Neil Jameson O'ryan
Member of Room V

O'ryan was born in Naurry, to a top officer of the Colored Knights and a tavern wench almost forty winters ago. Since he was of noble birth but still a bastard, he was deemed a ward of the army.

With his father in such a high position within the military, Neil was fast-tracked into training four years earlier than any other boy. He showed remarkable talent with most weaponry, favoring Heavy Armor, the Short Short and the Lance. His training was going well and the boy seemed very capable of climbing the ranks as his father did. Until his betrayal.

Neil never knew why his father murdered his commander. Nor did he understand why the headsman came for him as well.

A wanted man who was just barely old enough to be called a man, he was forced to run for his life. All the while being hunted by his former training Officers and fellow recuits alike. He used the skills they taught him to evade passing patrols and fight off roving bands of brigands until he was safely out of the reach of the Lyri'an military machine.

That was when he met Jackson.

Immediately recognized as a man of top fighting talent (and broken faith), Jackson was able to recruit (emotionally manipulate) Neil into serving in the newly formed Room V (5 in roman numeral not the letter V). Where for twenty years he fought alongside what came to be known as the most effective group of sellswords in the known world.

Physical
Height: Just under 6 feet tall
Weight: 161. 210 with full armor and gear.

Neil is an older man, but looks ten years younger than he is. He's quite thin, (ribs on both sides) but is capable of physical feats often done by men much larger than he is. (such as fight effectively in heavy chromed armor) He has short, dark blonde hair with a reddish tint, and deep blue eyes. He has a Black Legion tattoo on his right shoulder which depicts a snake curled around a sword. Although he is appropriately scarred as any soldier would be, there are no scars that would set him apart from any other soldier, save for the scars left when he took four crossbow bolts to the back.

Mental
Sanity: Neils sanity is surprisingly stable when seen from the outside. He is a seasoned soldier who has both seen and committed horror both on the battle feild and off. However it should be noted that he is is incredibly good at hiding his demons and his very severe level of melancolie (which is the medival term for depression). Once alone, however, he makes no effort to hide his emotions from himself.

Disposition: Around other people, Neil is a strikingly positive and charming person. He loves joking, singing, and acting like a complete child. But once alone, he is gloomy, despondant and detached.

Morals: one word... ambiguous. He's capable of doing anything, but not avoiding any guilt that follows. Anything more than a kill or be killed situation weighs heavily on his conscience.

Equipment:
All of the following equipment is made of tempered Obsidian
Full breast plate and stomach plate
Full greaves
Gauntlets (only his hands are exposed)
Short Sword (left handed)
Buckler (right forearm.)
Mid-Lance with a steel core.

Leather boots with chain leggings up to the knee
Cured Leather gloves with steel knuckle inserts
Bronze Dagger

Stitching kit
Waterskin (half full)
Pack with Blanket, Reusable torch (handmade), Flint (for making a fire), Sharpening stone, compass, region map.
Apothecary satchel with bandages, poppy milk, aloe leaves, roots from a highly hallucinogenic plant (which he does recreationally in small doses)
Gold pouch with 10 gold pieces and 20 silver. (not sure about currency so ill just wing it)


Skills
Lance (Expert), Shortsword, Sheild, Knife, Fists (not too good a brawler actually). He is a capable tracker as well, but not much of a hunter.
In combat he is very quick despite his heavy armor and excels in dueling as per his former position as a Duelist in Room V. Since Room V is well known for it's skilled assasains, he is familiar with poisons and human anatomy and physiology as well as psychology (or the earliest forms of it)

Unbeknownst to most, he is also a skilled writer and while he doesn't make many close friends, he is very good at social politics and for some reason, always knows what to say to get a desired emotion out of someone.

Allies: Kyle Beyd (Room V)
Jeremy Toole (Room V)
Thomas Jackson (Room V founder and leader)
Curtis Longstreet (Room V)
Doctor Henry Watson (Room V)

Room V Details
rough number of active soldiers, spies, non combat personel: 3,813
Number of active operators in Hartera: 55
Strengths : Very Highly Skilled and diverse in terms of skills, and personalities.
Weaknesses : Low group cohesion. Often times different squads of Room V compete against one another for contracts, sometimes ending violently. Also since they are a mercenary organization, they are niether well liked, nor trusted by most factions.

Since their presence in Hartera isn't established, the few operatives in the kingdom are acting as more of an advanced scouting party in the opening stages of the game. Keep in mind that Room V aren't your average foot soldiers.. They are typically individuals who are trained to fight from childhood. They claim no titles, no nobility. May own no lands, take no bride, and father no children. Room V is very strict about these guidlines and any breach of contract or failure to abide by the code usually results in death.

Other members of Room V in Hartera.

Kyle Beyd - Commander of the advanced party. Kyle Beyd is known among the other members of Room V as the best swordsman who has ever lived. In his younger days, he was known to be nearly unbeatable. Now, as he reaches his 63rd year, he finds himself in a command position, which has taken to with great enthusiasm. Even though his skills have diminished over the years as he body aged and turned against him, he is still a renowned, and greatly feared fighter.

Doctor Henry Watson - While not a soldier per-say, the rumors surrounding the good-doctor are too numerous to all be true. Rumored to have been tutored by a great mage, the doctor has spent his life in pursuit of knowlege. Of life, death, humanity, war, and the arcane. Doctor Watson is known in some circles as the angel of death, a testament to an incident in Lorian Pass. The Pass was a great fortress in the mountains far to the south. The twenty-thousand strong force garrisoned there were all dead within a week of the Doctor's visit. Some say he used black magic, others say he brought death itself. But the result is the same.. The Pass is now firmly in the hands of Room V.

Curtis Longstreet - A brute of a man. Standing at nearly seven feet tall, Longstreet is an intimidating force to behold. He is assigned as Doctor Watson's personal bodyguard. Although the Doctor claims to need no protection, a rather large, violent creature is usefull in scaring off most aggressors.

Jeremy Toole - The youngest, and newest member of Room V. He was found wandering the streets of Volcanus alone. An orphan who never knew his parents. His youth and his frail appearance is his greatest asset; He his the most effective assassin to come under Jackson's employ. He's killed kings, knights, and preists, all before his 17th birthday. Although young and naive (some would say strikingly overconfident) He is remarkably articulate, and well educated.