Takayorn Laroon

## Appearance

Takayorn is about the average height and weight for an orc. He is bulky and strong, with muscular arms and a wide chest. His skin is on the browner side of the spectrum for orcs, with a medium tint of green. He bears the typical prominent lower canines of orcs, with his lips curling to present a natural frown.

He has shoulder-length black hair that he keeps behind his ears, and dark brown almost black eyes. As he is a native of the tribal parts of Omagruuk, he wears their typical clothes: hides and furs of animals, moccasins, and leggings. He usually keeps his chest bare, as is common among male orcs from his tribe. He has a moustache-less beard just covering his chin and jaw.

While his natural expression is a frown, he does smile quite frequently per his warm personality and focus on comradery. He has a massive walking stick with a strong bulbous top that doubles as a greatclub.

## History

As a young orc growing up in the Primoridal nation of Omagruuk, Takayorn described himself as having been filled with fire and fury. Against the wishes of his parents and elders, at the young age of 13 he travelled to join up with Primogeniture, a powerful Primordial cult that was said to be undermining the existing power structure of the Dawn Gods. Takayorn never even got close, and was intercepted en route by a Citadel Guardsman.

Knowing the Citadel was the main power holding up the influence of the Dawn Gods, Takayorn was hostile and uncooperative, and when the Guardsman attempted to subdue him so he could cool his heels and his temper for a while, the young warrior attacked him, cracking his head open and leaving him to bleed out. He fled afterwards, and within 2 days was found and dragged in to a Citadel Prison. The guard survived the attack, but Takayorn was still sentenced to 10 years.

Initially, Takayorn was angry, and he stayed angry. He attempted to break out several times, each time less successful than the last. He exercised constantly, bulking up, though none of those muscles helped him against the cold stone walls that surrounded him. Takayorn's pugnacity earned him a doubling of his sentence to 20 years, and eventually his fire started to fade.

Growing to accept his long sentence, Takayorn ceased his escape attempts and began to train his mind. Instead of viewing his prisonmates as mere background figures, he began interacting and getting to know them. As he spoke, he heard consistent messages about Citadel overreach, authoritarianism, and bigotry against non-Dawn God followers. He channeled his productivity into organizing meetings where prisoners could speak their histories and thoughts together. He also eventually ensured access to education and books if they wanted it, though Takayorn himself was not much of a reader.

Takayorn grew to become a wise and respected figure amongst his fellow prisoners, one who had much insight on the ways of the world and was full of valuable pieces of perspective. He helped turn angry, bitter men who entered into productive and reflective souls. And most of all, he kept his critical perspective of the Citadel. No group that held that much power with that little oversight could be good for the world. Even as he recognized the foolishness of his youth, Takayorn grew ever more sure of the righteousness of standing against the Citadel, be that through peaceful means, or otherwise.