Baudric
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Full Name: Baudric Von Uberfallenlicht
Race: Kathar Avialae | Orkhan
Sex: Male
Age: 30
Height: 8'6" | 259 cm.
Weight: 300 lbs. | 136 kg.
Wingspan: 20 ft. | 6m.
Birthdate: 23rd day of Glade, 93rd year of the age of steel
Birthplace: Grandal
Profession: Knight of the Raiding Light
Housing: Vagrant
Partners: Unbonded
Titles: Ex-Knight Legionnaire
Factions: Formerly - Uberfallenlicht Chapter
Fluencies: Common, Kathalan
Conversationals: Kathalan
Ineptitudes: Lysanrin
AppearanceMassive is the thought that comes to mind when seeing Baudric for the first time. He was not a man built for speed but endurance, tall and large muscles lend to his affinity of being a bastion of protection. Baudric takes great care in the upkeep of hygiene in his position as an Imperial Legionnaire Knight. Impeccable posture, he moves with proud grace. His Orkhan mother's genetics play an interesting mix of show in his looks. Pale skin nearly slate grey in color were it not for the soft peachy tones showing from blood warming his skin. Jet black scale patches line his brow, jaw, shoulders and ribs. His Large Owl wings accompanied with a second set of vestigial ones originated from his lower back unlike the common back shoulders, or mid-back of his brethren. Covered mostly in white feathers, becoming mottled in speckled greys and black until the fully blackened tips. Military cut grey-black wavy hair, frame his face. While sculpted and trimmed facial hair shape his sideburns and goatee, where hair could grow around scales. A pair of kind eyes, pale blue and speckled with vibrant yellow-gold flecks, look out from beneath thick eye brows. A pair of small tusks poke up out of his lips.
When not wearing his Chapters Dress Uniform or in full plate; he can be seen wearing the most basic of attire. Fashion has never been a thought for him leaving him to wear what is functional. Though his collar is currently broken, he continues to wear it around his neck. Negation Rune ingrained over his heart in sunburst fashion across his torso glowing a soft golden hue.
PersonalityFor as long as he can remember, he had always played the protector. In childhood, he befriended many of the younger, frailer boys. Helping them in their training to see them succeed. Though he was told time and again that it would hurt him come time for the Trial of Broken Wings. He never really understood those words until the day came. Betrayal seeded fear and distrust in his heart. They didn't have a moment in pause as they attacked him. Seeing his kindness as weakness. Thinking it would be his undoing, they were wrong. Securing himself the last standing of three, but only just. He felt so alone with now one understanding him. It was their duty to cull the weak. He vowed to never let anyone get close again, so that he would never feel that betrayal again. Yet he would never stop showing kindness to others out of habit. It became a one way road always giving and never taking. He through himself into his training, building his ever growing need to protect to obsession. Most likely born of guilt to his brutality to those he looked after for so long. On many occasions this has caused him to defy orders to pursue a target, choosing instead to protect a handful of innocents. Having to repeat a renewal of his indoctrination each time. The Chapter of Raiding Light saw a use for this, recruiting him to be a Negation specialist in their hunts of escaped demons from the Gash.
HistoryHaving barely surviving his Trial of Broken Wings, Baudric worked hard to make sure he was ever loyal and useful to the Sovereign. He was a tool to be used. He knew this even if he had at times struggled between personal choice and duty's command. The Primarch of Raiding Light, had an eye on him since his Trial. Pulling strings of influence that prepared him to join their Chapter.
However, there was corruption here. The Primarch, a well respected Human commissioned officer, formed his Chapter with careful selection to also provide him with the fuel for his perversions. Gathering some of the most handsome of their numbers like an art collector fine sculptures for display. Going so far as to ensure only the best specialists in the Rite of Exaltation oversaw for Baudric's rites like his many brothers before him. His rite, however had some complications. Nearly costing Baudric his life, and the Primarch a new prize. Luckily the very reason he was recruited was what saved him the most, his endurance and will to live. Earning his title of Knight Legionnaire.
When he was not being fawned over he was battling with his small unit of demon hunters. His Negation magicks often being the tipping point to a job completed. Until a particularly evasive demon. With it's escape from the Gash, Baudric's unit traced it far to the north encroaching on enemy lands. Were it not for a contention of pride they would have let it go. Honor and duty bound, they continued the hunt. Finally confronting it over the Ashlands. The battle was long, arduous ever still the demon tried to escape. Whether or not they had won the fight would be unknown to Baudric. For once the battle lead over the Udori lake he was dealt a significant blow that cast him to the waters below.
He washed ashore near Kalzasi where his injuries were tended to by an old fishing couple. His mind lost to fever as his collar had been broken allowing his mind to slowly fight to break his master's control. The fishermen had intended to bring him to the Synnekar, leaving his collar on him, since the one time his fever broke enough sent Baudric into panic until it was put back on him.
After time in the hospital being nursed by the staff and Lady Kala Mizal of House Leukos, he made a full recovery. Upon release from care, he was called on by Talon and Aoren to assist in excising an ice demon on the outskirts of the city. The experience created a friendship with them. Becoming a ward to house Leukos as he took time to determine where he was meant to be he would meet more of his new friend's circles of social standing. Torn of duty to the Imperium or doing more good here in Kalzasi, was no longer a point of consideration when on his friend's wedding day, was captured and stolen back to Baudric's home. Detained for questioning for being an Imperium soldier present at the time of capture. His name was cleared by House Leukos and taken into confidence with Karam of House Senue. Baudric would return to the Imperium and send reports back to Karam, but also to see if there was some way he could help his friend, Talon.
In the end it was Talon who would be his savior. re-indoctrination into the Imperium and reinstatement of a new collar had almost completely erased his memories of his time in Kalzasi. Once he started working for Talon on a mission his memories began to return. Slow at first. Once he remembered his deal with Karam he would begin sending reports as promised detailing Talon and the mission. At the completion Talon freed Baudric of his collar where the two went their separate ways so that Baudric could redefine himself and with promise to return to Kalzasi one day.