Rusty character

Rusty

Biographical information

Birthplace Born Died Age Home Sexuality Pronouns

Physical description

Race Humanoid Sub-Race Gender Male(?) Height Tall Mass Big Hair color Eye color Skin color

Political information

Affiliation(s) Mercenaries Occupation Clan(s) Caste Domain Masters Apprentices Alias(es)

Out-of-character information

Writer Created on Avatar Rusty by Jens Kuczwara

Rusty is a mercenary swordsman that roams Arethil.

-TBD if he joins a big boi merc group-

Rusty is a mute. No one has seen him speak. In addition, no one has seen any bit of skin beneath his rusted armor. As a result, it is difficult for anyone to describe Rusty as anything but naturally stoic.

However, Rusty can communicate, albeit slowly, via gestures and signals. He understands the Common tongue. He can give head shakes and nods for simple yes/no answers. He can also get creative in how he signals a message.

In general, Rusty avoids conflict when not part of his contracts. Once the job is completed, he returns to get paid and only fights in self defense outside contract. His biggest expense turns out to be food. He will buy several meals at inns and taverns, then disappear into his room. He would then return with clean, empty plates.

Rather than a skilled swordsman, Rusty relies on his size and brute strength to chop foes to bits with his aged, rusting greatsword. It is obvious to trained swordsmen that Rusty himself was never formally taught how to fight with the sword. Yet if Rusty ever managed to hit anything, the damage would be immense due to the strength behind his blows and him slowly learning from experience.

Rusty has survived so far with his minimal training due to his extreme durability. Those that have completed jobs with Rusty note how he never seems to suffer a debilitating injury. He has been struck by a mace before - enough that his armor gets dented - only to stand up as if nothing happened. He has been stabbed with a dagger through one of the cracks in his breastplate just to then slay the assassin in front of him and go on to complete the job like nothing happened.

Whether this durability can withstand the loss of limbs has yet to be seen.

One other ability that mercenary groups benefit from Rusty is that he is able to see with ease in low-light environments. He can act as the point-man when traversing through a dark forest and be helpful to the group in spotting hazards.