Gallytrot

"Alea iacta est" - Gallytrot
=Who is Gallytrot?=
Gallytrot was one of the founding members of the Order of Vallentus Roleplaying group formed in 2021, using his passion for history, writing and combat to assist wherever he could. He has since retired from active involvement in the Order.
=Former Character Backstory=
Born in Bristol on 3rd October, 1775, William J. Cooke is the son of a common-born craftsman and a disgraced minor noblewoman, who defied her father to marry for love - and in doing so lost the support of her family. Though technically possessing noble blood, William saw none of the wealth or privileges normally afforded to the aristocracy - growing up lower middle class in the bustling city. Fortunately however, William was at least afforded a basic education, learning to read and write as well as being taught the basics of history, philosophy and the natural sciences. 
Desperate to make something of himself and prove his worth, William enlisted with a recruiter of the established mercenary Order of Vallentus in 1791 at the age of 16, joining the early Fiercier division as a Junior Principiante. William later proved himself throughout the War of the First Coalition, adapting well to the discipline and routine of military life and displaying a focused aggression and almost reckless zeal in combat. As such, by the end of the war in 1797 William had been granted a commission and become a Lieutenant within the order. By 1803, at the age of 28 and at the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars, William was serving as a Senior Lieutenant within the Fiercier division, and fought alongside the previous commander of the order on the fateful day during the Battle of Austerlitz in which the Order faced their greatest defeat and lost many of their best soldiers - including their beloved commander.
Determined not to lose his beloved Order, when a Prussian noblewoman named Charlotte Von Alfherzen offered to fund and take command of the Order so as to return it to its former glory, William gladly accepted and pledged his loyalty to their new commander - being granted a promotion to Captain in return and leading the Fiercier Division to new heights throughout the later years of the wars. For his service and loyalty, William was granted the rank of Major in 1815, shortly before the onset of the Hundred Days War of the Napoleonic Wars and final defeat of Napoléon Bonaparte.
Fiercely loyal to the Order of Vallentus and one of its longest-serving living officers, William was proud to be selected as one of the first members of the newly-formed Royal Guard Division and helped reform the Order from a mercenary company to a true, standing National Army of the new Kingdom of Vallentus, being granted lands and the title of Duke and earning the newly-crowned Queen Charlotte Von Alfherzen I his eternal loyalty.
Loyal, soft-spoken and ever polite, William nonetheless shows an aggressiveness and brutal pragmatism that reveals his decades of experience and humble origins as a common enlisted soldier fighting for his life through countless battles.
=1820 Onwards=
On the 3rd of April 1820 William, in return for his assistance in producing written materials such as the Vallentus Field Manual given to all new recruits along with other official written works of the Order, as well as his assistance in overviewing the Order's rapid expansion and development throughout the start of 1820, was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and thus joined the High Command 'Generallis' of the Order. 
On the 6th of June later that year he received another promotion and become a Major-General, operating as one of the primary commanders of the Order and taking on a wider range of responsibilities.
On the 3rd of November, William J. Cooke retired from the Order of Vallentus.
=Trivia=
*Is English in real life
* Has trained in Muay Thai, Boxing and some MMA
*Qualified fitness instructor, although has never worked in a gym
*Despite the above, has a fondness for fine spirits, tobacco pipes and snuff tobacco
=Gallery=
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