Richard
From Egs Mayhem
by nokvok
Name: Richard (ree-SHAR, that's French)
Sex: Male
Age: 19
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 155
Hair: White-blond, fine hair, bound out of the face.
Eyes: Dark gray-brown with a hint of purple.
Appearance: He's a handsome, young looking man, which sometimes earns him taunts and disregards. His skin is pale and smooth, but still does not seem to burn any easier in the Sun than any other Sailor's hide. Some say he looks a little ill, and indeed his odd looks are rooted in an old Family disease, Richard got lucky and didn't have more severe consequences. He most usually wears gloves of some sort, but rarely shoes.
Personality: Humble and cheerful with everything he does, whether that is serving soup or impaling Spanish hearts with cold steel. He despites the Spanish... though he does accept some individual Spanish pirates, but Spanish privateers and soldiers are like a red rag for him. It is hard to enrage him, except when he is drunk... he is a very violent drunk, luckily he is also a lightweight and barely can hold a smallsword once he drank a few mugs. When he is sober, he is quite the Ladies' man... and actually he does not mind a good looking man once in a while, either.
Skills&Stuff: Richard is a excellent Sailor and moves securely on a ship, no matter how high the tides and how stormy the weather. The young French man is nimble and acrobatic, climbs faster than most and actually can balance on ropes and railings without a second thought. He is a Decent Fencer and prefers the smallsword with main gauche. He often aids his fencing with surprising acrobatic feats, gaining a little advantage over more statical styles. A small flint lock Pistol is sometimes carried, but he rarely practices and thus is slow at loading it and one would need to do him the favor to stay still for him to hit. He is far better with throwing knifes, though not excelling. He is athletic, though surely not the strongest.
Background: He doesn't talk much about his background. But there is a bounty on his head set from a Spanish governor... alive. His closest friends sometimes suspect some very serious reason for his hate for Spain, far deeper rooted than general Ignorance or racism. e was found by Captain Bloodear, that's over five years ago now. From this old Captain he learned a lot. A few Month ago, the Bloodear's hit a jackpot the ship was sold, the booty got divided... and the Crew dismissed. The last two month were a single big party for Richard in Tortuga. Though now his money is drunken and whored away... He needs a new hire... a new ship and crew.
