Roland Fortis

Roland often acts in a manner that emphasizes a fanaticism with his beliefs and seems oblivious to his surroundings and how his actions and words are regarded by others. Despite this, he is actually quite intelligent and casually manipulates situations to his will. His self-awareness is revealed when he is confronted by his dear friend and colleague Olivier about the consequences of his changing beliefs towards vampires, and he is slightly apologetic, although only for a brief moment. In battle, Roland is a serious, capable and deadly opponent, willing to use many means to defeat a threat. Roland has one or more younger sibling(s) and has developed a strong sense of responsibility through them. He is formally known as Roland of Jasper, the Sixth Paladin of the Chasseurs, a division of the Catholic Church dedicated to hunting down Vampires, and is regarded as one of the strongest of their ranks. He like many other Chasseurs at first regarded Vampires as absolute monsters incapable of expressing goodness or humanity, and thus undertakes his duties to slaughter the so-called "heretics" with grim severity, but after witnessing the genuine humanity of Noé and his earnest bond with Vanitas, he changes his mind from the Church's teachings. He usually wears the standard chasseur's uniform, including black pants, a cassock, a pale harness, a dark holster for his weapon Durandal, a ribbon-like belt, dark leather boots, and a rosary. His hands are protected by white armored gloves. Roland is a fair skinned young man who is over six foot tall. Exceptionally well built, he has broader shoulders and a more pronounced chest. His face is round; with pronounced cheeks and a gently sloping chin; large, round, green eyes with long eyelashes; and thick, dark eyebrows. His hair is blond and short, only going just beyond his ears, his bangs cut very close to his hairline.