swordandsandle
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If I may be so rude as to intrude with a possibility? I've just returned from an extended hiatus... and I must say, I always find a game of politics and tactics intriguing.
Name: Hammuri Sahin
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Nationality: Ottoman Turkish. A loyal servant of The Empire, there is very little that could ever cause him to doubt or betray it. His current local in Athens.
Ethnic Background: Colonial Turkish. I was thinking he gained his status by converting he local inhabitants to Islam and getting them to pledge loyalty to The Empire, which caught a few eyes in Istanbul.
Physical Description: Somewhat rough-hewen, he still carries the general heir of a colonial gentleman. His facial features are rather angular, he keeps his black hair well-combed, and has the start of a curly mustache. He stands about 6' 1", and has a solid, dependable build.
Personality: Hammuri is the sort of man who sees himself as part of a bigger whole, rather then seeing that whole as a tool to him. His patriotism to The Empire is extremely strong, but unlike some others, he sees it as almost sacrilegious to overplay it for political gain. On a more personal level, though, he prefers to keep things in neat order, where all the numbers add up and he knows what he can expect from people. He's not afraid to try new things ways of looking at or doing things... except when it comes to those greatly "lesser" trying to demand equal say (by the standard of the day).
Skills: During his time in the colonies, Hammuri was trained in the ins and outs of colonial politics and estate management... after all, he was expected to inherent the family property and history after his father passed away. Alongside this, of course, came a solid basis in diplomacy, accounting, agriculture, and human resource management. He further expanded on his social skills, and is starting to grasp military tactics after being given his position in the Ottoman army, but with his campaign experiences consisting of only leading irregulars, he's still extremely shaky on conventional European-style tactics.
His langues skills are also a bit subpar for most commanders. He speaks Turkish and Greek, like most local citizens, and the langue of tribes local to the Turkish colonies.
Career Path: His time in the colonies was mostly one working with the education with his father, learning both by book and more hands-on situations (such as doing some accounting work or working as a field overseer.) Over time, he grew a passion for interacting with the natives, which lead him to become somewhat of a trade facilitator and part-time missionary to the groups. Since his transference to the Ottoman mainland,
Family Background: His family is hardly of noble stock... or any powerful authority for that matter. Indeed, before they were resettled in The Empire's oversea's colony four generations ago, they were simple shipwrights. Of course, they do have a rather impressive reputation in the colonies; every generation has had a member holding a local leadership position at some time or another, and since their emigration have spent their years building up a fine indigo and cotton plantation.
Name: Hammuri Sahin
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Nationality: Ottoman Turkish. A loyal servant of The Empire, there is very little that could ever cause him to doubt or betray it. His current local in Athens.
Ethnic Background: Colonial Turkish. I was thinking he gained his status by converting he local inhabitants to Islam and getting them to pledge loyalty to The Empire, which caught a few eyes in Istanbul.
Physical Description: Somewhat rough-hewen, he still carries the general heir of a colonial gentleman. His facial features are rather angular, he keeps his black hair well-combed, and has the start of a curly mustache. He stands about 6' 1", and has a solid, dependable build.
Personality: Hammuri is the sort of man who sees himself as part of a bigger whole, rather then seeing that whole as a tool to him. His patriotism to The Empire is extremely strong, but unlike some others, he sees it as almost sacrilegious to overplay it for political gain. On a more personal level, though, he prefers to keep things in neat order, where all the numbers add up and he knows what he can expect from people. He's not afraid to try new things ways of looking at or doing things... except when it comes to those greatly "lesser" trying to demand equal say (by the standard of the day).
Skills: During his time in the colonies, Hammuri was trained in the ins and outs of colonial politics and estate management... after all, he was expected to inherent the family property and history after his father passed away. Alongside this, of course, came a solid basis in diplomacy, accounting, agriculture, and human resource management. He further expanded on his social skills, and is starting to grasp military tactics after being given his position in the Ottoman army, but with his campaign experiences consisting of only leading irregulars, he's still extremely shaky on conventional European-style tactics.
His langues skills are also a bit subpar for most commanders. He speaks Turkish and Greek, like most local citizens, and the langue of tribes local to the Turkish colonies.
Career Path: His time in the colonies was mostly one working with the education with his father, learning both by book and more hands-on situations (such as doing some accounting work or working as a field overseer.) Over time, he grew a passion for interacting with the natives, which lead him to become somewhat of a trade facilitator and part-time missionary to the groups. Since his transference to the Ottoman mainland,
Family Background: His family is hardly of noble stock... or any powerful authority for that matter. Indeed, before they were resettled in The Empire's oversea's colony four generations ago, they were simple shipwrights. Of course, they do have a rather impressive reputation in the colonies; every generation has had a member holding a local leadership position at some time or another, and since their emigration have spent their years building up a fine indigo and cotton plantation.
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