Post by Muse on Jan 8, 2010 19:52:27 GMT -5
Name: Muse Fletcher
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Profession: Ranger
Appearance:
Personality:
History:
Additional Information:
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Profession: Ranger
Appearance:
The gray and green mottled cloak that Muse wears is enough to distinguish him from the crowd - if you can spot him, that is. His horse Eton, the silver oakleaf, long bow and double knife scabbard also clearly identify him as a Ranger. Muse has long, thick brown hair, but he never grows it out too much, just so it's shaggy. Regardless, it makes him easy to recognize if the cowl of his cloak is down. His bright blue eyes are lively and always watching, and he's of average height with a lot of muscle. Like most Rangers, Muse typically wears simple brown and gray woolen clothes and soft leather boots, covered by his long gray and green mottled Ranger's cloak. He has an open, friendly face for the most part, but because he is the part of the mysterious Ranger Corps, many people are afraid of him anyway. And of course, he's never seen without his husky, Rye.
Personality:
Muse's best friends are the other forty-nine Rangers in the Corps, all the retired Rangers, and the apprentices of members of the Corps, and he's very open around them. Of course, around anyone else, he is very closemouthed, and generally he likes to be left alone by other humans. Even among the Ranger Corps, he does not have a best friend.
He also likes music, dogs, and darkness or uncertain lighting. Being a Ranger, he doesn't much like harsh, bright light, which makes it harder to hide, even for someone like him.
Like all Rangers, Muse is skilled in the art of unseen movement, as well as archery, knife throwing, and hand-to-hand combat. Silent moving and concealment are his best skills, however, because you can practice them almost anywhere. That's not to say he doesn't have an excellent shot - he does, it's just not as easy to practice.
History:
Muse was born twenty-eight years ago on a dark winter night in
Norgate Fief, to Jonathan and Maria Fletcher. Three years later, his brother Jonathan Sean was born, and another two years after that, Amelia Jocelyn was born. She grew sick and died a week before her first birthday. Maria died due to a complicated miscarriage on her fourth pregnancy. Their father, Jonathan, died when the boys were eighteen and fifteen.
Growing up in Norgate Fief, Muse and his brother always liked snow, and they had a husky when they were younger. Of course, being the older brother, Muse trained the dog to help him sneak up on and attack his brother. This helped him later in life.
While Muse's brother decided to be a knight, Muse had always preferred sneaking up on people and wasn't always the most obedient kid. Being a knight didn't appeal to him the least, with all those strict rules and chivalry and all that. So when Muse was thirteen, he became a Ranger's apprentice, and when he was nineteen he became a full-fledged Ranger, complete with silver oakleaf.
Since his brother's death at the Battle at the Plains of Uthal, Muse has carried a smooth black rock with the word 'trust' carved into it, which he took from his brother's pocket while preparing the body for burial.
Additional Information:
Muse is best at unseen movement, then archery, and then knife work. He isn't the best at any of those skills in the Corps, but he's not the worst, either, just somewhere in between. He's great with maps, but is a pretty straightforward thinker with little imagination, so he isn't very good at coming up with plans to get out of a tight spot.
Another thing he's not that good at is cooking, which is mostly because he doesn't have the patience to wait for his food to be completely ready. For this reason, he usually eats cold rations, especially in warmer weather, or goes to a local inn when he can.
Since he grew up with a husky, Muse has always loved having one around. He didn't have one when he was an apprentice, but two years ago he managed to find a one year old puppy, whom he named Rye and has been with him ever since.