Appearance

Physical Description

He's a very large and burly man, covered in scars all over his muscular body from years of war and battle. His build is a bit huskier, but that is needed in the north to keep yourself warm.

Body Features

He has a birthmark on his cheek, which looks like a crescent moon, but it stays buried under his beard. Marks shackles and chains mark his arms and legs but he dodges whenever someone asks about them.

Facial Features

He has a rough, square shaped visage that he hides under his helmet and his mask, the most visible being his bushy eyebrows and his bright orange eyes. He has messy curly hair and a small, thick, well kempt beard that covers his blocky chin.

Identifying Characteristics

His orange eyes, cinnabar amour, and his height tend to make him stand out.

Apparel & Accessories

He usually wears a lamellar armor that's a brownish color, slightly tattered from some time fighting and being much to stubborn to get it cleaned. The metal plates on his armor are a reddish color that's got it's coloration due to the red metal it was made of and a slight bit of rust. He wears a red direwolf hide over his shoulders. And his head hides behinds a red helmet that's ornately shaped like a wolf, his face coming out of his mouth. A brown cloth covers his face.

Mentality

Personal history

He grew up on a farm, dropping out of a proper schooling to help his family stay afloat so his younger siblings could aspire to their dreams and aspirations. His younger brother Hod took on the job as a blacksmiths apprentice and was able to get Balki to follow some of his aspirations, as from a younger age he was able to learn the art of swordplay. He took over the farm after his father's passing around the age of 18, finding and marrying a wife by the name of Mjoll on the very same year. He raised two boys with his wife, twins named Erik and Ulfric, who were born two years after his mothers passing. When his lord called for those to aid him in battle in war, he obliged, going to his brother to make him arms and armor that could better utilize his great strength, being a deciding factor in his career as a warrior. Hod made him a beautiful set of red armor to scare enemies on the battlefield, as well as two large scimitars and a shield. He used the Scimitar and Shield, only using the other when he was cornered or his blade broke. He helped win several battles and was considered a war hero. He wrote to his wife frequently, telling of his travels and how he missed her so, recounting how he saw her beauty in the land around him. That all changed when his brother Hod sent him a letter with one of the replacement swords after one of his scimitars broke, voicing his concerns about not seeing his nephews or his wife come into town from the farm in days, worried that something bad happened Balki abandoned the army and made a beeline to his home, only to find his home burned to the ground and his wife and sons nowhere to be found. When he visited Hod his brother showed a ransom note that he had found when he checked out the days prior, from an up and coming bandit lord wanting them to pay for protection, and when they didn't he burnt down the house. The bandit threatened horrible things if he didn't come to pay the ransom. So he went, only to find that the impatient scallywag had gotten bored of waited and gone ahead and butchered his family, after having a lovely time with his life. He snapped from all that and slaughtered every last man with a ferocious fury, slaughtering everyone in the camp, even the families of the vagabonds in the camp. He hunted down every bandit clan, his bloodlust only seeming to grow after each kill, before he was caught in an ambush of soldiers disguised as bandits who used magic to put him to sleep and take him to the capital to be made an example of for desertion. He was to be executed, but the current Emperor enjoyed the tales of the red warrior and paid the lord a hefty sum to have the warrior in his armies to purge his enemies, and the Red Wolf of the North rose through the ranks of the army. His rage and fury was met by many elves and other races that stood in his past, as he beheaded all that he captured, which gained him a reputation as a monster amongst the enemies of him. When his lord had fallen in battle, he was captured during a bloody battle, the god Shevarash bound him with a wicked curse. To only die in battle and to live forever as how he had destroyed his victims, to live headless and sealed away to never see the sun again. But it has been so long that his tales faded into only legend, to scare children into behaving, lest they want to be harmed by the Red Wolf.

Education

He skipped school to help his family on his farm, only barely knowing how to read and write, and the basics of mathematics.

Employment

He was once a soldier in a lord's army, deserting soon after loosing his wife and his two sons to bandits, and then became a General in the human empire.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Accomplished war hero and Mercenary.

Failures & Embarrassments

Loss of his family and the loss of his head! Slaughtering of innocents and succumbing to bloodlust.

Mental Trauma

Over a span of several years and loss, he has become emotionally numb to most feelings; he as well succumbs to violent outbursts.

Intellectual Characteristics

He is very calculated and precise, but also rash in a lot of his decision making.

Morality & Philosophy

Though he is seen as a animal, he upholds a code of honor. He would never attack an unarmored opponent, and generally dislikes to fight the young and the elderly. He always strives to be better, feeling bad for hurting people he wasn't meaning to in his fits of rage.

person.sexuality

He is asexual now, not seeing anyone to fill the void of his loss.

person.gender_identity

Male.

Personality

Motivation

His motivation is battle, hoping to die.

Savvies & Ineptitudes

He's good at: Fighting, Mounted combat, Solving Puzzles, Cooking, Boxing, and Farming/Gardening.
 
He's not so good at: Addressing Crowds, Diplomacy, Reading, and Painting.

Likes & Dislikes

He likes: Peace and quiet, A good drink, a good fight with a withy opponent, and honey ham.
 
He dislikes: Bandits, thieves, ect.; cheaters; soldiers; kings; and himself :).

Virtues & Personality perks

He is honest and courageous, known for being fair and generous. But it is often overshadowed for his lack of discipline, prudence, and self control.

Vices & Personality flaws

He gives into his anger and be quite hot headed and always comes off as cold and aggressive, not really caring for much. He's also a drinker and a smoker.

Personality Quirks

He tends to twiddle his fingers when nervous and throws his head up and down like a ball when he's thinking.

Hygiene

He's hygienic, bathing at any chance he can get, trying his best to clean up every single day.

Social

Contacts & Relations

He keeps good relations with his brother, who they send letters to and from through a secret courier service to not get dear old Hod in trouble.
 
He has horrid relations with his home continent of ______, who regularly sends other mercenaries and bounty hunters after him.

Honorary & Occupational Titles

The Red Wolf, Rage of _____, and the Beast of the North.

Wealth & Financial state

He keeps up a nice middle class status, roving from town to town taking any job that he sees fit.

Family Ties

The only family member he has ties with is his younger brother, Hod.

Religious Views

He has none, believing himself forsaken by the gods.

Social Aptitude

He is very antisocial and tends not to speak unless spoken to, mostly preferring communication through grunts and shakes of the head.

Mannerisms

When he does talk, he maintains eye contact and moves his hands slightly to get his point across. He tends to come out much more aggressive with grunts and growls than he means to be.

Speech

He has a very deep and gravely voice.