Egil Lucian Crucible

"Prepare yourself, I go hunting"

- Egil L. Crucible

Egil Lucian Crucible is the adoptive father of Merel Serac and history teacher at Signal academy.

Appearance
Back when he was in his twenties and fresh off the academy Egil was a broadly built man of above average height and with a face that while appealing was not as noticable as his teammates'. He'd be able to blend in the background whether he liked it or not. Nowadays it's clear that he is not in his prime anymore. He's become overweight, moves just a bit slower and already is showing a few grey hairs through his thick dark brown, nearly black hair and bushy full beard. But in truth Egil is in great shape, he just makes sure nobody can see that, especially any potential enemies so he has the added advantage if he find himself in a fight.

Personality
Egil has always been a kind and sociable man, fitting in and making friends ever since he was a kid. this helped him greatly when he moved to Vale and again when he signed up at Signal Academy. He has a strong urge to protect the weak and especially those he calls his friends. during his time at beacon it became clear that he had skills as a leader and in his team they had a strange but effective dynamic where both he and the official leader of team JADE, Jack Serac, would call the shots in battle, with Jack responsible for movement and melee combat while Egil called the shots on ranged combat, always looking for weakspots in the armour of a Grim or managing crowd control with his partner Dutch.

in his work as an intelligencer Egil has learned to take a more reserved approach and has learned that it payed to be prepared. depending on the situation Egil has proven to take some extreme measures to ensure his and his allies' safety while dealing with the Vale underworld and this has given him a reputation as a fair but dangerous man. He is loyal to his friends and allies and although he has long since acceped the realities of his new trade he still tries his best to defend his own.

Abilities
Egil is an expert swordsman and was counted as one of the best when he attended beacon academy himself.

Weapons
Whisper & Roar

Whisper and Roar are Egils weapons, a sword and a shotgun. While Whisper has remained virtually unaltered over the past two decades Roar has been havily modified and improved from a small onehanded shotgun into a big bulky four barreled monstrosity capable of unleashing devastating attacks with explosive dust mixtures and heavy slugs.

Background
Egil

Trivia

 * The name Egil is of Old Norse/Scandinavian origin and means sword's edge, relating to a silvery or grey color of the weapon.
 * The name Crucible carries a connection to molten metal and fire as well as the color of soot or clay.
 * Egil is based on several father figures I encountered in fiction including Stenwold Maker from the Shadows of the Apt book series and Henk the mole from the cartoon/anime Alfred J. Quack.
 * Egil's weapons are based on the arsenal used by Lord Shen from the animated movie Kung Fu Panda 2, including throwing knives, a sword and cannons using fireworks.