The Master of Swords Raild Falkirk, Opal to Sapphire Warlord-Prince
Raild is the man entrusted with training the men and women of the Court with physical self-defense. As such, he works closely with the Bow Master, Master of Horse, and the Master of the Guard. He is a man keenly aware that a failure on his part will cost the lives of people he loves. He carries a burden of guilt for every student lost. His eyes hold a piercing pain that is sufficient to motivate most of his students.
Raild holds himself apart from his Clan and Court, needing to maintain emotional distance in order to do his job. This is slowly hardening him, killing him from the inside out.
He holds a position of great influence in the Court. He is the disciplinarian, the one to call a person out. He is especially harsh with Yseult, fearing her ability to breach the walls of isolation around himself.
Bonding Triggers:
[*] A Bonded Queen for Raild would have to be able to juggle both his intense need to connect, and his need for distance. Mishandling a male like Raild would end in violence.
[*] A Queen for whom a strong hand would guide her to curb her reckless ways could be called to him. But a Queen who loved her people enough to risk anything to save them would be worth the price Raild pays, worth the risk and isolation.
[*] The Darkness would Bond Raild to prevent him from sliding all the way from sane, to psychopath. His Bonded Queen would need to leash him successfully, not an easy or safe thing to do.
He is a cousin of the Clan Laird.
Name: Raild Falkirk
Caste: Opal to Sapphire Warlord-Prince
Age: M35 as of 190 AP, b. 155 AP
Suggested Play By: Jack Raynor
Raild holds himself apart from his Clan and Court, needing to maintain emotional distance in order to do his job. This is slowly hardening him, killing him from the inside out.
He holds a position of great influence in the Court. He is the disciplinarian, the one to call a person out. He is especially harsh with Yseult, fearing her ability to breach the walls of isolation around himself.
Bonding Triggers:
[*] A Bonded Queen for Raild would have to be able to juggle both his intense need to connect, and his need for distance. Mishandling a male like Raild would end in violence.
[*] A Queen for whom a strong hand would guide her to curb her reckless ways could be called to him. But a Queen who loved her people enough to risk anything to save them would be worth the price Raild pays, worth the risk and isolation.
[*] The Darkness would Bond Raild to prevent him from sliding all the way from sane, to psychopath. His Bonded Queen would need to leash him successfully, not an easy or safe thing to do.
He is a cousin of the Clan Laird.
Name: Raild Falkirk
Caste: Opal to Sapphire Warlord-Prince
Age: M35 as of 190 AP, b. 155 AP
Suggested Play By: Jack Raynor