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Showing posts with label King Torvald. Show all posts
Showing posts with label King Torvald. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Character Sketch ~ King Torvald

I wanted to blog today. I did.
I forgot that my Internet turns off at 10:00.
So here is my flurried, hurried, flustered attempt at Torvald's sketch. It'll probably be terrible. I'll probably completely rewrite it tomorrow.

Torvald, son of Tybald, son of Torgny, son of Stolt. High King of Ellyion. Master over the regions of Verta, Byrn, and many others. Kingdoms pay tribute to him, his own country loves him. He is kind, generous, and fair.
What more can you say of a king than that?
Apparently, the Count of ___ (c'mon guys, I really need a name!!!) thinks there is more. He's determined to dig up every inch of dirt and muck that he can concerning Torvald's past. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

Torvald is strong and true, but he has one cardinal flaw. He trusts too easily. Many of us can trust a person simply because we've known them all our life. Perhaps we have grown close to them. Perhaps, we know them inside and out.
A king doesn't have this luxury. Countless plots against his life and his throne have been attempted by countless people, many of which come from his own court. Countless times, nobles have risen up against their sovereign. Many, perhaps, of whom he knew well.