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Name:Torin 

Age: 28 


Noncraft Rank:Guard/Mercenary



Pet Name:Jik 

Pet Type:Canine

Pet Name:Torsk

Pet Type:Bronze Wher




Brief Description of Persona:


  • Spy, occasional Assasin, Mercanry turned 
Guard. Torin is a huge guy easily standing at 6'4 and has a strong, lean 
body with lots of muscles. Namely wide shouldered with slim hips and long, 
sturdy limbs. Torin has wavy dark brown hair that reaches his shoulders when 
it's loose and dark green eyes, his skin is fairly pale so he tends to 
sunburn but he doesn't peel just tans to a nice, healthy colour. His face 
tends towards ruggedly handsome with a long nose that has a few bumps in it, 
square jaw with a cleft in it. broad forehead and lean cheekbones. His lower 
lip is fuller then
the top and a scar runs from his right cheek through his upper lip. He 
also has several scars scattered on his body and a couple of crooked fingers 
from breaks. He tends to have the kind of bland, handsome looks and 
colouring to blend in to his surroundings and not be noticed if he doesn't 
want to. Physically fit he's good at the endurance kind of things. He tends 
to go for a run every day and has built up the endurance to be able to run 
quite long distances at a steady lope. He also wears quite bland, 
comfortable clothing so he blends in even more. He is never without his 
sword or a few daggers either.



  • Persistance and patience are Torin's key characteristics. Torin has the 
unique ability to be able to adapt himself to fit in with the people he's 
around, the intelligence and skill to be able to pick up information without 
seeming to do so, and the friendliness to get along with almost everybody. 
Torin has the kind of easy confidence,
shrewdness and arrogance that he can pull of doing such things. Torin is 
fair and honest to deal with adding to his reputation. Fairly soft spoken 
and quiet you don't get Torin saying much but he has a steely, determined 
will and is fairly stubbourn to boot. Dry humoured, courteous and quite 
charming, that along with his body and rugged looks attract the ladies. One 
thing that not many know about Torin is that he carries within him the grief 
and anger of his dead wife and daughter. He hates bandits, the source of 
their deaths, he tends to make it his personal mission to kill as many as 
possible. He deliberatly takes up jobs that involve bandits too. He also has 
a terrible fear of the sea and gets terribly sea sick so he hates travelling 
on water. He can also play the gitar fairly well and has a good baritone 
singing voice.



    

Brief History of Persona:
    


  •  Torin was the youngest son out of 
two born to a Journeywoman Runner and a Mercanary. Fostered out their aunt 
and her husband at Sandstone River Hold the two boys didn't see much of their parents. Torin 
then had pretty much an ordinary childhood that wasn't much different from 
other fostered Pernese children. At the age of 13 Torin surprised everybody 
by choosing to Apprentice to the Harpers Hall at Sandstone River Hold. It 
was something out of the blue for Torin's father Toreaq had taught his son 
enough sword, knife and fist fighting techniques that he was good enough to 
sign up as a mercenary. Torin progressed through his apprenticeship as a 
harper he did learn to play the gitar fairly well and had a moderate singing 
voice but he was more interested and fascinated by other things. 
Particualary the skills of observation, fitting in, listening and lip 
reading. All techiques to help gather information. One of the JOurneyman 
Harpers proficient in information gathering noticed that this particular 
student had the skill and interest in his area and began training him. 


    In his 17th turn Torin meet his first love. While no stranger to sexual liasons and flings none had been 
serious until now. Saraen, a Jr Journeywoman Healer was someone he meet at a 
local gather and feel for quite quickly. It was mutual for the young healer 
and a turn later when she got pregnant Torin decided to hold of trying for 
his Jr Journeyman knots and married her at 18. The young couple went to stay with Torin's aunt and uncle, where Saraen was sent 
for her first post the Hold. Their daughter Saratin was born not long after 
and the pair were happy living together. Torin's aunt in particular was 
happy to have the young couple and a small baby staying with her as her 
former big house was lonely with her children either married or having taked 
up crafts. Disaster struck when two turns later Torin was taking his wife 
and daughter to visit Saraen's parents at Black Rock Hold. The trading 
caravan they were travelling with was attacked by bandits along the way and 
among the many casualties was Torin's wife and daughter. HE was also stabbed several time 
and nearly died himself. 


    Having survived the young 20 year old Torin filled with grief and rage signed on with a local mercanary company, the same that 
his father had captained and also died with. Although somewhat out of shape 
with patience and persistance Torin worked at getting himself back into 
shape and back to being good with weapons. Torin's chance came to get back 
at his wife and daughter's killers a turn or two later when the traders 
caravan his mercanary group was protecting was attacked by the same bandit 
group. Satisfied at having been involved in finishing off his enemies Torin 
stayed with the same mercanary band that tended to work by helping guard 
trading carvans from bandits and violent holdless groups. Along the way 
Torin got himself a canine and trained him to be a good guard and tracking 
dog and also a wher. Torin from time to time also did the odd job where he 
would go off and leave behind him a mysteriously dead person or pass along information for 
money. 


    Torin's skill and reputation have grown to such an extent that he's, 
now the leader of his mercanary band, quite in demand. But he finds that his 
life is no longer challenging, his jobs mainly escorting merchant trains 
meant he hasn't been able to use all his skills properlly. Having heard 
about the new Black Rock Hold's Lady Juliayn's message to call in any wher 
handlers with guarding or mercenary training. Having heard that she has 
problems with raiding bands of bandits and holdless, and mysteriously 
missing occurances of herdbeasts he seeks the new challenge there. Torin 
still is in regular contact with the harpers, especially the hallmaster and 
tends to work with them in passing along and collecting information.
    

Pet Descriptions: Torsk is a fairly large bronze wher, quite handsome for a wher 
in actuality. HIs colouring is a light bronze with gold and copper 
undertones to it. Personality wise Torsk is as patient and persistant as his person and is loyal to a 
fault. He has a unique speciality for being able to stalk people without 
being noticed for quite long distances. 


    Jik is a huge canine, musclar and quite intimidating looking. He tends to be the size of a large calf, coming 
to Torin's waist and is pure black. Personality wise Jik looks fierce and 
formiddible and when he's working he is. But underneath it is really a 
softie. He loves children and having his belly rubbed. He'd also much prefer 
to snooze in the sun or shade then be on guard duty. Jik has also been 
specially trained to track specific scents and to guard property. He will 
attack and kill, or attack and chase down people on Torin's command. 


    
Attatched NPCs:
    

  • Toreaq, 45, Mercenary Captain. Father (deceased). 

    Rinnie, 53, Sr Journeywoman Runner. Retired at VO. Mother.

     Lanie, 55, Sr Journeywoman Vinter at SRH. Aunt.

     Rineq, 34, Sr Journeyman Runner. Brother.

    Sarean, 23, JR Journeywoman Healer at SRH. Deceased Wife. 

    Saratan, 2, Holdbrat at SRH. Deceased Daughter.

     Elian, 35, HarperHallmaster at SRH. Friend. 

    Yeman, 60, Sr Journeyman Harper at SRH. Friend and Mentor.




    


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