Pangaea

Richard Aaron Ormond

Pangaea is a middle-aged man who lives in Magnesia. He's lived an eventful life thus far, once being a member of a bounting hunting trio known as Weather Institute and then becoming a member of the Queen's Lance for a number of years before moving into the entertainment industry for several years. He's a very outgoing individual, though also being laid back and straightforward. He's not one to keep secrets from people, even if others might believe it would be for their benefit.
He's a family man who absolutely holds his loved ones dear. He is married to Lily Ormond, and together, they have two children: Daisy, the elder daughter, and Aspen, the younger son. His family is the most important thing in the world to him, and he will end anybody who means them any harm at all.

Physical Description

Body Features

The most noticeable thing about Pangaea is his massive height and extensive musculature. He stands at an extremely imposing 7'3" (2.2m), thanks to his ancestry of both Taurvros and Giant lineage. Also contributing to this is the fact that his paternal grandmother is a Giant, measuring an impressive 11' (3.35m) in height herself. His phyisique is incredibly bulky, a result of countless years of training his body to be this way. His skin is extremely fair, a result of his more immediate family all being Magnesian.
Pangaea has rather long hair, having grown it out to its current length many years prior. Whenever it gets too long, or simply needs to be tended to, he goes and gets it touched up to get it back to what he prefers it to be. It's an incredibly vibrant red in color, making him even easier to pick out of a crowd.
He also has a pair of chain tattoos around his wrists. This is to represent his powerful, unbreakable bond with and devotion to his family.

Facial Features

Pangaea tends to keep a light amount of facial hair at all times. On rare occasions, he may grow it longer, or possibly even shave it off entirely. It matches his hair in being red. His eyes are a piercing yellow, something he inherited from his Giant grandmother in an extreme stroke of luck, and give off an intimidating gaze.

Special abilities

Though he doesn't show it very often these days, Pangaea is perfectly capable of using magic. He has access to both refined and primordial fire, along with spiritual magic that comes from his Giant lineage. Both forms of fire magic are likely to come from the same source, though it's not unlikely that his Taurvros ancestry also contributes to this.

Apparel & Accessories

Pangaea tends to dress very simply, almost never going beyond a plain white t-shirt and a pair of workout pants. He wears boots of the same brand that he's been buying for many years, which can be used for regular wear, working out, and in the line of duty. He may sometimes also be seen wearing his high school football jacket, emblazoned with his uniform number (383). He has more than these articles of clothing, of course; if the occasion calls for it, he will change his attire to whatever it needs to be. He also wears a red choker with spikes around his neck, along with his old Queen's Lance dog tags, which is in honor of his missing friend, Walter.

Mental characteristics

Personal history

Pangaea was born as Richard Aaron Ormond to his parents, Ozzy and Eileen, in the south of Magnesia. His most immediate neighbors were all his extended family from his father's side, which meant that he knew a very good amount of the neighborhood as a child. His days were filled with countless moments spent with his aunts, uncles, and cousins, though he would later come to look back on a lot of this time with less fondness.
The most memorable part of his childhood at this point would, unfortunately, come in the form of a catastrophic tornado that he went through at the age of eight. One summer day, the weather went from bright and sunny, to windy with clouds, and then to dark and stormy, all within the span of two hours. The cell came on so sporadically that the tornado watch that was declared came once the darker clouds rolled in. This would, twenty minutes later, become a tornado warning, causing the community to head into their shelters. It was merely ten minutes later that the monster tore through the area, the howling winds and torrential rain causing a cacophony which was nearly deafening even within the storm cellar Richard was hiding in with his parents. When the worst of it passed nearly seven minutes later, the Ormond family left their shelter to find that the entire neighborhood had been decimated.
It would take months for the neighborhood to be rebuilt, but Richard and his family would not be there to live in the house that replaced theirs. In those months, they had relocated further north to Dross, where Ozzy and Eileen would enroll him in a new school and he would make new friends. Eileen even got pregnant again when Richard was nine, resulting in his younger sister Lucine being born when he was ten.
Richard would go through middle school and high school normally, reaching a gigantic growth spurt by the time he entered his teens and allowing to reach his massive height. He participated in numerous sports, with the most prominent being football and track & field. He was easily one of the most popular kids in school, though it never once went to his head. He had no clue what to do with his life as he neared the end of high school, having never given it any serious thought. This weighed heavily on him, as he didn't want to just lounge about at home well into his adulthood.
His answer to this conundrum would come in the form of a Brashur woman who called herself Tethys. She had witnessed many of his athletic feats recently and believed he would make a good bounty hunter. When he showed her that he also harbored magic (which he almost never used as there was no use for it with what he did), she offered him a spot on the freelance group she was setting up. Feeling this would satisfy his desire to do something with his life, he accepted, and the two became a team. They later found a man named Raseri, a Pallbearer from Skaalsborg, and soon the group was cemented as Weather Institute.
Weather Institute took on many jobs over the course of three years, fighting Daevahs and bringing in criminals and just about anything else they were asked to do. Richard, taking on the codename of Pangaea, was rather rambunctious, especially given his youth, and Tethys would often go along with his rowdy antics. This left Raseri (codename Ozone) to keep them in line. It was a dynamic that, while unorthodox, worked quite well, and they were much more efficient than people might have believed. Tethys even revealed her past as the former crown princess of Ni'Avan to her teammates. Eventually, however, they each decided they wanted to do different things with their lives, and they parted ways very amicably...though not before Pangaea impregnated Tethys with a son, named Prometheus.
Pangaea would immediately be scouted for the Queen's Lance for his work as part of Weather Institute, and the occupation fit him like a glove. It would be here that he met Walter, father to Catastrophe and Carter, with the two becoming very good friends. They were assigned as each other's partner and supported one another through various tough missions that got them widely recognized throughout a very good portion of Eon.
Eventually, he met his future wife, Lily, the duo hitting it off very well from the beginning. They were dating almost instantly, and it was very clear to see how in love they were. Within two years, they were married, and their daughter Daisy was born within the year immediately following. It wasn't long after that that Pangaea retired from the Queen's Lance, but he wasn't out of work for too long, as he was soon making movies and TV shows instead. This allowed him to build his family a new home, one specifically capable of easily and comfortably housing Giants, which Lily so happened to be.
In the days since eventually leaving active acting, Pangaea has simply enjoyed a pleasant life of relaxation. He continues to exercise to keep in shape, and spends a lot of time hanging out with his friends from high school.

Gender Identity

Pangaea identifies as a man.

Sexuality

Pangaea is best described as a heteroromantic bisexual. He has a massive preference for women, but he's been intimate with enough men for him to personally say he can't fully call himself straight. To him, that would be very dishonest, and he's also simply comfortable enough with his sexuality to admit it openly.

Education

Surprisingly, and contrary to very popular belief, Pangaea is incredibly intelligent. While he was very much so involved in athletics in school, he put just as much effort into his classwork. He rarely, if ever, had anything below a B, and was very diligent in making sure everything was turned in on time. He also greatly enjoys reading just for the sake of learning something new, something instilled within him by his father, and actively purchases banned books to keep among the various other books in his personal library.

Accomplishments & Achievements

• Received numerous awards and accolades during high school for his performance in athletics.
• Performed various public services as both a bounty hunter and as a member of the prestigious Queen's Lance, the latter of which has immortalized him in many records.
• Starred in many roles in entertainment, including feature-length films, television shows, commercials, and animated films. Has won several noteworthy awards for this, such as Best Leading Actor, Best Film, Best TV Show, and Best Action Scene.

Mental Trauma

Pangaea doesn't have much in the way of prominent mental trauma. He's a fairly tough individual inside and out, and not much bothers him to the extent that he's haunted by it. However, there are still some incidents in his life which affected him in the moment:

• The massive tornado which struck his neighborhood when he was eight stayed with him for several weeks afterwards. It had him very wary of the wind every time it picked up.
• There were numerous times during his days as a bounty hunter and in the Queen's Lance where he had to deal with unpleasant situations and deliver unfortunate news to others. The latter especially kept him up at night for a while anytime it happened.

Morality & Philosophy

Pangaea is a big proponent of the philosophy "do no harm, but take no shit". He goes out of his way to not antagonize or outright harm anyone unprovoked, but does not abide by others attempting to attack him in any manner. He will defend himself - and especially his family - if someone means ill intent in any capacity.

Personality Characteristics

Likes & Dislikes

Likes:

• Exercising and working out
• Spending time with his family
• Eating
• Hanging out with his buddies
• Going to see his parents
• Reading and learning new things
• Teaching other new things
• Spoiling the absolute hell out of his wife

Dislikes:

• Willfully ignorant people
• Blatant disrespect
• Deadbeat parents, regardless of gender
• The restriction of knowledge and reading material
• Not being able to spend time with his family
• People threatening any members of his family
• Daevahs
• Criminals

Virtues & Personality perks

• Incredibly intelligent and well-read
• Extremely powerful
• Maintains his physical health well
• Unconditionally loves his family
• Quick to defend those in need

Virtue: Kindness

Vices & Personality flaws

• Extremely stubborn at times
• Highly vulgar in his speech
• Can let his anger get the better of him
• Holds grudges against those who slight him and/or his loved ones
• Occasionally uses his connections to bend the rules

Vice: Wrath

Social

Contacts & Relations

Over the course of his life, Pangaea has forged numerous connections, be they casual, professional, or intimate. He became friends with a great many people in high school, several of which he still hangs out with to this day. He met many people during his time as both a bounty hunter and as a member of the Queen's Lance, and he still sometimes leans on some of the people in high places who owe him favors. There is also a large amount of individuals with whom he was briefly involved with in a sexual capacity, most notably during his years as a bounty hunter and, to a bit of a lesser degree, a Queen's Lance member. He doesn't have much contact with most of these people, given that they were casual encounters. He has at least twelve children outside of Daisy and Aspen as a result of some of these encounters, one of which is his son Prometheus with former teammate Tethys.

Family Ties

• Lily - Wife. Living with him in Magnesia.
• Daisy - Daughter. Living with him in Magnesia.
• Aspen - Son. Living with him in Magnesia.
• Tulip & Blossom - Granddaughters, daughters to Daisy. Living with him in Magnesia.
• Prometheus - Son. Conceived with Tethys. Living with his mother in Magnesia.
• Numerous other children - The results of casual sexual encounters Pangaea had with women throughout his bounty hunter and Queen's Lance years. At least eleven of them exist.
• Ozzy - Father. Living in Dross.
• Eileen - Mother. Living in Dross.
• Lucine - Sister. Living in Magnesia.
• Extensive extended family - Aunts, uncles, and cousins, on his father's side. Living throughout southern Magnesia.

Religious Views

Pangaea isn't extremely religious, but he still believes in The Divine Light all the same. Given the factual historical evidence, as well as seeing examples of their presence in everyday life, he believes he would be a fool to deny that the Divine Sages are very real.

Current Location

Magnesia

Species

Human

Ethnicity

Magnesian

Age

55

Current Residence

Ormond Residence

Sex

Male

Gender

Man

Presentation

Masculine

Eyes

Yellow

Hair

Long, red, put up in a ponytail

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Very fair

Height

2.2m (7'3")

Weight

136.07kg (300lbs)

Aligned Organization

Queen's Lance

Known Languages

• Abilonian (English)
• Espasolian (Spanish)
• Skaalsborgian (Norwegian)