Niall is tall and wide shouldered with the strength and tanned skin of those used to work at the forge. He usually wears practical clothing mainly leather to protect him from heat. Calm and almost placid most of the time, he holds in check a volcanic temper that can be seen in burst of anger. In those times, his eyes go from brown to pure gold and he looks like fevered and ready to burst. People who touched him say his skin is also warmer than it should be. While he is not bothered by greed or trickery, he does not stand bullying and has often lost his calm on that issue.
Background: :
With the lack of metal, the smith profession had almost disappeared and only two families maintained this skill and art, mainly to repair the remaining rusted and broken weapons. Nial was born in the Farnell clan, one of the these families? For the Farnells, smithing was more than an occupation or a vocation, it was an art and a revered tradition and a lot of the family lore spoke about ancestor forging with their own hands and breathing their own fire. In all legends, there is a grain of truth and Nial's family had indeed an affinity for fire as a gold dragon had mixed his blood with them long ago. So long that almost nothing remained except the occasional gifted individual with a extraordinary resistance to heat or knack for metalworking.
For Nial, this gift manifested first in his golden-brown reptile-like pupils and by his ability to repair everything he could get his hands on.
Twenty years ago, the Farnell family lived in Piravel, but Nial's grandfather and father, lured by the promise of riches and increaed work opportunities decided to side with Dashiell Armistead and moved to Oakenhaven. Since then, they have indeed prospered and seen many work flow to them.
Nial was brought up in this town and despite the protection offered by his status, had to learn to defend himself and his friends. Growing strong and tall, he was quickly left alone by the other kids as they looked for easier victims but often had to step in to protect his friends. Reaching adulthood, the tense atmosphere of Oakhaven with the constant competition and fight for predominance was less and less appealing to him. Further more, the increase greed and thirst for power of his own family repealed him. Thus in the last year, while he was finishing his training, he envisaged to switch his allegiances back to Piravel. Now 20, having completed his training, he has contacted Maynard LLewellyn to prepare his move. During this exchange came the idea of settling with the new families in Dunstone.
alignement:
Order-Chaos : Strongly Order: As an artisan and smith, Nial strongly favors order over chaos. He is also true to his word and will stand by his friends in time of need.
Altruism-Avarice: Somewhat avaricious. While he is for helping others, Nial was raised with the idea that his work was very valuable and that as metal grew rarer, he would have to protect his goods.
Peace-Violence: Somewhat violent. While he tries to rein in his violence, it is deeply anchored within his and he lets it though from time to time, mainly burning it while forging.
Mercy-Vengeance: Strongly vengeful. Everyone is responsible for his actions. When you do something, expect retribution.
Courage-Cowardice: Strongly Courageous. Nial is sure of himself and of his strength and does not back down facing adversity.
Planner-Impulsive: Somewhat impulsive. Nial can plan ahead as it can be seen for his will of changing sides but once a decision is reached, he does not stop to think about all the side issues.
Prudish-Raunchy: Somewhat raunchy. With his status, Nial has enjoyed a lot of attention from young women wishing to join his family. Knowing what his plans were, he has taken advantage of the situation without forming any durable bonds.
Introversion-Extroversion: Somewhat extrovert. Nial is easy to talk to and openly friendly but lack the temper and motivation to understand people’s motives and thus makes a poor diplomat.
