Olivaw Family/Giskard

Achievements

Honour: 8 Prestige: 1

Character

As a Young Man

Giskard is a self motivated man from the Olivaw Family. He is gifted with games, especially the medieval version of Chess. He studied chess from a young age with a master and Jason and Charles Elegant also joined him for while he was in the region. Though very intelligent, due to his sheltered upbringing he has a very simple heart and does not understand the treacheries of man. He is trusting and carefree. When it comes to socializing, Giskard is very friendly, though he is often 'clumsy' around ladies, as opposed to his brother who is always very eloquent.

Early Life

Life in Byblack was simple. Giskard was sheltered and protected by his parents who loved their second son just as much as their first, yet Giskard did not want to accept that he would be second to his brother and grew impatient with life rapidly.

Life In The Caglian Empire

Diary Entry 1

I just came back from my brother Daneel's ceremony before leaving our family manor. I do regret not seeing him again, but why should I not be able to earn honour and fame for the family just because I'm almost one year younger? I should have the right to leave and create my own glory rather than waiting home for news of his accomplishments. I am ready, and I have saved up enough to hire some troops who can travel with me from the next town. Byblack will not be my home for much longer. When should I leave? Why not tonight? Everyone is so tired from the ceremony they will definitely not notice. I hope that my parents will understand. My father is too much into politics to notice me. I can't believe he's infatuated with such a game, though it is every bit intriguing as real games like chess. Enough rambling, I will make preparations to leave tonight.

Diary Entry 2

The servants on night duty was no match for my wits. They were less than pawns. Ah, the fresh air of travelling in the country side is so refreshing. I found no suitable soldiers for my taste in town. I must travel further. I recall that my brother was going to join the realm of Tara to seek his glory, so I must hurry. I heard much about the Cagilan Empire to the west of Byblack. I remember long ago my childhood friend Jason Elegant and his brother Charles traveled somewhere west of here. I wonder if his family moved to the Cagilan Empire. Anyways, I will find nothing much in these lands, so I will go on west.

Diary Entry 3

I recruited my men near the city of Calis, they were newly trained men, but they had a sense of justice among them. They suited my taste, and did not cost too much gold. I heard from them that Calis was the capital of Cagilan Empire. Interesting, these days of traveling did not feel like that much, yet I traversed so far. It must be that I am lighthearted right now. I contacted some lords and ladies of the land to seek a position of Knighthood, and one lord in particular, a duke, by the name of Samuel wrote me back promptly, offering me a position of Knighthood in the city of his duchy, Eaglin. I believe that he is a good man, and I will see to it that my men work well alongside his. I quickly wrote back to him, accepting his offer and asking for further instructions. While I prepared to travel to Eaglin, a Lady by the name of Kylaine Vita wrote to me, she seemed to have gotten my introduction that I left with the office in Calis. I'm not quite sure how to respond, as I have not talked to many Dames other than the ones in my household and immediate relatives. I responded carefully, choosing my words to represent my family well.

Diary Entry 4

From further exchanges with Lady Kylaine, I found out that she was strongly tied with my Duke, Samuel Haine. They both seem honest and kind to me, I will remember their kindness and repay them with gratitude someday. I have been assigned to the Eaglin Eagles by the Duke as well. I hope I find glory in his service. He was kind and gifted me with some bonds after my Oath of Fealty Ceremony. I used part of it to reward my troops and part to enlarge my estate. I wanted to offer Duke Samuel the best my newfound estate could grant, and so my new servants scurried to both enlarge the estate and making the estate production oriented. I enjoyed my new post, but I wanted to be on the front lines! There was no time like now to earn my rank and honour! My troops and I quickly marched off according to our Marshal's instructions to the city of Aja. It will be a long trip, but I'm sure prestige lies on the other end!

Diary Entry 5

It has been a few days stationed in Chuca, and my men are grumbling about home. When I pass them they try to put up a happy front, but I can hear their cries at night. We have been out of CE region for such a long time now, and this foreign land is inhospitable even after we dug in and took a day to set up camp around here. Our equipment, though recently repaired in Aja, are of no match to the corroding winds in this badland region. I certainly wish that battle lines will be drawn soon, or my men will have no more will to go on. I will try to cheer them up with some stargazing tonight, but however much I try with different activities, their discomfort in a foreign region will only grow with time. I guess this is my first trial.

Role Playing=

These are role playing narrations in-game.

A Childhood Friend

The winds blew on over Felvian Hill and Giskard wondered about the local folk lore about the strange music that the hills make. He didn't hear any yet though winds were blowing, and he wondered why they had to set up camp and dig in so close to the hills. Dinner was almost served, and he could see his men grumbling about the quality of the food and the lack of any real meat these past few days. He understood their pain, he himself has never gone without meat for so long either, and he could feel his stomach growling for richer foods, but a soldier cannot complain in the middle of battle or their moral will deteriorate too fast. Giskard tried to think of ways to entertain his troops, but his recent ideas for stargazing and windeating were utter failures.

He decided to take a quick walk about the camp before dinner. As he walked around to the back of his camp, he noticed that another camp was fairly close to his and wondered who was camped there. He saw a familiar figure come closer and he seemed to recognize the person, but the setting sun was shining the other way and he could not see the other's face very clearly.

"Wait, is that you, Giskard?" The figure asked, "it's been a long time."

With the help of recognizing the voice Giskard realized that is was Charles Elegant, his childhood friend from long ago. He did not realize that Charles's family settled down in the CE regions just west of his home realm, Tara.

"Wow, it's really you! How have you been, all these years?" Giskard walked briskly forward and hugged his dear friend.