Leander Kilnwood
25 | Marband | Atheno, Verlendia
Appearance: Leander is above average in height, standing at 6'2" and has an athletic build. He has long hair, dark brown in nature and at the roots, that balayages to blonde in colour. Leander wears his hair differently every day but he always sports a braid of some kind, whether intricate or plain. He experiments with jewelry - in his hair, his ears, his nose, and otherwise.
Leander has olive kissed skin, free from blemishes, and stunning light green eyes with flecks of blue. His lips are full and his five o'clock shadow is perfectly maintained against his defined jawline.
Leander dresses well, wearing fine leather vests over puffed sleeve shirts of varying colours and trousers made of expensive threads. His boots are well polished and he opts to reserve his cape for finer occasions, sure as not to tangle his swords in it when the need to fight arises.
*Please note that Leander does not have gauged earrings but he does wear golden earrings as seen in the picture from time to time.
History: Leander was born the third son to the Kilnwood family, a well revered name in Verlendia that bore two separate Dragon Riders in its long history; Adrius Kilnwood, Leander's grandfather and Malik Kilnwood, Leander's great grandfather. But the history would come to an abrupt stop when the Great Disease struck and robbed Leander's father, Andross, his chance at following in his family's footsteps.
As young as Leander could walk, he was raised to be what his father could never be; a Dragon Rider. His childhood was robbed of innocence and he seldom was permitted to socialize with others and play with the town's children. Leander was bred and raised for one purpose, and one purpose only: greatness, to be a Dragon Rider, to reclaim the family name and ensure its legacy for years to come. But a child without a childhood would surely rebel and make mistakes, and Leander did just that, and when he did, he was punished gravely.
He was six the first time Andross struck him. The child had wandered outside of the manor's gates and found himself after a ball rolling down the cobblestone roads. Leander eventually caught up to the ball and spent the next hour playing in the streets with other children. But his taste of innocence would be soured when his father found him and struck him in the streets for peering eyes to see and it wouldn't be the last time he was
corrected for inappropriate behaviour.
As Leander aged, he began to show promise in his abilities with the sword and hand to hand combat. He even showed an affinity for natural magic. He was a natural-born warrior and sought out challenges that would provide him short term gratification and affirmation that he never received from his father despite his successes. Leander was slowly becoming known as the pride of the Kilnwood family (at least for those who didn't know about his rotten personality) and rumours were bubbling that he would surely be the next Dragon Rider of the family.
Strengths and Skills
- A Natural-Born Warrior: Leander has been trained to be a warrior since as soon as he could walk. He is prominent in the ability to wield a blade and favours dual wielding swords, often quoting "two blades are better than one." He is also proficient in hand to hand combat, although he prefers to fight with a weapon, he is just as lethal without.
- Determined and Hardworking: For everything Leander is, lazy is not one of them. He is determined and he works hard. Leander is the type to work until his hands are bleeding and although he might take a moment to sulk, he will not give up.
- A Keen Eye: Although Leander is clueless to social cues, he is heavily observant of the smallest of actions and changes in the environment around him. Don't try and slip one past him, it won't work.
- Cleverly Cunning: Leander is excellent at getting what he wants through manipulation. He can persuade people to do his bidding or otherwise and have them think it was their idea. He is deceptive and for a man that has tantrums like a child, he is surprisingly good at devising strategies and applying them.
Weaknesses and Vices
- Skewed Moral Compass: Leander wasn't raised as a typical child and his sense of right and wrong is heavily skewed because of it. Instead, Leander serves only his own ideals of right and wrong no matter how unorthodox they appear to be.
- "Arrogant Prick!" A slur Leander has heard a number of times. He thinks highly of himself, and his family name, and his pride can be off putting.
- "Selfish Prick!" Another slur Leander has heard a number of times resulting from him often only thinking of himself and acting irregardless of how it might affect others.
- Privilege: Although Leander has a traumatic childhood, he has never experienced the hardships of coming from nothing. His family is well off and he has only known luxury, which results in his lack of gratitude for things.
- Lost Boy: Being robbed of your childhood leaves you a childish adult. Leander either has outbursts or sulks when things don't work in his favour or how he imagines they should be.
Bonds and Banes
- Bond: Leander holds himself to the promise and expectation of his family to become a Dragon Rider. He will become someone to be respected, to be envied, and to be celebrated.
- Bane: "....my father.."
Traits, Qualms, and Ideals
- Qualms: Leander cannot ask for help, otherwise he risked being punished for not being able to do it on his own. He also is weary of other peoples kind gestures as it is a warmth he is unfamiliar with.
- Traits: Leander is beautiful and sometimes described as somewhat feminine. Women flock to him, men dislike him. He can also be somewhat vain, taking pride in his appearance and even judging others for theirs.
- Ideals: Leander stands for himself. He is childish and only cares about one person; Leander. He has no ideals and if you were to ask him what he stands for, he would laugh. It is a foreign concept to him, one that is designed for the weak of heart. He lives for himself. He stands for himself. And he is all that matters.
Motivation, Personal Goal, and Defining Act
- Motivation: Love and acceptance from his family, particularly his father, and fear of being a nobody.
- Personal Goal: Leander's personal goal is to be renowned and known as someone great. He wants people to turn their heads and know who he is. It will be with the acceptance of the many, that he can cast aside the importance of the acceptance of his father.
- Defining Act: The day Leander's father first struck him - a trauma that will haunt him forever and change him for good.