Banquo Winterhaven

Banquo Winterhaven
N/A
Gender	Male
Race	Hyur
Clan	Highlander
Citizenship	Limsa Lominsa
Guardian	Byregot, the Builder
Profession	Smith, Guard-for-hire
Server	Gilgamesh

Biographical

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Given name: Banquo Winterhaven

Nameday: 4th Sun of the 4th Umbral Moon

Age: 49.

Place of birth: A coastal town from a land across the sea. He doesn't enjoy speaking of it.

Current residence: Inn-hopping. Frequently seen in Limsa Lominsa, working over his anvil.

Starting City: Limsa Lominsa.

Grand Company Allegiance: Maelstrom.

Employment: Self-employed, proprietor of the "Winterforge".

Marital Status: Widower(?).

Religion/philosophy: Mostly a rationalist, but quietly observes the local customs when it seems like the right thing to do.

Talents

• Smithing – Originally a simple tradesman, Banquo has always had his skill in metalwork to fall back on. Humble iron and a patient hand do not always turn out masterpieces, but they get the job done. While he's been working the fires since he was a child, certain recent events turned his hand away from the forge... but little by little, he's learning again to find his peace in the trade.

• Axefighting - It's important to use the right tool for the right job. Banquo instantly determined that a hammer was better suited to the forge than to the battlefield - at least, in his hands - but the heft of an axe gives him a grim kind of determination. It takes a great deal to take away the quiet smith's composure, but when it fades, his strikes are powered by raw, furious catharsis - striking out at the enemy with a force intended for something else entirely - a more unreachable target. Still - as he prides himself on - he gets the job done.

• Arcana - Something about the entire business of magic doesn't sit right with Banquo. The only magic he trusts is the power he works into each weapon or protective; the gleaming materia, born of experience and trust. However... despite his misgivings, something has made him pick up the book. He has no aptitude for the study, and his is a mind better suited to his small hometown workroom than the rigidity and academia of the Arcanist's Guild. Yet still he tries - seeking to understand something, hoping to find an answer after one book more.

• The Echo - Banquo doesn't trust magic. But he does trust his hunches.

Appearance

Build: Years of work have given Banquo bulk and muscle, though he doesn't see much point in attempting to improve his fitness beyond the usual rigors of his jobs and day-to-day life. His hair has remained relatively unchanged since his younger days (to his secret, immense, overwhelming relief), though it is beginning to gray slightly. He appears not to have shaved in some time. He doesn't seem to like showing people his hands...

Equipment: His most often-worn suit for field work seems to be a broad suit of black armor, with white gauntlets and arm coverings. Regardless of what he happens to be working on, he will always ensure his hands and arms are completely covered at all times...

Before

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Personality

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History

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Family

Wife (Deceased)
Rain Bryant
Location: ???

Son (At home, leading the forge in his stead)
Marwin Winterhaven
Location: Hometown

Friends & Foes

Mage: The mysterious one responsible for all that Banquo's gone through?...

Player Info

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