Leon Wolfhard

**Leon Wolfhard** is a Sylphakonian knight and graduate of Skysword Imperial Academy. An introverted and taciturn youth, he is a member of Squad Argentum and is the youngest amongst the group. His aloof and cold exterior betrays a caring heart when it comes to those closest to him.

## Profile

### Appearance

Leon is a teenager with unruly brown hair and blue eyes. He is well-known for his attractive looks among his female peers, and was a popular student due to this during his days in the Skysword Imperial Academy. A defining feature of Leon is the scar that runs across his face, given to him during a duel with his rival Alaster Mentari. He wears a silver chain necklace that has the Wolfhard family insignia as its pendant.

He has several outfits for his travels, and he often changes between them depending on the situation. For general and casual use, he often wears a v-neck white shirt with black pants and black boots. He still wears his Skysword Imperial Academy's daily uniform at times, seeing it as a badge of pride. He reserves the Academy's formal uniform for ceremonial purposes. His knight's armor consists of a metal chestpiece, vambraces, gloves and boots.

### Personality

Leon is a silent, introverted and taciturn teenager that makes it difficult for people to befriend him. Though he is withdrawn, he never shirks away from his duty as a knight. He is a firm believer that one should always be able to solve their own problems without relying on others. Even when he is appointed as a leader, a role he deeply resents, Leon is the first to assume responsbility and will ensure any means necessary to get the job done. This pragmatism coupled with his reserved behaviour makes it difficult for people to understand him, but they cannot deny that he is a trustworthy and ultimately effective leader.

During almost any situation, Leon prefers to keep his thinking to himself, and his true feelings and opinions are shown in his thoughts. This leads to him suppressing the more snarky and sarcastic side of him inside his head, though he is not above saying the occasional snide remark or two. Although he is known to be a serious and consummate professional, Leon displays a dry and ironic wit at times. Despite never outwardly expressing it, Leon has a caring heart to those closest to him, and this is especially seen when it comes to his family. He worries about those he holds dearest to his heart, and greatly values the bonds and relationship he's formed with them.

## Background

### Childhood

Leon was born on Solenhyde 27th in the city of Empereal to Anila and Rainer Wolfhard. He is the youngest of two children, with his sister, Kiara, being four years older than him. His parents are both knights, and Leon was trained from an early age to wield a sword and to ride a horse — even serving as his father's squire.

As his parents were mostly busy attending to their duties as knights, Leon spent the bulk of his childhood being taught how to read and write by his sister. This formed a strong bond between the two siblings, and to this day he finds his sister to be the only person he can truly confide to when it comes to his problems.

Prior to his enrolment into the Skysword Imperial Academy, Leon was gifted a Wolfhard pendant by his parents. The pendant is given to a Wolfhard family member as a coming of age symbol, and Leon has ever since adorned this pendant around his neck.

### Time at the Academy

When he was of age, Leon was immediately enrolled into the Skysword Imperial Academy by his parents. It was here he found his eventual rival in Alaster, who was in the same year as him, and showed the same remarkable aptitude in combat as him. Leon was a top-ranked student of his batch, and he was known as a "lone wolf" during his days, being regarded as a difficult student by his superiors, but respected his talents all the same.

His time at the Academy was defined by his intense rivalry with Alaster, and it became common knowledge among the Academy. The two were the best students among their year, and always competed to be the best among their class. Leon never viewed Alaster as a rival, but always obliged to his various challenges, whether it be academic or physical.

On one particular morning, Leon and Alaster had agreed to a spar and they duelled each other. There was a verbal agreement between the two for it to be a weapons-only duel, and Leon initially had an upper hand during the opening stages of the fight, but this was partly due to his aggressive strategy. Alaster, having conserved his stamina due to his defensive stance, managed to disarm Leon, but only beckoned for his rival to pick up his sword and continue fighting. The duel resumed between the two, and Leon managed to gain control against Alaster, nearly forcing him to yield, until the latter managed to fire off a flames spell which knocked Leon to the ground. Despite having broken weapons-only rule, Alaster slashed his blade across Leon's face, giving him his signature scar. Seething from Alaster's blatant disregard of the rules and having his wound bleeding profusely, Leon relatiated and gave Alaster a scar that mirorred his own from his downed position as the latter had his guard down.

Their duel having ended in a stalemate, the two were rushed to the medical ward of the Academy. Neither Leon nor Alaster faced any standing reprecussions as it was not an official Academy duel. The experience left a great impression on Leon as he realized that there were no rules in the battlefield; forming his more pragmatic mannerisms when it comes to battle.

Leon graduated the Academy at the young age of 18, and has ever since become a knight of Silai. Upon graduation, he was assigned to Squad Argentum, in which he is currently a member of.

## Equipment

### Weapons

Leon wields his own custom-forged cutlass that he acquired during his years in the Skysword Academy. Along with his cutlass, he uses a wheellock pistol that was given to him by his father during his many adventures as a knight. Normally, Leon would wield his cutlass with two-hands, but would dual-wield his gun and pistol should the situation arise. Being right-handed, Leon would always use his right hand to hold his sword, and his left hand to fire his pistol while dual-wielding.
A proficient user of the blade, Leon is capable of going toe-to-toe with even the most seasoned knight. This is aided by his Grimoire Spirit, Mane, where his speed and strength is increased greatly in battle. His cutlass is also imbued with a magical power that allows it to discharge explosions upon every strike.

### Summon Spirits

Leon's often utilized summon spirit is Fenrir, a monstrous black wolf described as "the king of wolves." Fenrir is actually a family heirloom of the Wolfhard family, and was given to Leon by his father upon his enrolment into the Skysword Academy. As Fenrir is accustomed to the Wolfhard lineage, it will only listen to commands issued by a Wolfhard summoner. Fenrir itself is nearly 3 meters in length, and stands roughly 170 cm when standing on all four legs. Its howl allows it to summon its pack of lesser wolves that will come to its aid, and may even bend the will of any creatures around it, especially other wolves.

## Abilities

### Innate

Being a human, Leon is attuned to magical and mystical powers. Leon's elemtal alignment is towards fire and air-based spells, which is complemented by the Veela spirit that he had captured to serve him.

Like any other humans, he can send out ranged beams of energy from his weapon by swinging them. Recasting spells also reduces the mana cost thanks to the innate ability of humans.

### Physical & Magical

Leon is renowned for his swordsmanship abilities, and was trained from a young age by his father and mother the classical styles and skills of swordsmanship needed by a knight. He prefers to wield his cutlass with two hands in a longpoint guard, but is adept in one handed wielding as well. Due to his training, Leon prefers to switch his tactics on the fly during battle, and is a skilled analyst of any battle. When attacking, he is renowned for his speed and overwhelming form of combat, aided by his grimoire spirit.

He is also a precise marksman, seeing as he utilizes a wheellock pistol as his secondary weapon. Leon often uses the pistol as an equalizer or a surprise factor, and can reload the pistol in an extremely quick manner despite its cumbersome mechanism.

Due to his grimoire, Leon can conjure up orbs of energy that will surround him and will detonate according to his will. This is a mana-costly attack, but is one of the most powerful abilities he can use with his grimoire. Leon utilizes a fire spirit and often casts them during battle. Similarly, he is an adept healer and carries around a cure spirit whenever it is needed.

### Non-Combat

Leon is an extremely analytical and perceptive individual, often making decisions on the fly during battles. He was drilled from a young age by his parents that one must always be willing to improvise and adapt to whatever situations arise. Hence, his mantra being "plans are useless, but planning is indispensible."

One of the things that stuck out about Leon since his days in the Skysword Imperial Academy is his leadership qualities. Attributed to his previously mentioned analytical behaviour, Leon tends to make exceptional decisions and commands when he leads a group or a squad. He also happens to work very well in a chain-of-command, and accepts his duties and responsibilities and he is willing to be held accountable for mistakes or wrongdoings. Leon is a fierce leader, and is not afraid to reprimand or even lash out on those under his command when they have done wrong. As noted by those who were led by him, he is a harsh but fair leader.