The Lord Protector, Siege-master Calum Falkirk,
Rose to Purple Dusk
Dual Caste Warlord-Prince / Black-Widow
Calum has been on the loosing side. He knows what it is like to defend a besieged town, to hold and hold and still loose. He has never seen a lost cause he won't champion, and he hasn't the sense to give up, ever. He has a knack for knowing where the weakest link is, and rushing off alone to try to save the day. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but it has earned him the distinction of being an expert on siege tactics and weaponry.
Calum is a big, big man. He is fierce, aggressive and astonishingly brave. He knows well the cost and even probable outcome of rushing out to defend a Landen holding, but he does it anyway. He is something of a legend to his clan, a symbol that sometimes simple bull-headed stubbornness is all it takes. And every Highlander ever born knows how to be stubborn!
He is valued enough that his father, the Laird has twice ransomed him, and his sister the Queen once. He is tough enough to have needed ransoming, instead of burial. He cherishes his little sister, and has been known to break kneecaps because someone made her frown.
His Clan studiously ignores his Dual Caste, save when they help him conceal it. He reports regularly to the Keeper of Widows but is untrained.
Bonding Triggers:
[*] He would be called to Bond a Queen whose other men were out of control. He would either thin the herd, or discipline it.
[*] If there is no way out, no way to win, and yet a Queen has a destiny to fulfill, then the Darkness would send Calum. He has twice Bonded Queens, seen them to their destiny, and to their grave. One pined away at the cost, and one paid the ultimate price, but neither were strong enough to stand with him to the end.
He is the son of the Clan Laird.
Name: Calum Falkirk
Caste: Yellow to Rose, dual Caste Warlord-Prince/Black Widow.
Age: M30 as of 190 AP, b. 160 AP
Suggested Play By: Calum Best
Calum is a big, big man. He is fierce, aggressive and astonishingly brave. He knows well the cost and even probable outcome of rushing out to defend a Landen holding, but he does it anyway. He is something of a legend to his clan, a symbol that sometimes simple bull-headed stubbornness is all it takes. And every Highlander ever born knows how to be stubborn!
He is valued enough that his father, the Laird has twice ransomed him, and his sister the Queen once. He is tough enough to have needed ransoming, instead of burial. He cherishes his little sister, and has been known to break kneecaps because someone made her frown.
His Clan studiously ignores his Dual Caste, save when they help him conceal it. He reports regularly to the Keeper of Widows but is untrained.
Bonding Triggers:
[*] He would be called to Bond a Queen whose other men were out of control. He would either thin the herd, or discipline it.
[*] If there is no way out, no way to win, and yet a Queen has a destiny to fulfill, then the Darkness would send Calum. He has twice Bonded Queens, seen them to their destiny, and to their grave. One pined away at the cost, and one paid the ultimate price, but neither were strong enough to stand with him to the end.
He is the son of the Clan Laird.
Name: Calum Falkirk
Caste: Yellow to Rose, dual Caste Warlord-Prince/Black Widow.
Age: M30 as of 190 AP, b. 160 AP
Suggested Play By: Calum Best