Bertram de Folia
Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:36 am
Player Name: R.T.
Name: Bertram de Folia
Age: 21
Race: Shifter
Height: 5'10”
Weight: 175 lbs.
Physical Description: Bertram is a lanky individual, not with bare bones but not with tough muscles either. His skin is a fair tan color from all of his years spent under the sun instead of his family's meager shanty shelter, His short, brown hair is so dark that one would swear it was black. He keeps his face clean-shaven which helps bring out his chestnut eyes immensely, but the rest of his body is covered in short hair that at a glace you wouldn't notice.. He is generally considered very handsome, but that's about the only thing he didn't gloat about.
Possessions: Bertram owns a simple dirk, his only method of defense. He learned it's use from a hunter descended from a Changer's War veteran. He can more than hold his own against a novice swordsman. Around his neck he wears a pendant necklace with a peculiar charm as the pendant. The charm is made of onyx of such a deep black color that it seems to draw you in when you stare at it. It holds a very faint magical signature, sealing his ability to shapeshift into his raven form and absorbing the weakest of any magic used against him such as that from a complete novice magician in training. For dress he owns a simple cloth tunic, paired with some brown leather breeches. He wears no shoes on his calloused feet.
Powers or Strengths: Having grown up poor in the ghetto, Bertram turned to pick-pocketing and general thievery to support himself and his small family. Over the years he has become quite agile and dextrous as he constantly does his best to avoid the law enforcing city guard. He is also a very logical and intelligent individual, a gift from the astral plane. Being a shifter, Bertram's specialty is being able to shapeshift into a crow, one of the most intelligent birds on Pal Tahrenor..
• Corkscrew – Dagger/future beak skill, thrusts the dagger/beak into/at the opponent and twists it violently.
• Switch – Dagger skill, can slice most soft targets.
• Featherlight – Innate trait, able to tread as lightly as a feather.
Weaknesses: Bertram is a braggart, extremely haughty, which makes him very gullible. He consistently falls prey to others cons. His Achilles Heel is magic that slows the target or time, negating his agility or when in his crow form, his ability to fly. Traps that restrain him in any way affect him in a similar manner. Fire magic does extra damage against him, and being a shifter he has an “allergy” to silver and must avoid skin contact.
History: Born in the year 143 Post War, Bertram was raised and continues to live in the ghetto of the Historical District of the city of Marn. As a child, he learned to rely on others to get by, building an extensive social network and excellent bartering skills. He respects his fellow outcasts immensely. He was raised by his parents, who he blamed for his outcast status and was extremely disrespectful of them. His independence streak was very apparent from a young age. Even though he detested them so, Bertram's parents loved him immensely, and in the interest of his safety in Marn gave him a special gift. They gave him an onyx charm to wear around his neck that, unbeknownst to him was actually a magic seal that would prevent him from shapeshifting into his crow form. As a result, even to this day, Bertram only knows himself to be a human.
As a teenager, Bertram finally picked up thievery as his hobby, believing he was genuinely taking from the more well off to help his poor comrades. So began his many conflicts with the law. At the age of 16 he had already spent 5 nights in the prison cells at the City Guard Headquarters. Fortunately for him the City Guard considered him only more of a nuisance rather than a hardcore criminal and often released him after just spending the night in jail. Having been such an excellent barterer and now (in his own mind) such an excellent and “untouchable” thief, Bertram became very haughty, and most would say selfish and conceited.
As a young adult, Bertram continues to hone his thieving skills, much to the chagrin of the City Guard. To them, he's been a nuisance for far too long. They no longer catch him as often, but he seems to strike all of the time now behind their backs. There is now a 150 Bishani bounty on Bertram's head. He lives alone now, his parents deceased 4 years ago as a result of something unknown. The loss hit him hard when he finally realized (not quite fully) just how much they loved him. He now believes that his thieving ways shamed him in his parents eyes and he regrets following such an unlawful path. Despite the fact that he is now stricken with depression, he continues his thievery not knowing what else to do. One day he would like to redeem himself for all of the wrongs he had comitted by giving up thievery for good and raising his own child the right way. He also holds a more lofty goal of bringing all of his comrades to stand above poverty.
Name: Bertram de Folia
Age: 21
Race: Shifter
Height: 5'10”
Weight: 175 lbs.
Physical Description: Bertram is a lanky individual, not with bare bones but not with tough muscles either. His skin is a fair tan color from all of his years spent under the sun instead of his family's meager shanty shelter, His short, brown hair is so dark that one would swear it was black. He keeps his face clean-shaven which helps bring out his chestnut eyes immensely, but the rest of his body is covered in short hair that at a glace you wouldn't notice.. He is generally considered very handsome, but that's about the only thing he didn't gloat about.
Possessions: Bertram owns a simple dirk, his only method of defense. He learned it's use from a hunter descended from a Changer's War veteran. He can more than hold his own against a novice swordsman. Around his neck he wears a pendant necklace with a peculiar charm as the pendant. The charm is made of onyx of such a deep black color that it seems to draw you in when you stare at it. It holds a very faint magical signature, sealing his ability to shapeshift into his raven form and absorbing the weakest of any magic used against him such as that from a complete novice magician in training. For dress he owns a simple cloth tunic, paired with some brown leather breeches. He wears no shoes on his calloused feet.
Powers or Strengths: Having grown up poor in the ghetto, Bertram turned to pick-pocketing and general thievery to support himself and his small family. Over the years he has become quite agile and dextrous as he constantly does his best to avoid the law enforcing city guard. He is also a very logical and intelligent individual, a gift from the astral plane. Being a shifter, Bertram's specialty is being able to shapeshift into a crow, one of the most intelligent birds on Pal Tahrenor..
• Corkscrew – Dagger/future beak skill, thrusts the dagger/beak into/at the opponent and twists it violently.
• Switch – Dagger skill, can slice most soft targets.
• Featherlight – Innate trait, able to tread as lightly as a feather.
Weaknesses: Bertram is a braggart, extremely haughty, which makes him very gullible. He consistently falls prey to others cons. His Achilles Heel is magic that slows the target or time, negating his agility or when in his crow form, his ability to fly. Traps that restrain him in any way affect him in a similar manner. Fire magic does extra damage against him, and being a shifter he has an “allergy” to silver and must avoid skin contact.
History: Born in the year 143 Post War, Bertram was raised and continues to live in the ghetto of the Historical District of the city of Marn. As a child, he learned to rely on others to get by, building an extensive social network and excellent bartering skills. He respects his fellow outcasts immensely. He was raised by his parents, who he blamed for his outcast status and was extremely disrespectful of them. His independence streak was very apparent from a young age. Even though he detested them so, Bertram's parents loved him immensely, and in the interest of his safety in Marn gave him a special gift. They gave him an onyx charm to wear around his neck that, unbeknownst to him was actually a magic seal that would prevent him from shapeshifting into his crow form. As a result, even to this day, Bertram only knows himself to be a human.
As a teenager, Bertram finally picked up thievery as his hobby, believing he was genuinely taking from the more well off to help his poor comrades. So began his many conflicts with the law. At the age of 16 he had already spent 5 nights in the prison cells at the City Guard Headquarters. Fortunately for him the City Guard considered him only more of a nuisance rather than a hardcore criminal and often released him after just spending the night in jail. Having been such an excellent barterer and now (in his own mind) such an excellent and “untouchable” thief, Bertram became very haughty, and most would say selfish and conceited.
As a young adult, Bertram continues to hone his thieving skills, much to the chagrin of the City Guard. To them, he's been a nuisance for far too long. They no longer catch him as often, but he seems to strike all of the time now behind their backs. There is now a 150 Bishani bounty on Bertram's head. He lives alone now, his parents deceased 4 years ago as a result of something unknown. The loss hit him hard when he finally realized (not quite fully) just how much they loved him. He now believes that his thieving ways shamed him in his parents eyes and he regrets following such an unlawful path. Despite the fact that he is now stricken with depression, he continues his thievery not knowing what else to do. One day he would like to redeem himself for all of the wrongs he had comitted by giving up thievery for good and raising his own child the right way. He also holds a more lofty goal of bringing all of his comrades to stand above poverty.
I'm done with my first (and hopefully last) edit by the way 
