Uther Pendragon

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| ~ • ~ | Character Basics | ~ • ~ |

.:Name of Character:. Uther Pendragon
.:Nick Name:. My Lord, King Pendragon
.:Age:. 55
.:Status:. Royal

| ~ • ~ | Appearance | ~ • ~ |

.:Physical Appearance:. Uther is what you would call is an 'old bull'. He might be going elderly, but he still have the same strength and macho as he did in his younger years. The King stands six feet and five inches tall with broad shoulders. He has grayish blue eyes to match his graying hair. Uther dresses the roll of King and looks a bit like a Knight.
.:Height:. 6' 5"
.:Portrayed by:. Anthony Head

| ~ • ~ | Personality | ~ • ~ |

.:Personality:.

• Arrogant
  
• Stubborn
  
• A bit gullible
  
• Wise
  
• Single Minded
  
• Bad Tempered
  
• Protective
  
• Has deep regrets (even though he doesn't really vocalize them)
  
• Full of Pride
  
• Quick to make Judgements
  
• Selective Hearing (lol)
  
• Makes necessary sacrifices
  
• Tyrant
  

.:Strengths:.

• Being King
  
• Swordplay
  
• Great Leadership Skills
  

.:Weaknesses:.

• Impulsive
  
• His family and Ward
  
• Magic
  

.:Magic Abilities:. "None what so ever. Magic is dangerous and will be the destruction of Camelot and everything around my kingdom. Sorcerers, monsters, and other Spell casters are abominations and need to be destroyed so that my people can live in peace."
.:Special Skills:. Great Leadership skills.
.:Accents:. Welsh- Old English

| ~ • ~ | History | ~ • ~ |

.:Birthplace:. Camelot, Albion
.:Family & Friends:. Arthur Pendragon; Son
Morgana Le Fay; Ward
Gaius; Trusted Adviser and Camelot's Physician

.:Occupation:. King
.:Current Location of Residence:. Camelot Castle
.:History:.Uther has ruled Camelot for over twenty years. After discovering his queen, Ygraine, was unable to have children, he sent Gaius to the Isle of the Blessed to ask the sorceress, Nimueh, for advice.

Wanting to help her friends, she used magic to allow Ygraine to conceive an heir. Unfortunately at the time, Nimueh didn't know that by using magic to create a life, another life had to end in order to protect the natural balance of the world. As a result, Ygraine died in childbirth.

eartbroken over the loss of his beloved wife, a grief-stricken Uther turned on Nimueh, accusing her of treason and banishing her from the court. He then began The Great Purge, ordered the executions of hundreds of sorcerers, good and evil alike, as well as banning magic from Camelot. The purge ended with the capture of The Great Dragon, who was imprisoned beneath the castle to serve as an example to all magic users.

Despite his paranoia about magic, Uther often does not see sorcery being practiced, even when presented with evidence. When he believes that magic is being used however, he will deal with it decisively, such as when he sentenced Gwen to death when she was suspected of creating a plague with dark magic, despite having no proof. Similarly, he executed a Druid, Cerdan, and attempted to kill Cerdan's young apprentice, Mordred for simply knowing magic.

Because of his crusade against magic, Uther constantly finds himself, his family and his Kingdom in constant threat by enemies who are out to take their revenge against him, for killing their friends and family. He barely escapes death on three occasions. Despite his often harsh and tyrannical display of temper, Uther does display a caring and softer side. When he realizes that Arthur was going to fight a wraith, a creature that couldn't be killed by any mortal weapon, Uther decides to sacrifice himself and fight the wraith instead, so that Arthur, his son would live.

He also cares deeply for Morganna, and while he locks her in the dungeons when she defied him and pushed his temper too far, he later apologised to her, admit he was wrong. He also cares for the well being of common people, even those outside his kingdom, as he sympathized with Hunith when she asked for his help against raiders, but unfortunately he couldn't send his knights to help the village because the ruler of the Kingdom in which Merlin's village is in would see any rescue attempt by him as a declaration of war.

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