<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Leo</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a6/67/ab/a667abe05e83154ed50d7eb2e2d92ea9--viking-warrior-norse-mythology.jpg)</div></div><br/><strong>Name: </strong>Leo Rindz-ra of Thranwall<br/><strong>Aliases/Nicknames:</strong>The Savage (from Starfell, doesn't use or particularly like it)<br/><strong>Race:</strong>Human (feat variant)<br/><strong>Sex:</strong>Male<br/><strong>Orientation:</strong>Mostly straight<br/><strong>Age: </strong>43<br/><br/><strong>Class/Archetype:</strong>Fighter (heading towards Battle Master)<br/><br/><strong><strong>Personality: </strong></strong>Though he likes to entertain a fantasy of being the strong silent type, Leo cannot help but enjoy the company of others. He dislikes talking about his home, which he has grown to somehow miss and scorn at the same time, but will tell stories of his travels and from the books he’s read. Though open enough, he always keeps himself half a step away from others; it takes a lot of effort before he will consider someone a close friend.<br/><br/><strong>Appearance &amp; Equipment:</strong>Leo stands tall, grizzled from years of fighting, with dark blond hair and blue eyes, the left one slightly faded, after a blade nearly took it out, his favorite battle scar. He is muscular, his torso adored with tattoos of trees, twisting their branches hungrily out, seek to grasp at animals: two ravens, a wolf and a wild cat. His shield and battle axe are battle tested, full of nicks and dents, whilst his chainmail is well made, a would-be wedding present he never felt the need to return, the metalwork intricate, and barely marked. Across his back is a spare shield, of battered bronze he took from a desert warrior who prowess he found particularly impressive. He wears a wolf pelt embroidered with golden thread on its right cheek, and around his neck is an amulet of interlocked silver triangles: his people’s version of a signet ring.<br/><br/><strong>History: </strong>Growing up behind thick stone walls in a land cool in summer and frigid in winter, Leo realized from a young age that fighting was a very good way of keeping warm, something his entire culture had noted, as everyone, from the farmer to the earl, would take up a blade in hand come first snow, and when it thawed, they would head out to foreigner lands to test their acquired skills, clashing with warriors and taking what spoils they could find. However whilst bloodthirsty, his people were not complete savages, and peaceful contact with others whilst not quite the norm did occur. As the third son unlikely to achieve any real position in his native land, Leo was promised to the daughter of a southern lord whose troops had proven resilient enough to earn his people’s respects, and so they return with more peaceful intentions the next year. If Leo appreciated the humour of being engaged to a noble whose lands he had previously led attacks on, he never mentions this.<br/><br/>Alas it seemed the marriage was not to be. A minor succession crisis, the details Leo couldn’t quite grasp for himself, required that the daughter marry someone else. Eager to not annoy the northern savages, Leo was permitted to stay in this new land, which suited him as he was growing to like this place. He learned to read and write, and was amazed to find they knew the language of the dragons, which he set about to learn. He made friend, among sparing partners at first, but also scholars eager to hear of his land lore, which he begrudgingly entertained. He even received a writ, proclaiming that Starfell acknowledged his rank as a noble, but with no potentially marriage partner, Leo began to realize that he could wonder further, and so did. As one who understood the value of teamwork and having someone to watch your back, he left alone, seeking adventure and riches, but always with the intention of joining others, as his reading in the Starfell libraries had made it clear that there were other people who likewise desired such a life.