Gerald Greywood
Gerald Greywood
NG Male Half-Elf/Enhanced Werewolf (residual effects)
Ranger 9
Appearance:
Gerald takes after his Human father more than his Elven mother. Tall, powerfully built, and intimidating, he is a commanding presense in any room. His brown hair is kept neatly cropped, and his brown eyes have gained an animalistic intensity due to his Lycanthopy infection.
Personality/Background:
Gerald is a serious man in his early fifties, and his time as a soldier still seeps through to his everyday activities (though he has begun to loosen up recently). He has a bit of a dry wit, and is decidedly more level-headed than Ben Though the Werewolfism made his impulses stronger, he refuses to let them rule him. After their parent's deaths in the Last War, he watched over his little brother faithfully, and the two have a very strong bond.
Gerald is a master Swordsman, his enchanted Scimitar cleaving a path of destruction on any battlefield. He keeps with him a healty supply of knives of various enchantments, from Silver, to Cold Iron, and more for his second hand. Hardy and unafraid to throw himself into harms way to save his allies, he is well regarded by his fellow Watchmen. Maevac looks up to Gerald, being under the mistaken impression that he is a Paladin of Boldrei (Cassius may or may not have had something to do with that), and has gained some combat experience from him, but the Werewolfism has made the young man a bit wary of him.
While being imprisoned by the Blood Claws, Gerald had his right eye forcefully removed. As a replacement, Oalian offered up one of his own seeds to be used as a Perception Seed graft. The unusual powers present in this gift from the Great Druid has granted the two a partial bond. While the activation seems to be triggered by events of importance, neither has control over when and how often it happens. During a link, they can converse as if through a telepathic link, and Oalian can see what Gerald sees though the seed. Gerald considers this gift an incredible honor.
During a rescue in Castle Ebonhold, Gerald was infected with a modified form of Lycanthropy (Werewolfism). The new form nearly overwhemed him, and the light of three moons nearly drove him to kill his friends and allies, but they were able to subdue him before he could do permanent damage. The modifications included making it near impossible to cure his condition, if not outright removing the option. The curse has left his DNA permanently changed, though what that means for the future is still unknown. The curse was bound and left largely inert with the help of Thelia and her Spirit Guide, but had begun to resurface. Kiri used a Wish spell she had been granted to finally banish the curse from him. Though the modifications remain, Gerald is extremely grateful.
He and Thelia have finally started moving forward in their relationship, though each refuses to call it dating. He is still hesitant of going too fast, always wary of Thelia's traumas, no matter how well she hides them. He has a running vendetta against Trent Carlyle, having been his platoon's only survivor of an encounter with the mercenary during the Last War. As Ben has taken a liking to him and he has aided Thelia, Gerald has decided to wait and see if indeed Trent has changed.
Hints for Roleplaying: Serious, well spoken, and a gentleman, he is a good man disillusioned by the futility of war. While not one to shy away from a battle, he tends to be hindered by doubts if his enemy is not clearly a threat to him and his.
