The Paladin - Jonas Rokranon

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I saw this format on a few other people's bios and liked it, so here's Jonas.

Name: Jonas Rokranon
Aliases: Jo, Paladin, Rok (Underdark)

Race: Aasimar
Gender: Male
Alignment: Lawful Good (favors good over lawful)
Profession: Knight, Adventurer
Deity: Torm
Age: 33

Height: 6ft 2in (188cm)
Weight: 220lbs (99.8kg)
Body Build: muscular; toned but not bulky
Hair: white with black tips
Skin Tone: light
Skin Texture: face is smooth, but he has many scars on the rest of his body
Handedness: right

Recognizable Features: white hair; purple cloak; lavender eyes
Accent: upper class average voice/accent

Equipment Commonly Worn: white or black armor, purple cloak, circlet, a finely crafted great sword.

Jewelry Decorations: an ornate signet ring on each hand

Known:
-Is incredibly loyal and dedicated to his friends and allies.
-Despises evil but will not engage in suicidal attempts which will solve nothing.

Known to some:
-The irises of his eyes change color with his mood.
-He dislikes leading people.
-He is engaged to Alistaria Gladomayne
-Alistaria carries his child

Unknown to most:
-Has twins (Harwin & Doriah) from a previous marriage, and they are missing.
-His first wife (Melian) was murdered, and he took revenge on the wrong person.
-Jonas drops the noble speech when around his closest friends, as it is a learned behavior and not natural to him.

Unknown even to himself
-The curse upon the Rokranon family is broken
-His missing children are indeed alive

A brief history:
Jonas is the second eldest of a very large adopted family. He married young, had children young, and lost his wife young. He became a paladin of Torm shortly after her death, and has effectively held double duty as knight and leader of the Rokranon family ever since. Twelve years after Melian's death, he came left Amn and came to Baldur's Gate.

Jonas has been wrapped up in the events and mystique surrounding the region almost since setting foot on the soil. His many adventures, both successes and failures, have shaped him into the man he is now in a relatively short time. He has changed a great deal, as his friends who know him best can attest to.

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Jonas commissioned Selis to write this after telling her the story of his family. She gave him a copy, and he scribed it to his journal.

The Rokranon Ballad

by Selis Vhaire


Listen, my dears, as I tell you the story
of a family so noble and fair.
In the east of Amn they obtained their glory
as paladins who protected and cared.

The Rokranon line was a generous lot;
their coin flowed freely to those in need.
But their generosity soon put them in a spot
where they could not continue their good deeds.

So they packed their things and moved everyone
within Athkatla’s beautiful, dangerous gardens.
There they did what had to be done
and worked as hired guards and wardens.

The family again soon flourished – why wouldn’t they?
Their honor and integrity could not be denied.
But ‘twas these very same qualities that one fateful day
caught the attention of a dragon’s greedy eyes.

It demanded the family’s hard-earned gold
and the daughters still innocent and pure.
The family, outraged, condemned an action so bold;
a battle would be fought, of that they were sure.

Fylokkipyron – the dragon – ravaged the family’s estates.
The fighting was gruesome and grim.
But the family was not alone in their attempt to abate
the dragon’s cruel and heartless whim.

Two other families joined the fray
and lent their aid to the attack.
The Sinistrads and Kerbachards, without delay,
fought to drive the dragon back.

Now the allies three fought tooth and nail
but death claimed many a Rokranon son.
The patriarch thought they’d not prevail
for he’d lost all his heirs but one.

Morus, in his grief, used the dark arts
in order to reclaim his fallen line.
“Necromancy,” came the whisper in those parts
as the undead warriors defied the divine.

Harwin, the last son, cried out a heartfelt rally
and the battle raged until it was finally done.
And in the end, it was the allies
who stood victorious – they’d won!

The dragon was defeated now;
the undead sent back to rest.
And young Harwin asked his father how
he could have failed such an important test.

“My father!” he cried. “How could you deny
the will of the gods when faced with such strife?”
But Morus refused to answer with a “why.”
Instead he cursed his son before taking his own life.

Years then passed, and Harwin found a wife;
the happy couple had many a son.
But little by little, the end of his life
came to all but one.

Now every generation experiences the loss;
it happens exactly the same.
Morus’ betrayal came at such a high cost
for all those who still bear his name.

And so now, my dears, I will end this tale
of the family so noble and fair.
Let their plight be a lesson learned well
of what happens when you give in to despair.

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Despite having turned to Ilmater after a falling out with Torm, Jonas still tries to follow the Code of Torm as much as possible

The Code of Torm

Be the champion of the weak and the defenseless.
Be stern, unyielding and unswerving in your battles with evil.
Obey your masters with alert judgment and anticipation.
Serve the common good and the rule law established by honorable rulers.
Seek prowess and skill in all endeavors.
Stand ever alert against corruption.
Every failure of duty diminishes Torm and every success adds to his luster.
Be ever mindful of the code, and use it in your actions to swiftly enact justice.