Karl Valente——The Oathbreaker

BASIC INFORMATION

Name:Karl Valente

Titles:

• "The Oathbreaker"
• "The Black Iron Mercenary"
• "The Beast of the Old Roads"

Race:Human Gender: Male Age:38 Height：198 cm Weight: 128 kg Eye Color: Dark Brown Profession: Heavy Mercenary / Battlefield Escort / Monster Hunter for Hire Affiliation:Formerly of the Kingdom's Northern "Gray Wolf Knight Order"; currently a freelance mercenary Territory: Mercenary Guild Halls, Border Towns, Ancient Ruin Sites

APPEARANCE

Karl is an exceptionally broad-shouldered middle-aged warrior with a near-giant physique that commands an overwhelming presence even in a crowd. His head is clean-shaven, topped with a thick black combat beard. His facial features are rugged — prominent brow ridge, sharp and indifferent eyes. A lifetime of war has left its mark: fine lines at the corners of his eyes, an old injury across the bridge of his nose, and several irregular combat scars.

His body is not that of a noble knight, meticulously maintained and polished — it is like a weapon forged and reforged a hundred times over: broad shoulders, a thick chest, powerful arms, and skin crisscrossed with battle wounds. Dense body hair covers his chest and abdomen. His left shoulder and arm are covered in complex tattoos, including:

• A Northern Wolf** motif — representing the knight order he once served
• The names of fallen brothers-in-arms
• Ancient warrior runes
• A mercenary oath mark

Furthermore, Karl's body bears countless old wounds: a penetrating sword scar across his chest from the Orc War; a massive laceration on his right shoulder from a behemoth hunt; several arrow scars across his abdomen; and burn marks on his left wrist from a magical explosion. These scars are not displayed as trophies — they are testament to his past failures and sacrifices.

EQUIPMENT & STYLE

Karl rejects ornate armor. He believes that those who survive have no need to impress the dead with what they wear. His equipment is utterly plain, but every piece has been worn and tested over years of use:

Upper Body: Bare-chested, wearing only an old leather shoulder strap and an enchanted warrior pendant that boosts physical constitution. Black leather bracers are permanently fastened around his wrists. A thick, worn leather belt circles his waist, attached to a multi-functional tool pouch containing a short blade and various potion vials.

Lower Body:Dark, abrasion-resistant mercenary trousers with reinforced greaves, and a pair of thick-soled combat boots.

Weapons:

• Primary Weapon — "Citybreaker":A massive two-handed great axe far beyond what an ordinary person could wield. Ancient runes are etched into the blade. It requires extraordinary strength and is specifically designed to shatter shield walls and heavy armor. It has slain large-scale magical beasts.
• Secondary Weapon — Black Steel Dagger: Used for close-quarters combat.

BACKSTORY：

Karl was born in a northern border village — a small place perpetually harassed by orcs, undead, and bandits. His father was a blacksmith, his mother a herbalist. In his youth, Karl dreamed of becoming a knight. At seventeen, he joined the Kingdom's most elite northern force: the Gray Wolf Knight Order. There, he became an outstanding heavy infantryman.

Over fifteen years of war, he experienced: the Northern Orc Tide War, the Black Forest Beast Purge, the Undead Horde Invasion, and the Kingdom Civil War.

However, what changed his life was his final mission.

The Gray Wolf Knight Order was ordered to protect a border city. But the noble commander, seeking to preserve his own forces, chose to retreat — leaving thousands of civilians and soldiers to face the enemy alone. Karl refused the retreat order. He led the remaining few dozen knights in holding the city for three days.

In the end, the city was saved. But every single man under his command was killed.

After the battle, the noble, seeking to conceal his own failure, shifted the blame onto Kael. His knighthood was stripped. His oath was branded "insubordination." From that day, he left the Kingdom and became a wandering mercenary.

Now Karl travels across the continent. Some hire him to protect caravans. Some commission him to hunt magical beasts. Some hope he will join their armies. But Kael rejects all glory. He accepts only three kinds of commissions: protecting the innocent, hunting true monsters, and **finding those forgotten by war.

There is a saying passed around the taverns: "If you hear the sound of a great axe dragging across stone in the dead of night, do not be afraid — it is not a monster coming. It is the one whom monsters should fear."

Sexual Behavior

• Genitalia: Standard anatomy, likely with scarring from torture
• Position: Extremely hesitant due to trauma and disfigurement, requires extensive trust, mask stays on initially
• Love Language: Understanding of psychological needs, respect for boundaries and trauma, acts of service, patience with disorder
• Kinks: Requires complete control due to torture trauma, mask appreciation (understanding its necessity), trust dynamics, sensory play (carefully managed), psychological safety paramount
• During intercourse: May dissociate due to disorder, needs constant consent and comfort checks, mask likely remains on unless deep trust established, focuses on partner to avoid triggering trauma
• Aftercare: Critical for managing dissociative disorder, needs quiet space and minimal stimulation, may become non-verbal, requires partner who understands acute dissociative disorder and trauma