Post by Edward Bellamy on Aug 29, 2015 9:03:04 GMT
EDWARD BELLAMY
Name/Surname: Edward Bellamy
AGE:
22
Appearence:
Edward doesn't quite stand out of a crowd too much, he has long black shoulder length hair that he usually keeps in a neat pony tail and well groomed along with a small amount of facial hair. His skin is slightly tan when compared to most of his family due to his exposure to the sun during his years in the military. He has a pair of slightly large golden brown eyes,his broad jaw line is most likely the most noticible features he has.
Edward has an athletic body build layered with slight muscle and stands at a height of no more than 6'2ft.
HISTORY:
•PART I/the Bellamy family :Even Before the birth of Edward, a war had burdened all of france. During these times nothing mattered but the men you had under your command and the quality of weaponry you possessed. The Bellamy family capitalised on this time of great strife and war to make their fortune, They became infamous for being one of the best weapon producers in Europe. By using the triple concept. This was a forging technique passed down to only members of the family. All of their blades are more durable than normal weapons yet still paranormally light, this is due to their secret triple concept. This is a unique blacksmithing practice usually practised by only the Bellamy family. The secret triple concept involves going through the heating stage 3 times while forging, other blacksmiths do this no more than once but Bellamy Smiths know better. What most do not understand is that the heating process is not only used to make the steel or metals more malleable but it is mostly to remove impurities in the materials you want to forge into a weapon. During the heating process, substances like sulfur and silica will oxidize and separate from the iron, creating slag. The removal of slag greatly strengthens the steel. Doing this more than once removes more impurities thus strengthening the weapon more and making it more durable. Also while using a hammer and anvil to shape the blade Bellamy blacksmiths usually heat the metals slightly to keep it malleable. With this technique they use less steel to form the blade and as a result it is not only stronger than normal blades but it also makes the blade extremely light and easy to use in attacks.
This alone made them quite wealthy and by the time the war ended the Bellamy family had multiple branches of their weaponry company all over france and even spread out to england. Once that was done they began making more than just weapons, they made lighter bullets, custom guns for only the wealthy and they produced multiple types of metals for construction. They had built quite a reputation and quite a lot of wealth.
•PART II/Edward :. The family had grown and eventually Edward was born into the Bellamy family as well, from an early age he was taught sword fighting and marksmanship as a safety precaution. His parents had hired the best fencing masters and marksmen to teach him the arts as a safety precaution. Gentlemanly behaviour was another thing that he had no choice but to learn, sadly he always had a liking to sneaking around from roof top to roof top. When Edward was 18 he had become quite a dangerous swordsman , acrobat and a beginner horseback rider.
At this time the first rebellion sparked up, all blacksmithing companies were ordered not to give commoners any tools or weapons and they all complied. Sadly one of the best blacksmithing companies didn't follow that order ,simply because Edward's father (Victor Bellamy) believed in what the rebels stood for. He supplied them with all the tools they needed and as a result he was burnt down with one of their companies branches. The country still needed Bellamy weapons , thus they didn't kill off the whole family. Just Edward's father in order to make an example, others in the family still ran the companies with Edward's mother controlling all the branches.
Edward was forced to join the army because they threatened to kill his family if he refused. So he didn't refuse, In reality they were using him to make sure that his family kept obeying the government. The french government had no intention of killing off his family but as long as Edward believed that he would do whatever they ordered him to. He was already quite skilled when he joined their forces, thus he was a valuable asset. He worked for the french government from the age of 18-22. Within those four years he gained a set of military assassination skills very few people could gain. After four years of not seeing any of his family Edward faked his own death and left the french military.
•PART III/The Birth of an Assassin
Edward travelled back home, obviously being embraced with open arms but much had changed, once he was back in france he saw what had been happening while he was away with the military. He witnessed the food shortage, mistreatment of civilians and general horrible new state of his home. He also witnessed the second rebellion, it took him some time to get over his military experiences and get back into the swing of things. Soon he got hold of the political state of the country, the new factions and affiliations that had sprung up to either support the ones who oppress the civilians or to go against them.
This Gave birth to "the black hand", this was Edwards new alias. He had adopted the views of his father when it came to freedom. He often wears simple disguises that could be overlooked but are used to conceal his identity and most of his weapons. at first he was seen as a common thief but with time he was seen as a local vigilante. He gained the support of the civilians when he assassinated 3 corrupt nobles and stole multiple food packages that were imported using tax payers money specifically for the higher ups in the heirachy.
Strengths:[ /size]
•Athletically gifted :
Edward's childhood hobby of running around from roof top to roof top had evolved into highly acrobatic high speed movement. He is an adept climber, able to scale buldings and move along them with fluid movements that almost seem planned. This method of movement allows him to escape situations that most cannot. He also has an attack advatage since he can come from above.
•Speed Edward Is generally fast by nature. This is evident in his natural movement,reflexes,fighting and of course his pick pocketing and assassinations.
•Close range weaponry and pistol firing:
Due to his training from a young age with people hired by his family and his further training in the military, Edward is a highly formidable close range fighter and is quite talented at using pistols.
Weaknesses
• Fear of insects:
Edward is deathly afraid of all insect life to the point where he will most likely freeze up or pass out at the mere sight of an insect big enough.
•horseback riding:
Edward still hasn't quite mastered the art of horseback riding and as a result he can ride horses but during a chase or anything of the sort you can expect that he will not stay on for long.
•Two left feet:
Yes you guessed it, although he grew up in a wealthy family and went to multiple social gatherings and parties he cannot dance at all.
•Rum addict:
Self explanitory. Edward can easily be distracted by the smell or even the sight of rum, he has never shown the ability to say no to it.
Personality
Edward is generally quite gentlemanly due to his upbringing. He is also a calm man by nature generally hard to phase, he will usually formulate crazy and or unorthodox plans in a matter of seconds. This often makes him appear like a tactical genius. He loves people but due to the fact that the military assumes that he is dead Edward often lies a lot and dislikes talking to people honestly. He will give out fake names and doesn't stay at social gatherings for too long. Although he has a habit of getting bored too quickly, this often pushes him to end up doing crazy things to get over his boredom. Edward is also well taught in nearly 5 languages.
Assassin gear:
•two small Short range axes
•A pair of Hidden Blades
•Bellamy Family sword
•Pistol with 5 shots
Affinity
Edward occasionally does missions for the league of the pimpernel, but he is on his own crusade so he will mostly do his own missions. His goal is to stop nobles, government and military officials from using their power abusively.
Rp sample:
Edward hadn't the slightest intention of waking up this morning, then again he didn't have much of a choice. He was already laying on his back with his eyes wide open simply looking at the roof and listening to his thoughts. The curtains were closed and he indulged in the comfort of a warm dark room, The whole Bellamy manor was highly guarded with top security but ever since his return from the french military this was the only room he felt safe in,Despite the room not being locked. Just as he got back to thinking ,Edward heard a collection nearly silent footsteps slowly moving up the stair case.
Due to the paranoia that he had developed, Edward snuck out of bed silently. He didn't bother grabbing a top, Edward left his bed and stood behind the door silently. When the door to his room was swung open Edward quickly grabbed the arm of the person entering, without asking questions Edward used a subtle sweep kick and pinned down the intruder while twisting their arm. After taking a proper look at the person on the floor Edward face palmed and let the man go instantly,"I.. I honestly Apologise. I'm still getting used to being Back and.." between all the mumbling Edward was interrupted by the man that had been held down mere moments ago. That man was their family butler and had been so for as long as Edward could remember. The man was like an uncle to Edward. "Worry not mr Bellamy, You were always a little jumpy. Even when you were a child. luckily back then you didn't have enough strength to do much damage" the man quickly got up, dusted himself off in a gentlemanly manner and opened the curtains in Edward's room.
Edward's arm instinctively went to cover his eyes which were now narrow, he moved his face away from the new rays of light that seemed to violently pour into his room. " still a delight each morning I see..and once more, my name is Edward. Mr Bellamy is my father.. The other male in the room looked at Edward with a slight smirk before nodding "breakfast is ready. Mr Bellamy I suggest you stop spending your morning like a depressed little... the family butler let out a subtle chuckle before gently punching Edward on the shoulder.
Your Alias: Swerve
Age: 19
Gender:Male
Time Zone: GMT
