"[i]I didn't believe, at first. Until I saw that man come back to life like nothing.. forehead split into two, blood pouring out, his entire head like a shattered glass. Then it just.. mended, I guess?[/i] [i]Whatever it was.. it was real. And that's what turned me.[/i]" ----------------------------- [b]Name/Alias[/b]: Ardain Storm, bаstard of House Ebryn, "The Red Priest of Tatakai", "Ard" [b]Age[/b]: Probably in his early thirties or so, yet maintains a certain youthfulness. [b]Gender[/b]: Male, I'm sure. [b]General Appearance[/b]: To the ladies, well.. even though he's somewhat old, Ardain manages to keep his good looks, from whomever his father may have been. The bаstard stands at a remotely average height of five feet and eight inches tall, his bodily frame contrasting with previously mentioned handsomeness, as it it almost portly, in a way, though he is quite skinny too. His arms and legs, primarily his hands and feet, are pocketed with scars and bruises, with his right hand missing his middle and index finger. His skin is a lightly tanned color in truth, albeit scarred from laborious work and combat scenarios. When studying his face, one would notice first his beard - in contrast to his sandy blonde hair, his beard is a deep black color, almost a pitch black in a sense. His jawline underneath the shaggy mess is sharp, yet seemingly round, his cheekbones particularly high as well. His eyes remain a mixture between a stormy grey and a clear, watery blue color, practically mixed with each other to create a dim, light color. [b]Personality[/b]: Ardain.. maintains a good life, really, with the many adventures that he's had on his journeys through both Westeros and Tatakai. Always seeking some sort of adventure, the man could tell you any kind of story: duels and drinking, the men and women he's met, the rogues he's killed and the prоstitutes he's denied. You heard right, denied. He's a cheerful man, really. Yet with quite a few serious tidbits here and there. [b]Weapons[/b]: [url=http://awoiaf.westeros.org/images/c/cf/Longsword.jpg]"Ordain"[/url]: Ironically named after a word that signifies the promotion of a regular person into a prophet, or to give holy orders to, "Ordain" is a weapon that Ardain took from a drunkard who attempted to decapitate him with it. The fuсker did nail him in the waist, before Ardain shoved a knife through his mouth. Ordain is a twenty-eight inch long sword in total, the blade being approximately twenty-two and a half inches long, with the handle being five and a half inches long. The blade is crafted of simplistic iron, standard for that period of time, albeit styled for a soldier, even a knight, due to it's double edges and fine mixture that allows for both slashes and stabs. The hilt of the weapon allows for parries, or leading another blade away from Ardain, allowing him to deliver a sudden blow. The handle itself is wrapped with smoothened leather, the pommel in a teardrop shape and spiked with a pyramid-like shape, intended specifically for bashing a foe's head in. [url=http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/finalfantasy/images/8/80/Ardyn_Dagger_Art.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20161219161534]Knife[/url]: A simple backup tool, if ever required, this knife has been at Ardain's side ever since he was a wee lad. The blade is shaped in a triangular manner and double-edged, albeit it is just as capable, if not more capable, of stabbing this way. [b]Armor[/b]: [url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/6f/db/b0/6fdbb06b0c6cc6e16091244062d7ee94--knight-armor-knights.jpg]Ebryn Commander Armor[/url]: Promptly stolen from Radiem Ebryn, Ardain's older, and trueborn brother, this set of armor would be House Ebryn's prized possession. Upon the back, it bears the insignia of Ebryn: crest shield, the outlook yellow, with a gunmetal grey greathelm accompanied by two crossed battleaxes in the center. The armor is made primarily from steel plate, with the plating itself upon Ardain's body: a vest of steel plate is worn upon his chest, though it cannot defend wounds from the side, with pauldrons and forearm guards defending his arm, shin guards and kneecaps additionally added alongside the bright yellow cloth and insulating leather. The helmet is that of a knight's, accompanied by a functioning visor at what remains of what held a plume. You can still see the bright yellow hairs, really [b]Equipment[/b]: •Quite a bit of food, albeit mostly for carnivorous diets: fish, chicken, rabbit, and deer meat. •Two flasks: one with water, the other with wine. For "lifesaving" purposes, obviously. •A map of Westeros, accompanied with one of Tatakai. •A book, that Ardain appears to be writing, titled "[i]The Long Life And Terrific Travels Of A Drunk Priest - By Ardain Storm[/i]" •A tattered drawing, one that may have been drawn by a small child. The picture shows two stick figurines, one much shorter, with an arrow and a sentence monologuing the larger one - "[i]Big Brother Ard[/i]!" [b]Skills[/b]: [u]Swordplay[/u]: While he's far from the best swordsman that ever walked the earth, Ardain is a truly good swordsman, whilst he's been exposed to combat for most of his life while fighting Lannisters, rogue Starks, Boltons, Tyrells, bandits, Brotherhood deserters, and more. He can use his knife even better, though mostly anyone can. [u]Drinking[/u]: Truly, a fantastic drinker. No joke. [b]Abilities[/b]: Being a Red Priest.. has it's perks, really. With his worship and devotion to the Lord of Light, R'hllor has blessed him with capabilities that are.. unnatural, to some. He is immune to poison and cold weather, though effected by extremely cold weathers still, with an unknown source of intense body heat. He has the capability of igniting his sword with a flurry of burning flames by cutting his palm, spreading his blood over it's iron blade. He can foresee sights into the future, predicting events that can happen later on. The man even has the ability to return one to life. [b]Biography[/b]: Born as a bаstard son of House Ebryn, after an unknown man had a fine affair with the patroness of the House, Marith Tuliman, wife of Lord Mordain Ebryn. Marith would plead to keep the bаstard alive, and thus he merely accepted the terms, though he would note that Ardain would learn something upon his tenth birthday. As a young boy, Ardain was mistreated and hated by all whom claimed to be loyal to House Ebryn, albeit a smaller, yet influencing House at the time. With his bаstard existence, he would be mocked by his brothers and his caretakers, yet only two bothered to speak kindly with him: his mother, and little Adina, his younger sister. At ten, Ardain learned his lesson. His father would have his mother chained the walk of the great hall against her will, her screams and denials echoing through the castle as only Ardain came to watch. The lord Mordain would merely smirk, kneeling down and muttering "[i]Son? Never fuсk over your cause, nor family. For if you do.. it'll fuсk you over right back.[/i]" And with that, the men came. Mordain would force his young bаstard to watch as his mother was rаped before him, at least twenty knights and nobles using her before one began to literally torture her. The next few caught up on this: it took fifty men to leave her as a sobbing, murmuring mess, and Mordain's knife to slit her throat. With that, Ardain almost went mad, forcing himself to carry onwards through the years as an unloved bаstard. He would never tell little Adina, though his brothers certainly knew, beginning a mutiny against their father for such terribleness. They would even come for Ardain to help, yet he would deny. In the end.. three years later, and only Ardain, Adina, Radiem, and a handful of nobles would sit in the halls, their father's head mounted upon a pike, their brothers burnt after poison stopped their hearts. Soon, the War of the Five Kings would come, with House Ebryn doing whatever it could to support Renly Baratheon's cause. Yet Commander, and now King, Radiek could not find his prized armor.. nor could he find Ardain, whom was off to join Stannis Baratheon. Upon his journeys, he failed to reach Stannis before he assaulted King's Landing.. though Ardain did find the Brotherhood Without Banners, a group of unnamed vigilantes that fought the Lannisters through sabotage and hit-and-run. ...Thus, the Red Priest was created. And Ardain.. well, he certainly served the Brotherhood, until he was suddenly whisked away..