Wilhelm Amadeus I

Lord Wilhelm Amadeus I

Wilhelm is a figure of authority, the ruler of the Silver Swords. He is by no means a horrible person, but also by no means soft. He cares deeply for all of his people, for anyone who is his responsibility. There is nothing that angers Wilhelm more than one of his own getting hurt, physically or otherwise. But those who are not his own, he has no remorse for, no feeling of guilt or responsibility for them.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Wilhelm, originally called Bill, was born to a life that no one would ever wish. He was not high born, he was not a merchant's son, he was not even a labourer's child. He was the lowest of the low. His family were beyond poor. They were the diseased shits who cleaned out the cesspits in Quantium, no one wanted to know them, no one wanted to be near them. No tavern would let them in. They lived mainly off the scraps that the bakers and butchers would sell to them through their back doors.
It was a life, but it was not living. Wilhelm could not stand it. At the age of 11 he took the bones from one of scraps they got, he walked up to the butchers boy who dealt with them, and he knocked him round the head, walked into that butcher's shop, and took a pig. For one night, he lived like a king with that pig. For one night he was able to believe he wasn't the lowest shit in the world. Then the guards turned up. He spent 3 years in the gaol, during which time his resolve to change his life hardened. He reformed himself. He entered the gaol Bill Crofts, and he left it Wilhelm Amadeus I.
The first thing he did to change his life, was find others like him, others who had lived through so much and had no fear of death because death is better than the lives they once lived. This initial group he found was christened the Silver Swords, because it represents their aspirations of both power and grandeur. This group went out into the forests, hunting down the creatures that prayed on travellers. Making a living from their hides, their components and any bounties they can get from them. It was not a glamourous, well paid job, but it was enough to give them some freedom, some respect.
Eventually there was an opportunity to leave this world and truly start a fresh, but they would need supplies to survive this. They devised the plan, they'd work hard, clear the bandits from the roads, and then run a toll for it. They'd take more from those who could afford it, and less from those who can't. It was seen as a win win. Unfortunately their chance fell through, initially. it was thanks to Overgrowth that they got another chance to go to the new world, and they wholeheartedly took it.

Current Location

Initium

Species

Human

Year of Birth

6495 Fal 27 Years old

Birthplace

Quantium

Current Residence

Autumnfall

Gender

Male

Height

5'12"

Aligned Organization

Silver Swords

Other Affiliations

• Ankora