Name: Milo Ranier
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Appearance: Milo is rather short for his age with a petite build, standing only 5'5''. Milo has a round face, framed by his long blonde brown hair, with large expressive blue eyes and a pudgy nose. Milo typically wears a calm look with his eyebrows cast downward that changes from determined or wide-eyed when expressing shock, or surprise. Milo weighs in at about 150lbs, and has added some muscle to his petite frame, albeit not very much. Milo's pale skin shows that he has spent most of his time inside, and he finds it difficult to obtain any sort of tanning, even after prolonged exposure to the outdoors. Milo typically keeps his facial hair completely shaved, making sure to keep up with appearances with the Scouts. Milo appears more like a young school boy, rather than an officer in the prestigious Royal Arcarti Scouts.
Clothing: Milo typically always wears his RASC uniform, proud to display his place amongst the honored Scouts. The Scouts uniformed consists of a pure white collared shirt, black trousers, and a gray-green field jacket. While none of the uniform displays any insignia that would be the telltale sign that he was in the Scouts, Milo still wears it with immense pride. The typical Scouts uniform pieces that include a blue-gray cloak, and boots have been set aside by Milo, opting for more comfortable shoes. Due to Milo's size, and small feet, he has never been comfortable running in boots, and he had never been a fan of cloaks, which typically were much too long for him. Milo wears a green satchel across his chest, which he uses as a catch-all carrying tool, putting everything from coins, to books, in the satchel. Out of uniform, Milo wears a long-sleeved single-buttoned jacket with a collared shirt, long dress-pants and dress shoes, which happen to be his only pair of clothes outside his uniform that he owns.
Weapons: The Scouts issue a sword, or a spear for each member, but Milo decided against the spear, being too small to wield effectively, and instead opted for the use of two swords. A Scouts' sword is a straight sided blade 70cm in length with a triangular point on the end of the weapon. It is a thick sword and is wide to match, giving it an exceptional durability for strikes against hard surfaces. There is a single groove carved down the center of the blade on either side, ending just before the tip and just above the guard.The handle is black-dyed wood pegged onto the steel core of the weapon, to ensure that is a continuous single piece of metal from tip to tip. The pommel is simply an exposed metal cap, no wider than the hilt, designed for quick pommel strikes.The interior of the blade's groove is notched towards the end, allowing for the attachment of a 'ranger plate' that shifts the weapon's center of mass forward from the guard into the blade. This allows for heavier, albeit single edged, strikes that make use of the sword's capacity as a tool for hacking wood and heavy foliage out of the way. Milo holds both swords under his jacket, on his back. Milo believes that the back sheathes allow him better mobility with unsheathing the weapons. It also allows him to conceal his weapons. Milo has made it a very good point to become a master with the two sword fighting style, and constantly trains to hone his edge with the swords, believing he can always become better. Milo also keeps a clip-pointed knife, that measures nearly 2'5'', with a golden guard, and deep brown colored handle. The pommel of the knife is steel encrusted, with a insignia of a Lion printed into the steel. The knife is heavy to handle, and hangs on his side, in a massive knife sheath. The sheath hangs loosely on his side. Milo will hardly ever use the knife, using it more for looks.
Personality: Milo can be best described as proper and professional. Diplomatic to his core, Milo is often one to smooth over any confrontations, a skill he built up during his childhood. Milo was oft bullied as a child, leaving him a very defensive person, and very bad at taking jokes. Despite this, Milo is very good at handling situations under intense pressure, often scoring very high on field exercises where handling split second decisions under duress. Milo is exceptionally loyal and selfless, constantly worrying for the safety of his comrades, and ready to throw himself into dangerous situations for them, even offering to sacrifice himself for their safety. Milo's loyalty, combined with his extreme intellect of military tactics and strategy, has made Milo an invaluable asset.
History: Milo's mother had been a Major in the Arcarti State Military, and his father a Colonel in the Royal Arcarti Scouts. Orphaned by the time he was 3, Milo never knew his parents, but grew up hearing about the heroics of his parents, his father especially. Growing up in the orphanage, Milo was bullied for most of his life, constantly dreaming about becoming something bigger than what he was. Due to Milo's naturally charming personality, which the bullying didn't manage to put a dent in, he mad a few close friends. Milo and his friends would spend many a late night whispering amongst themselves in the orphanages barrack-like bedroom, sharing dreams and delusions of grandeur. Milo was the most grounded of the group, sharing his dream to become a military genius, who would promote peace over violence. Eventually, Milo slowly lost his close friends. Either dying from sickness, or dying because of the rampant crime that ravaged the downtown area of Lieda, Milo became alone.This led to Milo to stay indoors most of the time, which led him to pick up the hobby of reading. Between bouts of bullying and respites of reading, Milo soon began to mold into a young man. Determined to rise out of the grime of the orphanage, and become something, Milo applied for entrance into the Scouts. Initially seen as no more than a potential logistical officer, or rear echelon worker, Milo soon gained the attention of the officers in the Scouts. The drill instructors and other trainees found it a little disconcerting that, while Milo was normally unimposing and silent, he turned deadly serious and highly efficient the minute combat exercises began, able to make lightning-quick decisions that more oft than not ended with a victory for him in combat exercises. Milo was quickly allowed to command a small squad of Scouts in field exercises, further exposing his affinity for tactics and strategy Milo possessed many qualities that soon led many in the Scouts to recommend Milo to Arcarti State Military, so that he may potentially become a general. Milo, however, refused the recommendation, and wished to stay on with the Scouts, wishing to become like the father he had never met. Milo graduated with full honors, even though he was considered average, or even below average, in hand-to-hand combat, and various other areas such as archery. Now a Lieutenant in the Royal Arcarti Scouts, Milo is under the command of one Maria Trinan, and acts as her aide de camp, and as a student. Constantly looking to Maria as a mother-like figure, Milo eventually aspires to be as talented as Maria, and constantly trains to do so, especially if it means he can impress his Commanding Officer. From time to time, between assignments, Milo manages to make time to visit the orphanage, often delivering books, and a large chunk of his paycheck to the orphanage.
