Appearance

Physical Description

Physically more powerful than most his size and quite a few taller. While no faster or more agile than others Tyrfing compensates with an almost preternatural sense of combat awareness.

Body Features

Above average height and physical fitness.

Facial Features

Sharp eyes, always clear and focussed.

A small scar that runs over the bridge of his nose, attained during a practice duel with his master Kerillian.

Identifying Characteristics

Physical quirks

Tyrfing fights with a uniquely effortless style, each strike thrown with casual intent to maximise both offence and defence in a single fluid motion. This style has no name but "simple" in both form and function, forgoing unnecessary flourishes for only that which is most effective. Kerillian's view on the sword was that "victory excuses everything" - as such her style reflects this, being only concerned with efficiency rather than the spectacle of other styles.

Apparel & Accessories

Mentality

Personal history

A detailed timeline of Tyrfing's life can be found here, or alternatively at the bottom of this page.

Education

• Advanced Combat Training using a wide variety of weapons, but with special emphasis placed upon bladed weapons.


• Basic knowledge of diplomatic principles.


• Above average knowledge of warfare, including history and stratagem.

Employment

1. (Current) Deputy Constable with the Stewards. He is also a member of Ops, the secret police.

Accomplishments & Achievements

• Rescued hostages from armed insurgents.


• Cost Yirel his left eye.

Failures & Embarrassments

• Most of his training platoon died while rescuing hostages when a training exercise was co-opted into a real situation.


• Yirel is still alive.


• Once attempted to date an Elf by the name of Vette. It did not go well. Tyrfing does not like to talk about it.

Mental Trauma

• Tyrfing still suffers from nightmares of the assault on Nabokon Hospital, and the deaths of his fellow Initiates that he still feels are on his head.


• Tyrfing also remains distrustful and skeptical about the Draw Gates, a fear that has spread to all types of teleportation magic. At best he is wary of teleportation magic, and outright distrustful at worst.

Intellectual Characteristics

Enjoys most forms of music, surprisingly his favourite is elvish which Tyrfing considers somewhat annoying.

Morality & Philosophy

Good men mean well, we don't always do well.

— Tyrfing

person.sexuality

Straight

person.gender_identity

Masculine

Known Languages

Common, Castrovelian, Druw'th

Personality

Motivation

A desire to hone his craft to new heights. In order to fight and defeat his own master.
 
Helps those who can not help themselves and has a particular soft spot for those who feel like strangers in their own homes.

Quotes & Catchphrases

"Well...shit."

— Tyrfing, at least once per day

Savvies & Ineptitudes

• Skilled dancer.


• Terrible musician.


• Surprisingly good singer.

Likes & Dislikes

Unlike his parents, after growing up around elves and finding them to usually be insufferable (with a few exceptions) Tyrfing had no desire to help improve relations with elvenkind. In his own experience, most of his relationships with elves improved once he'd beaten them black and blue then they left him alone. Backed by his combat skills and general knowledge of warfare he applied to work for the Stewards and was accepted.

Virtues & Personality perks

Almost supernatural understanding of the sword.

Vices & Personality flaws

• Serious dislike of Elves leads him to being biased against any decision made regarding them.


• Due to his upbringing loves a good fight more than just about anything else.

Personality Quirks

Has a tendency to swear in Druw'th when he doesn't think it can be heard by anyone else.

Hygiene

Washes with a soap, shampoo and conditioner that has no scent, only killing bacteria and germs. This is so that when in the field he can brush his armour with the local flora and eliminate, or at least reduce, an enemy's ability to track him by scent.

Social

Birthplace

Sovyrian, Castrovel, Castrovel

Contacts & Relations

• Macha


• Kerillian

Wealth & Financial state

Not overly wealthy. Tryfing tries to keep just enough money on him to pay for the necessities while everything else (while enjoyable) is seen as unnecessary.

Family Ties

Tyrfing has siblings, but his mother (Lilya Nolles) and father (Aerav Nolles) are still alive and well. They both are assistants to Human emissaries from Absalom Station, currently stationed within one of the larger elven cities on Castrovel. While never truly accepted by the elven community the family is still able to live a comfortable life as one of the few non-elves within Sovyrian.


While neither human was particularly important overall, they were upper middle class and useful due to a combination of their ability to speak Castrovelian and easy going nature (which meant they were unlikely to be offended by the elves' xenophobic tendencies). This made them the perfect people for the job in helping maintain relations with the other cities, while a senior diplomat dealt with the elven government as a whole. However, they never entered the city of Eluriel, as all races excepting elf-kin are forbidden within the city's limits: a law that frustrated the diplomat to no end.

Religious Views

The Cycle, a Solarian belief situated around the life and death cycle of stars.

Social Aptitude

Blunt. Unless attempting to butter one up or deceive them.

Hobbies & Pets

Enjoys listening to Elven Power Ballads on his personal datapad. If in his own quarters and having the ability to lock the door he will do so after seeing just how soundproof it is and sing along.


Favourite Power Ballad: Kiss From a Rose


Listens to Akitonian Hard Rock if he thinks people may be able to hear him...sung in Common.