Cecil Ward
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| - | Cecil | + | Cecil Ward's parents were serfs struggling to get by on Lord Marud's estate. An uneducated youth doing most anything to get by he and his twin brother Michael were grateful to be conscripted into the military when they came of age. Because prior to their conscription their father had taught them how to hunt with a bow and arrow they decided to take up the bow. In his training Cecil Ward showed great promise with the bow and was commended many a time by his commanders. Swiftly he rose in the ranks while his resentful brother remained on the sidelines. He faced bandits, rebels and other threats to Archanea growing stronger and more accurate with every battle. The commander of Archanea's archery unit himself saw Cecil practicing and asked about his performance. Thanks to this he was selected for exclusive and expensive officer training where his bow skills were polished and he was educated. A now-literate Cecil graduated and was given his first command in a minor skirmish with Aurelis where he was the one to snipe the Aurelian officer and cause confusion in their ranks. |
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| + | This exploit reached the ears of Emperor Arne who wanted to see the sniper for himself and he got this very chance at an archery tournament which Cecil won. Arne asked Cecil to personally tutor his children. He gratefully accepted--not that he truly had any choice. He worked with Arne's sons teaching them the basics of archery but the youngest, a sickly one by the name of Perren, had difficulty using the bow. Cecil took interest in Perren and spent time with the boy eventually learning of his situation. There was nothing more he could do than comfort the boy which Perren did not want. | ||
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| + | Arne invited him on a hunting trip and it was suffice to say he was impressed by his archery and so he decided to have Cecil tutor his sons in it. Young Perren had no interest or skills in bows but two of his brothers showed promise. He still spent a great deal of time with Perren, an interesting young man with an interesting but tragic story. Eventually he was asked to serve as Perren's retainer, servant, and guardian. | ||
When members of the royal family began to die off, Cecil knew that someone was doing it but it wasn't in his power to do anything about it. As son after son fell, he suspected Perren, but when he voiced this to Arne the Emperor forced him into silence. In 781 when Perren killed his father Cecil was not surprise but he had sw rn an oathe of loyalty to Perren and deep down inside he believed that Arne had it coming for him. And so he remained ever-present in Perren's shadow ever since. | When members of the royal family began to die off, Cecil knew that someone was doing it but it wasn't in his power to do anything about it. As son after son fell, he suspected Perren, but when he voiced this to Arne the Emperor forced him into silence. In 781 when Perren killed his father Cecil was not surprise but he had sw rn an oathe of loyalty to Perren and deep down inside he believed that Arne had it coming for him. And so he remained ever-present in Perren's shadow ever since. | ||
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==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
| + | *Loyal | ||
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Revision as of 10:28, 10 January 2010
History
Cecil Ward's parents were serfs struggling to get by on Lord Marud's estate. An uneducated youth doing most anything to get by he and his twin brother Michael were grateful to be conscripted into the military when they came of age. Because prior to their conscription their father had taught them how to hunt with a bow and arrow they decided to take up the bow. In his training Cecil Ward showed great promise with the bow and was commended many a time by his commanders. Swiftly he rose in the ranks while his resentful brother remained on the sidelines. He faced bandits, rebels and other threats to Archanea growing stronger and more accurate with every battle. The commander of Archanea's archery unit himself saw Cecil practicing and asked about his performance. Thanks to this he was selected for exclusive and expensive officer training where his bow skills were polished and he was educated. A now-literate Cecil graduated and was given his first command in a minor skirmish with Aurelis where he was the one to snipe the Aurelian officer and cause confusion in their ranks.
This exploit reached the ears of Emperor Arne who wanted to see the sniper for himself and he got this very chance at an archery tournament which Cecil won. Arne asked Cecil to personally tutor his children. He gratefully accepted--not that he truly had any choice. He worked with Arne's sons teaching them the basics of archery but the youngest, a sickly one by the name of Perren, had difficulty using the bow. Cecil took interest in Perren and spent time with the boy eventually learning of his situation. There was nothing more he could do than comfort the boy which Perren did not want.
Arne invited him on a hunting trip and it was suffice to say he was impressed by his archery and so he decided to have Cecil tutor his sons in it. Young Perren had no interest or skills in bows but two of his brothers showed promise. He still spent a great deal of time with Perren, an interesting young man with an interesting but tragic story. Eventually he was asked to serve as Perren's retainer, servant, and guardian.
When members of the royal family began to die off, Cecil knew that someone was doing it but it wasn't in his power to do anything about it. As son after son fell, he suspected Perren, but when he voiced this to Arne the Emperor forced him into silence. In 781 when Perren killed his father Cecil was not surprise but he had sw rn an oathe of loyalty to Perren and deep down inside he believed that Arne had it coming for him. And so he remained ever-present in Perren's shadow ever since.
Appearance
Personality
- Loyal
- Honourable
