I don't suppose it's too late for someone like me to join? I can get a sheet up soon enough.
EDIT: Like right now.
EDIT2: Personality buffed.
Name: Hallen Griswald
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Class: Knight (Axe Armor)
Home country: Ylisse
Personality:
A gruff, but respectful individual. He talks with the hard, confident tones expected of a knight of his caliber. While prideful of his prowess in combat, Hallen is not quick to anger nor easy to turn to violence, and would much sooner berate someone else for seeing combat or death as a solution. He's also something of a stoic when it comes to emotion, and doesn't find himself pursuing things like romance, vengeance or adventure.
While he was once proud to be a defender of Ylisse, Hallen has been rendered somewhat sullen by the former Exalt's waging of the Holy War. Still, he is a sworn guardian, and while he would prefer to deal justice rather than death, he is not above having to strike down the villainous. Even outside of his service to Ylisse, he takes his role as a knight quite seriously, bearing his armor and crest with dignity.
Biography/history:
Once a proud, loyal and righteous knight to the nation of Ylisse, Hallen Griswald hails from a standing line of the few knights within the Ylisse army. As true to the nation's beliefs, Hallen as a soldier was raised and trained to defend, to only strike in retaliation, as per the nation's otherwise peaceful beliefs. His role being a minority in Ylisse's military, Hallen was looked upon with mixed ideas; some claimed his burly might was unnecessary and threatening, while others praised him for his dedication to defending Ylisse.
Hallen bore his first doubts to his home country when the Exalt King brought forth the Holy War. For as much as he was a knight of Ylisse, this man was, too, a protector of his beliefs and a just, sensible man. It disgusted him that he would dare pledge allegiance to a man such as Norman, who waged war upon a neighboring nation simply for their differing beliefs. At the crux of the Holy War, Hallen defected from the army, aware he risked the consequences of desertion yet unwilling to put forth the Exalt King's wishes.
Grievously harmed in battle, Hallen wandered into the countrysides of Ylisse, seeking solace for the wounds upon his body and pride. He was given sanctuary by a small shrine in the mountains, where he could rest and heal for some time. Hallen, content to wait out the sins of the Holy War in hiding, also dreaded the moment where he would have to show himself again and atone for his dishonor to Ylisse. Hearing word of the new Exalt, Emmeryn, hosting a festival alongside the capitol as a way of raising spirits in the wake of the war, the former knight decided that he would begin his redemption there.
Weapons: Steel Axe, Hand Axe
Items: Vulnerary
Other: Suffers from scarring wounds across his abdomen. The local clerics have done their best efforts to seal the damage, but Hallen can still feel some of the pain. Most often, he can brave through it, but if those cuts are open again...