Name or alias: Gryff
Age: 22
Sex: Female
E-mail: Apocolypse_Iris@yahoo.com
Other contact info (MSN, YIM, and/or AIM): AIM: MelenousLancer YIM: Apocolypse_Iris
Character goals: I would love for Thomas to get over his anxieties about himself not being good enough to be the master of Budehuc. Not to mention get him some loving. Thomas needs loving. At the moment he's probably at Budehuc all in a panic about what's going on with Harmonia, and getting everything ready there for another war.
Character Information:
Name: Thomas Lowmason
Age: 20
Birthplace: Nameless Lands
Weapon: Short sword
Runes: True Wind Rune, Otherwise regular wind rune.
Eyes: Hazel
Hair color and style: Brown, somewhat shaggy, he tries his best to keep it neat.
Occupation: Castle Master
Marital status: Single, and people are starting to wonder.
Relatives and/or close friends: Father, Lowma. On the Zexen council… estranged. Close friends, Hugo of the Karayan Clan, Cecile, he at least tries to stay close to those who live at the castle and those who fought with the castle during the war.
Appearance: Thomas tries to keep up the appearance of a true castle master, by dressing at least semi nice as Sebastian suggests, but he is much more comfortable in the common shirt and pants that he always wears. He's grown quite a bit taller in the few years since the war, he's by not means the tallest, but he's not short either. Working on his sword techniques has given him a lean muscular build, but even at 20. it's easy to tell that he's still growing into his body.
Personality: Thomas is very friendly; he tries to make everyone around him as comfortable as possible. He doesn't have a lot of confidence in himself or his abilities, he still often wonders if he is the best man to lead Budehuc castle, but he tries his best. He is a good leader; he cares for others and is willing to do anything he can to protect those who are dear to him.
Personal history:
Childhood: Thomas grew up in the nameless northern lands with his mother. He had no idea who his father was, but his mother loved him and took care of him and so he didn't need anything more. He didn't grow up around a lot of other children, he and his mother lived in a house outside the village; they had two servants, maid and a groundskeeper. An older couple that had taken care of the house before he and his mother came, they were kind to the small boy and his young mother, but remained aloof as if they didn't want to form an emotional attachment to them. His mother taught him everything he needed to know, reading, writing, arithmetic; important things like how to manage a household, take care of animals, everything he would have to know to run his own house. Thomas never quite understood why, he found out soon enough though when his mother suddenly fell terribly ill. Thomas was not prepared for it, but he did the best he could for his mother, minding everything in the house, taking care of her. As she was dying, she told Thomas that he had to go to see his father, and that his father would take care of him.
Past (during game): Upon reaching Vinel de Zexay and meeting his father, Thomas felt more lost that he ever had in his entire life. Thomas had always imagined his father to a wonderful man, kind and gentle, yet fierce and strong. Well he had been right about the fierce part. His father was nothing like what he had imagined, he sneered and shunned his only son, sending him off to Budehuc Castle, as it's new master. Thomas felt more scared a frightened than he had his entire life, he had been thrust out of the only home he'd ever known, to be sent to a father who cared nothing for him who shipped him off to a broken down castle in the middle of no where to be responsible for it and the people living there. Not wanting to disappoint his mother's memory and everything she had taught him, Thomas decided that he would make the castle livable again.
Digging through old documents in the office, he found that the castle had once been used as an area of free trade between Zexay and Grasslands and had flourished during that time. Thomas took it upon himself to bring the castle back to those days; with help from the castles occupants, Cecile, Sebastian, Piccolo and Juan Thomas went to look for people to bring business to the castle and live there to make it a better place.
It was when Hugo of the Karayan clan decided to hide out a Budehuc castle that Thomas became involved in the conflicts between Grasslands and Zexay. Hugo could honestly be considered one of the first friends that Thomas had ever made. He enjoyed the time that he spent at the castle, and was terrified when Lady Chris and the Zexen knights appeared at the Castle gateway that they would either try to shut down the one place that he'd been able to feel at home and comfortable in since his mother died, or that they would try to take Hugo away to lock him up. It turned out though that they didn't want to do either. Budehuc was safe once more... for the moment. As conflicts continued and escalated, Thomas offered Budehuc castle as a safe haven for those who needed it, there were no boundaries between people there, Grasslanders as well as Zexen citizens could stay there and live in peace, which they seemed to do. Thomas loved this time, seeing everyone working together towards a common goal, his confidence in his abilities grew in leaps and bounds and he was truly on his way to being the leader that Budehuc would truly need once the conflicts were over with. Thomas was more than willing to step aside when the Flame Champion returned; he was more than a little surprised though to see that it was his friend, Hugo. Thomas did his best during the war, fighting when they needed fighters, and helping the strategists by finding castle plans and maps, He learned a lot during the war and became close to many of the leaders of the Grassland clans, forging strong bonds that would serve Budehuc in the future.
During the final conflict against the masked Bishop, Thomas and the Bishop Sasarai faced Sasarai's brother, Luc and learned more than he ever wanted to know about the true runes. Once Luc was defeated; Hugo, Geddoe, Lady Chris and Bishop Sasarai made the decision that they could not leave the True wind rune in the ruin for anyone to come and pick up, but none of them could keep it either. They needed someone strong with the ability to bear the responsibility the True Rune would bring, but also someone unimportant enough so that any major powers looking for the rune would by pass them. They had someone perfect to take the Rune. Thomas. He was of course unsure about accepting the responsibility of it, but if the others thought that he was responsible enough to bear the rune, he would do his best not to disappoint them.
Present: Thomas continues to live at Budehuc as it's master, the Castle has grown and prospered through the years, all the repairs have been completed, and new wings had been added for all the people visiting through the years and everything around the place had grown, new houses, lots of new families and Thomas in the middle of it all happy as a clam. He keeps in contact with everyone, Lady Chris, Chief Hugo, and every once in a while word from Geddoe and his crew will send word of how they are, though never their location. Thomas is one of the most eligible bachelors in the area, though he's never been with a girl, and there is a lot of talk about the castle about when the Castle master will take a wife.
That talk died down slightly when talk of Harmonia moving began coming in once more. It brought chills to Thomas to hear about them sweeping across the grasslands and Zexay. He immediately opened the gates of Budehuc to any and all who would seek refuge. He feared the coming of Harmonia, having seen it once all ready in his life. He hoped that the fight wouldn't come to them, but he sadly understood that being a bearer of a true rune that he might have to go to the fight instead, no matter how frightened he was, he had to protect his people.
Allegiance: Budehuc Castle
Special abilities: The abilities of the True wind rune, He's also gotten to be quite a good carpenter and painter with all the repairs happening at the castle.
Weaknesses: Indecisive, low confidence