Valo

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Valo 23 years old Born on 31st of spring 489AV Male Half Human half Inarta Chained One Languages Fluent in: Common Basic in: Nari Poor in: Vani Gnosis Returning Mark 1 - Uldr's gnosis It gives Valo the ability to be much faster than a regular human being, at the cost of his cravings. Upon encountering beautiful things, Valo has an uncontrollable urge to destroy them.

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Skills Skills EXP Total Proficiency Acting 5sp+1+1 7 novice Brawling +2 2 novice Body building +2 2 novice Calligraphy +3+1 4 novice Child care +2 2 novice Dagger +1 1 novice Drawing 5sp +1+3+3+1+3+1+2 19 novice Drinking +1+2+1 4 novice Empathy +4 4 novice Escape Artist +2 2 novice Flower arranging +2 2 novice Horsemanship +1 1 novice Intelligence 10sp +15rb 25 novice Interrogation +1+1+1+3+1+2+1+1+1 12 novice Intimidation +1+2 2 novice Larceny +1 1 novice Leadership +1 1 novice Logic +1+1 2 novice Meditation +5+3 8 novice Negotiation +2 2 novice Observation +1 +1+2+2+1+2+3+2+3+5+3+2+1+2+1+3+2+1+2+1+1+2+3+1+1+3+1+1 52 expert Painting 15sp +4 +2+3+2+3+2+4+2+2+1+4+2+1+1 48 competent Persuasion 5sp+2+1+1 9 novice Philosophy 5sp+1+2+2+3+1+3+3+1 21 novice Planning +1 1 novice Reading +2 2 novice Rhetoric +2+1+1+1+1+1+3+2+1+1+1+1 16 novice Seduction +3+2+2+3+2+2+2+1 17 novice Sewing +1 1 novice Socialisation +1+2+3+2+2+2+2+1+2+1+2+3+1+1 25 novice Stealth +1+1+1 3 novice Story telling +2 2 novice Swimming +1 1 novice Teaching +1 1 novice Tracking +1 1 novice Weapon: short bow +4+5+3+3+3 18 novice Wilderness Survival +1 1 novice Wrestling +1 1 novice Writing 5sp +2 +1 8 novice Lores   Art ~Technique~ Drawing: Basic Shapes Control From The Elbow Not The Wrist The study of shading Exaggerated Contrast: Life From Inaccuracy Always Experimenting ~Theory~ Impasto Knowledge of Colour Theory Primary Colour: Complexity From Purity Simplicity of A Wood Canvas Sensuality of Oil Painted Texture Colour: Natural Hue Versus Synthetic Colour Studies ~Observation~ Mastery of Mood A Rat's Movement Patterns Drawing: Using Sibel as a model Drawing: Portraiture Painting: Pot of flowers ~Inspiration~ Attaching Candles to Trees as a Light Source A Painter's Dream Faintest of Foundations Build The Boldest of Images Pleasure Shaped By Silhouette Bodies Seeped From Tired Hands Painting: Knowing ones limitations Art is Love Texture Matters, Too Book: Colour Theory An Artist's Mind Without Tools Vintage: Painting One's Own Youth Canvas: Body of Paint Painting: The Discipline of Learning That Everything You Have Been Taught To See Was Flawed Art: The Liberation of Heart Art: Steel To Free or Confine Creation Varied From Art Seeing The Silver Lining Of Cold Steel   Weapon Arrows, Speed, and Flightpath Archery Exercises: Breathing and Speed Short Bow: Proper Drawing Technique Short bow: Griping A Short bow Short Bow: Not enough Tension Short Bow: Steady Victory over the Bow Rat: Moving Target Aiming and Distance Silence is Golden Memories of Practice The Difficulty in Drawing A Bow Trying to Keep An Arrow Steady How To Aim an Arrow Short Bow: The First Shot   Magic Reimancy: The Concept Behind It   Religion Death Exception Darkest Proposition of Perverted Resurrection Uldr's Grace Eyes That Have Seen Death Reflection Upon the Nature of Death] Being seduced by the cravings Uldr is freedom How it feels to kill Every kill will get easier Servitude makes you strong The rush of death   Culture ~Wind Reach~ Lore of Wind Reach Culture ~Ahnatep~ Lore of Ahnatep's Larks Lore of Eypharian Beer Lore of Common Ahnatep Elixirs ~Zeltiva~ Lore of Zeltivan Culture The Curse of Ghastly Zeltivan Soil Zeltiva's Kelp Beer The Plagues Death Observance of Zeltivan Law Speechless Beauty of Zeltivan Sunset Unfitting Presence Harshly Reborn by Zeltiva's Bonesnapper   Personal Tricks For memory Recognizing Kelvic Mired in Despair Overwhelmed by Mathematics Temptation of A Vulnerable Woman Self Restraint By Mandate of Youthful Observation Propagating One's Own Virtues Blind To One's Own Faults Playing The Role Of A Father Death of The Boy Birth of The Man Discovering The Blood thirst Within Ever Curious Of Another's Mind Self Sacrificing By Nature Engulfed in Work Deep Appreciation For Colour Becoming one with the Universe Letting go of ones body Meditation: Proper clothing Meditation: Proper posture Meditation: Tailor Position Meditation: Breathing Drowning Tastes Like Kelp Beer Some Things Never Change Philosophy on Books: Fate of Knowledge Thought of Visiting Parents in Wind Reach Alcohol as a Crutch A child's self assurance Synesthesia The Horror of Death is Not Blunted the Second Time What is innocence? Anyone can become a monster Emotional Freedom is to be cherished The sensation of power The Carving of Fara Stealing from the dead Hungry For Experience Seeking Freedom in Relation Modesty: Restriction Mutual Gift: Experience For Memory Patience and Persistence Care To Predict Another Dependence Upon That Which Only Yourself Can Create Numb Demeanour of A Melancholy Man   Social Strange Conversation between Calen and Tallis Family Connections Writing Home Wishing Only The Best Hiding The Shame Helpful To A Foreigner Approached by Concerned Citizens Kiya the Kelvic Wyatti: The Scared Girl Wyatti: Homeless Lance Tycan: Homeless Hound: A Name From Sunberth Lance Tycan: The Liar Disliking Hound A Generous Offer Refusing To Be Afraid of Magic Reaver Riatal: Reimancer Amaria: Zeltivan Resident Amaria: Works at Shipyard Weylin: Of the Emerald Clan Playing the Gentleman Weylin's Strider: Averti Actions Speak Louder Than Words Helping Another Need Besnik (acquaintance) Offering Friendship Enduring Joy For The Youthful Questions of Posterity Taking Offence At Passiveness Vows Of Protection Over The Abandoned Lives of Zeltiva Hush For The Fading Baby Refusing A Women's Request Ricky: Kelp Beer Beginner Rick: Drunken State Helping A Drunk Acquaintance The Moment of Maturity Tora: Tough love Pressured to Practice Love is Art Enemy: Wrenmae Sek Wrenmae is the "WEAK" Killer Lore of Corneliun's Love Life Meka's Just Jealous Pink Dolphins Aren't Fish! Poem: Elegy For A Shattered Vase Picking Your Fights Kel the Simple Scholar Kel the Cartographer Kel's Goal: To Explore and Discover the Past The Tragedy of Odis' Death Fisherman Lasts Without Dog; Dog Doesn't Last Without Fisherman Helping an Orphan Elika the Orphan Disarmed by the Kindness of Friends "There's always a brighter dawn after a stormy night" Ricky's Residency Plans Offering a Friend Money Ignotus The Undead Ignotus Everto (Acquaintance) Meeting a New Friend Cin-Cin: The Girl Who Smiles Elliha Greywind: Vantha Storyteller Causing the Scream in the Night Out Charmed But Not Humbled Innocent Relationship Experience: Cats In The Night Unforgettable Moments: Morgan Sallona's Lips Shape "Paint Me, Valo" Stark Black For Intimate Light Commissioned Again At Last! Necessity: Carrying The Load Wyatti: A Strong And Strange Bond Ease of Conversation Due to Desperation All Men Share A Common Denominator Poem: The Primed Inartan Father The Sheer Impact of Undiluted Truth Kelp Beer: A Stolen Wretched Relief Uncomfortably Aware of Prying Eyes Rudeness To Avoid Humiliation Adapting a Haunting New Visage Possessing A Deathly Calm Like Art: Eternal Finally Unique Alcohol: utterly Charmless Concern For A Friend Friendship Bloomed Like Children And Bound By Manhood

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Ledger   Seasonal wage and expense Starting package +100gm Fall 512AV wages +364 gm Fall 512AV expenses - 135gm Winter 512AV wages +552gm Winter 512AV expenses -135 gm   Items Artist's tool kit -25gm Wrist knife -1gm 2 daggers -4gm   Clothing Silk scarf -3gm fine wool scarf -3sm cotton shirt -1sm 3cm silk shirt - 2gm 5sm Linen shirt -1sm Silk vest -7gm 5sm Wool jacket -1gm Fine wool jacket -1gm 8sm fine wool cloak -1gm 5sm Wool pants -5sm Cotton pants -5sm Leather shoes -3sm Leather shoes -6sm   Furniture Average wash basin -2gm Average desk -2gm   Other spending A letter to his family -30gm Meal at World's End Grotto -1sm Ricky's Debt -25gm Theft +25gm Total: 691gm 1sm 7cm GM Possessions Casual outwear : -emerald coloured wool scarf -black wool cloak with two large buttons -grey tailored wool jacket -white cotton shirt with collar and cuffs -grey wool pants -shiny black leather boots Fine outwear : -midnight blue silk scarf -red wine coloured silk vest -black silk shirt -dark cotton pants -black leather shoes Simple clothing : -black jacket -simple black shirt -simple white undergarments -simple brown pants -simple black boots Other : -white cotton shirt with collar and cuffs and a slit though the centre -grey wool jacket with slit though centre -Artist's toolkit 1 Waterskin 1 Backpack which contains: -Wooden comb -Soap -Razor -wrist knife -2 daggers -1 eating knife -Flint & Steel Heirloom Short bow which belonged to his mother Housing City of origin: Wind Reach Spring 512-Spring 513: Zeltiva Small 20x20 cottage made up of 2 rooms. The smaller one is the bedroom with a bed, a dark wooden chest, a desk and a washing basin in the corner. The larger one is both a kitchen and a guest room with a hearth in the corner and a very simple table and chair. At any time, the small property appears as if stuck by some natural disaster from the cheer load of works and paint scattered all over the place.

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Appearance Pre-91st Winter 512AV Pale man hid behind curtains of vibrant, red hair. Light brows, gently framing the form of his face and deep set, dark green eyes. His eye sight is perfect; and for that he curses nature, as he will never be truly able to wear glasses. A quality which he thinks would bring his face more maturity than it already has. He has hollow cheekbones and a perky nose which gives him a perfected profile. Semi-full, pale lips which look as if they may belong to a beautiful woman. A strong jaw line. He's a very slender man, tall and graceful with every step. Post-91st Winter 512AV Burning red eyes, deathly pale skin, sunken in feature Scar across his neck, his back and chest Personality There's a reason he's known as the Red Haired artist. For art had been, is and always will be at the very core of his being. A man who has been enticed by it longer than he dares to remember, passionately in love, craving. He sees it as more than just a discipline. For him it's a surreal sort of power that a small man may wield in this vast world. A creation, an escapism. So great is his determination, so wild his passion that, no matter what the circumstance, no matter what terrible events had taken place in his life, he is always able to almost completely disassociate himself and take refuge within the pages of his sketchbooks. There are two faces to Valo. A face seen by the world. The kind, red haired gentleman of profound grace and the wit to match. A warm, smiling face. A loving friend, a romantic lover. The other face, the real face beneath that meticulousness crafted exterior, is one which even he isn't quite aware of. A certain detachment from reality, the nature of a man who is little more than a terrible judge of character. For Valo is indeed a good man, a kind man, a gentleman, but only to a certain point. He is however a coward in pretty packaging. A fool. Overly emotional, passionate but fleeting, loving but cruel, kind but arrogant. He is proud, he is vain and a hypocrite. He is reckless and by far, Valo is a coward. However the things he fears are a peculiarity and he does have the ability to overcome his fear if need be. So reluctant he is to acknowledge that he merely plays the part of a gentleman, that he simply convinced himself he lacks that second nature. A man not good nor really evil, just lost. Existing in the rebuttal of oneself. perhaps one of the most prominent things about Valo is the way he carries himself. perfect posture, back straight, chin hight, a fluid grace to every motion. A never fading calm smile of utmost warmth with which he regards all. A profound pleasantness about him. Indeed he is very skilled with his self composure, often subduing elaborate outbursts of emotion from his feature. His eyes however are his greatest weakness. Eyes which are perhaps the window to his soul, ever animated. It is when a person learns to decipher the language of those eyes that they can truly say they know Valo. Having been granted a second chance, Valo is tremendously religious, up to the point of near fanaticism. He truly serves one god; Uldr, who's will is law and he fallows that law without question. Indeed there are other people on Mizahar he too fails to question. In a strange sense, Valo is a rather subdued and withdrawn individual, calm and obedient. Never was he made for any leadership position. He does however make the perfect minion. And in this love, this reverence of Uldr, the artist is able to do almost anything which he'd never dream himself doing. Truly Valo was suspended in the relentless belief that he'd never be able to kill another. What he did not realise is that this brutal act will be easier than estimated and easier sill with each time committed. Sometimes guided by his religious fanaticism, others by own cowardice, there are however times when the entirety of Valo's character dissolves and is overcome by another. A primal instinct of his. The first of those times if when art is in question. The other, in the face of obtaining knowledge. If there is a word to truly describe the artist, it's curious. Profoundly curious, to the point where his entire self composition, his calm exterior brakes down to reveal a starved dog jumping at bones. He'd never admit it to himself, but he is able to go to great lengths to obtain something truly worth knowing. Valo has a certain need to live. Perhaps it is though cowardice, or perhaps truly he had evolved beyond that simply unquestioned existence which he sees within anyone and anything. He has goals: to serve Uldr, to become a famed and revered artist, to seek and achieve the knowledge of magic. They are strong driving forces indeed. But above it all, he seeks freedom and power from simple humanity. Valo is, in many meanings of the word, living even in his state of unlife. Religion Mannerism History

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Friends and foes   Family Teresa Mother Tora Younger half sister Sibel Younger half sister   Friends Besnik Bond mate Ricky Best friend Corneliun Childhood best friend Gale Fellow artist Iggy Patron Nai'a Lover Weylin Lover Cin-cin Childhood friend Miles Friend Reaver Friend Wyatti Friend Lance Friend   Acquaintances Amaria The shipyard worker Arandolya Childhood acquaintance Evalin Enigma Jez Acquaintance Kel Acquaintance Kiya Acquaintance Calen Acquaintance Tallis Acquaintance Keira Acquaintance Lusa Acquaintance Darcy Acquaintance Elliha Acquaintance Lenalia The little artist   Foes Wrenmae relationship Kovac Ex Lover Arianthe The prude Philomena The strange

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Thread List 502AV Spring 21st - The boy's first shot 22nd - The mathematics of Archery 30th- Never surrender 504AV Summer 45th - Improvement of posture 506AV Spring 33rd - The geometry within anatomy 70th - The children that teach one another Summer 2nd - Relative Perspective 511AV Spring 17th - An old friend comes to town 18th - Well this is different Summer 40th - A red haired stranger Winter 66th - Into the City of Syliras 68th - A friendship starts 512AV Spring 90th- Some seek companionship in books Fall 9th - One is a lonely number 16th - Soft crumbling of charcoal 18th - Painting at the orphanage 29th - Caring for orphans 29th - A letter to his family 32nd - Drowning of a lonely soul 40th - A perfect circle 51st - People watching 67th - It is fall 82nd - Path of the wolf 89th - The muse Winter 2nd - Start of a long winter 5th - Imparsto 7th - A contract of an artist's discontent 10th - Meeting someone special 11th - A painting lesson 12th - Fabulously unproductive day 18th - Dampened Spirits 19th - Dissolving the fantasy 19th -Romancing the sunset 19th - Does this mean forever, or just tonight? 21st - Gods made of stone 21st - Fabric from which all good men are made 22nd - Escaping the past 29th - Drawing and Drinking 30th - An Artist's Musings 31st - How to get lost 31st - Welcome home friends 33rd - Charcoal and Paint 34th - Letting go of anger 34th - Fever heat 35th - A warning sighed in blood 36th - A dip in Kelp Beer 36th - A canine comes calling 38th - In plan View 40th - The Funeral of Kip Drawlins 40th - On the wings of pestilence 41st - Some seek comfort in art 42nd - Death is thicker than blood 45th - Chasing rabbits 46th - Broken man 47th - The Hind and The Sea 50th - Watercolour figures 50th- Sickness of this world 50th- Alas you belong to me 51st - Death to the teeth and claws 52nd - Beneath the skies of Zeltiva 53rd - Down by the water and up in the sky 63rd - My Beloved City, Doomed to Oblivion 72nd - Local Embarrasment 76th - Who goes there 80th - Lightened Spirits 85th - The winter ball 86th - Subtlety of post ball intoxication 86th - Day after the Ball 87th - Down at the water 90th - Archer and the artist 91th - You're a mouse not a man 91st - The returning

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~Valo: post death~ General Information : What is your Name? Valo. It means light. Do you go by a nickname or pet name? Valo... Val. It's a short name. Doesn't need shortening further. How old are you? 23 years... forever 4. What is your height? 5. What is your weight? Aesthetics : 1. Describe yourself as you see yourself. 2. Describe yourself as others typically see you. 3. What is your favorite body feature? 4. How physically fit are you? 5. How do you typically dress and what is your style? Family : 1. Who are your parents and what are they like? 2. Do you have any brothers or sisters? 3. What is your extended family like? 4. Do you consider close friends as important or more/less important than family? 5. Do you treat animals like family? Location : Where were you born? Wind Reach, 31st of Spring 489AV. I still remember those days fondly. So much has changed. I must admit, often I find myself wishing I was twelve years old again, when life was blissful and frivolous. Where do you live now? Zeltiva If you could live anywhere in Mizahar where would that be? I don't really know the answer to this question. Once I believed there was no other place for me than Zeltiva, but it seems the city has grown a monstrous side since then. Disenchanted, I am with my silly childhood beliefs. A return to Wind Reach is not an option. Perhaps I am simply to wonder for eternity until I find such a place... if such a place exists. Do you have a favourite place to vacation or spend leisure time? There's no sleep for the dead and no vacation for the artist. My favourite place is the inside of my sketch book, for there and only there I truly as safe. Where do you fear to be? Within ear shot of those I love. Yes I do still love, though love is fleeting. I fear what they'll think, I fear their reaction and their rejection. I fear their tears. I fear returning to Wind Reach. I fear of resurrecting those memories who best remain on the pages of the book of my timeline, for there they may remain beautiful. It's odd really, talking about all this fear for perhaps it is only after death that I truly know what fear is. I guess there's a place in East Street which I still avoid as if my very unlife depended on it. A spot where I had my first real brush with Death, the tree upon which Kip Drawlins was hung and mutilated. That place is still haunted by the residual memory that plaid itself over and over again. Coincidentally that was the last thing I laid my eyes upon before my life was taken. Traits : Do you have any physical weaknesses? Oh yes. in fact I'm quite fond of my scars. There's a certain surreal beautiful about them. One on my neck. A thin slit, a crescent where a knife traced the perimeter of my skin. The other, a jagged one just below my ribcage where I have been pierced though with a rapier. It's a little larger on my back, sprouting little snaking threads across my flesh more profoundly than on the front of my chest. A constant reminder of my mission. Are you right handed or left handed? Right handed What languages do you speak? What do you sound like? Do you have an accent? I'm multilingual, having grown up in Wind Reach, living with both Common and Nari. In fact I still bear a Nari accent in my everyday communication in common, which waves and wanes with the moon. Sometimes it's utmost present, others almost non-existent. Do you have any odd mannerisms, annoying habits, or other defining characteristics? Do you have (or want to get) any tattoos or piercing? Oh I never gave it much though... hmm... It is a marvellous thought I must admit; to become a walking canvas. A statement to my art. Occupations : 1. What is your occupation? 2. Do you like/dislike your work? Why? 3. If you could be anything you wanted to, what would you be? 4. What occupation do you admire the most? Why? 5. What occupation do you lest like? Why? Childhood : 1. What sort of child were you? 2. What is your favorite memory from childhood? 3. What is your worst memory from childhood? 4. What sort of relationship did you have with your parents? 5. Who was your most influential rolemodel? Education : 1. What sort of education do you have? 2. Do you like/dislike learning? 3. Where or how did you learn most of your skills/abilities? 4. How do you learn best? 5. What are your educational goals for the future? Relationships : 1. Do you form close bonds with people? Why? Why not? 2. Do you trust people easily? If not, why not? Do you consider yourself straight, gay, bi, or something else? I'm straight! I am, I swear! I just... 4. Have you ever been kissed? If so, describe the first time. 5. Have you ever had sex? If so, describe the first time. Drugs and Alcohol : Have you ever been drunk? Suffice to say, I've had somewhat a history of drunkenness. A bad habit. I can't say I remember much of my first encounter with the substance. It was somewhat a blur, to say the least. I do however remember the horror of finding out I can no longer drink, for alcohol seems to have lost it's effect on me. Do you like to drink on a regular basis? Yes. A thousand times yes. What sort of alcohol do you prefer? I don't think it'll come as a surprise when I state I'm not a fan of kelp beer. The wretched substance. However I'm not really that fussy. If it has a kick to it, I'll drink it... or rather I would have drunk it. there isn't much point to it now. 4. Have you ever tried drugs (mood altering substances)? If so, which kinds and what did you think of them? [color = white]What do you think of drugs and alcohol?[/color] What is there to think? Perhaps it's better not to think at all, providing one cares that is. A simple shutting down the mind and chugging down the wretched stuff. That's how it's done. Likes and Dislikes : 1. What are your hobbies? 2. Do you like to read? 3. What annoys you more than anything else? 4. What do you find the most relaxing activity to do? 5. What kinds of things embarrass you? Why? Favorites : 1. What is your favorite color or colors? 2. What is your favorite time of day? 3. What is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen? 4. What do you like to eat? What do you hate to eat? 5. What is your favorite type of weather? Does any kind scare you? Outlook : Are you optimistic or pessimistic? 2. What are your religious views? Would you be able to kill? Do I really have a choice? Do I really look like a man who's in control of anything any more? 4. What are your views on sex? 5. What, in your opinion, makes a successful life? Actions : 1. What is the worst and best thing you’ve ever done? 2. What is your greatest regret? 3. What is your best/worst memory? 4. If you could change one thing about your past, what would it be and why? 5. What are you the most proud of doing in your life? Emotions : 1. How honest are you about your thoughts and feelings with others? 2. Do you have any biases or prejudices? 3. What makes you happy? 4. Who or what, if anything, would you die for? 5. What makes you angry? Relationships : 1. In general, how do you treat others? 2. Who is the most important person in your life, and why? 3. Who is the person you respect the most, and why? 4. Do you have a spouse or significant other? If not, describe an ideal lover. 5. Do you trust anyone to protect you? Who, and why Group Situations : 1. Do you tend to argue with people, or avoid conflict? 2. Do you tend to take on leadership roles in social situations? 3. Do you like interacting with large groups of people? Why or why not? 4. Do you care what others think of you? 5. What do you think of others, in general? Self Image : 1. What is your greatest strength as a person? 2. What is your greatest weakness? 3. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? 4. Are you generally introverted or extroverted? 5. Are you generally organized or messy? Beliefs : 1. What God or Goddess do you find most appealing, if any? 2. Which God or Goddess do you fear, if any? 3. Do you have any Gnosis Marks? If so, how did you receive them? 4. What lengths would you go to to please your deity? 5. Where do you draw the line at pleasing your deity? What is too much? Life & Death : 1. What do you absolutely live for? 2. What is the best part of life? 3. What is the best part of death? 4. If you could choose, how would you want to die? 5. What is the one thing for which you would most like to be remembered after your death? [/color]