Duron the Lost

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Duron & Aferan Race: Akalak Gender: Male Age: 54 Birthday: 30th of Winter, 460AV Birthplace: Riverfall Appearance Duron is a tall (6'4") and muscular man (225lbs) to take great care in maintaining his peak physical condition. Through daily martial arts, running, acrobatics, and weight lifting training. Since Duron has no need to impress women, he tends to keep his black hair high and tight, so the most dominate features on him is his dark cyan skin and his piercing dull green eyes. Along with his Cerulean facial tattoos, Duron has tattoos along his arms, shoulder, and across his shoulder blade this body art wasn't given to by the Cerulean Cult. Duron tends to rest in the night time when he isn't on a job or hunting for the Cerulean Cult. When he isn't on a job, he tends to wear loose fitting clothing like greenish yellow linen pants and a greenish yellow linen vest. He figured if he hunting in the Sea of Grass wearing the color of the grass around him will help him blend into the environment better. When he goes into the city, he tends to be dressed much differently because he know as soon as a citizen of Riverfall sees his tattooed face. They will know immediately that he is a member of the Cerulean Cult. Duron tends to wear dark blue linen pants, a dark blue linen shirt, and long dark blue hooded cotton cloak. Duron always carries his lakan into the city at all times, but he tends to only bring his spear with him when he hunting or doing a job in the Sea of Grass. Languages Fluent Language: Tukant Basic Language: Common Poor Language: Pavi Skills Skill EXP Total Proficiency Weapon (Lakan) 10SP 10 Novice Weapon (Spear) 20SP 20 Novice Unarmed Combat 10RB 10 Novice Stealth 5SP 5 Novice Larceny 5SP 5 Novice Hunting 5Sp 5 Novice Tracking 5Sp 5 Novice Possessions Purchase Cost Total Simple Dark blue linen shirt starting package 100gm Simple Yellowish green linen Pants starting package 100gm Simple Black Cotton Undergarments starting package 100gm Simple Dark Blue Cloak Hooded Cotton Cloak starting package 100gm Simple leather Boots, High starting package 100gm 1 Waterskin starting package 100gm 1 Backpack which contains: Starting Package 100gm -Comb (Bone) Starting Package 100gm -Brush (Bone) Starting Package 100gm -Soap Starting Package 100gm -Razor Starting Package 100gm -Balanced Rations (1 Week’s Worth) Starting Package 100gm -1 eating knife starting package 100 gm -Flint & Steel starting package 100 gm -Lakan (Heirloom) Starting package 100gm Greenish yellow vest -3sm 99gm, 7sm Dark blue linen pants -8sm 98gm, 9sm Headwear, Broad-brim hat -4gm 94gm, 9sm Thieves tools -30gm 64gm, 9sm Shortspear -2gm 62gm, 9sm Heirloom: Lakan: Forged the day before his thirtieth birthday. Housing Location: Riverfall (Takula Outpost) House: 1 basic 20x20 single room (400 sq feet) with a hearth, bunk, chest, chair, and small table. Ledger Purchase Deposit Cost Total Starting +100 GM -0 100 GM On Creation N/A -37gm, 1sm 62gm, 9sm Flashback (10th of Summer, 510AV) N/A -3sm 62gm, 6sm (13th of Summer 515AV) N/A -15gm 47gm, 6sm Summer, 515AV Wages +546gm -135gm 458gm, 6sm

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Character Concept Concept Duron was made part of the Cerulean Cult at the age of thirty, so for the last twenty five years, the akalak reject spent his life in the shadows observing the comings and goings of the city of Riverfall. Even though, he can't have a bloodline of his own, he still has underlying need to be a use to his people. This need gives him a sense of purpose, so he takes his job as a shadow guardian very seriously. The reject still believes that he plays a vital role in the city of Riverfall; however, he now just needs to convince the Council of Elders that he is their dagger if they need someone silenced forever. Duron cares little about the acceptance of his fellow akalaks or the rest of the citizens of Riverfall. He cares only about himself and the Cerulean Cult because they are his only family now. Everyone else is just a there in his personal play ground. Only time will tell if the people around him are worth playing with or not. Duron current personality believes that he killed his “dark brother” Aferan when he finally took over during the zith hunt, but the nagging voice of his “dark brother” in the back of his head still creeps into his thoughts from time to time. The idea of his “dark brother” taking control over his body agitates the “light brother” enough to make him visibly angry. Sometimes, Aferan can use Duron's anger to influence his light brother to stray from path more comfortable for him. Aferan cares little for feelings Duron, but he knows Duron's passion is his down fall, so he exploits it for his own desires. Sometimes the conflicting actions cause the mentally unstable akalak suffer from rages that can last for days depending on the severity of the emotional conflict. These episodes tend to send Duron back to the Cerulean citadel to deal with conflict in isolation away from the rest of the citizens of Riverfall. In the end, Duron is unpredictable and dangerous if agitated to much, but he does have enough control to function in Riverfall proper. Personality In the years before the Cerulean Cult, Duron was quiet, reserved in his emotions, and obedient to his father's whim. Duron did everything that his father wished of him because he wanted to make his father happy. The drive to please his father made Duron into a perfectionist in his studies of martial combat, academic studies, and occupational studies. However, in doing so, he put a lot of unnecessary stress on himself, and in doing so, he was always his own worst critic. Eventually, his confidence in himself started to wane, and he started to isolate himself from his father and his peers. Regardless of his personal flaws, Duron always had large heart, so he would often stand up for the weak or help the needy if when he could find the time. When the “light brother” Duron finally took over as the dominate personality from his dark brother Aferan. Duron was put into the Cerulean cult as a result. The reject's present day personality cares only about three things himself, the Cerulean Cult, and the preservation of the city. Everything else can go petch itself for all he cares. His current personality is severely resentful of the fact the “Dark brother” tried to suppress him for thirty years. This caused him to act rashly and try to “kill” the dark brother. The light brother tends to get envious of the normal akalak because they seemed to find a happy balance between their other half. In certain emotional situations, Duron can loose control over his actions, behavior, or emotions, so this unpredictable side of him tends to get the best of him from time to time. However, in public, he tries to be on his best behavior; however, he isn't stoic or reserved emotionally like his “dark brother”. He tends to embrace his emotions and enjoys the fact that he still has the freedom to laugh out loud. wwdeqweqe

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History Neron Vakal married his Vantha wife Dulana Frostfawn on his 50th birthday. Neron knew it would be heartbreaking falling in love with a human woman, but he decided to take the risk marry her anyways. It took them five years of trying to conceive a child together. It was frustrating time for the miner and his wife who was hunter, but eventually the gods gifted them with a child. The pregnancy was hard on both of them especially Dulana who had hard time finding energy during the year of being pregnant with her akalak son. This lack of energy put a strain on the young family income, so Neron had to work long hours in the mines to provide for his family. When it was time to give birth to Duron, Dulana barely had enough strength to give birth to him, but she was hardy enough to suffer through the ordeal and give birth to her son; however she died a couple bells later in her sleep. Aferan Duron Vakal was born in the winter of 460AV. Neron Vakal was a typical akalak father who wished his best for his son, so when the boy was able to walk, the large purple man gave his son a wooden lakan. Even though, all Aferan did for the first month was chew on the stained wood. For the first year of his life, Aferan's father was distant with his son because he was still mourning the death of his wife, working long hours at his job in the mines, and daily martial training. Clearly lacking time during the day, Neron relied on his konti mother to take care of his son while he wasn't at home. However, when Neron had a moment of rest, he would always made time to spend time with his son. During his first fifteen years of life, Aferan spent his younger years honing his martial arts training in unarmed combat and armed combat with his lakan. Aferan didn't have many friends in Valkalah Academy or in the training halls because the children could already tell that something was off about the quite boy because Aferan's lighter personality hadn't started to surface unlike the rest of the akalak children. When Aferan's instructors started to tell his father about their concerns for his son's mental well being, the normally stoic man got noticeably agitated with them. He was twelve at the time, and Aferan never saw his father lose his temper with anyone. It scared the boy, but he figured his father was only protecting him. From the age of twelve to fifteen, Duron started to notice a change in his father towards him because he always had a look of concern on his face when he watched him train. During these years, he noticed his father seemed to set the standard higher for his son. Nothing was good enough to please the man as he demanded perfection out of his son. As Aferan got older, he noticed his father was less like a father and more like a taskmaster. When Aferan was fifteen years old, the relationship with his father and him was starting to strain because his “light brother” hadn't surfaced at all. To make matters worse, Neron started to see a konti woman, and he seemed to neglect the emotional needs for his son. Who had started to feel quite isolated in school because he was considered the freak to the rest of his peers. Feeling utterly alone, Aferan started to wonder if his father would even care if he survived the hunt. This feeling started to eat at him inside as he prepared mentally and physically for the hunt. He knew his peers would be more than useless to him if he got into trouble, so he knew that he could only rely on himself if he got into trouble. When the hunt started, Aferan started to notice a voice in the back of his head started to give him helpful advice. When the group found the Glassbeak, the great bird killed four of akalak boys. The remaining boys finally killed the beast with a combined attack of spears and arrows. It was a great victory for the young hunting party, so on the way home, they carried their dead along with the body of beast. Aferan didn't partake in the revelry because he was to haunted by the voice in the back of his head. From fifteen years to age thirty, Aferan decided his profession was going to be a hunter like his late mother. At the glassbeak feast, his father with tears in his eyes embraced his son. During these fifteen years, Aferan was still plagued with the annoying voice in the back of his mind, so he did his best to suppress it. Aferan used his fathers harsh lessons in discipline as a warrior and applied it to his trade as a hunter. Since his father wasn't a hunter, he asked to be a apprentice under a hunter in the city without the help of his father who was to busy with his new konti wife. Life was simple for the young hunter because he now felt like he was always under the watchful eyes of his father, but by the age of twenty, he was kind of starting to get concerned that he would never be reunited with his dark brother. Aferan spent most of time honing his skills as a warrior and hunter. He enjoyed sparring with his peers with or without weapons. Around his thirtieth birthday, Aferan with the help of master weapon smiths forged his first lakan. Up until this moment, he was only fighting with a wooden lakan, so the feel of the metal between his fingers was exhilarating. On his thirtieth birthday, Aferan decided to hunt a zith on his own. He knew hunting a zith with group would sort of tarnish the battle if he needed the help from his peers. When he found a lone zith, he ambushed it while it was feasting on small grassland animal. The young akalak slew the fiend, but during the battle, the light voice in the back of his head finally took control over as his main personality. In a episode of rage, Duron, the dark brother, didn't just kill the zith. Duron dismembered it and brought the bloody pieces of the zith back to show his family and peers. Seeing what his son had done, Neron feared for the safety of pregnant wife because his son seemed to be unable to control the actions of his dark brother. The next day the newly dominate personality Duron was brought before the Council of Elders for evaluation. The deliberations went on for three days and eventually they decided to continue to observe the young man to see if he can control the behaviors and actions caused by the conflicts in the young man's mind. From the ages of thirty to forty, Duron spent these years rebelling against his father who seemed to be absorbed with his new family. Whenever, they did talk. It always turned into a fight especially when he brought up his "dark brother" Aferan into a conversation. Duron knew that his father had no love for the new dominate personalities that took over his son during the zith hunt. As the fights got worse, Duron decided that he wanted sabotage his father reputation, so he started to get into gambling, boozing, and petty theft. This lifestyle lasted for five years till his father threw him out into the street. Eventually, Duron's life of crime caught up with him, and he brought in front of the Council of Elders to be evaluated after he was arrest for breaking into a house. After the trial, they deemed him unbalanced, so they sentenced him to join the Cerulean Cult. For fourteen years, Duron had been a part of the Cerulean Cult, and he had to admit that he was grateful for it because it allowed the light brother to manifest fully. All that remains of the dark brother was annoying voice in the back of his head. During his time in the cult, the once reserved and quiet young man was now social able with his fellow Ceruleans. Duron openly admit that the sudden change to his demeanor was the result of him embracing his Vantha bloodline, so unlike his akalak upbringing, he enjoys the fact that he is less disciplined and tends to be more spontaneous with his actions. He just calls it thinking on his feet. This drastic change in his son didn't sit well with his father Neron, so eventually, the visits became less and less till eventually Duron didn't see his father at all. The new Duron embraced the identity of being the reject to his people because it allowed him certain freedoms that the “normal” akalak wouldn't dare exercise because of their honor. During his years as a apprentice hunter, Duron learned how to be stealthy, but as member of the Cerulean Cult, stealth was considered a art form. Even though stealing was a crime in Riverfall, the Cerulean taught him the basics of larceny like lock picking and pick pocketing because even though these skills are frowned upon in normal society. It was useful skill to get into secure places in the city. Finally, the Cerulean Cult taught him acrobatics, so he could manipulate his body to gain a advantage over his environment or enemies. Today, Duron uses his abilities to learned from his youth and the Cerulean Cult to protect the city from outside and inside influences.

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Lores Lore of Riverfall Layout Lore of Cerulean Role in Akalak Society

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People Along the Way WIP

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Thread List Summer [Sanctuary] A Sense of Normalcy (Kavala) 515AV (On-Going) [Kendoka Sasaran]Dance of Daggers (Ayatah) 515AV (On-Going) Everyone Likes Shiny Things 515AV (Placeholder) A Lesson for Two (Open) 515AV (On-going) (Social/Training) Visiting Kendoka Sasaran 515AV (On-Going) Knives and Fights 515AV (On-Going) Coming Up Empty Handed (Solo) 515AV (Pending) Date Night (Duron) 515AV (On-Going) Not A Chance (Zephari) 515AV (Placeholder) Pondering One's Place in the Universe (Solo) 515AV (Pending) Fall Sweat, Dirt...Smells like Work 515AV (On-Going) On the River Paved Road 515AV (On-Going) Under the Falling Leaves (Lilun) 515AV (On-Going) (The Sanctuary) The Work Never Ends (Open) 515AV (On-Going) Winter Spring Flashbacks