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Name: Adrian Draegar
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Appearance: Wearing his wild hair long, he typically goes about all in white, grey, and similar colors. He always goes about in a semi-military appearance, and his looks, while mostly native, have foreign accents inspired by both his mother's culture as well as his time outside of Ignis. Despite his normally soft appearance, his indomitable will can easily be seen through his sharp eyes, which betray a person who has not led an easy life.
He never goes about without his sword, and is never seen without it unless he is in a sacred place where such things are forbidden -- and there are few enough places like that in Ignis, where war is common and he may be called to defend his title at any time. In addition, he carries his sword because he is almost always out fighting alongside his Pokémon where possible -- and that usually entails battles where a few bold or desperate bandit warriors are trying to have their way with things.
Personality: Under normal circumstances, he's an easy person to be with. He is able to be reasoned with on nearly any subject, and he normally reserves passing judgment on most matters until he feels that he has heard the whole matter for himself. Overall, he is a conservative person who dislikes making a move until he has thoroughly thought out the options for himself.
He is generally hates getting into situations without knowing what is going on, and is known to think of a solution to any problem he has before attempting to solve it. He usually looks before he leaps, and is moderate almost to a fault in his behavior. This forced line of thinking leaves him slightly cold, even if he's easy to approach at first.
In personal matters, it's hard to get him to open up to others. He's used to being betrayed, and isn't innocent of using underhanded methods of achieving his most important goals -- even if he does feel the sting of regret in the end for it. Nonetheless, he does his own code of honor that keeps him from going too far to the extreme when his situation gets desperate. Under normal circumstances, he'll show all due courtesy as expected of a warlord to any guests within his kingdom, but he will act harshly against them if he believes their intentions are malevolent.
Even if he appears to be a bit apathetic and jaded as a person on the outside, he is passionate about making a positive difference in the world, in the direction of eliminating war forever in Ransei. It is in pursuit of this goal that his moderate demeanor gives way to his fiery heart. In the face of a threat to his own, this fiery attitude becomes nearly all-consuming: any immediate threat to his nation and his friends must be eliminated at all costs. These are among the only times he cuts loose, and gears his mind towards winning above all else.
In the heat of battle or in the field of politics, there are few lines he'll avoid crossing, aside from violating his own code of honor. Among those are the betrayal of his Pokémon or any close friends, and compromising on his ideals and his dreams of seeing a free and united Ransei. He'll protect his friends, defend his nation, and pursue his dreams, and he won't let anyone stand in the way of those ideals.
Aside from that, his main driving force is his own strong, indomitable will: he will not lose, at any personal cost to himself. He uses his own strong spirit to both inspire his friends and intimidate his enemies. He's remained solidly in control of Ignis by virtue of his strategic mind, his nigh-unbreakable spirit, and his devotion to his own honor and ideals.
History: He had always been a stranger, in a strange land -- the people of Ransei never let him forget that during his early years. His mother was foreign, having come from the rustic town of Opelucid in Unova, and he had no idea who his father was -- his mother never told him, and he never felt the need to know for the longest time. He was never there in their lives, having supposedly abandoned his mother during her pregnancy.
They wandered the land during his early years, trying to find a place to settle down and live in comfortably. However, both he and his mother looked far different than many of the natives, and the people of Nixtorm, given to the ice and snow, were among the only ones to let the two white-haired people in. They had just finished rebuilding from the war between Nobunaga and the hero of Ransei, and they were more inclined to let people such as them in. Although they found acceptance there, the land was too harsh for Adrian's mother, and they moved to Dragnor, where once again the climate proved too rough for the boy's mother. However, the ideals of the people, and their strong sense of honor would always stick with him.
With her health now beginning to fail for unknown reasons, they decided to move south in search of somewhere warm to live, and they eventually arrived at Ignis. The warlord then was a passionate and caring man by the name of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. He received the foreigners into his kingdom, and they were able to settle down. However, his sickly mother's health had declined past the skill of the local doctors to heal, and she passed away when Adrian was fifteen -- two years after they had settled down.
Without any parents, Adrian was left to fend for himself for a short time, before he was taken in by one of Hideyoshi's soldiers. He rapidly formed a bond with a Charmander that was presented to him as a gift from his surrogate father, and he proved that he was able to become a warrior. After that, his days were spent with his adopted father teaching him how to be a warrior, and a strategist. As the man rose through the ranks, so did Adrian until the old man retired from Hideyoshi's forces.
At the age of 18, Adrian had left his adopted father's household to be with the army full time, and was able to pursue his own goal of a free and united Ransei, having seen the outside world fall into chaos. By the time Hideyoshi appointed his weak son, Hideyori, Adrian was one of the generals in charge of Ignis's small army, by virtue of his keen mind and strong will. The people did not mind Adrian by the point; they had grown to accept him as one of the people, and he had made great strides towards strengthening the country in the wake of Hideyoshi's retirement and eventual death.
Three years passed, and during this time the country began to greatly weaken under the leadership of Hideyori, who seemed to lack direction and purpose. Hideyoshi died of his old age, and thus the government was left without its long-time leader. Adrian used this opportunity to challenge Hideyori to a battle, and the latter lost to Adrian and his Charmander, whose proficiency on the battlefield proved to be too much for Hideyori and his Torchic to handle.
With the Kingdom of Ignis now in his hands, Adrian rapidly consolidated both the country's small army and its government, and forced things to progress. Under his rule, the kingdom prospered, but Adrian felt that it wasn't enough. He wished for the world to share in Ignis's peace and prosperity, and thus began contemplating ways to spread the country's wealth and power to other kingdoms.
He was approached by an emissary from Nobunaga, in the second year of his reign. The man planted seeds of the notion that Nobunaga's dreams and ideals were in fact his own, and after he left, the seeds were planted. He made direct contact with Nobunaga, who finally convinced him to have Ignis join his coalition.
With Ignis now firmly with Nobunaga's camp, Adrian firmly believes that by allying himself with Nobunaga, his dream of an ideal world will more easily be fulfilled, and Ransei will finally know the peace it deserves. However, he knows that it is about to be plunged into a state of war, and when that time comes, he will not stop until the land is united under one banner, and war will finally be banished in the land.
Faction: Ideals -- He was recently convinced that Nobunaga's faction was in line with his own goals of seeing a united and peaceful Ransei, devoid of the war and chaos that Ignis has seen for years.
Kingdom: Ignis -- He has been its warlord for three years now, and thus far has crushed any internal competition, and fully consolidated his power within the kingdom.
Partner Pokémon: Charmander
Partner Pokemon moves:
-- Sunny Day
-- Fire Blast
-- Solar Beam
-- Dragon Dance
-- Beat Up
-- Dragon Claw
Partner Pokemon Level: 12
Partner Pokemon Ability: Solar Power
Partner Pokemon Nature: Hasty
Partner Pokemon Nickname: Blaze