Takek Iron-Back
Male Kellid/Taldan mix Gestalt Brawler(Exemplar)/Cleric of Gorum 1 CG
hgt: 6'4 wgt: 210 lbs
Eyes: steel-grey
Hair: black
Age: 27
Appearance:
Takek is tall and straight-backed (though he is not quite as tall as his wife), with straight, unkempt black hair that hangs to his shoulders. He has a scar across his nose (which has clearly been broken on more than one occasion), and several more beneath his armor, as befits a worshipper of Gorum who properly tests himself in battle. He is most often found wearing a broad smile – never more so than when in a good fight - and he seems to always be of good cheer. His armor is well maintained, as is the greatsword that hangs on his back.
Background:
Takek, called Iron-Back, for the straightness of his shoulders, the oversized breastplate he used to wear as a child, and the fact that he survived an assassination attempt, during which a dagger was plunged (apparently to no effect) into his kidney, is a happy man. His countenance is often bright and smiling, which can seem strange on the face of a cleric of Gorum, but, as he says, "life well lived is violent, full of struggle, and often short - far too short not to sieze joy, when it is there to be siezed."
He lives this philosophy, even in the constant crusade that is his life in service to his God. There is no better example of this than his wife, Valki. Having seen her one night, in an ill-fated attempt to extinguish the light of Torch, he watched as she was badly wounded. He followed, as she, still proud, even in defeat and failure, staggered out into the tundra, attempting to return home to her people. When she collapsed - miles away from civilization, and hours later than he would have believed possible - he rescued her. Healing her hurts - both physical and emotional - he found great joy in her company, and great pride in her strength. Over the next two years, he courted her, and eventually claimed her as his wife (though she sometimes claims to have let him win the duel that determined whether she would accept his proposal, both know that, had that been the case, neither of them would truly be happy in their marriage), as well as showing her that there was more honor in fighting the Technic League than was ever to be found in merely destroying mindless items of power (not that that was a terrible goal, either).
For the past few years, the two of them have traveled as mercenaries, taking jobs not for the pay (though they were not so foolish as to turn down fair compensation), but for the challenge such jobs presented (if the jobs allowed them to also thumb their noses at the Technic League, so much the better). They spent two years visiting Takek’s family in the River Kingdoms, but returned to Numeria (and Torch, specifically) a month ago, looking for a way to fight the League more directly. As a devout Gorumite, Takek is constantly striving to challenge himself, build strength - of mind, as well as limb - find and overcome the next obstacle. And he feels no better than when doing so side-by-side with his companion.
Languages:
Common, Hallit
