Bayonet

THE CLERIC [Field Medic]

"I know the generals won't rest till they have me back, saving the lives of men doomed to die in a pointless war. I'll not serve this bloody conflict no longer."



streaked in mud and dirt, Bayonet was once a soldier in the army of a foreign king. from young he'd wanted to serve as a medic and healer, and he found his passion in the thick of battle aiding his friends and comrades. this soon changed, however, and as he grew to manhood he became disillusioned and tried to leave the army - until he realised that he had sworn an binding pact demanding him to serve till death. terrified of the implications and no longer believing in the goals that he once had had on the battlefield, Bayonet fled the land with the whispers of his duty licking at his heels.

now yearning for freedom from his pact, he ran into

become known as the [PLACEHOLDER].

THE RANGER [Forest Hunter]

"The elders took my tongue and tried to take my heart. I'll take their lives."



Born in a cult dedicated to a mysterious deity known only as the Mute One, she was but one of many children who were conceived as warriors to defend the Silent Temple where the cult was based. She became learned in the arts of archery and warfare and was eager to serve at the Temple until she learned that part of the ritual of becoming a Temple Guardian involved two brutal losses for a terrible gain - the subjects were to lose their tongues to be in accordance with their god, and to lose their hearts as sacrifice and to be instead infused with a magical wooden heart rendering them endlessly loyal.

Conflicted, she underwent the process as far as the first step before her nerves overtook her and she ran into the forest far from the Temple. Escaping to the northern shores (her mouth bleeding profusely all the while), she eventually stumbled upon Bayonet and Atgeir, two men who were also in the process of running from their demons. Ultimately, she would form The Shacklebreakers with them and two others, becoming a party known across the land.

warning: mention of slavery



THE FIGHTER [Brawler]




A dashing and bold young man, Atgeir bears the scars, tattoos and marks of a much darker beginning on his body. Born a slave-gladiator in a city where slaves did much of the work, he was destined for a life in the city's underworld as a pit fighter. He was owned publicly by a matriarch of one of the richest families and secretly by her son, the foremost gang leader, and the first twenty-five years of his life were spent fighting tooth and nail for martial superiority.

This all changed when he was injured so hard, he was ordered to recuperate in a separate house. Seeing his chance, Atgeir made his escape and fled out of the city to the outskirts of the country, pursued by outlaws and the law alike. He ran across Bayonet and the two hid together, quickly forming a fast friendship and deciding to travel to find a place free from the people hunting them.

The Shacklebreakers.