North Avayu wrote:Name: Matthew "The Monkey" Blain
Age/Gender: 20/Male
Nationality: Fanaglian
Allegiance: Beaumont Confederacy
Relevant Skills: Very good climber, has gone through military training, skilled in close combat
Weapon(s) of Choice: Cutlass, small secondary dagger in his boot (could be used as a throwing knife), LeMat revolver and a crossbow, mainly to fire a grappling hook, but also normal quarrels and burning ammunition
Short Bio: After his parents died when he was five, Matthew grew up as an orphan in the worst districts of Quesani. He quickly had to learn how to survive on his own and proved to be quite clever and flexible as well as fast and dexterous. In the following years he had managed to build up a gang of children, most of them orphans, under his command, who had specialised in theft and burglary. Matthew himself discovered that he was a very skilled at climbing, which was useful amongst the burglars.
At the age of 15, Matthew was picked up from the streets by recruiters of the RAS and forced into service. At first he was a ship's boy, then was trained to become a full airman. As he had a problem with authorities, he was in constant conflict with the officers and was in the brig more than once in those years. Turning 18, he couldn't stand it much longer and deserted during a stay on Dehui. He hid by some old friends and then joined a pirate crew, where his skills as a sailor of the skies were needed.
Even though he has never shown the will to become more than a simple sailor and pirate, he has made himself quite a name. He has gained the nickname "monkey" for his climbing skills when he once climbed the outside of an airship's hull to repair a leak mid-air. He also has invented his own style to board a Zeppelin using his self-made crossbow.
Appearance: Matthew Blain is relatively small (around 1.6m), but his years on the road and in the military have made him strong and even more so have given him endurance, both facts reflected in his stature. He usually wears plain, functional clothes with leather boots. In battle, he wears a red bandanna to tame his brown, shoulder-length hair. In reminiscence of the pirates of the old days, he has a big golden earring in his left earlobe.
As my character doesn't have his own ship, he has to be on one of the pirate ships of the other captains. Who of you needs a helping hand?
Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:55 pm
