Donnel Giantsbane

Ser Donnel Giantsbane is a destitute Knight of High Rock turned Mercenary, given to all the codes of chivalry that many of the knights of Tamriel have abandoned. He is a main character in Heavy is the Head.

Biography
Ser Donnel Giantsbane was born the son of a whore and a wandering knight in the city of Aldcroft, in the Glenumbra region of High Rock. He grew up never knowing his father, as his father abandoned his family to fight for the Blackfyre usurpers and was thus killed by the victors.

He was trained in the ways of chivalry by a former member of the King of Daggerfall's household guard, becoming a sort of father-figure to the young boy. When Donnel's mother died from a wasting disease, due to her profession, Donnel left Aldcroft, following his mentor on various adventures.

He gained some renown in the Reach region of High Rock, after he defeated a rampaging band of six Giants that tormented villages in that region, after they had caused the death of his mentor.

In thanks, the Jarl of Markarth gave Donnel a small fortune in gems. However, Donnel donated it to the orphanage in the Rift, after he discovered how problematic the situation in which the children lived truly was.

Without money and with few knowing his name, he traveled into Cyrodiil looking to join with a mercenary company. However, his skill at arms and his great size made him too intimidating for the mercenary captains, and thus he was turned away at every application.