Galahad

## Application Sheet

Galahad was a large golden eagle who briefly resided in the Domain, blessing it with his chivalric nature. He was created and RP'd by tisea.

## Personality

* ***Moral and Chivalric.*** Galahad was raised to view and see the world with Honor and Chivalry. He has the strength and skills to face any combat in such a violent world but he has also been trained to temper his predatory aggressiveness with a chivalrous side. Galahad lives by extreme morals of right and wrong such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward females of any species. When he was growing up, Galahad was resolute in his faith in his God and his King but as he grew older and he saw the way the Court was manipulated and changed for the use of Evil, his faith wavered greatly. He doubted not only himself, but any and all of his beliefs and actions. While it was too late to take back the sins he committed, Galahad left the Court with the promise to atone for his sins and hopefully do right in the eyes of his God.
* ***Impatient and Stubborn, but Selfless.*** Over the years, he has lost his youthful temper, it being replaced instead with a steely stubborn crankiness of an aging Raptor. He has little to no patience for those who try to darken the world with their Evil intentions and is quick to gather himself up in arms and attack a foe he deems worthy of Judgment and Annihilation. The first to help any who simply asks, Galahad is extremely selfless in every sense of the word. He does nothing for his own gains and mandates every one of his action to helping those less fortunate around him.

## Pre-Group History

Galahad was born into an unusual gathering of Golden Eagles that called themselves *The Court*. They believed heavily in the idea of Honor, Bravery, Truth, Honesty and Justice above all else. Started centuries ago in the Northern Mountains, the Court had grown to include a mass amount of Eagles. Living apart in their own nests, the Eagles would join together when innocents were being threatened and evil had entered the lands causing disruption and chaos. Under their King Bowen, the adult Males of the Court were named Knights and bred and trained to be just that. These predators were a force not to taken lightly; targeting packs of wolves - as well as individual wolves - as well as bears, cougars and any other beast that dared threaten a lesser foe. They stuck up for the little guys. 'Hired' by packs to help deter invading malicious forces, the Court Eagles asked for nothing but a right to hunt openly and without opposition upon the packs lands; as long as it didn't greatly impact the wolves own food source.

The Eagles lived like this for centuries, until in Galahad's early adulthood a sickness shook the Court to it's bones. Galahad lost his mate, his fledglings, and some of his closest friends including his aged mentor; King Bran the grandson of King Bowen. In King Bran's place, an eagle named Guyie stepped forward. While the Court was pleased, for Sir Guyie was a remarkable warrior, they could never have imagined that he would lead the Court into an age of darkness and despair. King Guiye's heart was black with lust and greed, he sought nothing but power and would stop at nothing to get all that he set his gaze on. The Court followed him loyally until a few began to realize what was changing.

King Guiye believed that the all other beasts were below them and that they didn't have to ask to take from pack lands. They *deserved* to. For the Eagles soured among the heavens and so were the closest thing to the one true God. This put them above every other beast that wandered the Earth. His beliefs began to take hold in a community whose faith had begun to waiver and soon The Court began to assist the Evil in the world, turning their backs upon the Innocent. They blindingly followed their King and helped packs massacre and destroy lesser packs for King Guiye had more to gain from this. King Guiye lied to the Court, twisting the truth until all the Eagles were left unsure and confused. It was against their code to turn on their King, but the things he had begun to do, to agree to do, and to have them do was abhorrent. The young, the female, the old and broken; the Court was directed to take them all down no matter what. Against their own beliefs, they did as they were commanded.

Eventually, the Eagles began to doubt these ways to the point they could no longer continue on this way. They whispered and plotted among themselves and rallied behind a single Knight. Galahad was that Knight. He had been raised to uphold Truth and Honor, to save the unfortunate not spill their blood upon the ground. He confronted King Guyie, and in a tense battle of power that raged in the heavens, Galahad lost. King Guiye refused to kill Galahad, instead exiling him from The Court and the lands they called home. He knew that leaving Galahad alive to wander the Earth alone, his guilt and shame warring within, would be punishment enough.

Wounded emotionally and physically Galahad fled; but he swore a vow to return one day to finish what was started and take his home back from the clutches of Evil.

## Group History

Galahad's time in the Domain was quite brief, and he interacted with only a few wolves. One of these would be young Finarel, though the cause of their meeting was unknown. He stood proud against the relentless rains of the Domain one spring before taking flight and finding another place to roost.

## Trivia

* He follows a chivalric code based off the Knights Code of Chivalry as described by the Duke of Burgandy*.*

## External Links

* Official Application Sheet
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