Úlfur

Finscealach · January 15th, 2012, 9:53 pm

Name: Úlfur

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Skills: Wolf form: Úlfur posses the ability to turn into a wolf of his own free will, most of the time. However on the night of a new moon he becomes a wolf and has no control over his actions as the beast within him is strongest at night and stronger still in the dark hours of the lunar phase when even the moon won't show her face. Úlfur does his best to control himself and this has allowed him the ability to change when he needs to but he has yet to tame himself during the new moon, at those times even his loved ones are in danger of being killed.

Sense:Ever since his change Úlfur's sense are tenfold to that of a normal human, particularly his senses of smell and hearing. Although his reflexes were greatly increased, as was his sight, his nose and ears are still the most potent. He can hear a person's heartbeat from a few feet away and distinguish all the different scents in a room. This makes it hard to lie or sneak up on him as he can feel your body altering itself with a rapid heartbeat, or slowed breathing, or even the chemical reactions releasing new hormones. This is more of a passive skill though since it isn't something he has to focus on to do, unless it is to notice a single smell or heartbeat in a room of people. Also due to his ability to pick up people's scent he can always remember a person or track one with ease if he is only a day or two behind and the scent is still in the air.

Magic:Úlfur posses a deep understanding of the human body and of ways to change and manipulate it with magic. His mother was an accomplished healer and she taught him in the beginning, from there Úlfur as learnt as much as he can about body parts, shape-shifting and changing his appearance. Along the way he has learnt many ways of killing somebody by altering tiny details within them, these he only uses in self defence but tend to be very effective as few spell casters are prepared for their own body to kill them. Ever since his change Úlfur has a lot more magic than most normal humans would in their life without the help of spirits.

Race: Human-Werewolf

Hair: Brown, curly, roughly shoulder length

Eyes: Bright, green eyes, angled at the ends

Home Village: Ceunon

Parents: Father: Clay (Deceased). Mother: Gemma (Deceased).

Siblings: Brother: Finn (Deceased).

Character Personality:
Úlfur was once a happy and normal man. He took pleasure for the simple things like music, story telling, drinking, his friends and family. He was well known in the local town, as a child for causing mischief and leading a group of boys into trouble on many occasions and as a young man he was a energetic flirt that many of the young and older women of Ceunon had eyes on. Úlfur was quick-witted and decisive. From a young age he wished to leave the farm to his younger brother and become a scholar, which many found unusual for an elder son whose father had a sizeable piece of land, Úlfur always said he preferred knowledge in his mind than dirt on his hand. When Úlfur began his studies at the local tradesman's market he became slightly more withdrawn as he matured. His father was glad to see his son become a man with his feet on the ground.
However after the change that all changed. Úlfur became a loner. He began to doubt himself in everything he done. He lost his optimism for a much darker view on the world. Slowly as time passes Úlfur is beginning to accept himself as human. He has again rekindled his joy for stories and words. Now he is a quiet, solitude man, who prefers the company of only a few who he trusts, he has a darker view on the world because he has suffered a lot at the hates of fate. He takes no joy in killing any creature and grows his own vegetables in a small patch by his hut. Úlfur hopes to find a cure is his main drive in life but as his years lengthen he realise maybe the best he can do is tame himself. With each passing year he gains a bit more of his humanity back, yet he is beginning to see what is happening in the rest of the world, and knows the time is coming for him to pick a side.

Character History:
Úlfur was born into an ordinary farming family on the outskirts of Ceunon. His father was a simple wheat and barley farmer during spring and harvest, and a brewer at other times. His mother was a talented healer and midwife who taught him how to use magic as a child, and only how to use it to help others. His brother was born when he was 4 summers old. Úlfur and Finn were fond of running into the fringe of the woods and used to play games pretending they would come across an elven warrior who would train them to be a great battle hardened brothers that all would fear.When he was 8 years old Úlfur found a bloody wounded stag with his brother, at first the sight scarred him and Finn, Finn ran home quickly, yet he grew interested as the stag began to buck. Walking up to the creature he placed his hand just below the wound and began muttering the special words his mother had taught him. The stag jumped up, fully healed and bolted into the forest. Úlfur stood up but felt dizzy and dropped to the ground. Úlfur finally came through late into the night. Staring at him from the dark eaves of the trees were two bright yellow eyes. Úlfur yelped out of shock and fright, he heard a rustling and when he looked back the eyes had gone. He ran back home and never told his family of what he had done, just telling them he had tripped and fell and had lost his way.

Years later when Úlfur was set to take over his fathers farm, and he politely declined the offer. At first his father wouldn't take no for an answer but slowly he came around as he realised Finn would be better suited to the farm life. So at 16 Úlfur began to learn the trade of numbers and words. At first it took over most of his time and he slowly drifted from his friends and family. But as time went on he learnt to give time to both work and personal time. His mother was pleased with his lifestyle choice and his brother was more than happy to have the future of a farmer. As he began to make his own way in life and got ready to move to the town full time his father told him how proud he was of his eldest son and Úlfur felt as if anything was possible. That night after dropping his father home Úlfur made his way back to the inn he was staying at. As he reached Ceunon's main road his horse was attacked by a massive black wolf, the wolf clamped down on the poor mare's neck and then looked straight at Úlfur with bright yellow eyes and growled. It then leapt right over his head and bound into the dark.

When Úlfur finished his apprenticeship a week before his 21st birthday, he made his way out to his brothers farm to visit his family. They celebrated and Úlfur asked his father for permission to seek a certain woman from Ceunon as a wife. Clay agreed almost instantly and gave his son the beginnings of a life-savings. With his father's blessing and the money to start his own family Úlfur made his way back to Ceunon. As soon as he left the farm borders Úlfur felt a searing pain in his right shoulder. He dropped to the ground and screamed out in agony. Just as he blacked out he watched as two yellow eye winked out in the darkness. Úlfur woke up two days later back at his old room in the farm. His mother had been caring for him as he had lost quite a bit of blood. Úlfur was told he would be bed-ridden for a week but he would make a full recovery. Happy with the fact he would make a proper recover in a decent time he tried to get some sleep. During the nights he woke repeatedly with nightmares of a black wolf chasing and mauling him. On the third night Úlfur felt like his skin was on fire, his mother had no idea what was wrong but when she left to wet some bandages he turned for the first time. That night Úlfur killed all his family, and has remembered every detail of the night. When he came through at dawn he believed it was simply a nightmare, until he found the corpses in the hall and kitchen.

After that event, Úlfur ran, and ran, and ran. Instead of going towards the town he ran into the woods. He finally dropped from exhaustion when he was found by an Elf woman. She brought him to a nearby cabin and changed his bandages. When she seen the bite marks she began to ask what had happen. Úlfur could not bring himself to answer. When the thoughts of what he had done return he threw the elf off of him. He grabbed a nearby bag and began stuffing food and clothes into it and ran again. In the bag was the weapons he uses today and a certain amount of elven ornaments which he later sold. He finally stopped 3 weeks later on the edge of Isenstar. That weekend he changed again but thankfully he harmed no one that time. Ever since then Úlfur has lived in a small hut he bought on the northern side of the Isenstar lake trying to tame and control the beast within him. He has trained in magic and healing and practises with his blade from time to time. Every now and then he will go into the Empire in search of something that his research has led him to, an artefact or a forget spell or such.

Weapons: Sword and Daggers: When the time arises Úlfur uses a scimitar sword. Not as thick as most scimitars it has a longer reach and a less obvious curve at the half way point. It has a globe at the end of the curved hilt. Úlfur is also trained with using daggers for a quick and silent kill. He has two daggers which are fashioned in the same way as his sword, yet neither have the metallic globe at the end which his sword does.

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Likes: Woodland and forestry areas where he can find peace and solitude for himself. During these times he spends most of his days researching ways to help cure himself.

Dislikes: Knowing such a beast like him exists and the damage he can do if he loses concentration

Weakness / Fear: He fears himself and what will happen if he loses control. He knows he has it in him to kill and if needs be he will kill, as either man or wolf, but the beast has no distinctions between friend or foe, so he tries to keep to himself and stay as a loner so as to never have the chance to hurt the ones he loves.

Animal Companions: None, animals tend to fear and hate him for what he is.

Character's Physical Description:
Human:Úlfur has board shoulder which were evidently inherited from his father, yet because he is not a fighter he has only a small amount of muscle along his arms and shoulders. He is particularly muscular on his legs and back from running in the woods and swimming in Isenstar Lake. His clothing is basic tunic and breeches, usually such colours as brown, green and reds. He owns a dark green silk cloak that he uses when travelling far from home that carries some enchantments which allow him to remain hidden from most if needs be. On his right forearm are the claw marks where he was attacked by the wolf who changed him. Ever since the change Úlfur has not changed much, he still looks like a young man even as he reaches the later stage in life.

Wolf: As a wolf Úlfur can only communicate with his mind, which startles most people at first. He is larger than the average wolf at 7ft in length and 2ft from shoulder to shoulder. He has long grey fur, with streaks of a darker grey on his back and upper part of his legs. His paws also have the same darker grey fur covering them. He has the same piercing bright green eyes as a wolf, yet they have no whites or irises making them even more eerie to look at. He a strange crescent moon on his back leg. His scars are still visible in wolf form, on his right fore leg. His claws are thicker than most wolves and are a lot harder, even able to claw through Urgal hide or Human armour.

Dreams for the Future: To find a cure to this curse, or at least be able to master himself.

Reason for Dreams: He fears and hates himself knowing he cannot control this part of him that desires blood and pain.

Alignment/side: Himself, but he is just as willing to help those who can help him.

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