McLauchlan

Tavish **McLauchlan** is the Orc captain of the Frigate ship the HMS Lochstrode. He is a married man, his spouse being a mouthy Scottish house wife by the name of Morag and he also own a dog, a British bull terrier by the name of Walter. His official home is isolated on the Isle of Man, but he spends most of his life at sea.

### Backstory

McLauchlan is originally a Highland Orc from the stronghold of 'Daingneach' on the banks of Loch Ness. On his seventeenth birthday, he left his stronghold behind, in the wake of a great incident. After a few weeks of trying to survive on his own in the Scottish highlands, he eventually passed out from tire by the shore of a lake. To his surprise he was rescued, and woke up in the company of a fishermen, by name of Wayne Sulver. He was hesitant at first because of his preestablished attitude towards humans, but after seeing the kindness that Wayne had offered him, his attitude began to change. He offered his life and service to Wayne, to which he graciously accepted, and for a time they lived together peacefully in a secluded cabin in the mountains.

Years pass and McLauchlan ages Twenty-two, the fisherman and the Orc had been living together for a while now until one day, Wayne returns with a nasty gash on his arm, Wayne claims he had been attacked by a vicious beast while he was fishing. McLauchlan cleans the wound to the best of his ability, and leaves Wayne to rest for the night. Later on in the middle of the night, McLauchlan is awoken to dreadfully painful screams. When he rushes over to see what's bothering him he finds that Wayne's wound has healed, but his bones are aching terribly, as if they're stretching. As the weeks pass by McLauchlan takes care of Wayne, as his body begins slowly changing form, his behavior becoming more wild and erratic through the days. A month passes before McLauchlan finally understands what's happened, Sulver has turned into a Werewolf.

McLauchlan tried to reason with Sulver, through the doors, but he could no longer speak proper words, only grunts and gibberish filled his mind. He realizes what must be done. Arming himself with a rifle, McLauchlan opens the door to Wayne's room. He finds that the Werewolf has bundled himself into the corner, speaking gibberish to himself. When McLauchlan calls for his name, the beast roars: "WUUULVER!", and swipes the rifle from his hand, slamming him against the wall, knocking him out instantly. When he awakes he finds that the Werewolf has gone and escaped into the wilderness with little to follow. After this incident, McLauchlan is left to wander once more.

A few years later McLauchlan tires after a short career as a wandering hunter. With little job experience other than hunting game, McLauchlan opts for a job in the British navy as an escape from his aimless life and as opportunity to discover purpose. Though the recruiters hardly took him seriously at first they eventually allowed him into ranks out of curiosity. He would soon prove to be a valuable asset. His Orcish heritage allowed him to grace through human training with ease, and it was because of this talent in athletics they eventually gave him the rank of a ship captain. He was fitted with his own Frigate tall ship, and decided on the name 'Lochstrode', as an ode to his old life amongst the Scottish highlands.

McLauchlan serves in the navy for many years after, as a expeditioner tasked with sailing to distant lands on errands and military missions. Part way along the journey he met his wife at a pub on the Isle of Man. Her name was Morag, a simple Scottish tailor enthralled with the stories he'd told of distant lands. One thing led to another and they decided to live together as a couple on the island for many years, along the way buying a hound for companion ship, a bull terrier named 'Walter'. Eventually McLauchlan was called back to service and he had to leave his wife behind on the island, but he promised to return to her by the time the mission was over.

It is then we meet McLauchlan in the show, as the long suffering, stern faced captain he is. And their adventures along the Mediterranean follow on from there.

### Physical Appearance

As an Orc, McLauchlan possesses tanned, olive skin, and stands at around 6'1. His tusks are far duller than other Orcs of his kind, and his underbite is much less protruding. His dark brown hair is tied up in a topknot and his beard is . He is of an average build, and has toned, minimal musculature. He's often dressed in his naval captain's uniform, but wears pelt coats as casual wear.

### Personality

If the word short-tempered was a person, it'd be McLauchlan. Considering he's not only an Orc but a Scottish Orc, his patience is incredibly short with those who call him captain. His crew works for him flawlessly but only out of a general fear for being caber-tossed off the side of the Lochstrode in a fit of anger. It's McLauchlan's way, or the roadway, as his views on the world are incredibly stubborn, and his ideas on how things should be done are slow to change. It is Darwin who acts as a voice of reason to his insistent ramblings, and as they grow closer as friends, his word means to him more and more. On many occasions however, Darwin oversteps his boundaries and his advice can actually backfire, resulting in an involuntary trip into the middle of the ocean. The only person on the planet, that can talk a paragraph of smack to McLauchlan and come out with both arms intact, is his beloved wife Morag, and it shows, the only thing McLauchlan can do to unwind after that, is climb up tall into the highlands, and lob stones into the sunset.

McLauchlan admires that Darwin treats the monsters he encounters with curiosity in opposition to hostility, this goes the same way for Darwin's attitude towards himself. It's one of the reasons he took such an interest in Morag, as it was the first time a woman had an outright conversation with him without running for the hills, Morag actually listened to his stories, and she was genuinely interested in what he had to say. He has a deep appreciation for people who can put aside their differences and work together for a common cause, he's travelled with the navy long enough to know that war never changes. In situations where the outcasted monster is the true victim in the story, McLauchlan is always first to take the monsters side. After all, he knows what a change a helping hand can grant you when everyone else has turned their backs on you.