Lorica Faintheart

Lorica Faintheart
Creator	Blackscale the Wise
Information
Title	Handyman
Race	Hybrid (Pella + Human)
Gender	Male
Height	172cm
Age	49
Affiliation	N/A
Occupation	Jack of All Trades / Dancer
Status	Alive
Relatives	Lidia Faintheart (Sister) Maylin Forestwolf (Wife) Beatrice Forestwolf (Adopted Daughter) Carly Forestwolf (Daughter) Sasha Forestwolf (Daughter)

Background

Born to a pair of travelling entertainers who spent much of their life on the road, Lorica would come into the world as an older brother to Lidia Faintheart, who was born but two years before her birth. Many of Lorica's childhood memories would be of the different shows and places he visited thanks to his exotic parents and their lifestyle, yet while it seemed like non-stop fascination and fun to some, to Lorica and his sister it would often exclude parental love and care that was expected from all parents towards their children. Facing a world quite unforgiving, the siblings would learn to work together through the thick and thin of it, surviving together when their parents would disappear from their lives when Lorica would be 14. Despite being neglected by his parents, Lorica was disappointed at their disappearance and would go on his life always thinking of why they exactly abandoned them, often times feeling spite towards them as he was played a terrible hand by life and assuming that they thought of them as an unnecessary burden.

They lived together for five years where Lorica had to be a leader for them two. At such young age the two year difference between them played a significant role and he felt that he had to stand in her defense every time. Usually it ended up in just swearing at other people but sometimes they had to run or put up a fight. During that time he felt he had to provide for Lidia as well, even if she was capable. Due to their age and being vulnerable Lorica was the one who got exposed more to the dangers as he worked unfair jobs, had to steal or even entertain people at such young age. Nonetheless, he was able to keep Lidia out of most shady things he had done to make sure they won't starve. Sometimes his long disappearances would result in brief fights with his sister as she felt abandoned but in the end he was able to get it through that he had to and there was no other way. With each year their bond grew only tighter and stronger and it only assured Lorica that he was doing the right thing.

At age of 19 during one of their travels Lorica met Maylin Forestwolf at a local tavern. She was also an entertainer and a barmaid at one of the taverns and due to similar experience they had a lot of topics to talk about and found similar interests. During that time he found her different, not vile nor mean as he grew very wary of people over time. That made him first a bit uncomfortable whenever they met at town but each meeting he got to open more and more while also introducing his sister to Maylin. His sister was more open but the feeling of jealousy and being in danger grew within her over time and it all culminated in full on fight between him and Lidia that ended with her disappearing next day without a single word.

That wrecked Lorica's confidence and trust in his sister and he ended up crying in Maylin's arms for days. That ended when he was offered a job at the same tavern as Maylin. It helped him a lot with going through the grief while still being able to slowly get back on his feet as Maylin was here to console and embrace him in the arms after work. With him being completely vulnerable Maylin felt pity but also something extraordinarily charming about a man that wasn't afraid to show his feelings and over time made advances to Lorica. He embraced her nearly instantly and through few months of vigorous discovery and loving Maylin ended up getting pregnant.

Due to their position they felt they had to find alternative and with saved money they slowly found a house in different town to rent, and then buy, while picking up new skills. With children Lorica picked up new profession and became carpenter and a trader. His golden tongue was able to negotiate great prices and with charming appearance for both males and females he was doing exceptionally well. Maylin mainly focused on raising their child and picking up more casual activities like cooking and sewing but she didn't stray from carpentering to help Lorica with his job.

To this day they live together in Hillshire with Carly Forestwolf as their older daughter - Sasha Forestwolf moved out in search of adventures and wanton to help her family, just in her own way. Few years ago they even had adopted Beatrice Forestwolf, a peculiar Wolfen that seemed to be not familiar with many things, leading them to feel like they had another child to take care of yet with her warmth and honesty they didn't feel it was a chore and were glad to welcome her. Lorica also had heard about a charming Pella hybrid visiting their town from time to time to perform dances but he never dared to visit them. However he knew at some point he had to get over his past and with next visit he would go there to relieve his childhood that was filled with sorrow and pain, yet with sprinkles of happiness that he tied mostly to his sister that had abandoned him.

Powers and Abilities

Lorica doesn't have any special magical affinity but gained fair knowledge in swordsmanship and guns over time. With that he's above decent when wielding any type of pistol or short/medium-range gun while also being able to fight in melee with sword and shield while employing his agility for quick decisive thrusts combined with offensive use of shields.

Lorica is more oriented towards peaceful approach to many things therefore he has bigger knowledge in crafting and social skills that came in handy a lot of times, especially when earning Gex for the family and himself.

Physical Description

Lorica has toned body with visible muscles all over his body. However, his face keeps more of a feminine beauty and he is fond of using makeup that only highlights these valors. With that he often is able to negotiate better with the clients and even charm some of them regardless of gender to gain bigger profit. His movements tend to also be more feminine and delicate, often even having the dancing charm to them that he does without thinking by now. Lorica's masculinity came mainly in form of voice and the body that was usually well-hidden beneath clothing. However, even in very revealing dancing clothing he was able to mislead people regarding his gender leading regularly to very confusing interactions with people.