Bjalf Hallfrid

Details

Bjalf is a rather large and broad man, standing at 189 cm he is taller than your usual man. He towers over most regular humans and he stands out a lot, due to his size. The man has long raven black hair with some strands of gray growing from the top of head, giving some information about his possible age. He has two large bushy eyebrows and a beard covering his face, making him look majestic.

Clothes

He can usually be seen wearing old cotton and/or shirts with some form of armor incorporated, and thick winter coats covered with fur. Especially since he spends most of his time traveling, mostly around Ravaryn. In warmer climates he may take off those old winter coats, but his clothes may still resemble the region he’s from, and he may still find himself to be a bit overdressed at those times.

Mysterious/Silent
When encountering Bjalf for the first time, you might find out that he is very mysterious, since he doesn’t usually talk much. The man only talks when he needs to say something, so most of the time, he stays rather quiet. He often makes a lot of humming sounds, or he simply just nods in agreement.

Brave/Stubborn
If Bjalf sets his mind to something, there will be no changing it. The man will go to great lengths, and will show a lot of courage, doing everything he had intended to do. He shows little fear in the face of danger, and he will protect anyone from anything, throwing his sword at anything that might seem dangerous. Asking nothing in return, unless they hired him for a job.

Brooding/Serious
The man constantly looks like he’s brooding, making plans in his head. Though, that is, more often than not, just his face. Even when he’s sitting down quietly in a tavern, people will think that he is up to something, which isn’t always the case. But sometimes, it is. On the other hand though, he is always rather serious, rarely ever making jokes about something. This usually only happens when he gets closer to someone he trusts. Then he starts to open up more.

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Bjalf is able to communicate with animals, but not in the same way as with humans, not through talking. He can sense their feelings and bring across certain messages. Most animals feel a trust around him, mainly because he makes them feel at ease. He has a deep respect for them, but that doesn’t mean that he won’t kill them. Though, he only ever kills them when he has no other option. Like, for example, if the people around him are starving and food is scarce, he will still hunt on certain animals. Then he uses everything from the animal, to make sure his kill doesn’t go to waste.

To send across certain messages, there are also certain words that he can use on any animal to calm them down instantly, and make them less frightened. He can also use a few words that will send them in attack, which means he can use them as a weapon. Though, he won’t use that very often.

There is one animal in particular with whom he shares a deeper bond, and that is his raven. This raven is almost always around him, and he flies around to scan the area for threats when he’s out exploring, serving as his eyes in the sky. Because their bond is so much stronger, his raven is even able to share memories or images from when he flies around in the sky, if Bjalf is able to focus well enough on the bird.

Childhood

Bjalf grew up in a little druid village all the way up in Ravaryn, close to the frozen heights. They kept themselves hidden from other villages, mainly because they wanted to keep to themselves, and not cause any problems. The druids were very peaceful and friendly, mostly to nature, but also to strangers that needed their help. Taking in refugees from time to time. They lived mainly off the land, in harmony with nature, never taking too much of her resources, only ever what they needed. A simple life.. Until one day, that peace was disrupted.

There was a good reason why they wanted to keep themselves hidden, even though the call to help other people was often too strong for them. One day they tried to help a stranger, but this stranger turned out to have many enemies in a village not far from theirs. Those people eventually found the druids, and decided to burn down their entire village during the night, when they least expected it.. Everything went up in flames, and many people died in the fire. So did Bjalf’s parents, and his brother, who had tried to help other people get out of their homes as quickly as possible. It was a tragic day for them, in which they had lost everything. Everything they had worked so hard to build, gone. Bjalf and his sisters moved down, further into Ravaryn, with a small group of survivors. And they became nomadic ever since.

Teens

During his teens, Bjalf began to learn more and more about nature, about how to move around through the many forests in Ravaryn. He began to pick up some skills in hunting, but he also learned how to take care of his sisters, and how to use his own powers to his advantage. However, the young boy had never been capable of forgetting what had happened to their village, and was beginning to slowly grow colder because of this. This turned out to be only in appearance though, because deep down, he still cared. This was also the time in which he met his raven, and began to grow a connection to the animal, who became his best friend.

Later on in his teens, his group eventually traveled to Avalon, when the winter became a bit too harsh for them to stay in Ravaryn. There, they eventually met some Lost Serpent tribe members. Normally, the tribe wasn’t so fond of outsiders, but given that they were druids with old Avalon blood in their veins - the druids moved from Avalon to Ravaryn a long time ago - they were only tolerated for a little while. Bjalf also met a woman there, who would become his first lover, and he shared the sheets with her a couple of times. Their love was short but passionate, and he hated having to leave her when his group moved out of Avalon again.

Adulthood

Slowly but surely, the group began to break, due to some people who wanted to stay in certain places, while others who wanted to see new parts of the world. Bjalf eventually ended up on a ship, traveling to Avalance, where he began to live a whole different life for himself. He met a pirate captain there, who welcomed him into her crew, where he served her for many years. Being the only one who actually stayed true to her command, even when her crew disappeared on her. However, at some point in his life, a voice did call him back home. He found himself on another ship to sail back to Odiria, telling his captain that if she wanted to join him, she would be able to find him there. Because either way, he would still remain loyal to her.

Eventually he made his way back to Ravaryn, where he met an old acquaintance of his. He had always considered Antonia to be a good friend, and he felt extremely guilty for not having been there for her, because he made a promise to always help her if she needed it. Bjalf knew her family, and he knew they hadn’t often been kind to her. But, when he heard that they were planning to marry her to someone almost just as horrible as her father, he wasn’t able to let that happen. Being who he was, he first tried to reason with her family, to get her to marry someone else instead, but when that didn’t work, he did something he never thought he would do. To protect her, he eventually married her, against the wishes of her family. At the moment, it seemed like the only way for him to keep her safe from any more harm, because he knew her family would have gone after her if he simply took her with him. But now, they had no other choice but to let her go with him.

- Bjalf will only kill animals out of necessity, and he will use every part of the animal to make sure his kill won’t go to waste.
- Bjalf is able to calm down most animals around him by using certain words.
- His raven will sometimes serve as his eyes in the sky when he’s out in the wild.
- Bjalf has no home, he will travel from one place to another, never staying anywhere.
- Bjalf loves the peace and quiet of nature.
- More will be added later.