Description
You look upon an old, 6-foot man. His once striking features sagging slighty
but losing none of their original charm. His square chin and high cheeks
still hold their rugged charm but his smile has given way to wrinkles of
worry and anger. Where his brown eyes now lie sunken beneath a wrinkled brow,
lines radiate out towards his ever receding hair. Grey tints mar the once
proud brown hair he had. While he shaves to keep his face clean, something of
the ages has given him a permanent stubble all down his neck. His wiry body
seems to have lost some weight to it but the sparkle in him still remains as
a reminder of what he once was. All his clothes, slightly looser now that he
ages, hang baggily about his lithe frame. Cotton trousers and a dark coloured
wool shirt are all that protect his wrinkled skin from his heavier pieces of
armour. Holding them on, you can see a leather belt. Its original form is
hard to see as the dagger sheath and bandages dangling from it hide much
detail.
Worn proudly upon his bare forearm, you see a vibrant tattoo.
Role
Old age and its onset.
Added Sat Jan 21 21:25:34 2006 at level 51:
As Kaisse ages, he's going to change. Getting grumpier, stiffer
and generally more like an 'old grumpy bastard'. While his long
life of warring has kept him fit he will get lazier about the
smaller tasks. No amount of excersise will stop his mind aging
however, and only time can tell how badly his age effects his
head. Like all things, it could change one way or the other.
But the fact remains he is getting old. Slowly but surely.
Kaisse's Summary
Added Fri Nov 18 17:54:35 2005 at level 23:
No tears, no cheers - Life is to be taken as it comes. Nothing is left to
chance in this world and so you cant put faith in the highs and lows you
encounter. There is only one purpose any mortal holds. To ensure he carries
out his fate in the purest, most dedicated and determined way he can. For
Kaisse, it is a life of chasing what he sees as perversions of reality
Things made or altered of Magic. Those that risk tearing fate with their
Magic must be removed for the safety of all. Whether the world is fated to
crush you swiftly or immortalize you in your fame, it matters not. You are
still what you make of yourself, through your actions. You may suffer a
critical loss, yet to hold your head high with pride and strive on to the
next step is to have done so in the most honourable way imaginable. To
critical loss, yet to hold your head high with pride and strive on to the
next step is to have done so in the most honourable way imaginable. To
ignorantly succeed through your mistakes can make you look more a fool than
those you defeated. This is the way that Kaisse follows in memory of Guerric.
The Gods - While they may exist, Kaisse will not acknowledge them as
independent entities. His view is that they are sway to fate and so cannot
wield true magic. Tied to the fate of men, the Gods are but apparitions of
the past that try to guide, as their collective churches believe mortals
should be guided. Just as one person's belief can bring new light to reality
- a thousand people believing in one memory can bring forth an immortal.
Kaisse will treat them as ghosts, rather than gods. Every care and respect
should be given to the dead that live on for they have achieved what every
follow of Guerrics teachings intends. To live forever, through fame, in
mortal memory.
Kaisse's Resolve There are many difficulties involved when it comes to
attaining the fame Kaisse desires. Like many, he has emotions than eb and
flow with the battles around him. Though he will not let defeats and
victories sway him so much as individual actions - he does wish to keep
things flowing in a natural way. From bad days to good, he wants all to enjoy
his company and unique philosophy. This may mean sacrifices, and token
gestures contrary to his belief but always he ensures the underlying tone is
one of change. The most active example is his supposed reverence of the gods.
He does not approve of any current church and the way it is run but it hardly
helps to attempt to oppose religions he has no qualms with otherwise.
Kaisse's Faith expanded.
Added Wed Dec 21 14:24:37 2005 at level 51:
Guerric the White Lion - Kaisse believes all gods are simply ghosts of the
past. While a mage in his life, Kaisse can see that there is redemption in
the work that Guerric's words continue to do upon the mortal plane. Kaisse's
devotion is motivated in two different ways - As thanks for being guided to a
greater understanding by Guerric's teachings and as an attempt to continue
the redemption of the tainted mortal that created them. Just as his faith
dictates, he tries to persuade others but if they wish to convince themselves
otherwise he only pities them.
Magic and Fate - As shown in the proofs of work at Azuremaine, the
Nexus/Warlock catastrophe, Necromancy and other such anomalies of time/fate,
Magic can twist reality in ways unacceptable to any BattleRager. Kaisse
fights to tear away things that might change his end. Though he knows he is
dooming himself by accepting that Fate could see him lose or win, he refuses
to let the cruel truth overcome him. His courage and zeal come from those
around him. Though their Fate may not differ from his, it is his duty as
Leader to ensure they face it with only the hardiest and bravest of
attitudes.
Kaisse's Leadership of the Village - As a leader and a strong source of
inspiration, Kaisse has trouble preaching the doom and gloom side of things
as much as other parts of Guerric's faith. Though a strong part of the
religion, it's used more sparingly as a reminder rather than an enforced way
of life. He stands strong against his foes and uses his faith to bolster
himself. A pillar to those around him, even in death.
Kaisse's Faith over time - Since Kaisse's belief in Fate is unfaltering, its
hard to see his Faith changing too greatly over time. What may develop more
is the way in which he uses it to lead. He is determined to be remembered, by
everyone, and will go out of his way to ensure hes not forgotten.
Chapter 1. War waits for no one.
Added Fri Jan 13 17:36:54 2006 at level 51:
I hear many great generals write journals of their wars. I don't know where
they've all gone - but wherever they are they'd be a damn lot more useful
here. Few understand that the pressure of leading good is harder is looks.
Being on the frontline gives you simple life and death decisions. A leader
makes complex life and death decisions. At this moment in my life, I find
myself doing great amounts of both. But this is how I feel true commanders
lead. From the front.
I've collected a few phrases I give to my lads and lasses and I think they'll
make fitting titles for my entries. They hold meanings both obvious and
hidden. I like them lots. So do my lads. Anyone who picks this up, years down
the line, can see how I interpreted my Fate. The events we witness have
already been written but their meaning has always been for us to interpret.
So few except the Brave realise that believing it's all pre-determined is not
giving up. You may give up hope but that only leaves time to worry harder on
what matters. It has always been from this I've drawn my strengths.
That brings me to my first lesson. War doesn't wait for crap. Our war is
waged, whether you sit in the bar or on a corpse. Don't forget its flow will
continue with or without you. So too will the events that are written. It is
your task to follow them and face them as the sturdiest, roughest bastard you
can be. Only then will courage show. Fear only stepping into the insane
realms of recklessness. It matters very much how others see you and so I
bring you my own meaning for Honour. To be honourable, is to stick to what
you believe no matter what. Perhaps now my introduction is done, I can make
more clear in Chapter 2. As I sit and write, my sheath gets oddly colder at
my side. 'Bloody tears' has been my companion for a long while and almost
like a part of me. Its only now I realise that I am myself only a weapon. A
maker of corpses for the Time I exist. So I am doomed but so shall I be
remembered.