Bishop

Bishop "Lawrence" Arikson

Bishop is the second protagonist of Lavender. A lone wolf and ranger who travels nomadically across the wilderness of Tamriel, always accompanied by his large grey wolf, Karniver.

He's 1,82cm / 5.9 feet tall, with brown unkempt hair and amber eyes. He has dark-tanned skin and a noticeable scar over his right eyebrow, a souvenir from his first meeting and fight with Avis. Physically he is very athletic with lean muscles to accommodate his lifestyle as a nomadic hunter. Bishop is quite hot-headed and will never leave an argument without having the last word and throwing the last insult. But despite his grumpy and sarcastic demeanor, he is deeply passionate, caring and loyal towards those closest to him. No matter the situation he always perseveres and stands by the side of his comrades in battle. And at times when he unwittingly offends his companions he will take a moment to self-reflect and apologize for his behavior.

Bishop was born a bastard child to a noble-woman of Riften who gave him up to an orphanage in Evermore. It was there that he grew up a lonely and bitter life under strict scrutiny and harsh physical punishment with the other orphans. It was an unbearable existence and so he ran away at the age of eight only to be caught stealing from a group of bandits who captured him and sold him to the leader of a cruel band of wealthy mercenaries: Ranus the Graceful. Although they were well-established and well-known for their skill in their line of work, they were also known to brutally torture and kill their victims or clients who were unable to pay.

Although it was hard, Bishop had finally found a purpose in his newfound life - or rather a function. For the first time he felt valued as a person instead of as someone to be thrown away and forgotten in an orphanage. Ranus the Graceful, in Bishop’s view, was like the father he never had, yet Ranus only saw Bishop as a valuable pet to train.

Bishop was raised in a way that rewarded his skills in thievery. With deft hands and nimble fingers Bishop became an expert in looting, lockpicking and pickpocketing. As time went on he was taught the art of killing as a stealth archer, learning to assassinate swiftly and accurately from great distances.The rough and tumble lifestyle of a mercenary and cave-living gave him his powerful and lithe physique and it was then he learned the best ways to strongarm and threaten contract targets and witnesses, sometimes even killing those who knew too much.

After years of learning everything he could from the worst kind of cutthroats, Bishop, who had grown angry and spiteful of the world around him was first shown true love and kindness by a young woman by the name of Muurine, a new recruit of their mercenary clan. When she and Bishop tried to leave the band of mercenaries to be together, Ranus killed her to punish Bishop.

It was after this that Bishop left it all behind to disappear into the icy wild lands of Skyrim, hoping to forget his love and the pain of his past. He made a quiet life for himself among some ruins close to the misty mountains of the "Throat of the World". It is there he found Karniver, a runt wolf pup left to starve by his pack. Bishop adopted and raised the wolf as his own, feeling that since they were both abandoned by their mothers that they belonged together. From then on he spent his life as a nameless stray himself, hunting for his own survival and keeping his distance from the evils of society except when it was time to enjoy a pint of ale or a warm mug of mead.

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ARMOR & WEAPONS

Bishop wears functional light leather, belted armors so he can stay quick on his feet and has a strong pair of leather boots for traversing rough terrain. He hand-crafts his own bow and arrows as needed or loots better ones from the bodies of his enemies, always keeping a stash of twenty to thirty good arrows with him which he regularly checks the fletching to ensure they are of good quality. He keeps a small dagger handy for close combat and has a sharp hunting knife he uses to clean his kills and to prepare his food. He only wears a cloth undershirt and pants at night, but keeps his dagger close by for protection.

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RELATIONSHIPS

Bishop tends to keep his distance from people, only having a close relationship with his wolf, Karnwyr. His brief interactions with people typically consist of one-night-stands with women whose names he will often forget the day after. Although he draws a lot of attention due his charming looks, flirtatious mannerisms, and sometimes a drunk ruckus he tries not to stay in one place for too long to avoid being caught by Ranus or his men.

Avis becomes one of Bishop’s closest and dearest friends. Although their initial meeting was rather unfavorable to start, the sweet girl grew dear to Bishop's heart. After freeing his wolf companion from illegal pit fighters and bandits in the Rift, the ranger couldn't help but travel alongside this strangely powerful "not-khajiit”, "not-human-ish" girl. It was only after their encounter with Akiva and getting caught by Havem and his people in Varlasel that Bishop realized that Avis would do anything to protect him. Thanks to her caring nature and friendship he began to trust people again and the two became lifelong friends.

Casavir Maximus Aetius a paladin, first meets Bishop when the ranger is working for Ranus’ band of vicious mercenaries. Casavir was tasked with protecting a high ranking nobleman who had made the mistake of crossing Ranus over an exchange of high priced stolen artifacts. Because of this Bishop was sent to rough up the nobleman and threaten him for the money that was owed. Instead of accomplishing his mission Bishop found himself locked in battle with the paladin, Casavir. As complete opposites of the other, their personalities have always clashed, until Avis was kidnapped by Lovis and they are forced to set aside their differences in an effort to rescue her. Afterwards the two become begrudging friends and allies, finally seeing past their differences and accepting each other for who they are, although Bishop still finds a way to mock Casavir every chance he gets.

Rona ‘Lightfoot’ Thoraminh the Dragonborn and Bishop’s long lost love. A young half-Nord/half-Altmer from Cheydinhal, Cyrodil. The two first met when Rona returned to Skyrim and had a chance encounter with the ranger and a dragon that exposed her true nature as the Dragonborn. Unlike any other woman he’d ever met, he felt compelled to journey alongside the tiny half-elf as she learned more about her newfound power. But it was not only her incredible strength and determination that intrigued him, but her lovely voice and talent for music that kept him chasing her. Bishop fell for her deeply, knowing she’d take care of his heart.

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