Mern Silvan (WIP)

== Overview ==
A former outlaw turned man of the wild, this swamp-dweller cares for nothing but his mere own survival. 
== Appearance and Character ==
Mern is a man of substantial height, lean and rigid. Whilst relatively lacking muscular finery, his form is athletic, powerful, and heavily-built for certain, with a broad chest, long legs, and thick arms coated in black body hair. 
His visage holds a wolfish look, with a full black beard flecked with lice and a thick mane of hair, oiled from unwash. His face keep's a layer of dirt, as do his garments of leather. He often mentions that he was far thinner once, and has gained girth and a more powerful form over the years. 
Mern is a boorish, belligerent, fierce, and callous man, with a quick temper and muddy-brown eyes that hold a stink of danger about them. Whilst masterfully skilled with a bow, the ranger is also highly adept at small, close-quarters weapons, such as daggers and knives. He also favours a hatchet on occasion. 
Mern's voice is deep, masculine, growling, and holds a rural accent. 
Furthermore, it is uncommon to find him in populated and dense areas, unless necessary. He may often mention that he feels displaced outside of the swamp's and marshlands he calls home, where his knowledge of the wilderness is greatest. 
== A Man of Redridge ==
Not much is known of this huntsman's early life. If bid, Mern will seldom speak of childhood, but may confess that his birth was rumoured illegitimate due to his father's unsavoury reputation as an apparent cutthroat, hung not long after Mern's mysterious birth. The ranger remembers nothing of this unnamed father, and knew his mother not - instead having been adopted and raised by a gang of outlaw's. 
Due to such upbringing, Mern swiftly grew into an unruly and reclusive child. 
Member's of this outlaw brotherhood took the family name of Silvan, beneath the banner of a black rat. Their leader was a fearsome yet judicious man by the name of Colman, who spoke scarcely to Mern, but taught him never to fear killing another man. 
Unlike many criminals of the Lion-lands, these cutthroats did not slay and steal for mere pleasure. They were on the run from the Orcish Horde, and fled deep into the wilderness to avoid the massacres and torched countryside of the First War. Using guerrilla styled tactics they fought against the Orcish invaders whenever possible. 
Mern gained a fierce reputation as a skilled marksman and hunter by a young age, and is said to have killed his first man before the age of 11. 
Later, the Silvan Brotherhood was massacred and disbanded during an Orcish raid in the Redridge Mountains in year 5 A.D.P. In the chaos, a 10 year old Mern was abducted by an Orcish prisoner named Dargrud, and taken south into the depths of the black morass, vanishing in the swamp.