Sex: Male
Age: 33
Race: Gwanish Human (from the Kingdom of Yeuxkyen)
Physical Description: Unusually tall compared to others of his background, Ren is slim but also maintains an athletic build typical of warriors and swordsmen. His hair is quite short, neat and tidy, either spiked up in the front or parted from one side (depending on how he styles it). He's kept it short like this since his long hair was cut in a battle, something that's cost him his honor.
Clothing: Black robes with red highlights, embroidery, and sashes, as well as a black cloak. This is typically worn under his armor, which is also black with some red and gold highlights. The armor is made to be both durable, and versatile, allowing for easy movement and speed while worn.
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160lbs
Skin Colour: A pale peachy tone
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark brown, bordering on black
Occupation: Currently a sellsword, a merc, an officer for hire. Whatever you're able to pay for, within reason. Formerly an honorable member of the warrior nobility class in Yeuxkyen. Also formerly a member of the elite Oni warrior class, those having started as a slave.
History/Bio: Ren grew up in the city of Shakotira, in the Kingdom of Yeuxkyen. He was the son of a noble warrior family who ruled in a nearby, neighboring area, just north of the city, where the Onium had conquered. The area had been plagued by raids from the Northern Kingdom for a very long time, so much so that the many Yeuxkyen warriors made their careers, and even lives, in this region. Prowess in combat had always been important to the Yeuxkyen people, with their magnificent armies, colorful steel armor, cavalry battle tactics, and an unquestionable duty to their king, country, and honor.
As Ren was a third born, he had less to worry about in the ways of any traditional duties, but was destined for a prestigious life as a warrior in service to his warlord, and to the King. When total war broke out, Yeuxkyen found itself on the defensive against Onium and Yune, and was losing ground. Ren served in battles across the island, but it was in a battle against Onium warriors up North that his life would be forever changed. He, his comrades, and his subordinate forces, became overwhelmed by the Oni, and by battles end were captured. The city of Shakotira became the epicenter of conflict between the Onium, the Empire of Yune, and the Kingdom of Yeuxkyen.
As a result of the lost war, and the desire to maintain peace, Ren was one of many warriors enslaved by the Oni and conscripted into their armies. This "arrangement" was considered a "hostage taking" settlement, to help ensure upstart Yeuxkyen warlords would not seek further conflict with the Onium. Ren was trained to fight like the most elite Oni warriors, building on his existing skills and combat mastery learned in the Yeuxkyen army. He was outfitted and equipped in Onium armor and weapons, and over the years of his service, climbed from being a mere slave, to a respected warrior in their forces.
This changed, however, when his warlord sent him and his comrades to take a fort from a rival warlord faction. Ren and his men were beaten, captured, and then had their hair cut through. This simple act left Ren with only two choices. For warriors of his caliber, the hair was a sacred thing, a symbol of combat prowess. It showed your successes in combat, that you had not been beaten by an opponent, that you wielded your weapons and skills with such finesse that you were nigh untouchable. For many warriors, it was even expected that if you were to be beaten like this, your only choice for recourse was to take your own life. Ren had a choice, to die with honor, or live as an outcast.
Later that evening, he escaped imprisonment with some of his men, and in the dark of the night burned down the entire enemy fort, slaughtering every one of the enemy Warlord's men within it. Ren decided he would not simply lay down and die over some intangible value other men had concocted. Instead, he would live to his absolute fullest, fighting tooth and nail if he must until fate itself dragged him to his grave.
Since then, Ren has kept his hair short. The dishonor he brought had essentially cast him out from the military order of the Oni, barring him from any rights a warrior would have previously had, and he had no interest in hiding his absolute disdain for the idea that he should be dead over what he thought was a trivial matter. He found work as a mercenary, a warrior, even occasionally as an officer for some of the other Oni warlords, before making his way back to Yeuxkyen where he continued this career. On several occasions he has led small forces of peasants to storm rival warlord fortresses and castles. His employers may have thought it an amusing, silly little game. Ren did not. Never had people with so little experience been so terrifying, so awe inspiring, and so lethal.
Sadly, even in Yeuxkyen Ren was an outcast, a warrior who had failed in his duties and had even served with the enemy, no less. Still, bickering warlords had need of skilled warriors, so he continued to find employment. It was almost embarrassing, to be beaten by a disgraced sellsword leading an army of farmers. But he got the job done, served his employers well, and, most importantly, always got paid in gold. It was by no means honor, but it could buy far more, and serve Ren much better. His life has certainly become more dangerous, but also more adventurous. That's what it's like to be a sellsword, but he has his freedom, and his life.
And this is how he leads his life. For now...
Home Town: Shakotira
Home Country: Kingdom of Yeuxkyen
Personality: A little stoic, but not unfriendly. Ren has learned to be somewhat cautious of people (particularly since many of them value his life very little), but rather than avoiding them he'd prefer to size them up and see who's safe, and who isn't. He also loves adventure, of making full use of the life he has and not wasting it. While he may seem materialistic in his demands for payment, he sees it more as realistic. Ren has needs of his own to meet, and the rich have more than enough to pay him a thousand times over if they needed him that much.
Fears and Desires: Death. Only a fool or someone facing death does not fear it. He fears wasted time, potential, and life. Ren wants to make sure that when fate finally brings him his end, that he can face it with a smile on his face and a sense of satisfaction in his heart. And as for other desires, he frankly doesn't know what they are yet. He intends to continue living his life, searching for more things to bring him fulfillment and a sense of purpose.
Equipment and Weapons: Two swords, the first with a strange golden-coppery tone to the blade, and the second having a one handed grip. He also possesses a crossbow, a long bow, a pole arm, and a suit of black armor, but with red highlights. He also has a horse, and equipment for it, but sadly he has had to leave her in the care of a Yeuxkyen stable. Ren was unable to take her across the seas with him, to Yune where he now travels.
Styles and Abilities: As is typical for warriors of his class, he is a master of mounted combat, an excellent archer (both on ground and horseback), and is skilled in sword fighting. Ren is also skilled in hand to hand martial arts, and has (in recent times) been learning some of the skills and techniques of assassins, in case it becomes necessary to use in future combat.
Chi and Augmentations: Ren's chi has enabled his body to be capable of greater physical feats than typical for even skilled warriors like himself. He's stronger, faster, and more agile. Able to lift more, hit harder, run faster, or jump higher.
