Tristan Blackfish

[Tristan Blackfish]

Tristan Blackfish Appearance Race: Kelvic Gender: Male Age: 10 (appears ~17) Birthday: 30, Winter, 504. Birthplace: Syliras Appearance: 6’5” ~250lbs, built like a swimmer with a muscular v-shaped torso and powerful arms and legs; he keeps his body clean-shaven to keep him streamlined in the water. The only hair is on his head, and it’s kept relatively short. He looks more mature than one might expect, even for a Kelvic, with constant bags under his deep brown eyes and a chisel to his jawline. There is a massive scar across his back, stretching from his right hip to his left shoulder, and what appears to be a through-and-through scar the size of a fist on the front and back of his left bicep. In his Orca form, Trist is about 25ft long, nearly full-grown, his lithe form marred only by the massive scars that mirror from his human form. Character Concept Adventurer, pirate-hunter, party-lover, sailor of seas. Character History Trist was born to a hawk Kelvic mother and a wolf Kelvic father, whose bond-mates were lovers. By six months of age, it was apparent that Trist’s animal form was nothing like his parents, as he barely appeared to age. It wasn’t until his mother’s bondmate suggested they take him to the sea that they realized his nature, and he spent the next few years between forms as his parents’ bondmates moved to live by the water. For the first time in his life, he was able to assume his true form, and while exploring around the docks one day he found natural orcas begging fish from the local fishermen. In between his times on land he jumped from pod to pod, enjoying their playfulness and learning the tricks each pod had for hunting. While only months old, he had begun spending time with a pod whose matriarch took a liking to him, and he learned that she had befriended a Svefra. Curious about their peoples, he traveled with the pod to see what they were like, and fell victim to the pirate attack that targeted them. The matriarch was killed, and Trist himself was left grievously wounded. Rescued by the Svefra, and terrified, he reached out for reassurance, for someone to care for him. To his surprise, he felt a soothing presence, as someone reached back, and knowing he was safe, he fell unconscious, no longer fighting the pain of his wounds. He did not know whose boat had laid open his back, nor whose harpoon pierced his left fin, but the Svefra had been peaceful before the pirates attacked, and it was with the pirates that he placed the blame. When he was well enough to travel, he was borne home by a friend of his mother's bondmate, who had heard talk of the wounded orca Kelvic and knew it could only be him. Years later, and fully recovered, his mother’s bondmate suggested he travel, to try to find the Svefra who had rescued him, and the person he had bonded to in his time of need, and so he did (visiting home frequently, of course). His mother’s bondmate fell ill shortly after, and his mother did not recover from the loss. His father’s bondmate took the loss of her lover and Tristian's mother especially hard, and moved away from the sea, making it harder for Tristan to visit his family, though he could not blame her. He was always very close with his mother, and got his looks from her, though his size was his father’s; he had no doubts that seeing him brought back painful memories. He struck out once more, on his own, back to the seas he loved. With his orca form nearly full-grown, Tristian has become something of a terror for the pirates that sail the areas he roams, as he seeks out the bondmate whose emotions he has shared for so long. Language Fluent Language: Common, Oceanic Dolphin (Orca, Dolphin, porpoise, etc) Poor Language: Fratava Skills Skill EXP Total Proficiency Hunting 10 RB 10 Novice Wilderness Survival 10 SP 10 Novice Sailing 10 SP 10 Novice Swimming 15 SP 15 Novice Weapon: Dagger 5 SP 5 Novice Food Preservation 10 SP 10 Novice Lores Helpful Lores: (Pick 2) Lore of Syliran Oceanography Lore of sea mammal social structure (Orcas, dolphins, etc) Possessions 1 Set of Clothing -Simple Shirt, grey -Simple Pants, black -Simple Undergarments, blank -Simple Coat, dark grey -Simple Boots, black 1 Waterskin 1 Backpack which contains: -Comb (Wood) -Brush (Wood) -Soap -Razor -Balanced Rations (1 Week's worth) -1 eating knife -Flint & Steel -Tent, 4 Person -Body Pack -Fishing Net -Hammock -Preserving Kit, High Quality -Rope - Silk (3 50-foot lengths) -Bedroll -Dagger, Double-Bladed -Rowboat -Blood Decoy (5) -Large Chest -Boots, Leather -Rice (5 lbs) -Cooking Pot, 2-Gallon -Cup, 12 oz (3) -Table spoon (3) -Tankard (3) 302 Gold Mizas, 8 Silver Mizas Housing Location: Currently camped out just inside the boundaries of Syliras, in the area of the harbor. On the nights he spends ashore, he pulls his small rowboat up onto the shore and ties it off, and retires to his large tent that doubles as both his living quarters and the processing area for his fish salting. House: 'Cashed in' shelter for 500 gold rimmed mizas. His house is his large tent. Ledger Purchase Cost Total Starting +100 GM 100 GM Housing Cashed in +500 GM 600 GM Tent, 4 Person -10 GM 590 GM Body Pack -10 GM 580 GM Fishing Net (x2) -8 GM 572 GM Hammock 5 GM 567 GM Preserving Kit, High Quality 55 GM 512 GM Rope, Silk (3) 30 GM 482 GM Bedroll 1 SM 481 GM 9 SM Dagger, Double-Bladed 8 GM 473 GM 9 SM Rowboat 100 GM 373 GM 9 SM Blood Decoy (5) 25 GM 348 GM 9 SM Boots, Leather 10 GM 338 GM 9 SM Large Chest 2 GM 336 GM 9 SM Rice (5 lbs) 25 GM 311 GM 9 SM Cooking Pot, 2-Gallon 5 SM 311 GM 4 SM Cup, 12 oz (3) 2 SM 1 CM 311 GM 1 SM 9 CM Table Spoon (3) 3 CM 311 GM 1 SM Tankard, 32 oz (3) 3 SM 310 GM 8 SM Table, Fine 8 GM 302 GM 8 SM Thread List Link your current & past threads here!

[Astator]

Please note, that a male orca, in the wild only survives to about 30 on average and can survive up to 60 years. According to the NOAA: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says that males live on average for 30 years, but can live as long as 50 to 60 years, while females live 50 years but can live as long as 100 years. Just keep that in mind. Please state what Biome you are proficient in for Wilderness Survival. These can be found in the lore as well: Desert, Forest, Hills, Marsh, Mountains, Plains, Sea or Underground . Also note that the Syliran Knights frown upon your living arrangements, if approved by Nightmare please let me know. Once you have fixed that error, please PM me by using the envelope on the side below my name and let me know. Thank you, Astator