Character Sheet
Name: Cathair
Gender: Male
Age:25
Race: Human (Dalradia)
Appearance:
Cathair is around 6 foot in height and of an averageish build. His pale skin is worn from the harsh winds of his northern Archipelago and his face is marred by a deep vicious scar trailing just below his right eye, looking as though the wound almost tore his eye out. His nose is crooked from the number of times he's broken it. He has some stubble, implying that he hasn't really bothered to shave, rather than any actual attempt to grow a beard, his hair is cropped short and a dark blonde.
The rest of his body is scarred to some extent from the years of raiding and fighting, on his back is a large tattoo of a Wolf, a symbol of protection and a recognition of his skill at leading war bands and raids.
Most will see him wearing his slightly battered set of chain-mail, obviously repaired multiple times over it's life, at his side is a short Sword and upon his back are three hefty throwing spears and a Godelic shield, which also looks more than a little worse for wear. The shields surface is marred with a number of scratches, the green paint somewhat peeling. In the centre of the shield is a boss, surrounded with a collection of trinity knots.
Around his neck hangs an expensive silver pendant and on his wrists are a number of golden bracelets that symbolise his wealth and strength.
He speaks in a thick Dalradian accent, with a voice hoarse from shouting orders and drinking far far too whiskey.
Personality: Cathair embodies many of the traits of a good Dalraidian warlord. He is arrogant, xenophobic, violent, incredibly cunning, proud and does just about everything to excess. As is normal in Dalradia he puts the pursuit of personal strength, political clout and power, whatever the form, above all else, for if one aspires to become the next Ard Ruine, as everyone does, one must be willing to do anything to get the power to take and hold such a mighty position.
He values cunning and tactics in battle beyond that of a fair fight, and is more than willing to be underhanded, in fact believes it foolish to even entertain the idea of honour in battle, and will do whatever he considers necessary (often with a slightly...disconcerting smile upon his face). He revels in battle and blood lust, and despite the fact he isn't particularly... well lets say scholarly, he has a cunning and slight insanity that has wrong footed many a "superior" commander, he is especially fond of ambush attacks.
He puts almost no value upon human life, particularly the life of what he calls "weaklings" (anyone who is not Daradian) and relishes causing destruction and chaos, partially because it is his way of life and partially because he believes he serves the old gods by doing so.
He also has an extreme drinking and gambling problem, which has led to a few...issues in the past, he is quick to anger, holds grudges, and doesn't really understand the meaning of subtly in a social context.
Special Abilities: due to years of leading small raiding parties he has a great amount of Tactical cunning, and is regarded as an expert using ambush tactics and light infantry against superior forces, however he lacks knowledge of large scale warfare tactics. Over his years of raiding he stayed true to his goal of perusing power and he has taken the time to acquire a Low level Ki ability. He's also very good at fighting with shields, and can use javelins and spears very well, and swords with some efficiency as well.
Items of Interest: His pendant is very expensive and hangs on a silver chain around his neck, blessed by priests of the blood god, it is said to give him power and protection when the blood of his foes soaks into the silver, whether this is true or not is debatable, but Cathair believes it is, and won't let anyone tell him otherwise
His bracelets are made from gold and are excellent examples of Dalradia's exquisite gold jewellery, they are marks of honour in his society and show him to be a skilled warrior and warlord.
His weapons include a decorated sword hanging off his belt, his shield, and a number of throwing spears. He also keeps a knife in his boot.
History
It is best to tell this in the way Cathair would tell it
"Well, ya see, it all started when i was chasin' the bastard over our seas, we both got a lil' carried away and shipwrecked by a large squall. I ended up in this god forsaken foreign land, and went ta drown me sorrows in a tavern, course, all I 'ad was a lil' coin so I thought I'd gamble some, ya know, make more money ta get back ta me home, a place without all these silly rules about honour an' the like.... Well...I lost... An' 'ere we are. I'd say tha's about all ya need ta know about me."
Relationships with other characters:
Cathair has an intense frustration at being trapped in a foreign land, under the command of a foreign leader who worships foreign gods, and worst of all being kept from his quest, nay his destiny, to become Ard Ruine of his homeland, and as such he is quite volatile and unless otherwise stated he will have snapped or gotten angry at everyone in the group at one time or another. When this frustration is combined with his normal personality it makes things rather...tense for Cathair.
Harold Bjornson:
He finds Harold...Annoying, not necessarily due to jealousy, but mostly because he believes that Harold is a "Sissy, smarmy, annoyin' hole diggin' bastard" and of course he really hates the fact he tries to bed women using charm, rather than the more traditional method of impressing her with feats of war
Nicolaos Karenz
Caithair's relationship with Nicolaos is....a complex one. On the one hand he deeply resents being in the employ of a foreigner, particularly one who he is indebted to. On the other he does have a slightly grudging respect for Nicolaos' ability to fight and finds that Nicolaos' issues with authority give him more chances to vent out his frustrations at his position and the rather...unexpected delay to his attempts to become the new Ard Ruine. Normally Caithair would take issue at Nicolaos' worship of a god other than his own lands "old gods" (particularly the blood god) however, all the battles Nicolaos gets them into provides more than enough Souls and blood for his gods, in Caithair's opinion anyway, so he accepts Nicolaos' worship of Hall.
Darwin Roday
Caithair is very wary and suspicious of Darwin. He has never seen or heard of an Avian before, and has the nagging suspicion that Darwin is in fact a demon bird who wants to eat his eyes and drink his bone marrow. And even WORSE than being a demon bird Darwin doesn't even drink properly!. All this combined means Caithair really doesn't trust him and tends to avoid Darwin where he can.
Lissa Dragomier
Cathair finds Lissa a curiosity and finds her ability to set fire to things at will rather interesting and usually spends his time with her trying to convince Lissa to teach him how she summons fire. Other than that he isn't particularly interested in her and while he doesn't hate her (well, hate her as much as he hates most of the rest of the group) he doesn't really make any effort to become friendly with her.
Nex Addo
Cathair has a special place of dislike for Nex, he finds the hooded man intensely annoying. Not because he relies on magic necessarily, but because he always, ALWAYS goes out of his way to make Cathair look the fool. Correcting Cathair all the time, pointing out every teensy tiny flaw in his plans and acting all smart and high and mighty just because he'd spend his life....reading. There is no love lost between the pair and Cathair will go out of his way to make Nex's life difficult where he can and tends to be more even volatile than usual around the man.
Setsuna Ando
Cathair finds Setsuna very tiresome and is prone to snapping at him. While he likes the fact Setsuna is blunt Cathair cannot stand his pointless sense of Chivalry and honour, and regularly enjoys telling Setsuna that it is a fools code and generally a pointless ideal to uphold.
Ishman
Cathair, despite respecting Ishman's battle prowess finds the man to be... Hard to deal with, his strict discipline and upbringing is an Anathema to Cathair and Cathair has great difficulty understanding why a warrior wouldn't enjoy killing his foes. Unfortunately, Cathair holds a grudge against Ishman. On one of their first nights Ishman tried to get Cathair to cook his meal for him and....Cathair took this as a great insult, and has yet to forgive Ishman for the transgression against his person.
Jimmy 'Kage' Kuneto
At first, Cathair believed him and Jimmy could be friends...Or at least not at each others throats, they both used ambush tactics and would do whatever they had to achieve their aims however Jimmy's constant attempts to save women and children get on Cathair's nerves and the fact Jimmy has gotten in Cathair's way once or twice has soured their relationship further.
Acan Moread
Cathair surprisingly, doesn't have any sort of grudge with Acan, he finds the man a little strange, and of course dislikes the fact he's foreign, but beyond Cathair's usual bad temperament and xenophobia there is surprisingly little conflict between the pair... For now anyway
Estia Barackson
Cathair doesn't exactly hate Estia, but he certainly doesn't like her, he distrusts her because she's an elf, and finds her constant attempts to preserve life and avoid conflict highly annoying and has a habit of deliberately sabotaging these efforts to avoid conflict.
Maria Cyan
Cathair finds Maria's mothering tendencies get on his nerves rather quickly and he snaps at her quite a bit, he already has one mother and he doesn't wish for another one.
Aidan Donovan am Delian
Cathair reserves a special place of utter hatred and contempt for Aidan in his heart. Not only is he a foreigner, he is from Tylwythau Treftadaeth Etifedd, his peoples most hated enemy. Aidan has a far, far worse transgression however, during one of their many skirmishes when Cathair was raiding Aidan's homeland, Aidan gave Cathair the scar upon his face, not outright killing him, but almost blinding him, and for this Cathair has held a grudge ever since, swearing to repay Aidan for his "Gift" ten fold. The fact they are both in the same group causes great tensions for Cathair who regularly comes to blows with Aidan, usually one of the pair being dragged away before anyone manages to get severely hurt. On the battlefield however, this hatred seems to work in the teams favour, Cathair is pushed to even greater feats of bravery (or insanity depending upon ones view point) To show Aidan up and will go out of his way to kill as many of the enemy as possible. And of course, he wants to make sure Aidan stays alive, nobody but Cathair is going to get the pleasure of killing him.
