Post by cj on Jul 2, 2007 10:00:39 GMT -5
Morten Locke
Full Name: Morten Locke
AKAs: The Bard
DOB: 7/ 7/1677
Apparent Age: 28
True Age: 330
Sex: Male
Hair color: Brown
Eye color: Grey
Height: 6'2”
Weight:
Nationality: Scottish
Residence: Seacouver, Washington
Close Friends: None
Teacher: Morgan, a maid.
Watcher: Unknown
Languages: Japanese, English, Gaelic, Swedish
Personality: Introverted, loner, sensitive, unforgiving.
Any Special Skills: Musical aptitude
Participation in The Game (Good, Evil, Neutral): Good
Number of Quickenings: 105
Weapon of Choice: Katana
History: Killed in a raid on his master’s castle in the year 1677, the bard Morten Locke was slaughtered in the reception hall as his clansmen revelled after a victory. Allies of their fallen enemies, unbeknownst to the Locke, had sworn to avenge them if the Locke should be victorious in the field…
Awakening to his eternal life amongst the mangled corpses of his family and friends, the Immortal Morten Locke began his cold journey into the world that frosty night. Wandering into the wilds of England and easily earning a living with his skill on the lute and the lyre, Morten lost his place when another Immortal entered the hall. Entranced by his music and Morten entranced by the rush in his blood, the two met eyes and were to spend that night together. In this night she told him what and who and why he was….and swore to repay him for his gift of the beautiful music. Awakened in the dark of night by the crackling of lightning, Morten received his first Quickening by the suicide of Morgan, his lover. In the aftermath he knew of her sadness at this eternal life, and the droning monotony of any melody overplayed….
Wandering from the estate Locke heads towards France
1707 : Locke beheads the Immortal Alfred Glasby aboard a trading ship.
1708: Begins training in the Spanish sword arts. Learns the principles of Metallurgy and swordcrafts. Hears of the Italian Schools, yet resolves to stay in Spain, entranced by the passion of its people and the perpetual heat.
1738 : Is present for the premiere of J.S. Bach’s MASS IN B MINOR.
1739: Returns to fight on the side of the Spanish in the War of JENKIN’S EAR against the British armed forces.
1740: Arrives in Italy to begin his tuition in the Italian Arts of the sword.
1742: Is present for the first performance of Handel’s MESSIAH.
1742 -1780 : Becomes a patron of the Enlightenment. Befriends Rousseau and Voltaire.
1781: Beheads the Immortal Leo Van Der Rees in a violent dispute over the abolition of slavery.
1783: Befriends the Immortal Connor MacLeod at the first manned flight of a hot air balloon.
1784: Succumbs to the grief of the Immortal life and wanders the world seeking the Quickening of others, or his own death.
He does not find the latter.
1790: Found and restored by Connor MacLeod Confesses his sins to the monk Darius.
1801: Takes solace in the arms of Scarlet. Attends the first recital of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata”.
1808: Leaves Europe to struggle with the Spaniards against the might of Napoleon.
1810 – 1880: Travels the world, discovering a blue-hilted katana secreted within a statue of Kwannon, Goddess of Compassion. He stakes out the Shinto shrine for three nights awaiting the return of the owner. When nobody comes he claims the weapon as his own.
1880 : Morten Locke remains in Japan to study Shinto and Samurai ideology. Gains an unwanted rep as a RONIN.
1900-1926 : Travels far North to Russia intent on criss crossing back to Scotland. Meets and falls in love with a nurse. Her untimely death marks his departure one year before Stalin’s ascent.
1926-1928: Scotland.
1928: Invest in and makes a fortune on the American Stock Market.
1929: Travels the Sub-Continent.
1941: Appears, visibly altered, harder, edgier and once more seeking confrontation.
1942-1947: Beheads sixteen Immortals in this time alone. Vanishes. Watcher files are uncertain as to confirmed whereabouts.
1985: Seeks the Immortal Darius and speaks regularly to his friend of his hopes and fears. Choose once more to seek good and light.
1986-1998: Enters the Sanctuary to “let die” his old self. Parts with almost his entire fortune for a ‘temporary stay’.
2006: Begins a musical instrument crafts-shop designed to cater to an elite and lucrative client base.
2007: Arrives in Seacouver for the personal delivery of a piece. Is fascinated by the Immortal presence and seeks to expose the true reasons for this gathering…
Played by Kris