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Cleaver Stormshield
Character
The Ronin
Level
01
25 / 25 HP
19 / 19 MP
0p / 0g / 0s / 50c
Experience:
0
Race:
Human
Class:
Paladin and Rogue
Gender:
Male
Note:
Character inventory details are listed below.
Writer Name:
For more information, see Sanjuro.
Avatar Credit:
Hiroyuki Sanada
Groups:

Physical Features

Height:
5'9"
Weight:
175 lbs
Complexion:
Tan/yellow-skinned, scarred.
Hair:
Long dark (though graying) hair, typically pulled back. He sports a neatly trimmed beard, similarly graying in places.
Eyes:
Brown
Other Features

Wields a matching katana and wakizashi, along with a small buckler, and throwing knives.

Social Interactions

Personality

There isn't a drink in existence he hasn't had or doesn't like, nor a type of woman he won't try to bed. Most would agree Cleaver is a charismatic rake, though that isn't to say he doesn't live by a code of ethics of his own design--it just doesn't necessarily align with that of proper, traditional society. He enjoys games of chance and gambling, though such is often the reason he won't settle in one place for too long. Often works as a thief or assassin, but has been known to combine arms with an adventuring party; twisting his former Paladin training to protect those with whom he travels....for a price. Though Cleaver isn't one to shy away from a good brawl, he isn't one to look for trouble, either. He seeks to learn about his mysterious origins, often to the detriment of his wallet or his traveling companions' quest.

Religion

Belief:
Archaicism
Archaics:
Ny'tha

Background

Age:
42
Origin:
Fellsgard
Residence:
Saddle tramp
History

It could be argued that Cleaver never stood a chance at a normal life. Born a bastard of a nobleman and a common whore, he was orphaned as a baby, taken in by a monastic order of Paladins called the Shieldbearers to be raised among them and trained in their ways. He was placed on their doorstep in a basket, with a matched set of a katana and wakizashi, and a note that read: “Please care for this child.” The Shieldbearers sought to protect the average denizens and uphold both law and order. Cleaver served as an initiate from the time he could first hold up a buckler, though often his duties trended more toward fetching things for fully fledged members and busywork. Despite being human, he was hazed by the other human intiates for his differing appearance to them. It was this that allowed Cleaver to channel his inner fighting spirit.

By the time he was thirteen summers, the Brothers agreed his time for becoming an apprentice was at hand. The swords that had been with him when the Shieldbearers discovered him on their doorstep were gifted to him, once it was proven he could wield them. Though they could offer no significant backstory to their origin, or his, Cleaver chose to believe it held some sort of clue to his being. The steel they were forged from was unlike that of other metals found around Fellsgard, and the shape was certainly most unusual. Cleaver would adopt a small buckler shield in lieu of the more traditional piece, and began his traditional training in defensive magic. Though he excelled in both fields martial and magical, the lad struggled greatly with lessons in morality and the values that all Shieldbearers were meant to hold in the course of their duty.

After seven grueling years of training, Cleaver was thought ready to undergo the trials for full Brotherhood and receive his blessings from Ristgir. The vote to accept a Shieldbringer had to be a unanimous one, and there were several who held reservations about his conviction. It was argued that one could spend their life seeking Ristgir’s light, and that none among them were perfect. Therefore, he was accepted into their ranks as a full Brother, and took on the surname Shieldbringer. Despite his attempts to be a good Brother and devotee of Ristgir, such was still a constant struggle and one that would ultimately see him removed from the Order.

Fifteen years did Cleaver serve as honorably as he possibly could, though he could not maintain his vow of chastity among the monastic Shieldbringers. Allowed to imbibe spirits, Cleaver often went overboard, and was often found shirking his duties to participate in games of chance in seedy taverns and inns. Still, his dedication to his Brothers could not be denied, and such was what kept him in relatively good standing for so long. But when his chief Patron, the Shieldbringer who had apprenticed him and championed for his membership, was found dead, all of that came to an end. Cleaver had been the first to discover him, and as such was blamed by the rest of his so-called Brothers for his death. They found him guilty of murdering a Shield-Brother, citing a lengthy list of his other infractions, and expelled him from the Order at long last.

Cast out alone, he adopted the surname Stormshield and lost his hard-fought connection with Ristgir. Cleaver sought out Ny’tha to replace his lost connection, learning the talents of the Shadow magic discipline to become a sneaky rogue. Yet somehow, he was still able to perform basic defensive magic and avoid becoming an anti-paladin. He held no interest in black magic, yet similarly held none in destroying the forces of evil; he found his own balance in-between. Not truly a Paladin, anti-paladin, or fully a rogue.

Spell-wise he is able to remove light, cast curses, bind, cancel spells, and even enchant wards to banish evil and curses.

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