Balian Travis

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Overview[edit | edit source]

Balian Travis is a relatively new arrival to the lands of Deurlyth, only having arrived shortly after the end of The War of the Wolf King.

Appearance[edit | edit source]

Balian Travis is a tall and well built man, standing at around 6'0. He has blonde hair, which he now wears cut short and clean. His paler skin is marred by burn marks on the right side of his face, his right arm, and part of his chest on the right side. He also has various scars on his body from wooden shrapnel due to an incident on a misson. His eyes are a shade of blue, with one being a lighter shade due to damage.

Background[edit | edit source]

Early Life[edit | edit source]

Balian Travis, born Balian Fearghus Travis, hails from the swampy plains of Westershire in Alenthyl. The Travis name in Westershire had become synonymous with a hardy, aggressive bunch of swamp-farmers. Balian and his family lived on the cusp of the forest's edge within a natural bend of the river shinshire. The homestead sat comfortably atop a man-made mound built of rock and earth. The soil was water-laden, and suffered intense leeching which made it infertile and tough. Life was tough on the outer rim of all civilization and Balian could recall more than one winter of his life where the family nearly did not make it. He was fourteen years old when his younger sister, only a newborn, suffered a terrible death wrought with disease and poverty during the deep cold. Balian and his younger brother, Sully, still fail to talk about their emotions on the matter to this day.

Balian and Sully bare the same cross of an abusive father. Foster Travis, Balian and Sully's father, was a cruel and malignant man. He had no sympathy for his two "lazy" sons, and would brutalize them for any insubordination. Their mother, Catalina Travis, was a very kind woman. She was gentle, and soft spoken. She was troubled by the faith and the church and couldn't stand how Foster treated her sons. After the death of her only daughter, however, Catalina was a broken woman. She suffered hugely, and while her sons were her only consolation, she no longer had the strength to stop her husbands dormant and inexorable rage. This period of their lives would forever shape Balian and Sullivan for better or for worse.

Self-Exile from Westershire[edit | edit source]

This abuse continued entirely through Balian and Sully's teenage years. Balian thought for a long time that he may have deserved it, that he would have brought it on himself. This led to Balian taking many of his father's misguided lessons to heart. The two boys were primarily raised by their uncle, Rurik Travis. Though that ended when Uncle Rurik lost his wife and disappeared into the bog for years.

Their time in Westershire was not to last. On a routine trip to fetch ale from the Salty Sealion, a drunkard who had a rooted dislike for the Travis family kicked off a brawl between the brothers Travis and after a lengthy, bloody fistfight, Balian stabbed the other combatant right in the neck with a broken whisky bottle. The man bled to death after a few moments; and despite the fact that it was entirely self defense, Sullivan and Balian continue to argue the necessity of the kill to the present day. This moment was a defining one for Balian, he found what he was truly capable of, and given the opportunity he would use these skills to help others. No one would suffer at the hands of a wrongdoer as long as Balian was around. After this event, Sully left Balian in Westershire to find a new home for the brothers, eventually sending word for Balian to join him in the city of Hearth in the kingdom of Novania.

Time in Novania[edit | edit source]

Known Associates[edit | edit source]

Family[edit | edit source]

Friends[edit | edit source]

Acquaintances[edit | edit source]

Enemies[edit | edit source]

  • Filthy Northwood Marauder Scum
  • Lanny †

Personality[edit | edit source]

Likes[edit | edit source]

  • Archery
  • Hunting
  • Tracking
  • Being in the wild or on the frontier
  • Music
  • Spending time with Tuli
  • The cold, though he'll still bitch about it
  • Snow

Dislikes[edit | edit source]

  • Getting overly drunk, unless it is a /very/ special occasion
  • Cats
  • Dealing with the magical or supernatural
  • Northwood Marauders or any bandits

Quirks[edit | edit source]

  • Though his father was a bastard to Balian and his brother, Balian thinks it was for a good reason and takes almost all the lessons their father taught to heart.
  • Balian is always interested in seeing something new, as he grew up on a rather boring farm. Even if it isn't a smart idea he is willing to put himself in a reasonable amount of risk to see something new.
  • Balian takes things personally when it comes to fellow member of the Imperium. He can be extremely vindictive when it comes to getting revenge on those who hurt people he serves with.

Other[edit | edit source]

Theme Music[edit | edit source]

Link

Face Claim[edit | edit source]

Link

Voice Claim[edit | edit source]

Link(Robert, not Ned)

OOC Notes[edit | edit source]

This is the page for Balian Travis, and will update as long as the character is alive and changing!