Your family hails from a long line of ancient warriors, dedicated entirely to the Honor Guard-Sect - a small, zealous circle of the finest soldiers, tasked with defending the Lord's Keep. All throughout your childhood, you trained underneath the whip of the Sect-Master, along with the other acolytes, taught the core principles of the Honor Guard: Bravery, Duty, Brotherhood and Honor. Your brothers before you had fallen in the line of duty. Both of them, giving their lives in defense of the Empire and the Lord's Keep. Upon graduation, your father, although joyed at your completion of training, was racked by fear for your life. In turn, he decided to bestow upon you Rhala's Wall - a shield that'd been passed down for centuries, from generation to generation. This shield, being birthed from the pits of Skelm's Furnace, is imbued with powerful sorcery. This shield is lightweight and impenetrable, and drains the life of any foe who comes into direct contact with it. It can only be used by the Artorias bloodline, and can take any form that the wielder wills.