Seto

[Seto]

Seto Basic Information Race: Human Birthday & Age: 9th of Winter 468 A.V. (42 years old) Gender: Male Languages Fluent: Common Tongue Basic: Shiber Poor: Nader-canoch (Ancient Tongue) Physical Description Standing at 6'11'', the man known, these days, as Seto appears far older than he actually is. Due to physical (and mental) scarring caused by overgiving, his physical features resemble that of someone at least twenty years older than his actual age. With greyed-white eyes and hair, he can initially come across as intimidating or one to avoid. His physique is one of high stature and strong build, Seto being a devout practitioner of unarmed martial combat. After returning home to Nyka, after many years of travel to many civilisations, he had his own personal garments tailored, which pattern and colouring symbolises the art of balance within oneself and throughout the world. The obscurity of his clothing also reflects that of his personality. He also had crafted a personalised walking staff with equally eccentric traits. Character Concept & History Seto is, without a doubt, eccentric in his personality and opinions, being heavily scarred both physically and mentally by overgiving whilst performing Reimancy. Being so outlandish and obscure for as many decades as he has been, this has become a very normal thing for both himself and for those who know him well. That said, he rarely stays in one place for a long time, much preferring to move about as much as possible. His deep obsession to learn from as many sources about as many things as possible brings him into a pseudo-nomad life, yet also accentuates his eccentricities even further. Due to travelling across almost the whole of Mizahar, he has learned to accept most, if not all races and cultures and therefore is extremely tolerant of other species and their belief systems, regardless of their own individual views on external cultures. Despite this, he has never devoted himself to some kind of God or Goddess, much preferring to remain individual and independent. Hailing originally from Nyka, Seto was a street urchin who longed to leave his home city. When he was 15, he was adopted temporarily by an elderly, travelling wizard by the name of Ojour who taught him the art of Reimancy. He remained Ojour's travelling companion until he was 20 when he succumbed to the horrors of overgiving. He thus lost part of his mind and physically aged beyond his natural years. He left the company of Ojour yet still maintained the practice of Reimancy, albeit at a much slower pace. For roughly a decade - he resided in the Yahebah area, learning the ways of meditation and inner balance as well as the Shiber language from his teacher Desha, a humble and learned man. Often he would travel out into the Eyktol deserts, usually alone, to meditate for days on end before returning back to Yahebah. The locals dubbed him Seto the Mad on account of his eccentric personality. But, despite how much of a home he had made Yahebah, Seto still felt that he was missing something in his life and so left. At this point, he had gained great trust amongst the Benshira peoples, as he had in them, but he couldn't stay. Now a man of 30 or so (although outwardly appearing 50+), Seto sought out the Akalak's to further his own knowledge. Welcomed warmly, he soon settled in as a resident of Riverfall. There he gained an Akalak teacher, a highly skilled martial artist by the name of Aaful. Under Aaful's instruction, Seto learned the ways of unarmed combat and quickly became a competent fighter. Fused with the meditation he had learned from the Benshira, he was able to clear his mind and soul to better both his unarmed combat and his practice of Reimancy. The physical training he received during his time at Riverfall gave him the ability to greater tolerate and train his somewhat frail body (caused by overgiving) into one of strength, fortitude and resilience. From there on in, he continued to live a life of discipline and strength. Five years later, he left and travelled to some of the more desolate and far reaches of Mizahar, living with many races and among many civilisations. He learned the basics of the ancient tongue and started to pursue the philosophical teachings of wise instructors and ancient books. Eventually, he returned home to Nyka a much stronger man than the 15-year-old boy who left many years ago, with the scars to prove it. Even then, he felt he needed to be on the move once again after just a year. He now resides in Zeltiva where he wishes to learn more of his areas of research as well as learn to teach and begin to write his book. Training (Skills, Arcana, Gnosis, Lore) Skills: Unarmed Combat - 20 Reimancy - 20 (5 + 15 racial bonus) Wilderness Survival - 10 Meditation - 10 Philosophy - 5 Lore: Lore of Wildnerness Survival; Desert Travel Lore of Multiculturalism Equipment and Possessions *1 personally tailored suit: red & purple shirt w/cravat; purple, patterned trousers; purple-brown boots. *1 personally crafted walking staff *1 waterskin *1 backpack *1 set of toiletries *Food for a week *1 eating knife *Flint and steel *1 basic 20x20 single room cottage (400 sq feet) with a hearth, bunk, chest, chair, and small table Ledger 45 gold mizas. Expenditures: Three classes at Zeltiva Univeresity - 55 gold mizas Income: Thread List