Post by Grant Delaney on Jun 22, 2021 22:23:32 GMT -5
GRANT DELANEY
GENERAL
Name: Grant Delaney
Age: Nineteen
Birth Season: Spring
Occupation: Military
Citizen Status: Noble
PHYSICAL
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 256 lbs
Body Description: Tall, dark-haired, broad shouldered, Grant is a trained soldier and carries himself like one. He has dark blue eyes and a square jaw, along with a few scars from training.
PERSONAL
Alignment: Chaotic Good
Reputation: A proud and stubborn man, Grant is the first child of Brenna Delaney to remain in the military after eighteen. He wants to live up to the name Delaney and has been chomping at the bit to get to somewhere more dangerous than the capital. Especially since training.
Combat Experience: Six years of military cadetship, and a year, plus change, of active service. Grant is well acquainted with one handed swordforms, as well as spending several years as a cadet working with sword and shield as well as polearms, preferring a long spear. He made a point to train with as many weapons as possible, but has used few of them in any combat.
The active service Grant has seen has mostly been around the outskirts of Skia and surrounding areas, so he has done relatively little in the way of real combat; rather he has done a fair amount of 'policing'. Rounding up ruffians and bandits and other such things.
Most, and the most significant parts, of Grant's real training were during his years at the Hollow, when his uncle Logan took a shine to him. Since cadets are not given room and board, he continued training after-hours with his unclem, becoming a formidable swordsman.
MAGIC
The Curse of Sarilla.
Grant has not yet had the transformation, though should he ever be subjected to the full extent of the spell, he will experience it like most Nevermeran men.
His wolf form is be a horrible, enormous half-man half-beast, covered in fur and looking like a twisted monstrosity. Massive, plate-sized hands with claws the size of knives, dark fur the same shade of black as his hair, his eyes turn a colder, piercing blue, and his face turns into that of a massive wolf, elongated snout with giant fangs.
HISTORY
Family:
Mason Delaney Uncle
Katerina Delaney Aunt
Children of Mason & Katerina, Cousins
Brenna Delaney Mother
Marcus Delaney Father
Kennet Caern , (Half-)Sister
Children of Brenna and Marcus Delaney, Siblings
Logan Delaney , Uncle
Ash Delaney, Cousin (deceased)
Tale:
Like all Nevermere citizens, and more obviously all Delaneys, Grant entered military training at the age of twelve. Unlike what was expected of most Delaneys, he was not naturally talented. Instead he became the first of Brenna Delaney's children to endeavor into active service, something he wanted to be respected for--both by his mother and his elder sister, who he always tried to emulate the skill of, though he didn't have the same innate magical talent she did.
Still, stubborn and strong willed, Grant was determined to be a good soldier like everyone who had come before him with his family's name. He had the mindset of training and held a wooden sword before most other cadets even could walk--it was in his blood. Grant would not accept anything less than the same reputation his family had earned as warriors and disciplined soldiers. And that reputation can only be earned. As a result, his uncle, Logan, took notice of his determination at the family home of the Hollow when he was just a child, helping to mold him into a proper swordsman before he was anywhere near of age to attend mandatory training.
The Delaney name, however, was tainted to some nobles; whether or not they said it aloud, Grant certainly noticed a generally colder shoulder towards him from some of the other cadets. Mostly higher-born sorts, but some commoners as well. Getting hit harder in training, 'accidental' brushes here and there with live weapons. Instead of complaining, Grant was more motivated to be better. To show a bunch of folks who would think less of his family name that the Delaney blood carried more. A few fights and scuffles later, and intense training, and most of his peers, somewhat begrudgingly, at least accepted him.
OOC
Character Face Claim: Matthew Daddario
OOC Name: Matt
Gender: Male
Time Zone: EST/EDT
Discord ID: Matt Barkley#6534
Other Characters: N/A
Tagging: Eloell
