Baldr -Prince in Exile-

Name: Baldr

Age: 26

Occupation: Exiled Prince

Species: Grey Wolf

Synopsis: Baldr was once, and by some merits still is the heir to the Kingdom of Wufland. However, after a coup started by his paternal uncle that left his father, King Wuotan, dead Baldr was forced to flee the kingdom for fear of his life. He now lives in a small village far up in the frozen tundra in the far north of the kingdom where no one would expect him to be. He has lived there for the last five years as the town's one and only doctor, a skill that he had learned from his boyhood days from apprenticing under the court mage, Chade.

Backstory: Baldr is the oldest, and only son of King Wuotan and Queen Hildegard. Queen Hildegard died shortly after the birth of Baldr due to complications during the birthing process, as a result Baldr never knew his mother. During his childhood Baldr was cared for but the court wizard, a mysterious Merlin that had overseen the your prince's wellbeing after his mother had passed away.

As a child, Chade made a great effort to teach Baldr a plethora of arts, both high and low, arcane and mundane. As a result of this extensive education from Chade, Baldr was well versed in: Apothecary, Alchemy, Natural Sciences, Medicine, Biology, Spy-craft, Warfare, Poison Brewing, Sword-fighting, and Magic. While at the time Baldr resented this education, and wished to be like the other children that roamed through Fallow Keep, this time spent learning has saved his life a countless number of times. Baldr also has an uncle, his father's brother, named Hakon. When he was younger Baldr always remembered his uncle as a cheery, and caring man who was always kind to the young prince, spoiling him with gifts and praise. Baldr could have never imagined that his uncle would one day betray him, and kill his father.

When Baldr was 21 years old his uncle, Harkon, staged a coup to kill King Wuotan and Baldr, and take their place on the throne. It was only through tremendous luck, and the teachings of Chade that Baldr was able to escape with his life and flee Fallow Keep. However, during a confrontation with his uncle while trying to escape Baldr was stabbed in his left eye by a branch of mistletoe, losing the eye completely.

After the coup Baldr wander through the frozen lands of the north for the next three weeks. He lived off of what little he could find and hunt. During this time his eye became infected, leaving him delirious and half-dead. One night Baldr was afflicted by terrible dreams of his deceased father telling him to head to a small village that went by the name of Bend's End. Upon awaking, and seeing that his fever had finally broken, Baldr made his way to the small village and hasn't left since.

Personality: Baldr, despite trying, is a very pessimistic person. This is not entirely his fault, he did lose both his father and his kingdom at the hands of his uncle, but he is also plagued by dreams and visions that he has no control over. This has left the wolf perpetually tired and depressive. He lives by himself on the very outskirts of the village, and acts as the village's doctor. The people of Bend's End all think very highly of Baldr, despite not knowing of his lineage and background. They are all under the assumption that Baldr was a solider that defected after King Harkon took the crown, and have never thought to question this belief.

Baldr is known to be very calm, and level-headed. He rarely shows emotions, and is always lost in thought. Due to his royal education, Baldr can read, and is the only person in the village that is able to do so. He is often asked to read letters and manuscripts that are given to him by the people of the village. He does so without qualm or question. Despite what other's may think Baldr hates being alone, when he is left by himself his mind often travels to the events that transpired that night five years ago when his father was murdered. To keep his mind away from that Baldr tries to keep himself active through whatever means he can, whether through work, exercise, or creative endeavors. Of course, Baldr has days where these thoughts become overwhelming for him and has been known to overindulge in both food and drink to keep himself from thinking about these things. Baldr has a very dry and self-deprecating humor, he often makes fun of himself, especially his size and weight.

Baldr is often plagued by dreams and visions, these often happen during his depressive episodes, but can happen at any time. His visions are often things beyond his own comprehension, of ghastly beasts and demons. He can rarely make sense of these visions, and does not know what they mean. He is afraid of these visions and wishes that there was a way that he could rid himself of them, unfortunately nothing that he has tried has been found to work. While in ine of this episodes Baldr can not see or hear anything, and is completely shut off from the rest of the world. When he regains conciseness he is often extremely sore and fatigued, having to rest for several days to fully recover from these fits.

As a child, Baldr was visited by the fae, magical creatures that command the very forces of nature itself. As a result of this strange encounter with these other worldly beings, the wolf has always exhibited strange powers. His fur is an unnatural white color, and he is often able to hear what people are think, and commune with animals. Very little people know about his powers, and even less know how his meeting with the fae.

Appearance: Baldr is a physically large off in both stature and size. He stands about a head above everyone else in the village, and is significantly heavier as well. This is not to say that Baldr is corpulent, though he does carry a fair amount of flesh to cover the raw strength and power that lie underneath. Baldr is well muscled and is quite comfortable with wrestling and grappling. In fact, Baldr has won the village's spring festive wrestling contest all five years that he has been there.

Alongside Baldr's great strength is his tremendous appetite, he often jokes that if it was not for he restraint he would be immobilized underneath his own weight by now. This great appetite is very apparent on the wolf, he his quite hefty and is by far the heaviest person in the village. He often eats enough food for three men combined, daily. However this immense appetite is what allows for his tremendous strength.

Baldr has completely white fur, that almost seems to glisten silver in moonlight. This unique fur color was gifted to him by the fae when he was a small child, still in his cradle. When he was a prince this fur color was lauded as a sign of great prosperity and good fortune, but as a common man the fur color is often seen as a sign of ill omens and death. Bald's hair is thick and fluffy, this is mostly due to his lupine heritage, but it has grown considerably thicker since moving up to Bend's End.

Baldr is missing his left eye, it was taken from him by his own uncle Hakon during the night of the coup. While Baldr was trying to escape Fallow Keep he was tracked down by Hakon. A fight ensued, and while initially Baldr had the upper hand due to his size, Hakon proved himself victorious when he stabbed Baldr in his eye with a sprig of mistletoe that had been lying on the ground.

Clothing: Despite the fact that he is suppose to be in hiding, Baldr still prefers to wear the royal colors of Cobalt Blue and Silver. He mostly wears things like simple tunics, pants, and boots. In the winter he will often wear thick jackets to keep himself from the deadly cold that resides in the north part of the country. Baldr always keeps his father's signet ring, which he had inexplicably found in his pocket after his fever dream about Bend's End.

Hobbies: Foraging, Bird-watching, Hunting, Reading, Potion Brewing, Cooking, Wrestling, Fencing, Tracking

Likes: Animals, Plants, Festivals, Feast Days, The Cold, Sunrises, The Moon, Cooking, Nighttime, Overeating

Dislikes: Being Alone, Harkon, Warm Weather, Being Tired, Being Woken Up, Hangovers,