Quite a presence is this young knight, standing stall at 5'8" while of comparatively sturdy built, battle-hardened as his broad shoulders and the scar running across his jawline betrays, even if he has grown a bit of beard to cover the blemish. The beard is well-kept, moderately short and of a similar brown tone as his hair, which frames a face of earnest features, not strikingly handsome but not exactly ugly either. His eyes are of blue-grey color, attentive and often appearing judgmental and assessing in their gaze.
He is clad in a tunic of rough-spun linen, dyed a dark blue, and hoses of a dark shade of grey that are neatly tucked into a pair of well-kept leather boots. A clasp of bronze, etched with the coat of arms of Woodford, keeps the cloak of dark blue wool in place, with an embroidered lining of yellow and ocre tones.
Piety would not have been something young Gilchrist de Woodford was born with. True, he is from a family of Roman Christian faith. His cousins and siblings always have stood out with being rather temperate, just, and well… good Christians. Born as the second child to Sir Roderic de Woodford, Gilchrist was of a healthy and robust physique already early on. And while he respected his older brother Algernon, the fact this older brother got injured so badly when he started squiring that he had to give up on becoming a knight altogether was a fact that shattered the structure of a life as Gilchrist would have expected it to be. But as things were, Algernon had to refrain from any further training, and with their father dead already, their mother's hope would rest on Gilchrist to make their branch of the family a name.
And so he was sent off, far up North to Up Avon, where he squired for a distant cousin of the Willcott line - this too a respected family of Roman Christian tradition. This cousin, one Sir Hamish de Willcott, was a man well-travelled, who had grown in piety. A knight who could say of himself that he had been to Rome once and met the Pope. Well, perhaps not met, but seen, rather at a congregation, where a message from the Bishop of Salisbury was handed to his Holiness, by the modest hand of Sir Hamish himself, with lowered eyes. The piety of the man was bound to smite young Gilchrist. As Sir Hamish took it upon him, to recite passages from the bible from memory in Latin, and translate them afterwards. And Hamish heard the calling from the county of Yorkshire far up North, where he was sent by the Earl, along with a number of other chosen knights, to fight the impending danger of Picts. Gilchrist came along, squire that he was, and in these years so far from home he got to know the ugly face of war, the horrible sight and sounds of those dying in battle, and the comfort he found in the faith in God, with the help of Sir Hamish. It was perhaps what kept him from despair. It also stirred a sound distrust within him, against the unbelievers. Pagans. Whose rites, even if he was not familiar with them, soon took on the tinge of the Godless and forbidden.
Gilchrist's strength was his belief and his sword, the deadly combination of faith and ferocity in battle. He earned his spurs in 514, and was knighted whilst still in Yorkshire. Sir Gilchrist has recently returned to Woodford only to find it almost deserted, with Sir Acwel and the betrothed away to Helvetia, and Seren as well. His mother meanwhile may have other plans, than the acting regent of Woodford. Gilchrist's uncle Sir Cadfan de Woodford. Fact is, that a knight has to marry, to establish new alliances. But who will be chosen for Sir Gilchrist to marry still remains to be seen.
Personality: Gilchrist is a very serious young man, never prone to dalliances, and seldom up for a laugh. He may be a man of few words, but in one thing he is outspoken, in his views in regards to religion. A fact which might make him the occasional target of mockery, and snide remarks.
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- Chaste |
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Lustful - |
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- Merciful |
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Cruel - |
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- Energetic |
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Lazy - |
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- Modest |
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Proud - |
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- Forgiving |
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Vengeful - |
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- Pious |
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Worldly - |
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- Generous |
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Selfish - |
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- Prudent |
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Reckless - |
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- Honest |
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Deceitful - |
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- Temperate |
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Indulgent - |
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- Just |
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Arbitrary - |
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- Trusting |
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Suspicious - |
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- Valorous |
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Cowardly - |
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Size: |
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Dexterity: |
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Strength: |
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Constitution: |
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Appearance: |
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Damage: |
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HR: |
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MR: |
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THP: |
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Unconscious: |
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Awareness: |
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Boating: |
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Compose: |
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Courtesy: |
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Craft: |
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Dancing: |
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Faerie Lore: |
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Falconry: |
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First Aid: |
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Flirting: |
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Folklore: |
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Gaming: |
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Heraldry: |
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Hunting: |
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Intrigue: |
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Orate: |
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Profession: |
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Play: |
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Read: |
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Recognize: |
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Religion: |
10 |
Romance: |
2 |
Singing: |
2 |
Stewardship: |
2 |
Swimming: |
2 |
Tourney: |
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Battle: 10 |
Siege: 0 |
Horsemanship: 15 |
Sword: 15 |
Lance: 15 |
Spear: 6 |
Dagger: 5 |
Bow: 0 |
Axe: 0 |