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Welcome to the Character's page!!
I'll start things off with a couple profiles for the characters I've decided to portray!
Welcome to the Character's page!!
I'll start things off with a couple profiles for the characters I've decided to portray!
Lorraine Xe' Almna and The Red-Eyed Demon
Age: 24 and 25 respectfully
Height: 5' 9" (175.5cm), and 6' 2" (188cm) respectfully
Weight: 135 lbs (61kg), and 200 lbs (~91kg) respectfully
Voices: Lorraine: Rena Strober, The Red-Eyed Demon: Matt Mercer
Lorraine's Personality: Lorraine Xe' Almna is the living incarnation of the word 'benevolence.' She hasn't a single negative or toxic molecule in her body, and lives for the joy she derives in helping others. Though she can be a bit naïve, having been raised in a well-to-do household and having the best medical education money could buy, she always means well and prides herself on her ability to maintain an open mind and learn as life presents her with new opportunities for knowledge and experience. She is compassionate, empathetic to a fault, and always willing to give someone the benefit of the doubt and a second chance if they are revealed to be guilty of past wrongdoings. She has a very strong maternal instinct, and will never hesitate to throw herself into harm's way to protect a child. She's very giving. For example, her prices for medical support are the lowest in the nation of Cre' Est, and her clinic's services are free to those known to be living in extreme poverty. She's also highly analytical, and her knowledge of the human body has earned her the trust and respect of local law enforcement who regularly request her to examine bodies found at crime scenes to ascertain what likely took place.
The Red-Eyed Demon's Personality: ???
Lorraine's Biography: Lorraine Xe' Almna was born to Rikard and Felicia Almna 24 Summers ago. Rikard is a former member of the Cre' Itian military, serving as a Commander. And Felicia is a now retired doctor herself who taught Lorraine everything she knew starting from a very young age. Little Lorraine always had a fascination and appreciation for acting in service to others, starting with her helping a grasshopper escape a spider's web when she was only 2 years old. Even having been bitten by said spider during the rescue, she held no grudges and smiles at it as she was ushered indoors by her mother to address the bite.
The Cre' Itian Academy of Medicinal Arts is the most prestigious medical education facility in all of Cre' Est. And thanks to a combination of her mother's teachings, and her own indomitable work ethic and spirit, she was accepted into the Academy on an accelerated program when she was only fifteen years old. By age eighteen, she had graduated and was formally recognized as a Doctor specializing in medicinal alchemy and advanced surgical practice. By age twenty she'd opened her own establishment in Valkyom, the Almna Apothecary and Clinic. And though slow to get on its feet and establish herself, her kindness, generosity, and her passion to help her customers and community, (not to mention the low price of services rendered), helped her exceed everyone's wildest expectations and drew in crowds from near and far itching to simply catch a glimpse of this rising talent who seemed to be a constant source of medical miracles.
By the end of her 21st year, the Almna Apothecary and Clinic was the envy of the medical world in Cre' Est with the lowest prices, but highest customer turnout and satisfaction ratings anywhere. Not to mention the fact that Lorraine's beauty and compassion had earned her the moniker of "The Angel of Cre' Est." And her reputation only continued to grow from there following her becoming the first Doctor ever to perform a successful open-heart surgery. Interestingly enough, Lorraine has been pursued by innumerable would-be suitors seeking her hand in marriage, but she's turned all of them down. And this remains the only so-called 'black mark' on her reputation. Almost all women her age are married and have at least one child, making her somewhat of an outcast among women her own age who view her single status as a sign of either out of control pride, greed for a higher social position (even though plenty of high-profile nobles have asked for her hand over the years and been turned down regardless), or foolishness.
After all, when a woman turns 25 in Cre' Est she's considered to be "past her prime," and most men, no matter how beautiful she may be, will never look at her as a viable marriage candidate, let alone a candidate for siring their children.
And so the question that many are asking is: ... What, or who is she waiting for?
The Red-Eyed Demon's Biography: ???
SPOILERS!!!
You have been warned!
The Red-Eyed Demon's Personality: The one known as the Red-Eyed Demon is a walking amalgamation of conflicting thoughts and feelings. Having been raised by the Grandmaster of Te'i Sai, whose methods revolved around fear, isolation, and extreme physical punishment/torture, he hates feeling pain himself, but derives a sadistic sense of joy when inflicting it upon others. While not antisocial, he's inept in conversation and will often misuse words or drop out mid-sentence if he doesn't know how to finish his thought. However, he enjoys being in social situations, if even only to basically be present as a human statue so he can listen to other people talk.
The Red-Eyed Demon's Weaknesses
* Haphephobia, the fear of human touch
- This is a result of the Grandmaster's constant punishments for failing to perform to his standard of 'perfection' whilst in training, after foolishly acknowledging someone else's existence in the organization, after speaking out of turn, and for refusing to comply with a command.
* Atychiphobia, the fear of failure
- This is also a direct result of the constant, brutal, and sadistic punishments the Grandmaster of Te'i Sai put him through as a child, and throughout his young adult life. To the Red-Eyed Demon, failure is synonymous with intense physical, mental, and emotional agony.
* Claustrophobia, the fear of confined spaces
- Following the constant intense physical punishment and torture, the Red-Eyed Demon would be thrown into a small stone box and left there for hours at a time to 'think about his failures' and contemplate how he was going to recover and improve. To list but a few examples of this fear manifesting itself:
- He will not enter a cave if he cannot stand to full height comfortably whilst inside
- He will not crawl into vents or inside hollow logs
- He will not to anywhere near an empty box large enough for him to fit inside
The Red-Eyed Demon was born in the capitol city of Auxeras, in the nation of Triveila. He was the son of a shipping baron, and his mother was formerly the baron's head maid before becoming his wife on her sixteenth birthday. At age nineteen she gave birth to the boy, having had two miscarriages prior. This was her last chance. If a successful birth wasn't provided here, she would be abandoned and a new candidate would be found to sire the future of his shipping empire. Thankfully, this final attempt was a success. A healthy baby boy was brought into the world, and given a name by his father that his mother greatly feared would be of detriment to his future.
To name one's child after one of the Gods is taboo in Triveila, and considered a sign of unbridled arrogance. And while his name is not one of the Gods themselves, the name is closely associated with the Gods.
And that name was Kyero, the Arbiter of the Gods.
Despite the seemingly positive nature of His position, Kyero is a figure within Triveilan religion who's not known for being benevolent. His position as Arbiter saw him time and again resolve disputes among the Gods with violence. For example, it's said that when Kyero interfered with and forced an end to a conflict between Yrita and Fasoth, the latter of the Gods nearly lost His arm to Kyero's wrath. Being a God, Fasoth could not be killed by such an encounter. But the Gods are said to feel the same sensations as humans. And nearly losing one's arm would drive fear into anyone's heart. And so it is said was the case for Fasoth who, following that harrowing encounter, refused to so much as openly voice objecting opinions with other Gods so long as Kyero was present for their gatherings.
But the name eventually proved to suit him well.
Unbeknownst to his wife and child, Kyero's father led a double life as both a shipping baron and a cultist worshipping the nether realm. He and his fellow cultists believed themselves to have stumbled upon a method to bring Demonic entities into their realm of existence through human sacrifice. And that's exactly what Kyero's father intended to do. When he was six years old, under the lie of a family vacation, Kyero and his mother were brought with his father to the entrance of Roda Valley in Cre' Est, where his fellow cultists emerged and revealed themselves and their intentions for the boy. Immediately his mother attempted to flee with him, but was shot in the right shoulder by one of the cultists and presumed dead after she did not rise following her tumble to the ground. The boy was tied and thrown in a cart that was dragged up the mountains to an ancient ritual site where the hellish nightmare would soon begin...
That night, under a moon-less sky, the ritual began. Kyero was tied to a post in the center of a ritual circle at the center of the structure. And his chest was pierced by a ceremonial dagger wielded by his father. The blade entered just beneath his heart, and the wound was intended to serve as a door bathed in blood for the Demonic entity to enter the boy's body and take total control. The child's mind would be destroyed, leaving only the entity to control it and use it for whatever means it wished. And for a long time everything seemed to be going swimmingly. A large mass of living shadows was successfully summoned and began forcing its way into the boy's body through the wound as planned. But before it could be completed, Kyero's mother appeared wielding a torch left at the cart and set fire to three of them on fire by striking their cloaks. With the confusion taking hold, she tossed the torch into the mass of shadows which caused it to disperse temporarily. And once she freed Kyero from the post, the shadows vanished. The ritual had failed.
Enraged by her interference, Kyero's father and the other not set ablaze viciously attacked her with their ceremonial daggers. But as the saying goes, never fuck with an angry mother. Kyero's father nearly lost his right eye to her nails, and the other lost his manhood as she buried her foot into his groin. Driven back, but not dead, they retreated and left their fellow cultists to burn to death. But the damage was done. Kyero's mother was losing blood, and she knew she wasn't long for this world. Even so, she dragged Kyero to the edge of the mountain and laid down next to him as he stared at her with wide, frightened eyes.
"Live, my love." She whispered, stroking his hair as tears gathered in her eyes.
"You're the reason I lived and breathed. You were the ground beneath my feet, and the spark that powered my heart." She whispers, gasping a breath as she chokes back her sobs.
"I love you so much, my little angel. My baby... To whom I proudly gave birth."
Her voice began to weaken, as did the strength in her arms as she struggled to hold her hand up against his cheek.
"My son... Please. Don't be scared. Everything... Will be all right. I promise..."
Using the last of her strength, she pushed him over the ledge and into the river flowing down into Roda Valley.
"Auxereilla, O... O beloved Mother of All... I beg of you... Please. Watch over... My... Son..."
And the rest, as they say... Is history.
Kyero ended up in the hands of Te'i Sai the following morning, with the Grandmaster becoming infatuated with those glowing red eyes which were the result of a lingering fragment of the Demonic spirit which entered his body. He raised the boy in isolation, used fear to force his obedience, and tortured him endlessly for the most minor of infractions. All to turn him into a heartless killing machine to do Te'i Sai's bidding. The ultimate human weapon.
And that's exactly what he became.
The Maiden Of Revolution
- Age: 24
Height: 5' 4" (162cm)
Weight: 120 lbs (54kg)
Voice: Caitlin Glass
Personality: The Maiden of Revolution is exactly as one would expect of a leadership figure. She's always calm and level headed. She's always poised, dignified, and speaks with eloquence and authority. She speaks her mind, but maintains tact. And she never allows a sleight to go unpunished, even if her judgement and punishments are, more often than not, fair for the situation. But should her rage be stoked, watch out. Few things in this world spark the kind of fear as a woman scorned who also happens to be a tactical mastermind who plays everything like a chess game, and ten steps ahead of everyone else.
Biography: Very little is known about the Maiden of Revolution save what has been made public through her speeches, and word of mouth from those who've managed to get close enough to gather at least some basic information. For example, it's known that she is in her early 20's, though the exact number is speculative, with everyone thinking a different number. It's known that she speaks evenly and treats everyone around her with respect unless they've given her reason not to. And it's known that she cares deeply for Veilbrand and her people, and will do anything and everything in her power to find a way to bring them victory. From the way she's managed to plan their steps up until recently, it's also known that she's incredibly intelligent, and always plans ahead for as many eventualities and hypotheticals as possible. Some might call it paranoid. But it's managed to keep their rather meager forces in the fight so far. So nobody's going to question her results.
The only question now is how long can they hold out?
Can the Maiden bring them a miracle that turns the tide? And even if she can, what could such a miracle look like? And how would it work? They're only around 1,000 able-bodied men, women, and children facing down the might of Egruus' army which, in total, easily numbers over 100,000. Should he call a massive nation-wide sweep, it would be over. So what's to be done now other than struggle as much as possible before it all comes crashing down?
Hope is easily lost in times like these, but it's her goal to restoke the fires and help Veilbrand find its will to live.
Thyleonan "Theo" Fahlrest
- Age: 26
Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight: 175 lbs (80 kg)
Voice:
Rank: Maiden's Thief
Quirks:
* Sits and twirls his thumbs while in thought
* Overly-cautious
* Untrusting
* Overly-analytical
Strengths:
* Lock picking
* Breaking and entering
* Negotiation
* Pragmatic
Weaknesses:
* Quick to flee
* Quick to argue
* Quick to point fingers
* Quick to judge
- Theo, as he's known by his only friend Ciosa, or "Ci" for short, is the embodiment of what happens when someone born in Veilbrand is subjected to a lifetime of injustice, and indignation. He's happy to be alive, but despises the idea of sharing that life with others, aside from Ci. Without any friends, role models, or easy-to-identify indications that the promise of a better future is on the horizon, Theo grew up knowing only resentment and self-loathing.
- Being born to unidentified parents and left on the doorstep of an orphanage in the middle of the night, it's Theo's belief that he was born out of wedlock, though it remains unconfirmed. Regardless, he was bounced around from orphanage to orphanage for as far back as he could remember. And to the best of his knowledge and recollection, it wasn't for any good reason. He was just bounced.
At eight years old he found his way to Frieda's Haven, and orphanage run by a lovely woman named Frieda Liech. When welcomed openly and given a hug the first moment he entered the establishment, young Theo was completely taken aback by the treatment. Every other adult had ignored him, yelled at him, or at least been short with him and told him to "figure it out" or "just ask the other kids" because the adults were too "busy" to bother with him. He remained wary of Frieda for almost six entire months before finally warming up to her and accepting the kindness she always offered him. She always spoke with him rather than at him. She provided him with hand-made clothing. She cooked and cleaned up for him. She did the laundry for all the children. She did everything for them.
Despite his fondness for Frieda, the same could not be said for the way he felt about the other children. Many of them had gathered into mini gangs, or cliques, and scorned him for being Frieda's "favorite." He was always teased, pushed around both figuratively and literally, had his food taken at meal time, had his clothes stolen or destroyed, and was subjected to ruthless hazing any time someone new arrived at the orphanage to set the "example" of what would happen to the new kids if they didn't fall in line with the older, stronger kids who all grouped together against them.
And such was his life into sub-adulthood. Shortly after Egruus' rise to power when Theo was 14 years old, the orphanage was one of the first targets since it was relatively close to Valoc. The establishment was burned to the ground by Egruus' forces, along with much of the surrounding area. Frieda rescued Theo from the fires and rushed back inside, not content to let so much as a single child under her care perish in the flames. However, minutes passed and Frieda did not return. Nor did any other children. The building eventually collapsed from the flames, and Theo was left to abandon the town he spent most of his life in and welcome himself to a life on the streets. And this proved to be a double-edged sword.
Theo's life in the orphanage had prepared him for a life of hard knocks on the streets. Learning how to scrounge and scavenge, and how to break and enter came relatively easy to him. By seventeen he was an expert lockpicker and was able to break into almost anyone's home and slip out without being noticed thanks to his lithe frame and soft footing. It also didn't hurt that his shoes were tailor-made for this line of work with soft soles and padding to mitigate the sounds of friction. Couple that he was fortunate enough to try and rob the wrong man, who turned out to be a master thief himself. But rather than kill Theo, he took him under his wing and taught him everything he could before he eventually disappeared. Whether this was due to him simply choosing to vanish, or because he was actually caught, was never made clear to Theo. But evidence pointed to the former which only further agitated Theo's resentment and desire for distance from others.
Time marched ever onward in this hell hole of a country. And Theo did his best to make due with what he had. His thieving skills helped him survive. And as both Theo and his skills continued to grow, he eventually encountered a girl named Ci on the street making things for the local children. It was an odd life choice. But hey. He'd seen worse. But his curiosity got the better of him, and eventually he slipped up and got himself seen by her. He dashed, of course. No sense talking with her. But the more he checked in to see what she was up to, the more she seemed to get a sense for when he was there. And she started catching more glimpses of him until eventually she called out to him. He was wary, obviously. But he couldn't suppress his curiosity given what she was doing and the kinds of weird things she kept making. Slowly, this formed a friendship. His first real friendship since Frieda. And even if he acts a bit cold to her sometimes, he can't bring himself to stay mad or distant with her despite his instincts screaming at him that he should.
And eventually he found himself listening more and more to the local talk about the Revolution and how, despite 12 years of near constant stalemates and failures, they were still trying. That notion that they could struggle and fail so often and yet still continue to fight struck a chord with Theo who finally, at age 22, decided to try and join the Revolution. He was welcomed with open arms once his skill set was revealed, and he made a name for himself as the best thief in the Revolution's ranks, as well as the go-to operative when they needed to steal important information, items, etc. And more recently he was invited to become the Maiden's personal thief. Initially he refused the offer. But with Ci's encouragement he relented and accepted, though he still doesn't trust the Maiden fully despite following her orders without question.
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