapon. No Shield. Do the math.
Weapons: Note: he doesn't carry all these with him, this is just explaining his skills with them. he only carries the weapons mentioned above. Natch.
Arming sword: Byron's preferred weapon on foot. he has more practice with this weapon then any other, and is much better with it. It is useful against pikemen, axeman, other knights, and lightly armored individuals. It is weak against horsemen, heavily armored opponents, and any long ranged attacks.
Mace/Axe: Very similar in uses. Byron can use them but is not especially good with them. They are useful for hitting armored opponent due to the blunt damage they inflict. Weak against most anything else.
Longsword/Bastard Sword: Byron puts these two in the same categories. Byron Rarely uses them as he considered them too long to be of any use. Though the extra range is a plus, they are much slower, and more clumsy to wield.
Short Sword/Daggers : Byron will only use these in conjunction with another weapon, as he feels they lacks the reach to be useful on their own.
Lance: A Long wooden stick. Usually pointed. Do to the structure of lances they are only for use on horse back. They provide excellent range and can pierce even heavy armor if given enough speed. However They are hard to maneuver, and often break after one hit. (Point of Order: Lances shatter often, and the shrapnel can be dangerous to anyone nearby.)
Morning Star: A Spiked ball on a chain. To be Honest Byron find this weapon uncivilized, and rarely uses it. It is, however, a useful counter to the sword while on horseback. It has a great range then a sword, and is able to damage the toughest of armors. It is also near impossible to block once it gets moving, but it suffers from slow attacking speed.
Battle Strengths: His battle strengths are many and numerous(Is that a tautology, or just redundant?). He has been trained in the arts of war since he could stand, and thus has developed a very tactical and analytical mind. No matter in what way he is fighting he is quick to spot weakness, and his blade often finds blood. It is not wise to engage Byron in prolonged combat if you at all, wish to live.
In his armor he is slower, but the added defense it gives him is well worth, as it is nearly impossible to penetrate his armor. The few kinks his armor does have are well guarded, and hard to get to, because his sword is often in the way.
If he chooses not to wear armor, or didn’t have time to put it on, or is ambushed, he uses his speed to his advantage. His body is used to fighting with weight bearing down on all sides, so without it dodging, and blocking blows seem almost too easy.
Battle Weaknesses: Well most of all Magic and ranged weapons. He despises all ranged weapons, and refuses to fight anyone using them usually just leaving on his horse instead. He hates magic seeing it as evil, but really has no defense against it.
When wearing his armor his kinks are his weakness, and his slower speed can be a trouble. Do to the complexity of taking off his armour it’s impossible to do mid-battle meaning if he is his by a fast foe he has few defense.
When not wearing his armor (or little armor) his main problem is that he forgets he is not wearing it. He is used to letting his armor take damage a time, and that can cause him to not move away quick enough from a blade, and instead of it hitting armor it cuts.
By the by, it takes time to put his armor on so he always has to put it on beforehand. In case you're retarded and didn't figure that.
Other: Byron has a mare* warhorse named Forlorn. It is usually calm, but reacts venomously if anyone other than Byron tries to mount her. She is used to battle, and never flinches at a fight.
Personality: A personality is a complex thing, so I am going to perfectly describe his in only two paragraphs. This’ll work out well.
Byron is kind. He treats people with respect no matter their stature in life (though he does think himself better then peasant, as is expected). He always helps those in needs if at all possibly and does his best to uphold the highest beliefs of the order of knights, and the code of chivalry. However, when doing these acts of goodwill and kindness he also sprinkles on words of wisdom cleverly disguised as seething sarcasm.
Like all in Sylvilia he believes in Gods* and treats them with the utmost respect. He does not hesitate to smite evildoers, and the wicked who stand against him. He does not show mercy in battle, and will kill without a seconds though. If someone begs his life, however, they may get it, but it’s all dependent on their actions.
The world, unlike his views, is not black and white. These shades of grey are confusing to him, and lends to his cynical sarcastic side. He will do good, but will be smart about it. He often contemplates the nature of good and evil, but rarely comes to any conclusions.
That was three paragraphs. Damn. I was close.
Likes: He is fond of Justice, Writing wrongs, long Walks through forests, Wine, being sarcastic.
Dislikes: Evil, injustice, evil doers, the Great other, sandals, needless killing
Fears: He Fears that he may not be able to regain his rightful thrown from his wicked brother.
Virtues: He is a Man of justice! Justice! He Serves the Sword, and The Shield to defeat the wicked, and defend the innocent.
Vices: Admittedly he is a bit too fond of wine.
History:
Byron’s father was the Lord of Greenfall, and a very bitter man. You see Byron’s father lived during s time called the great scourging where the armies of Sylvilia finally ousted the Amitrian invaders from their lands*. However, Byron; father was a cripple, and could not participate in the glorious war.
So, he decided that his son would fulfill this destiny. Since Byron could stand he was trained in fighting, and little else. If Byron did something wrong he would be wiped, or struck until he got it right. It was a brutal, and painful regimen and many knights left the lord of Greenfall’s service because of it.
However it did get the desired effect, by the time Byron was fifteen he was one of the greatest warriors in Sylvilia. In a Tournament he broke eleven lances again The Black Bat, a knight so proficient at jousting he had never lost. Though Byron lost to the Black bat he was so impressed he knighted Byron on the spot. Thus he became Sir Byrontius Begara of Greenfall.
Byrontius was not an only child, however, and this twist of fate proved his downfall. He had an older sister**, Tali, and a younger brother Bartholomew. Despite what Byron’s father did to Byron, Bartholomew was still jealous of all the attention Byron received. He became frustrated, then angry, and then fell into a bad way.
As Byron’s father lay ill in bed Byrontius was prepared to take over lordship of Greenfell, and the title of Baron. That was when Bartholomew struck. Barth killed his own father as he lay sick in bed, and his men killed most of Byron’s before they had a chance. The last of Byron’s knights to fall was his mentor Sir Wymer White.
Sir Wymer was killed, and Byron was captured, but not before he took an arrow in the leg. Instead of killing Byron outright, Bartholomew called on their liege lord, The Duke of Virantis to settle the dispute.
Since all those who followed Byron lay dead, he lost the trial and was considered guilt of the murder of his father. However, instead of death by hanging, as was the usual punishment for kinslaying, Byron was allowed to take exile. You see Byron’s sister seduced the Duke before the trial, and despite not being able to call Byron innocent, he gave him the option to be exiled.
The reasoning for this is a two hundred year old law, that if for whatever reason the claimant (Byron) could gain riches exceeding 10000 Gold Swords then the defendant could not be killed, and that exile was the only other option. Byrontius accepted this ruling and left the land of Sylvilia, hoping to return one day to kill his brother, and take back his rightful land.
09-05-2010, 11:39 AM
If he carries them, you need to move those to the actual Weapons sections, otherwise clearly note that he doesn't carry or use them regularly.
