sofs-art:So uhh surprise I’ve actually spent the last few months dragging this guy through Developme

sofs-art:So uhh surprise I’ve actually spent the last few months dragging this guy through Development HellIntroducing The Cavalier, my first Bloodborne OC!(Info and sketches under the cut!) Keep readingUpdate: since I was a fool and deleted the original post by accident, info and doodles are now under this cut - (everything here is still subject to change, buthere’s what I have so far–)The short version:An old Yharnam hunter amongst those recruited by Ludwig, whom he admired at thetime. He hunts primarily on horseback, and uses a Rifle Spear and Evelyngun. Often wears a Cainhurst helmet while riding. Somewhere in his fifties,he’s been living in Yharnam and working in the hunting business for some thirtyyears, mostly in the interests of his own survival and protecting those closestto him. These days holds a deep-seated hatred for Ludwig, and by extension ageneral grudge against the Church.The long version:Personality:Stubborn as an ox, loyal to a fault, and creeped tf out by the kin (he’llcharge fearlessly at even the largest and most fearsome of beasts, but themoment the kin are involved, he’ll poke at them with his spear from as far awayas possible - absolutely horseback only). Takes extremely long to open up topeople, but once he does will usually risk his life to defend them. He’s a manof the familiar, and has no interest in (and a deep distrust of) the GreatOnes, the arcane, and any who associate with them. Not particularlysuperstitious, but you can pry his old hunting traditions (double-belted rightleg, and always carries around brass trinkets) from his cold dead hands.Backstory:Born and raised in Scotland (or whatever the equivalent would be in the BBuniverse), Cav was sent by his parents to Byrgenwerth when he was 16. However,with no interest in becoming a scholar, he instead stayed in Old Yharnam andfound work as stable hand (and/or weaponsmith, maybe…? Everything about his early backstory is still really shaky–).At ~23 he was recruited by Ludwig as a hunter, a job which appealed to him bothin terms of pay and swept up in the descriptions of glory and honour it wouldentail.  He was distributed his hunter attire and weapons, andtrained enthusiastically for the hunt. However, with no contract andunprotected by the Dream, nearly all of the recruits were wiped out in a singlenight.Fearing for his life, Cav chased a rumour he’d heard from a workshop hunter andsought out a blood minister. His contract was sealed, and with his newfoundstrength, he was determined to protect the people he had left, but also becameincredibly reluctant to open up to new people for fear of failing.He told no one his real name after that night, as part of his efforts todistance himself. Blaming the tragedy on Ludwig, he began to fiercely hate him,feeling betrayed and lied to by Ludwig’s descriptions of the grandeur and gloryof the hunters. Ludwig disappeared to the Hunter’s Nightmare soon after, butCav never found out what had happened to him (or the countless otherblood-drunk hunters who began to vanish), and assumed that he had either fled acoward or had been killed.Afraid of disappearing himself, he left Yharnam shortly after, and eventuallyfound himself lost in Cainhurst. Worn down, weapons lost or broken, and besetby ghosts and beasts, he stole himself a Rieterpallasch, helmet, and Evelyn,making his escape on a horse stolen from a carriage. Shaken, he decided toreturn to Yharnam and to keep his stolen mare. The two became inseparable, andhe began to be known by his nickname by those who saw them hunting together.Over time, it stuck, and he picked it up himself.In search of a weapon more suitable for use on horseback (but fond of thebuilt-in firearm of the Rieterpallasch), he eventually took an interest in thePowder Kegs’ weapon designs. He equipped himself with his Rifle Spear, andhunted alongside the Kegs unofficially for some time. He distanced himself fromthe group after the burning of Old Yharnam. (Understandably, he was more than a bit miffed that they burned down his house).In time, he pulled together his own little ragtag group of hunters and tookthem under his wing (more on them in the future…). The group now holds down asmall, abandoned Yharnam house on the night of the latest hunt.  -- source link

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