Grog 34 : Flemish Pikemen (Baldwin, Conrad, Florens...)
Age: 25
Story:
These men were apprentices of the Smith's guild in Flanders, growing up in various places they were all drafted and trained in arms as part of the local militia. But after a few skirmishes, they found that they took greater joy and found better payement for their time wielding iron weapons than they did forging them. The rest of the militia disbanded to return to work for the guild but they did not. The biggest, meanest and most violent of the lot decided to band together and go offer their services to whoever would pay. They were expelled from the guild and declared outlaws and contacts by their home cities, decried as oathbreakers by their peers.
They worked as caravan guards and as hired muscle when one lordling needed more armed to fight one another. They can take care of their gear thanks to their earlier training, and they can take care of themselves on the battlefield. It was only a matter of time before the Order needed such men, after all, magi need to resolve some issues violently sometimes.
If taken alone, then the story would be that of a soldier of fortune, who might be the last of his band, or the only one of his militia to have turned away from the forge in favour of battle.
As former craftsmen, they could still serve in the Covenant's forge, maybe having instead chosen the opposite path, started as a soldier but then decided that the forge was a safer place to work than the battlefield.
Appearance:
Big blond men, eyes like blue steel and hardened to the world these men form a professional if not outstanding core. They are quick tempered and used to getting their way. Loud and flemish speaking, they have nonetheless picked up a bit of French as their contracts took them from place to place. Square shouldered, they form a tight mass of flesh, leather and iron when push comes to shove.
Why are they in the covenant?
As a group, they would form the core of a Turb. Big violent men knowing the profession of arms, they could have simply been hired by a Covenant to be their guards. After all, it is not much work, just standing around and there are less chances of been sent into the meat grinder or getting charged by knights.
if going for the reverse story, this is a soldier who learned smithing and is now choosing to retire to a Covenant where they can practice a safer profession.
Stats:
Attribute|Score
Str|2
Sta|1
Dex|1
Qik|1
Com|0
Pre|0
Int|0
Per|1
Siz|1
Virtues: Large, Warrior
Flaws: Outcast, Wrathful
Abilities:
Area Lore (Flanders) (Legends) 1
Athletics (Endurance) 3
Awareness (Alertness) 4
Brawl (Dagger) 2
Carouse (Beer) 3
Chirurgy (Binding wounds) 4
Craft (Iron) (Repairs) 4
Folk Ken (Cityfolk) 2
French (Military) 2
Great Weapon (Polearm) 5
Guile (Lying to Authority) 3
Low German (Flemish) 5
Profession (Mercenary) (Contracts) 2
Smiths Guild Lore (History) 2