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Alexander; Heir to the Throne of Laconia
Topic Started: May 22 2008, 05:50 AM (242 Views)
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General Information
Name: Prince Alexander
Gender: Male
Age || Birthday: 19 || June 28th
Race: Mortal
Location: Sparta
Trade/Occupation: Prince
Appearance
General Appearance: Lightly feathered black hair; piercing green eyes; well built, but not necessarily muscular. "Fit" would be a more accurate term. Tan skin, with a slightly angular face. His day-to-day clothing consists of a light tunic, dark trousers extending to about three inches above the ankle, and leather work boots extending from the bottom of the trousers. When moving by horseback, he sometimes dons a dark traveling cloak.
Weapons: An ornate shortsword of custom design and a small notched phalanx shield carrying his family's coat of arms. The sword is made of a highly polished steel, with an intricate design extending from below the hilt to the middle of the blade. The hilt bears no guard, so an attack must be caught on the blade quickly. The phalanx shield is held with leather straps that may also be slung across the shoulders for free traveling.
Items/Personal Belongings/Ownings: A leather belt to keep his traveling gear on; a hunting dog named Nicholas, and a purebred white parade horse by the name of Aequitas. He also has a steel necklace which carries his family's coat of arms. When traveling by horseback, his equipment usually includes but is not limited to a simple cotton blanket, eating/cooking utensils, and a change of clothes. These are typically stored in a satchel seated behind him.
Personality
General Personality: Dutiful, silent unless spoken to while in the presence of superiors. He has a quiet confidence about him, projecting an aura of faith. When speaking with younger children, he is stalwart but not quite intimidating. However, he's essentially a quiet soul, who would rather be left alone to brood than chitchat with others.
Hobbies: Artistry. More specifically, painting with natural dyes.
Quirks: When he is nervous, he tends to run a hand through his hair.
Fighting
Favourite Weapon: Sword/shield
Weapon Skills: Being a child of Sparta, Alexander is skilled with most weapons. His preferences, besides the sword, are bludgeoning weapons such as hammers or clubs.
Strengths in Fighting: His agility is his greatest advantage.
Weaknesses in Fighting: Like most warriors, even a single well-placed blow can take him out. However, Alexander is sometimes overwhelmed by opponents with more brute strength than he.
Special Abilities: Fighting while on horseback.
Background
Being born into a life of Spartan royalty, Alexander's childhood consisted mainly of military training and protocol. His was far more difficult than any other soldier's training, as he would be expected to lead in battle during his own reign.

Always respectful and dutiful, his training has thus far gone better than could be expected.

During his krypteia, Alexander was forced to live off the wild while going in with nothing. Difficult as it may be for some, Alexander found it quite easy. He spent the majority of his time in silent contemplation, and the duration went by quickly.

Now, at 19, he remains in training, though it is significantly less arduous. He hopes to someday live up to his homeland's expectations.

His relationship with his family can be considered "normal". Alexander respects all members of his family, but expects his younger siblings to pull their own weight. He can sometimes come down hard on them, but it is the Spartan way, after all.

His sisters act as can be expected from females of the Spartan royal family. Demanding, but not necessarily greedy. Alexander has grown accustomed to their ways.

He very rarely sees his parents anymore. Sieges and treaties tend to take his father away from the capital city quite often, and his mother tends to wander off to various locations within the city. Not disrespectfully, Alexander somewhat prefers it this way. When it comes to his parents, his people skills are lacking somewhat.

Roleplay example
A small leaf of parchment resting against a flat rock in his lap, Alexander takes a moment to gaze out at the farmlands surrounding the city. The shining sun to the west lays a dreamy glaze upon the acres of plowed fields to the east.

The helots had worked very hard this past season in order to gather the crop for the upcoming market opening. In less than a week, the central plaza would be filled with merchants and peasants from the surrounding villages. From Alexander's position on the balcony of his second floor quarters, the empty stalls can be seen clearly.

He sits in an unadorned chair, set a foot above the sunken railing. This offers a clear view of the Spartan city, and to all directions but the west.

With a slight hesitance, he begins his painting, a quick sketch really, done with saturated dyes collected from the woods and earth. When finished, it would be a memorable image of this fine day.

OOC Information
Name: Dan
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Country: USA
How did you find us?: RPG-D
Edited by Alexander, May 27 2008, 02:04 AM.
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ShinLi
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Hey Dan, welcome to AG ^_^. It's a nice profile, but there are some things that need some changing/adding to. It's not much, just might be some thngs you might not have realized.

First of all the rapier is a weapon that really can't be seen in Ancient Greece, it's a weapon used in europe in the 16/17th century, way off where AG is set. So a more general sword would be better. Just try to think of the setting when you pick a weapon.

Further I think your background could use some extra things. Alexander is a prince, and he does have siblings and parents. He has three sisters (one of them is older) and another younger brother. Try to vaguely incorporate how he feels about them and how his relationship is with them. As those canon characters get taken, you can figure out more things, but to ignore that fact now is not a good thing.

What you might also keep in mind that you can always add to your profile as you get to know your character better ^^.

Anyways, if the above is changed/editted, I'll accept the profile. If you have any questions, just ask!
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Might be okay now, perhaps.

I added some vague information about his family, and switched the rapier to a sword and shield. I've also added a little more to the belongings section. Maybe I got it right this time.
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ShinLi
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Okay that's better ^_^. Well once other people take up on your family, you can talk together with them what their relationship is and add it to your profile. But for now this at least gives your character a little background ^^. So you are accepted! Gonna put you into the right group. And then one last thing. Would you like to have a castle in Sparta? So that he has at least his 'own place' to RP in if that's necessary? The castle would be the castle of Alexander's father of course, so the royal palace.

Anyway, good luck, I hope you have loads of fun, and hope we might be able to RP one time. If you have any questions or have trouble getting an RP going, just pm me!
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