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[muckspout]

PLAYER

Name: Lana (rhymes with banana)
Age: 32
Contact: coughdrop01 at plurk and Coughdrop01#5900 at discord
Other Characters: this is my first born
Interests: Interested in writing action adventure stuff, nihilsm/disillusionment, effects of indoctrination/religion, horse stuff, spooky shit, and throw some silliness in there too

CHARACTER

Name: Edgard
Canon/OC: OC
Journal: https://muckspout.dreamwidth.org/
Race: human
Nationality: Orlesian
Occupation: Thief/Robin Hood
Division: Forces
Mage or Not: not
Age: mid 40s

History

Edgard has humble origins. He was raised on a farm that constantly struggled. He had a dozen siblings and they always did what was best for the group. Edgard hero worshipped his Dad and modeled himself after him. He thought he would always be a farmer because he was. So, when his father told him that it was his duty to go to war for his country, he did it without hesitation. The farm along with his family would be lost to a fire in the war.

He was a foot soldier in the Orlesian civil war with Celene’s forces. He believed very much in the cause and was an obedient soldier always. He saw Celene as a force for positive change that would eventually lead to less people starving.

In the war, he had a buddy who had a sick family member and he tried to desert to help his family. The buddy was caught. Edgard was wrongfully accused of aiding him and was told he had to execute his friend to prove his loyalty. He did this and has never forgiven himself for it. It led him to question everything he believed and he vowed to never follow orders blindly again. He successfully deserted.

After deserting, he wanted to get enough money to get far away, so he fell into a group of thieves. They were a splinter group of the Freedman of the Dales who didn’t want to get involved with Corphyeus. This group saw so much suffering of the people of Orlais and Edgard convinced them to help. They robbed people in order to feed and take care of peasants (ala Robin Hood). They dubbed themselves the Invisible Hands.

Eventually a member of the Invisible Hands was exposed to red lyrium which led him to slaughter the entire group and a group of peasants they were feeding.

Personality

Edgard is a nihilist eeyore type through and through. He can be grumpy and lazy and is exhausted by others. He’s the guy who will participate but complain the whole time about it. On occasions, he can be charming if he really tries. He can come off as brash and is sometimes a bit of a shit stirrer, but means well. He is a strong fighter, particularly skilled at the bow and a very skilled horseman. (Animals, but particularly horses, is the only thing he enthusiastically likes).

Because he’s seen so much tragedy, he doesn’t really think there’s a lot of hope for things to change and thinks people who do are very naive. He’s afraid to care too much because caring has only led him to loss. Despite this, he has a strong sense of justice particularly when it comes to innocents suffering. He is very sympathetic to other’s suffering. He sees this as a weakness. He wants very much to appear as unfeeling and harsh, but he cares too much for that to really work out. He won’t tell you that the Invisible Hands were taking care of peasants. If asked, he will tell you only that he is a thief. He tries to stay focused on the here and now and is impatient with others focusing on past or future (which is hypocritical because he’s very much stuck in his own past). Even though he is miserable, he manages to be funny and generally tries to be helpful if he can.

He spends his free time trying to nap or trying to interact with animals. He isn’t used to having very much and is wildly uncomfortable with money because he’s always given away what he has. He has less of the typical Orlesian superiority due to being of humble means, but has never left Orlais until joining Riftwatch. So, he may not think Orlais is necessarily the greatest, but Orlais is what he knows. He also is not particularly great with hygiene and is very filthy, literally. (Possibly figuratively too under the right circumstances)

Opinions & Affiliations

-Edgard is super not down with class inequities
-But not exactly gunning for a revolution mostly because he doesn’t really think it’s possible/too much work
-War does shit to people and more shit to innocent bystanders
-Wary about a war effort again (although he feels he needs to) but comforts himself with the fact Riftwatch is independent from more official forces
-The Chantry:he once was religious but mostly because he thought he was supposed to and since the war mostly thinks if the Maker doesn’t care, he doesn’t either.
-But on that note he has a Real Problem with people blindly following anything, even if it’s something he agrees with. (Because he used to blindly follow things and it led to heartbreak)
-Tevinter:not down with anything they stand for, but also is frustrated by the exalted march because of what it’s doing to Orlais
-Mage/Templar War:mostly fearful of mages’ power and hasn’t known one personally and been forced to grapple with their rights.
-Race relations: As long as you’re not hurting innocent people, Edgard’s cool with you.

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths:
-excellent aim with the bow, with a knife, with anything he can throw
-Good at thinking on his feet and getting himself and others out of danger creatively
-can be fun at parties if you manage to get him there
-strong sense of justice and morals
-excellent horseman and very good with animals
-can be loud

Weaknesses:
-kind of a bummer sometimes/is a complainer
-has been known to get in his own way because of feelings!
-not subtle
-cuts corners/does bare minimum if he can away with it
-says exactly what he thinks
-can be loud

Inventory

Edgard has a bow with arrows, a knife, and nothing else.

Motivation

Edgard has joined Riftwatch because the red lyrium incident shook him up and he wants to stop things like that from happening.

SAMPLES

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