Post by William Watkins on Jul 16, 2024 18:21:58 GMT
WILLIAM WATKINS
Name: William 'Will' Watkins
Age: 43
Birth Season: Winter
Rank: Knight
Occupation: Knight/soldier
Kingdom: Rodale
Body description: 6'3, broad shoulders, gray hair, beard. Those are the first things you'll notice when you look at William. He is handsome and athletic. William has an attractive smile and kind eyes, but you can tell he has been through it.
Personality: Gentle 'giant'. William is rather kind and friendly. He tries to be a positive person but that doesn't always work out the way he would want. He has experienced a lot of trauma and death throughout life, and it sometimes leaves him depressed for periods of time. He tends to not talk about his feelings, and secretly he really wonders who his father is.
Magic: N/A
Combat experience: William is street-smart. He learnt how to fight in the streets to prepare himself for the military. Now he prefers swords over fists, but he is still good at hand-to-hand combat. He doesn't have a Grimoire, so he has to relay on his combat skills.
Family:
Parents - Winona Watkins (deceased) & unknown
Wife - Libby Watkins (deceased)
History:
Will was born a bastard. He doesn't know his father, and only knows who his mother is. Luckily she came from a close-knit family, which meant his uncles took on the role that his absentee father should have played in his life. His mother was a citizen, and the story goes that she was impregnated by a knight who didn't want to be associated with her anymore after a one night stand. His family would not have liked the fact that he got someone pregnant who was not involved with the military at all, hence why he left. William isn't sure whether this story is true or not.
But it did leave him wanting to join the troops, which he did when he turned 17. It took him a long time to prove his worth. He was a squire to a knight who fought for Mont Daegal previous Marshal's troop, and it took him twenty-two years to climb the ladder, but eventually he ended up becoming a knight. Bastian Grym took over in 1032, when William was 33-years-old.
He and Grym get along well, even though William isn't the highest ranking soldier. They trained together before Grym became the Marshal, and it was the foundation of a solid friendship.
Earlier this year, his wife Libby died. They weren't able to conceive any children, and his friends are pushing him to find a new wife.
Faceclaim: Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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