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Brulk

Brulk Half-Sight of Garth Agarwen
| Name | Brulk |
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| Status | Active |
| Occupation | Wanderer. formerly a 'Knight' of the disbanded Order of the Seven, formerly Clucath Champion of the Creoth. |
| Age | Middle aged |
| Race | Man |
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| Residence | Arrowhaven. |
| Kinship |
| Outward Appearance | To say Brulk was an ugly man would be like stating a bear is a hairy animal. Even prior to his first scar, he wasn't anything special to look at. He appears to be in his late forties, maybe older, as it's hard to tell due to sunken eyes, leathery skin and a forehead rich with frown lines. He often wears a shabby looking beard, pinkish flesh peeking out from the half dozen or so spots of hairless patches. His hair grows at a dark brown colour, though strands of grey are becoming ever more common place amongst it's straw-like strands. It's generally worn down to his shoulders.
Brulk is often considered a short man, standing at around five foot eight, however he's far from small. His build is a heavy one, familiar to a labourer of some kind. Broad shoulders and barrel chested. His face is battered and bruised, showing signs of many physical confrontations or a terribly clumbsy shaving hand. His right eye is missing, a swollen mess of a scar connects from between his eyebrows, through his empty socket and around his head to where his right ear used to be, now all that remains is an nub of gristle. He has a ring shaped cut on his chin, and is missing a small nick from his left cheek. Some might say he looks as though someone tried poking out the right side of his face with a spear, and most folk would agree.
Though he claims to wash once a week, a certain stench of sweat is a common to Brulk as the outfit he wears. The tattered remains of a half decent cotton cloak lay shawled over his shoulders. His linens are of a dark burgundy and walnut brown, his leggings are trimmed with leather and a skirt of tradition Creoth style. Upon his torso he wears a burgundy undershirt and an old chestplate of acid-washed steel. Simple, well worn boots adorn his feet and a leather bracers cover his wrists. The right of which contains a dagger, as does his left boot. At his waist hang one of two swords, a slender antique looking blade of what might pass for Elvish craft and a broad sword of Hillman design. A simple, leather over wood kite shield is often found strapped over his left arm.
What might strike the casual observer as odd is upon this bundle of angry-looking sellsword lay an emerald trinket. A pendant, though worn around his wrist rather than his neck. The artifact looks to be of some value, crafted from silver and adorned with a large emerald. It's Craftsman is said to have uttered words over the piece, though if those were of a curse or blessing remains to be seen. An equally odd trinket acts as a clasp over his right shoulder, holding the tattered remains of his cloak in place. Shaped like a seven pointed star, this trinket marks him out as a member of the Order of the Seven |
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Background
"What makes you so angry and bitter? Snarling all the time, you are much more angry and bitter than you accused of me, I think. You need not answer, but you have to admit, it is a curious question, no?' - Lyfrid
The Chronicles of Brulk Half-Sight
Height: Five foot eight.
Build: Stocky, broad shoulders and barrel chested.
Eye Colour: Mahogany
Hair Length/Colour: Roughly cut to be around his shoulders. Brunette.
Behaviour: If you was to by pass his appearance, Brulk might be familiar to an angst ridden teenager. He's almost always in a foul mood for one reason or another, bouts of anger and rage which often end in the foul mouthed explosion of words and balled fists. When in a calm state, he'd be described as a realistic man. He knows he's never going to be voted Bree-lands most handsome bachelor.
Quirks/Eccentricities: Ask a man who knew Brulk before his 'Clucath Years' and they'll tell you he'd an awful habit of rubbing his right ear when he was nervous about something. Ask a man who knows him now and they'll tell you the closest thing he has to a habit is swearing.
Religion: Having witnessed dead men walking upright, it's safe to say he's got a few issues in that department.
Education: None from a formal standpoint, he's picked up a few things on his travels. He can read and write alittle below average by Bree standards, capable of getting his point across without any fancy words.
Language: Westron, Creoth (A dialect of Dunnish)
Weapons (If Any): A simple leather over wood kite shield and an old broadsword for combat. A knife in his boot, and one in his gauntlet. A short, thin sword is sometimes fastened to his waist during his spare time.
Occupation: Officially, he holds the rank of 'knight' in the Order of the Seven. More truthfully, he's a sellsword with about as much experience as a man who still lives can get.
Serious problems, issues, flaws, etc: His anger has been known to spiral so far out of control that he enters a berserk, blank-state of mind. His face folds uncomfortably into that of a crying man, and his hands reach for whomever or whatever is nearest. An observer wouldnt take long to pick up on his hand-eye co-ordination being on the poor side.
| Friends | None living, much to his disappointment. |
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| Relatives | His brother, Fulk, though he's in the dirt now too. |
| Rivals/Enemies | Only one, Wight-Eye |
Brulk's Adventures
| A second chance - A walk in the woods. | 7 years 7 months ago |
| Paid my dues to the dirt - Old habits. | 11 years 7 months ago |
| Paid my dues to the dirt - Old faces. | 11 years 8 months ago |
| Paid my dues to the dirt - Black work, white fields. | 11 years 10 months ago |
| Through a different eye - Beyond Rhudaur | 11 years 10 months ago |
