Name: Brooklyn Age: Bury me Contact:withpanache Other Characters: Tony Stark, Loxley, Marcus Rowntree, and side characters Sabine and Florent Vascarelle Interests: Just here to lend an element of chaos by adding a number to the Templar corner, particularly one who is unapologetic about his allegiance. His origins as a Templar of the Anderfels also means he was mixed up in the forces of Corypheus in a bad way, which can create some initial tension that would be fun to play out. Personal development will be around being on the outs of the Templar Order and where he goes from there. It will also be good to have an otherwise uncomplicated sword guy.
CHARACTER
Name: Knight-Corporal Valerius Roman Hildebrand Canon/OC: OC Journal:beidhander Race: Human Nationality: Ander Occupation: Formerly of the Templar Order Division: Forces Mage or Not: Not Age: 29
History
Valerius Roman Hildebrand was a Templar of the Hossberg Circle. Like many with dirt poor Anderfels origins, he grew up god-fearing and hardworking, and strove towards becoming a Templar all his life. Which sounds very pious, which it is, but among the other young men and women who wished for the same in his region, there was more of a prideful, competitive element, and Valerius was more than happy to elbow people aside to get ahead.
As a Templar, Valerius was and still is positively inclined towards the system of Circles. The reality was a lot more miserable than the idea, but he remained duty bound and secure in the notion that what he was doing was right. The Hossberg Circle was a grim experience, but even the mages, with their Anderfels upbringing, were onboard enough that when rebellion eventuated, it was a surprise to Valerius. His attitude towards mages is a sense of protectiveness over themselves and their souls, and by now, a little irritation that so many apparently disagree.
After the Circles fell, he and some of his colleagues formed up together to serve the still existing Chantry leaders. Due to the Anderfels' religiously isolationist attitude, they did not attach themselves to the Inquisition in those early days, nor assist in the reformation of the Southern Chantry.
In short, for the next few years, he and his brothers and sisters became glorified sellswords for the powerful, convinced though they were that they would serve a holy purpose. Eventually. This carried into the Tevinter occupation, but their faction was forcibly dispersed so they wouldn't get any ideas. Valerius did his best, buying into the propaganda that Tevinter would save them from a coming Blight. At least for a while. However, working as he did for certain higher-ups, it became increasingly obvious to him that certain people stood to profit from the fear of a coming Blight, and the influence of Tevinter.
Two things converged, then. One: the inevitability that he would be deployed to go combat the Exalted March. Two: meeting Dirghe, someone he worked with before after the Vints rolled in. Dirghe had been hit by a rift, which broke the strange magics that had kept him loyal to his Vint master. After drinking a few rounds, comparing notes on their situation, and stealing a couple of horses, they decided to YOLO their way to Riftwatch.
Ding-dong.
Personality
Valerius is the result of a very specific sort of upbringing, in which piety, duty, and other worthy tenets were drilled into him while also surviving the harsh environment of the Anderfels and the competitive atmosphere of vying to be taken in by the Templar Order. His central contradiction and conflict, therefore, is that he extremely earnestly wants to live up to the ideals of his station and the vows he swore by and in general be a good person, but all of this has only ever been selfishly motivated. (He would have made a terrible Grey Warden.)
This manifests as someone who demonstrates a good work ethic, real courage, and an unwavering religious faith, but can also be kind of a dick because he can't help it. For example, he will be honest to a fault, but not really care how that honesty lands.
He is also ambitious but bad at really steering the trajectory of his life. His goal had been to rise through the ranks of the Templar Order and was willing to tear anyone around him down to do it, and in the absence of this, has spun in place, has been sucked into the wrong side of the war, has operated in a holding pattern as if expecting the world to right itself. His making for Riftwatch is the result of a last straw breaking.
Underneath all that, however, is kind of an ordinary, somewhat immature-for-his-age Thedosian dude. He likes to drink, likes to fight, likes to fuck around, likes to bathe not enough probably for other people's liking. He would prefer the world get a little simpler, and will stab bad guys with his big sword until it happens.
Opinions & Affiliations
The Templar Order: Valerius is in favour, but also has some specific biases cultivated by the Anderfels in that the rest of Thedas does a bad job at being Templars, and he probably blames them for the mage rebellion more so than the actual mages.
Mages: People afflicted by the horrors of magic. It's really sad. He is here to help, and sometimes kill them when they get crazy.
Qunari: His new best friend he barely knows is a qunari, which is different from Qunari? Instructions unclear.
Elves: They exist! Sometimes they're mages.
Grey Wardens: Extremely cool guys, if not as cool as Templars, although Valerius is probably more prone to listening to them than some other random Templar.
The Chantry: He is a devout follower of the Chant, even if he sometimes forgets all the words, and has a lot of negative opinions about non-Anderfels Andrastians that he copies from people smarter than him.
Adaptation Notes
n/a
Strengths & Weaknesses
MORTAL KOMBAT: Valerius is a skilled warrior who favours two-handed weaponry, particularly the largest sword you've ever seen. Extremely durable as far as humans go, proficient with combat in heavy armor, and hits hard. He has access to the full Templar skill tree while he takes lyrium for it.
MORAL CENTRE: Say what you will about Templars or Valerius's relationship with being a good person, just because the thing he is best for is hacking and slashing doesn't mean that is Valerius's go-to solution. He is not inclined to start shit unnecessarily, will entertain diplomatic solutions to problems, will diffuse heated moments if he thinks he can, and so on. He's a little hit and miss there, powers of persuasion-wise, but a good intention tends to push to the fore in such circumstances.
HE CAN DO THAT THING WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR PECS TWITCH IN TIME TO MUSIC: It's good for parties.
CRITICAL THINKING: Very simple approach to problems, including complex ones. Not as gullible as he seems but he's terrible at lying and prefers not to do it. Any kind of task that requires social subtlety and deception are beyond his powers.
Inventory
Old set of Templar armor, supplemented with bits and pieces.
A seven foot long sword.
Empty vials that lyrium used to be in.
Paperwork that proves he is or was a Templar.
Shovel.
Misc travelling gear.
Motivation
His friend used to be an adventurer before he got a shard in the hand. Also like prove himself and find a purpose and whatever.
Note: These samples have him going by 'Roman' but I let Rockefeller talk me into keeping his original name as per above. Maybe he uses 'Roman' when trying not to sound too much like he's from Tevinter. Which he isn't but maybe he has some Tevene family ancestry.
valerius hildebrand. dragon age oc.
Name: Brooklyn
Age: Bury me
Contact:
Other Characters: Tony Stark, Loxley, Marcus Rowntree, and side characters Sabine and Florent Vascarelle
Interests: Just here to lend an element of chaos by adding a number to the Templar corner, particularly one who is unapologetic about his allegiance. His origins as a Templar of the Anderfels also means he was mixed up in the forces of Corypheus in a bad way, which can create some initial tension that would be fun to play out. Personal development will be around being on the outs of the Templar Order and where he goes from there. It will also be good to have an otherwise uncomplicated sword guy.
Name: Knight-Corporal Valerius Roman Hildebrand
Canon/OC: OC
Journal:
Race: Human
Nationality: Ander
Occupation: Formerly of the Templar Order
Division: Forces
Mage or Not: Not
Age: 29
History
Valerius Roman Hildebrand was a Templar of the Hossberg Circle. Like many with dirt poor Anderfels origins, he grew up god-fearing and hardworking, and strove towards becoming a Templar all his life. Which sounds very pious, which it is, but among the other young men and women who wished for the same in his region, there was more of a prideful, competitive element, and Valerius was more than happy to elbow people aside to get ahead.
As a Templar, Valerius was and still is positively inclined towards the system of Circles. The reality was a lot more miserable than the idea, but he remained duty bound and secure in the notion that what he was doing was right. The Hossberg Circle was a grim experience, but even the mages, with their Anderfels upbringing, were onboard enough that when rebellion eventuated, it was a surprise to Valerius. His attitude towards mages is a sense of protectiveness over themselves and their souls, and by now, a little irritation that so many apparently disagree.
After the Circles fell, he and some of his colleagues formed up together to serve the still existing Chantry leaders. Due to the Anderfels' religiously isolationist attitude, they did not attach themselves to the Inquisition in those early days, nor assist in the reformation of the Southern Chantry.
In short, for the next few years, he and his brothers and sisters became glorified sellswords for the powerful, convinced though they were that they would serve a holy purpose. Eventually. This carried into the Tevinter occupation, but their faction was forcibly dispersed so they wouldn't get any ideas. Valerius did his best, buying into the propaganda that Tevinter would save them from a coming Blight. At least for a while. However, working as he did for certain higher-ups, it became increasingly obvious to him that certain people stood to profit from the fear of a coming Blight, and the influence of Tevinter.
Two things converged, then. One: the inevitability that he would be deployed to go combat the Exalted March. Two: meeting Dirghe, someone he worked with before after the Vints rolled in. Dirghe had been hit by a rift, which broke the strange magics that had kept him loyal to his Vint master. After drinking a few rounds, comparing notes on their situation, and stealing a couple of horses, they decided to YOLO their way to Riftwatch.
Ding-dong.
Personality
Valerius is the result of a very specific sort of upbringing, in which piety, duty, and other worthy tenets were drilled into him while also surviving the harsh environment of the Anderfels and the competitive atmosphere of vying to be taken in by the Templar Order. His central contradiction and conflict, therefore, is that he extremely earnestly wants to live up to the ideals of his station and the vows he swore by and in general be a good person, but all of this has only ever been selfishly motivated. (He would have made a terrible Grey Warden.)
This manifests as someone who demonstrates a good work ethic, real courage, and an unwavering religious faith, but can also be kind of a dick because he can't help it. For example, he will be honest to a fault, but not really care how that honesty lands.
He is also ambitious but bad at really steering the trajectory of his life. His goal had been to rise through the ranks of the Templar Order and was willing to tear anyone around him down to do it, and in the absence of this, has spun in place, has been sucked into the wrong side of the war, has operated in a holding pattern as if expecting the world to right itself. His making for Riftwatch is the result of a last straw breaking.
Underneath all that, however, is kind of an ordinary, somewhat immature-for-his-age Thedosian dude. He likes to drink, likes to fight, likes to fuck around, likes to bathe not enough probably for other people's liking. He would prefer the world get a little simpler, and will stab bad guys with his big sword until it happens.
Opinions & Affiliations
Adaptation Notes
n/a
Strengths & Weaknesses
MORTAL KOMBAT: Valerius is a skilled warrior who favours two-handed weaponry, particularly the largest sword you've ever seen. Extremely durable as far as humans go, proficient with combat in heavy armor, and hits hard. He has access to the full Templar skill tree while he takes lyrium for it.
MORAL CENTRE: Say what you will about Templars or Valerius's relationship with being a good person, just because the thing he is best for is hacking and slashing doesn't mean that is Valerius's go-to solution. He is not inclined to start shit unnecessarily, will entertain diplomatic solutions to problems, will diffuse heated moments if he thinks he can, and so on. He's a little hit and miss there, powers of persuasion-wise, but a good intention tends to push to the fore in such circumstances.
HE CAN DO THAT THING WHERE YOU MAKE YOUR PECS TWITCH IN TIME TO MUSIC: It's good for parties.
CRITICAL THINKING: Very simple approach to problems, including complex ones. Not as gullible as he seems but he's terrible at lying and prefers not to do it. Any kind of task that requires social subtlety and deception are beyond his powers.
Inventory
Motivation
His friend used to be an adventurer before he got a shard in the hand. Also like prove himself and find a purpose and whatever.
Breaking and entering.
Activities.
Note: These samples have him going by 'Roman' but I let Rockefeller talk me into keeping his original name as per above. Maybe he uses 'Roman' when trying not to sound too much like he's from Tevinter. Which he isn't but maybe he has some Tevene family ancestry.