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Duncan is a giant of a man, standing at about 2.1 metres (~7 feet) tall and having a well-toned body. Despite his robust frame, his face looks a little gaunt and haggard, albeit attractive enough. His eyes are a slate grey, and his short, military-cut hair is a golden blond. His jaw is well defined, contributed by his somewhat sunken cheeks. His body is a mess of surgical scars, but there is no visible scarring from injury. | Duncan is a giant of a man, standing at about 2.1 metres (~7 feet) tall and having a well-toned body. Despite his robust frame, his face looks a little gaunt and haggard, albeit attractive enough. His eyes are a slate grey, and his short, military-cut hair is a golden blond. His jaw is well defined, contributed by his somewhat sunken cheeks. His body is a mess of surgical scars, but there is no visible scarring from injury. | ||
− | ==History | + | ==Personality== |
+ | <pre>"Oh he hears you. He just doesn't respect you. Now I know what you're going to say: Your position demands respect. Let's get one thing straight, though, he looks down on you, me, all of us, and not just because he's so bloody big. The thing about Major Bishop is he is loyal to an idea, not to people. So he'll do what you say, and he'll do it right and do it sharpish. Just try not to look at his eyes when he snaps that salute because then you'll see just what he thinks of you."</pre> | ||
+ | <div style="text-align: right; font-family: 'Didact Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 15px; margin-top: -15px; color: #690000;">— Brigadier "Saint" George Lethe</div> | ||
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+ | Duncan has been a military man all his life, so he's used to taking orders, but there's something about the way he takes orders that leaves his superiors unsettled. He meets all demands with a cold stare and a salute, and then goes and gets it done, but he gives off a vibe of superiority. There's no one thing any CO could complain about, no real example they could put their finger on, but they know full well that Bishop disdains them. No doubt, were he a much smaller and less powerful man, someone would have tried to take it upon themselves to beat some respect into him. | ||
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+ | Those Duncan commands do not share this problem. He's the epitome of the cliche "tough but fair," not putting up with too much bullshit, but giving his troops freedom to be themselves. He'll drink with them, talk with them, and even listen if they have something to address, but he doesn't allow any insubordination and anyone not following his orders gets discharged from his unit immediately. | ||
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+ | Duncan does not really talk unless he has something important to say, and he is particularly hard to get a rise out of. He has the look of a man who knows this too shall pass, not matter what "this" is, and will often stare silently instead of respond to a stupid comment. This has been an effective information-gathering technique for him in the past as nervous subjects will often speak simply to fill the silence Duncan is most comfortable with. | ||
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+ | =• History •= | ||
Duncan remembers very little about his early life, mostly flashes of images in the moments between sleep and wakefulness. Also certain scents can send him into a reverie, as long as there is no immediate danger around him. What's known is that he has been around for a very long time, and has been loyal to the British empire for a good portion of it. He is tough to an almost supernatural degree, even walking away from literally having buildings dropped on him. He has suggested he was "purpose built" for surviving hostile environments. Since Duncan is a man of few words, getting even this much out of him is a bit of an undertaking. | Duncan remembers very little about his early life, mostly flashes of images in the moments between sleep and wakefulness. Also certain scents can send him into a reverie, as long as there is no immediate danger around him. What's known is that he has been around for a very long time, and has been loyal to the British empire for a good portion of it. He is tough to an almost supernatural degree, even walking away from literally having buildings dropped on him. He has suggested he was "purpose built" for surviving hostile environments. Since Duncan is a man of few words, getting even this much out of him is a bit of an undertaking. | ||