Alexander Godwin

## **Backstory**

"If there's no light in the darkness for you to follow, you've just gotta be one!"

## Character Information

### Class

Talented Cleric / Phantom Blade Spiritualist

## Physical Information

### Eyes

Red

Alex Godwin was born to a single mother in a small town in the Ironbound islands. She tried her best to raise him, but couldn't afford to buy food for both of them, and left him on the doorstep of the local orphanage, leaving the priests to tend to him. He grew up there, having a somewhat normal childhood, leaving the orphanage to see the world at 15. He immediately was caught up in a gang of thieves, who took advantage of his trusting nature and slow intellect to use him as muscle, a task which planted a growing seed of remorse in him. With each morally grey act he was forced to commit, thefts, assaults, and crimes, he grew more and more upset. He tried to speak up. But nothing came of it.

His partners in crime didn't listen to him, and as he voiced more and more concern, they came up with a plan to get rid of their “liability.” He would steal a holy relic from the tomb of a war hero, an ancient crusader against darkness, his name lost to time. All that remained was a coffin...and a sword. He broke in, of course. Why would they betray him? Alex was of course, immediately arrested, paladins rushing to the scene of the crime as soon as the wards were broken.

They caught him red-handed, the blade still in his dirty hands as he shook in fear in the moonlight. The hapless boy was tossed in jail with haste, paladins of Iomedae seeking to have him executed or tossed in jail for life for a crime against their faith. But fate was on Alex’ side that day. The judge, a paladin by the name of Ulfur Boreal took mercy on him. He could go to prison for ten years...or be inducted into the church of Iomedae, and begin a life upholding the very values he had just desecrated. In tears of joy, Alex immediately chose the life of a clergyman over the alternative his “friends” hadn't received. The priests seeking his head on a plate were outraged, crying foul, and obstruction of justice. This was made even more so when it was decided by Judge Boreal that young Alexander could keep the sword he had stolen. The day after, he was put on a ship to the city of Absalom, and his adventures began.

## **Story So Far**

After a year in the militaristic church of Iomedae in Absalom, Alex was nearly unrecognizable from the scrappy thief who came there prior. He grew in muscle, height, and heart, but there were still challenges to face even there.

His peers were alright enough, but another trainee by the name of Tursgud seemed to take a special kind of pleasure in tormenting the beefy young man, causing him pain and inconvenience wherever he could encounter it.

After another beating from his tormentor one day during a training session, he was put out of practice for the day to

tend to his bruises, and while miserably watching others surpass him, he met Phoebe, a paladin of Apsu who decided to be a kindred spirit. She empathized with the young man, and after learning of his situation...decided to take him out for lunch! Since then he seems to see her as something of a big sister, admiring her strength, resilience, and ability to put away unholy amounts of food.

Alex has taken up cooking in his spare time. It's pretty simple, but wholesome food! He eats like a hog.

## **Appearance**

Alexander is a tall, muscular young man with a head of shaggy red hair, and two ruby red eyes that most recall as one of the most striking parts about him. He's usually wearing a red, white, and black shirt, highlighted with gold buttons, the colors of the particular sect of Iomedae he was sent to. On patrol, he wears a typical set of battered up, standard issue armor. It doesn't fit him right, but he makes do! Another thing to note about his appearance is the ornately crafted falchion that never seems to leave his side. The craftsmanship is unheard of, and it never seems to lose its edge, no matter how much it cuts.

## **Personality**

Alexander is extremely caring and compassionate, which isn't a good combination with his slow wits and low intelligence. However much trouble this might get him into, he always seems to find a way out of it, whether through his force of personality, insightful wisdom, or sheer brute strength. His friends will note one of his best and worst qualities as his stubbornness. It's let him hold fast through trouble and strife, but has also gotten him into the very same things it's solved.

## **Friends/Enemies**

Phoebe Fulgur - A paladin of Apsu he met one day in the training yard of the church barracks he lives in. She's become something of a big sister to him.

??? - The voice in his sword. A mysterious, shadowy entity that both scares and intrigues Alex.