CHARACTER NAME: Ulrik Graytide of Pack Graytide, Clan Grimward
PLAYED BY: Andrez “Peanut” Beltran
CONTACT INFO: Andrez Beltran on Facebook.
GENDER: Male
CLASS: Warrior
AGE: 30ish
RACE: Ulven
HAIR: Black
EYES: Brown
OCCUPATION: Warrior to Pack Greytide, of Clan Grimward
KNOWN SKILLS: Warrior trades
BIRTHPLACE:
APPEARANCE: Short; dark skinned
NOTABLE TRAITS: Carries trophies of defeated enemies with him. A gray rope
denoting his Clan.
RELATIONSHIPS: Mate to Tova Goldmane
RUMORS:
Some say he fought with Hunting Parties against the Mordok, and then the Civil War.
Some say he only fought in the Civil War.
Some say he only fought in the Dirge War.
Others say he’s never fought in any wars.
There a few who say he actively fled from battle.
There are some that say he isn’t even Graytide or Grimward, but fled from somewhere
else.
There are also some who say he sometimes is Graytide, and sometimes not.
BIO / BACKGROUND HISTORY:
Ulrik Graytide is a warrior of some skill. He is not known outside of his Pack, except to maybe some of the Ulven who fought by his side during the Civil and Dirge Swamp Wars. No scars on his skin speak of battles won or lost. His symbol, the White Star, is not known to any Nightriver, Ironmound, or Stormjarl. No talesinger sings tales of his deeds.
Ulrik himself is very typical Grimward. He is distrusting of those outside his Clan and carries an extreme dislike for non-Ulven. He is also a very typical Graytide; quick to offense, quick to brawl, but very cunning. He likes to provoke a challenge, and settle things with fists.
When he speaks on the past, most of it is dismissive or divisive in nature. He likes to speak of the accomplishments of Khulgar Graytide in killing colonists, and showing of the trophies he has taken from those he has claimed to kill. When he speaks on the present, he lets all know how much he hates the current political arrangements. The indignity of having the colonists on Mardrun, of the result of the civil war, the cowardice of Stormjarl, and the retreat from the Dirge War. When he speaks of the future he speaks of a resurgent Graytide; how they will push the Mordok back again, how they will strike down those who oppose them.
The only known Companion to him is his mate, Tova Goldmane. A typical Goldmane, she is quick to laugh, to boast, to fight. The two make a distinct pair, and they are either getting along greatly or quarrelling about something. Tova claimed Ulrik as her mate after showing considerable interest in him. Ulrik, a warrior by nature, noted it but did not move on the interest. He was focused on the next fight. She, on the other hand, did not take no for an answer, and demanded he court and become her mate. Ulrik knew of her, and decided it was not a bad proposition. Or at least that is what he tells those who ask. There seems to be genuine affection between the two. Many a foolhardy person has made the mistake of commenting on it, and getting a comment or fist from one of the pair. She has been by his side, and he hers, for as long as either have known them. Perhaps less a fighter, she is deadly with a bow.
Ulrik is known to disappear from Pack Graytide and Clan Grimward territory without saying much (or anything), and is gone for a variable amount of time. Sometimes it is quick; sometimes it is much longer. Up until recently, he has never taken Tova with, nor has she concerned herself with it. They are two distinct parts to a whole. However, she has expressed her interest in coming with him now. Despite these wanderings, Ulrik is never too far to respond to his Warleader’s commands. When summoned, he appears. None ask where he comes from, or the new trophies he has. He is a Graytide, and war is in their blood. If he actually is a Graytide. Some question it as he is not remembered as clearly as others. Some don’t; remembering clearly. Either way, when he is with Graytide he is with Graytide, and has never given them doubt.
With possible war on the horizon, it is a good time to to have a warrior such as him.