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Gharen Wolfsong

2014-07-15T14:18:55Z

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| image = Wolfsong.png
| imagewidth = 350
| caption = The Wolf
| title = "There is no honor without sacrifice, no courage without discipline, no peace without war."
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ala Mhigan Refugee
| race = Hyur
| clan = Highlander
| stat_1 = Height
| stat_1_value = 6 fulms 5 ilms
| stat_2 = Weight
| stat_2_value = 250 ponz
| stat_3 = Age
| stat_3_value = 25
| stat_4 = Patron Deity
| stat_4_value = Halone, the fury
| stat_5 = Namesday
| stat_5_value = 8th Sun of the 5th Astral Moon,
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''Gharen at first glance is a warrior who has seen more than his fair share of battles, he is a quiet and serious individual that smiles only very rarely, with a tall and powerful frame earned through years of hard labor and living off the land. He is prone to quiet isolation and as such is not very good at socializing with others, especially women. He is ever the consummate lone wolf, never quite fitting in and alone even when in the middle of a crowd. Those who get to know and understand him will find that he is in many ways a man who has been broken by the circumstances of his life prior to the cataclysm and is now a mess of contradicting actions and beliefs.''

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'''Aliases/Nicknames:''' During his time he's met many individuals a few even have even given him nicknames. None of which bother him as he has been called many things over the years, many significantly worse than the names he's received now.

''"Wolfsong/'Wilfbroda'"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]].

''"Wolf"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Qaeli Varily]].

''"Lobo"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Sila Neve]].

==<div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Appearance</span></div>==

'''Face:''' His face is scarred, Most would assume that the scars are from combat, while true for one or two, they are due primarily to years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian. His face is rough and rugged due to constant exposure to the elements. He bears the traditional dark blue facial tattoos of the Wolfsong clan given to him by his father at the age of five. He inherited his Dark Ginger hair from his Mother, which he keeps in what is known to his clan as the "Warrior's Wolf Knot". His face is regularly unshaven as he doesn't worry much about his looks living in the wilds.

'''Eyes:''' His eyes are a piercing hazel color; those with a high natural empathy will see a deep seated self hatred/sadness/Loneliness reflected in his eyes. Conversely, when angry or enraged which does not occur often they take on the feral look of his namesake animal and reflect a dark side lying within the young man that is kept under lock and key.

'''Body:''' Years of hard labor, living in the wilds, and training with any fighting style he can has earned him a well chiseled body of muscle and strength. Something that he makes sure to cover as much as possible, due to the fact that the majority of his back, chest, arms, legs, and abdomen are covered in deep scars and burns. Remnants of his abuse at the hands of his guardian Ortolf Frostheart, these are a source of intense shame and are one of the things that regularly fuel his bouts of depression. They are also something that few people, if any, have ever seen and one of the primary reasons he avoids living in towns or cities.

==<div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Behavior</span></div>==

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'''Voice:''' Gharen speaks with an accent of the highlander clans that inhabited the mountains north of Ala Mhigo,(I.e. Scottish) His voice is generally friendly and non threatening, unless something has been done to earn his ire, in extreme cases it can become vicious and dark.

'''Demeanor:''' Gharen is quiet and somber, and generally doesn't deal well with others whether it just be simple etiquette or conversation, it is extremely rare for him to smile, even more so is the individual that can regularly coax one out of him. His stance and motion belie someone versed in multiple forms of combat.

'''Personality:''' (Social setting) Gharen is prone to self isolation, and when in a group of socializing individuals tends to sit off the side and just listen hoping to be ignored simply trying to blend in the background and disappear.

(Combat) In combat Gharen finds some measure of respite, while still quiet, he becomes focused and his mind does not wander down the dark paths that plague him and lead to him brooding.

'''Flaws:''' Above all else he believes that his life is of little to no worth and that no one will mourn or notice it's passing, he also sees himself as horribly disfigured by the scars that adorn much his body, and as a result, will be alone for the remainder of his days. These two conditions lead him to be more willing than most to put others before himself to his own detriment, or in an extreme case, to throw his own life away, as death in the defense of others in his mind, might in some small way add value to a life that has none.

'''Intelligence:''' Gharen is not stupid by any means, unfortunately after the age of five he did not receive a formal education, most of what he knows was self taught. Reading, writing, basic fighting forms. Etc.

'''Religious Views:''' Before the occupation of Ala Mhigo he belonged to a devout family that fervently believed in the twelve, and paid their respects Halone, the Fury and Azeyma, the Warden. Some time after, during his time in Little Ala Mhigo while in the hands of his abusive guardian he had lost his faith in the divine. Believing that any higher being that would not listen to the prayers of an abused child, or intervene in some way was not worth worshiping. After eight cycles of traveling Eorzea, he returned to Ul'Dah and met [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]], her devout belief seems to be slowly rekindling his as he has openly admitted to her that perhaps Halone put him on his path, and Azeyma may have led him back to the one that had given him hope.

'''Romance:''' Years of physical and mental abuse coupled with isolation have left Gharen with a deeply held belief that he is horribly disfigured and unworthy of any woman's interest, any romantic feelings he may have for someone will be locked away and not be openly expressed due to this. Things like physical touch have become psychologically associated with pain, doing so will cause him to jump slightly and become visibly uncomfortable, more intimate contact will only exacerbate this. When talking to a woman he will be Polite, professional and courteous but become uncomfortable should topics shift to him and his past, when hard pressed with intimate questions he will become extremely ashamed and embarrassed of himself.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Combat</span></div> ==

Gharen aims to become a weapon master, an individual who can pick up any weapon and use it to great effect. When asked why Gharen will become evasive and give a generalized answer ''"Te prove a point te someone."'' While not a lie he intends to prove it to two people. First, To himself that it can be done, and second, to a dead man, Ortolf Frostheart, the Guardian that abused him for 13 years, or more to the point, the memory of a dead man.
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'''Style:''' Gharen's preferred weapon is the Lance, which he can use both offensively and defensively to great effect. Keeping his enemies at bay, allowing him to control the flow of battle, and keeping his opponents guessing. He will from time to time employ techniques he has learned from studying other various forms of combat as a weapon master. He is also extremely proficient with a sword and shield having trained as a free paladin.

'''Strengths:''' Believing that the each known martial style of combat form a wheel, and every style is but a single spoke in that wheel, obtaining even a fundamental understanding of these various methods of combat offer insight and adaptability to whatever weapon focus is used and or faced. The weapon master is able given a wider range of options in order to think outside of the box in the heat of battle and enhancing overall survivability potential for victory by using unconventional tactics in order to keep opponents guessing, and off balance.

'''Weaknesses:''' The path of becoming a weapon master runs the danger being a Jack of all trades and master of none, leaving oneself open to defeat at the hands of a more specialized opponent. Garnering the fundamentals, then specific specialization, builds a stronger foundation that can be built upon as time goes by.

'''Pain Tolerance:''' Due to the years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian Gharen has learned how to control pain he may feel. This is not to say he does not feel pain, he simply knows how to not acknowledge it, and fight through it.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Tendencies</span></div> ==

=== Likes ===

::*The sound, smell, and feel of rain falling.
::*The heat of battle.
::*Training

=== Dislikes ===

::*Himself
::*Those that would push others around for their own benefit.
::*Minorities

=== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">The Wolf</span></div> ===

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''"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."'' -Mark Twain

'''"The Wolf"''' is the psychological representation of Gharen's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_super-ego Id], it is also the darkness within him that characters with a high empathy will feel. This aspect of his psyche lies closer to the surface than it does for most due to years of physical and psychological trauma. It represents all of the locked away anger, hatred, and pain he has experienced in his life, it also represents his will to survive, It does not make its presence known often, but when it does it is savage and feral, it's only goal is to destroy potential threats that cause it harm, it originally appeared eight cycles ago to viciously kill Ortolf Frostheart.

This aspect of Gharen's personality when under control will influence his actions often in ways he does not even notice, a growl when angry or annoyed. When he is pushed to the brink physically and or mentally further influence is exerted, a dark uncharacteristic smile while issuing a threat of bodily harm or a willingness to bite when bound. When the Wolf takes control it perceives individuals on the basis of whether or not they pose a threat.

When Threats are perceived there is an attempt to dispatch them as quickly as possible going straight for the throat in an attempt to crush or tear it out. The Wolf has been known to use bladed and blunt objects to hamstring and bludgeon opponents but it does not have access to the martial prowess that Gharen's conscious self has attained, but it can remember and shares a dislike or hatred of individuals that have caused them harm.

Recent events have left Gharen with a severely diminished capability to keep the wolf in check due to severe physical and mental torture.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Family</span></div> ==

'''Gregor Wolfsong:''' A blacksmith by trade, Gregor originated from one of the outlying villages in the mountainous northern regions of Ala Mhigan territory there was a warrior and hunter, On one of his trips into Ala Mhigo he met Aline, courted her, and eventually the two married. It was after this he took up blacksmithing in order to provide for his beginning family. He never lost his pride in his heritage though, and would tell the stories of the Wolfsong clan that he grew up with to his son. Gregor was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

'''Aline Wolfsong:''' Aline grew up to a middle class family within the walls of Ala Mhigo, at the time she met Gregor she was weaver in her fathers shop in merchants alley. Aline was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

'''[[Roen Deneith|Kayle Wolfsong]]:''' Gharen's sister, slightly older than one year of age when the Garlean empire came to power in Ala Mhigo, She is presumed dead.

'''Silent Glacier:''' The local smith in a small village that lied on the border between Mor Dhona and Thanalan. A stubborn old Roe who refused to speak common, It was from him that Gharen learned smithing, mining, and to understand and speak some of the Hellsguard tongue, Glacier was the closest thing to a father figure Gharen had since his family was killed. It is unknown if Silent Glacier and his family still live as the village was razed during the calamity.

=== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Player Character Standings</span></div> ===

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<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[A'khenna Khai]]''' - A young Miqo'te that has taken apprenticeship in the grindstone. He respects her abilities in combat and feels the need to teach her what he can so that she is prepared for the harsh realities of the world. It has been several moons since Gharen has seen the young Seeker.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[A’nzil Oenomaus]]''' - A young Miqo'te that has taken apprenticeship under Gharen. In many ways A'nzil reminds Gharen of himself when he was a child, a scared kid that doesn't see a way out. Gharen aims to help A'nzil find the "Heart of a Coeurl" that beats within his chest and turn a scared kid into a young man that fights for what he believes in despite the fear inside of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Gharen finds "Miss Brynhilde" to be one of the more enigmatic individuals he has met while on his travels. The two have spoken often in the past and during their conversations she very offers up little about herself willingly. In truth, Gharen does not attempt to pry, as he understands more than most keeping things about ones self private. Regardless, he finds the woman to be trustworthy and enjoys her company greatly. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Charming, brilliant, manipulative, and insistent, Gharen hadn't spoken with this woman more than a handful of times before he suspected her of foul play, and soon after her intentions came to light. She knows precisely which buttons to push to anger him, and revealed to him the possibility that [[Roen Deneith]] was his sister. Recent events have changed his views regarding the woman, while he is certain that they will never be friends and that he will not forgive her for transgressions of the past. She assisted in locating and retrieving his sister and dealt with one of the individuals responsible personally, these actions have earned her a reprieve as far as he is concerned and no longer wishes harm upon her.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Fleeting Dawn]]''' - Never knowing quite what to expect from this woman, every encounter keeps Gharen guessing a little more than the last time. He has found that the best policy is to expect the unexpected and to try and not be surprised when she does something in order to get a reaction out of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - One of the kindest and most giving individuals Gharen has met since his return to Thanalan, he considers himself lucky to count her among his friends. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing his friend, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kage Kiryuu]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Obsidian Hornet]]''' - The woman known as Obsidian Hornet has earned no small measure of respect, and trust in the brief time since they've met. She has a tendency to throw Gharen off balance with her forward nature and the fact that she does little if anything to mask her intentions. In the short time they spent together they both revealed things about themselves that they normally wouldn't have to others, Gharen came to love her during that time, seeing a warrior who was good and true despite what she believed about herself. Hornet has since left to places unknown to help people in need in an attempt to offset the darkness of her past and find balance, when she told Gharen about her choice he did not attempt to stop her, he understood her desire to go where she was needed most. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing the woman he loves, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - A silver haired Hyur woman whom Gharen met via The Grindstone tournaments, he respects and trusts the woman with his life. The two having spent almost a month together in the frigid lands of Coerthas, tracked down Qaeli's sister and attempted to find a cure for a friend's aetheric illness. He regards her as the closest thing he has had to family in a long time, but would never say so openly. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing a loved one, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Roen Deneith]]''' - Gharen met Roen in the Markets of Ul'dah and after a short conversation invited the young woman to attend the grindstone tournaments. For a time he instructed her in combat with the sword and shield, he supports her decision to join the Sultansworn as he believes she would make a fine paladin. Recent revelations revealed that Roen is his sister Kayle who was presumed dead when Ala Mhigo fell.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Sila Neve]]''' - Gharen met "Miss Sila" while he was Overseer with the Grindstone. He finds her and her mannerisms intriguing and enjoys their conversations however brief they may be. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]]''' - Gharen and Siobhain have a shared history that spans into their childhood. As a child he'd caught glimpses of a shy Roegadyn girl with white hair that he found beautiful, never knowing her name, her image eventually came to symbolize something in the mind of the tortured young man, Hope. Never officially meeting and discovering this history until only recently.

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<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Askier Mergrey]]''' - Gharen knows little about the Miqo'te other than he stood in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]] when they first met, and then later kidnapped his sister, both actions earning Gharen's ire. A promise to Osric, The torture endured at the hands of Itar, and the fact that the Miqo'te attempted to defend, and rescue Roen from Itar when the kidnapping fell apart have kept Gharen from making his "displeasure" known. At this point, Gharen isn't sure what he would do if he were to come face to face with the man yet, and meditates upon that question daily.

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]''' - ''AKA Crimson Mountain,'' The first time Gharen met the large Roegadyn he was standing in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]]. During their meeting, Itar's constant self-righteousness in defense of the woman who was responsible for the deaths of Gharen's parents, and aided in his own capture and subsequent torture did not win him any favor. In fact, the two almost came to blows with Gharen threatening to "peel" the heavily armored Roe out of his armor and end him his bare hands. Itar, later further earned Gharen's hatred when he assisted [[Askier Mergrey]] in kidnapping his sister [[Roen Deneith]] an act that eventually led to him torturing both her, and Askier. Employing the assistance of [[Osric Melkire]] and [[Delial Grimsong]] Gharen eventually was able to confront the Roe and was ready to make good on his previous threat. Cooler heads prevailed, and against his better judgment Gharen let him go, in exchange for Itar and Delial sailing away, he would let Roen and Askier go. Later, alone on the boat, Delial ended Itar's life with a knife to the throat.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Raelisanne Banurein]]''' - Gharen knows nothing about this masked white haired hyur woman except that she is the facilitator of a series of torture sessions and that she is working along with Delial Grimsong. With his id influencing his current state of mind due to her efforts he wants nothing more than to kill her, violently.

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== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Rumors</span></div> ==

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Common Rumors:</div>===

::*"Yeah tha' Highlander fellow comes here inte th' smitty' an helps out fer a days wage. Good solid worker. Swings a mean hammer I tells ya!"
::*"Boy blew into town a few days ago and left just as sudden, Never stayed at the Inn far as I'm aware. Think he'd be dumb enough to make camp in the wilds outside of town?"
::*"He'd come in here and order something to eat. Never bought a drop of ale though, he treated the stuff like it was tainted."
::*"I once saw a Elezen effortlessly change his diaper."

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Moderate Rumors:</div>===

::*He comes in here from time to time for supplies, I'd swear those eyes of his look right through you, so much sadness in them...
::*I watched him put himself between a bunch of syndicate thugs and their mark. He can take a hit for sure, he walked away from the fight but I don't think he ever bothered to see a healer.

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Rare rumors:</div>===

::*"I was outside of town and heard a commotion, when I went to see what it was that man training with a lance. Thank the twelve he didn't see me! I'd swear he'd been tortured in the dungeon with the amount of scars I could see."
::*"Yeah I remember tha' one. ol' Frostheart beat th' boy almost te death, more'n once I tell ye'."
::*"Ortolf Frostheart? Mean drunken bastard he was, tortured th' poor boy put inte his care. He was killed... oh.. some eight cycles ago now. Looked like a wolf got te 'im and ripped 'im te shreds it did, thinkin' it was tha' boy I tell ye. He disappeared tha same night."

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>PC rumors:</div>===

((Characters I've interacted with free to add))

::*"That wayward 'brother' of mine bears a heavy burden...But as I have told him before: Rivers and seas, Gharen. Rivers and seas." - [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]]
::*"Like a stone, that one. He's been kind enough an' he's put up with me prattlin' on without so much as a complaint, but I get the feelin'... Well, what matters is that he seems like a good man." - [[Jajara Jara]]
::*"He is a good man, and a patient teacher. Aye, his formidable skills with various weapons are remarkable, but I find the strength and will of the man behind the armor even more admirable."- [[Roen Deneith]]
::*"He forges the most amazing weapons without wasting materials. He's a merchant's dream, and if I could get away with chaining him to the forge, I would." -[[Erisande Marchand]]
::*"I see now that we are both victims of unsound judgement. It is too late for me to correct his fate. It is out of my hands now. It is no longer my place. Do not ask me of Gharen Wolfsong. He is not mine to kill." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
::*"If he were but ten cycles older..." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
::*"Gharen is one of those people for whom life just has it out for them. He's a good man, through and through, no matter what he thinks of himself or his anger. There is light at the core of him, I see it in his eyes when he smiles. I'm a lucky woman to have his favor." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
::*"Wolfsong is a whirlwind. If he's comin' your way, get out o' his or else bolt y'self down, 'cause there's no stoppin' him." - [[Osric Melkire]]
::* "Met him once with Delail, scared me, promised myself I would never meet him again. Now I can't get rid of this feeling I need to apologize to him face-to-face for my part in his and Roen's suffering. Hells, do I really have a death wish?" - [[ Askier Mergrey]]

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">History</span></div> ==

'''1552-1557 Ala Mhigo'''

Born in Ala Mhigo, 1552, amidst the politcal upheaval of Ala Mhigo and the reign of King Theodorac, Gharen was raised by his working class family who despite the king’s decree continued to secretly worship Halone, and Azeyma. The family managed to survive this tumultuous time only to be torn apart when the Garlean Empire occupied the city. Though casualties of the occupation were few Gharen's father and mother were among them, his sister, at only a year and a half old at the time is also believed to have been killed.

Taken from the scene of his family’s death and escaping with refugees, it was during this time in the trek to Ul'dah that Gharen was put into the care of Ortolf Frostheart. Gharen's new guardian turned out to be both a drunk and viciously abusive.

'''1557-1569 Little Ala Mhigo'''

For twelve cycles Gharen lived a tortured existence under the "care" of his guardian. The scars he bears both physically and mentally are due to this period of time, broken bones due to vicious beatings, Burns from hot irons and lit torches, it was during this time that Gharen had forsaken the faith in the twelve instilled to him by his parents. It was also during this time Gharen had several brief encounters with a young [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]] though the two did not formally meet until years later. At the age of 17 Gharen had reached his low point, he was prepared to die, Siobhain and several Sultansworn witnessed openly the physical abuse, and while Siobhain was prepared to stop it the others opted to ignore it. It was that night that Gharen's Id awakened for the first time and he brutally killed Ortolf Frostheart.

'''1569-1572 The Wilds'''

After leaving Little Ala Mhigo, Gharen fled north, his distrust of people was so inherent he avoided villages and outposts all together. He had made camp on the outskirts of a small village on the Ishgardian border, living off the land as best as he could, he was barely surviving his first three months in the wilds and winter was nearing. Desperation eventually drove the young man to enter the village and find some way to get the supplies he would need to last the winter. It was during this time he met the local Blacksmith, an old Roegadyn Hellsguard by the name of Silent Mountain and his family, though it took some convincing, he had managed a job. He spent the next year learning the trades of smithing and mining under the gruff old Roegadyn and his sons, though he continued to live in several areas outside of town, never staying in the same camp for more than a couple of days at a time.

((work in progress))

'''1572-Present'''

((work in progress))

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">OOC notes</span></div> ==

:* Individuals that live(d) in Little Ala Mhigo during the timeline listed above may remember Gharen and his Guardian. Gharen will likely be hard to recognize as he covers what scars he can and he has put on significant muscle mass due to training and labor after having left the settlement eight cycles (years) prior.
:* Gharen's fighting skills and style is based on [http://youtu.be/c0i88t0Kacs Geralt of Rivia]

== Annotations ==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]] with additions and Ideas from [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]], [[Brynhilde Wulf]], and [[Renaise Galwind]]

Natalie Mcbeef

2014-07-15T13:06:43Z

StarFox: /* History/Timeline */

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| image = Ffxiv 05192014 220802.png
| imagewidth = 250
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| stat_3 = Height
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| stat_6 = In game
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{{Character-stub}}

WORK IN PROGRESS
==Character==
===General===

Natalie Mcbeef is a mentally challenged, yet battle hardened Miqo'te who resides in the City of Ul'dah. She grew up alone on the streets of Ul'dah after fleeing her tribe (very unique). Her rather unique name comes from choosing a hyur name (that doesn't actually fit as a hyur name) in a fit of teenage rebelliousness, an action she now regrets. Because her upbringing she is culturally distant from the people of her race (unique), and has a dim outlook on most traditional Miqo'te customs (I am NOT A SLUT!!). Despite her difficult childhood she has grown to be a proud daughter of Ul'dah, and loves the city dearly despite its faults. In her late teens she trained tirelessly to join the ranks of the Sultansworn (conflicting reports later in the article), and although she often acts independently these days, she still takes her duties very seriously (by hanging out in the adventurers guild in which she has literally no business).

===Appearance===

Natalie is quite tall for a female Miqo'te, taller than many males, and standing eye to eye with some Hyur as well. She is very athletic, with good reflexes and endurance, but still her face is covered with scars from her many wounds. She takes little care in maintaining her appearance, and never wears cosmetics or attempts to trim her bushy eyebrows. Her hair is cropped close and short, in order to prevent an enemy from grabbing onto it. Her most striking feature are her piercing green eyes, which she often uses to stare down the enemies of Ul'dah. She eschews clothes and fashion, and can normally only be seen in her full combat armor, or a lighter set designed for patrolling the city (even though the sultansworn don't patrol the city.).

===Behavior===

Natalie views herself first and foremost a protector of Ul'dah and it's citizens (presuuuuuuuumptuooooooooooous), and most of her behavior is based around that fact. When she is off duty she is friendly (ERP), playful (ERP), and warm (ERP), however under her warmth lies a core of steel (woah), always ready to defend her city. She frequently questions those who she suspects to be involved in various misdeeds, mixing harsh questions with a friendly demeanor that often puts people off guard (If they're fucking stupid). She is often seen hanging around the Quicksand in her off duty hours, where she is quick to strike up a conversation with any that approach her. She is notorious for pushing those around her, trying to make them reach what she sees as their full potential. This process can sometimes be quite dangerous, and her friends curse and praise her in equal measure for such acts.

==Combat==
===General===

Natalie can almost always be seen wielding a sword and shield, and she is out of her element when using other weapons. Her standard fighting style seems to be cautiously offensive, attempting to pressure her opponents and cause them to make mistakes. While she likes fighting, especially in the Arena (Sultansworn are big arena fighters obviously), she does not like hurting or killing people, and makes every effort to resolve situations without using violence (This is especially important when she does supposed public executions. WAAAAAAR CRIMESSSSSS).

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* Ale, Rum and Alcohol of any Sort
::* Meeting new people
::* Fighting (Friendly Matches, The Arena, Killing Primals for the 30th time, despite the impossibility of that prospect)
::* Keeping the city safe from black people

===Dislikes===
::* Killing or Hurting others, Physically or Emotionally
::* Being lied to
::* Dealing with her feelings
::* People who take advantage of others

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* Fighting
::* Investigating criminal matters
::* Making friends.

===Nicknames===
::* 'Nat' by her friends
::* 'Sultansworn' Often used respectfully, but sometimes said in a sarcastic tone

==Relationships==
===Family===

Natalie has fully distanced herself from her original tribe. Despite that, she's found new family, helping to create an 'Urban' version of a Mi'qote tribe.

===Friends===

Until recently, Natalie's duties had left her little time to spend inside the city, however now that events with the Garleans have calmed down slightly, she has been able to develop a social life within the city. Some people she calls friends are:
(descriptions and links coming soon)

-'''[[Amaderuil Graham]]:''': One of the first people Natalie met after returning from the Garlean campaign, Amad helped the stiff Natalie relax and learn to have fun again.

- '''[[Kage Kiryuu]]:''': Natalie originally found this shy lalafell hiding behind a pillar in the quicksand. Since then she has supervised his training, his trials, and his duties as a Sultansworn. She considers him her greatest friend, and her staunchest ally.

-'''[[Marrow Ochi]]:''': While Natalie was originally dismissive of her Primal origins, the two have grown very close over time, and now Natalie views herself as something of a big sister.

-'''[[C'kayah Tia]]:''': Kayah was the original focus of Natalie's longest and most painful investigation, and throughout it personal feelings developed in between the two. Though since then, they have put each other through enough pain for 10 lifetimes, they only grew closer with time. For a time Natalie called him Nuhn, and built an urban tribe in Ul'dah. They have since split.

-'''[[Salem Nuhn]]''': Natalie often teased Salem for his near constant presence on the quicksand's railings, however as time went on they began to become fast friends. Natalie agrees with his self given title "Master of Relaxation. Though currently Salem has been busy with tribal matters, Natalie still considers him a close friend.

-'''[[User:S'rahvi Khai|S'rahvi Khai]]:''': A close female friend, Natalie and Rahvi have strong affection towards each other, and mutual affection toward C'kayah.

-'''[[Roen Deneith]]:''': Natalie's apprentice of sorts, Roen is calm, collected, and restrained, everything that Natalie is not. Roen often ends up as the voice of reason to Natalie's more reckless actions. Currently Roen is a full fledged sultansworn, and their relationship wavers between familial and professional.

-'''[[Osric Melkire]]:''': This brash flame sergeant has many times been a thorn in Natalie's side. She is not sure of the reason for his emnity, but it certainly isn't because she punched him in the face.

===Enemies===

While Natalie has no specific enemies, she often finds herself at odds with various people during the course of her duties.

==Rumors==
===Common Rumors===
::* "She's one of the Sultana's sworn (sic)... why is she wearing Brass Blade red?"
::* "That woman was quite the harlot, thankfully she seems to keep to herself these days" - Snooty Woman
::* "If you speak to her, the only think you'll get is a lighter coinpurse" - Quicksand Patron
::* "Her blood is made of gravy" - Chicken Strip Dan

===Moderate Rumors===
::* "She robbed my caravan dry for her 'Donations', was polite about it at least" - Merchant
::* "Such a queer name she has, I heard she chose it herself" - Guard
::* "I used to think her honorable, but she takes to Blades work like a fish to water." - Sultansworn
::* "STRONG CUM" - Sultansworn

===Rare Rumors===
::* "The monetarists have some sort of dirt on her, whatever it is must be bad."
::* "I've heard she consorts with Garleans... and worse... The jews...

===PC Rumors===
(Feel free to edit)
::* "I loved her like a sister. I trusted her with my life. I will never be so foolish again." - [[Roen Deneith]]
::* "Tails is probably the best of the sorry lot. She's actually fair, honest and actually interested in justice. But you didn't hear that from me!"~ [[Torken Queb]]
::* "She says otherwise, but she loves attention. You don't get into that position without a taste for it." - [[ Chokho Viqqoh | Uuuh, no one, never mind!]]
::* "She knows how to play the long game, yet she always manages to get in her own way. I fear for her life, and I desperately hope I'm not going to have to be the one to release the arrow." - [[C'kayah Tia]]
::* "She is the best thing to have ever happened to me. I love and cherish her more than all. Always."- [[Kage Kiryuu]]
::* "Y'wantin' t'know what a fall from grace looks like? Look no further." - [[Osric Melkire]]
::* "Normally I'm of a mind that revenge is a fools game. What that woman has done has made me feel very foolish indeed." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
::* "Another example of what happens when you place personal feelings above your sworn duty. I pity what she has become." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]
::* "She and I are going to have a little chat. She owes me my payment and I mean to collect." - [[Askier Mergrey]]
::* "Cowardly. Unthinking. A child playing at games she cannot understand. I warned her before. It does not matter. I will see her strangled with her own entrails." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
::* "I wanted nothin' more than to wring th' life out o' tha' well meanin' fool, cloakin' her actions in good intentions despite the lives ruined, but tis nae my place te hand down punishment, tis my sister's." - [[Gharen Wolfsong]]
::* "She's making a name for herself. And quick." - [[Oscare Iono]]
::* "I can't tell if the Brass Blades changed her, or if she has always been like this, but it seems to suit her." - [[Aya Foxheart]]
::* "That lively miqo'te really knows how to make my blood boil. Ul'Dah isn't boring with her around." - [http://www.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Unnamed_Mercenary Franz Renatus]

==History/Timeline==
In her past life Natalie Mcbeef was a very ok lady but she didnt know hwo to be good at that so she went to the uld'ah to become a marry man but now she isn't and that's pretty darn rotten :(

==History/Timeline==

Natalie was born 20 years before the battle of carteneau as N'natli M'kbeff, in a small miqo'te tribe to the east of Ul'dah. At the age of 16 she left her tribe, and traveled to Ul'dah, where she lived on the streets for a time. Eventually she before involved in the coliseum, changing her name to something more like a mcdonalds sandwich, "Natalie Mcbeef". She fought in the Coliseum for several year, eventually being picked up for her skill by the sultansworn, as they gathered strength to repel Bahamuts fall (Despite their complete lack of participation in the conflict). Natalie played a minor role in the battle (impossibly), and spent the next five years guarding Ul'dah and honing her skills. Five years later, she once again went into battle against the Garleans (because sultansworn don't do that but FUCK LORE right?), this time on the front lines, taking part in most of the major conflicts of the war. After the war concluded, she returned to Ul'dah, where she primarily maintains security in the city (once again discarding all known information about the Sultansworn), although she still ventures out to put down the occasional primal (even though they've only been summoned a few times, and taken out by the Warrior (singular) of light each time, leaving no room for Natalie to have even been there).

==Recent History====Recent History==
(Events are not rigidly attached to a timeframe)

Natalie has been through quite a few events, most of them her own fault. A brief listing follows: \

1) Helped Salem Nuhn (ERP master) exorcise the spirit that had been haunting him since the battle of Carteneau.

2) Was tempered by an artificially constructed primal ([[Impossible]]), thankfully it was not as thorough as that of a full primal, and was reversed (Also impossible).

3) Joined the Night Blades, helped stop a voidsent that had possessed one of it's members, and was rampaging through the streets of Ul'dah (I wonder how come nobody has heard of this).

4) Was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the Sultansworn, began to train apprentices who eventually became full Knights (Remember, Sultansworn aren't knights). Past Apprentices: [[Roen Deneith]], [[Kage Kiryuu]], [[Lambert Arkwright]].
Current Apprentice: Scumm Buskerbagg.

5) Was involved in a mission to retrieve a stolen Cerulean core from an Al ahmigan resistance group. Went poorly.

6) Had a long and tumultuous relationship with [[C'kayah Tia]], in which they started a tribe together. It has collapsed since, and Kage Kiryuu (anime) has taken up the mantle of leadership from the Tribe.

7) dipped a stick in the river and got real scared

-- More to Come --

==Annotations==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

Natalie Mcbeef

2014-07-15T12:42:53Z

StarFox: /* Rare Rumors */

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| imagewidth = 250
| gender = Female
| citizenship = Ul'dah, Member of the Sultansworn
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| clan = Seeker of the Sun
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WORK IN PROGRESS
==Character==
===General===

Natalie Mcbeef is a mentally challenged, yet battle hardened Miqo'te who resides in the City of Ul'dah. She grew up alone on the streets of Ul'dah after fleeing her tribe (very unique). Her rather unique name comes from choosing a hyur name (that doesn't actually fit as a hyur name) in a fit of teenage rebelliousness, an action she now regrets. Because her upbringing she is culturally distant from the people of her race (unique), and has a dim outlook on most traditional Miqo'te customs (I am NOT A SLUT!!). Despite her difficult childhood she has grown to be a proud daughter of Ul'dah, and loves the city dearly despite its faults. In her late teens she trained tirelessly to join the ranks of the Sultansworn (conflicting reports later in the article), and although she often acts independently these days, she still takes her duties very seriously (by hanging out in the adventurers guild in which she has literally no business).

===Appearance===

Natalie is quite tall for a female Miqo'te, taller than many males, and standing eye to eye with some Hyur as well. She is very athletic, with good reflexes and endurance, but still her face is covered with scars from her many wounds. She takes little care in maintaining her appearance, and never wears cosmetics or attempts to trim her bushy eyebrows. Her hair is cropped close and short, in order to prevent an enemy from grabbing onto it. Her most striking feature are her piercing green eyes, which she often uses to stare down the enemies of Ul'dah. She eschews clothes and fashion, and can normally only be seen in her full combat armor, or a lighter set designed for patrolling the city (even though the sultansworn don't patrol the city.).

===Behavior===

Natalie views herself first and foremost a protector of Ul'dah and it's citizens (presuuuuuuuumptuooooooooooous), and most of her behavior is based around that fact. When she is off duty she is friendly (ERP), playful (ERP), and warm (ERP), however under her warmth lies a core of steel (woah), always ready to defend her city. She frequently questions those who she suspects to be involved in various misdeeds, mixing harsh questions with a friendly demeanor that often puts people off guard (If they're fucking stupid). She is often seen hanging around the Quicksand in her off duty hours, where she is quick to strike up a conversation with any that approach her. She is notorious for pushing those around her, trying to make them reach what she sees as their full potential. This process can sometimes be quite dangerous, and her friends curse and praise her in equal measure for such acts.

==Combat==
===General===

Natalie can almost always be seen wielding a sword and shield, and she is out of her element when using other weapons. Her standard fighting style seems to be cautiously offensive, attempting to pressure her opponents and cause them to make mistakes. While she likes fighting, especially in the Arena (Sultansworn are big arena fighters obviously), she does not like hurting or killing people, and makes every effort to resolve situations without using violence (This is especially important when she does supposed public executions. WAAAAAAR CRIMESSSSSS).

==Tendencies==
===Likes===
::* Ale, Rum and Alcohol of any Sort
::* Meeting new people
::* Fighting (Friendly Matches, The Arena, Killing Primals for the 30th time, despite the impossibility of that prospect)
::* Keeping the city safe from black people

===Dislikes===
::* Killing or Hurting others, Physically or Emotionally
::* Being lied to
::* Dealing with her feelings
::* People who take advantage of others

===Hobbies/Talents===
::* Fighting
::* Investigating criminal matters
::* Making friends.

===Nicknames===
::* 'Nat' by her friends
::* 'Sultansworn' Often used respectfully, but sometimes said in a sarcastic tone

==Relationships==
===Family===

Natalie has fully distanced herself from her original tribe. Despite that, she's found new family, helping to create an 'Urban' version of a Mi'qote tribe.

===Friends===

Until recently, Natalie's duties had left her little time to spend inside the city, however now that events with the Garleans have calmed down slightly, she has been able to develop a social life within the city. Some people she calls friends are:
(descriptions and links coming soon)

-'''[[Amaderuil Graham]]:''': One of the first people Natalie met after returning from the Garlean campaign, Amad helped the stiff Natalie relax and learn to have fun again.

- '''[[Kage Kiryuu]]:''': Natalie originally found this shy lalafell hiding behind a pillar in the quicksand. Since then she has supervised his training, his trials, and his duties as a Sultansworn. She considers him her greatest friend, and her staunchest ally.

-'''[[Marrow Ochi]]:''': While Natalie was originally dismissive of her Primal origins, the two have grown very close over time, and now Natalie views herself as something of a big sister.

-'''[[C'kayah Tia]]:''': Kayah was the original focus of Natalie's longest and most painful investigation, and throughout it personal feelings developed in between the two. Though since then, they have put each other through enough pain for 10 lifetimes, they only grew closer with time. For a time Natalie called him Nuhn, and built an urban tribe in Ul'dah. They have since split.

-'''[[Salem Nuhn]]''': Natalie often teased Salem for his near constant presence on the quicksand's railings, however as time went on they began to become fast friends. Natalie agrees with his self given title "Master of Relaxation. Though currently Salem has been busy with tribal matters, Natalie still considers him a close friend.

-'''[[User:S'rahvi Khai|S'rahvi Khai]]:''': A close female friend, Natalie and Rahvi have strong affection towards each other, and mutual affection toward C'kayah.

-'''[[Roen Deneith]]:''': Natalie's apprentice of sorts, Roen is calm, collected, and restrained, everything that Natalie is not. Roen often ends up as the voice of reason to Natalie's more reckless actions. Currently Roen is a full fledged sultansworn, and their relationship wavers between familial and professional.

-'''[[Osric Melkire]]:''': This brash flame sergeant has many times been a thorn in Natalie's side. She is not sure of the reason for his emnity, but it certainly isn't because she punched him in the face.

===Enemies===

While Natalie has no specific enemies, she often finds herself at odds with various people during the course of her duties.

==Rumors==
===Common Rumors===
::* "She's one of the Sultana's sworn (sic)... why is she wearing Brass Blade red?"
::* "That woman was quite the harlot, thankfully she seems to keep to herself these days" - Snooty Woman
::* "If you speak to her, the only think you'll get is a lighter coinpurse" - Quicksand Patron
::* "Her blood is made of gravy" - Chicken Strip Dan

===Moderate Rumors===
::* "She robbed my caravan dry for her 'Donations', was polite about it at least" - Merchant
::* "Such a queer name she has, I heard she chose it herself" - Guard
::* "I used to think her honorable, but she takes to Blades work like a fish to water." - Sultansworn
::* "STRONG CUM" - Sultansworn

===Rare Rumors===
::* "The monetarists have some sort of dirt on her, whatever it is must be bad."
::* "I've heard she consorts with Garleans... and worse... The jews...

===PC Rumors===
(Feel free to edit)
::* "I loved her like a sister. I trusted her with my life. I will never be so foolish again." - [[Roen Deneith]]
::* "Tails is probably the best of the sorry lot. She's actually fair, honest and actually interested in justice. But you didn't hear that from me!"~ [[Torken Queb]]
::* "She says otherwise, but she loves attention. You don't get into that position without a taste for it." - [[ Chokho Viqqoh | Uuuh, no one, never mind!]]
::* "She knows how to play the long game, yet she always manages to get in her own way. I fear for her life, and I desperately hope I'm not going to have to be the one to release the arrow." - [[C'kayah Tia]]
::* "She is the best thing to have ever happened to me. I love and cherish her more than all. Always."- [[Kage Kiryuu]]
::* "Y'wantin' t'know what a fall from grace looks like? Look no further." - [[Osric Melkire]]
::* "Normally I'm of a mind that revenge is a fools game. What that woman has done has made me feel very foolish indeed." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
::* "Another example of what happens when you place personal feelings above your sworn duty. I pity what she has become." - [[Coatleque Crofte]]
::* "She and I are going to have a little chat. She owes me my payment and I mean to collect." - [[Askier Mergrey]]
::* "Cowardly. Unthinking. A child playing at games she cannot understand. I warned her before. It does not matter. I will see her strangled with her own entrails." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
::* "I wanted nothin' more than to wring th' life out o' tha' well meanin' fool, cloakin' her actions in good intentions despite the lives ruined, but tis nae my place te hand down punishment, tis my sister's." - [[Gharen Wolfsong]]
::* "She's making a name for herself. And quick." - [[Oscare Iono]]
::* "I can't tell if the Brass Blades changed her, or if she has always been like this, but it seems to suit her." - [[Aya Foxheart]]
::* "That lively miqo'te really knows how to make my blood boil. Ul'Dah isn't boring with her around." - [http://www.ffxiv-roleplayers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Unnamed_Mercenary Franz Renatus]

==History/Timeline==

==History/Timeline==

Natalie was born 20 years before the battle of carteneau as N'natli M'kbeff, in a small miqo'te tribe to the east of Ul'dah. At the age of 16 she left her tribe, and traveled to Ul'dah, where she lived on the streets for a time. Eventually she before involved in the coliseum, changing her name to something more like a mcdonalds sandwich, "Natalie Mcbeef". She fought in the Coliseum for several year, eventually being picked up for her skill by the sultansworn, as they gathered strength to repel Bahamuts fall (Despite their complete lack of participation in the conflict). Natalie played a minor role in the battle (impossibly), and spent the next five years guarding Ul'dah and honing her skills. Five years later, she once again went into battle against the Garleans (because sultansworn don't do that but FUCK LORE right?), this time on the front lines, taking part in most of the major conflicts of the war. After the war concluded, she returned to Ul'dah, where she primarily maintains security in the city (once again discarding all known information about the Sultansworn), although she still ventures out to put down the occasional primal (even though they've only been summoned a few times, and taken out by the Warrior (singular) of light each time, leaving no room for Natalie to have even been there).

==Recent History====Recent History==
(Events are not rigidly attached to a timeframe)

Natalie has been through quite a few events, most of them her own fault. A brief listing follows: \

1) Helped Salem Nuhn (ERP master) exorcise the spirit that had been haunting him since the battle of Carteneau.

2) Was tempered by an artificially constructed primal ([[Impossible]]), thankfully it was not as thorough as that of a full primal, and was reversed (Also impossible).

3) Joined the Night Blades, helped stop a voidsent that had possessed one of it's members, and was rampaging through the streets of Ul'dah (I wonder how come nobody has heard of this).

4) Was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the Sultansworn, began to train apprentices who eventually became full Knights (Remember, Sultansworn aren't knights). Past Apprentices: [[Roen Deneith]], [[Kage Kiryuu]], [[Lambert Arkwright]].
Current Apprentice: Scumm Buskerbagg.

5) Was involved in a mission to retrieve a stolen Cerulean core from an Al ahmigan resistance group. Went poorly.

6) Had a long and tumultuous relationship with [[C'kayah Tia]], in which they started a tribe together. It has collapsed since, and Kage Kiryuu (anime) has taken up the mantle of leadership from the Tribe.

7) dipped a stick in the river and got real scared

-- More to Come --

==Annotations==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]]

Brynhilde Wulf

2014-07-15T12:38:14Z

StarFox: /* Common Rumors */

<div style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:12px;">
{{Infobox-character
| name = <div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:30px;color:#FFFFFF;">Brynhilde Wulf</div>
| image = BrynProfilePic2.jpg
| title = 'The secret to a life without fear is ever being ready to die.'
| gender = Female
| citizenship = Ala Mhigan refugee
| race = Hyur
| clan = Highlander
| stat_1 = Place of birth
| stat_1_value = Ala Mhigo
| stat_2 = Age
| stat_2_value = 39
| stat_3 = Sexuality
| stat_3_value = Bisexual
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = In Mourning
| stat_5 = Build
| stat_5_value = Athletic
| stat_6 = Server
| stat_6_value = Balmung

}}
<p style="font-size:10px;">''((Last major update:[[Brynhilde Wulf#Change Log| 5th May 2014]]))''</p>

Free Paladin, sword-for-hire, wilds walker. On first impression, Brynhilde is your average adventurer; skilled in battle, living for the moment, and concerned only with survival and worldly pleasures.

However, this Highlander is more than she seems. Disgraced Ala Mhigan noble and ex-Resistance fighter, Brynhilde lives life under a false identity, ever seeking to stay one step ahead of the Garlean Empire's terrible vengeance.

<br>
==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Recent Events '''''</center></div>==
<spoiler><br>
Sixth Astral Moon, 1577 (Nov' 2013)
::* Brynhilde has reconnected with old contacts in the Ul'Dahn criminal underworld. She appears to be seeking something.
::* Bryn has begun courting [[Striding Oak]].<br>
Sixth Umbral Moon, 1577 (Dec' 2013)
::* Word among adventurers and the shadier types of Ul'dah is that Bryn is seeking capable, discreet people for a sensitive operation.
First Astral Moon, 1578 (Jan' 2014)
::* Brynhilde's Nameday passes. She is now 39 cycles old.
::* Bryn has signed up with the free company, 'Reacher's Fall'.
First Umbral Moon, 1578 (Feb' 2014)
::* Brynhilde departs from Reacher's Fall, and joins a new group of adventurers. They resemble a mercenary company, but aren't on any official records.
Second Astral Moon, 1578 (March 2014)
::* She begins to spend much more time in Thanalan.
Second Umbral Moon, 1578 (April 2014)
::* Bryn's partner, [[Striding Oak]], goes missing. Bryn commences an exhaustive search for Oak in the region of Mor Dhona, where she was reportedly last seen.
Third Astral Moon, 1578 (May 2014)
::* [[Striding Oak]]'s body is found in Coerthas. Brynhilde returns to Thanalan.
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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:45px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Character '''''</center></div>==
[[File:BrynHeaderBWlarge.png|1100px|]]<br><table border="0" bordercolor="#FFCC00" style="background-color:#ACD3EB" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5">
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<td><b>Eyes</b></td>
<td><b>Hair</b></td>
<td><b>Skin</b></td>
<td><b>Body Type</b></td>
<td><b>Voice</b></td>

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<td><i>Icy blue.</i></td>
<td><i>Auburn; shoulder-length. Waved.</i></td>
<td><i>Pale, lightly freckled.</i></td>
<td><i>Athletic, toned, strong.</i></td>
<td><i>Soft, unhurried. Light accent.</i></td>

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<td><b>Bearing</b></td>
<td><b>Notable Features</b></td>
<td><b>Alignment</b></td>
<td><b>Element</b></td>
<td><b>Nameday</b></td>

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<td><i>Dignified, graceful.</i></td>
<td><i>None.</i></td>
<td><span class="plainlinks"><i>Type 2 Chaotic Good.[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChaoticGood]</i></span></td>
<td><i>Fire</i></td>
<td><i>22nd Sun of the First Astral Moon, 1539</i></td>
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Brynhilde stands at 6 fulms, 1 ilm tall, with long, slender limbs and neck. She has the archetypal developed musculature of the Highlander woman, while keeping the feminine body shape.

[[File: BrynSketchPainter.JPG|thumb|right|]]

Bryn has a slim face, with a very fine nose, full lips and thick brows. She has porcelain-pale skin, with light freckling across her nose, cheeks and shoulders. As such, she burns very easily and tries to avoid extended periods in the sun.

Her eyes are a very pale, sky blue. She keeps them lined with brown kohl, as the contrast brings out their colour.

Her hair is quite thick, and she usually keeps it neatly tied. It is of a rich auburn colour, but appears copper under sunlight. It has a natural wave to it, and when worn loose reaches just to the top of her shoulder blades.

[[File: Bryn sketch.jpg|thumb|left|By [[Lurial Vashir]]]]

A good look at her reveals that Bryn takes greater pride in her personal appearance than your average adventurer. When not in her armour (which, although well-worn and showing signs of use in battle and wear in the field, is clearly well-maintained), she chooses light, often feminine attire. She has a curiously good eye for colour and her fingernails are oddly well-kept for an adventurer. She wears a pleasant lavender fragrance, and often applies a light gloss to her lips.

Bryn has no tattoos, but a few fine scars on her hands and arms. She does, however, have some significant scarring on her torso. She has two piercings in either earlobe, and wears simple silver studs in them.

Brynhilde's voice is smooth and somewhat breathy. She has a slight Highlander (closest to Scottish) accent and dialect, and a tendency to roll her R's. But her accent is oddly changeable. If she is caught speaking to herself when others aren't about, the dialect and accent seem to drop. This can also happen when she is stressed or upset.

She maintains good posture, typically keeping her head held high and back straight, accentuating her already considerable height as a Highlander. At rest, her expression is often stern or impassive. If she wasn't so quick to smile, she’d easily come across as haughty.

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===<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:35px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Personality '''''</center></div>===

<table class="table" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="cell3" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB"><strong>PRIMARY MOTIVATOR</strong></td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Beneficence</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Sense of Humor</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Jokey</td>
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<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Emotional Disposition</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Calm</td>
<td class="cell3" colspan="2" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB"><strong>SEXUALITY</strong></td>
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<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Moodiness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Even-tempered</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Sexual Orientation</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Bisexual</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell3" colspan="2" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB"><strong>CORE TRAITS</strong></td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Libido</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Healthy</td>
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<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Outlook</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Realistic</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Sexual Expressiveness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Modest</td>
</tr>
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<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Integrity</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Pragmatic</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Sexual Expressive Style</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Romantic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Impulsiveness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Spontaneous</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Openness to sexual experience</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Low</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Boldness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Courageous</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Promiscuousness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Low</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Flexibility</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Stubborn</td>
<td class="cell3" colspan="2" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB"><strong>RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY</strong></td>
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<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Affinity</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Altruistic</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Affiliation/Adherence</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Solitary</td>
</tr>
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<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Comportment</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Agreeable</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Tolerance</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Tolerant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Interactivity</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Engaging</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Expression of beliefs</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Rarely</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Disclosure</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Closed</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Converting others</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Never</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Conformity</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Rebellious</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Attitude</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Irreverent</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell3" colspan="4" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Topics of Conversation</td>
<td class="cell5" colspan="3" valign="top">Adventure; hobbies; animals; jokes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Quirks, Habits, & Oddities</td>
<td class="cell5" colspan="3" valign="top">lip-chewing; substance use; insomnia; pacing; singing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Hobbies & Enjoyments</td>
<td class="cell5" colspan="3" valign="top">Drinking; calligraphy; smoking</td>
</tr>
</table>

[[File:BrynInnClose.png|thumb|right|]]<br><br>

====<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:30px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'' Strengths ''</center></div>====

Bryn, despite surface impressions, is a woman of intense feeling. She is deeply compassionate, and fervently loyal to friends and family. She is very principled, has a tendency to consider the needs of the group above her own, and can be relied on to take up responsibility and leadership if it is necessary. She will willingly do what others won’t, if she believes it is for the best. She is determined to the extreme; once she has decided on a course of action, naught will keep her from her goal.
[[File: Bryn Valor.png|thumb|left|]]

With her calm, confident demeanour and tendency to be decisive and assertive, Bryn is a natural leader. While she does not actively seek to lead, she is comfortable being the one others turn to for guidance.

Although she always desired a family, Bryn's devotion to the resistance kept her from ever having children of her own. Perhaps as a result, and owing to her qualities of being 'the protector' type, Bryn has a mothering side to her. She likes to take care of those around her, be it through making sure they're fed a decent meal, or through offering a sympathetic ear.
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[[File: Bryn_WHM.png|thumb|right|]]
Having spent her younger years in Ala Mhigo's noble courts, Bryn is adept in charm and flattery, and will happily employ both to her advantage in social situations. Bryn has been known to use her skill in diplomacy to smooth over difficult social situations, to great effect. She can sometimes come across as rather flirtatious, although she rarely has genuine romantic intentions.

====<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:30px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'' Flaws ''</center></div>====

Her desire to protect those around her, coupled with her ‘bigger picture’ views, can make her very self-destructive and reckless. She is a martyr, with little regard for her own safety and happiness. Her principles can make her arrogant and overly-righteous at times, to the point where she has difficulty perceiving other views and shades of moral grey. As a result, she can be prone to extremism.

Years spent in the militarized environment of the Ala Mhigan resistance have left Bryn with a measure of distaste for authority, rules and rigid social structures. She cares for laws only insofar as they serve toward achieving moral ends. As soon as she perceives them as having become a hindrance to those ends, Bryn swiftly abandons them in favour of her own moral code. This can make her something of a wildcard.
[[File:BrynHowlingEye.png|thumb|left|]]

Bryn can be overly-proud, sometimes to the point of arrogance, and is often loathe to reveal anything about herself which she feels could make her vulnerable. She has a strong desire to maintain control at all times, both of herself and her environment, and sometimes unfortunately of the people in her life, too. Her desire to control the situations she finds herself in can sometimes necessitate dishonesty.

Although it is a difficult thing to provoke her into anger, her temper is explosive when lost. It takes a lot to drag Bryn into an argument. Once there, however, she digs her heels in and doesn't yield. She’s not entirely above a shouting match if the argument is regarding something she feels passionately about. But generally she prefers to avoid conflict whenever she can. Insults have little effect on her; the quickest way to witness her temper is to attack those she cares for.

====<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:30px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'' Romance ''</center></div>====

Being the guarded character that she is, Bryn does not grow close to others quickly. A potential lover would need to be willing to invest the time and energy needed to get her to lower her defences before there could be any chance for intimacy. Trust is a big issue for Brynhilde and she is also keenly aware that, owing to her history, allowing others to get close to her may put them at risk of harm.

In others she respects the qualities of strength, virtue and courage. Her partner would need to be a person who is non-judgemental and compassionate. She is put off by lecherous behaviour and empty flattery.

Bryn recognises that she seems to be equally attracted to both men and women.<br><br>

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In the year 1577, Brynhilde met and fell in love with the Hellsguard warrior, [[Striding Oak]]. The two shared a loving, tender relationship and were inseparable; Bryn considered Oak her soulmate. But after Oak's sudden disappearance a moon before, the Third Astral Moon of 1578 brought with it the news of Oak's tragic death in the highlands of Coerthas. Brynhilde was not permitted to attend the burial in Abalathia on account of her non-Hellsguard heritage, so she returned to Thanalan. Heartbroken over the loss of her first and only love, Brynhilde entered into a period of mourning and has since sworn never to love another. <br>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Combat '''''</center></div>==

[[File:BrynHeader_Combat.png|1100px|]]
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In battle Brynhilde favours the sword and shield, and prefers a longer blade to the shortsword or gladius. She is swift in battle and possessing of remarkable grace, fighting with a dancing, flourishing style of swordplay rarely seen among adventurers. She tends toward a more defensive stance, and most often on the battlefield can be found with shield raised, stood between her comrades and that which would harm them.

In combat, Bryn wears a combination of plate, chain and leather. The heavy plate she wears to guard her torso against the inevitable blows she endures as a defender, as well as to guard her sword-arm. She wears the lighter chain on her legs to preserve mobility, and the leather on her gauntlets and greaves to maintain flexibility.

She has incredible staying power; although she may have suffered heavy blows and her body screams with fatigue, she will fight until either her foe is defeated, or she is overwhelmed. Pain seems to have little effect on her.

After many moons of intense practice and study, Brynhilde has achieved a greater mastery of curative magic. As she continues to improve, she seeks ways to utilise her spells in close-quarters battle, so as to better defend and protect her allies.

Although rarely employed, Brynhilde has an understanding of the basic functioning of magitek small arms and improvised explosives.

If given the choice, however, Bryn would rather not fight at all. Although not a pacifist, she detests senseless violence. Regardless, she is often dragged into battle to protect others. Most often, this is foolhardy young adventurers.<br>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:35px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Occupation, skills and pastimes '''''</center></div> ==

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<blockquote><div style="font-size:20px;">''"I was born under th' sign of th' Goddess of war. My people followed th' God of destruction. All I ever wanted was tae raise Chocobos."''</div></blockquote>
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Adventurer, freelance Paladin, vagabond and help-for-hire. Bryn doesn't call herself a mercenary. She is very selective about the jobs she picks up, often agreeing to them only if there has been a severe moral wrong committed that needs redressing. As such, she has built up a modest reputation in Limsa Lominsa and Ul’dah as a reliable person who deals fairly and honourably with those she works with. She has a marked concern for the underdog and the downtrodden.

Bryn loves to ride, and she and her chocobo, Astridr, typically cover several malms every day. She finds a measure of peace in travelling, in cooking and reading, and sometimes in writing. She loves Chocobos and hounds, often preferring their company to that of other people.

She also has a secret, tragic love for trashy romance novels. You know, the really awful ones with titles like, ‘The Viscount’s Mistress’, and ‘The Doctor’s Bride’. Heaving bosoms abound!

Bryn likes music and stories, particularly romance. She enjoys drinking, and owing to her noble origins, is a talented dancer. Just perhaps not in the dancing styles you’d most often find in Eorzea’s taverns.

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<td valign="top" width="350" scope="col"><div align="left">
:'''Likes:'''
:* Chocobos.
:* Children.
:* Romance.
:* Reading.
:* Spicy food.
:* Sweets, especially kukuru.
:* Aldgoat steak.
:* Displays of strength and courage.
:* Music, the fiddle in particular.
:* Booze.
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<td valign="top" width="350" scope="col"><div align="left">
:'''Dislikes:'''
:* Violence.
:* People who chew with their mouths open.
:* Time-wasters.
:* Sand.
:* Intense heat/sunlight.
:* Phurbles.
:* Mathematics.
:* Pettyness.
:* Sailing. She suffers from horrific sea-sickness.
:* ... Spiders.
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:'''Skills:'''
:* Diplomacy and charm.
:* Swordplay
:* Riding
:* Cooking.
:* Calligraphy.
:* Ballroom dancing.
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:'''Fears:'''
:* Losing herself to her rage, so that she loses all sight of who she is or what she stands for.
:* Going to her grave without atoning for the crimes of her youth.
:* Being remembered merely as a traitor.
:* Deep water (she cannot swim).
:* Her past being laid bare.
:* Imprisonment.
:* Causing harm to those she cares for.
:* ... Spiders.
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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Relationships '''''</center></div>==

===Family===

Bryn was born to the distinguished Ala Mhigan noble family House Brandulfr. Her birth name was ''Adelfrida Brynhilde Brandulfr''.

'''Father:''' Jàrngrìmur Brandulfr ''(presumed deceased)''<br>

'''Mother:''' Adelhilde Brandulfr ''(deceased)''<br>

'''Younger brother:''' Bjollgrìmur Brandulfr ''(deceased)''<br>

'''Younger sister:''' Adele Brandulfr ''(estranged)''<br>

'''Niece:''' Adelheid Brandulfr ''(estranged)''<br>
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===Linkshells and Organisations===
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===<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:35px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'' Player Character Relationships ''</center></div>===

<center>[[File:Bryn_Oak.png|Brynhilde and Striding Oak|245px|]][[File:Bryn_Gharen.png|200px|Brynhilde and Gharen Wolfsong|]]</center>

<br><center>''<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual Desire    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing    <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral Standing    <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing    <font style="color:#000000;" size="3"><b>!</b></font> Recent Standing Change</center>''

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<td style="width:50%";><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Striding Oak]]''' /'' "Myna" '' : The two met in La Noscea when Oak came to Bryn's aid as the Hyur fled attackers. Oak arrived in time to find a gravely wounded Brynhilde, whose life she saved by ripping a spear tip from her side so that the White Mage [[Ne'ci Aera]] could heal her. After that, the two began to develop a close friendship. As moons passed and the two spent time together, Bryn began to realise that her feelings for Oak ran deeper than she was ready to admit. Eventually the two confessed their feelings, and embarked upon a loving, affectionate and happy relationship. But it was not to last; Oak was slain in Coerthas seven moons later, sending Bryn into a deep sorrow from which she has not yet recovered.</td>

<td style="width:50%";><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3"><b>!</b></font>'''[[Tiergan Vashir]]''' : Although their relationship began with mutual distrust, recent events have brought Brynhilde and Tiergan closer together. Close enough, even, for Bryn to place her life in Tiergan's hands. Bryn was pleasantly surprised to learn that they share a homeland, and has come to appreciate Tiergan's selflessness and combat proficiency. Having correctly guessed Tiergan's difficult past, Bryn also feels sympathetic toward the Miqo'te.</td>

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<td>'''<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Horace Rook]]''' : For some unknown reason, Brynhilde initially suspected Rook of intending to kill her when they first met. But as Bryn would soon come to learn, this enigmatic Hyur is nothing if not persistent. A somewhat standoffish Bryn began to warm to Rook over time, however, the more frequently they talked. Although many consider Rook to be untrustworthy, their relationship has developed to the point where Bryn feels genuine fondness for the man, which seems to be reciprocated.</td>

<td><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3"><b>!</b></font>'''[[Aryianna Nightshade]]''' : Of all of them, Bryn's relationship with Aryianna is perhaps the one that has most fluctuated. While they initially had a warm friendship, certain revelations regarding Aryianna's past made Brynhilde more cautious of her. While she holds no ill will toward Ary personally, Bryn has come to the grim realisation that if it were necessary, she must be ready to do her harm. She acknowledges, however, that this would take its toll on her, as time has developed in Brynhilde a great degree of care for the Midlander.</td>

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<td>'''<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Raelin Aradan]] and [[Ne'ci Aera]]''' : The Templar's second-in-command is a man Bryn decided she liked the instant they met (unlike his hair). Bryn enjoys Raelin's easy-going nature, and their shared appreciation for levity. Bryn mainly knows Ne'ci through Raelin, and does not know her very well. That was not an obstacle, however, to Bryn aiding Ne'ci in a matter of great importance to the Miqo'te. Since then, the two have had a pleasant, but distant relationship.</td>

<td>'''<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Ciel Lazuli]]''' : Countless jobs and missions together have confirmed in Bryn's mind that Ciel is an extremely talented healer, and she would not hesitate to throw herself at the deadliest foes if she knew she had Ciel's skill in white magic present to care for her. On the personal front, she finds Ciel to be a cautious, distant individual, which she respects.</td>

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<td>'''<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Zaku Paku]]''' : Brynhilde met Zaku through [[Ciel Lazuli]], and in much the same way as she did with Ciel, formed her opinion of Zaku by working alongside him. Aside from being a competent adventurer, Bryn enjoys Zaku's friendliness and eccentric nature. The whole referring-to-himself-in-the-third-person-thing doesn't even grate on her any more.</td>

<td><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Gharen Wolfsong]]''' : Ever happy to meet a fellow Highlander, Bryn first met Gharen in the Black Shroud, where she attempted to engage him in amiable conversation. Bryn intially found Gharen's taciturn nature quite frustrating, but time spent training and socializing together since has given her a better understanding of the man. Although Brynhilde enjoys his company, she senses that Gharen is a man with a dark history. There is something she finds intriguing about him that she cannot quite place, however.</td>

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<div style="background:#ACD3EB; font-size:30px; color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Negative Standing '''''</center></div><br>

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<td style="width:50%";><font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3"><b>!</b></font>'''[[Sion Gyr]]''' : Bryn met her fellow Highlander and Ala Mhigan in the North Shroud, when the two started up a conversation and became friends almost instantly. Despite this initial promising start to their relationship, however, events between the two of late have brought the development of their friendship to an abrupt halt. Gyr is now one of the few people Brynhilde would admit to feeling genuine hostility toward.
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<td style="width:50%";><font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Nadeau Celeste]]''' : The leader of the Traveling Templar gained an initial appraisal from Bryn of simply being a 'sweet enough lass'. Certain things that have come to light over time, however, have soured Bryn's opinion of the Midlander. In particular, Nadeau's obvious affection for Varus is troubling to Bryn. To say that she does not trust Nadeau would be an understatement. Regardless, Bryn has not made this known to Nadeau. She is content to watch, and to learn. For now.</td>

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<td><font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Varus Adelric Rosenthal]]''' : It was a contract with the Templar that first introduced Brynhilde to Varus, and she decided immediately that she did not like him. The veracity of her gut instinct would later be confirmed the more she learned of him. They spoke recently, although Bryn will not say what the topic of conversation was. Nevertheless, her dislike of the man seems only to have intensified.</td>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Rumors '''''</center></div>==
===''Common Rumors''===
::* "She can sometimes be found at the Culinarian's guild in Limsa, where she cooks. The things she makes smell divine!"
::* "She's certainly the charitable sort; I often see her goin' about the streets of Ul'dah an' the camps outside the gates, givin' gifts of food an' gil to the refugees."
::* "Likes her drink, that one! When she's not out with them 'venturers, she can usually be found in the pub."
::* "Don't bother, lad. That lass has a different suitor every sun of the week, but never takes a one of 'em to bed."
::* "I once saw a elezen effortlessly change '''his''' diaper."

===''Moderate Rumors''===
::* "That's an odd bird she rides. Beautiful thing, but it's got a mean streak a malm wide. A bit like the rider, heh."
::* "She's a tricky woman to track down. I hear she never stays in the same place for more than two nights. Sounds like trouble to me."
::* "She's done well for herself. Aye, she used to be a down-an'-out, like most of the other Highlanders you see in the Sultanate. If only more refugees would care to follow her example, it'd do wonders to clean up cesspits like Pearl Lane."
::* "Isn't that--? No, no. I must be mistaken. But damn if she doesn't look like one of those wretched somnus junkies I used to see around the refugee camps."
::* "There are no records anywhere of anyone by that name having existed prior to the Calamity. She could've fallen to Eorzea from Dalamud for all I know."

===''Rare Rumors''===
::* "You'd do well to avoid that one. She's been seen in the company of the shadier types of Ul'dah. I don't know what she's involved in, but it can't be good."
::* "Rumour has it that she was one of the few poor souls who survived Carteneau, but just barely. It's hard to imagine what she might've seen and been through."
::* "There's a sizeable bounty on that woman's head. Questionable characters are willing to pay handsomely for her capture, but not for her death. Quite who these characters are working for is uncertain."
::* "Aye, that's her. ''Adelfrida Bloodwoad'', daughter of the resistance. So called because she used to paint her face with the blood of the Imperials she had slain in battle. What, you don't believe me? Bah, fine. Believe as you wish. But I'm tellin' you, that one's as the Highlanders of old; she's as vicious as they come."

===''Player Character Rumors''===
<blockquote>''((Please contact me if you'd like to contribute a PC rumor!))''</blockquote>
::* "Lady Brynhilde is known far n'wide for beating every single Sea Wolf in Limsa Lominsa to an arm wrestlin' match! She's th'strongest lady in th'world unless Lady Oak unlocks her secret Ancient Roegadyn Powers!" '''-- Bard Leilani Leilai'''<br>
::* "Bryn is loyal to a fault. Even though we do not always see eye to eye, I trust her with my life... And take comfort knowing that she could end it if she wanted to." '''-- Aryianna Nightshade'''
::* "Miss Wulf cooked me up the best steak I've ever eaten! No-ones e'er cooked me up anythin' without askin' fer gil b'fore. Huh? An apron... n-no... I dunno nuthin' 'bout that..." '''--Caen Jabari'''
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<blockquote>''"Lady Brynhilde moved like the wind, fearless before her foes!''<br>
''She struck down her enemies, that were larger then roes!''<br>
''Half-man, Half-coeurl, they each fell before her might!''<br>
''But alas - she was injured at the end of her fight!''<br>
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''That's when Lady Oak came in swift as the breeze!''<br>
''She summoned Ancient Roe power and saved Brynhilde with ease!''<br>
''Out came the spear-tip, lodged in Brynhilde's side!''<br>
''And e'er since has love grown, burnin' brightly inside~."''<br>
-- '''A portion of the song ''"The Wulf and the Coeurls"'' by Bard Leilani Leilai'''</blockquote>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' History/Timeline '''''</center></div>==
===''1539 - 1558 : The Ala Mhigan Years''===
((WIP))<br>
<spoiler>
Adelfrida Brandulfr (meaning,”Noble Beauty, Fire Wolf”) was born in Ala Mhigo on the 22nd Sun of the First Astral moon, 1539. The eldest child of the wealthy and highly-respect nobleman Járngrímur Brandulfr, Adelfrida was heir to a house possessing both ancient roots and proud standing. Járngrímur was a decorous, rational man, a staunch royalist, and a somewhat distant father who raised his children with careful precision, but little affection. Nevertheless, Adelfrida idolised him and was the very image of the dutiful daughter, obeying his edict that she act as a guardian and watchful eye over her two younger siblings, Bjollgrímur and Adele.

The siblings were inseparable, and lived a life of ease and privilege until the chaotic events of King Theodoric’s reign. Shortly after Theodoric began his persecution of the monks of the Fist of Rhalgr, Adelfrida’s mother, Adelheid, was charged with aiding enemies of the monarch and so was sentenced to public execution.
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===''1558 - 1559 : Rebellion''===
((WIP))<br>
<spoiler>Thus the Brandulfr siblings fell in with the rebellion against Theodoric, which culminated in the end of his reign as the Garlean Empire moved in to Ala Mhigo. While many at that time viewed the Empire as liberators, this misconception was quickly dispelled when Garlean forces began to purge the city of its nobility and coerce Ala Mhigans into what was essentially slavery. The Brandulfrs then found themselves exiled from the city their family had called home for centuries.
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===''1559 - 1572 : The Resistance Years''===
((WIP))<br>
<spoiler>Initially, Adelfrida and her siblings did not move west into Eorzea as many of those first refugees did. Instead, embittered by the loss of her home and way of life, Adelfrida succumbed to the urgings of her brother and joined the resistance movement against Garlemald. Those early days of the resistance saw some victories. But young Adelfrida was driven by a burning hatred and rage toward the Imperial invaders who she believed had taken her life from her.

Years passed, and still the family lingered in Gyr Abania, fighting Imperial forces wherever they found them, raiding their supply shipments and seizing whatever Garlean weapons and technology they could. The siblings fell in with a group of resistance fighters led by Dreki Ironmantle, an ex-captain in Theodoric's royal guard. Eventually, their accumulated, albeit modest, successes against the Imperials earned a reputation for the Brandulfr siblings, who by this point had been affectionately dubbed ‘The Pack’ by their comrades. But it was Adelfrida in particular who became something of the local resistance’s darling; with her flame-red hair, her youthful energy and ardent devotion to the cause, as well as her savagery on the field of battle, she and Dreki's company became rallying figures for several of the small resistance groups still remaining in the mountainous regions of Gyr Abania.

The resistance’s petty victories in the skirmishes against the Garleans in and around Gyr Abania did not satisfy Adelfrida. As the cycles passed and the Ala Mhigans seemed to grow no closer to retaking their home, her rage intensified steadily. It called for a blow to be struck against the Imperials in the region the likes of which they could never recover from. Eventually the resistance planned an operation with the potential to do just that.

Under Adelfrida’s leadership, a small unit of resistance fighters risked all to embark upon the mission to destroy a nascent Castrum in the Highlands. But in her hatred and zeal, Adelfrida could not anticipate the catastrophic consequences ahead of her.</spoiler>

===''1572 - Present Day : Without a Cause''===

((WIP))<br>
<spoiler>''"... I've nothin' else tae do. When I finally let go, I thought I'd be free.

''Instead I floundered, an' felt lost without anythin' tae strive for, however hopeless.''

'' I can't be one of these aimless adventurers, content tae fight for fame an' fortune. T'is meaningless tae me."''</spoiler>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Character Connections '''''</center></div>==

The following characters may have the possibility of an RP link with Brynhilde:

::* Anyone who keeps informed of known adventurers. While Bryn isn’t famous, her work has bought her a small amount of recognition.
::* Anyone who lives and works around Little Ala Mhigo.
::* Ala Mhigans, Ala Mhigan refugees and those involved with the Ala Mhigan resistance.
::* Anyone who lived or worked in Bronze Lake around 5 years ago.
::* Survivors of Carteneau, or those who assisted in searching the battlefield for survivors.
::* Garleans, those with ties to the Garlean Empire, and those who work for it.
::* Bounty hunters.

==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Trivia & Miscellaneous '''''</center></div>==
::* Bryn has a scar on her back from receiving a kick from a Chocobo as a young girl.
::* She wears a silver chain necklace, on which hangs a distinctive ring with a fiery wolf motif, but she keeps this hidden under her clothing.
::* Bryn held her first sword at the age of seven summers.
::* While she is bothered by dirt in general, in particular Bryn can't stand having blood on her skin, especially if it's on her face.
::* She has a mild case of dyscalculia.
::* Brynhilde desires many things; a peaceful life and a free Ala Mhigo among them. But what she desires more than anything else is to have a child.

==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Artwork '''''</center></div>==
[[File: BrynWantedSepiasketch.png|150px|thumb|left|By [[Gharen Wolfsong]]]]
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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Author's Notes '''''</center></div>==

Bryn's identity as Adelfrida Brandulfr has been a closely-guarded secret for the last twenty years, a necessary measure to avoid the Empire's hunting. If you intend to have your character allude to Bryn's history or identity, or her status as a fugitive, please speak to me first.

The correct pronunciation of her name would be "Breen-HILL-d' Voolf." The R should be briefly rolled, if possible. However, Bryn usually introduces herself simply as "Brin Wolf", as so few people are able to pronounce her name properly.

This character is on the Balmung server.

I'm in-character 90% of the time. Please don't be afraid to say 'hi' or drop me a /tell in-game. I'm always up for random meets, too. I am in the GMT time zone, but often play late.

If you like Bryn's profile layout, please feel free to use it. I ask only that you link back to this page if you do.

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The design of this profile includes elements created or inspired by: [[Deirdre Ta'ea]], [[Gharen Wolfsong]]

==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:20px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'''''Change Log'''''</center></div>==

18th December 2013:
::* Minor formatting changes
::* 'Recent Events' updated.
::* New 'Player Character Relationships' section; more relationships added.
::* Relationship entries for the following characters updated: Striding Oak, Tiergan Vashir.
::* 'Linkshells and Organisations' section added to 'Relationships'.
::* Content added to "History/Timeline".
::* 'Player Character Rumors' section added.

Brynhilde Wulf

2014-07-15T12:37:36Z

StarFox: /* Common Rumors */

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| name = <div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:30px;color:#FFFFFF;">Brynhilde Wulf</div>
| image = BrynProfilePic2.jpg
| title = 'The secret to a life without fear is ever being ready to die.'
| gender = Female
| citizenship = Ala Mhigan refugee
| race = Hyur
| clan = Highlander
| stat_1 = Place of birth
| stat_1_value = Ala Mhigo
| stat_2 = Age
| stat_2_value = 39
| stat_3 = Sexuality
| stat_3_value = Bisexual
| stat_4 = Marital Status
| stat_4_value = In Mourning
| stat_5 = Build
| stat_5_value = Athletic
| stat_6 = Server
| stat_6_value = Balmung

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<p style="font-size:10px;">''((Last major update:[[Brynhilde Wulf#Change Log| 5th May 2014]]))''</p>

Free Paladin, sword-for-hire, wilds walker. On first impression, Brynhilde is your average adventurer; skilled in battle, living for the moment, and concerned only with survival and worldly pleasures.

However, this Highlander is more than she seems. Disgraced Ala Mhigan noble and ex-Resistance fighter, Brynhilde lives life under a false identity, ever seeking to stay one step ahead of the Garlean Empire's terrible vengeance.

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Recent Events '''''</center></div>==
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Sixth Astral Moon, 1577 (Nov' 2013)
::* Brynhilde has reconnected with old contacts in the Ul'Dahn criminal underworld. She appears to be seeking something.
::* Bryn has begun courting [[Striding Oak]].<br>
Sixth Umbral Moon, 1577 (Dec' 2013)
::* Word among adventurers and the shadier types of Ul'dah is that Bryn is seeking capable, discreet people for a sensitive operation.
First Astral Moon, 1578 (Jan' 2014)
::* Brynhilde's Nameday passes. She is now 39 cycles old.
::* Bryn has signed up with the free company, 'Reacher's Fall'.
First Umbral Moon, 1578 (Feb' 2014)
::* Brynhilde departs from Reacher's Fall, and joins a new group of adventurers. They resemble a mercenary company, but aren't on any official records.
Second Astral Moon, 1578 (March 2014)
::* She begins to spend much more time in Thanalan.
Second Umbral Moon, 1578 (April 2014)
::* Bryn's partner, [[Striding Oak]], goes missing. Bryn commences an exhaustive search for Oak in the region of Mor Dhona, where she was reportedly last seen.
Third Astral Moon, 1578 (May 2014)
::* [[Striding Oak]]'s body is found in Coerthas. Brynhilde returns to Thanalan.
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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:45px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Character '''''</center></div>==
[[File:BrynHeaderBWlarge.png|1100px|]]<br><table border="0" bordercolor="#FFCC00" style="background-color:#ACD3EB" width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5">
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<td><b>Eyes</b></td>
<td><b>Hair</b></td>
<td><b>Skin</b></td>
<td><b>Body Type</b></td>
<td><b>Voice</b></td>

</tr>
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<td><i>Icy blue.</i></td>
<td><i>Auburn; shoulder-length. Waved.</i></td>
<td><i>Pale, lightly freckled.</i></td>
<td><i>Athletic, toned, strong.</i></td>
<td><i>Soft, unhurried. Light accent.</i></td>

<tr>
<td><b>Bearing</b></td>
<td><b>Notable Features</b></td>
<td><b>Alignment</b></td>
<td><b>Element</b></td>
<td><b>Nameday</b></td>

</tr>
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<td><i>Dignified, graceful.</i></td>
<td><i>None.</i></td>
<td><span class="plainlinks"><i>Type 2 Chaotic Good.[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ChaoticGood]</i></span></td>
<td><i>Fire</i></td>
<td><i>22nd Sun of the First Astral Moon, 1539</i></td>
</tr>

</table>

Brynhilde stands at 6 fulms, 1 ilm tall, with long, slender limbs and neck. She has the archetypal developed musculature of the Highlander woman, while keeping the feminine body shape.

[[File: BrynSketchPainter.JPG|thumb|right|]]

Bryn has a slim face, with a very fine nose, full lips and thick brows. She has porcelain-pale skin, with light freckling across her nose, cheeks and shoulders. As such, she burns very easily and tries to avoid extended periods in the sun.

Her eyes are a very pale, sky blue. She keeps them lined with brown kohl, as the contrast brings out their colour.

Her hair is quite thick, and she usually keeps it neatly tied. It is of a rich auburn colour, but appears copper under sunlight. It has a natural wave to it, and when worn loose reaches just to the top of her shoulder blades.

[[File: Bryn sketch.jpg|thumb|left|By [[Lurial Vashir]]]]

A good look at her reveals that Bryn takes greater pride in her personal appearance than your average adventurer. When not in her armour (which, although well-worn and showing signs of use in battle and wear in the field, is clearly well-maintained), she chooses light, often feminine attire. She has a curiously good eye for colour and her fingernails are oddly well-kept for an adventurer. She wears a pleasant lavender fragrance, and often applies a light gloss to her lips.

Bryn has no tattoos, but a few fine scars on her hands and arms. She does, however, have some significant scarring on her torso. She has two piercings in either earlobe, and wears simple silver studs in them.

Brynhilde's voice is smooth and somewhat breathy. She has a slight Highlander (closest to Scottish) accent and dialect, and a tendency to roll her R's. But her accent is oddly changeable. If she is caught speaking to herself when others aren't about, the dialect and accent seem to drop. This can also happen when she is stressed or upset.

She maintains good posture, typically keeping her head held high and back straight, accentuating her already considerable height as a Highlander. At rest, her expression is often stern or impassive. If she wasn't so quick to smile, she’d easily come across as haughty.

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===<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:35px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Personality '''''</center></div>===

<table class="table" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="cell3" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB"><strong>PRIMARY MOTIVATOR</strong></td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Beneficence</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Sense of Humor</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Jokey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Emotional Disposition</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Calm</td>
<td class="cell3" colspan="2" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB"><strong>SEXUALITY</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Moodiness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Even-tempered</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Sexual Orientation</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Bisexual</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell3" colspan="2" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB"><strong>CORE TRAITS</strong></td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Libido</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Healthy</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Outlook</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Realistic</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Sexual Expressiveness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Modest</td>
</tr>
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<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Integrity</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Pragmatic</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Sexual Expressive Style</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Romantic</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Impulsiveness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Spontaneous</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Openness to sexual experience</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Low</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Boldness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Courageous</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Promiscuousness</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Low</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Flexibility</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Stubborn</td>
<td class="cell3" colspan="2" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB"><strong>RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Affinity</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Altruistic</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Affiliation/Adherence</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Solitary</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Comportment</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Agreeable</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Tolerance</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Tolerant</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Interactivity</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Engaging</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Expression of beliefs</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Rarely</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Disclosure</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Closed</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Converting others</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Never</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Conformity</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Rebellious</td>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Attitude</td>
<td class="cell5" valign="top">Irreverent</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell3" colspan="4" valign="top"> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Topics of Conversation</td>
<td class="cell5" colspan="3" valign="top">Adventure; hobbies; animals; jokes</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Quirks, Habits, & Oddities</td>
<td class="cell5" colspan="3" valign="top">lip-chewing; substance use; insomnia; pacing; singing</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="cell4" valign="top" style="background-color:#ACD3EB">Hobbies & Enjoyments</td>
<td class="cell5" colspan="3" valign="top">Drinking; calligraphy; smoking</td>
</tr>
</table>

[[File:BrynInnClose.png|thumb|right|]]<br><br>

====<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:30px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'' Strengths ''</center></div>====

Bryn, despite surface impressions, is a woman of intense feeling. She is deeply compassionate, and fervently loyal to friends and family. She is very principled, has a tendency to consider the needs of the group above her own, and can be relied on to take up responsibility and leadership if it is necessary. She will willingly do what others won’t, if she believes it is for the best. She is determined to the extreme; once she has decided on a course of action, naught will keep her from her goal.
[[File: Bryn Valor.png|thumb|left|]]

With her calm, confident demeanour and tendency to be decisive and assertive, Bryn is a natural leader. While she does not actively seek to lead, she is comfortable being the one others turn to for guidance.

Although she always desired a family, Bryn's devotion to the resistance kept her from ever having children of her own. Perhaps as a result, and owing to her qualities of being 'the protector' type, Bryn has a mothering side to her. She likes to take care of those around her, be it through making sure they're fed a decent meal, or through offering a sympathetic ear.
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[[File: Bryn_WHM.png|thumb|right|]]
Having spent her younger years in Ala Mhigo's noble courts, Bryn is adept in charm and flattery, and will happily employ both to her advantage in social situations. Bryn has been known to use her skill in diplomacy to smooth over difficult social situations, to great effect. She can sometimes come across as rather flirtatious, although she rarely has genuine romantic intentions.

====<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:30px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'' Flaws ''</center></div>====

Her desire to protect those around her, coupled with her ‘bigger picture’ views, can make her very self-destructive and reckless. She is a martyr, with little regard for her own safety and happiness. Her principles can make her arrogant and overly-righteous at times, to the point where she has difficulty perceiving other views and shades of moral grey. As a result, she can be prone to extremism.

Years spent in the militarized environment of the Ala Mhigan resistance have left Bryn with a measure of distaste for authority, rules and rigid social structures. She cares for laws only insofar as they serve toward achieving moral ends. As soon as she perceives them as having become a hindrance to those ends, Bryn swiftly abandons them in favour of her own moral code. This can make her something of a wildcard.
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Bryn can be overly-proud, sometimes to the point of arrogance, and is often loathe to reveal anything about herself which she feels could make her vulnerable. She has a strong desire to maintain control at all times, both of herself and her environment, and sometimes unfortunately of the people in her life, too. Her desire to control the situations she finds herself in can sometimes necessitate dishonesty.

Although it is a difficult thing to provoke her into anger, her temper is explosive when lost. It takes a lot to drag Bryn into an argument. Once there, however, she digs her heels in and doesn't yield. She’s not entirely above a shouting match if the argument is regarding something she feels passionately about. But generally she prefers to avoid conflict whenever she can. Insults have little effect on her; the quickest way to witness her temper is to attack those she cares for.

====<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:30px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'' Romance ''</center></div>====

Being the guarded character that she is, Bryn does not grow close to others quickly. A potential lover would need to be willing to invest the time and energy needed to get her to lower her defences before there could be any chance for intimacy. Trust is a big issue for Brynhilde and she is also keenly aware that, owing to her history, allowing others to get close to her may put them at risk of harm.

In others she respects the qualities of strength, virtue and courage. Her partner would need to be a person who is non-judgemental and compassionate. She is put off by lecherous behaviour and empty flattery.

Bryn recognises that she seems to be equally attracted to both men and women.<br><br>

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In the year 1577, Brynhilde met and fell in love with the Hellsguard warrior, [[Striding Oak]]. The two shared a loving, tender relationship and were inseparable; Bryn considered Oak her soulmate. But after Oak's sudden disappearance a moon before, the Third Astral Moon of 1578 brought with it the news of Oak's tragic death in the highlands of Coerthas. Brynhilde was not permitted to attend the burial in Abalathia on account of her non-Hellsguard heritage, so she returned to Thanalan. Heartbroken over the loss of her first and only love, Brynhilde entered into a period of mourning and has since sworn never to love another. <br>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Combat '''''</center></div>==

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In battle Brynhilde favours the sword and shield, and prefers a longer blade to the shortsword or gladius. She is swift in battle and possessing of remarkable grace, fighting with a dancing, flourishing style of swordplay rarely seen among adventurers. She tends toward a more defensive stance, and most often on the battlefield can be found with shield raised, stood between her comrades and that which would harm them.

In combat, Bryn wears a combination of plate, chain and leather. The heavy plate she wears to guard her torso against the inevitable blows she endures as a defender, as well as to guard her sword-arm. She wears the lighter chain on her legs to preserve mobility, and the leather on her gauntlets and greaves to maintain flexibility.

She has incredible staying power; although she may have suffered heavy blows and her body screams with fatigue, she will fight until either her foe is defeated, or she is overwhelmed. Pain seems to have little effect on her.

After many moons of intense practice and study, Brynhilde has achieved a greater mastery of curative magic. As she continues to improve, she seeks ways to utilise her spells in close-quarters battle, so as to better defend and protect her allies.

Although rarely employed, Brynhilde has an understanding of the basic functioning of magitek small arms and improvised explosives.

If given the choice, however, Bryn would rather not fight at all. Although not a pacifist, she detests senseless violence. Regardless, she is often dragged into battle to protect others. Most often, this is foolhardy young adventurers.<br>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:35px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Occupation, skills and pastimes '''''</center></div> ==

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<blockquote><div style="font-size:20px;">''"I was born under th' sign of th' Goddess of war. My people followed th' God of destruction. All I ever wanted was tae raise Chocobos."''</div></blockquote>
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Adventurer, freelance Paladin, vagabond and help-for-hire. Bryn doesn't call herself a mercenary. She is very selective about the jobs she picks up, often agreeing to them only if there has been a severe moral wrong committed that needs redressing. As such, she has built up a modest reputation in Limsa Lominsa and Ul’dah as a reliable person who deals fairly and honourably with those she works with. She has a marked concern for the underdog and the downtrodden.

Bryn loves to ride, and she and her chocobo, Astridr, typically cover several malms every day. She finds a measure of peace in travelling, in cooking and reading, and sometimes in writing. She loves Chocobos and hounds, often preferring their company to that of other people.

She also has a secret, tragic love for trashy romance novels. You know, the really awful ones with titles like, ‘The Viscount’s Mistress’, and ‘The Doctor’s Bride’. Heaving bosoms abound!

Bryn likes music and stories, particularly romance. She enjoys drinking, and owing to her noble origins, is a talented dancer. Just perhaps not in the dancing styles you’d most often find in Eorzea’s taverns.

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:* Chocobos.
:* Children.
:* Romance.
:* Reading.
:* Spicy food.
:* Sweets, especially kukuru.
:* Aldgoat steak.
:* Displays of strength and courage.
:* Music, the fiddle in particular.
:* Booze.
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:* Violence.
:* People who chew with their mouths open.
:* Time-wasters.
:* Sand.
:* Intense heat/sunlight.
:* Phurbles.
:* Mathematics.
:* Pettyness.
:* Sailing. She suffers from horrific sea-sickness.
:* ... Spiders.
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:* Diplomacy and charm.
:* Swordplay
:* Riding
:* Cooking.
:* Calligraphy.
:* Ballroom dancing.
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:'''Fears:'''
:* Losing herself to her rage, so that she loses all sight of who she is or what she stands for.
:* Going to her grave without atoning for the crimes of her youth.
:* Being remembered merely as a traitor.
:* Deep water (she cannot swim).
:* Her past being laid bare.
:* Imprisonment.
:* Causing harm to those she cares for.
:* ... Spiders.
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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Relationships '''''</center></div>==

===Family===

Bryn was born to the distinguished Ala Mhigan noble family House Brandulfr. Her birth name was ''Adelfrida Brynhilde Brandulfr''.

'''Father:''' Jàrngrìmur Brandulfr ''(presumed deceased)''<br>

'''Mother:''' Adelhilde Brandulfr ''(deceased)''<br>

'''Younger brother:''' Bjollgrìmur Brandulfr ''(deceased)''<br>

'''Younger sister:''' Adele Brandulfr ''(estranged)''<br>

'''Niece:''' Adelheid Brandulfr ''(estranged)''<br>
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===<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:35px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'' Player Character Relationships ''</center></div>===

<center>[[File:Bryn_Oak.png|Brynhilde and Striding Oak|245px|]][[File:Bryn_Gharen.png|200px|Brynhilde and Gharen Wolfsong|]]</center>

<br><center>''<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font> Romantic Interest    <font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font> Sexual Desire    <font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font> Platonic Love     <font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> Good Standing    <font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> Neutral Standing    <font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> Poor Standing    <font style="color:#000000;" size="3"><b>!</b></font> Recent Standing Change</center>''

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<td style="width:50%";><font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3">♥</font>'''[[Striding Oak]]''' /'' "Myna" '' : The two met in La Noscea when Oak came to Bryn's aid as the Hyur fled attackers. Oak arrived in time to find a gravely wounded Brynhilde, whose life she saved by ripping a spear tip from her side so that the White Mage [[Ne'ci Aera]] could heal her. After that, the two began to develop a close friendship. As moons passed and the two spent time together, Bryn began to realise that her feelings for Oak ran deeper than she was ready to admit. Eventually the two confessed their feelings, and embarked upon a loving, affectionate and happy relationship. But it was not to last; Oak was slain in Coerthas seven moons later, sending Bryn into a deep sorrow from which she has not yet recovered.</td>

<td style="width:50%";><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3"><b>!</b></font>'''[[Tiergan Vashir]]''' : Although their relationship began with mutual distrust, recent events have brought Brynhilde and Tiergan closer together. Close enough, even, for Bryn to place her life in Tiergan's hands. Bryn was pleasantly surprised to learn that they share a homeland, and has come to appreciate Tiergan's selflessness and combat proficiency. Having correctly guessed Tiergan's difficult past, Bryn also feels sympathetic toward the Miqo'te.</td>

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<td>'''<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Horace Rook]]''' : For some unknown reason, Brynhilde initially suspected Rook of intending to kill her when they first met. But as Bryn would soon come to learn, this enigmatic Hyur is nothing if not persistent. A somewhat standoffish Bryn began to warm to Rook over time, however, the more frequently they talked. Although many consider Rook to be untrustworthy, their relationship has developed to the point where Bryn feels genuine fondness for the man, which seems to be reciprocated.</td>

<td><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3"><b>!</b></font>'''[[Aryianna Nightshade]]''' : Of all of them, Bryn's relationship with Aryianna is perhaps the one that has most fluctuated. While they initially had a warm friendship, certain revelations regarding Aryianna's past made Brynhilde more cautious of her. While she holds no ill will toward Ary personally, Bryn has come to the grim realisation that if it were necessary, she must be ready to do her harm. She acknowledges, however, that this would take its toll on her, as time has developed in Brynhilde a great degree of care for the Midlander.</td>

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<td>'''<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Raelin Aradan]] and [[Ne'ci Aera]]''' : The Templar's second-in-command is a man Bryn decided she liked the instant they met (unlike his hair). Bryn enjoys Raelin's easy-going nature, and their shared appreciation for levity. Bryn mainly knows Ne'ci through Raelin, and does not know her very well. That was not an obstacle, however, to Bryn aiding Ne'ci in a matter of great importance to the Miqo'te. Since then, the two have had a pleasant, but distant relationship.</td>

<td>'''<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Ciel Lazuli]]''' : Countless jobs and missions together have confirmed in Bryn's mind that Ciel is an extremely talented healer, and she would not hesitate to throw herself at the deadliest foes if she knew she had Ciel's skill in white magic present to care for her. On the personal front, she finds Ciel to be a cautious, distant individual, which she respects.</td>

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<td>'''<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>[[Zaku Paku]]''' : Brynhilde met Zaku through [[Ciel Lazuli]], and in much the same way as she did with Ciel, formed her opinion of Zaku by working alongside him. Aside from being a competent adventurer, Bryn enjoys Zaku's friendliness and eccentric nature. The whole referring-to-himself-in-the-third-person-thing doesn't even grate on her any more.</td>

<td><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Gharen Wolfsong]]''' : Ever happy to meet a fellow Highlander, Bryn first met Gharen in the Black Shroud, where she attempted to engage him in amiable conversation. Bryn intially found Gharen's taciturn nature quite frustrating, but time spent training and socializing together since has given her a better understanding of the man. Although Brynhilde enjoys his company, she senses that Gharen is a man with a dark history. There is something she finds intriguing about him that she cannot quite place, however.</td>

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<td style="width:50%";><font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font><font style="color:#000000;" size="3"><b>!</b></font>'''[[Sion Gyr]]''' : Bryn met her fellow Highlander and Ala Mhigan in the North Shroud, when the two started up a conversation and became friends almost instantly. Despite this initial promising start to their relationship, however, events between the two of late have brought the development of their friendship to an abrupt halt. Gyr is now one of the few people Brynhilde would admit to feeling genuine hostility toward.
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<td style="width:50%";><font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Nadeau Celeste]]''' : The leader of the Traveling Templar gained an initial appraisal from Bryn of simply being a 'sweet enough lass'. Certain things that have come to light over time, however, have soured Bryn's opinion of the Midlander. In particular, Nadeau's obvious affection for Varus is troubling to Bryn. To say that she does not trust Nadeau would be an understatement. Regardless, Bryn has not made this known to Nadeau. She is content to watch, and to learn. For now.</td>

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<td><font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font>'''[[Varus Adelric Rosenthal]]''' : It was a contract with the Templar that first introduced Brynhilde to Varus, and she decided immediately that she did not like him. The veracity of her gut instinct would later be confirmed the more she learned of him. They spoke recently, although Bryn will not say what the topic of conversation was. Nevertheless, her dislike of the man seems only to have intensified.</td>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Rumors '''''</center></div>==
===''Common Rumors''===
::* "She can sometimes be found at the Culinarian's guild in Limsa, where she cooks. The things she makes smell divine!"
::* "She's certainly the charitable sort; I often see her goin' about the streets of Ul'dah an' the camps outside the gates, givin' gifts of food an' gil to the refugees."
::* "Likes her drink, that one! When she's not out with them 'venturers, she can usually be found in the pub."
::* "Don't bother, lad. That lass has a different suitor every sun of the week, but never takes a one of 'em to bed."
::* "I once saw a elezen effortlessly change '''his'''''Italic text'' diaper."

===''Moderate Rumors''===
::* "That's an odd bird she rides. Beautiful thing, but it's got a mean streak a malm wide. A bit like the rider, heh."
::* "She's a tricky woman to track down. I hear she never stays in the same place for more than two nights. Sounds like trouble to me."
::* "She's done well for herself. Aye, she used to be a down-an'-out, like most of the other Highlanders you see in the Sultanate. If only more refugees would care to follow her example, it'd do wonders to clean up cesspits like Pearl Lane."
::* "Isn't that--? No, no. I must be mistaken. But damn if she doesn't look like one of those wretched somnus junkies I used to see around the refugee camps."
::* "There are no records anywhere of anyone by that name having existed prior to the Calamity. She could've fallen to Eorzea from Dalamud for all I know."

===''Rare Rumors''===
::* "You'd do well to avoid that one. She's been seen in the company of the shadier types of Ul'dah. I don't know what she's involved in, but it can't be good."
::* "Rumour has it that she was one of the few poor souls who survived Carteneau, but just barely. It's hard to imagine what she might've seen and been through."
::* "There's a sizeable bounty on that woman's head. Questionable characters are willing to pay handsomely for her capture, but not for her death. Quite who these characters are working for is uncertain."
::* "Aye, that's her. ''Adelfrida Bloodwoad'', daughter of the resistance. So called because she used to paint her face with the blood of the Imperials she had slain in battle. What, you don't believe me? Bah, fine. Believe as you wish. But I'm tellin' you, that one's as the Highlanders of old; she's as vicious as they come."

===''Player Character Rumors''===
<blockquote>''((Please contact me if you'd like to contribute a PC rumor!))''</blockquote>
::* "Lady Brynhilde is known far n'wide for beating every single Sea Wolf in Limsa Lominsa to an arm wrestlin' match! She's th'strongest lady in th'world unless Lady Oak unlocks her secret Ancient Roegadyn Powers!" '''-- Bard Leilani Leilai'''<br>
::* "Bryn is loyal to a fault. Even though we do not always see eye to eye, I trust her with my life... And take comfort knowing that she could end it if she wanted to." '''-- Aryianna Nightshade'''
::* "Miss Wulf cooked me up the best steak I've ever eaten! No-ones e'er cooked me up anythin' without askin' fer gil b'fore. Huh? An apron... n-no... I dunno nuthin' 'bout that..." '''--Caen Jabari'''
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<blockquote>''"Lady Brynhilde moved like the wind, fearless before her foes!''<br>
''She struck down her enemies, that were larger then roes!''<br>
''Half-man, Half-coeurl, they each fell before her might!''<br>
''But alas - she was injured at the end of her fight!''<br>
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''That's when Lady Oak came in swift as the breeze!''<br>
''She summoned Ancient Roe power and saved Brynhilde with ease!''<br>
''Out came the spear-tip, lodged in Brynhilde's side!''<br>
''And e'er since has love grown, burnin' brightly inside~."''<br>
-- '''A portion of the song ''"The Wulf and the Coeurls"'' by Bard Leilani Leilai'''</blockquote>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' History/Timeline '''''</center></div>==
===''1539 - 1558 : The Ala Mhigan Years''===
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Adelfrida Brandulfr (meaning,”Noble Beauty, Fire Wolf”) was born in Ala Mhigo on the 22nd Sun of the First Astral moon, 1539. The eldest child of the wealthy and highly-respect nobleman Járngrímur Brandulfr, Adelfrida was heir to a house possessing both ancient roots and proud standing. Járngrímur was a decorous, rational man, a staunch royalist, and a somewhat distant father who raised his children with careful precision, but little affection. Nevertheless, Adelfrida idolised him and was the very image of the dutiful daughter, obeying his edict that she act as a guardian and watchful eye over her two younger siblings, Bjollgrímur and Adele.

The siblings were inseparable, and lived a life of ease and privilege until the chaotic events of King Theodoric’s reign. Shortly after Theodoric began his persecution of the monks of the Fist of Rhalgr, Adelfrida’s mother, Adelheid, was charged with aiding enemies of the monarch and so was sentenced to public execution.
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===''1558 - 1559 : Rebellion''===
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<spoiler>Thus the Brandulfr siblings fell in with the rebellion against Theodoric, which culminated in the end of his reign as the Garlean Empire moved in to Ala Mhigo. While many at that time viewed the Empire as liberators, this misconception was quickly dispelled when Garlean forces began to purge the city of its nobility and coerce Ala Mhigans into what was essentially slavery. The Brandulfrs then found themselves exiled from the city their family had called home for centuries.
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===''1559 - 1572 : The Resistance Years''===
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<spoiler>Initially, Adelfrida and her siblings did not move west into Eorzea as many of those first refugees did. Instead, embittered by the loss of her home and way of life, Adelfrida succumbed to the urgings of her brother and joined the resistance movement against Garlemald. Those early days of the resistance saw some victories. But young Adelfrida was driven by a burning hatred and rage toward the Imperial invaders who she believed had taken her life from her.

Years passed, and still the family lingered in Gyr Abania, fighting Imperial forces wherever they found them, raiding their supply shipments and seizing whatever Garlean weapons and technology they could. The siblings fell in with a group of resistance fighters led by Dreki Ironmantle, an ex-captain in Theodoric's royal guard. Eventually, their accumulated, albeit modest, successes against the Imperials earned a reputation for the Brandulfr siblings, who by this point had been affectionately dubbed ‘The Pack’ by their comrades. But it was Adelfrida in particular who became something of the local resistance’s darling; with her flame-red hair, her youthful energy and ardent devotion to the cause, as well as her savagery on the field of battle, she and Dreki's company became rallying figures for several of the small resistance groups still remaining in the mountainous regions of Gyr Abania.

The resistance’s petty victories in the skirmishes against the Garleans in and around Gyr Abania did not satisfy Adelfrida. As the cycles passed and the Ala Mhigans seemed to grow no closer to retaking their home, her rage intensified steadily. It called for a blow to be struck against the Imperials in the region the likes of which they could never recover from. Eventually the resistance planned an operation with the potential to do just that.

Under Adelfrida’s leadership, a small unit of resistance fighters risked all to embark upon the mission to destroy a nascent Castrum in the Highlands. But in her hatred and zeal, Adelfrida could not anticipate the catastrophic consequences ahead of her.</spoiler>

===''1572 - Present Day : Without a Cause''===

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<spoiler>''"... I've nothin' else tae do. When I finally let go, I thought I'd be free.

''Instead I floundered, an' felt lost without anythin' tae strive for, however hopeless.''

'' I can't be one of these aimless adventurers, content tae fight for fame an' fortune. T'is meaningless tae me."''</spoiler>

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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Character Connections '''''</center></div>==

The following characters may have the possibility of an RP link with Brynhilde:

::* Anyone who keeps informed of known adventurers. While Bryn isn’t famous, her work has bought her a small amount of recognition.
::* Anyone who lives and works around Little Ala Mhigo.
::* Ala Mhigans, Ala Mhigan refugees and those involved with the Ala Mhigan resistance.
::* Anyone who lived or worked in Bronze Lake around 5 years ago.
::* Survivors of Carteneau, or those who assisted in searching the battlefield for survivors.
::* Garleans, those with ties to the Garlean Empire, and those who work for it.
::* Bounty hunters.

==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Trivia & Miscellaneous '''''</center></div>==
::* Bryn has a scar on her back from receiving a kick from a Chocobo as a young girl.
::* She wears a silver chain necklace, on which hangs a distinctive ring with a fiery wolf motif, but she keeps this hidden under her clothing.
::* Bryn held her first sword at the age of seven summers.
::* While she is bothered by dirt in general, in particular Bryn can't stand having blood on her skin, especially if it's on her face.
::* She has a mild case of dyscalculia.
::* Brynhilde desires many things; a peaceful life and a free Ala Mhigo among them. But what she desires more than anything else is to have a child.

==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Artwork '''''</center></div>==
[[File: BrynWantedSepiasketch.png|150px|thumb|left|By [[Gharen Wolfsong]]]]
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==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:40px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>''''' Author's Notes '''''</center></div>==

Bryn's identity as Adelfrida Brandulfr has been a closely-guarded secret for the last twenty years, a necessary measure to avoid the Empire's hunting. If you intend to have your character allude to Bryn's history or identity, or her status as a fugitive, please speak to me first.

The correct pronunciation of her name would be "Breen-HILL-d' Voolf." The R should be briefly rolled, if possible. However, Bryn usually introduces herself simply as "Brin Wolf", as so few people are able to pronounce her name properly.

This character is on the Balmung server.

I'm in-character 90% of the time. Please don't be afraid to say 'hi' or drop me a /tell in-game. I'm always up for random meets, too. I am in the GMT time zone, but often play late.

If you like Bryn's profile layout, please feel free to use it. I ask only that you link back to this page if you do.

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The design of this profile includes elements created or inspired by: [[Deirdre Ta'ea]], [[Gharen Wolfsong]]

==<div style="background:#ACD3EB;font-size:20px;padding:1px;color:#FFFFFF;"><center>'''''Change Log'''''</center></div>==

18th December 2013:
::* Minor formatting changes
::* 'Recent Events' updated.
::* New 'Player Character Relationships' section; more relationships added.
::* Relationship entries for the following characters updated: Striding Oak, Tiergan Vashir.
::* 'Linkshells and Organisations' section added to 'Relationships'.
::* Content added to "History/Timeline".
::* 'Player Character Rumors' section added.

Gharen Wolfsong

2014-07-15T12:35:27Z

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| title = "There is no honor without sacrifice, no courage without discipline, no peace without war."
| gender = Male
| citizenship = Ala Mhigan Refugee
| race = Hyur
| clan = Highlander
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| stat_1_value = 6 fulms 5 ilms
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| stat_3 = Age
| stat_3_value = 25
| stat_4 = Patron Deity
| stat_4_value = Halone, the fury
| stat_5 = Namesday
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''Gharen at first glance is a warrior who has seen more than his fair share of battles, he is a quiet and serious individual that smiles only very rarely, with a tall and powerful frame earned through years of hard labor and living off the land. He is prone to quiet isolation and as such is not very good at socializing with others, especially women. He is ever the consummate lone wolf, never quite fitting in and alone even when in the middle of a crowd. Those who get to know and understand him will find that he is in many ways a man who has been broken by the circumstances of his life prior to the cataclysm and is now a mess of contradicting actions and beliefs.''

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'''Aliases/Nicknames:''' During his time he's met many individuals a few even have even given him nicknames. None of which bother him as he has been called many things over the years, many significantly worse than the names he's received now.

''"Wolfsong/'Wilfbroda'"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]].

''"Wolf"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Qaeli Varily]].

''"Lobo"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Sila Neve]].

==<div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Appearance</span></div>==

'''Face:''' His face is scarred, Most would assume that the scars are from combat, while true for one or two, they are due primarily to years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian. His face is rough and rugged due to constant exposure to the elements. He bears the traditional dark blue facial tattoos of the Wolfsong clan given to him by his father at the age of five. He inherited his Dark Ginger hair from his Mother, which he keeps in what is known to his clan as the "Warrior's Wolf Knot". His face is regularly unshaven as he doesn't worry much about his looks living in the wilds.

'''Eyes:''' His eyes are a piercing hazel color; those with a high natural empathy will see a deep seated self hatred/sadness/Loneliness reflected in his eyes. Conversely, when angry or enraged which does not occur often they take on the feral look of his namesake animal and reflect a dark side lying within the young man that is kept under lock and key.

'''Body:''' Years of hard labor, living in the wilds, and training with any fighting style he can has earned him a well chiseled body of muscle and strength. Something that he makes sure to cover as much as possible, due to the fact that the majority of his back, chest, arms, legs, and abdomen are covered in deep scars and burns. Remnants of his abuse at the hands of his guardian Ortolf Frostheart, these are a source of intense shame and are one of the things that regularly fuel his bouts of depression. They are also something that few people, if any, have ever seen and one of the primary reasons he avoids living in towns or cities.

==<div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Behavior</span></div>==

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'''Voice:''' Gharen speaks with an accent of the highlander clans that inhabited the mountains north of Ala Mhigo,(I.e. Scottish) His voice is generally friendly and non threatening, unless something has been done to earn his ire, in extreme cases it can become vicious and dark.

'''Demeanor:''' Gharen is quiet and somber, and generally doesn't deal well with others whether it just be simple etiquette or conversation, it is extremely rare for him to smile, even more so is the individual that can regularly coax one out of him. His stance and motion belie someone versed in multiple forms of combat.

'''Personality:''' (Social setting) Gharen is prone to self isolation, and when in a group of socializing individuals tends to sit off the side and just listen hoping to be ignored simply trying to blend in the background and disappear.

(Combat) In combat Gharen finds some measure of respite, while still quiet, he becomes focused and his mind does not wander down the dark paths that plague him and lead to him brooding.

'''Flaws:''' Above all else he believes that his life is of little to no worth and that no one will mourn or notice it's passing, he also sees himself as horribly disfigured by the scars that adorn much his body, and as a result, will be alone for the remainder of his days. These two conditions lead him to be more willing than most to put others before himself to his own detriment, or in an extreme case, to throw his own life away, as death in the defense of others in his mind, might in some small way add value to a life that has none.

'''Intelligence:''' Gharen is not stupid by any means, unfortunately after the age of five he did not receive a formal education, most of what he knows was self taught. Reading, writing, basic fighting forms. Etc.

'''Religious Views:''' Before the occupation of Ala Mhigo he belonged to a devout family that fervently believed in the twelve, and paid their respects Halone, the Fury and Azeyma, the Warden. Some time after, during his time in Little Ala Mhigo while in the hands of his abusive guardian he had lost his faith in the divine. Believing that any higher being that would not listen to the prayers of an abused child, or intervene in some way was not worth worshiping. After eight cycles of traveling Eorzea, he returned to Ul'Dah and met [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]], her devout belief seems to be slowly rekindling his as he has openly admitted to her that perhaps Halone put him on his path, and Azeyma may have led him back to the one that had given him hope.

'''Romance:''' Years of physical and mental abuse coupled with isolation have left Gharen with a deeply held belief that he is horribly disfigured and unworthy of any woman's interest, any romantic feelings he may have for someone will be locked away and not be openly expressed due to this. Things like physical touch have become psychologically associated with pain, doing so will cause him to jump slightly and become visibly uncomfortable, more intimate contact will only exacerbate this. When talking to a woman he will be Polite, professional and courteous but become uncomfortable should topics shift to him and his past, when hard pressed with intimate questions he will become extremely ashamed and embarrassed of himself.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Combat</span></div> ==

Gharen aims to become a weapon master, an individual who can pick up any weapon and use it to great effect. When asked why Gharen will become evasive and give a generalized answer ''"Te prove a point te someone."'' While not a lie he intends to prove it to two people. First, To himself that it can be done, and second, to a dead man, Ortolf Frostheart, the Guardian that abused him for 13 years, or more to the point, the memory of a dead man.
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'''Style:''' Gharen's preferred weapon is the Lance, which he can use both offensively and defensively to great effect. Keeping his enemies at bay, allowing him to control the flow of battle, and keeping his opponents guessing. He will from time to time employ techniques he has learned from studying other various forms of combat as a weapon master. He is also extremely proficient with a sword and shield having trained as a free paladin.

'''Strengths:''' Believing that the each known martial style of combat form a wheel, and every style is but a single spoke in that wheel, obtaining even a fundamental understanding of these various methods of combat offer insight and adaptability to whatever weapon focus is used and or faced. The weapon master is able given a wider range of options in order to think outside of the box in the heat of battle and enhancing overall survivability potential for victory by using unconventional tactics in order to keep opponents guessing, and off balance.

'''Weaknesses:''' The path of becoming a weapon master runs the danger being a Jack of all trades and master of none, leaving oneself open to defeat at the hands of a more specialized opponent. Garnering the fundamentals, then specific specialization, builds a stronger foundation that can be built upon as time goes by.

'''Pain Tolerance:''' Due to the years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian Gharen has learned how to control pain he may feel. This is not to say he does not feel pain, he simply knows how to not acknowledge it, and fight through it.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Tendencies</span></div> ==

=== Likes ===

::*The sound, smell, and feel of rain falling.
::*The heat of battle.
::*Training

=== Dislikes ===

::*Himself
::*Those that would push others around for their own benefit.
::*Minorities

=== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">The Wolf</span></div> ===

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''"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."'' -Mark Twain

'''"The Wolf"''' is the psychological representation of Gharen's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_super-ego Id], it is also the darkness within him that characters with a high empathy will feel. This aspect of his psyche lies closer to the surface than it does for most due to years of physical and psychological trauma. It represents all of the locked away anger, hatred, and pain he has experienced in his life, it also represents his will to survive, It does not make its presence known often, but when it does it is savage and feral, it's only goal is to destroy potential threats that cause it harm, it originally appeared eight cycles ago to viciously kill Ortolf Frostheart.

This aspect of Gharen's personality when under control will influence his actions often in ways he does not even notice, a growl when angry or annoyed. When he is pushed to the brink physically and or mentally further influence is exerted, a dark uncharacteristic smile while issuing a threat of bodily harm or a willingness to bite when bound. When the Wolf takes control it perceives individuals on the basis of whether or not they pose a threat.

When Threats are perceived there is an attempt to dispatch them as quickly as possible going straight for the throat in an attempt to crush or tear it out. The Wolf has been known to use bladed and blunt objects to hamstring and bludgeon opponents but it does not have access to the martial prowess that Gharen's conscious self has attained, but it can remember and shares a dislike or hatred of individuals that have caused them harm.

Recent events have left Gharen with a severely diminished capability to keep the wolf in check due to severe physical and mental torture.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Family</span></div> ==

'''Gregor Wolfsong:''' A blacksmith by trade, Gregor originated from one of the outlying villages in the mountainous northern regions of Ala Mhigan territory there was a warrior and hunter, On one of his trips into Ala Mhigo he met Aline, courted her, and eventually the two married. It was after this he took up blacksmithing in order to provide for his beginning family. He never lost his pride in his heritage though, and would tell the stories of the Wolfsong clan that he grew up with to his son. Gregor was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

'''Aline Wolfsong:''' Aline grew up to a middle class family within the walls of Ala Mhigo, at the time she met Gregor she was weaver in her fathers shop in merchants alley. Aline was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

'''[[Roen Deneith|Kayle Wolfsong]]:''' Gharen's sister, slightly older than one year of age when the Garlean empire came to power in Ala Mhigo, She is presumed dead.

'''Silent Glacier:''' The local smith in a small village that lied on the border between Mor Dhona and Thanalan. A stubborn old Roe who refused to speak common, It was from him that Gharen learned smithing, mining, and to understand and speak some of the Hellsguard tongue, Glacier was the closest thing to a father figure Gharen had since his family was killed. It is unknown if Silent Glacier and his family still live as the village was razed during the calamity.

=== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Player Character Standings</span></div> ===

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<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[A'khenna Khai]]''' - A young Miqo'te that has taken apprenticeship in the grindstone. He respects her abilities in combat and feels the need to teach her what he can so that she is prepared for the harsh realities of the world. It has been several moons since Gharen has seen the young Seeker.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[A’nzil Oenomaus]]''' - A young Miqo'te that has taken apprenticeship under Gharen. In many ways A'nzil reminds Gharen of himself when he was a child, a scared kid that doesn't see a way out. Gharen aims to help A'nzil find the "Heart of a Coeurl" that beats within his chest and turn a scared kid into a young man that fights for what he believes in despite the fear inside of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Gharen finds "Miss Brynhilde" to be one of the more enigmatic individuals he has met while on his travels. The two have spoken often in the past and during their conversations she very offers up little about herself willingly. In truth, Gharen does not attempt to pry, as he understands more than most keeping things about ones self private. Regardless, he finds the woman to be trustworthy and enjoys her company greatly. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Charming, brilliant, manipulative, and insistent, Gharen hadn't spoken with this woman more than a handful of times before he suspected her of foul play, and soon after her intentions came to light. She knows precisely which buttons to push to anger him, and revealed to him the possibility that [[Roen Deneith]] was his sister. Recent events have changed his views regarding the woman, while he is certain that they will never be friends and that he will not forgive her for transgressions of the past. She assisted in locating and retrieving his sister and dealt with one of the individuals responsible personally, these actions have earned her a reprieve as far as he is concerned and no longer wishes harm upon her.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Fleeting Dawn]]''' - Never knowing quite what to expect from this woman, every encounter keeps Gharen guessing a little more than the last time. He has found that the best policy is to expect the unexpected and to try and not be surprised when she does something in order to get a reaction out of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - One of the kindest and most giving individuals Gharen has met since his return to Thanalan, he considers himself lucky to count her among his friends. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing his friend, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kage Kiryuu]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Obsidian Hornet]]''' - The woman known as Obsidian Hornet has earned no small measure of respect, and trust in the brief time since they've met. She has a tendency to throw Gharen off balance with her forward nature and the fact that she does little if anything to mask her intentions. In the short time they spent together they both revealed things about themselves that they normally wouldn't have to others, Gharen came to love her during that time, seeing a warrior who was good and true despite what she believed about herself. Hornet has since left to places unknown to help people in need in an attempt to offset the darkness of her past and find balance, when she told Gharen about her choice he did not attempt to stop her, he understood her desire to go where she was needed most. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing the woman he loves, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - A silver haired Hyur woman whom Gharen met via The Grindstone tournaments, he respects and trusts the woman with his life. The two having spent almost a month together in the frigid lands of Coerthas, tracked down Qaeli's sister and attempted to find a cure for a friend's aetheric illness. He regards her as the closest thing he has had to family in a long time, but would never say so openly. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing a loved one, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Roen Deneith]]''' - Gharen met Roen in the Markets of Ul'dah and after a short conversation invited the young woman to attend the grindstone tournaments. For a time he instructed her in combat with the sword and shield, he supports her decision to join the Sultansworn as he believes she would make a fine paladin. Recent revelations revealed that Roen is his sister Kayle who was presumed dead when Ala Mhigo fell.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Sila Neve]]''' - Gharen met "Miss Sila" while he was Overseer with the Grindstone. He finds her and her mannerisms intriguing and enjoys their conversations however brief they may be. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]]''' - Gharen and Siobhain have a shared history that spans into their childhood. As a child he'd caught glimpses of a shy Roegadyn girl with white hair that he found beautiful, never knowing her name, her image eventually came to symbolize something in the mind of the tortured young man, Hope. Never officially meeting and discovering this history until only recently.

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<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Askier Mergrey]]''' - Gharen knows little about the Miqo'te other than he stood in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]] when they first met, and then later kidnapped his sister, both actions earning Gharen's ire. A promise to Osric, The torture endured at the hands of Itar, and the fact that the Miqo'te attempted to defend, and rescue Roen from Itar when the kidnapping fell apart have kept Gharen from making his "displeasure" known. At this point, Gharen isn't sure what he would do if he were to come face to face with the man yet, and meditates upon that question daily.

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]''' - ''AKA Crimson Mountain,'' The first time Gharen met the large Roegadyn he was standing in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]]. During their meeting, Itar's constant self-righteousness in defense of the woman who was responsible for the deaths of Gharen's parents, and aided in his own capture and subsequent torture did not win him any favor. In fact, the two almost came to blows with Gharen threatening to "peel" the heavily armored Roe out of his armor and end him his bare hands. Itar, later further earned Gharen's hatred when he assisted [[Askier Mergrey]] in kidnapping his sister [[Roen Deneith]] an act that eventually led to him torturing both her, and Askier. Employing the assistance of [[Osric Melkire]] and [[Delial Grimsong]] Gharen eventually was able to confront the Roe and was ready to make good on his previous threat. Cooler heads prevailed, and against his better judgment Gharen let him go, in exchange for Itar and Delial sailing away, he would let Roen and Askier go. Later, alone on the boat, Delial ended Itar's life with a knife to the throat.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Raelisanne Banurein]]''' - Gharen knows nothing about this masked white haired hyur woman except that she is the facilitator of a series of torture sessions and that she is working along with Delial Grimsong. With his id influencing his current state of mind due to her efforts he wants nothing more than to kill her, violently.

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== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Rumors</span></div> ==

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Common Rumors:</div>===

::*"Yeah tha' Highlander fellow comes here inte th' smitty' an helps out fer a days wage. Good solid worker. Swings a mean hammer I tells ya!"
::*"Boy blew into town a few days ago and left just as sudden, Never stayed at the Inn far as I'm aware. Think he'd be dumb enough to make camp in the wilds outside of town?"
::*"He'd come in here and order something to eat. Never bought a drop of ale though, he treated the stuff like it was tainted."
::*"I once saw a elezen effortlessly change his diaper."

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Moderate Rumors:</div>===

::*He comes in here from time to time for supplies, I'd swear those eyes of his look right through you, so much sadness in them...
::*I watched him put himself between a bunch of syndicate thugs and their mark. He can take a hit for sure, he walked away from the fight but I don't think he ever bothered to see a healer.

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Rare rumors:</div>===

::*"I was outside of town and heard a commotion, when I went to see what it was that man training with a lance. Thank the twelve he didn't see me! I'd swear he'd been tortured in the dungeon with the amount of scars I could see."
::*"Yeah I remember tha' one. ol' Frostheart beat th' boy almost te death, more'n once I tell ye'."
::*"Ortolf Frostheart? Mean drunken bastard he was, tortured th' poor boy put inte his care. He was killed... oh.. some eight cycles ago now. Looked like a wolf got te 'im and ripped 'im te shreds it did, thinkin' it was tha' boy I tell ye. He disappeared tha same night."

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>PC rumors:</div>===

((Characters I've interacted with free to add))

::*"That wayward 'brother' of mine bears a heavy burden...But as I have told him before: Rivers and seas, Gharen. Rivers and seas." - [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]]
::*"Like a stone, that one. He's been kind enough an' he's put up with me prattlin' on without so much as a complaint, but I get the feelin'... Well, what matters is that he seems like a good man." - [[Jajara Jara]]
::*"He is a good man, and a patient teacher. Aye, his formidable skills with various weapons are remarkable, but I find the strength and will of the man behind the armor even more admirable."- [[Roen Deneith]]
::*"He forges the most amazing weapons without wasting materials. He's a merchant's dream, and if I could get away with chaining him to the forge, I would." -[[Erisande Marchand]]
::*"I see now that we are both victims of unsound judgement. It is too late for me to correct his fate. It is out of my hands now. It is no longer my place. Do not ask me of Gharen Wolfsong. He is not mine to kill." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
::*"If he were but ten cycles older..." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
::*"Gharen is one of those people for whom life just has it out for them. He's a good man, through and through, no matter what he thinks of himself or his anger. There is light at the core of him, I see it in his eyes when he smiles. I'm a lucky woman to have his favor." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
::*"Wolfsong is a whirlwind. If he's comin' your way, get out o' his or else bolt y'self down, 'cause there's no stoppin' him." - [[Osric Melkire]]
::* "Met him once with Delail, scared me, promised myself I would never meet him again. Now I can't get rid of this feeling I need to apologize to him face-to-face for my part in his and Roen's suffering. Hells, do I really have a death wish?" - [[ Askier Mergrey]]

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">History</span></div> ==

'''1552-1557 Ala Mhigo'''

Born in Ala Mhigo, 1552, amidst the politcal upheaval of Ala Mhigo and the reign of King Theodorac, Gharen was raised by his working class family who despite the king’s decree continued to secretly worship Halone, and Azeyma. The family managed to survive this tumultuous time only to be torn apart when the Garlean Empire occupied the city. Though casualties of the occupation were few Gharen's father and mother were among them, his sister, at only a year and a half old at the time is also believed to have been killed.

Taken from the scene of his family’s death and escaping with refugees, it was during this time in the trek to Ul'dah that Gharen was put into the care of Ortolf Frostheart. Gharen's new guardian turned out to be both a drunk and viciously abusive.

'''1557-1569 Little Ala Mhigo'''

For twelve cycles Gharen lived a tortured existence under the "care" of his guardian. The scars he bears both physically and mentally are due to this period of time, broken bones due to vicious beatings, Burns from hot irons and lit torches, it was during this time that Gharen had forsaken the faith in the twelve instilled to him by his parents. It was also during this time Gharen had several brief encounters with a young [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]] though the two did not formally meet until years later. At the age of 17 Gharen had reached his low point, he was prepared to die, Siobhain and several Sultansworn witnessed openly the physical abuse, and while Siobhain was prepared to stop it the others opted to ignore it. It was that night that Gharen's Id awakened for the first time and he brutally killed Ortolf Frostheart.

'''1569-1572 The Wilds'''

After leaving Little Ala Mhigo, Gharen fled north, his distrust of people was so inherent he avoided villages and outposts all together. He had made camp on the outskirts of a small village on the Ishgardian border, living off the land as best as he could, he was barely surviving his first three months in the wilds and winter was nearing. Desperation eventually drove the young man to enter the village and find some way to get the supplies he would need to last the winter. It was during this time he met the local Blacksmith, an old Roegadyn Hellsguard by the name of Silent Mountain and his family, though it took some convincing, he had managed a job. He spent the next year learning the trades of smithing and mining under the gruff old Roegadyn and his sons, though he continued to live in several areas outside of town, never staying in the same camp for more than a couple of days at a time.

((work in progress))

'''1572-Present'''

((work in progress))

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">OOC notes</span></div> ==

:* Individuals that live(d) in Little Ala Mhigo during the timeline listed above may remember Gharen and his Guardian. Gharen will likely be hard to recognize as he covers what scars he can and he has put on significant muscle mass due to training and labor after having left the settlement eight cycles (years) prior.
:* Gharen's fighting skills and style is based on [http://youtu.be/c0i88t0Kacs Geralt of Rivia]

== Annotations ==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]] with additions and Ideas from [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]], [[Brynhilde Wulf]], and [[Renaise Galwind]]

Gharen Wolfsong

2014-07-15T12:33:46Z

StarFox: /* Dislikes */

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''Gharen at first glance is a warrior who has seen more than his fair share of battles, he is a quiet and serious individual that smiles only very rarely, with a tall and powerful frame earned through years of hard labor and living off the land. He is prone to quiet isolation and as such is not very good at socializing with others, especially women. He is ever the consummate lone wolf, never quite fitting in and alone even when in the middle of a crowd. Those who get to know and understand him will find that he is in many ways a man who has been broken by the circumstances of his life prior to the cataclysm and is now a mess of contradicting actions and beliefs.''

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'''Aliases/Nicknames:''' During his time he's met many individuals a few even have even given him nicknames. None of which bother him as he has been called many things over the years, many significantly worse than the names he's received now.

''"Wolfsong/'Wilfbroda'"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]].

''"Wolf"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Qaeli Varily]].

''"Lobo"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Sila Neve]].

==<div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Appearance</span></div>==

'''Face:''' His face is scarred, Most would assume that the scars are from combat, while true for one or two, they are due primarily to years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian. His face is rough and rugged due to constant exposure to the elements. He bears the traditional dark blue facial tattoos of the Wolfsong clan given to him by his father at the age of five. He inherited his Dark Ginger hair from his Mother, which he keeps in what is known to his clan as the "Warrior's Wolf Knot". His face is regularly unshaven as he doesn't worry much about his looks living in the wilds.

'''Eyes:''' His eyes are a piercing hazel color; those with a high natural empathy will see a deep seated self hatred/sadness/Loneliness reflected in his eyes. Conversely, when angry or enraged which does not occur often they take on the feral look of his namesake animal and reflect a dark side lying within the young man that is kept under lock and key.

'''Body:''' Years of hard labor, living in the wilds, and training with any fighting style he can has earned him a well chiseled body of muscle and strength. Something that he makes sure to cover as much as possible, due to the fact that the majority of his back, chest, arms, legs, and abdomen are covered in deep scars and burns. Remnants of his abuse at the hands of his guardian Ortolf Frostheart, these are a source of intense shame and are one of the things that regularly fuel his bouts of depression. They are also something that few people, if any, have ever seen and one of the primary reasons he avoids living in towns or cities.

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'''Voice:''' Gharen speaks with an accent of the highlander clans that inhabited the mountains north of Ala Mhigo,(I.e. Scottish) His voice is generally friendly and non threatening, unless something has been done to earn his ire, in extreme cases it can become vicious and dark.

'''Demeanor:''' Gharen is quiet and somber, and generally doesn't deal well with others whether it just be simple etiquette or conversation, it is extremely rare for him to smile, even more so is the individual that can regularly coax one out of him. His stance and motion belie someone versed in multiple forms of combat.

'''Personality:''' (Social setting) Gharen is prone to self isolation, and when in a group of socializing individuals tends to sit off the side and just listen hoping to be ignored simply trying to blend in the background and disappear.

(Combat) In combat Gharen finds some measure of respite, while still quiet, he becomes focused and his mind does not wander down the dark paths that plague him and lead to him brooding.

'''Flaws:''' Above all else he believes that his life is of little to no worth and that no one will mourn or notice it's passing, he also sees himself as horribly disfigured by the scars that adorn much his body, and as a result, will be alone for the remainder of his days. These two conditions lead him to be more willing than most to put others before himself to his own detriment, or in an extreme case, to throw his own life away, as death in the defense of others in his mind, might in some small way add value to a life that has none.

'''Intelligence:''' Gharen is not stupid by any means, unfortunately after the age of five he did not receive a formal education, most of what he knows was self taught. Reading, writing, basic fighting forms. Etc.

'''Religious Views:''' Before the occupation of Ala Mhigo he belonged to a devout family that fervently believed in the twelve, and paid their respects Halone, the Fury and Azeyma, the Warden. Some time after, during his time in Little Ala Mhigo while in the hands of his abusive guardian he had lost his faith in the divine. Believing that any higher being that would not listen to the prayers of an abused child, or intervene in some way was not worth worshiping. After eight cycles of traveling Eorzea, he returned to Ul'Dah and met [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]], her devout belief seems to be slowly rekindling his as he has openly admitted to her that perhaps Halone put him on his path, and Azeyma may have led him back to the one that had given him hope.

'''Romance:''' Years of physical and mental abuse coupled with isolation have left Gharen with a deeply held belief that he is horribly disfigured and unworthy of any woman's interest, any romantic feelings he may have for someone will be locked away and not be openly expressed due to this. Things like physical touch have become psychologically associated with pain, doing so will cause him to jump slightly and become visibly uncomfortable, more intimate contact will only exacerbate this. When talking to a woman he will be Polite, professional and courteous but become uncomfortable should topics shift to him and his past, when hard pressed with intimate questions he will become extremely ashamed and embarrassed of himself.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Combat</span></div> ==

Gharen aims to become a weapon master, an individual who can pick up any weapon and use it to great effect. When asked why Gharen will become evasive and give a generalized answer ''"Te prove a point te someone."'' While not a lie he intends to prove it to two people. First, To himself that it can be done, and second, to a dead man, Ortolf Frostheart, the Guardian that abused him for 13 years, or more to the point, the memory of a dead man.
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'''Style:''' Gharen's preferred weapon is the Lance, which he can use both offensively and defensively to great effect. Keeping his enemies at bay, allowing him to control the flow of battle, and keeping his opponents guessing. He will from time to time employ techniques he has learned from studying other various forms of combat as a weapon master. He is also extremely proficient with a sword and shield having trained as a free paladin.

'''Strengths:''' Believing that the each known martial style of combat form a wheel, and every style is but a single spoke in that wheel, obtaining even a fundamental understanding of these various methods of combat offer insight and adaptability to whatever weapon focus is used and or faced. The weapon master is able given a wider range of options in order to think outside of the box in the heat of battle and enhancing overall survivability potential for victory by using unconventional tactics in order to keep opponents guessing, and off balance.

'''Weaknesses:''' The path of becoming a weapon master runs the danger being a Jack of all trades and master of none, leaving oneself open to defeat at the hands of a more specialized opponent. Garnering the fundamentals, then specific specialization, builds a stronger foundation that can be built upon as time goes by.

'''Pain Tolerance:''' Due to the years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian Gharen has learned how to control pain he may feel. This is not to say he does not feel pain, he simply knows how to not acknowledge it, and fight through it.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Tendencies</span></div> ==

=== Likes ===

::*The sound, smell, and feel of rain falling.
::*The heat of battle.
::*Training

=== Dislikes ===

::*Himself
::*Those that would push others around for their own benefit.
::*Minorities

=== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">The Wolf</span></div> ===

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''"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."'' -Mark Twain

'''"The Wolf"''' is the psychological representation of Gharen's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_super-ego Id], it is also the darkness within him that characters with a high empathy will feel. This aspect of his psyche lies closer to the surface than it does for most due to years of physical and psychological trauma. It represents all of the locked away anger, hatred, and pain he has experienced in his life, it also represents his will to survive, It does not make its presence known often, but when it does it is savage and feral, it's only goal is to destroy potential threats that cause it harm, it originally appeared eight cycles ago to viciously kill Ortolf Frostheart.

This aspect of Gharen's personality when under control will influence his actions often in ways he does not even notice, a growl when angry or annoyed. When he is pushed to the brink physically and or mentally further influence is exerted, a dark uncharacteristic smile while issuing a threat of bodily harm or a willingness to bite when bound. When the Wolf takes control it perceives individuals on the basis of whether or not they pose a threat.

When Threats are perceived there is an attempt to dispatch them as quickly as possible going straight for the throat in an attempt to crush or tear it out. The Wolf has been known to use bladed and blunt objects to hamstring and bludgeon opponents but it does not have access to the martial prowess that Gharen's conscious self has attained, but it can remember and shares a dislike or hatred of individuals that have caused them harm.

Recent events have left Gharen with a severely diminished capability to keep the wolf in check due to severe physical and mental torture.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Family</span></div> ==

'''Gregor Wolfsong:''' A blacksmith by trade, Gregor originated from one of the outlying villages in the mountainous northern regions of Ala Mhigan territory there was a warrior and hunter, On one of his trips into Ala Mhigo he met Aline, courted her, and eventually the two married. It was after this he took up blacksmithing in order to provide for his beginning family. He never lost his pride in his heritage though, and would tell the stories of the Wolfsong clan that he grew up with to his son. Gregor was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

'''Aline Wolfsong:''' Aline grew up to a middle class family within the walls of Ala Mhigo, at the time she met Gregor she was weaver in her fathers shop in merchants alley. Aline was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

'''[[Roen Deneith|Kayle Wolfsong]]:''' Gharen's sister, slightly older than one year of age when the Garlean empire came to power in Ala Mhigo, She is presumed dead.

'''Silent Glacier:''' The local smith in a small village that lied on the border between Mor Dhona and Thanalan. A stubborn old Roe who refused to speak common, It was from him that Gharen learned smithing, mining, and to understand and speak some of the Hellsguard tongue, Glacier was the closest thing to a father figure Gharen had since his family was killed. It is unknown if Silent Glacier and his family still live as the village was razed during the calamity.

=== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Player Character Standings</span></div> ===

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<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[A'khenna Khai]]''' - A young Miqo'te that has taken apprenticeship in the grindstone. He respects her abilities in combat and feels the need to teach her what he can so that she is prepared for the harsh realities of the world. It has been several moons since Gharen has seen the young Seeker.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[A’nzil Oenomaus]]''' - A young Miqo'te that has taken apprenticeship under Gharen. In many ways A'nzil reminds Gharen of himself when he was a child, a scared kid that doesn't see a way out. Gharen aims to help A'nzil find the "Heart of a Coeurl" that beats within his chest and turn a scared kid into a young man that fights for what he believes in despite the fear inside of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Gharen finds "Miss Brynhilde" to be one of the more enigmatic individuals he has met while on his travels. The two have spoken often in the past and during their conversations she very offers up little about herself willingly. In truth, Gharen does not attempt to pry, as he understands more than most keeping things about ones self private. Regardless, he finds the woman to be trustworthy and enjoys her company greatly. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Charming, brilliant, manipulative, and insistent, Gharen hadn't spoken with this woman more than a handful of times before he suspected her of foul play, and soon after her intentions came to light. She knows precisely which buttons to push to anger him, and revealed to him the possibility that [[Roen Deneith]] was his sister. Recent events have changed his views regarding the woman, while he is certain that they will never be friends and that he will not forgive her for transgressions of the past. She assisted in locating and retrieving his sister and dealt with one of the individuals responsible personally, these actions have earned her a reprieve as far as he is concerned and no longer wishes harm upon her.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Fleeting Dawn]]''' - Never knowing quite what to expect from this woman, every encounter keeps Gharen guessing a little more than the last time. He has found that the best policy is to expect the unexpected and to try and not be surprised when she does something in order to get a reaction out of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - One of the kindest and most giving individuals Gharen has met since his return to Thanalan, he considers himself lucky to count her among his friends. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing his friend, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kage Kiryuu]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Obsidian Hornet]]''' - The woman known as Obsidian Hornet has earned no small measure of respect, and trust in the brief time since they've met. She has a tendency to throw Gharen off balance with her forward nature and the fact that she does little if anything to mask her intentions. In the short time they spent together they both revealed things about themselves that they normally wouldn't have to others, Gharen came to love her during that time, seeing a warrior who was good and true despite what she believed about herself. Hornet has since left to places unknown to help people in need in an attempt to offset the darkness of her past and find balance, when she told Gharen about her choice he did not attempt to stop her, he understood her desire to go where she was needed most. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing the woman he loves, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - A silver haired Hyur woman whom Gharen met via The Grindstone tournaments, he respects and trusts the woman with his life. The two having spent almost a month together in the frigid lands of Coerthas, tracked down Qaeli's sister and attempted to find a cure for a friend's aetheric illness. He regards her as the closest thing he has had to family in a long time, but would never say so openly. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing a loved one, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Roen Deneith]]''' - Gharen met Roen in the Markets of Ul'dah and after a short conversation invited the young woman to attend the grindstone tournaments. For a time he instructed her in combat with the sword and shield, he supports her decision to join the Sultansworn as he believes she would make a fine paladin. Recent revelations revealed that Roen is his sister Kayle who was presumed dead when Ala Mhigo fell.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Sila Neve]]''' - Gharen met "Miss Sila" while he was Overseer with the Grindstone. He finds her and her mannerisms intriguing and enjoys their conversations however brief they may be. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]]''' - Gharen and Siobhain have a shared history that spans into their childhood. As a child he'd caught glimpses of a shy Roegadyn girl with white hair that he found beautiful, never knowing her name, her image eventually came to symbolize something in the mind of the tortured young man, Hope. Never officially meeting and discovering this history until only recently.

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<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Askier Mergrey]]''' - Gharen knows little about the Miqo'te other than he stood in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]] when they first met, and then later kidnapped his sister, both actions earning Gharen's ire. A promise to Osric, The torture endured at the hands of Itar, and the fact that the Miqo'te attempted to defend, and rescue Roen from Itar when the kidnapping fell apart have kept Gharen from making his "displeasure" known. At this point, Gharen isn't sure what he would do if he were to come face to face with the man yet, and meditates upon that question daily.

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]''' - ''AKA Crimson Mountain,'' The first time Gharen met the large Roegadyn he was standing in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]]. During their meeting, Itar's constant self-righteousness in defense of the woman who was responsible for the deaths of Gharen's parents, and aided in his own capture and subsequent torture did not win him any favor. In fact, the two almost came to blows with Gharen threatening to "peel" the heavily armored Roe out of his armor and end him his bare hands. Itar, later further earned Gharen's hatred when he assisted [[Askier Mergrey]] in kidnapping his sister [[Roen Deneith]] an act that eventually led to him torturing both her, and Askier. Employing the assistance of [[Osric Melkire]] and [[Delial Grimsong]] Gharen eventually was able to confront the Roe and was ready to make good on his previous threat. Cooler heads prevailed, and against his better judgment Gharen let him go, in exchange for Itar and Delial sailing away, he would let Roen and Askier go. Later, alone on the boat, Delial ended Itar's life with a knife to the throat.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Raelisanne Banurein]]''' - Gharen knows nothing about this masked white haired hyur woman except that she is the facilitator of a series of torture sessions and that she is working along with Delial Grimsong. With his id influencing his current state of mind due to her efforts he wants nothing more than to kill her, violently.

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== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Rumors</span></div> ==

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Common Rumors:</div>===

::*"Yeah tha' Highlander fellow comes here inte th' smitty' an helps out fer a days wage. Good solid worker. Swings a mean hammer I tells ya!"
::*"Boy blew into town a few days ago and left just as sudden, Never stayed at the Inn far as I'm aware. Think he'd be dumb enough to make camp in the wilds outside of town?"
::*"He'd come in here and order something to eat. Never bought a drop of ale though, he treated the stuff like it was tainted."
::*"I once saw a elezen effortlessly change his diaper"
===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Moderate Rumors:</div>===

::*He comes in here from time to time for supplies, I'd swear those eyes of his look right through you, so much sadness in them...
::*I watched him put himself between a bunch of syndicate thugs and their mark. He can take a hit for sure, he walked away from the fight but I don't think he ever bothered to see a healer.

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Rare rumors:</div>===

::*"I was outside of town and heard a commotion, when I went to see what it was that man training with a lance. Thank the twelve he didn't see me! I'd swear he'd been tortured in the dungeon with the amount of scars I could see."
::*"Yeah I remember tha' one. ol' Frostheart beat th' boy almost te death, more'n once I tell ye'."
::*"Ortolf Frostheart? Mean drunken bastard he was, tortured th' poor boy put inte his care. He was killed... oh.. some eight cycles ago now. Looked like a wolf got te 'im and ripped 'im te shreds it did, thinkin' it was tha' boy I tell ye. He disappeared tha same night."

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>PC rumors:</div>===

((Characters I've interacted with free to add))

::*"That wayward 'brother' of mine bears a heavy burden...But as I have told him before: Rivers and seas, Gharen. Rivers and seas." - [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]]
::*"Like a stone, that one. He's been kind enough an' he's put up with me prattlin' on without so much as a complaint, but I get the feelin'... Well, what matters is that he seems like a good man." - [[Jajara Jara]]
::*"He is a good man, and a patient teacher. Aye, his formidable skills with various weapons are remarkable, but I find the strength and will of the man behind the armor even more admirable."- [[Roen Deneith]]
::*"He forges the most amazing weapons without wasting materials. He's a merchant's dream, and if I could get away with chaining him to the forge, I would." -[[Erisande Marchand]]
::*"I see now that we are both victims of unsound judgement. It is too late for me to correct his fate. It is out of my hands now. It is no longer my place. Do not ask me of Gharen Wolfsong. He is not mine to kill." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
::*"If he were but ten cycles older..." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
::*"Gharen is one of those people for whom life just has it out for them. He's a good man, through and through, no matter what he thinks of himself or his anger. There is light at the core of him, I see it in his eyes when he smiles. I'm a lucky woman to have his favor." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
::*"Wolfsong is a whirlwind. If he's comin' your way, get out o' his or else bolt y'self down, 'cause there's no stoppin' him." - [[Osric Melkire]]
::* "Met him once with Delail, scared me, promised myself I would never meet him again. Now I can't get rid of this feeling I need to apologize to him face-to-face for my part in his and Roen's suffering. Hells, do I really have a death wish?" - [[ Askier Mergrey]]

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'''1552-1557 Ala Mhigo'''

Born in Ala Mhigo, 1552, amidst the politcal upheaval of Ala Mhigo and the reign of King Theodorac, Gharen was raised by his working class family who despite the king’s decree continued to secretly worship Halone, and Azeyma. The family managed to survive this tumultuous time only to be torn apart when the Garlean Empire occupied the city. Though casualties of the occupation were few Gharen's father and mother were among them, his sister, at only a year and a half old at the time is also believed to have been killed.

Taken from the scene of his family’s death and escaping with refugees, it was during this time in the trek to Ul'dah that Gharen was put into the care of Ortolf Frostheart. Gharen's new guardian turned out to be both a drunk and viciously abusive.

'''1557-1569 Little Ala Mhigo'''

For twelve cycles Gharen lived a tortured existence under the "care" of his guardian. The scars he bears both physically and mentally are due to this period of time, broken bones due to vicious beatings, Burns from hot irons and lit torches, it was during this time that Gharen had forsaken the faith in the twelve instilled to him by his parents. It was also during this time Gharen had several brief encounters with a young [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]] though the two did not formally meet until years later. At the age of 17 Gharen had reached his low point, he was prepared to die, Siobhain and several Sultansworn witnessed openly the physical abuse, and while Siobhain was prepared to stop it the others opted to ignore it. It was that night that Gharen's Id awakened for the first time and he brutally killed Ortolf Frostheart.

'''1569-1572 The Wilds'''

After leaving Little Ala Mhigo, Gharen fled north, his distrust of people was so inherent he avoided villages and outposts all together. He had made camp on the outskirts of a small village on the Ishgardian border, living off the land as best as he could, he was barely surviving his first three months in the wilds and winter was nearing. Desperation eventually drove the young man to enter the village and find some way to get the supplies he would need to last the winter. It was during this time he met the local Blacksmith, an old Roegadyn Hellsguard by the name of Silent Mountain and his family, though it took some convincing, he had managed a job. He spent the next year learning the trades of smithing and mining under the gruff old Roegadyn and his sons, though he continued to live in several areas outside of town, never staying in the same camp for more than a couple of days at a time.

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'''1572-Present'''

((work in progress))

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">OOC notes</span></div> ==

:* Individuals that live(d) in Little Ala Mhigo during the timeline listed above may remember Gharen and his Guardian. Gharen will likely be hard to recognize as he covers what scars he can and he has put on significant muscle mass due to training and labor after having left the settlement eight cycles (years) prior.
:* Gharen's fighting skills and style is based on [http://youtu.be/c0i88t0Kacs Geralt of Rivia]

== Annotations ==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]] with additions and Ideas from [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]], [[Brynhilde Wulf]], and [[Renaise Galwind]]

Gharen Wolfsong

2014-07-15T12:07:42Z

StarFox:

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''Gharen at first glance is a warrior who has seen more than his fair share of battles, he is a quiet and serious individual that smiles only very rarely, with a tall and powerful frame earned through years of hard labor and living off the land. He is prone to quiet isolation and as such is not very good at socializing with others, especially women. He is ever the consummate lone wolf, never quite fitting in and alone even when in the middle of a crowd. Those who get to know and understand him will find that he is in many ways a man who has been broken by the circumstances of his life prior to the cataclysm and is now a mess of contradicting actions and beliefs.''

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'''Aliases/Nicknames:''' During his time he's met many individuals a few even have even given him nicknames. None of which bother him as he has been called many things over the years, many significantly worse than the names he's received now.

''"Wolfsong/'Wilfbroda'"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]].

''"Wolf"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Qaeli Varily]].

''"Lobo"'': A name used to refer to him by [[Sila Neve]].

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'''Face:''' His face is scarred, Most would assume that the scars are from combat, while true for one or two, they are due primarily to years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian. His face is rough and rugged due to constant exposure to the elements. He bears the traditional dark blue facial tattoos of the Wolfsong clan given to him by his father at the age of five. He inherited his Dark Ginger hair from his Mother, which he keeps in what is known to his clan as the "Warrior's Wolf Knot". His face is regularly unshaven as he doesn't worry much about his looks living in the wilds.

'''Eyes:''' His eyes are a piercing hazel color; those with a high natural empathy will see a deep seated self hatred/sadness/Loneliness reflected in his eyes. Conversely, when angry or enraged which does not occur often they take on the feral look of his namesake animal and reflect a dark side lying within the young man that is kept under lock and key.

'''Body:''' Years of hard labor, living in the wilds, and training with any fighting style he can has earned him a well chiseled body of muscle and strength. Something that he makes sure to cover as much as possible, due to the fact that the majority of his back, chest, arms, legs, and abdomen are covered in deep scars and burns. Remnants of his abuse at the hands of his guardian Ortolf Frostheart, these are a source of intense shame and are one of the things that regularly fuel his bouts of depression. They are also something that few people, if any, have ever seen and one of the primary reasons he avoids living in towns or cities.

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'''Voice:''' Gharen speaks with an accent of the highlander clans that inhabited the mountains north of Ala Mhigo,(I.e. Scottish) His voice is generally friendly and non threatening, unless something has been done to earn his ire, in extreme cases it can become vicious and dark.

'''Demeanor:''' Gharen is quiet and somber, and generally doesn't deal well with others whether it just be simple etiquette or conversation, it is extremely rare for him to smile, even more so is the individual that can regularly coax one out of him. His stance and motion belie someone versed in multiple forms of combat.

'''Personality:''' (Social setting) Gharen is prone to self isolation, and when in a group of socializing individuals tends to sit off the side and just listen hoping to be ignored simply trying to blend in the background and disappear.

(Combat) In combat Gharen finds some measure of respite, while still quiet, he becomes focused and his mind does not wander down the dark paths that plague him and lead to him brooding.

'''Flaws:''' Above all else he believes that his life is of little to no worth and that no one will mourn or notice it's passing, he also sees himself as horribly disfigured by the scars that adorn much his body, and as a result, will be alone for the remainder of his days. These two conditions lead him to be more willing than most to put others before himself to his own detriment, or in an extreme case, to throw his own life away, as death in the defense of others in his mind, might in some small way add value to a life that has none.

'''Intelligence:''' Gharen is not stupid by any means, unfortunately after the age of five he did not receive a formal education, most of what he knows was self taught. Reading, writing, basic fighting forms. Etc.

'''Religious Views:''' Before the occupation of Ala Mhigo he belonged to a devout family that fervently believed in the twelve, and paid their respects Halone, the Fury and Azeyma, the Warden. Some time after, during his time in Little Ala Mhigo while in the hands of his abusive guardian he had lost his faith in the divine. Believing that any higher being that would not listen to the prayers of an abused child, or intervene in some way was not worth worshiping. After eight cycles of traveling Eorzea, he returned to Ul'Dah and met [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]], her devout belief seems to be slowly rekindling his as he has openly admitted to her that perhaps Halone put him on his path, and Azeyma may have led him back to the one that had given him hope.

'''Romance:''' Years of physical and mental abuse coupled with isolation have left Gharen with a deeply held belief that he is horribly disfigured and unworthy of any woman's interest, any romantic feelings he may have for someone will be locked away and not be openly expressed due to this. Things like physical touch have become psychologically associated with pain, doing so will cause him to jump slightly and become visibly uncomfortable, more intimate contact will only exacerbate this. When talking to a woman he will be Polite, professional and courteous but become uncomfortable should topics shift to him and his past, when hard pressed with intimate questions he will become extremely ashamed and embarrassed of himself.

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Combat</span></div> ==

Gharen aims to become a weapon master, an individual who can pick up any weapon and use it to great effect. When asked why Gharen will become evasive and give a generalized answer ''"Te prove a point te someone."'' While not a lie he intends to prove it to two people. First, To himself that it can be done, and second, to a dead man, Ortolf Frostheart, the Guardian that abused him for 13 years, or more to the point, the memory of a dead man.
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'''Style:''' Gharen's preferred weapon is the Lance, which he can use both offensively and defensively to great effect. Keeping his enemies at bay, allowing him to control the flow of battle, and keeping his opponents guessing. He will from time to time employ techniques he has learned from studying other various forms of combat as a weapon master. He is also extremely proficient with a sword and shield having trained as a free paladin.

'''Strengths:''' Believing that the each known martial style of combat form a wheel, and every style is but a single spoke in that wheel, obtaining even a fundamental understanding of these various methods of combat offer insight and adaptability to whatever weapon focus is used and or faced. The weapon master is able given a wider range of options in order to think outside of the box in the heat of battle and enhancing overall survivability potential for victory by using unconventional tactics in order to keep opponents guessing, and off balance.

'''Weaknesses:''' The path of becoming a weapon master runs the danger being a Jack of all trades and master of none, leaving oneself open to defeat at the hands of a more specialized opponent. Garnering the fundamentals, then specific specialization, builds a stronger foundation that can be built upon as time goes by.

'''Pain Tolerance:''' Due to the years of physical abuse at the hands of his guardian Gharen has learned how to control pain he may feel. This is not to say he does not feel pain, he simply knows how to not acknowledge it, and fight through it.

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=== Likes ===

::*The sound, smell, and feel of rain falling.
::*The heat of battle.
::*Training

=== Dislikes ===

::*Himself
::*Those that would push others around for their own benefit.

=== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">The Wolf</span></div> ===

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''"Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured."'' -Mark Twain

'''"The Wolf"''' is the psychological representation of Gharen's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Id,_ego_and_super-ego Id], it is also the darkness within him that characters with a high empathy will feel. This aspect of his psyche lies closer to the surface than it does for most due to years of physical and psychological trauma. It represents all of the locked away anger, hatred, and pain he has experienced in his life, it also represents his will to survive, It does not make its presence known often, but when it does it is savage and feral, it's only goal is to destroy potential threats that cause it harm, it originally appeared eight cycles ago to viciously kill Ortolf Frostheart.

This aspect of Gharen's personality when under control will influence his actions often in ways he does not even notice, a growl when angry or annoyed. When he is pushed to the brink physically and or mentally further influence is exerted, a dark uncharacteristic smile while issuing a threat of bodily harm or a willingness to bite when bound. When the Wolf takes control it perceives individuals on the basis of whether or not they pose a threat.

When Threats are perceived there is an attempt to dispatch them as quickly as possible going straight for the throat in an attempt to crush or tear it out. The Wolf has been known to use bladed and blunt objects to hamstring and bludgeon opponents but it does not have access to the martial prowess that Gharen's conscious self has attained, but it can remember and shares a dislike or hatred of individuals that have caused them harm.

Recent events have left Gharen with a severely diminished capability to keep the wolf in check due to severe physical and mental torture.

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'''Gregor Wolfsong:''' A blacksmith by trade, Gregor originated from one of the outlying villages in the mountainous northern regions of Ala Mhigan territory there was a warrior and hunter, On one of his trips into Ala Mhigo he met Aline, courted her, and eventually the two married. It was after this he took up blacksmithing in order to provide for his beginning family. He never lost his pride in his heritage though, and would tell the stories of the Wolfsong clan that he grew up with to his son. Gregor was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

'''Aline Wolfsong:''' Aline grew up to a middle class family within the walls of Ala Mhigo, at the time she met Gregor she was weaver in her fathers shop in merchants alley. Aline was killed when the Garlean empire took control Ala Mhigo 20 years ago. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

'''[[Roen Deneith|Kayle Wolfsong]]:''' Gharen's sister, slightly older than one year of age when the Garlean empire came to power in Ala Mhigo, She is presumed dead.

'''Silent Glacier:''' The local smith in a small village that lied on the border between Mor Dhona and Thanalan. A stubborn old Roe who refused to speak common, It was from him that Gharen learned smithing, mining, and to understand and speak some of the Hellsguard tongue, Glacier was the closest thing to a father figure Gharen had since his family was killed. It is unknown if Silent Glacier and his family still live as the village was razed during the calamity.

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<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[A'khenna Khai]]''' - A young Miqo'te that has taken apprenticeship in the grindstone. He respects her abilities in combat and feels the need to teach her what he can so that she is prepared for the harsh realities of the world. It has been several moons since Gharen has seen the young Seeker.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[A’nzil Oenomaus]]''' - A young Miqo'te that has taken apprenticeship under Gharen. In many ways A'nzil reminds Gharen of himself when he was a child, a scared kid that doesn't see a way out. Gharen aims to help A'nzil find the "Heart of a Coeurl" that beats within his chest and turn a scared kid into a young man that fights for what he believes in despite the fear inside of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Brynhilde Wulf]]''' - Gharen finds "Miss Brynhilde" to be one of the more enigmatic individuals he has met while on his travels. The two have spoken often in the past and during their conversations she very offers up little about herself willingly. In truth, Gharen does not attempt to pry, as he understands more than most keeping things about ones self private. Regardless, he finds the woman to be trustworthy and enjoys her company greatly. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Delial Grimsong]]''' - Charming, brilliant, manipulative, and insistent, Gharen hadn't spoken with this woman more than a handful of times before he suspected her of foul play, and soon after her intentions came to light. She knows precisely which buttons to push to anger him, and revealed to him the possibility that [[Roen Deneith]] was his sister. Recent events have changed his views regarding the woman, while he is certain that they will never be friends and that he will not forgive her for transgressions of the past. She assisted in locating and retrieving his sister and dealt with one of the individuals responsible personally, these actions have earned her a reprieve as far as he is concerned and no longer wishes harm upon her.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Fleeting Dawn]]''' - Never knowing quite what to expect from this woman, every encounter keeps Gharen guessing a little more than the last time. He has found that the best policy is to expect the unexpected and to try and not be surprised when she does something in order to get a reaction out of him.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Jajara Jara]]''' - One of the kindest and most giving individuals Gharen has met since his return to Thanalan, he considers himself lucky to count her among his friends. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing his friend, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kage Kiryuu]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Kiht Jakkya]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#F02311;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Obsidian Hornet]]''' - The woman known as Obsidian Hornet has earned no small measure of respect, and trust in the brief time since they've met. She has a tendency to throw Gharen off balance with her forward nature and the fact that she does little if anything to mask her intentions. In the short time they spent together they both revealed things about themselves that they normally wouldn't have to others, Gharen came to love her during that time, seeing a warrior who was good and true despite what she believed about herself. Hornet has since left to places unknown to help people in need in an attempt to offset the darkness of her past and find balance, when she told Gharen about her choice he did not attempt to stop her, he understood her desire to go where she was needed most. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing the woman he loves, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Osric Melkire]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Qaeli Varily]]''' - A silver haired Hyur woman whom Gharen met via The Grindstone tournaments, he respects and trusts the woman with his life. The two having spent almost a month together in the frigid lands of Coerthas, tracked down Qaeli's sister and attempted to find a cure for a friend's aetheric illness. He regards her as the closest thing he has had to family in a long time, but would never say so openly. Gharen carries with him the vivid memory of killing a loved one, despite seeing her recently and knowing that it did not actually occur does little to remove the pain of an act he never committed.

<font style="color:#FA70BC;" size="3">♥</font><font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Roen Deneith]]''' - Gharen met Roen in the Markets of Ul'dah and after a short conversation invited the young woman to attend the grindstone tournaments. For a time he instructed her in combat with the sword and shield, he supports her decision to join the Sultansworn as he believes she would make a fine paladin. Recent revelations revealed that Roen is his sister Kayle who was presumed dead when Ala Mhigo fell.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Sila Neve]]''' - Gharen met "Miss Sila" while he was Overseer with the Grindstone. He finds her and her mannerisms intriguing and enjoys their conversations however brief they may be. Gharen currently believes she was killed by his own hand due to memory manipulation.

<font style="color:#4e9362;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]]''' - Gharen and Siobhain have a shared history that spans into their childhood. As a child he'd caught glimpses of a shy Roegadyn girl with white hair that he found beautiful, never knowing her name, her image eventually came to symbolize something in the mind of the tortured young man, Hope. Never officially meeting and discovering this history until only recently.

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<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Askier Mergrey]]''' - Gharen knows little about the Miqo'te other than he stood in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]] when they first met, and then later kidnapped his sister, both actions earning Gharen's ire. A promise to Osric, The torture endured at the hands of Itar, and the fact that the Miqo'te attempted to defend, and rescue Roen from Itar when the kidnapping fell apart have kept Gharen from making his "displeasure" known. At this point, Gharen isn't sure what he would do if he were to come face to face with the man yet, and meditates upon that question daily.

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Itarliht Syhrkoensyn]]''' - ''AKA Crimson Mountain,'' The first time Gharen met the large Roegadyn he was standing in defense of [[Delial Grimsong]]. During their meeting, Itar's constant self-righteousness in defense of the woman who was responsible for the deaths of Gharen's parents, and aided in his own capture and subsequent torture did not win him any favor. In fact, the two almost came to blows with Gharen threatening to "peel" the heavily armored Roe out of his armor and end him his bare hands. Itar, later further earned Gharen's hatred when he assisted [[Askier Mergrey]] in kidnapping his sister [[Roen Deneith]] an act that eventually led to him torturing both her, and Askier. Employing the assistance of [[Osric Melkire]] and [[Delial Grimsong]] Gharen eventually was able to confront the Roe and was ready to make good on his previous threat. Cooler heads prevailed, and against his better judgment Gharen let him go, in exchange for Itar and Delial sailing away, he would let Roen and Askier go. Later, alone on the boat, Delial ended Itar's life with a knife to the throat.

<font style="color:#8f8377;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Natalie Mcbeef]]''' - ((Update Pending))

<font style="color:#C24640;" size="3">●</font> '''[[Raelisanne Banurein]]''' - Gharen knows nothing about this masked white haired hyur woman except that she is the facilitator of a series of torture sessions and that she is working along with Delial Grimsong. With his id influencing his current state of mind due to her efforts he wants nothing more than to kill her, violently.

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== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">Rumors</span></div> ==

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Common Rumors:</div>===

::*"Yeah tha' Highlander fellow comes here inte th' smitty' an helps out fer a days wage. Good solid worker. Swings a mean hammer I tells ya!"
::*"Boy blew into town a few days ago and left just as sudden, Never stayed at the Inn far as I'm aware. Think he'd be dumb enough to make camp in the wilds outside of town?"
::*"He'd come in here and order something to eat. Never bought a drop of ale though, he treated the stuff like it was tainted."
::*"I once saw a elezen effortlessly change his diaper"
===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Moderate Rumors:</div>===

::*He comes in here from time to time for supplies, I'd swear those eyes of his look right through you, so much sadness in them...
::*I watched him put himself between a bunch of syndicate thugs and their mark. He can take a hit for sure, he walked away from the fight but I don't think he ever bothered to see a healer.

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>Rare rumors:</div>===

::*"I was outside of town and heard a commotion, when I went to see what it was that man training with a lance. Thank the twelve he didn't see me! I'd swear he'd been tortured in the dungeon with the amount of scars I could see."
::*"Yeah I remember tha' one. ol' Frostheart beat th' boy almost te death, more'n once I tell ye'."
::*"Ortolf Frostheart? Mean drunken bastard he was, tortured th' poor boy put inte his care. He was killed... oh.. some eight cycles ago now. Looked like a wolf got te 'im and ripped 'im te shreds it did, thinkin' it was tha' boy I tell ye. He disappeared tha same night."

===<div style='background: #0f0e1c;font-size:14px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: century gothic; '>PC rumors:</div>===

((Characters I've interacted with free to add))

::*"That wayward 'brother' of mine bears a heavy burden...But as I have told him before: Rivers and seas, Gharen. Rivers and seas." - [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]]
::*"Like a stone, that one. He's been kind enough an' he's put up with me prattlin' on without so much as a complaint, but I get the feelin'... Well, what matters is that he seems like a good man." - [[Jajara Jara]]
::*"He is a good man, and a patient teacher. Aye, his formidable skills with various weapons are remarkable, but I find the strength and will of the man behind the armor even more admirable."- [[Roen Deneith]]
::*"He forges the most amazing weapons without wasting materials. He's a merchant's dream, and if I could get away with chaining him to the forge, I would." -[[Erisande Marchand]]
::*"I see now that we are both victims of unsound judgement. It is too late for me to correct his fate. It is out of my hands now. It is no longer my place. Do not ask me of Gharen Wolfsong. He is not mine to kill." - [[Delial Grimsong]]
::*"If he were but ten cycles older..." - [[Brynhilde Wulf]]
::*"Gharen is one of those people for whom life just has it out for them. He's a good man, through and through, no matter what he thinks of himself or his anger. There is light at the core of him, I see it in his eyes when he smiles. I'm a lucky woman to have his favor." - [[Obsidian Hornet]]
::*"Wolfsong is a whirlwind. If he's comin' your way, get out o' his or else bolt y'self down, 'cause there's no stoppin' him." - [[Osric Melkire]]
::* "Met him once with Delail, scared me, promised myself I would never meet him again. Now I can't get rid of this feeling I need to apologize to him face-to-face for my part in his and Roen's suffering. Hells, do I really have a death wish?" - [[ Askier Mergrey]]

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">History</span></div> ==

'''1552-1557 Ala Mhigo'''

Born in Ala Mhigo, 1552, amidst the politcal upheaval of Ala Mhigo and the reign of King Theodorac, Gharen was raised by his working class family who despite the king’s decree continued to secretly worship Halone, and Azeyma. The family managed to survive this tumultuous time only to be torn apart when the Garlean Empire occupied the city. Though casualties of the occupation were few Gharen's father and mother were among them, his sister, at only a year and a half old at the time is also believed to have been killed.

Taken from the scene of his family’s death and escaping with refugees, it was during this time in the trek to Ul'dah that Gharen was put into the care of Ortolf Frostheart. Gharen's new guardian turned out to be both a drunk and viciously abusive.

'''1557-1569 Little Ala Mhigo'''

For twelve cycles Gharen lived a tortured existence under the "care" of his guardian. The scars he bears both physically and mentally are due to this period of time, broken bones due to vicious beatings, Burns from hot irons and lit torches, it was during this time that Gharen had forsaken the faith in the twelve instilled to him by his parents. It was also during this time Gharen had several brief encounters with a young [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]] though the two did not formally meet until years later. At the age of 17 Gharen had reached his low point, he was prepared to die, Siobhain and several Sultansworn witnessed openly the physical abuse, and while Siobhain was prepared to stop it the others opted to ignore it. It was that night that Gharen's Id awakened for the first time and he brutally killed Ortolf Frostheart.

'''1569-1572 The Wilds'''

After leaving Little Ala Mhigo, Gharen fled north, his distrust of people was so inherent he avoided villages and outposts all together. He had made camp on the outskirts of a small village on the Ishgardian border, living off the land as best as he could, he was barely surviving his first three months in the wilds and winter was nearing. Desperation eventually drove the young man to enter the village and find some way to get the supplies he would need to last the winter. It was during this time he met the local Blacksmith, an old Roegadyn Hellsguard by the name of Silent Mountain and his family, though it took some convincing, he had managed a job. He spent the next year learning the trades of smithing and mining under the gruff old Roegadyn and his sons, though he continued to live in several areas outside of town, never staying in the same camp for more than a couple of days at a time.

((work in progress))

'''1572-Present'''

((work in progress))

== <div style="padding:5px; border: 2px solid #395c80; background: #0f0e1c; border-radius:15px;"><span style="font-size: 28px; color: #c8c8c8; font-family: Old English Text MT; text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #4494b9, 8px 8px 8px #81c8d1;">OOC notes</span></div> ==

:* Individuals that live(d) in Little Ala Mhigo during the timeline listed above may remember Gharen and his Guardian. Gharen will likely be hard to recognize as he covers what scars he can and he has put on significant muscle mass due to training and labor after having left the settlement eight cycles (years) prior.
:* Gharen's fighting skills and style is based on [http://youtu.be/c0i88t0Kacs Geralt of Rivia]

== Annotations ==

This Template was created by [[Deirdre Ta'ea]] with additions and Ideas from [[Siobhain Surtsthalwyn]], [[Brynhilde Wulf]], and [[Renaise Galwind]]