"A soft heart is a vile one"
Introductions
Thomas Mulder Crow
N I C K N A M E
Call him Crow unless you're close enough to be sure he won't run you through with a blade
A G E
24
G E N D E R
Male
S E X U A L O R I E N T A T I O N
Heterosexual
R A N K
Captain of the Daggers
On the Outside
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A P P E A R A N C E
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Tom has dark curls, that remind him far too much of his father for his liking. He always has a dusting of facial hair that show off his uncaring attitude towards his appearance. He isn't a noble or someone made to stand at the Queen's side. He commands her secret army from the shadows, so he looks like the kind of guy you'd find in the shadows, out of the limelight and fancy world of nobles. He doesn't' stand out to anyone not in the know. He is average height, and whilst he does posses muscle from his hours working out and practice sparring but he was never meant to be a real bulky guy. Tom has bright blue eyes, far too bright for his dark outlook on the world.
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Tom has a light scar across his forehead, a deep nasty one on the right side of his chest and several sprinkled over his arms. Tom wears whatever. He's got himself sturdy boots to trek around in, and the rest is just whatever clothes he gets his hands on, he's not one to put a lot of effort into his outfit choice.
A P P E A R A N C E
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Tom has dark curls, that remind him far too much of his father for his liking. He always has a dusting of facial hair that show off his uncaring attitude towards his appearance. He isn't a noble or someone made to stand at the Queen's side. He commands her secret army from the shadows, so he looks like the kind of guy you'd find in the shadows, out of the limelight and fancy world of nobles. He doesn't' stand out to anyone not in the know. He is average height, and whilst he does posses muscle from his hours working out and practice sparring but he was never meant to be a real bulky guy. Tom has bright blue eyes, far too bright for his dark outlook on the world.
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Tom has a light scar across his forehead, a deep nasty one on the right side of his chest and several sprinkled over his arms. Tom wears whatever. He's got himself sturdy boots to trek around in, and the rest is just whatever clothes he gets his hands on, he's not one to put a lot of effort into his outfit choice.
On the Inside
P E R S O N A L I T Y
Tom is the type of guy who set realistic goals. Sure, sometimes ambitious and usually selfish, but always attainable. He never sets himself up for failure, he isn't pathetic enough to dream beyond his means. Though it seems not much is outside of Tom's reach due to the type of guy that he is. When he has a goal in mind, Tom will do whatever he needs to in order to achieve the goal. He wants what he wants and nothing else really matters to him. Tom is a rather uncaring guy. Despite some of his crueler actions, guilt is never something that weighs heavily on his mind or his shoulder. He takes care of himself and his wants, weak people who can't do the same aren't worth any concern from him. Though don't mistake Tom for being overly cruel or sadistic when he burns your family home to ground, he's just following orders. It brings him no joy to watch other suffers, though it doesn't cause him any discomfort either.
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Despite being capable of severe hate for people who have wronged him, Tom is often viewed upon as a relax, easy-going guy. Well, at least until anyone annoys him or pisses him off. Tom in a good mood whilst never really cheerful, is usually tolerant and seems to hold no stress on his shoulders.
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Despite his best efforts and deepest desires, Tom isn't the emotionless and callous individual he likes to envision himself to be. He still has remnants of his humanity and care for others weighing in on his decision making. This part of his personality is obvious in the way he treats his Daggers. Sure he claims they are all disposable tools for him to throw away when necessary. However he knows deep down and perhaps most of them know too, if it came down to it he'd risk his life to protect them, and do anything to protect them. He also has his suspicions about whether he would truly be able to kill his sister, something he hasn't been able to do in the past. Though this doesn't mean he's secretly a bleeding heart. Tom very openly and very vocally despises this kinder side of himself. Sure he'll jump into a burning house to save a fellow Dagger's life, but he'll hate himself for it. Tom is a confident, cocky guy, but he hates his humanity, in fact he is disgusted by it.
H O B B I E S
Dice: He'll play dice with any of his Daggers who are keen. Though he won't play for fun, there has to be stakes, even if it's just spare coins from your pocket.
Training: Tom's position isn't one that comes easy. Not only does he have to keep the Queen's enemies at bay but he has to keep the respect of his Daggers. So he is often working out and practicing his sword skill.
S K I L L S
Sparring: His sister learnt a little from their father as extra protection. Tom was forced to train hard and often, with his father away it was up to an 11 year old to be the man of the household and keep his family safe. This skill was earned through blood and blisters.
Resourceful: Tom wants what he wants and he clever and resourceful enough to get it. He'll find someone who can help him and then find something they want that he can give them.
H A B I T S
Carving: Tom's always carving away at wooden surfaces with his knife, Seeming absentmindedly.
Eye-Contact: For people who haven't earned Tom's respect he generally refuses to give eye contact to. It's just another form of a power play.
O D D I T I E S
Pollen: Pollen makes Tom sneeze and any contact causes him to break out in a rash.
Apples ✓ Independence ✓ His Vice Captain
The Forest ✓ The Cold ✓ His Daggers
Isolation ✓ Ale ✓ Women
Idiocy ✗ Nobles ✗ Politics
Riches ✗ The Shadow Children
Weak Willed People ✗ Direct Sunlight
Flowers ✗ His Parents ✗ Taking Orders
The Past
B I O G R A P H Y
O R I G I N
Valie
H I S T O R Y
Tom was his parent's first child. Obviously Tom doesn't remember a lot of his earliest years, he remembers a grandfather with kind of eyes who died, a green blanket he used to drag around with him everywhere. Mostly though, Tom remembers his mother being happy. She smiled a lot, she always had her sister around to gossip and drink tea, and she used to sing whilst she gardened.
Then Tom was seven, his mother announced her pregnancy and everything seemed to change. His mother ballooned up before giving birth to a healthy baby girl, Leila. After the baby girl was born though, Tom's mother wasn't the same. She didn't smile, someday she didn't even leave her bed and sometimes he would wake up in the middle of the night to hear her crying. Too young to understand, Tom tried his best to make his mother happy again but nothing worked. Tom's father tried his best for a long 5 years, working hard to support his family, parent his children and be a supportive spouse. Tom didn't see how hard it was on his father though, he was a kid who loved adventuring through the forest with his sister. The day Leila learned to walk, Tom knew he had a sidekick for life, and it wasn't soon before Kat joined them too.
Then Tom turned 11. Old enough to learn to be responsible according to his father. Taking a job that took him away from home for long periods of time, it became Tom's job to look after house. He had to learnt to fight to protect the girls. He had to cook, clean and keep the house in good repair. He also had to take up a laborer job for the afternoons. He couldn't play with the sister he'd taught how to adventure, or with Kat who gave him butterflies. Instead he had to grow up. Quick.
Needless to say Tom's hatred and resentment grew. Like a black pit in his stomach. For his pathetic mother who day after day would mope about in bed. For his weak father who left his family for days at a time and forced his son to work in his stead. Even for his favorite sister, whose youthful ignorance always left her smiling when Tom was in the worst of moods. She didn't understand what their family had really been like.
It was a deal Tom made with The Red Lady. She'd lend him aid in getting rid of his unwanted family, and when the time was right, he'd help her dispose of her enemies. Mutually beneficial, that was the very nature of their relationship. He wasn't like the others, he never felt himself indebted to her or wanting to do right by her. Tom didn't have the heart to kill his favorite sister though. He was supposed to wake her up and get out of there, protecting her with his new position.
He hadn't counted on his mother being up crying that night when the Red Lady's men came to kill them in their sleep. She woke up his father and then the old man himself was up and ready to fight back. Leila was gone from her bed when Tom came for her. Then on his way out, Tom came face to face with his father, without hesitation, the son killed his father. His first kill, but certainly not his last.
A fire was started to conceal the murder, but only his father's body was burned in the fire. His mother had disappeared into the night and no one knew where Leila was. By the time Tom found Leila, she and Kat had chosen their side with the Shadow Children, and they were now his enemies. A fact he easily accepted, and is more than happy to do what is necessary when he finally gets the chance.
Face Claim: George Blagden
Hex: #2E2E2E
