NOTE: I have not proof read this yet, however I did make it prettier for lookin’ at! Let me know if there’s any info in here that doesn’t fit with the structure of this rpg in terms of plot or setting! Also, if any one has any questions or critiques please feel free to share them! I love hearing feedback from others.
And if there’s any other Earth Kingdom soldiers or warriors don’t be scared to hit my line.
Character Sheet
Name: Rook Gozen Sloane
Nickname: Rookie
Age: 20 (Birthday: April 6th)
Gender: Male
Alliance: Loyal to his family first; Loyal to Ba Sing Se not pro-war and not anti-Avatar
Nation: Earth Kingdom
Element: Earth
Skills:
- Basic Combat Training
- Basic Earthbending
- Enhanced Hand-to-Hand Combat
- Combative Earthbending
- Basic Emergency Medical Response
Abilities:
Advanced Skill in Basic Earth Bending as well as Intermediate Skill Earth Bending techniques taught to him in secret by his Grandfather who has spent years creating an arsenal of dangerous, banned, and unheard of Earth Bending scrolls.
Weapons:
Quarter Staff (Proficient)
Katana (Proficient)
One-Handed Heavy Hammer (Advanced)
Relations: (Family, friendships, crushes. etc)
Paternal Grandfather → Com. Knight Gozen Sloane “The Stone Wall”
Father → Lt. Bishop Gozen Sloane
Sister → Queen Naja Sloane
Mother → Gemma Ramona Sloane (previously Gemma Ramona Kamau)
Paternal Uncle → Gunnar Kamau
Maternal Cousins → Callan Kamau, Champion Kamau; Oasis Kamau
Sexuality: Asexual Biromantic (still confused himself, resigns not to be involved romantically or sexually)
Appearance: Rook is a slender young man, the muscles on his body rock hard from the pummelings that come with Earthbending against men like his grandfather for years. His face is youthful, his light brown skin smooth and firm, while his faint green-yellow eyes appear perpetually tired and sunken-in. His face is long with soft edges except for the sharp corner of his jawline, which he cloaks behind the kinky curls of a one or two-day-old beard. His hair he keeps braided down, so as to accommodate the stipulations of appropriate military standards of dress and his own personal comfort.
Personality: Rook Sloane is a quiet, brooding type who prefers to contemplate in peaceful isolation. Rook is a strategist by nature who takes pride in his preparedness. Rook has a natural charm that draws others in and yet Rook as trouble keeping people interested, as feeling close with others leads to feelings of vulnerability which leads to self-withdrawal or self-sabotage. He worries that friends and peers will grow bored with him and move on, carrying With them nothing but disappointment. As a result, Rook keeps to himself, usually won’t speak unless spoken to, and prefers to spend time mulling over dilemmas and problems on his own before taking action.
History: Rook Sloane comes from a lineage of strong military leaders who are considered Hero’s of the War in Ba Sing Se as well as across most other regions of the Earth Kingdom. His grandfather was an abrasive, cold-hearted man with an impressive reputation as a powerful military leader in Ba Sing Se. Rook’s father, an impulsive, fearless bender who regularly flirted with death, upheld his father’s legacy by rising through the ranks becoming a Lieutenant of equal rank. Both Rook’s father and grandfather have high expectations that he will bring honor to their family name by surpassing their ranks and reputation as formidable Lieutenants of Ba Sing Se.
The pressure is on Rook to succeed at influencing the outcome of the war and his family has never let him forget it. As little boy, Rook’s mother sang to him of his destiny to become a great war hero spreading aid and relief to sufferers. As a youth, Rook’s father lectured him about the high expectations he has set before him in his lineage all the while coming at his own son in closed quarter combat, training him to fight relentlessly. At age 13, Rook’s grandfather seized control of Rook’s training and education. Commander Knight Sloane immediately established a distinction between the man who was Rook’s grandfather and the man who was Rook’s trainer. Hours were spent in grueling Earth bending lessons taught to him in secrecy, the demolition of boulders bouncing off the mountain ranges and dissipating into the sky.
For a long time, Rook harbored a quiet resentment for his grandfather for being so cruel with him and his father, too, for allowing it to go on. He never broached the subject with his father, but he theorized silently in his bed some nights that his grandfather has taught his son through blood and bruises and did very little to spare Rook the same fate. As time when on, Rook’s aches turned to hardened muscles as his lessons became practice rounds and his grandfather stayed hard and unyielding. The challenges only increased in adversity and Rook grew angrier, stronger. He grew quieter. Deadlier.
At age 16, Rook was honorably accepted into Basic Training for the Earth Kingdom’s militia. As time passed, Rook rose through the ranks, the hard lessons of the men who raised him gave him an undeniable edge. However, Rook felt empty and withdrawn, as if his soul was taking a backseat while mindless violence commandeered his life. He lost faith in the war, and soon after he lost faith in seeing an end to the war.
The situation only darkened for Rook as he began to learn more about the perturbing internal status quo of the Earth Kingdom’s elite warriors. His father, still an active member of the Earth Kingdom’s militia, began to keep secrets from Rook, his actions clouded by doubt, concern, and mistrust. His grandfather, a decorated, retired war hero yet still an influential man with a hidden finger on the pulse, seemed shrouded in blatant suspicion, as he trusted no living soul with his truest intentions.
At age 20, Rook is saddled with one final goal: do something noteworthy and heroic in battle, be rewarded, continuing to survive all future battles until retirement and be honorably discharged like his grandfather has done, and like his father has nearly finished.
Other:
1. While training with his father from ages 4 to 12, Rook was made to face and overcome every challenge and lesson without his bending. In a world where the knowledge of one’s bending can be used against them, with rumors circulating always telling of some horrific way to block one’s bending using this technique or that.
2. From age 12 to 16, Rook trained with his grandfather, who taught him his Earthbending is his most valuable weapon and that he must honor it and use it for the good of his family first, the people second, and leaders last. These teaching starkly contrasted with his attitude and demands for true obedience from subordinates while he served.
3. Rook struggles to build friendships and trust as he has become disenchanted with the nature of people and the order of a war-torn world. He is intimidated by intimacy while desperately longing to share in intimacy with somebody.
