Post by salarzaca on Jul 18, 2012 22:42:33 GMT -5
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Profession: Apprentice ranger
Appearance:
Gender: Male
Profession: Apprentice ranger
Appearance:
Cross is an average height of 5'7". He weighs lightly at 123 pounds. His hair is sand colored with very dark natural lowlights streaked randomly in it. His eyes compliment his hair being a hazel color, however, if looked upon close enough, they seem to change from a murky green to a lighter shade of green depending on his surroundings. Aspiring to be a ranger, he dresses himself with a dark gray cloak rather than a molten green one. Underneath his cloak he fashions himself with self crafted vambraces and chest plates made of leather. He wear those over a gray tunic. The vambraces also act as an armguard to protect himself from the string on the bow. As for his leggings, they are made of a rough leather that his father tanned for him. His brother crafted the leggings for him. These pieces of armor are very flexible and lightweight. As for his footwear, he wears a simple pair of leather boots.Personality:
In skin color, he is slightly tanned in most spots of his body. A more detailed appearance of his face shows that his eyebrows are medium sized and he has very long eyelashes. He has a piece of cloth tied around his head covering one eye as a result of an arrow misfire he had as a young child. His hair is very mangled and is knotted in many places. eh wears it down and it only covers the top half of his eyebrows. His nose is crooked in result of breaking it so many times as he fell of his horse. He has a wolfish grin and his two canine teeth are sharper than usual. HE usually doesn't smile but when he does, it lights up the whole room. His abs are well toned as are his triceps, biceps and calve muscles. His forearm is also extremely strong.
On his persona, he always carries his sword witch is strapped onto his waist belt by a sheath. His other weapons are concealed throughout his garb. On the inside of his cloak lies a sheath for a throwing knife. His boots each carry one throwing knife in each. As for his saxe knife, it is built into the hilt of his sword so that he can access it easily while in a sword fight or if he doesn't have time to draw his word. This custom design was added by his brother. On his back he carries a quiver full of 32 arrows (which is 12 more than usual for rangers.) His longbow is strapped alongside his quiver onto his back. His arrows have black shafts with blood red feathers that he dyed himself with juices from berries. He has a simple broad tip on the end of the arrows.
Cross is rather subtle in his words. He doesn't speak much for he believes actions are louder than the words themselves. He also doesn't trust many people, but he is always willing to meet new people. He is rather sarcastic and he makes many clever, yet hurtful comments if he deems them appropriate. He is very rebellious and usually likes to bend the rules and make his own path rather than follow a path that has already been trodden by others. Also he is rather pessimistic and sardonic. However he feels the king is a very kind person and he loves his country very much.History:
Cross' father used to be a very good swordsman under the training of MacNeil. He was able to get this training because he was a very renowned knight. However, one day, he was robbed of all his money and wealth do to losing an arm in battle. He was deemed unable to fight anymore, and the kingdom stopped funding him. One day a band of bandits robbed him of his literal wealth and goods, then they burned his house down. Him and his family stayed safe as they fled, but they had no were to go. Cross' dad offered to be a slave to a man and they excepted. A few months later and a child was born to Cross' mother. They named him Cross because when he first touched an object, it was a wooden Cross.Additional Information:
Cross was raised on a farm between fiefs in Araluen. He was a slave with his mother, father and brother. One day, a band of thieves attacked his farm when he was very little. The owners where killed, but a man called a ranger killed the thieves and relocated his family to their own farm in Redmont fief. This is when Cross knew he wished to be a Ranger. He practiced every day with a bow until he could have accurate shot every time. His fire rate was extremely fast and he was able to loose 12 arrows in less than a minute. One day he was practicing archery when his bowstring snapped, the arrow flung backwards and slashed across his eye. Rendering it useless. He practiced some more so that he would be able to shoot without both of his eyes, and in a few months, he was back to normal. Then one day a very young colt wandered into his farm. Cross raised him as his own horse and named him Wolf. Wolf was extremely fast and had a high rate of endurance. Wolf was named wolf because his whole fur color was a dark gray. Cross became a mediocre equestrian and had a stablehand that he had befriended train Wolf to follow very simple commands. He undertook leather working so that he would be able to create his own armor, so if he was accepted to the Ranger's, he would already be geared. However, his leatherwork could be better, it is a hobby he enjoys practicing. He was trained to be a skilled sword master from his father, who as trained by Macneil. However, lot of his technique and timing on his sword strikes where not that great. He hopes to improve these over time as he gets older. Over his years of practice, he has become a very proficient archer and an above average swordsman. His throwing knife skills leave very much to be desired as he can't find a way to target them accurately. His horse riding has gotten better and he is able to ride a horse with very little problems at a gallop. Cross tried climbing trees but he fell out of one, damaging his nose even more. Ever since he has been afraid to go above the first layer of branches.
When he was just 11 years old, Cross and his family travelled to Genovesa for His father's dad's funeral. At the funeral, a couple of elite Genovesans started to interrogate Cross' dad because they believed he was illegally aiding Araluen against them. He wouldn't speak and the Genovesans threatens to kill him. Sensing danger, Cross shot all four of the assassins with his bow, only giving them damaging wounds in their legs rather than having blood on his hands. He then managed to escape with his family. They took a boat back to Araluen and settled at home. However little dd they know that a Genovesan was watching from the rooftops. He was able to describe Cross to a portrait painter and the painting came out looking exactly like Cross. The Genovesans are hunting Cross down under his real name.
Cross adopted the color gray as his signature color, and garbs himself in it whenever he can. Now as he turned fourteen, he hopes to be chosen to be apprenticed as a ranger as he enters the town of Redmont.
Cross also has some no talent in stealth movement and cannot climb trees for his life , however, he is good at remaining unseen due to his apparel. He named his sword WolvesBane and his bow was named WolfHowl. he has an intense interest in fire and its many applications, but he has an intense fear of swimming. He also dislikes the killing of animals very much.
His first name is not really Cross, and his last name is actually Swilestrake. He modified it so no one would be able to track down his family and hurt them. His first name he reveals to no one, not because he is ashamed, but because he does not want the Genovesens to find him as he is wanted in their country for numerous reasons. (Picture will be added soon)