Johnny Knoxville

## Backstory

Lord Johnny of Knoxville (Johnny Knoxville VI by birth) was born in Knoxville, a humble realm located in the Central Great Plains. A city of approximately 600 people, Knoxville was ruled over by Lord Johnny Knoxville V and Lady Amelia Knoxville. Johnny Knoxville I had founded the city and given it his name approximately 130 years before the birth of Knoxville VI. Predominantly a human and halfling city, Knoxville made some money selling hides, skins, and meat from livestock roaming the Plains, but was primarily an agrarian society. The Knoxville bloodline was entirely human, until Lord Knoxville V married a traveling high elf, Amelia Faerel, who birthed the half-elf Johnny Knoxville VI. Unfortunately, Amelia died in childbirth and Johnny grew up without a mother. At the age of 7, his father died attempting a daring stunt on his horse while hunting, and Johnny was left as the sole heir to the “throne”. Being far too young to lead, a steward was put in charge of Knoxville until Johnny became of age and was able to take his rightful place as Lord of Knoxville. During this time, Johnny learned to hunt, fight, and took an interest in learning a bit of magic as well - opting to memorize a few spells to augment his fighting style rather than replace it entirely with a spell tome. At the age of 16 Johnny was ruled old enough to lead, and became the sixth Lord Johnny of Knoxville. However, he never lost his love for fighting and adventure, often leaving Knoxville in the charge of his steward for days at a time to investigate rumors of bandits or raiders near the city. His clear concern for the safety of his people won him their respect and love, even if he could be a bit unbearable at times. He has now been in power for close to 5 years. He was last seen in Knoxville 1 month before the beginning of Session 1, telling his steward that he was going to investigate an interesting rumor in Dock and should be back soon.

## True Backstory

...that is what Johnny Knoxville told his friends and companions when they set off on their journey. However, the truth is a different story. Everything changed when Johnny's mother, Amelia Faerel, died in childbirth. His father, hardened by the loss of his wife, insisted that Johnny learn how to be a proper lord from a very early age. However, Johnny was more interested in fighting and adventuring than leading. He felt that he could do more good in this world as a hero than as a lord. At the age of 7, he began sneaking off to learn to hunt and fight. As he got older he began to take an interest in magic as well - opting to memorize a few spells to augment his fighting style rather than replace it entirely with a spell tome. At the age of 16 his father became aware of all the secret training that Johnny had been doing, and confronted him with an ultimatum: become a proper lord’s son or leave Knoxville forever. Johnny chose to leave, and struck out seeking to do the most good by adventuring. However, he soon came to the bitter realization that a freelance sellsword would achieve no such thing. He began to take on the name of Lord Johnny Knoxville, taking advantage of the royal emblem on his necklace and his lordly mannerisms to get done what he couldn’t as a commoner. In the 4 years before the beginning of Avemoria: Resurgence, he helped many people and saved many lives, but is tormented by the knowledge that he had to turn to the teachings of his lord father to do so.

## Appearance

Lord Johnny Knoxville looks very lord-like and especially merciful, except for when he doesn't want to. Physically, he is 5'10" and has a slim build, weighing approximately 145 lbs. He has sharp green eyes, and his brown hair is straight, coming down to his eyebrows. His ears are pointy like an elf’s, and he has fairly pale skin. A scabbard strapped to Johnny’s left hip holds his rapier, and a quiver on his right hip stores his arrows. Both of these can be strapped to his back, alongside his longbow and shield, when he needs to move quickly. Johnny wears the wings of a Manticore as a cape. Around his neck is an ornate silver and gold pendant forming the letters ‘JK’.

## Additional Features and Traits

* Johnny serves no god, but has always found Manwe to be an admirable figure.
* Johnny has a habit of giving himself titles and monikers to match his heroic accomplishments. A few of these titles were:
	+ Lord of Knoxville
	+ The Merciful
	+ The Spider Slayer
	+ Bane of Champions