Spirits of the Earth

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Name
Diarmaid Shaw
Age
30
Gender
Male
Species
Human, for the most bit. His Fae blood looks to run a little stronger than you'd expect for a Serenian.
Ethnicity
Serenian
Height
6'1"
Occupation
Mercenary; if the pay is right, he is not above doing anything, and I mean anything. Got the skills to pay them bills.
Residence
A tent, usually. Wherever his current "duties" lie.

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Physical Description
Tall, buff and gruff. Diarmaid has bronze skin, which is a patchwork of variously-sourced scars, most of them well-faded. He sports an almost contradictory, softly colored tattoo over his left breast, which winds up near his shoulder and curves down over his left ribs. His hair and eyes are the same shade of blood-bright-red, which tends to lend towards his permanent resting bitch-face. He is almost always chewing sweet grass, and his iron allergy tends to make him sneeze on top of skin irritation.

Personality
It's hard to get a bead on Diarmaid. He's almost always scowling, and if he's not scowling then he's simply frowning. He doesn't mince words, and becomes easily annoyed with "fancy talk", which usually puts him at odds with his younger brother Aodhan and his extensive vocabulary.

He's not the sort to come out and say how he feels, and since he's also not terribly keen on open displays of affection it's really difficult to tell where you stand with him. However, his devotion is absolute; once someone has earned a place in his heart, he will do whatever it takes to see that person is kept healthy and happy.

His temper, however, oftentimes gets the best of him, which kind of ruins whatever goodwill he might have attempted to accrue for the sake of those closest to him.

Magic/Abilities
Very minor, but has an affinity for imbuing metals with heat and fire.

Relationships
His two younger brothers, Aodhan (21) and Rorie (11) Shaw. Diarmaid is utterly devoted to both, and has worked himself to the bone for most of his life just to make sure they're well cared for. Aodhan's scant education is largely due in part to Diarmaid's willingness to do absolutely anything to advance his younger brothers, and while Rorie isn't nearly as bookish as Aodhan, he's certainly more than spoiled in his own right.

Kyrrha (http://www.spiritsoftheearth.net/smf/index.php?topic=16886.msg193305#msg193305), an orphan girl who he and his brothers have taken under their protection. Taking Kyrrha in was absolutely not Diarmaid's idea, but rather Rorie, who took a shine to having someone his own age around. After a while, however, Diarmaid became fond of her, and even took to regarding her as his own sister, and will often introduce the Connlaothian girl as such despite their distinct differences in appearance.

History
Diarmaid genuinely doesn't talk about himself much, and might consider many inquiries as being overly nosy. However, with some effort and a little gossiping with his brothers, there's a few things that can be gleaned about Diarmaid:

• He once was in the army, but ended up being kicked out for his temper problems.
• His whole reason for joining the army in the first place was some kind of ill-conceived tantrum about a girl he liked getting engaged to someone else. Rorie teases him mercilessly about this, despite having only been a toddler at the time.
• Has worked literally every odd job one can think of with mixed results; he's done bard work and has a fair singing voice that one would not expect from him. He's also done brothel work, but proved to be a bit too rough for most clients' tastes.

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