Ruslan Ernst Schafer

Ruslan is typically soft-hearted, positive, and pure, however after years of turmoil and regrettable decisions, he can also be depressed, weary, and too emotionally exhausted to feel good.
He's one who dislikes violence and will use it only as a last resort, due to the fact he genuinely aims to sort out differences or make a compromise. He wants the best for people and is not one to become spiteful, even when others are clearly mistreating him. He's not naive though, as he does has his limits. And it would be well cautioned not to push him to them.
Ruslan is also one to be quite curious and adventurous, oftentimes saying yes to opportunities without knowing what they might fully entail. This could mean grand adventures with serious drawbacks, fighting for a seemingly just side that had unforeseeable alliterative motives, or even just joining in on a simple spontaneous drinking game. However, once Ruslan does figure these things out, don't count on him sticking around for too long.
He can also be somewhat reckless and disorganized, however knows well enough that when an actual plan is in ordinance, it's time to be serious and work towards an absolute. Whether that's one constructed by him or not, he will always do his best to follow through and not disappoint, even if it means taking great risks for himself.
Ruslan can be overtly protective towards those who he cares for and will often times aid them if they're in need. He's definitely someone a friend could and should count on when troubled.
He's known to be extremely intelligent and practical, capable of understanding things such as complex social constructs, a great deal of regional flora and fauna, skillful swordsmanship techniques, and even impressive survival tactics among other things. He's also knowledgeable in herbal medicines, sewing and repair, and simple artistic craftsmanship.

Ruslan is in possession of greater "magic" abilities such as:
Ruslan Has An Uncanny Soul; Meaning instead of having a soul of man, his has been replaced with that of a rooster's. Any spells or magical artifact that can be used to detect the souls of humanoids is rendered useless as all that can be noted is that of simple poultry.

THE THREE SIGILS



The Bird,



The Cage,



and The Clock

Calcifer
Ruslan's trusted horse and moody travel companion!
Calcifer is a large male Knabstrupper with quite an attitude for such a magnificent creature. Not only can Cal be disobedient at times, he can also be quite protective and alarmingly intelligent (oftentimes kicking back those he does not recognize or trust if they come too close (getting Ruslan into trouble countless times)).
Due to Calcifer's abnormal size, he's extremely strong and hearty, able to make long journeys with little to no rest, but this also requires him to be fed mass amounts of food on the daily which can be both expensive and quite the hassle. Due to this, his original owner had sold the beast in a livestock auction in Ruslan's hometown to which our hero had attended and made the desirable purchase. Since then, the two cannot be found too far from one another and their humorous relationship is one to be greatly questioned by many.

Ruslan's Bandura
The elegant sixty eight stringed folk instrument of Ruslan's choice.