Thomnall's Backstory

Full Name: Thomnall

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 220 lb.

Age: 25
Eye Color: Brown

Hair Color: Brown

Skin Color: Slight tan

Body Build: Solid

Distinguishing Feature(s): Keeps clean-shaven; keeps hair cut short; wears a necklace with a quartz wolf head pendant, a symbol of the noble Falconian House Wolfswift

Thomnall was born in the village of Windknell, a small hamlet on the borderlands to the east of Kinderwood. Thomnall is the oldest son of a fairly large family - he has a two younger brothers, Wallace (9) and Wiley (15), and a younger sister, Niamh (12; pronounced "knee-a-mah"). His mother died giving birth to Wallace, but his father Caden managed to provide well enough for the family. Thomnall was trained as a paladin by an order of paladins who maintained a small temple in Windknell. Known as the Wildguards, these paladins came from a number of different denominations, and though they all worshipped their respective gods in their own way, their order held no specific denomination. They had banded together to protect small hamlets such as Windknell from the dangers of the wilderness, especially those coming from the borderlands. Thomnall's training with the Wildguards left him with a respect for many gods, but a dedication to none.

A year after Thomnall's training was finished, he was sent on a short mission to some of the outlying farmsteads to aid ailing families there. From them, he discovered that orcish raiding parties had become very active in the area. He feared that they might have designs on Windknell, and when he returned from his mission, his fears were confirmed. The Wildguards, outmatched by the orcs, had been killed defending the village; the village itself had been razed, and most of its people lay dead. Thomnall was fortunate, as his family managed to escape mostly unharmed to Orcbane Keep - tragically, Wiley was not so fortunate, and Thomnall arrived at Orcbane Keep to find the rest of his family grieving.

With their livelihood burnt to the ground by the orcs, Thomnall's family headed to Falconia to try and find a way to get by. As the lone surviving member of the Wildguards, Thomnall spent his late teenage years and early twenties serving the people of the borderlands and the various small hamlets as best he could. The rest of his family was fortunate - due to his father Caden's former military service to the noble House Wolfswift, they were able to find work as an instructor and lodging in barracks maintained by the Wolfswifts.

In recent times, Thomnall has found that the hamlets and villages he has spent his time helping have either been abandoned to the wilderness or negotiated for protection from larger settlements nearby. With his way of life disappearing, Thomnall decided to put his skills to use as a mercenary - to this end, he has joined the Black Wolves as one of their newest recruits.

The necklace Thomnall wears is a keepsake from his father, given to him as a boy shortly after Caden retired from the military to support his budding family. His well-kept appearance is a holdover from his days as a recruit for the Wildguards - one of their tenets was that in the grizzled wilderness, they should always maintain the good habits expected in more civilized regions.