Leoric Langley

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Leoric Langley is a human and a bounty hunter from the Gratus Confederacy. He joined the party when they stopped in the Aasider village in the Titan ruins for the last time.

He is a Fighter specialising in Gunslinging. He is currently part of the upstart mercenary group Black Lagoon, together with Sakiran and Jaxon.

Appearance
Leoric is tall and has slicked back brown hair with a small beard. He wears an eyepatch to cover his lost eye and has a scar running down his face where he lost the eye. He also has a scar on his chest that extends across it. He wears a beige coat over a sea green shirt and pants, and has a pistol holstered on both hips.

Personality
Leoric is inquisitive and outgoing. He started his career as a bounty hunter for his love of money, but kept it going because of the new experiences he had.

He believes that he must be tough and able to look after himself, as well as those he cares about.

Biography
Belonging to a group of roaming mercenaries consisting of Wylders, it was a hard life for six-year old Leo. His father, Janarkus, was a grizzled veteran who sought coin for services in war and strife. Having lost his mother at such a young age, there is no recollection of her face or any memories. His father would fall silent whenever the subject was brought up.

The Silver Serpent company would fall under many contracts varying from the Gratus Confederacy to Robber Barons located in the vast ocean of Sand known as the Arada Desert.

Growing up in the rough environment of the Silver Serpent company, Janarkus would be hard on his only son, strengthening Leo's will into becoming a man who can fend for himself.

Soon enough, at the age of 13, his father started teaching Leoric how to use firearms and how to effectively neutralise foes while also being under the cover of nature. At age 17, Leoric would soon join in engagements within the company to help support his father.

Leo found himself many comrades within the camp in due time and got along well with the mercenaries, finding out about lands he had never set eyes on and hearing tales of wanderlust from the older generations.

During a conflict against the Gratus, he lost sight of his father during an intense conflict and the last he saw when retreating with his fellow comrades was his father being taken into custody.

During the aftermath of the fight, Leo found himself in the camp with members of the company giving farewells. With his father being in the custody of the Gratus Confederacy, Leo has decided to take up a new career, roaming the wasteland to make a name for himself.

By the age of 23, Leoric was more accustomed to his life as a Bounty Hunter, working jobs from varying towns and earning enough to get-by. He would find himself working mostly with Orcs as it was a lucrative business. Learning the language was a difficult task, but it earned Leoric respect with members of the varying factions. During one of the contracts, he found himself tasked with removing a well-known deviant in the Orcish shanty town of Dhaub.

However the job was a tough task and he found himself chained and tortured, losing his right eye. He was enslaved during a period of time and dragged from town to town, and visiting varying tribes. During his time in one of the tribes a couple of tribes-folk felt pity and helped Leoric break his chains. One of them was Draut. He soon escaped alone into the wasteland.

At his current age of 25, he has remained in his Bounty hunting trade, making contacts in the various wilder settlements and some tribes and eventually running across Retrieval Squad 4820 in the Titan village of the Aasider.

Draut
He and Draut have a familiarity with each other, since Draut was one of the tribesmen who freed him from his chains a few years ago. Though he finds it odd that he receives so much food from him, he is extremely grateful to him for the rescue. Leoric feels he owes a debt to Draut for what he did for him and is very friendly with him as a result. He also wants to know more about his background in the tribes and wants to make time to talk to him properly, after Draut gets back from his daily food runs.

Jaxon
Leoric initially saw Jaxon as just another target that he wanted to collect on for the money. He was suspicious of the fact he lied to him right away, though was willing to put this aside. Having been told that Jaxon thirsted for blood, was wary of him. After he was attacked himself, he does not trust him. He does, however, believe there is still some chance at redemption within him, so is open to any efforts Jaxon may make at making amends.

Sakiran
Leoric was quick to get along with Sakiran, both being fighters at heart and action oriented. When he saw her rage and what it made her become, he became cautious and distant. After getting back from a bounty, the pair drank together and Sakiran confided in him. He felt more trusting of her after she opened up to him and they spend time together frequently. He respects her efforts to control her own anger, as well as her resilience. He is no longer afraid to point out her failures, something which he is surprised to see that she accepts without question.

Trivia

 * Leoric loves tinkering with things, especially his twin pistols.
 * His favourite colour is beige.