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Vyxsis Qizzeke
ESSENTIALS
Race: Horkvali/Azudim
Gender: Woman
Guild/House: Indorani 5ever
City: Bloodloch
Order: Tanixalthas
THE LOOK
Hair: None
Eyes: her compound eyes are an opalescent white
Height: 6' (not including antennae)
Build: Long and lean
Defining Features: she's like a giant friggin orchid mantis
Clothing: White skirt, white backless top, emerald sash, two sets of prayer beads, assorted baubles
Tattoos: None
Piercings: One of her mandibles is pierced
Scars: Missing one of her simple eyes due to A Bargain, but otherwise none
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Self-assured, devoted, eloquent-ish(?), perfectionistic, stoic, weirdly maternal.
Weaknesses: When she snaps, she snaps. Tends to be controlling & secretive. Arrogant.
Attitude: Inscrutable.
Morals: No lies, ever. Keeping your word is paramount - those who don't are worthless. Collective over self. Eat what is delicious. Boo to Ankyreans.
Pet Peeves: Poor sportsmanship. Weak people boasting. Peerage.
Best way to piss her off: Talk smack about the Indorani or Dragonmom.
Best way to get on her good side: Give her Freydha's Famous Honey-glazed Buns.
FAVORITES
Color: Blue
Guild: Indorani
Skill: Toss-up between Tarot Creator & Necromancy Desecration (which she invented)
General Skill: Deathsight
Location: The Chancel of the Sky Dreaming
Goddess: Tanixalthas
Guild Master/House Head (all time):
Tattoo: Flame
Artifact: Wand of Shrubbing
Commodity: Elemental ashes
Animal: Ozidmu, the skeletal cat
Item owned: an impressive bone scepter - Riven from the remains of a fearsome dragon, the shaft of this scepter has been hewn from a single, massive length of bone. Helical bands of sapphire and malachite spiral the length of the shaft from top to bottom, serving as both ornamentation and to strengthen the grip of its wielder. Firmly affixed to the haft of the scepter rests the bleached skull of what must have been a fearsome, horned creature, each horn reinforced by thin bands of platinum at their base. The eye sockets each contain an eye molded from solid gold, shimmering with internal power. The iris has been set with a layer of blue-green mithril, though the pupil at its center is matte black. Upon the brow of the skull a thirteen-pointed star emits a coruscating blood-red light, having been molded from meteoric material which fell from the heavens long ago. A single, exquisite emerald rests in the center of the star, reflecting the ambient light. Runic inscriptions in some long-forgotten tongue run about the outer surface of the skull, the wispy symbols carved and filled with the blackest obsidian. A palpable sense of power and authority permeates the scepter, lending an unusual density when held.
Region: The Shattered Vortex
NPC: Mandre
Memory: Ritual of Awakening.
Song: The song of my people.
Drink: Chocolate ice-milk.
Flower: Delphinium flower.
Food: Honey-glazed buns, chocolate chip cookies.
MINDSET
Goals: Revival.
Ambitions: To become more like the Dragons.
Nemesis: Severn?
Rival: Mjoll.
Best Friend: Leana.
Idol: Mandre
Best Personal Achievement: Becoming the Caliginous Phantom.
Worst Personal Achievement: Making herself the last Phantom.
Proudest Moment: Acknowledged as the Talon of Dragon-kin.
Most shameful moment: Losing her mind in Bloodloch just before going on holiday.
Secret Dream: To start a new cult.
One Wish: To master, within herself, the forces of Chaos.
SUMMARY
Why you should hate her: She's unpredictable and absolutely will crash your party.
Why you should love her: She's fun and a little kooky.
Why you should fear her: She can kill you, probably.
Why she is harmless: She can't be arsed much of the time.
If she ruled the world, you'd best expect: To love her and despair.
If you were to describe her in one sentence: Murderous bug mom.
Character Name: Zaila Tenor
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Idreth/Human
Gender: Female
Guild/House: Sentinels
City: Duiran
Order: Omei's Cong
THE LOOK
Hair: Red
Eyes: Brown
Height: 5'8" / 172cm
Build: Voluptuous.
Defining Features: Face looks like she lost a fight with a lawn mower
Clothing: Vaguely conservative Arabianish emeralds and creams
Tattoos: Omei eye tattoo
Piercings: None you're gonna see.
Scars: When nude, they take up 3/4 of her description. I hate long descriptions. This is 90% of the reason she has body image issues. Because I don't want to constantly have to have them in my description.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Rarely lies outright, generous, caring and introspective.
Weaknesses: over-confident, bluntness, manipulative, short tempered, vengeful, prideful, self-serving, self-centered, self-loathing.
Attitude: "How does this benefit me?"
Morals: the most commonly apparent ones: "goodness" is laudable but often impractical and really hard; no one inherently deserves anything; self-improvement is important; don't start a fight you're not willing to lose; the weak don't deserve protecting.
Pet Peeves: Childish/immature/goofy behaviour.
Best way to piss her off: Touch her hair.
Best way to get on her good side: Challenge her.
FAVOURITES
Colour: Red
Location: A gravity-defying cliff drop
God/Goddess: Iosyne
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Her mom
Artifact (don't have to own): Toss up between the Goggles and Bubble Wand of Personal Space.
Commodity: Magewood.
Animal: Ravens.
Item owned: Her locket
Village/forest/region: Djeir
Memory: SPOILER ALERT
Song: "Think of me everyday"
Drink: High Tenor
Food: Self-saucing chocolate pudding set in a caramel bath.
MINDSET
Goals: SPOILER ALERT
Ambitions: SPOILER ALERT
Nemesis: Not sure if she has one of these right now, actually. I make a good nemesis, I promise. Commere and lets plot against each other (but adore each other OOC)
Rival: See above.
Best Friend: In Lieu of an ass, there is Luas. (unicorns you, censor! Ruining the rhyme!)
Idol: Doesn't have one.
Best personal achievement: getting her tattoo
Worst personal achievement: Content inappropriate for forum.
Proudest moment: Outsmarting/out-plotting someone.
Most shameful moment: Content inappropriate for forum.
Secret dream: To be Vanguard.
If she could make one wish: She'd get her daughter back.
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Azudim (no heritage set)
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Sentinels
City: Duiran
Order: Omei's Order Rep
THE LOOK
Hair: Black
Eyes: Deep cobalt facets adorn his face with cross shaped pupils of a deep red hue. (obligatory overly described eyes)
Height: 8'3"
Build: Tol
Defining Features: Head to toe covered in scales.
Clothing: Everything from leather pants and shirt to walking around in a loincloth (does not wear shoes)
Tattoos: None
Piercings: None
Scars: Basically from the waist up all over the torso. Right shoulder wrap. Right eye. Both wrists.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: I got nothing honestly. Helpful or something?
Weaknesses: Can't seem to tell people no. Doesn't have any interest in tethers and talks to anyone.
Attitude: Blunt and standoffish until he gets to know you.
Morals: Family above all else. (which is broad who he considers family)
Pet Peeves: Intentionally manipulative and vindictive people. Two faced people.
Best way to piss him off: Eh, takes a lot.
Best way to get on his good side: Be honest and open.
FAVOURITES
Colour: Purple and shades there of.
Location: Before an entrenched fire pit.
God/Goddess: Omei (currently)
Guild Master/House Head (all time): N/A (only been in 2 guilds, no real pool)
Artifact (don't have to own): A black menacing gauntlet. (Kai Choke)
Commodity: Slyphe's Bronze (can't remember the name and I'm being lazy)
Animal: Dragons. (Ask him some damn time)
Item owned: His Shadowsnake ring.
Village/forest/region: Seer's Wood
Memory: Basically anything to do with his mother, Haydyn. She shaped a lot of who he became.
Song: N/A
Drink: 'Midnight Masquerade'
Food: Aisei's blood pancakes
MINDSET
Goals: His goal currently would be Omei's Seer. Few other minor goals.
Ambitions: Not a very ambitious person by nature. But will rise to the occasion.
Nemesis: Doesn't have one.
Rival: Himself.
Best Friend: His bestfriend would have to be his brother.
Idol: N/A
Best personal achievement: N/A
Worst personal achievement: You'd have to ask others.
Proudest moment: Sentinel Oath.
Most shameful moment: Fight with a family member that ended in them no longer speaking.
Secret dream: To be a "real" dragon. (I WANNA BE A REAL BOY!)
If he could make one wish: Never put thought into wishes. He generally just focuses on what he can achieve.
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Human Idreth
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Archivists
City: Spinesreach
Order: Argent Legion
THE LOOK
Hair: Honey-blonde
Eyes: 'Whiskey' coloured golden-brown.
Height: Six foot five-ish, though it goes up and down
Build: Weaponised bara
Defining Features: Extra middle fingers
Clothing: He likes to dress like a high-class bartender (even if he’s never been one)
Tattoos: None
Piercings: None
Scars: Only on a temporary basis, he heals them until they’re faded away whenever he has the downtime.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Can pluck questions from thin air, fairly good with whittling and very neat handwriting.
Weaknesses: Overly concerned with being recognised as 'one of the great adventurers.'
Attitude: Highly inquisitive, results-oriented, tries his best to be reliable.
Morals: Scratch the backs that scratch yours - reward kindness twice.
Pet Peeves: Being outsmarted, disregarded, or otherwise things that injure his pride.
Best way to piss him off: Confront him with his flaws, accuse him of wanting to commit genocide against the Mhun.
Best way to get on his good side: Flattery, praise, display mutual interests, tell him jokes.
FAVOURITES
Colour: Black, grey, white monochrome, and metallics.
Location: The whittling station in Kald.
God/Goddess: Bamathis, Tanixalthas
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Akaryuterra (Not quite GL but it counts!)
Artifact (don't have to own): Libram of Enlightenment
Commodity: Radara, Kaldi maple
Animal: He is very fond of small, elemental creatures.
Item owned: His crystalline sphere, which he uses as a secondary brain.
Village/forest/region: Kald
Memory: Being swallowed whole by Jox, feeling the force of Varian when Jox got smacked back down into the tundra.
Drink: The whiskey sold in the Burly Chest
Food: Any fruit he's picked himself.
MINDSET
Goals: Kill Odravh alongside Bamathis
Ambitions: Steal Odravh’s mastery of the arcane, come to understand true magic
Nemesis: Benedicto, if we’re talking 'who kicks his ass the most'.
Rival: Iesid, also in a loose sense.
Best Friend: Desidora
Idols: Fezzix, Akaryuterra
Best personal achievement: Being made Dewirsoti of the Argent Legion.
Worst personal achievement: Burnt the emotions out of a person’s mind instead of having to deal with their personal problems.
Proudest moment: Risking true death to explore just how long the digestive tract of an Albedi god can be.
Most shameful moment: Losing the respect of those he cared about after trying to browbeat them into doing as he wanted.
Secret dream: Discover a form of psychic discipline which can affect the mind of a god.
If he could make one wish: One quintillion credits so that he can have everything he will ever need to do whatever he dang wants.
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Sentaari
City: Duiran
Order: Damariel
THE LOOK
Hair: Very long crimson dyed mohawk with the sides of his head shaved
Eyes: Misty gray
Height: Giants are cute little guys
Build: Muscular and long limbed
Defining Features: Tribal tattoos
Clothing: Sentaari Uniform pants, black belt, his favorite wolf furred bracers, no shirt or shoes.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Able to simplify complex situations with his black and white view of the world, Stubborn.
Weaknesses: Stubborn.
Attitude: Sarcastic and mischievous with friends and allies, stoic and silent during training and dealing with threats, always patient and in control of emotional extremes
Morals: A struggle between his pragmatic nature and his compassion.
Pet Peeves: Quitting, cowardice, bathing...
Best way to piss me off: Tell me to bathe or hand me a cleaning rag
FAVORITES
Color: Red
Location: The large flat rock that he sleeps on
God/Goddess: Formally Damariel or any spirit aligned that will wake up long enough to bless him
Artifact (don't have to own): My wolf furred bracers
Animal: He has a particular respect for wolves and foxes
Village/forest/region: His lost tribal village
Memory: The day he earned his black belt and grumpy Sensei Stathan complimented him with a very rare "well done"
Song: The song of the ocean crashing upon the rocks
Drink: Water...it's for drinking! Not bathing!
Food: Anyon- er... anything raw and still struggling.
MINDSET
Goals: Continuous improvement in all aspects of life, eat well
Amibitions: Keep eating
Nemesis: Hunger, bathing, soap, perfumes, people who graffiti on his sleeping rock
Rival: Food that bites back
Best Friend: Aloli
Idol: Aloli
Best personal achievement: Earning his black belt
Worst personal achievement: Eating a vampire husk... didn't sit well.
Secret dream: To discover who exterminated his tribe, find other survivors, and reform Tribe Irontusk.
...if only I can get my hands on that graffiti thing...aaahh
Thanks for being a cool player and keeping it simple, always making things too funny.
Also, nice quote! (about the wish - I'm totally going to quote you now.)
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Azudim Imp
Gender: Male
Guild/House: None
City: Bloodloch
Order: None
THE LOOK
Hair: Wild and wooly and full of fleas. Red-violet, like wine
Eyes: Big, yellow, bulging, rectangular pupil goat eyes
Height: 5'2" on a good day
Build: Very slight
Defining Features: All four of his horns
Clothing: Homemade and filthy or looking like he stole everything he's wearing from a flamboyant courtesan. There is no middle ground. Rarely seen without his hat.
Tattoos: None
Piercings: Ears
Scars: None
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Easy-going, eager to be useful, polite, good-natured, scrappy, sometimes charming?
Weaknesses: Evasive, obsessive, feckless, sometimes pushy?
Attitude: Fill your own stomach and try not to get eaten yourself; don't act surprised when that gets complicated
Morals: None, because nothing will ultimately matter anyway
Pet Peeves: People who take themselves too seriously
Best way to piss him off: Misunderstand his jokes or ignore him
Best way to get on his good side: Joke with him. Fight with him. Hate him. Please, please, please just acknowledge him
FAVOURITES
Colour: Indigo
Location: Riversides
God/Goddess: Iosyne
Guild Master/House Head (all time): None
Artifact (don't have to own): His magic hat!
Commodity: Ice
Animal: Dogs
Item owned: The aforementioned hat
Village/forest/region: Torston
Memory: -
Song: Anything you can dance to
Drink: Beer
Food: Bacon
MINDSET
Goals: Be stronger. Be braver. Be more clever. Be better
Ambitions: Be worthwhile
Nemesis: Briar, who once tried to poison him, and then denied it later (that brat)
Rival: None
Best Friend: Mariena, probably
Idol: His father
Best personal achievement: Any time he gets into a serious fight but doesn't die
Worst personal achievement: -
Proudest moment: The time the terrifying Dragon acknowledged him
Most shameful moment: Overstepping boundaries and upsetting Zaila
Secret dream: That people will love him
If he could make one wish: That one very specific person would love him
Character Name: Dannon Emerson
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Human
Gender: Female
Guild/House: Nada
City: Nada
THE LOOK
Hair: Long black, kept in bun
Eyes: Sea-Green
Height: Average
Build: Labor Worker
Defining Features: Resting Bitch Face
Clothing: utilitarian leathers
Tattoos: Nada
Piercings: Naval
Scars: Nothing of note
PERSONALITY
Strengths: I'm not quite sure about this one yet.
Weaknesses: Sheltered and misinformed about the outside world
Attitude: Inquisitive, easygoing and kind
Morals: Views things holistically, greater good for all and you should keep things in balance
Pet Peeves: I'm struggling to figure these out, she is very even-keel
Best way to piss me off: be condescending
Best way to get on my good side: teach her something
FAVORITES
Color: Blue
Location: Kald
God/Goddess: Varien
Guild Master/House Head (all time): N/A
Tattoo: uuuuh... Boar?
Artifact: definitely not sure on that
Commodity: WOOD!
Animal: Squirrel
Item owned: Doesn't have any real personal effects
Song: I need to find out what music would be in Kald
Drink: Barrel aged and smokey booze
Food: Loves steak and sausage
MINDSET
Goals: Make friends, learn about the world and how she fits into it.
Amibitions: Mundane
Nemesis: Nothing yet
Rival: Nothing yet
Best Friend:
Idol: She's not sure anymore
Best personal achievement: Being promoted to supervisor of the lumber yard
Proudest moment: Leaving home to go into the wide world.
Name: Phoenecia Sinclair
Titles/Nicknames: The Azure Rose, Lady of Thorns, Maelstrom's Historian, Phoe, Phoenny, Flower girl, Flutterby, Princess, Your Highness
Race: Yeleni. Previously Human
Gender: Female
Guild/House: Sentinels
City: Duiran
Order: Slyphe
APPEARANCE
Hair: Dark blue, almost black, and slightly wavy. Reaches the middle of her back. Usually worn down, but her hairstyle changes depending on what she's doing, the season, and the outfit she's wearing.
Eyes: Lavender
Height: 5'5"
Build: Slender, but a bit athletic. Long legs.
Defining Features: She looks like a faerie. Ant-like antennae, blue freckles, and glowing butterfly wings of blue light.
Clothing: Has like a dozen outfits, but her default outfit is a white blouse with a ruffled tail, short white skirt with blue trim, blue tailed vest with gold trim, brown boots, blue and white garters, black stockings, and a white ruffled scarf secured with a brooch.
Tattoos: None.
Piercings: Ears, but she's not terribly fond of earrings.
Scars: A phoenix-shaped burn on the left side of her neck when she was reborn courtesy of Auresae and Lleis.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Compassionate, driven, likes to inspire others, fiercely loyal to those she likes or considers friends, enjoys being social, creative, open to trying new things or new possibilities, likes being spontaneous, very much a romantic.
Weaknesses: Short temper, gets bored easily, often at the mercy of her whimsy, holds grudges for a long time, has a pretty significant cruel streak, appears confident but is actually quite insecure, will often endure abuse because she has low self-esteem and believes she deserves whatever punishment she gets, can be rather selfish, sometimes pushes people a little too hard in an effort to help them change.
Attitude: Fairly cheerful and laidback, and usually has a smile on her face. Naturally flirty. Significantly more serious when there's work needing done, and often has high expectations of people. Pull your weight, and lead by example. There's never only a single solution to any given problem, and if you can't find any, you're not looking hard enough. Nothing is impossible.
Morals: Fight to protect others so that they don't have to endure a loss that could be prevented. Freedom and happiness is worth fighting for.
Pet Peeves: Smoking or bad smells (she's very sensitive to smell), people who are too serious or have no sense of humor, people who aren't serious whatsoever, alcoholism (drinking is fine, but using it as a coping mechanism for every problem? Yeah, no), zealotry, anything Omei.
Best way to piss me off: Be mean to her, dismiss any advice she tries to give, talk about Omei in any way around her, be an insufferable know-it-all, insult her like of flowers or damage her flowers, reject or destroy a gift given by her, hurt or insult her family/people she cares about, call her a horrible person for enjoying physical pleasures.
Best way to get on my good side: Be nice to her, give her sweets or flowers, know/understand flower language, give her a gift with meaning - as a merchant, she appreciates the meaning behind different gestures.
Hobbies: She has an obsession with flowers and their meanings, and has slowly been writing books about them to try and make the language public knowledge. Runs the White Lily Lounge in Esterport. LOVES to cook and bake, and enjoys incorporating flower themes or flavors in her desserts. She's skilled in all crafts, and enjoys making things look nice. Collects dolls. Enjoys gardening. Likes ballroom dancing.
Way of Speaking: Fairly casual in her manner of speech, but still fairly obvious she's had a well-to-do upbringing. Doesn't have any noticeable accent.
Other quirks: Her antennae are expressive and shift according to her moods, thoughts, and expressions. Wears perfume as a buffer against unpleasant smells because she has a very sensitive sense of smell. She can usually be found either drinking tea or always eating something (usually sweets) - she DOES drink alcohol, and she does eat things that aren't sweets, but sweets are usually easily portable. She has like a dozen different outfits for different occasions and seasons (bee dress is for spring/summer, wayfarer outfit has leathers and furs for autumn/winter, mage dress for summer, etc).
FAVORITES
Class: Tie between Templar and Syssin.
Weapon of choice: Glaive.
Color: Blue (sapphire or azure specifically)
Language: Fae
Food: Sweets. Especially anything with strawberries in it. She's fond of honey lately. For non-sweet dishes, she likes fish, being Attican.
Least favorite food: Not really a specific food, but she doesn't like anything that feels like it's undercooked. Or slimy. Or still moving.
Profession: Floristry or Tailoring, hard to pick between the two.
Profession Skill: Phase.
General Skill: Vision.
Location: An ancient, flower-wreathed ruin, her wings room.
God/Goddess: Slyphe.
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Edhain. Though Iesid is probably up there.
Tattoo: None.
Artifact (don't have to own): crystal rose mirror (race disguise)
Commodity: Sapphire or sunsilk.
Animal: A tie between her falcon and her ina'a mount.
Item owned: A pebble-sized chunk of sapphire. It was a gift from Slyphe for her to give to others to give them strength or comfort in times of struggle until they were strong enough to stand on their own.
Village/forest/region: Attica. Kind of obvious considering she lives there.
NPC: Brock. He flirts with her whenever she visits the Shining Trident.
Memory: Hard to name just one, but succeeding in breeding elindes flowers and presenting them to Slyphe. Turns out the flowers are really special to Slyphe.
Song: A waltz she always dances to whenever she's in the ballroom of her villa.
Drink: Bergamot tea.
MINDSET
Goals: Finish her Flower Language books. Write a series of cookbooks.
Amibitions: Serve as Slyphe's order head one day. Build up a merchant empire and revive her adoptive father's old shipping business.
Nemesis: Omei. She hates Omei with an intense passion for a large number of reasons. And if she were ever given an opportunity to strike at her? She'd happily take it.
Rival: Lexen or Stine.
Best Friend: Benedicto and Cole will probably always be up there considering all of the things they've been through. But current best friend? Iesid. They match in so many ways.
Idol: Benedicto. She's looked up to him since they first became friends, and he has a lot of qualities she admires, and is often jealous of his fighting ability.
Best personal achievement: Forging a weapon worthy enough to be recognized as an Ankyrean-grade smith.
Worst personal achievement: Losing a close friend over a careless action. This has actually happened several times.
Proudest moment: Being named Slyphe's Historian and achieving OR9.
Most shameful moment: Angering Slyphe to the point where he ripped out her tongue and left her unable to speak for a while.
Secret dream: Become a merchant full-time and run the Azure Rose and The White Lily Lounge.
If I could make one wish..: To have a normal, happy life and not have to worry about the world being destroyed on a regular basis.
And as a bonus, here's a breakdown for Bronecia since I play him like a separate character:
Bronecia
Titles/Nicknames: Phoe, Flutterbug, The Knight, King of Roses
Race: Yeleni. Previously Human
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Sentinels
City: Duiran
Order: Slyphe
APPEARANCE
Hair: Dark blue, almost black, and slightly wavy (same as Phoe), worn short and somewhat windswept. Somehow both neat and messy at the same time.
Eyes: Lavender
Height: 6'0". Yes. He's a bit taller than Phoe is.
Build: Slim, athletic.
Defining Features: Pretty much has the same defining features as Phoe, but more masculine. Slightly squared jaw. Wears glasses not because he needs them, but because they make him look more sophisticated. Wears Phoe's hairpin like a boutonniere. He's very much a pretty boy.
Clothing: Doesn't have as many outfits, but dresses pretty sharply. White shirt, blue tailed vest, black pants with blue piping, boots, white scarf, and of course Phoe's azure rose collar.
Tattoos: None.
Piercings: None.
Scars: Shares the same phoenix-shaped scar Phoe has.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Calm, collected, gentlemanly, a bit flirtatious, direct in expressing his opinions or emotions, isn't easily bothered by most things, capable of interacting with people Phoe normally dislikes or avoids, a bit more quiet and reserved.
Weaknesses: Can be overly blunt to the point of being a jerk, tends to be very detached about things, he can be surprisingly shy if caught off guard.
Attitude: Same as Phoe with a few differences. Approaches problems with a level of detachment. Doesn't care quite as much about impressing people or hurting anyone's feelings as he likes to get things done as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Morals: A strong sense of justice, and fights for people being wronged, but very much believes in guiding people to being able to fight for themselves.
Pet Peeves: Very strong smells (like Phoe, he's very sensitive to smell), people who are too serious or have no sense of humor, people who aren't serious whatsoever, being mean to his female counterpart.
Best way to piss me off: Speak badly about his female counterpart, disregard his advice, engage in incessant self-pity.
Best way to get on my good side: Flirt, have a smoke or a drink with him, chat about something he finds interesting, offer to try his cooking.
Hobbies: Same things as Phoe, though he's a bit more reserved in his sense of fashion when it comes to tailoring. Loves to cook. Prefers to forge or make jewelry.
Way of Speaking: Far more formal in speech than Phoe is. Has an odd habit of referring to women as 'lovely'.
Other quirks: Phoe quirks apply here. Fiddles with his glasses. Sweets are a guilty pleasure he's somewhat embarrassed about. Is more fond of smokes (he likes fine cigars) and alcohol.
FAVORITES
Class: Templar.
Weapon of choice: Bastard sword.
Color: Blue (sapphire or azure specifically)
Language: Fae
Food: Sweets. Not nearly as much as Phoe does, but he'll never say no to sweets.
Least favorite food: Nothing specifically. He doesn't like foods that are messy to eat. Have to keep up a neat appearance after all!
Profession: Forging or Jewelcrafting.
Profession Skill: Doubleswing.
General Skill: Weaponry.
Location: The White Lily Lounge in Esterport.
God/Goddess: Slyphe.
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Iesid.
Tattoo: None.
Artifact (don't have to own): crystal rose mirror (race disguise)
Commodity: Platinum.
Animal: He likes dogs.
Item owned: Crystal rose mirror. It's what allows him to swap places with Phoe so he can wander around and stretch his legs outside of his little pocket dimension.
Village/forest/region: Attica. No surprises there.
NPC: N/A.
Memory: Sitting and chatting with Iesid at Huwald's grave while they shared a few smokes.
Song: A song that he hums when he's working, though he's not sure where he heard it from.
Drink: Bergamot tea is his non-alcoholic drink of choice. For booze? He likes rum-based cocktails or straight whiskey.
MINDSET
Goals: Phoe's goals are his goals, at least for as long as he continues to exist.
Amibitions: He doesn't really have any. He just enjoys what time he gets outside and performs whatever duties are needed of him.
Nemesis: Lexen. Lexen hates his guts for some reason, so Bronecia largely lets it be.
Rival: Nobody.
Best Friend: Stine and Iesid. Stine and Bronecia get along unusually well. In Iesid, Bronecia finds a kindred spirit, and Bronecia acts as his confidante for things he might not otherwise be able to say.
Idol: No one in particular.
Best personal achievement: N/A
Worst personal achievement: N/A
Proudest moment: N/A
Most shameful moment: N/A
Secret dream: Be able to live a life of his own without being confined to Phoe's mirror.
If I could make one wish..: To be completely and utterly free.
Race: Yeleni Duamvi (Atavian)
Guild/House: Illuminai
City: Enorian
Order: None
THE LOOK:
Hair: Straight, waist length black hair.
Eyes: Emerald green. Her pupils have a low-grade orange-yellow glow.
Height: 5'5 (and a half)
Build: Petite, fit.
Defining Features: Her skin is covered with a low-key pattern of embers, which do glow and are influenced by her mood. Large golden brown wings. She's almost always on fire, courtesy of her elemental shroud.
Clothing: Red gi and black Tekura belt, kimono very rarely, dark red Godgift gloves, Auresian and Ethneian (?) prayerbeads, trinket of living flame, and a black gold ring set with a ruby. Currently wearing a nice knee-length scarlet dress with a firefly brooch. Always barefoot.
Tattoos: Aside from the functional tattoos (she has arti moss and tree on torso and right arm, respectively), she has a red dragon squiggle drawn on her left cheek by @Nola that she decided to make permanent when she ascended.
Piercings: None.
Scars: Faint, well healed hand-shaped burn scar on her left deltoid from where Auresae removed her House mark. Related to the above, way back in the day, @Lexen left a handprint on her throat after she left House Ve'kahi. Long gone, since you're only as scarred as you want to be (read: I no-sold it. Sorry, man). Also possesses the duamvi sunburst scar.
PERSONALITY:
Strengths: Highly disciplined, unshakable conviction, knows the wisdom of choosing her words carefully and well. Fiercely devoted to family and friends. Loves wholeheartedly.
Weaknesses: Sometimes a bit too quick to believe the best of someone. Extremely unwilling to compromise. Very dependent on personal relationships; she gets lonely easily.
Attitude: Generally slow to speak, and soft-spoken when she does, but slowly becoming more outspoken. Not shy at all about showing affection, often exuberantly, and extremely protective of those who have earned that affection. Her sense of humor is very dry, mischievous, and much more pronounced in recent times. Her personal mantra is 'Grace and graciousness', though she's unbent considerably.
Morals: Self-discipline, self-restraint, honesty, discernment. Follows the teachings of Fire.
Pet Peeves: Being condescended to, catching someone in a lie, Dark arts, blatant sleaze.
Best way to piss her off: Actually fairly difficult, but don't diss the Daru where she can hear you and don't embarrass the cause of the Light. However, she gives very short shrift toward harassment of any kind.
Best way to get on her good side: Be earnest and willing to learn. Do not lie to her.
FAVORITES:
Colour: Carmine
Profession: Zealot
Profession Skill: Caeveir kata
General Skill: Clarity
Location: The Radiant Valley in the Dahkota hills
God/Goddess: Auresae
Guild Master/House Head (all-time): Nola
Tattoo: Firefly
Artifact (don't have to own): An arti'd mithril handbell given to her by Nola
Commodity: Lumenite
Animal: Dragon
Item owned: Her gloves. No longer has special interaction messages, but she cherishes them regardless.
Village/forest/region: Arurer Haven
NPC: Draryn
Memory: Becoming Nola's sister.
Song: Surprisingly enough, she doesn't really know any songs. She does enjoy humming, however.
Drink: Tea in general.
Food: She has a fondness for sushi
MINDSET:
Goals: The supremacy of the Light. That cannot be overstated. Specifically, she believes that it is an absolute and objectively defined Good that will destroy Darkness and all it embodies. Every aspect of her life is governed by that belief and working to see it come to pass. How likely she is to see it come to pass is of no consequence to her.
Personal ambitions: Bring as many to the Light as possible.
Nemesis: None really officially.
Rival: Again, none really.
Best Friend: @Tenshyo
Idol: Nola
Best personal achievement: Being appointed as co-Order Head by Auresae.
Worst personal achievement: Defending Auresae's original decision to take away Trager and Aryanne's child.
Proudest moments: Staying Auresae's hand in relation to the above. Being granted Yeleni from Auresae's Essence. Being appointed as the Head of a guild advancement path. This was how she got her dragon squiggle.
Most shameful moment: Always seeming to be asleep when she is needed most. (Curse you, real life!)
Secret dream: She would like to build a house.
SUMMARY:
Why you should hate her: She will pounce on any opportunity to debate beliefs.
Why you should love her: You can count on her to help keep you straight. She does what she can to bring out the best in everyone around her. She is free with counsel and with rendering aid to those that ask her, provided that the latter does not conflict with her beliefs and morals. She loves teaching and will go out of her way to make sure she is understood.
Why you should fear her: If you should choose to put herself under her instruction, you will find her to be a demanding taskmistress. She is patient and expects no less of her students than what she expects of herself, but you should be absolutely sure before undertaking her regimen. That being said, she's very much a Mama Bear, with the were-form to match, so bringing harm to someone she cares about is done at your peril.
Why she is harmless: She places a high value on group support, forging relationships into her self-image. Take that away, and you pull the rug out from under her. She'll stand up again, of course, but that's the easiest and most lasting way to throw her off. Needless to say, she goes to great lengths not to be made harmless, especially since it's happened to her twice now.
If she ruled the world, you'd best expect: No Undeath, and the means to attain it made useless.
If you were to describe her in one sentence: Still very strict, but passionate and kind with a broad streak of mischievousness.
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Always interested in knowing how I'm doing!
Character Name: Cailean, soon to be Cailean Adesso.
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Yeleni, formerly Atavian
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Sentinels
City: Duiran
Order: Haern
THE LOOK
Hair: White with silver highlights.
Eyes: A nice mossy green, but normally glowing with magical energy
Height: Just shy of seven foot
Build: Tall, and lithely muscled. A hunter's build.
Defining Features: The eye warpainted on his forehead. Crystal designs on his skin. Crazy crystal wings.
Clothing: Long, sleeveless coat. Pauldron and gorget. (Think Mage Hawke, from DA2)
Tattoos: Weird crystal designs on his skin?
Piercings: Crystal designs could technically be piercings?
Scars: Ritual scar across his right palm, from Shamanism oaths.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Magic, kindness and cooking.
Weaknesses: Easily distracted. His mind goes ten miles a minute.
Attitude: Generally very happy and upbeat, with a good sense of humor.
Morals: Life and Spirit good. He likes the Rhythm and Light.
Pet Peeves: Seeing his allies at odds.
Best way to piss him off: Bad mouth his loved ones.
Best way to get on his good side: Have manners, eat his cooking.
FAVOURITES
Colour: Red.
Location: The Aerie
God/Goddess: Haern
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Probably Iesid, since he didn't really know any before that.
Artifact (don't have to own): Warpaint
Commodity: Cherries
Animal: Raven, wolf or horse
Item owned: Warpaint
Village/forest/region: Augerweald
Memory: Isia buying him a shop. The other ones aren't PG!
Song: The sounds mage crystals make when they vibrate.
Drink: Honeyed milk. Serpent's kiss whiskey.
Food: Sweets of all sorts. Fruits and honey.
MINDSET
Goals: Pastry Chef. Battle Mage. (Re-learning coding after 5+ years off is balls.)
Ambitions: See above.
Nemesis: None.
Rival: Defeated, now unimportant.
Best Friend: @Rhine and @Isia
Idol: Nobody.
Best personal achievement: Having his first recipe approved
Worst personal achievement: Nada
Proudest moment: Becoming an Oathsworn Sentinel.
Most shameful moment: Nothing really.
Secret dream: He could be a Duiranite Ascendril.
If he could make one wish: Magical cookie making machine.
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Troll(azudim)
Gender: Female
Guild/House: Carnifex
City: Bloodloch
Order: Bamathis
THE LOOK
Hair: Deep red, shaved on either side, small braids and dreadlocks up top, mohawkish
Eyes: brown-red
Height: Taller than you(TM)
Build: Body builder status, T H I C C
Defining Features: Tall, Muscly, BIG BLACK TUSKS
Clothing: Loincloth, chest wrap(for decency), wedding band on tusk
Tattoos: None
Piercings: None
Scars: None
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Tenacious, loyal, hard working, FIGHTY
Weaknesses: Stubborn, quick to rage, Never Wrong(TM)
Attitude: Fun loving military leader
Morals: Talk Sh**, Get Hit. Prove worth before speaking.
Pet Peeves: Obviously weak people talking big. Being talked down to.
Best way to piss her off: Insist she's wrong when she knows she's not.
Best way to get on her good side: Booze, be a good fighter (Not necesarily a combatant, just in general)
FAVOURITES
Colour: That light white-blue that ice turns when it's REALLY cold and pure.
Location(s): East Gate, Stormcaller's Crag, overlooking the frozen sea.
God/Goddess: Bamathis/Iosyne
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Alathesia (unfair cause it's the only *master Mjoll's ever had)
Artifact (don't have to own): combined_powers (bracer relic)
Commodity: steel
Animal: warhound (duh)
Item owned: a nasal helm with a demonic ocular mask, hanging from her belt. (a symbol of her as a knight)
Village/forest/region: Stormcaller Crag
Memory: 4v11'ing a lesser
Song: Any drinking song (they all sound better in trollish)
Drink: Desidora's murderous rum of pain and agony
Food: All(TM)
MINDSET
Goals: Have fun being a fighty Carnifex Knight that everyone knows by reputation alone.
Ambitions: Kill every victim with HAMMER BATTER for that sweet, sweet melon popping deathsight.
Nemesis: Justus
Rival: Emir
Best Friends: Emir, Iazamat, Tatia, Toz, Desidora, Xenia, Robyn
Idol: Xenia or Toz, probably? Question mark?
Best personal achievement: Rank 2 Sect Rating (5 STARS BAY BEE)
Worst personal achievement: being talked into doing politics
Proudest moment: Being knighted
Most shameful moment: letting political figures run roughshod over someone knowing it didn't feel right
Secret dream: have someone she respects tell her she's worthy of some honor or another (like being Tainted)
If she could make one wish: Never have done politics, ever, even a little.
UNALLY MJOLL
ENEMY MJOLL
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Character Name: Rhine Aquila Taziyah
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Azudim, formerly Human (with a few Rajamalan characteristics)
Gender: Female
Guild/House: Sentinels
City: Duiran
Order: Haern
THE LOOK
Hair: Auburn with silver strands
Eyes: Amber with grey starbursts around slotted pupils. Eyes change with mood. Golden/Honey when happy and grey when sad
Height: Just slightly over six feet
Build: Slender and wiry
Defining Features: Jewels embedded into her skin. They glow, sparkle, and sometimes change pinkish in color when she blushes.
Clothing: Usually loose fitting shirts and pants
Tattoos: None
Piercings: Ears. Single earring in each ear
Scars: None
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Compassion, even for those that have wronged her. Loyal to her friends and the Pride. Honest to a fault, though the jewels on her skin give away her emotions anyway.
Weaknesses: While usually pretty confident, there are times when she feels like she isn't good enough.
Attitude: Generally happy and outgoing. Can be slightly mischievous when the mood hits her.
Morals: Everything has a balance and exists for a purpose.
Pet Peeves: She doesn't really have any. Rudeness - maybe?
Best way to piss her off: Insult her parents, Haern, the Pride, or one of her friends
Best way to get on her good side: Feed her. Especially anything sweet. Major plus if strawberries or cherries are included
FAVOURITES
Colour: Green
Location: Garden in Saluria
God/Goddess: Haern
Guild Master/House Head (all time): @Arbre and @Iesid
Artifact (don't have to own): Anything that makes daily life easier
Commodity: Strawberries
Animal: The mare her father bought for her
Item owned: Circlet of lilacs her mother made her
Village/forest/region: Western Itzatl Rainforest
Memory: She has quite a few good memories. Most involve spending family time with Elwyn, Xavin, and Mariena. More recently, watching Omei spear and eat raw fish. That one will stick with her for quite a while.
Song: She loves to sit in the trees in the rainforest and listen to the birds
Drink: Aquila Sunrise
Food: Anything with strawberries. Also a cherry pie @Cailean made for her
Least favorite food: Blueberries. She doesn't mind the flavor, so blueberry flavored things are good. It's just blueberries themselves.
MINDSET
Goals: She sets random short-term goals. No larger goals at the moment.
Ambitions: See above. Rhine is not very ambitious. She's pretty happy with what she has accomplished.
Nemesis: None.
Rival: None
Best Friend: Currently - @Cailean, @Stine, @Swara and @Iesid -- All time would be Neithan and @Daskalos
Idol: @Mariena and @Arbre
Best personal achievement: Being named 'Heart of the Pride'
Worst personal achievement: None
Proudest moment: Not sure if she has ever had a moment where she felt really proud of herself.
Most shameful moment: Leaving the Pride when she was younger
Secret dream: That her best friend could back (retired character so dream left unfulfilled). Also, she always wanted children but is under the impression that the jewels in her skin prevents her from getting pregnant.
If she could make one wish: Her parents would come back
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Azudim - Human variant
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Templar
City: Enorian
Order: Dhar
THE LOOK
Hair: Military-style short cut, though he grows it out to about half an inch long often. Shaves daily.
Eyes: Sea-green
Height: Six and a half feet
Build: History of manual labor, farming jobs and fighting leads to a thick, tanned frame w/muscular tone
Defining Features: Spiraling black horns akin to an antelope, multiple tattoos
Clothing: One of the Templar uniforms - gold-embellished or lightweight off-duty
Tattoos: Vines on back of left hand, an antennae behind each ear, right arm has a sleeve of chains and weaponry
Piercings: N/A currently.
Scars: Nicks and small scars take up much of his torso, legs not as much. Has a long jagged scar down his sternum.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Loyal to a fault. A rock in friendships, always there to help keep people grounded. Steadfast presence.
Weaknesses: Spreads himself too thin. Has a hard time saying no.
Attitude: 'I am what I say and I say what I am'. Often no-nonsense, has been described as a wall.
Morals: Questionable but working on it. Ends justify the means.
Pet Peeves: Asking questions without first attempting to find an answer.
Best way to piss him off: Waste whiskey in front of him. Do something after he has expressed a clear dislike of it to you.
Best way to get on his good side: Show initiative in whatever you do. Involve others in your endeavors.
FAVOURITES
Colour: Purple
Location: A trio of large boulders (Duiran)
God/Goddess: Dhar
Guild Master/House Head (all time): @Isia/Sentinels
Artifact (don't have to own): a sprawling venantium cuff
Commodity: Rope
Animal: Toss up between an oversized, mountable ant and an eerie, pale stallion
Item owned: a heavy length of anaxagorite chain (order item)
Village/forest/region: Kald
Memory: Being united with his sister again after many years apart- @Dannon
Song: Any number of drinking cheers heard in bars
Drink: Serpent's Kiss Whiskey (@phoenecia) or harsh, smoky whiskey (@rasani)
Food: a snack of fried cheese wrapped in crispy bacon
Least favorite food: salad. Vegetables are fine but he prefers having some kind of meat as the main portion.
MINDSET
Goals: Get a crew of Templar who can fight the good fight against Shadow
Ambitions: Eventually get back into politics, unfortunately
Nemesis: N/A - come RP at me bros and broettes
Rival: @Benedicto is the closest I can think of
Best Friend: @Lexen is the clear frontrunner, with @Rhine and @Swara right behind
Best personal achievement: Having Dhar name him the Arbiter of his order, aka OR10.
Worst personal achievement: [redacted]
Proudest moment: Having Haern bestow an honor on him while in Duiran that only a handful of people have ever gotten - Paragon of the Cycle
Most shameful moment: Less of a moment and more overall - leaving @Dannon in Kald while he was out adventuring for so long
Secret dream: Vanguard - coming for you @lexen
If he could make one wish: spirit version of Indorani skillset ( tarot mostly, but spirit ents would be cool )
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Idreth, Human heritage
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Teradrim
City: Bloodloch
Order: N/A
THE LOOK
Hair: Bald
Eyes: Golden, black sclera
Height: ~6 feet
Build: Athletic, muscle built from discipline rather than labour
Defining Features: Severe, angular face, slender tusks
Clothing: Tunic, vest, pants, sandals - all in the desert style of his tribe with his own flair
Tattoos: N/A
Piercings: N/A
Scars: N/A
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Reasonable, even-keeled, considerate
Weaknesses: Can lack confidence, even-keeled (to the point of coming across as emotionless), anti-social
Attitude: Friendly, neighborhood Teradrim? I don't know
Morals: Everyone deserves kindness - until they don't
Pet Peeves: People's refusal to change, especially when it's the best course of action
Best way to piss him off: N/A
Best way to get on his good side: Carry the conversation, make socializing less awkward
FAVOURITES
Colour: Golds, blues
Location(s): East Gate, Mhojave desert
God/Goddess: N/A
Guild Master/House Head (all time): N/A
Artifact (don't have to own): enhanced_sandstorm (a bronze torc)
Commodity: Goldbar
Animal: Serpents, crocodiles
Item owned: An ornate, golden bangle, a heavy chain of the Teradrim
Village/forest/region: Mhojave desert
Memory: Watching Jox destroy the moon and the cosmic being subsequently rebuild it
Song: N/A
Drink: N/A
Food: Strawberries, meals that remind him of home
MINDSET
Goals: Protect the Pillars, spread knowledge of the Pillars to others
Ambitions: Currently: figure out how to research the moon and the cosmic being guarding it
Nemesis: N/A
Rival: N/A
Best Friends: Mjoll, Emir, Tatia, Toz
Idol: N/A
Best Personal Achievement: Becoming Praetor of D'baen
Worst Personal Achievement: Being unable to change the Dominion and vampires as a whole
Proudest Moment: Taking the cure (and a stand)
Most Shameful Moment: N/A
Secret Dream: N/A
If He Could Make One Wish: Save Bloodloch from the dead weight around its neck
CouchChairTHE ESSENTIALS
Race: Azudim, Grecht heritage
Gender: Male
Guild/House: None
City: Spinesreach
Order: Tanixalthas
THE LOOK
Hair: Black, streak of gray. He's getting older.
Eyes: Icy blue
Height: 8.5 feet, he stole all of Moirean's height
Build: "A brick with a face"
Defining Features: Half an ear missing, imp-esque tail
Clothing: Red longcoat with gold accents, uniform pants/shirt. Necklace of skulls around his neck
Tattoos: None
Piercings: None
Scars: Very faded torso scarring, the aforementioned half ear
PERSONALITY
Strengths: +3, duty-oriented, tenacious, tactically-minded, occasionally diplomatic
Weaknesses: Arrogant, stubborn, image-conscious
Attitude: Two faces, public and private. Public face: Clipped, to the point, polite and business-like
Morals: Never lie to a dragon. Otherwise, whatever it takes to win
Pet Peeves: Preachy people who don't back it up by fighting (or dying) for the cause, shouts
Best way to piss him off: Refuse to fight back while also very clearly trying to take a stand, pick a fight and hide behind someone else
Best way to get on his good side: Booze, praise, being useful or clever
FAVOURITES
Colour: Gold, crimson
Location(s): The watchtower in the Seirath estate
God/Goddess: Tanixalthas
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Xenia
Artifact (don't have to own): OOC: his artifact sunglasses with lightwall, IC: blizzard snowglobe
Commodity: Goldbar
Animal: Scorpion (Hark), rhino (Maxwell)
Item owned: Keepsake letter box. His inventory management was hell before
Village/forest/region: Spinesreach?
Memory: Any won fight.
Song: Probably some bar song
Drink: Liquid Iron, the Liquid Steel knock-off nobody asked for
Food: Leg, arm from quartering
MINDSET
Goals: Establish stronger rule of law in Spinesreach, set the city up to run itself, then kick up his feet and let someone else drive
Ambitions: Absolute power
Nemesis: Whoever last told him no
Rival: Emir, when it comes to body counts
Best Friends: Seirath Co. - he calls them his brothers/sisters even though only Xenia is related by blood
Idol: Himself
Best Personal Achievement: Being appointed Chair of Spinesreach
Worst Personal Achievement: Making the decision to keep attacking dregs rather than retreating and defending Spinesreach when it was flanked
Proudest Moment: Mitrine surrender
Most Shameful Moment: Giving up during the Aalen Bloom and getting wasted, after seeing the alchemists die to it
Secret Dream: I don't think most people share these!
If He Could Make One Wish: Godhood
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Yeleni duamvi, Kelki heritage
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Templar
City: Enorian
Order: Slyphe
THE LOOK
Hair: White tentacles
Eyes: Pearl-white
Height: 7 feet 2 inches
Build: Ryan Reynolds-esque
Defining Features: Blue. Has tentacles for hair. White eyes.
Clothing: Midnight blue surcoat secured with a clasp engraved with his family crest
Tattoos: None
Piercings: None
Scars: Left eye split with a scar, sunburst scar in the center of his chest from being the last experimental duamvi
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Loyal, protective, caring, diplomatic
Weaknesses: Withdrawn, short temper for stupidity, occasionally reckless
Attitude: Isn't anything other than what he shows himself to be
Morals: Do what you say you will do. Be honest. Protect the things you love
Pet Peeves: People who talk a good talk but never walk the walk. Hypocrisy. Arrogance
Best way to piss him off: Primarily the above
Best way to get on his good side: Be truthful in your dealings. Fight alongside him. Be willing to learn
FAVOURITES
Colour: Midnight blue.
Location(s): The house that he and Emelle built together in Enorian.
God/Goddess: Slyphe
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Edhain
Artifact (don't have to own): Antiquated Artifact Gauntlet
Commodity: Anabiotic or Blue Inks
Animal: War Turtle
Item owned: Keepsake letter box. His inventory management was hell before
Village/forest/region: Enorian
Memory: Recently it would be the 10 v 1 eldfest that was rounded off by a Chaos Herald backing him up
Song: Maelo's Lament
Drink: Kawhe
Food: Cake
MINDSET
Goals: To continue developing Light to be a more effective martial force for good in the world.
Ambitions: For Light to become the dominant martial power on sapience and for the Templar to be at the front of it all.
Nemesis: Ellenia
Rival: @Vyxsis or @Toz
Best Friends: Non-familial - @Haven and @Valingar . Familywise he has his siblings - @Talonnb @Rivas and @Jami
Idol: Slyphe
Best Personal Achievement: Being named the Avatar of Slyphe and his body being formed directly from His essence (ala an Adam and Eve scenario).
Worst Personal Achievement: Losing the people closest to him due to neglect.
Proudest Moment: Nothing recently.
Most Shameful Moment: Stabbing a pregnant Moirean in the stomach, fighting all his friends and burning down Phoenecia's shop (all the same event).
Secret Dream: To become the named representative/leader for his people - the Kelki
If He Could Make One Wish: His son to be brought back/to one day be entrusted with Slyphe's power over the seas and use it to tsunami places like Kornar/Ollin/Birka Mire
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Idreth - Human variant
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Templar
City: Enorian
Order: Dhar
THE LOOK
Hair: Black; mid-length to just past his ears/eyes
Eyes: Green
Height: Six feet
Build: Lithe, martial arts build. Very tone, but not exceptionally defined.
Defining Features: He's primarily built of living crystal, obsidian, and steel components.
Clothing: Often in the Templar uniform or unexceptional black clothing. Order chain and his pendant are typicially visible.
Tattoos: Full sleeve of chains and weapons on his left arm.
Piercings: None, at the moment.
Scars: ... here we go. Twin puncture marks from having a metal bar shoved through his chest (upper right chest to lower left abdomen.); four parallel marks along his right ribs (self inflicted); A surgical scar down the center of his chest from sternum to naval with a hand width sized burn scar over it (courtesy of @Phendegwen and later @Rasani); Bone stubs on his back where his wings were snapped off; Surgical scars from neck to tailbone on his back from @Shachalai. Bite and claw marks on his upper chest, neck, and full back from a werewolf pack. Plus a lot more that he's gotten rid of or doesn't remember how he got them.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Very aware of his shortcomings; politics; contingencies
Weaknesses: Has the emotional range of a teaspoon, doubts himself, doesn't trust others to have good intentions
Attitude: Very severe and serious. Disciplined and leans heavily on the ideal of Silence.
Morals: He depends on the morality of others to determine his own actions; basically memorizes ideals that are expressed by people he trusts that are in line with the code he wants to emulate.
Pet Peeves: Frivolous small talk and greetings; disorganization (he's got a mild OCD issue that he hides well)
Best way to piss him off: confront him on some emotional or non-rational based basis; jump to conclusions without fact finding first
Best way to get on his good side: provide company or companionship without expectations on his participation.
FAVOURITES
Colour: Grey/Black (if he's pushed to answer)
Location: The remake of the Jaru Chapel bell tower in his Haven.
God/Goddess: Dhar
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Syraen (Infernals)
Artifact (don't have to own): The merchant book (all the merchant skills)
Commodity: all; obsessed with maxing his cache out
Animal: Calamity, his falcon
Item owned: his Pendant
Village/forest/region: Jaru
Memory: Mentoring Haven and Kerryn's son Demarcus in Haven's absence
Song: Has no opinion on music
Drink: harsh, smoky whiskey (@rasani)
Food: He dislikes eating
Least favorite food: Just about everything ever handed to him, particularly things for pleasureable eating (snacks and sweets)
MINDSET
Goals: To atone for his past in order to be worthy of dying at the hands of a friend on the eve of the age of Dawn (He might have some theological issues)
Ambitions: To prove that he can hold power responsibly; to learn how to engage with others in a meaningful way
Nemesis: @Haven
Rival: ... @Haven
Best Friend: He's not sold on having 'friends' Blood brothers: @Haven, @Aren, @Stine, @Iames
Best personal achievement: Vanguard; earning the trust of the Spirit community; killing his alter ego
Worst personal achievement: Killing or losing most of his biological family
Proudest moment: Being Knighted in the Templar
Most shameful moment: Watching his angel die to save him
Secret dream: To have another chance at being a father/having a family/being a husband
If he could make one wish: The Carnifex would be wiped from history (he's still not over his Infernals being gone)
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Idreth, Grecht Heritage
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Syssin
City: Spinesreach
Order: Bamathis
THE LOOK
Hair: Platinum Blond, short and smoothed back
Eyes: Black
Height: Five and a half feet
Build: Thinly built but with dense and toned musculature
Defining Features: Leathery, olive-green skin, pointy ears, gargoyle wings, and always has a cigar.
Clothing: A longcoat and a bowler hat, or his Argent Legion uniform. Wears his Argent Oathband and an armband Atarah gave him on his sleeve.
Tattoos: None aside from what is practical.
Piercings: None
Scars: Several overlapping scars on his right palm.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Killing. Being resolute. Constantly improving himself and expecting others to do the same.
Weaknesses: Tends to brood, is too competitive. Can be cold and off-putting.
Attitude: Quick to anger but buries it until he can use it to his advantage. Fiercely loyal to his family and cause, and terrible to his enemies. Enjoys making his enemies angry, afraid, or both.
Morals: Believes that morality is largely a tool to be used, but personally thinks that adversity forces growth. Doesn't harm kids. Takes his contracts seriously and follows through with what he says, but it's mostly due to the pragmatism behind having a reputation.
Pet Peeves: Whining.
Best way to piss him off: Act condescending towards him or threaten his family.
Best way to get on his good side: Show respect and follow through with your plans. Do his family favors.
FAVOURITES
Colour: Silver, Gold, Black
Location: Dehkay Cradle of Fire, and Spinesreach.
God/Goddess: Bamathis and Severn
Guild Master/House Head (all time): Robyn (Syssin)
Artifact (don't have to own): The merchant book (all the merchant skills)
Commodity: cloth
Animal: Syrah, his snow-white taerilan
Item owned: armband with an adorned key, given by Atarah
Village/forest/region: Dehkay Plateau
Memory: His children being born
Song: Those songs at the Delve Celebration of the Stars are pretty nice, I guess.
Drink: Sicarius Stock whiskey (@Akaryuterra)
Food: Beef and sweets.
Least favorite food: Seafood.
MINDSET
Goals: Raise his family and rid the world of anything that might threaten them.
Ambitions: Winning wars, maintaining the status quo, becoming stronger than he currently is, defeating a Dreikathi Polemarch in single combat.
Nemesis: Nemesis? Maybe @Benedicto or @Rasani or @Lexen.
Rival:
UnrivaledProbably @Mjoll or @Vyxsis. Just for combat.Best Friend: @Atarah, @Robyn and plenty of other Syssin.
Best personal achievement: Winning two Celebrations of the Stars
Worst personal achievement: Pulling the strings behind a commodity heist, though he doesn't regret it.
Proudest moment: Becoming a father.
Most shameful moment: Realizing he allowed himself to be manipulated and cowed.
Secret dream: To kill a God.
If he could make one wish: To have the -ability- to kill a God
THE ESSENTIALS
Race: Idreth, Tsol'aa heritage
Gender: Male
Guild/House: Syssin
City: Spinesreach
Order: Tanixalthas
THE LOOK
Hair: Dark umber, shoulder length, smoothed back when he's Syssin, wild when he's Wayfarer
Eyes: Ochre
Height: Six feet
Build: Lissome and wiry as Syssin, solid and strong as WF
Defining Features: The grin that's always hanging around, if not in his face then definitely in his demeanor.
Clothing: Simple trousers and shirt in Syssin, though more lately he's started to favor slim, tailored suits. Furs and leather in WF
Tattoos: Tramp stamp of his name(no not really. maybe.)
Piercings: None
Scars: Calloused and scarred hands and knuckles. Couple of lined scars on his palms.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: Axing people questions, breaking into damn near everywhere, stealing anything that isn't both nailed down and on fire, booping noses.
Weaknesses: Lets his amusement at people flailing emotionally override the political sense of making them flail emotionally. Really harsh view on people he thinks aren't living up to their potential.
Attitude: Very laid back, goes with the flow, gets up to mischief when bored, usually at the expense of Enorian or Duiran. Super blunt and critical when angered.
Morals: Hahaha. Ha. Yeah that's not a thing. Zarni's very much blue and orange morality, and his lines shift wildly depending on how he feels at the time. The only hard limit is that when he dedicates himself to a group or cause, he is singlemindedly devoted to it.
Pet Peeves: People who aren't honest to and about themselves, or who think they're better than they are.
Best way to piss him off: Trespass against any of the very few things/people he actually cares about.
Best way to get on his good side: Avaclear, fighting, and helping him with his lemonade stand in Enorian(looking at you @Trikal bby
FAVOURITES
Colour: Green
Location: His* Pentarch office in the Templar Guildhall. (*not actually his, but he doesn't really seem to listen to any arguments to the contrary)
God/Goddess: Tanixalthas, because She rewards him for his endless list of aggrandizing titles for Her. Chak, because one time she literally drowned him in a giant sphere of Special Stock.
Guild Master/House Head (all time): @Faerah. Duh.
Artifact (don't have to own): Spyglass
Commodity: Steel
Animal: Scrobbles, his overburdened fox
Item owned: his vocal fob in general, specifically halfhearted vox. Close second place is the poetry book he does dramatic readings from any time he can gather enough unsuspecting Spireans.
Village/forest/region: the Tundra
Memory: Consanguine War.
Song: None in particular
Drink: Avaclear, or Special Stock
Food: Raw meat from his kills.
Least favorite food: Vegetables, sweets, weak alcohol.
MINDSET
Goals: Raise his family with Eydis and break into every single guildhall.
Ambitions: Making a hoard of skulls to rival Tanixalthas', gut the Primus and make either a drink or coat out of them.
Nemesis: Uhhh. I guess Kheoss, because fights always lasted 30 years against him.
Rival: @Rasani, because she's his predecessor as Pentarch. Also his primary competitor in flexing competitions.
Best Friend: @Trikal, @Ishin, @Eydis are all right up there. Really, all of the Syssin he came up around when the guild was at its peak. Also he has a one-way best friend relationship with whoever he's throwing crap at from phase.
Best personal achievement: Uncontested Master Chef of Spinesreach for like 50 years, awarded to him by @Xenia. Also winning the Syssin painting contest. Also also that time he played an integral part in making a sexual predator stop waking up.
Worst personal achievement: He doesn't really have any bad achievements.
Proudest moment: Getting Vested, becoming engaged to @Eydis.
Most shameful moment: Not entirely certain Zarni and shame have ever been in the same room together, much less acquainted.
Secret dream: To demolish a city and replace it with a gigantic man-made lake of Avaclear.
If he could make one wish: For the Atabahi to come back. Despite everything that's happened since, they were his first home.
Race: Idrethi, Human (Alda, her mother) and Mhun (Ivan "Pike," her birth father)
Gender: woman
Guild/House: #teamshadowsnakes
City: Spinesreach
Order: None.
THE LOOK
Hair: coarse and black shoulder length
Eyes: emerald green
Height: average
Build: doll. Broad shoulders, waist so narrow it's a wonder she can stand upright.
Defining Features: marble-like skin with elevated veins that shift in endless geometric patterns.
Clothing: professional trousers, a button up.
Tattoos: a curling snake on the back of her left shoulder.
Piercings: Nose piercing, ear piercings.
Scars: scars on her hands from drunk crafting mishaps.
PERSONALITY
Strengths: A keen ability to read people and situations, a perfectionist who never stops until something is flawless or as close to it as she can manage (unless she gets distracted), creative, imaginative, inventive, and analytical. Loyal and intellectually curious. Cold and calculated.
What She's Known For:
-Politics
-Crafting
-Admin work: editing files and creating/perfecting frameworks that make orgs run smoothly etc.
Weaknesses: Can be a justice seeker especially if she thinks someone has wronged her or wronged a Syssin, an Ilstrem. Has no chill at all if she feels like someone isn't getting credit for their work or she feels like a cool kid club is coming before a skilled worker. Self absorbed. Paranoid and suspicious. Was absent the day Varian handed out compassion chips
Things she's not good at:
-Combat
-Entertaining illogical thought processes while someone emotionally flails.
-Handling a lot of feels.
-Not good at entertaining broken egos.
Attitude: Competitive person who likes to encourage other people's ideas, be part of a team, and feel like she's part of something bigger.
Morals:
-Guild first - always!
-Ever forward: the ends justify the means. The protection of the realm from the shadowbound is worth every sacrifice, occasionally so is taking down Eno because fk those lighters. Lol.
-Personal, professional, and societal perfection
Pet Peeves: people who put their personal ego and trivial moral stances before what is pragmatic for saving the world. People who avoid conflict just to be "nice."
Best way to piss her off: ignore a person's hard work and put your friends, and/or ego, before what is right for the org. Lack the ability to critically think and self reflect. She...will tell you exactly what she thinks of you so, you know, proceed with caution. Lol.
Best way to get on her good side: Engage her intellectually, be a hardworker, bring her a beer, be thoughtful, and offer to work on a project with her. Be passionate about taking down the shadowbound. BRING HER THE HEAD OF A HERALD...and maybe some chocolate.
FAVORITES
Color: violet, green, and silver.
Guild: What other guild? Lol
Skill: Phase
General Skill: Behead. DOWN WITH THE TRAITORS!
Location: Surrounded by paperwork.
God: Severn, I guess. None of them have been active since Eydis was created so she doesn't really care, aside from Severn whom she's obligated to revere lol.
Guild Master/House Head (all time): @Faerah, 1000%.
Tattoo: Bell.
Artifact: She just got a directory, that's pretty sweet.
Commodity: Eydis doesn't care, all of them?
Animal: Does werewolf @Zarni or bug man @Trikal count? : -D
Item owned: Her syssin necklace, her lolzy engagement ring from Zarni.
Region: Spinesreach, of course! She has a love-hate relationship with Enorian. She loves it because it was her home and that's where the Ilstrems are originally from. She hates it because the light has torn it down and made it a victim of its own self importance.
NPC: Gavin from the Celebration of the Stars event.
Memory: So many: getting vested, becoming a Senator, being adopted by @Ishin and Faerah, getting engaged to Zarni, and murdering Oisynne's Templar father.
Song: @Kanivara's at the Talent Contest.
Drink: Does it have alcohol in it? Then it's her favorite drink. Srsly tho, probably Eydis' Infamous Hangover Tonic.
Flower: She doesn't care.
Food: Sweets, especially chocolate.
MINDSET
Goals: Raise her family with @Zarni.
Ambitions: Idk.
Nemesis: Every herald. Every shadowbound.
Rival: Used to be @Fezzix I guess, she doesn't really have one anymore.
Best Friend: @zarni, her sister @sollace.
Idol: @faerah, her adopted mother.
Best Personal Achievement: becoming a senator.
Worst Personal Achievement: doesn't really have any.
Proudest Moment: getting vested.
Most shameful moment: Shame? Knock knock, no one's home.
Secret Dream: to beef up Ilstrem Alliance and finish her ultra secret building project, maybe.
One Wish: That Spinesreach finds an ultimate weapon to use against the shadowbound and she gets to pull the trigger.
(Spinesreach): Xiuhcoatl says, "Oh man, grab the children-corn. This is gonna be good."