He can often be found in said armor, which is a suit of white platemail and silver chainmail, emblazoned with the gold eye-in-sun crest of his patron god, Sontael. His shield, also white, bears the same sigil, which is also engraved in the hilt of his longsword. When not armor-clad, Roland still tends to dress in white and pale greys, as he is not afraid to publicize who he is, even when he doesn't have his armor to protect him.

As any paladin should, Roland has a strong sense of honor and adheres to it rigidly... at least with his fellow man. In his early years, he was almost killed when he tried to face a vampire while holding fast to the rules of honor, and similarly saw friends die for the same reason. Though some of his order would consider such a death to be noble end, Roland declared it far better for him to be able to survive and so continue fighting revenants and protect his people. Face him off against any other human that fights dirty, though, and Roland will still stick to chivalry.

Roland is a kind and friendly man, and though he tends to be somewhat quiet, he enjoys being around people. He does what he can to make passing friends in the villages he visits, so that he'll be welcomed as more than just an exterminator of undead if he ever has to return. He especially has a soft spot for children, having sworn to celibacy.

On the other hand, as a daywalking vampire, Roland has additional weaknesses as well as abilities. He is not harmed by daylight, but is still harmed by holy symbols. Though his nature as a paladin offers him enough immunity that he is not physically burned, wielding his own weapons, even while wearing gloves, still causes pain enough to continually remind him of his unholy form. He cannot cross into private buildings without invitation (public abodes are fair game), and must drink a certain amount of blood--of any kind--each week. Roland copes with this by carrying a flask of animal blood at his hip and sipping at it throughout the day. Once each month, however, the blood he consumes must be human.

For the "gifts" of his vampiric nature, he has strength far greater than a mortal man's, as well as inhuman reflexes and extremely rapid self-healing. He also possesses the ability to turn into a slow-moving cloud of mist, or into a large owl with silver-white plumage.