Alright, think I've got this down pat. Gonna submit the entry for the Main Character/Swordsman though realistically it could fit a couple other niches if need be.
Kyo - Kyo was never a typical young man. At the age of 11 he won a premiere regional tournament, leading him to represent his small slice of nowhere at a worldwide competition in which he placed 45th out of nearly 200 competitors, many of whom 3-4 times his age. At 12 he was inducted as a regional protector for his assistance in bringing a small orginization of bandits to justice. His list of accomplishments went on and on.
They included as well, a mental breakdown. At the age of 14 the death of his family at the hands of southern raiders was too much to take, shutting down the young swordsman for the better part of the year while his remaining family members and friends did their best to nurse him back to health.
They did a well enough job, and by the age of 16 Kyo was a fully functional young man, working in a farmers field for a living he had all but given up the sword it seemed, though he was chipper and relaxed as ever before, always with a smile glittering just behind emerald eyes.
Kyo - Kyo was never a typical young man. At the age of 11 he won a premiere regional tournament, leading him to represent his small slice of nowhere at a worldwide competition in which he placed 45th out of nearly 200 competitors, many of whom 3-4 times his age. At 12 he was inducted as a regional protector for his assistance in bringing a small orginization of bandits to justice. His list of accomplishments went on and on.
They included as well, a mental breakdown. At the age of 14 the death of his family at the hands of southern raiders was too much to take, shutting down the young swordsman for the better part of the year while his remaining family members and friends did their best to nurse him back to health.
They did a well enough job, and by the age of 16 Kyo was a fully functional young man, working in a farmers field for a living he had all but given up the sword it seemed, though he was chipper and relaxed as ever before, always with a smile glittering just behind emerald eyes.