Thomas Norman

"I've seen Blacksheep kill every kind of thing there is; he brought death into the world and never learned how to stop."

- Lord Robert Norman

Thomas Percival Norman, also known as Sir Tommy the Black and best known as Blacksheep, is a knight of House Norman. He serves his brother and liege Lord Robert the Firstblood. As his name Blacksheep suggests, he was little loved by his family.

Physical Description
Blacksheep was the scuffed stone of Old Town. His bones were hammered into place and great godly smiths cast his jaw. He looked a lot like his older brother, too much under certain light, but his countenance was darker.

His face was shaggy and his eyebrows were woven in the same vein. His body was thick and his armor was worn. He had about him a paladin's aura, but he expressed no such religion in the way he moved.

Biography
Thomas was born of death. His mother died in childbirth. He was raised alongside his brother in the military tradition, becoming his father's page and squire. He was knighted shortly after his eighteenth birthday.

Being the second son, Blacksheep was sent to the monastery to train as a paladin. However, only a few years into his training, he was caught in the nunnery sleeping with a sister of the Holy Light. It was the last stop in a string of incidents that caused the church superiors to kick him out.

Although welcomed back by his family, Blacksheep packed his things and left to join the budding Grand Alliance's ranks at the age of 21. He served in the royal infantry until the end of the campaign through Outland, distinguishing himself for his brutality and lethality, earning him the moniker "the Black". The Northrend Campaign saw him promoted through into the 7th Legion as a Knight-Lieutenant. He commanded a company of soldiers in Howling Fjord, Dragonblight and up into Icecrown.

Icecrown
Blacksheep stayed in Icecrown for many years. He was one of those who put their hands up to stay and guard the realm of the dead. Over time, he got a reputation for killing the cretins in horrid and creative ways.

It was there, in the frozen wastes, that Blacksheep perfected the art of killing. It consumed him. And with little hope that the dead would ever cease their dormancy, he grew bored and cold with others. His soul took a turn for the worse. But even so, he kept grip on reality and never lost sight entirely.

With the advent of war on Azeroth once more, Blacksheep stirred. He was recalled by his brother from overseas and pardoned of his crimes against the church.

Since this time, Blacksheep has returned to the main ranks of the Alliance, serving his brother as a knight. He has many and varied roles.

House Norman
House Norfolk is now the defunct house owed to the memory of Blacksheep's father and grandfather. It was commissioned shortly before the First War. It was a house of landed knights. Blacksheep's father, Harold, recently passed on the title of patriarch of the house to Lord Robert. However, when Robert was awarded the County of Rothchester, he ended House Norfolk and reverted to the original house name of House Norman.

Sir Mortimer, Blacksheep's grandfather, earned the honours to form House Norfolk from the court of King Llane Wrynn, after the knights of the Third Redridge Cavalry quelled the Revolt of Pennies. Sir Harold and his father, Mortimer who perished in the war, were instrumental in retaking Redridge from treasonous militias, and as such, received land there to hold for the Crown in perpetuity.The history of House Norfolk is much richer than this section will allow. House Norfolk is an ended branch of the Great House of Norman.

House Norfolk was the predominant house of the Great House of Norman, with the other lesser house, House North, taking a lesser role. Sir Michael the Scarred is the current patriarch of House North, with lands in Whitesands Cove, Stranglethorn.

For an in-depth history of the house, visit the Great House of Norman.