Sir Corwin Sollinger

Sam Worthington as Corwin Sollinger

CHARACTER BRIEF Full Name: Corwin Sollinger Byname: - Age: 24 Kingdom: Taniford House: Sollinger Title/Profession: Sir Position: Knight Place of Birth: Tharnham FAMILY Father: Dumat Breaktide Mother: Sir Ariel Sollinger Siblings: Cordelia Sollinger (Twin) Spouse: Unmarried Children: None

Background

Corwin grew up in Tharnham, following in his mother's footsteps toward knighthood. He spent the better part of his youth learning to wield weapons and between times he was aboard a ship. He was eventually squired out to another knight and rode with him on patrols of the interior roads, dealing mostly with bandits and others who looked to take advantage of war times. He was knighted at 18 and went into battle against the Corsairs. Near the end of the conflict he took a nasty head wound and was knocked out of the rest of the fighting. The unsteady peace was upon the land by the time he was able to fight again. He travelled to Wolveshire to find his sister and decide what to do with himself outside of war.

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Corwin is too young to know anything but the history of conflict between the north and south, but he was still born into the midst of conflict, arriving in 1305 only a minute before his twin sister Cordelia joined him.

As it goes, at the age where directions can be followed, tasks are given. Even as a boy who can’t yet lift a sword, he spends a great deal of time around blades, horses and ships. He’s well enough behaved to not be underfoot and has an attention to detail that ensures that most of his tasks are done well, even if they take longer than they should.

He’s always tall for his age and strong from the tasks he undertakes. Corwin’s mother is a Knight and doesn’t hesitate to put a practice sword into his hands when he’s able to wield it. While he does well enough aboard a ship, it’s clear that he takes after his mother in skill with arms. When she’s able, she teaches him herself. When she is unavailable, she has others that she trusts take over his tutelage. Swordsmanship and riding primarily, but other weapons as well. His drive for perfection finds him in hour after hour of practice, often leaving him battered, but a little more skilled at the end of the day.

By the time he’s given over to a knight to squire, he’s already very good. The only thing really holding him back at this point is his size and strength. While he’s still tall for his age, he doesn’t match a full grown warrior. This is the first time he leaves home and spends time on the road. His mother ensures that the party he travels with is not moving close to lines that will engage directly with Corsairs, but that doesn’t make the excursions without any danger.

Corwin experiences combat in the next couple years, but the young squire doesn’t participate directly. It’s well controlled and he is kept out of direct danger with the other squires. However, at fifteen, the party of a dozen knights that he’s traveling with stumbles into an ambush. Not Corsairs, just desperate men ready to kill for food and coin. Chaos reigns and Corwin finds himself facing a man who truly wants to kill him for the first time. Years of training click into place and he kills for the first time. When the skirmish is over, he has killed four. They were poorly equipped and hungry, but the first blood gives Corwin confidence that can only come from a true fight.

He is knighted at eighteen, having no struggle with completing the required tests. With the Corsairs still raiding, he returns to combat. While no bards will write songs of his conquest, he fights well and continues to learn about the differences between practice and true fighting in the field.
In the last year of the Corsairs attacks, Corwin nearly meets an early death when he loses his helmet in the midst of a struggle and is struck hard across the head with a sword, collapsing in the mud. The wound isn’t as bad as it first seems, the blade having struck with the side, but the hidden scar leaves a white streak through his otherwise dark hair. The Corsairs withdraw before Corwin is fit to take the field again.

Peace time finds the knight finally exploring adult life without being deployed. He’s happy to be reunited with his sister - always close to his twin, they didn’t get to see each other often some years. Beyond that, he is happy with exploring court life while continuing to improve his skill in arms.

Immediate Family

Cordelia Sollinger (Twin Sister)

Character Features

Physical Features

Corwin is tall and lean - while he’s not as broad in the shoulders as some warriors, his body is well muscled and strong. He holds his height well, looking comfortable, fast and graceful. His hair is dark and cropped short, his eyes brown and deep, his skin is deeply tanned to a warm brown. Given how dark his face is, the streak of white that cuts through his hair is quite noticeable. It’s a thin line, but still obvious that the line of hair has been turned white by some shock or stress. He’s young enough that few lines have been carved into his face, but his mouth and eyes both seem more inclined to smile than frown.

The knight clearly spends a little time with his mirror each day. His hair is kept cut carefully and he is clean shaven. While not fighting, riding or training he dresses fashionably in well tailored outfits that usually favour the Sollinger colours of dark green trimmed with silver. The clothes are kept clean and without wrinkles. His feet are protected by comfortable, but well kept boots.

On the Grid

Known Associates

Rhaedan

Amira Anya Rhaedan : Corwin considers Amira a friend at this point, though they've only met on a handful of occasions. They share many similar philosophies and are comfortable in conversation - especially given the significant difference in rank and nationality. She is by far the most approachable royalty Corwin has had the pleasure of speaking with.

Sollinger

Cordelia Sollinger : Corwin is very excited to have been reunited with his twin sister. After spending nearly all of their lives together as children, they were apart for many years while both were dealing with the war in different ways. While he's very happy to be near her once again, they've both changed a great deal since they were kids and they're still getting used to that fact.

Taniford

Elenore Taniford : While they've met a few times, Corwin doesn't know what exactly to think about the eccentric Taniford woman. He finds her pleasant enough, just mysterious.

Auldholme

Cassia Auldholme : Corwin has only met Cassia once for any amount of time. They had a good conversation and clearly had some shared views. She doesn't seem like the sort that anyone would want to be on the wrong side of.

Breaktide

Isold Breaktide : Isold's non-nonsense attitude has been well received by Corwin. After only meeting a couple of times and sharing perhaps a drink too many, Corwin joined Isold and her crew on a trip down the river on her ship. The knight enjoyed the trip immensely, and promised to aid Isold however he was able when her ship was stolen by her crew shortly after.

Recent Logs

Troubling Thoughts
(claire corwin jaren logs social)

Too High of a Cost
(claire corwin logs social)

To Find a Cloak
(claire corwin logs social)

Princess in the Park
(amira corwin logs social)