Approved BT Bio for Lir Gilbearn - CC'd by Freelanders

[Arath Faringal]

DM Handle: MarquisStar

Contact Info: corey.lemoine@gmail.com

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Character Name: Lir Gilbearn

Nationality: Andor

Age: 20

Physical Characteristic: Blond Hair/Blue Eye/ 5'6 150lb

 

 

Lir is fair skinned with shoulder length blond hair and pale blue eyes. He has a slight but athletic build that comes from many hours practicing the sword. He carries himself with a serious, almost solemn demeanor that takes away from any good looks that he may possess. Though he has the unweathered face of one born to privilage, his hands bear a swordsmans calluses. He walks with a limp due to a serious injury sustained in his first real taste of combat.

 

 

Lir was born the third son of a third son of a minor noble house from the Andorran countryside. House Gillbearn was not among the most noteworthy or wealthy houses, and so while he grew up in a world of relative ease, it was with the expectation that he would eventually have to make his own way in the world.

 

 

Lir was blessed with both quick wits and quick hands, he showed a natural aptitude for sports such as fencing, and stones which he played often with his grandmother Sergase. He was in fact often to be found in the company of adults, his serious and focused manner often put him at odds with other children his age, and his inclination for reading and study set him apart as well. As a slightly older child he began to develop a fascination for the Great Captains, and his studies became more directed.

At the age of thirteen, Lir used his grandmother's connections to move in with relatives in Caemlyn so that he could begin training to join the Queens Guards with the aspiration to achieve high rank within the Andorran army. Three years later he was accepted into the Guards, and his superiors were impressed by his focus and determination. What he lacked in size and strength he made up for with both his natural quickness and long hours of practice.

 

 

When the Stone of Tear fell, the entire focus of Lir's life fell apart. Being a learned man, Lir knew a smattering of the prophecies and knew that Tarmon Gaidon would come during his lifetime. Martial studies which had once been his passion and intended carreer now became an obsession. When the last battle came, he was determined to play a role in victory for the light. He briefly considered going to Tar Valon for further training, but decided that a Warder would have less impact on the battle as whole than someone who directed troops.

 

 

Lir held a posistion of small rank within the Guards when the troubles errupted within the very palace. Though he fought bravely and with all of his skill, he was badly wounded in the fighting. As he watched the Lord Dragon and Aiel, Lir was overtaken with depression. He started to think that he had made the wrong choices, that a single soldier would never be able to make a difference when Tarmon Gaidon came. As he worked to overcome the weakness of his injury, he heard more and more tales of the Black Tower, and of the men who were becoming living weapons for the light. As soon as he was recovered enough to travel, he gathered his savings and set out to find the Dark tower. If he can't be tought to channel, he plans to continue north to Tar Valon.

[Mystica]

very nice bio. Consider it CC'd.