Vairial Blackhand

[Vairial Blackhand]

Vairial **Disclaimer** Eyes need to be edited to red to match description Race: Symenestra Gender: Male Age: 20 Birthday: 5th of Winter, 390AV Birthplace: Kalinor Appearance: Vairial stands at 6 feet 1 inches with a slim cat-like build, common for a Symmnestra. His features are as delicate as his bones as well, but also angular. His features have a sort of sophisticated look to them, and he is almost always wearing a neutral, at ease looking appearance. His hair is a pure white, falling to his shoulders. He often wears his hair down, although at times he will tie up his hair if it will get in the way. Vairial has pale skin and red eyes. He is often wearing a light and comfortable garb of black silks over his carapace armor which is tinted a dark grey. Character Concept Vairial is a rather morbid individual, even for a Symmnestra. Despite his calculating and acute approach to most things, he finds he spends most of his time pondering on such topics such as death and the emotional and physical limits of various people and creatures. Outwardly, this is most of the time not hard to tell, and he expresses his interests most of the time with a sort of dark humor about them. Others who are like-minded might find it funny, while others find it disturbing. With an ever vigilant and acute mind, Vairial finds it somewhat interesting to find what makes others feel uncomfortable, to watch them squirm. This interest in not helped by the fact that he has taken up hypnotism, learning the magic from his mentor when he was broken and alone. Most of his views were formed during his time with this individual. Vairial does not just seek to find what buttons to press to make people uncomfortable, even though these are the responses he enjoys the most. As an aspiring hypnotist he seeks to meet a lot of people over time, trying different approaches with each new person. With every person he meets he analyzes everything about them and files it away for future use, Vairial's approach to manipulation and hypnotism therefore can be seen as somewhat methodical and impersonal, he inputs a certain action and based on his previous experiences and the type of person he is dealing with he can expect a certain result. This however is not very accurate at the moment, but as Vairial has more experience he knows his methods will also grow in effectiveness. Vairial for the most part is a pessimist, and does not give others the benefit of the doubt ever. This makes him seem guarded when others try to delve past his clever words and dark humor. He feels he has no reason to become close to others, and most don't wish to get to know him either way. He does not mind this, in fact, it gives him a sort of freedom to really experiment with the emotions of others, as he does not feel connected to them. This also correlates with his impersonal approach to hypnotism. His ever thinking mind has considered going beyond the boundaries he has yet to cross however. Character History Vairial was born into the darkness of the underground city of Kalinor, like most other Symmenestra, his mother died shortly after. This was the first of a multitude of deaths Vairial has witnessed in his time. These deaths have served to desensitize him to the concept for the most part. The first to go was his elder sister, a Symmenestra not bred from the same mother obviously but still sired by the same father. Vairial's half-sister was his closest friend and the only motherly figure he had. Soon however she chose to have her own child, and Vairial was left behind. From the day he was told the news he was torn apart, and every-time he saw his sister he knew soon she would be gone. It did not lessen the impact when she was born however and the only thing left was the little life that his sister had paid the ultimate price for. Revenant was very bitter during these times, no one else seemed to care about his sister's death other than him and this alienated him to a lot of his family. He also resented the child with every fiber of his being, along with the father of it. The only one who seemed to understand his grievances was his father, although he was already an aging individual at this time. It was not long before his father died as well, soon after his sister had gone he disappeared from Vairial's life. The only ties left in his web were distant at this point, with his immediate family dying off. They did not forget his resentment towards him as neither did him, so in his time of greatest depression he was shunned, an outcast. As soon as he was of age he left his web and Kalinor without a second thought. He was not ready to be on his own however, and fell into starvation, begging here and there to sustain himself. He had moved to the city of Sunberth now, a city of criminals. Death was common here with constant fighting between the local gangs, which only served to desensitize him even more. It was around this time he met the man who taught him most of what he knew. Perhaps the only person who seemed to care about Vairial since his father died he found this new stranger to be his role model. In reality the man was a very twisted individual who only saw the potential to mold Vairial to his liking's. It was from Vairial's already desensitized and 'betrayed by the world' attitude that he moulded him. It was quite simple to nudge Vairial over the edge. Revenant has now set off on his own, with a new confidence and new skills at his disposal. He has no particular long-term goals as of yet, and only wishes to travel around in hopes of finding something interesting. For the time being he takes his days one at a time. Language Fluent Language: Symenos Basic Language: Common Poor Language: N/A Skills Skill EXP Total Proficiency Acrobatics RB - 10 10 Novice Magic: Hypnotism SP - 26 26 Competent Weapon: Kris SP - 10 10 Novice Rhetoric SP - 5 5 Novice Observation SP - 9 9 Novice Lores Lore: Symenos language (written) Lore: Kalinor - Underground city Possessions Clothing -Simple black tight fitting pants(silk) -Carapace armor (dark grey) -simple black tunic (silk) -Simple sandals - Other Equipment -1 Water-skin -Comb (Wood) -Brush (Wood) -Soap -Razor -Balanced Rations (1 Week's worth) -1 eating knife -Flint & Steel Weapons -Kris -Kris sheath Starting Gold -100 Gold Mizas Heirloom: Krysus symbol pendant (Silver) Housing Location: Sunberth House: Small Apartment Ledger Purchase Cost Total Starting +100 GM 100 GM Starting Clothes -10 GM 90 GM Kris: Cold Steel -24 GM 66 GM - - - - - - Thread List Link your current & past threads here!