Fantasy The Four Marches | Character Thread

[Moonlessite]

 

[Cassie Lang]

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"Wot? You lookin' for a fite?"
— Aster, with a mouthful of food​

NAME: Aster of Anona

AGE: 22

SEX: Female

SPECIES: Stygimoloch

ORIGIN: Anona

EQUIPMENT: Aster has a backpack with the following: a bedroll, a mess kit, a tinderbox, 10 torches, 10 days of rations, and a waterskin, and 50 feet of hempen rope. She also has a coin pouch with enough coinage to stay at an average priced tavern for a couple days.

WEAPONS: Aster carries no weapons, preferring to use her fists, head, and tail as defense against any opponents.

ADDITIONAL APPEARANCE INFORMATION: Like all Pachycephalosauria, Aster has a thick helmet-like feature on the top of her head, consisting of thick bone protruding outwards into a dome-like shape. The edges of the dome are covered in spikes of varying sizes, while a full head of dishelved and dirty orange-red hair—received from her mother's genetics—protrudes out from underneath and on the sides of the dome. Additionally, a series of freckles lies across Aster's cheeks, reminiscent of the same freckles her mother has, and is just as short, inching barely at 5'1''. Her tail, while not particularly impressive when compared to others, is rather heavy, and is held somewhat rigid by ossified tendons.

PERSONALITY: One might say Aster is a herbivore with the heart of a carnivore. Her nature is a fiery one, being incredibly feisty, impatient and almost always rearing to fight (or rather headbutt in the sense of a Stygimoloch). Some of this rowdiness can be assumed simply from her Pachycephalosaurid heritage, but ultimately Aster's inability to sit still largely draws from being fed up with those residing within Anona and the haste of youth. Even more so, the concept of manners seems to fly over Aster's head. For instance, Aster finds no issue with saying whatever happens to be on her mind without mincing it up "cutely" or to be "nice", or even "childish things" such as rudely talking with a mouthful of greens.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY: Born into an influential craftsman family, it was expected that Aster would eventually take over the family business. Though her parents were in no way abusive to Aster, they had placed a heavy burden on her shoulders that ultimately pushed her away. The stress of attending lectures and meeting her parents' business partners at such a young age proved to be overwhelming for Aster, who didn't wish to follow in her parents' footsteps. Growing old by working away at her family's blacksmith was certainly not a lifestyle Aster wanted, and so, she chose to run away in her teenage years, much to the dismay of her parents. For now, Aster has her heart set on exploring all that the world has to offer, even if that means avoiding her parents' assistants trying to convince her to return home.

EXTRA INFORMATION: Aster has an odd habit of sitting against objects in order to sleep lest she struggle to fall asleep, finding the spikes on her head cumbersome and in the way at bedtime. Additionally, Aster feels a kinship with her brothers and sisters of the Pachycephalosauria clade, and will leap at the chance to help any of them in need, even if it means risking her life. Despite her preference for boyish looks, Aster grows annoyed when others mistake her as a boy as well.

 

[SpookySableye]

• Cedric
• Travis

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  Name: Cedric
  
  Age: 24
  
  Sex: Male
  
  Species: Triceratops
  
  Origin: Primavere
  
  Equipment: A backpack containing a bedroll, waterskin, 10 days of rations, a mess kit, 50 feet of rope, and 10 gold pieces.
  
  Weapons: He primarily uses a glaive and shield in battle, though he may use is horns in particularly nasty situations.
  
  Additional Appearance Info: Cedric has three horns protruding from his forehead above his eyebrows, with the center horn being smaller than the other two. His tail would be considered around average length, and while he can use it in combat, he doesn't usually do so. He is also somewhat muscular, and stands at about 6'02" (roughly 188 cm).
  
  Personality: Two words that could be best used to describe Cedric are serious and hardworking. When he puts his mind to something, it's most likely going to get done one way or another. He's also blunt, but perhaps a bit too blunt. If he has something to say to someone, he'll say it, regardless of what they think. This attitude may have him come off to some people as cold or even a bit rude. However, those who take more time to get to know him will find that he is incredibly loyal, and cares deeply for all of his comrades, even willing to put his life on the line if it meant that they'd be safe.
  
  Short Bio: Cedric was born an only child to a family of proud Ceratopsian warriors in the Primavere March. His father in particular was a well respected knight, which had set the expectations quite high when it was revealed that he had a son, and that said son seemed to be interested in following the same path. Right away, there was a lot of pressure put on young Cedric, and it didn't help that his family, particularly his father, was pretty hard on him, and started training him at a young age. While some might have considered the training rather harsh, Cedric seemed to do fine, and even excelled at combat using a spear. However, it did take a bit of a mental tole on him, as it sometimes felt like that's all his dad viewed him as: a successor. Eventually, Cedric began his work as a mercenary, travelling the land (specifically border towns) to help out those in need, and in certain ways, prove himself.
  
  Extra Info: He seems to like sweet fruits a lot.
  
  
  
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  Name: Travis
  
  Age: 21
  
  Sex: Male
  
  Species: Troodon
  
  Origin: Heimal
  
  Equipment: A quiver with arrows, along with a backpack containing a bedroll, waterskin, 10 days of rations, 5 torches, 50 feet of rope, a deck of cards, and 4 gold pieces.
  
  Weapons: He uses a shortsword for melee combat and a shortbow to attack from afar.
  
  Additional Appearance Info: He has some pale blue feathers around his wrists, and even more around his torso, legs, and tail. His hands and feet are both clawed, and his tail is long, thin, and feathery, helping with balance when he's running. Travis has a slender build, and is around 5'07" (roughly 170 cm) tall.
  
  Personality: Travis is generally an easygoing and nonchalant guy, at least on a surface level. On top of that, he's also quite cunning, adaptable, and strategic, being good at thinking of plans on the fly when the time arises. This seems to synergize well with his mischievous nature, for better or for worse. This dark streak of his has gotten him into some particularly unsavory situations, but he's usually good at backing out of it and not going too far with his antics. That being said, despite his lax disposition, he is fully capable of being serious when needed.
  
  Short Bio: Travis's life was off to a rough start, to say the least. They were a rather poor family from Heimal, which forced Travis to learn how to be resourceful from a young age. Despite this, his family found ways to make do with what they had, and lived somewhat peacefully despite their sketchy finances and being discriminated against for being carnivores. However, things took a turn for the worst when his father died of illness. Travis was 12 when this happened, and it utterly destroyed him and his older brother. While Travis would often try to lighten up the atmosphere by cracking jokes or doing some stupid prank, their family would never fully recover from their loss, especially his brother, who went from being lax to very bitter. Eventually, him and his brother would end up taking on some odd jobs to help make money for their mother, with Travis eventually becoming a travelling sellsword in his mid-late teens to help make ends meet. He hadn't seen his brother in a while after becoming a sellsword, though he hopes everything turned out okay for him.
  
  Extra Info: Travis is quite fond of and skilled at many card games.