Cadicus

[Cadicus]

. . Cadicus destined to fall . . . Basics Name: Cadicus Fall: 8th Summer 484AV (28 years) Race: Ethaefal of Syna (Forsaken) / Drykas Gender: Male . General Information Physical When Syna reigns, Cadicus stands tall beneath the sky: frozen in time, unmoored from Syna's seasons, and yet still proud of his beautiful form. At six foot two inches, he strikes a powerful figure, his shoulders broad and his chest muscled. His body has no excess fat, his limbs lean and wiry from his training amongst the Drykas. Cadicus appears to be mid twenties, still young in the eyes of the world, his face unblemished, his cheekbones high. His long hair remains a dark brunette, framing his shimmering copper skin, forever drawn back with a leather strap into a long ponytail, or a knot atop his head. Shimmers of gold run through the locks, glinting in the sunlight, reminding those who look at him whom he used to serve. If his hair does not remind you, then undoubtedly his pupils and his horns will. His eyes an envy emerald green, piercing and full of desire, and his horns a pale, gleaming bone white. They never change. They are forever skeletal, his hair forever streaked. He has renounced Syna from his life, and so, he stays the same, forever. And when Leth rises, Cadicus changes beneath the moonlight, much like Leth himself does through the seasons. Cadicus grows taller in his Drykas seeming, standing six foot four inches. He seems to be in his early thirties. His frame fills out, his shoulders stockier, his muscles stronger in his core. He cuts a far more intimidating figure than his Syna form, which, though strong, is still wiry and lithe. By night, his Drykas form is far stronger, far stockier, and his chest far hairier, giving off a masculine scent of intimidation. He keeps his hair short, with stubble covering his chin: a reminder to himself that he is not truly Drykas, and he cannot ever pretend to be, even with Maritus by his side. Spreading over the entirety of his back, Cadicus holds his Drykas Windmarks by night. They take the form of tribal wings, covering the entirety of his shoulder blades, representing the day he bonded to Maritus. For those that look closely, his face seems slightly assymetrical, with his left eyebrow raised higher than the right. His nose bears a prominent break from a fight in his past. Concept A Forsaken Ethaefal of Syna, Cadicus lost all faith in the Sun Goddess after his fall from Grace. Awakening in the seafoam, Cadicus was set adrift in a world where men aged and women died in childbirth, where people killed for bread, and where gods cursed mortals. As he wandered, he tried to maintain his faith, his devotion to Syna: trying to see her as the loving matriarch he had been devoted to in the Ukalas, now a realm his fallen tongue could not verbalise or envision. But to Cadicus, she became nothing more than an uninterested mother, one who had abandoned and forgotten her son. Renouncing his faith entirely, Cadicus froze in the season of Summer: no longer changing, no longer blessed with the gifts of time, he forsook his Goddess and became incredibly bitter. Cadicus, no longer owing his life to Syna, has become cynical of life, questioning the purpose of attitudes and actions that mere mortals fret over every day. He holds a deep contempt for those so moored in society's values and expectations, considering himself ironically 'free', though he holds no pleasure in the day to day living of the world. It is a sheer stubbornness that has prevented him from falling upon his sword: a message to Syna. That she may forsake him but she will never break him. That he doesn't need the Goddess. In his speech, Cadicus is snarky and sarcastic, forever poking at his opponent's Achilles' heel. He is a very hurt man, and determined not to show it. Cadicus does not care for other individuals. He finds them weak, fleeting, too driven by all the wrong things, too spineless and heartless about the shape of the world. He particularly despises liars and cheaters, and won't feel any grief if such a person were to be removed from the world. He is always blunt and honest, which can often turn the more sensitive against him: something that does not dissuade him from speaking what he perceives as truth, a truth for him that is not relative. Despite being honest about what he sees, he is very rarely open about his feelings and his past. He will not hesitate to tell you to bugger off if you should pry. He does not like to explain his actions or intentions. However, the rare person who persists, and manages to get under his skin and into his mind, will find he is a genuinely decent guy, following his own code and trying hard not to be broken again, or dependent on any one person. Never again. When he does care, he cares totally and completely, and will never betray you. He won't ever say he likes you. You'll just know. While Cadicus is not overly fond of people, he would do absolutely anything in the world for any animal in need. To him, animals are something pure, something honest, the higher form of life on this world. They are driven by instinct and are entirely open about their desires and urges. For this reason, Cadicus has always had a soft spot for Kelvics, seeing them as what humans should be like. Cadicus would rather spend time with animals than people. While he could not care less if a human is injured or killed, if one small animal is hurt, then kingdom come. For this reason, Caihya is the only one of the pantheon that Cadicus has any respect for, though he would not call himself a follower: merely that their mindsets and values seem to coincide. Cadicus strongly dislikes staying in one place for too long, being moored to a single location, stuck in one way of life. He constantly moves location, loathe to be dependent on anything except himself. For this reason, Cadicus finds it difficult to form strong relationships, be it platonic or romantic. He does not like to be attached, lest they abandon him again. Cadicus does, however, have strong urges, and releases them often. He does not care if his partner be male or female. What matters is release. . History Forthcoming. . Knowledge Skill Starting Total Skill Level Animal Husbandry 26SP 30 Competent Leadership 10RB 10 Novice Medicine 10SP 10 Novice Riding 7SP 9 Novice Weapon: Scimitar 7SP 7 Novice Rhetoric N/A 4 Novice Observation N/A 3 Novice Debating N/A 3 Novice Teaching N/A 1 Novice Acrobatics N/A 1 Novice Intimidation N/A 1 Novice Lore Acquired Applying Splints to Domestic Animals SP Forsaking Syna SP Animal Training: Teaching A Dog to Come...Or Not # Leto: Dabbling In Magic From A Young Age # What We Ethaefal Are: A Brief Lesson # The Tortured Soul Tortures the World # Riding Free: A Blessing And A Curse # Longing for Elsewhere # Searching for The Right One # Cypress the Whore # Devotion to Cypress # Haunted by Loss # Empathy For The Weak # Anger Toward The Higher Powers # Focus Upon The Afflicted # Shun To The Plague Doctor # Interrupting a Scholarly Debate (With a Dog) # Metaphors Not Fists # Lunging at a Woman # Taking Back One's Words # Language Competency Common Fluent Pavi Conversational Arumenic Poor . . Possessions Clothing: leather riding pants, white blouse, brown cloak, knee high leather riding boots. (SP) Waterskin & backpack (containing toiletries, eating knife, flint and steel). (SP) Healer's kit. Bequeathed upon him by one of the Drykas he met, when he healed their dog's broken leg. Heirloom. (SP) One yvas. Toolkit, Animal Groomer's. Tent, one person. Scimitar. Leather armour. Scabbard. Funds: 101gm, 8sm. Ledger : + 100gm: Starting Package. + 500gm: cashed in housing. - 2gm: One yvas. - 10gm: Toolkit, Animal Groomer's. - 35gm: Dog, Companion. - 2sm: Cat. - 2gm: Tent, one person. - 15gm: Scimitar. - 10gm: Leather Armour. - 4gm: Scabbard. - 150gm: Cyphrus Strider. - 135gm: Common Living Conditions: Winter 512AV - 135gm: Common Living Conditions: Spring 513AV . Companions Maritus A Cyphrus Strider Cadicus bonded to when he first visited Endrykas after his Fall, Maritus has been through thick and thin with the Ethaefal. A fierce companion, Maritus is content to travel the world with Cadicus, accompanying his bonded through strange lands, even beyond Cyphrus. His flowing black mane is always brushed through, and Cadicus makes an effort to attend to Maritus on a regular basis: the Strider is his firm friend and partner through danger and heartbreak, and disavowal of faith. A horse that loves speed more than anything else, Maritus delights in long gallops with Cadicus on his back, and the feeling of wind against his frame. He glows slightly in the dark, a comforting presence during the long night. Sodalis A Helevaos Shepherd, Cadicus spotted the young Sodalis being abused by his masters as he was leaving Endrykas for the final time. Whipped within an inch of his life, Sodalis was being 'trained' to herd the flocks of the moving Drykas at far too young an age, with far too much force. Terribly angry, Cadicus intervened, his face dark with rage and terrible purpose, roaring mightily at the two abusers, and snatching the puppy away from them. Flinging a couple of miza towards them, he strode off to Maritus, wrapping Sodalis in a blanket, nursing him back to health on his travels. Now full grown, Sodalis is a perfectly content dog, if a little old, and a faithful friend and companion to the Ethaefal. He is very very attached to little Moll, and one can find them snuggled up together often. Moll Deceased 74th Winter 512AV A newborn kitten, Moll was found in the streets of Zeltiva not too long ago. Only a few weeks old, Moll was sick from the deadly disease that plagued the port city. Stemming from his anger inside of him, Cadicus swept up the kitten, and brought her back to his room in order to nurse her back to health. Still quite ill, Moll is not recovered, but thanks to the loving care of Cadicus, and the warmth of Sodalis, has managed to survive thus far. A demure little thing, her health does not allow her to be particularly active. Her mew is an adorable sound, and all who hear it are drawn immediately to her. Cadicus is extremely attached to the vulnerable kitten. . Thread List Flashbacks # More Than Drykas. Vanator. Early Fall 494AV. (Ongoing) # Randomness in Endrykas. Leto Sunsinger. 43rd Summer 500AV. (Graded) # Unblemished Hands. Cypress. 18th Spring 502AV. (Inactive) # Trampled Grass. Ronan. 17th Summer 504AV. (Graded) # Desperation and Divination. Naeya. 14th Fall 505AV. (Graded) Winter 512AV # Shattered Memories. Cypress. 8th Winter 512AV. (Graded) # Some Bells Can't Be Unrung. Cypress. 9th Winter 512AV. (Inactive) # Come here, little thing. Solo. 12th Winter 512AV. (Placeholder) # The Scimitar Is Stronger. Lucas Arias. 32nd Winter. (Ongoing) # A Meeting of Minds. Leas. 39th Winter. (Graded) # Words Cut Like Daggers. Philomena. 47th Winter. (Complete) # Wasteland. Tiki. 60th Winter. (Graded) # To Halt Time. Solo. 68th Winter. (Placeholder) # Not With A Bang, But With A Whimper. Solo. 74th Winter. (Placeholder)