Roland Colby

Photo
Roland Colby courtesy of Lord Kasjan Jaskolski Ivarson
Honorifics
Preferred Title: Lord
Pronouns: {{{pronouns}}}
Information
Resides: Unser Hafen
Status:
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry
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Introduction

Out of the morning fog, you hear the clattering of plate armor. His form barely visible, a large man covered in battered plate and maille stands. Leaning on a great billhook, a friendly smile is on his face...

Persona

Roland Colby is a 15th-century Englishman born in 1384 in Appleby, Westmoreland. Raised in his family’s village, he learned to read and write under the priests’ guidance, helped tend sheep and wheat, and trained as a smith and fighter under his father and grandfather. Called to serve King Henry V during the 1415 campaign in France, Roland fought capably though not notably at Agincourt.

While returning home by ship, his vessel was caught in a mysterious whirlpool, and he awoke in the land of Britannia near the town of Trinsic. There, using the skills he brought from his homeland, he assisted the local people and even served as mayor for a time. Though he found purpose and respect, Roland’s heart remains fixed on finding a way back home, even as he becomes increasingly tied to the new world around him.

A wizard named Basil eventually told Roland of a strange moongate, a portal rumored to connect different worlds. Traveling with his brother Travis, Roland stepped through the moongate and found himself in the Kingdom of the Outlands—part of the Known World—where he now pursues honor, combat, and a new destiny.

Roland believes in the code of the eight virtues a belief he picked up in Britannia. He fights in full plate wielding mace, shield, sword, crossbow, poleaxe, and Billhook.

Roland is Sir Anton von Strasbourg's squire.

Offices & Positions

Former Captain of archers, Unser Hafen, dates forgotten

Heavy champion of Caerthe September 2024-present

Projects & Publications

Unofficial Outlands post office, for persona letters.

Redsteel armory, Roland makes weapons for heavy combat with an eye towards historical shapes and artistry.

In Case of Court

A summons is nice, but not necessary. If I am summoned to an event that I'm not present for I will select an agent.

Helping Your Heralds & Scribes

I appreciate silly marginalia. Butts, jokes, and real medieval oddness are good. Maps, certificates, legal style documents are also good. I'm also not opposed to object scrolls.

I'm fine with whatever culture title one may use, for example, if it fits a Roman themed event the use of Dominus instead of Lord is totally acceptable or, whatever culture the addressee may use as long as it's equivalent. I use Lord because I'm English.

He/him