GoA | Glad

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Name: Gladimir Vertanen
Alias: Glad
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Starting Age: 33
Height/Weight: 5’6” / 125 lbs.
Element: Darkness
Job: Knight / Paladin
Class: Special Rank

Attributes: 
+ Weapons:
    - Rapier [main]; A classy blade with a golden hilt. 
    - Shadow Rapier [main]; It looks cool and shadowy! It’s hard to see unless light hits it just right. 
    - Long Dagger [sub]; Fancy dagger he keeps in his boot!

+ Skill: 
    - Dark Step III [Active] – Improved dodge when moving in shadows/darkness. The act of side-stepping can cause the user to “flicker” in visibility, giving the illusion of mild teleportation and increased dodge. A small leap can teleport the user up to 10 feet, only within shadows.
    - Fear Aura II [Passive] – When experiencing strong negative emotions, user has a chance to cast fear, panic or paranoia on anyone visible to the user. Chance increases with eye-contact. 
    - Dread Blade IV [Active] – Shadow rapier can be summoned in shadows or at night. Drawing blood with the sword has a chance to cause fear or panic. Drawing a ring onto the ground with the sword will create a space in which if an enemy walks through it, they may become frightened or panicked. Limited to 6 feet in diameter. Only one ring active at any time, every 10 minutes.

+ Companion: None

Personality: Glad is sophisticated, well spoken, charismatic and charming! He takes well to leadership positions and seems to hold himself as if he was born of a higher status, which sometimes results in him being a stubborn brat. Sassy towards rivals and delightfully polite towards allies, he does make a loyal friend once he deems one trustworthy. A bit of a romantic, more judgmental than he wants to admit and still slowly gaining his sense of humor, which often defaults to dry sarcasm; he’s working on it!

Like/Dislike:
+ Likes: flowers, reading, history, journaling, strategy games, tea, fine alcohol, baths, tailors, the sea
+ Dislikes: camping, cherries, inactivity, small animals, shaving, cooking, coaxing shy people to speak

Story:
Upon waking up in this world, Glad took to action nearly immediately. “Standing around in fear in confusion most certainly won’t help the situation,” he thought. “I best press on and hope to find someone who can assist me.” He traveled the forest for days, loathing every hour of directionless uncertainty. If only he had a bloody map.

Finally, a village: Elledolias. Upon arriving, he questioned those he met, but none could answer who he was, where he came from nor exactly how he got here. Frustrated, he eventually asked the next most important question: Where can one get a much needed bath.

Sitting in the baths, he reflected on his aimless adventure thus far. He couldn’t keep wandering like this, not without a goal or without his memories to guide him. Driven by the need to stay busy, he took up a job as a knight. He spent his days talking with the village leaders, aiding them in political decisions and defending the town from beasts. His nights, spent over books, doing all he could to learn about this land and its history. His best chance would be to integrate himself in this world; to accept this job, to learn all he can, and someday, hopefully come to an understanding as to why he was brought here.

He certainly did.

Earth Story: [THE SHORT VERSION]
Glad grew up in London, born into a small and wealthy family. He doesn't remember much of his mother, and his father was a bit distant, but all the same he didn't have too many complaints. His father was a well known politician in the city, and being his only son, Glad was always expected to behave well in the public eye. He attended private schools and went to university to study intel, political science and international studies. Landing an internship at MI5, a secret service agency, he eventually fell into an intelligence analyst position. Most of his work was done at the office, though he did occasionally accompany groups to certain scenes for the sake of interviews or information. These missions were never dangerous, until one freak accented had their group targeted. The following attack resulted in an explosion that sent Glad flying, hitting his head against a nearby building and landing him into a coma. 

Glad talks fondly about a close friend of his he left on Earth, somebody who seems incredibly dear to him. It's obvious that his Earth life is terribly important to him. 

Relations: sta.sh/01wr4dgus1ml

Inventory:
+ Original Outfit [white cape]
+ Beach Outfit + Weapon [summer smash event]
+ Pirate Outfit + Weapon [halloween manor event]
+ 2 New Outfit Tickets [summer smash event]
+ 1 Skill Potion [replace skill; summer smash event]

Miscellaneous: 
+ Lost half his leg in a mission that went horribly wrong in Aesthia; he's not missing a leg on Earth
+ Thanks to new tech, he has a better prosthetic for his leg that allows him to wear a boot over it
+ Occasionally still just wears a simple gold peg leg tho; it's a bit more lethal to kick things with
+ He owns a sailboat! Ask him to take you sailing!!
+ Wears tiny heels sometimes just to be a teeny bit taller
+ Has a British accent
+ White and red flowers are his favorites
+ Occasionally will correct people’s pronunciation or grammar mid-sentence, an annoying habit
+ Secretly charmed by ambitious people, generally no matter what that ambition might be
+ Acts like he has more money than he really has, tho he is quite well off now
+ Has a strong respect for women
+ He loves compliments way more than he lets on
+ Cannot cook worth anything
+ Has a great mind for politics
+ Definitely more of an AGI/DEX knight than a STR/VIT knight, hits quick and precise
+ Having to repeat himself is one of his biggest pet peeves
+ His hands are cold a lot, bad circulation
+ Loves ballroom dancing and fancy parties in general
+ Has a really cute laugh when he’s laughing honestly
+ Hates wearing armor and helmets because it makes his hair look bad
+ The right side of his hair flips the wrong way if he doesn’t take the time to fix it after a bath
+ He is just really fussy about his hair, gosh golly