Aventis' CS

[Aventis]

Senrahn

Race: Eypharian
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Birthday: 16th of Autumn, 495
Birthplace: The desert of Eyktol
Occupation: Squire
Location: Syliras

Appearance :

Aventis is a brunette with less than stellar looks. Some might say he’s rugged, but rugged does not necessarily mean handsome. Aventis is rugged in the sense that he is uneven, and appears broken. He has a crooked nose from his childhood escapades, most likely from a fall but he doesn’t much remember (edit: the crooked nose was from getting hit as a child, link to thread here: Hero*). He has a fairly sized scar that runs down his jawline, and again, he doesn’t remember where he got it, per se. He has a few foggy memories, one that includes a fall while cutting fruit with his foster mother at a young age. He is a four-armed Eypharian, about 6"5. Other than that, Aventis has light hazel eyes and a pale complexion. He isn’t ugly, or intimidating, but he isn’t pretty, either.

*In this thread, other scars are sustained as well. See "Injuries" for details.

Personality :

Aventis has a good heart overall, but with lack of social experience due to his upbringing, he has become socially inept. With his golden intentions and his rusted decorum, Aventis comes off as more of an ill-humored jackass than the honest and heroic image he pictures himself as, and hopes to all gods others do as well. His being fed stories of heroism, as stated in a look into his psychology, has inspired him and his more knightly qualities. Within reason, he follows orders full heartedly, stops to help citizen or squire in need, and follows code to the very letter, but these are all things he knows to do, as opposed to social conduct, which he has never properly been instructed on. As a result, his social ineptivity and honest intentions come out skewed, sarcastic, even insulting. Although usually quiet and standoffish, Aventis, when he speaks, easily offends and offputs the population of the room he’s in. He has the capability of being noble and commendable, and on numeral occasions exhibited his potential, often offering assistance when needed and occasionally giving it without warning if severe enough.

Despite his sarcastic and occasionally condescending impression, Aventis thinks the worst of himself. Although not actively putting himself down, he holds himself in low regard, often doubting his abilities before embracing them, no matter of aptitude in the subject at hand. As a result, he is often defensive of the small amount of pride he actually has, defending himself passively as well as aggressively depending on the situation, taking any attack zealously personal. Despite this, it is fairly difficult to offend Aventis, aside from outright insulting his beliefs. Any attack on his ability or person will most likely be taken with a grain of salt.

Beyond his less than impressive demeanor, Aventis has good intentions and generally wants the best for those around him. If one was around him and constantly taught by example, Aventis would soon become the shining image of the knighthood. Strong, chivalrous, polite, humble. But, as of now, he is not.

Character Concept :

Aventis does not know what he is, specifically. He knows that he is Eypharian, but he does not know who he is. Yet. He doesn't know where his "homeland", as Ma put it, is. Yet. He doesn't know his parents or his name or anything about himself.

Not yet.

Aventis knows that when he sits against the musty, orphanage walls at night, he wonders about all of it. He has learned the true meaning of futility from trying to understand. He has learned modesty from watching the people stare at him, all six feet and five inches, all nearly as clueless as he is. He walks with a longer stride, a slower cadence. He has greater strength but must hide it beneath his cloak. He has learned his place with labor. He wants to change it.

History :

Aventis is not Aventis' birthgiven name; Unbeknownst to him, Aventis' parents named him Senrahn, but not being raised by his kin has harbored consequences, such as this one. Aventis is a pseudonym he gave himself at the age of eleven. He remembers clearly. For the first eleven years, when men and women would ask his name, he would reply with “I don’t know”, or, more commonly, "Lloyd", the name Aventis' first foster mother gave him (to be discussed momentarily). Aventis has had a few names. His first memories were of entering the city of Syliras, watching gentle, blue skies morph to stone. After that, he remembers his first “family”. She was an aging human that he called “Ma”. To her, his name was Lloyd; the name of Ma’s passed husband. A kind, homely name. He loved her. But, people die. Aventis learned this at age six when she passed. He fled to the streets of Syliras for no more than a day before being taken into the Welcome Home orphanage. It was then when he decided to call himself Aventis, the subject of a story Ma frequently told him about a grand knight of Syliras who brought glory to his name through honor. He followed this name through his years at the orphanage.

In Aventis' freetime, he would walk the streets of Syliras. Purposeless, except for when he ran errands for locals. He would deliver an order, pick up packages, and do it for free. This consumed most of his day. He would be polite. No one knew his name. That was his fault. But Aventis has decided to give his name meaning, which, to him, is a blank sheet of paper to write a grand story upon. If he’s not allowed to know his parents, if he’s not allowed to know why he’s so far from what Ma called his homeland, then he’ll be damned if he doesn't do something about it. He, as of Autumn eleventh, 514 AV, is a squire. He plans to work. He plans to find something. To make something out of himself. That will be his goal.

Language :

Fluent Language: Common
Basic Language: N/A
Poor Language: N/A

Possessions :

1 Set of Clothing
-Simple Shirt
-Simple Pants
-Simple Undergarments
-Simple Cloak
-Simple Boots
1 Waterskin
1 Backpack which contains:
-Comb (Wood)
-Brush (Wood)
-Soap
-Razor
-Balanced Rations (1 Week's worth)
-1 eating knife
-Flint & Steel
-Shortsword
-Shortsword sheathe
-Shortbow
-Arrows (40)

Borrowed:

Heirloom :

One gentle rapier, which has been strapped to his belt since he was old enough to wear it.

Housing

Location: Syliras

House: Squire Dormitories

Ledger :

Purchase	Cost	Total
Starting	+100 GM	100 GM
(+) House	+500 GM	600 GM
(-) Shortsword	-10 GM	590 GM
(-) Sheathe (Shortsword)	-4 GM	586 GM
(-) Shortbow	-30	556 GM
(-) 60 Arrows	-3	553 GM

Note: Seasonal expenses are not paid as long as Aventis is a squire

Thread List

 

Flashbacks

Hero - Graded

 

Autumn, 514

Another One Bites the Dust. - Standard training thread. Fighting a squirrel. - IN PROGRESS

The Joining of Hands - Meeting another one of the anatomically gifted in Winthrop Alley - Graded

I Guess I Could Try It... - It's a bit bitter... I like it. - Abandoned

The Invention of the Ship... - Just a walk. - Graded

How Do I Use a Sword? - Aventis teaches a girl how to stab properly - Abandoned

A Stranger in a Strange New Place - Aventis meets the new kid on the block. And she can sing! - Abandoned

Strength of Arms - A sparring match between Aventis and his smith - Abandoned

Yukmen, Yuk! - Take a wild guess. - Abandoned

In the Heart of the Storm - Boy, that was stupid. - Graded

 

Winter, 514

One Bad Day... - Aventis helps a citizen in need - IN PROGRESS

The Clash of Metal - Training with a new face - Graded

A New Sparring Partner - Aventis does a quick spar with a frozen snake - Graded

Cold Hooves - If I hit him harder, he may've shattered. - IN PROGRESS

For a Price - Finally got that shield. - IN PROGRESS

The Second Time - Her again? - Graded

I Kissed A Girl, And I Liked It - OOC: Best thread idea EVER - IN PROGRESS

 

Spring, 515

Discovery - Education is discovery, in a sense. - IN PROGRESS

You Sure You Aren't Sick? - Late-night spar - IN PROGRESS

 

Summer, 515

How Many Fingers am I Holding Up? - Aventis becomes acquainted with Vizayas, another squire aboard the S.S. Phaeaco. - IN PROGRESS

A Dark and Stormy Sea - Batten down the hatches! - IN PROGRESS

Note (Important) - Some threads will not be included in the above table if they are part of a saga, which has a post of its own

Common Appliances :

These are common things you will either see Aventis wearing or using on any or most given days.

This is Aventis' heirloom rapier given to him by his foster mother. He has worn it in his belt since he was old enough to stand without it dragging on the ground when he walks. It has become dull and worn since.

This is Aventis' cloak. It is heavy set and unordinarily long due to his stature and purpose of use. Usually, when walking, dining, sleeping, anything not combat related, he hides his second arms beneath the folds of his long cloak and is rarely seen without it.

This is a shortsword purchased in Autumn of 514 and is carried for defense and training purposes only

Aventis

[Aventis]

Shield Points

Positive Points	Negative Points	Total Points
+1 +2 +1 +4 +2 +3 +4 +1 +3 +4
+6	-1	30

Thread Dates

1	2	3	4	​​X	X	7	8	9	10
11	X	13	14	X	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
41	42	43	X	X	46	47	48	49	50
51	52	53	54	55	56	57	58	59	60
61	62	63	64	65	66	67	68	69	70
71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80
81	82	83	84	85	86	87	88	X	X
X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

Skills

Skill	EXP	Total	Proficiency	Threads
Dual Wielding	10 SP, 1	11	Novice	+1
Running	1	1	Novice	+1
Leadership	2	2	Novice	+2
Riding: Horse	5	5	Novice	+5
Acting	2	2	Novice	+2
Medicine	2	2	Novice	+1
Intimidation	2	2	Novice	+2
Brawling	1	1	Novice	+1
Acrobatics	4, 1	5	Novice	+4, +1
Planning	3, 1, 1, 1, 2	8	Novice	+3, +1, +1, +1, +2
Intelligence	20 SP, 1	21	Novice	+1
Land Navigation	1	1	Novice	+1
Subterfuge	2, 1	3	Novice	+2, +1
Rhetoric	2, 2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1	13	Novice	+2 +2, +2, +1, +3, +2, +1
Philosophy	5, 1	6	Novice	+5, +1
Teaching	1	1	Novice	+1
Shortsword	1, 2, 1, 2, 1	7	Novice	+1, +2, +1, +2, +1
Endurance	1, 2, 5, 2, 1, 2	13	Novice	+1, +2, +5, +2, +1, +2
Unarmed Combat	1, 2, 2, 1, 1	6	Novice	+1, +2, +2, +1, +1
Shield	1, 3	4	Novice	+1, +4
Tactics	3, 2, 3, 3	11	Novice	+3, +2, +3, +3
Rapier	10 RB, 20 SP, 2, 1, 2	35	Competent	+2, +1, +2
Observation	1, 3, 4, 5, 3, 2, 2, 2, 5, 4, 3, 4, 2, 5	45	Competent	+1, +3, +4, +5, +3, +2, +2, +2, +5, +4, +3, +4, +2
Socialization	2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 2, 3, 5, 2, 5, 2, 1, 1	31	Competent	+2, +2, +3. +3, +1, +2, +3, +5, +2, +5, +2,
+1, +5, +1

Injuries :

11th of Summer, 501 AV - Faded scar across the height of his left eyebrow, small nick on the far right side of his lip near the corner of his mouth, nearly invisible, small mark under his right eye, faded nearly to skin tone, crooked nose, result from broken nose not healing properly

NOTE: All marks above are long-healed and faded with age, undetectable unless specific attention is paid

Winter: 55th-57th
Small scrape on jaw

Winter: 55th-61st
Bruise on lower ribs

Lores (74)

Lore of Syliran Geography
How to Wield a Rapier
Sayana: The Eypharian Dancer
There are Other Eypharians in Syliras
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder
When the Strange is Normal, Normal Becomes Strange
Being Human is to Have Spirit
Action Begets a Multitude of Potential Outcomes, Good and Bad
Ser Utis: Patron Knight
Ser Utis: Sergeant Knight
Ser Utis: Kindly or Disarming?
Letting Go in a Fight
Unnecessary Formalities
Ser Utis: I Say, You Do
Shortsword: Parrying an Attack
Unarmed Combat: Defensive Stance
Unarmed Combat: Properly Blocking
Shield: Defense Turned Offense
No Room for Mercy in Battle
Autumn: Bit of a Klutz
Autumn: Cheerful Musician
Autumn: From Zeltiva
Sorin: Squire of Questionable Motives
The Death of Your Name
Francis: Childhood Bully
Missing Your Mother
The Pain of Being Bullied
Taking a Beating
Garland: Childhood Hero
Location: Anthonius Fighter's Pits
Zikiro: Totally Sucks at Using a War Hammer
Zikiro: An Isur Blacksmith from the Ironworks
Don't Avoid Dullness, Accept It
Location: The Rearing Stallion
The Feeling of Giant Demonic Bat Butterflies in your Chest
Cantillion: The Mage Squire Who's a Bit Distant
Location: The Anthonius Fighter's Pit
A Girl Asked to Fight
Imellion: Battered, Broken Squire
Imellion: Timid yet Generous Squire
Self-Shame
Panic Attack
Caught in a Thunderstorm
Vanessa: Friend, or Just for Training?
Vanessa: Able to Outsmart Me
Disarming an Opponent: Grabbing their Sword
A Fight to be Fought, Not Won
Butterflies in Stomach
Vanessa: The Girl with Raven Black Hair
Vanessa: You Can't Escape Her
Wrestling with Desire
Vanessa: Comforting to be Around
Vanessa: Causes Inner Turmoil
Vanessa: Not Ready for Her
Unarmed Combat: Doubling Up Fists
Tactics: Predicting an Opponent's Move
Medicine: Tying Off a Broken Jaw
It's Easy to Make Mistakes
Asen: Name's a Mouthful
Asen: Broke her Jaw
The Weight of a Mistake
Social Lore: Katelyn Marks
Combat: Harder to Move in Armor
Shortsword: Pommel Strike
Ser Utis: Thinks He's so Clever
Sylir: God of Syliras and Stuff... Like Peace and Civilization
Religion: Sylir
Ser Utis: Look he Really Does Care!
Sweaty Hugs are the Worst
Loren Dyres: Political Leader of Syliras
Syliran Order: Worships Wysar, Tyveth, and Yahal
Archailist: A Squirrel Squire About to Become a Knight
Acting: Playing the Role of a Jester
Rhetoric: Passive Unseeming Insults
Monster: Yukmen
Tactic: Gouge Out Enemy's Eyes

Aventis

[Aventis]

Sagas

So You Want to be a Knight? :

Aventis trains with his Patron Knight, Ser Utis, as well as furthering his knowledge of the knighthood and what he requires to truly join its ranks.

Part I - Aventis meets his Patron Knight, Utis - Autumn of 514 AV - Graded
Part II - Training with Utis - Autumn of 514 AV - Graded
Part III - Learning with Utis - Winter of 514 AV - Graded
Part IV - Training aboard the S.S. Phaeaco - Spring of 515 AV - In progress

To Cry Wolf :

To Cry Wolf I - Aventis is called to help a local girl while patrolling the Mithryn Outpost - Autumn of 514 AV

Faith to You :

Coming later than soon

Echoes in the Dark :

Echoes in the Dark I - In progress - Winter of 514 AV

Aventis

[Aventis]

Character Relations

The Archailist :

The peculiar Pycon was a curiosity to Aventis for quite some time. He has only been in close contact and spoken to the squirrely squire a few times, but, as with most he meets, a permanent impression was made. Their first true meeting was rough, due firstly to Aventis' orders to purposely give The Archailist a tough time, but foremost when the patrol group the two rode in was attacked by a small band of Yukmen. The encounter forced Aventis to disobey orders from the Pycon in an attempt to defend his brother-in-arms, and the Pycon's opinion has not yet healed. Despite this, Aventis has a respect for the squirrel, and would follow him again eagerly.

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Garland :

Garland is one of Aventis' fellow squires. Although Aventis doesn't know much about Garland as of Autumn of 514 AV, but there is one thing that neither of them realize. They already know each other. Garland and Aventis were both in the Welcome Home at the same time, and shared a common enemy: Francis, the schoolyard bully. After Garland saved Aventis from Francis, Aventis considered him a friend, but never learned his real name, rather he called the man "Gnarly", as his nickname was.

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Lores:

Garland: Childhood Hero

Threads:

Hero

Sayana :

Sayana. The other. One day while wandering the multiple streets of Syliras, Aventis stumbled upon one of the only other Eypharians in Syliras. This time, however, when Aventis tried to shy away, the Eypharian found him. He was nervous. He was scared. And she was persistent. He manipulated her to the point where she no longer tried to be polite. He could have gotten a lot of answers. But he didn't. She left and so did he. There is nothing left to say about the girl, but Aventis silently hopes to see her again.

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Lores:

Sayana: The Eypharian Dancer
There are Other Eypharians in Syliras

Threads:

The Joining of Hands

Vanessa Lawson :

Vanessa Lawson. The girl with the raven black hair. The girl that will not stop pestering the poor Eypharian's conscience. Although he has only met the girl once in a sparring situation, she has not yet stopped plaguing Aventis' thoughts. The feeling she gave him was... Strange. It made him want to leave, to run, to never look back and never think of her again. Yet at the same time he never wanted to stop speaking to her, he wanted her near him, he wanted to see her again. She was dangerous, in both the sense that he felt trepidation and fear of who knows what in her presence, also that he seemed to be addicted to the feeling. It was dangerous, perhaps deadly, confusing, and glorious. He needs to see her again.

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Lores:
Vanessa: Friend or Just for Training?
Vanessa: Able to Outsmart Me
Vanessa: The Girl with Raven Black Hair
Vanessa: You Can't Escape Her
Vanessa: Comforting to be Around
Vanessa: Causes Inner Turmoil
Vanessa: Not Ready for Her

Threads:

The Clash of Metal
The Second Time

Aventis

[Aventis]

A Look at Aventis' Psyche

There are a lot of things, as I, the writer for Mr. Aventis, recognize that are mostly unexplained about his character; why he hides his arms, or why he wanted to be a squire of all things. I attempted to answer these questions specifically in Aventis' flashback thread Hero, which takes place in the Mizahar year 501 AV, when Aventis was six years old, after the night his foster mother died and he arrived in the Welcome Home, nearly directly after he abandoned his second name, which his foster gave him, Lloyd. Aventis is therefore narrated as "the boy" or "the child", even "bug", his nickname given by Francis, the schoolyard bully (see Garland's character sheet for more information on him) as a remark on his arms. The thread opens up to Aventis sitting against a wall, using the cloak (which he says he received from his foster mother) to cover himself, merely as a defense mechanism to feel safe and more connected with his mother. The argument can be made that Aventis' issue with his cloak stems from when he was hidden beneath it, unassuming and safe, but then had it ripped off of him, which put him into danger, and, in fact, if it were made, I would support it. He was in a psychologically vulnerable position after the death of his foster mother, and when something put him in danger, he would spend the rest of his life preventing that thing from happening again, by keeping the cloak on. The same scenario can be used to argue his decision to create a pseudonym after he had stopped calling himself Lloyd. Now, a six year old is incapable of most complex philosophical opinion, such as the relation between a name and a person, but he could stop calling himself Lloyd due his emotions. Although not on purpose, a child's mind often relates one thing to another, an example being a stuffed animal or a blanky being related to comfort. I took this concept and applied it to the negative, letting Aventis relate his name, which he knew his foster mother gave him, to his dead mother. This would house some uneasy feelings and probably repressed emotions that manifested themselves in his reluctancy to become Lloyd again. As for his wanting to be a squire, apart from when he applied to be a squire (link here), the concept was never mentioned, but he knew he wanted to do something. Why? Because that same day was the first time he was exposed to true heroism. Garland. That plus his wanting to make a name for himself later in life, with the given setting (Syliras), plus again the stories his mother fed him of heroism and honor and truth, would naturally lead to him choosing to be a knight.

Questions to be answered later:

Why did Aventis choose the name Aventis?
Why does Aventis carry a rapier and where did it come from?
What exactly does Aventis want his name to mean?
Why is Aventis creatively violent?


New questions can be added, don't be afraid to ask

Aventis

[Aventis]

Patron Knight

Name: Utis
Race: Inarta
DoB: 72nd of Summer, 464 AV
PoB: Wind Reach
Title: Seargent Knight
Skills: Weapon: Shortsword - 30 Weapon: Small Steel Shield - 30 Weapon: Longbow - 70 (Expert) Riding (Horse) - 30
Gnosis: 1 Sylir
Additional Info: Utis is a kindly, old Inartan man. To any squire or knight, he seems like another old knight, but he has sacrificed more than life and limb for the order of the knights.

When he was a boy in Wind Reach, his mother often delighted him with tales of heroism and honor. He loved the stories. Growing up as a child, Utis tried his absolute hardest to embody the honor, the strength, the courage, and the heart that his mother had told him of. However, there is only so much that a Chiet can do in his city. With his code of honor, he told himself, came patriotism. He should never leave Wind Reach, in respect for his ancestors. But as he aged, he became wiser. At the age of twenty-two, Utis began noticing things he hadn't noticed before. The thorough discrepancy between himself and his five siblings became evident. The attention his mother - the only woman he loved, or ever loved - was placid and fake. She cared not for any one of her children. So one day a few years later, at the age of twenty five, Utis had enough. Perhaps his thoughts were too cynical, too pessimistic. But he had had enough. One night he payed a caravan 200 GM to take him away. Somewhere better.

They took him to Syliras. And he immediately signed up to be a squire. He excelled. But he was never truly happy. Every once and again, he thought of his life. The life he left. He realized that heroes don't exist. Heroes are the strong shell of what used to be.

He could no longer change himself. But it was all in the name of the Syliran knights. And that is true strength, true valor, true heroism.

Lores

Ser Utis: Patron Knight
Ser Utis: Sergeant Knight
Ser Utis: Kindly or Disarming?
Ser Utis: I Say, You Do
Unnecessary Formalities
Ser Utis: Thinks He's So Clever
Religion: Sylir
Loren Dyres: Political Leader of Syliras
Ser Utis: Look he Really Does Care!
Syliran Order: Worship Wysar, Tyveth, and Wysar

Utis