Viktor Romel

Velgim Romel is a man whose past is one largely unknown, save for the general details of his place of origin. Born in Gilneas some time prior to the erection of their famed wall, the boy had been brought into a world laden with strife and conflict. His choice of lifestyle had ranged from that of a traveling bravado following Gilneas' fall to one of criminality once he had found himself in Stormwind. Following this brief period of lawlessness, Sir Romel found himself within the services of Her Majesty's Queen Gilnean Legion after some time, and eventually rose to take the helm of the legion.

Appearance
Velgim Romel is a short man among many of the denizens of Stormwind and Azeroth abroad, however, for what he lacks in height he surely compensates for in terms of mass and width. The mercenary maintains a considerable level of strength in his frame; however, as he ages he has slowly become thicker and has since lost the youthful, wiry form that he had once possessed. For the most part, he had long since abandoned his practices of subtlety and has since opted for a more direct approach to his work. Despite such a shift in lifestyle, the mercenary-knight is no stranger to discreteness.

His armor tends to be a combination of dark leathers and mail, depending on the situation. When on horseback the knight opts for a lamellar chestpiece, riding boots and additional lightweight armour.

Armaments
Sir Romel is a man who holds no particular value to his weaponry. Rather than value the particular weapons that he would hold in battle, the knight tends to arm himself with whatever may prove useful in battle. Generally, he carries two blades; one a curved saber, the other a simple dagger. Both blades have hilts of what would seem to be gold with imbedded emeralds set within the metal.

On his belt and within a holster, the man keeps a single flintlock pistol which is generally kept pre-loaded. The weapon is a standard amongst most of the single shot firearms one would find within any sort of city.

Gilneas and Early Life
Sir Velgim was born approximately a decade prior to the erection of the Gilnean Wall that secluded the nation from the rest of the Alliance. He grew up as a baker's son to Haron Romel and Rosell Romel. The two were staunchly conservative in both mindset and practice; his father had, for a time, served with the Gilnean military and Velgim himself later had as well.

The then young man participated in a few conflicts throughout the Northgate rebellion and the civil war. Initially, he had served as a rifleman and scout. As time passed, he eventually found himself serving upon a Gilnean vessel whose intention was to protect the nation's borders from outside forces. His military service came to an end only when the nation's fall became apparent.

Following Gilneas' collapse and evacuation, Romel - along with a band of others - fled across the border and continued south towards Stormwind.

Blood Money
The life of a mercenary, bravado and brigand was one which Romel had opted for following their exposure to the rest of the world. He alongside the mercenaries of the Company of the Golden Hand often hired their services to whatever causes required the strength of an iron fist.

The Gilnean quickly found himself and his skills aptly supplied in whatever work might provide suitable coin. It was no surprise when he - upon his arrival to Stormwind - quickly fell into the many niches of underground criminals.

Within half of a year, he had found himself near the pinnacle of crime within the city. Due to his work, he found himself well-invested in funds particularly following the dissolution of all assets of the front and illegal businesses which he had once controlled. As a result of such good fortune, the knight has found himself quite comfortably set as far as personal wealth might go.

Service to the Crown
Sir Velgim first served Her Majesty in a brilliant display of swordsmanship, manuevering and showed himself a cruel tactician when it was Sir Anadar of the League of Lordaeron thought it wise to assail Her Majesty within the quarter of worship in Stormwind. After deftly laying waste to the emboldened knight, Sir Velgim found himself in the Queen's favour for his assistance in dealing with the unhonourable.

On the same occasion, the Gilnean trounced a drunken Gilnean harvest witch who thought of the disgraced knight of Lordaeron as a friend and stepped forward to regain his honour.

Within months, the knight swore into service of Her Majesty within the ranks of the Queen's Gilnean Legion and was soon appointed as the commanding officer of the sect. From then on, Sir Velgim served alongside the Queen's Men through the First Grand Crusade and numerous campaigns against the Horde.

Honors
Appointed the Master of Justice of the realm of Her Majesty, Madelynne I the Merciful.

Knighted by Her Majesty, Madelynne I.

Captain of the Queen's Gilnean Legion.

Rumours
Sir Velgim is known to have a terrible temper and oftentimes has been noted to resort to violence when it is that he finds something unagreeable.