Ordaen Caerna Character in Maöbrah | World Anvil

Ordaen Caerna

Master Ordaen Nages Caerna (a.k.a. Ord)

"Man the oars, hoist the sails!" are words he frequently used to shout on board of the Royal King Queen Candan a carrack with 3 masts.
The queen herself has granted him the rights to run the Bat Sveinn Inn and a general pardon from his dutys to the navy.

Physical Description

General Physical Condition

strong and healthy except for his left leg. the left leg is raplaced by a leg with mechanical foot below the knee. He can walk like normal, but obviously he has no feeling in his left leg/foot. He lost the leg shortly after defending the during the Battle between Queen of Evid vs Black Isle Pirate Corgun his last fight against the black Isle pirates. He was severly injured by an enemy arrow. He defended the queen succesfully by killing the enemy despite his injury.

Body Features

excellent muscular build, stury body, weathered by years of working at sea.

Facial Features

rough features, scruff beard that never seems to grow or dissapears during a shave. His nose is large flat (several hits broke it and the bone is removed.) He wears rings through both his nostrils. he has a large mouth with great blocky teath. (he has all of them still and in excellent shape). His ears are large and his earlobes are stretched with metal rings. (a rarity in these parts of the world)

Identifying Characteristics

His earlobes, a short beard ending in a point. a colorfull tattoo of a female mermaid wielding a blade on his shoulder.

Physical quirks

has a strong voice, commanding in intention, not by raising his voice (except to command people on deck further away)

Apparel & Accessories

he is always well dressed in finer cloth.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

age 11 joined the royal navy as a deckhand. he learned the ropes quickly and showed potential. He went on beyond the normal dutys and became a first class deckhand. he continued his career as a hardworking, fast learning knowledgable young man. In his travels he has seen a lot of the world and learned to take care of himself and his comrades. On his 16th birthday he was deemed worthy of becoming a paddy officer.

Gender Identity

male

Sexuality

He has never shown any sign of affection towards male or female. His hearth is with his duty.

Education

Trained by the dutys on board of the ships he served on. Learns to fight with longsword, cuttlas, crossbow, bat and showed excellent knife throwing skills.

Employment

has a history of working on the Kings Royals ships. Made name with his people skills and later on with fighting skills.

Accomplishments & Achievements

known to run a tidy ship. great insight in people skills and a great leader. Saved ships he served on multiple times from grave danger. excellent knowledge of maps, waters and survival at sea. Had a drink too much and failed to prevent the death of a young sailor by failing to check the knots used to hoist the young man. This accident hunts him in his dreams, although he technically could not have prevented it as the slipping knot wasn't the problem. (it only seemed that way)

Failures & Embarrassments

One day he failed to properly identify the severity of a storm, which ended up in a hurricane. They lost several good men due to shifting cargo. Although hurricanes are rare he still feels that he could have done a better job in (making sure that) securing the cargo is done properly.
One day he woke up with what he thought was a beautiful woman... but ended up to be a man. The crew knew, but no-one dared to tell him.

Mental Trauma

He often dreams of the young man failing to reach the crows nest and falling down. The knots that should have saved him from falling weren't checked. Later he found out that the boy has suicidal tendencys and probably wanted to kill himself (as a result of homesickness)

Intellectual Characteristics

quick learner, learned to read at early age from his father. Can write / draw maps and locations. has an excellent memory.

Morality & Philosophy

Strong feeling of just and right. Propagates justice, hard but fair. Team player, strong and excellent leader. Strong sense of duty. Killing during combat in defense is considered 'normal'. He is used to a hard life, but will rarely take up arms. except to defend them who he considers weaker.

Taboos

One should follow orders to a fault. If not there will be chaos. chaos leads to death. also not drinking and/or drinking too much.

Social

Contacts & Relations

he is known to Royalty, his inn is a know safe harbour for the royals of Evid.

Religious Views

he has strong believes for Salivandre - Goddes of Luck and Fortune, Mushoek - God of Seafarers and Khorn - Master of Blades he opposes or despises Shrukkaazet - King of Death, Epitepi - Lord of Mischief

Social Aptitude

Teamplayer, goes above and beyond for people he believes in. can take care of himself. ïf you cant take care of yourself, you are not in a position to help someone else.

Mannerisms

He is focussed. While sitting he tends to scratch his missing leg regularly. He smiles a lot, even when in danger. He laughs with a deep bellowing sound. (if he laughs, he doesn't laugh often) He doesn't snore, but has a heavy, loud breath.

Hobbies & Pets

Very fond of OmNomNom, a small monkey that was left behind by his family. He trains his sword fighting skills on a regular base "to clear the head"

Speech

Strong and clear voice, carrying and commanding.

Wealth & Financial state

He is actually very rich. He collected a coffer filled with gold and gems. and only a tenth came from the Queen.
he considers the Bat his most valuable possesion.
Alignment
Lawfull Good
Current Status
Owner and proprietor of the Batsveinn Inn
Current Location
Conditions
Ethnicity
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Lord, Sir, Hero and Owner of Batsveinn inn. (with royal decree) Boatswain, bosun, Officer of Duty, Master
Age
55
Family
Children
Current Residence
Living in the Inn
Pronouns
he
Gender
male
Eyes
bright green, piercing and observant.
Hair
bald
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
leathery, weathered and tanned
Height
190 cm
Weight
98kg
Aligned Organization
Known Languages
Evid, Flagon tradespeak, "bodylanguage" knows the shipt-to-ship flag and lights communication.

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