Elenion Aura
One Thousand Club
BASIC INFORMATION
Name: Talion
Aliases: N/A
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: Wood Elf
Class: Warrior, Spellblade
PERSONAL
Sexuality: Bisexual
High Concept: Retribution comes swiftly for those who have wronged him.
Character Alignment: Chaotic Good
Relatives: A small clan of Wood Elves (all presumed dead)
Organizations\Affiliations: Elves of the Western Woods (former; child), Yarrus' House (former), Kingdom of Regum (current)
Personality: Boasting a somewhat gruff, prickly exterior, Talion makes a notoriously poor first impression. A hard life has left him wary of strangers, yet not quite to the point of paranoia. Not one to mince words, he finds overly talkative people exhausting at best and irritating at worst. He warms up and can even make friends, if given the chance.
Backstory: Born to a small clan of Wood Elves known as the Lassdhrili ("People of Lassdhril", named for a sacred tree which once grew in their ancestral forest home), Talion spent his earliest years under the trees, in the company of his kin as the youngest of the Lassdhrili at the time. All newborn Lassdhrili were tattooed at birth with depictions of the 'Roots of Lassdhril', in reverence to the mythical tree. With no neighboring clans, the Lassdhrili people lived in relative isolation in the long years leading up to the clan's destruction at the hands of foreign mercenaries and hired sellswords.
A group of lesser nobles had heard stories that the tattoos of a Lassdhrili possessed mythical properties, and, with intent to sell the 'pelts' on the black market for a small fortune a piece, ordered the massacre. The clan had no warning, and were wiped out within the day, save for one.
Talion was spared a gruesome death, and instead handed over to the triad of noblemen. One of the men, Yarrus, accepted the frightened boy into his household under the pretense of friendship. Yarrus had a penchant for the mystical and alchemical arts, and was fascinated by the markings that traced Talion's body. Determined to discover whether or not they in fact possessed magical properties, he experimented on the boy. Eventually, Yarrus ordered an end to the experiments before they yielded any conclusive results. Talion spent years in Yarrus' service, as a 'pet'. Yarrus would parade him around like a prize, particularly to fellow nobles.
As he grew older, and his abilities began to manifest, his role changed from pet to bodyguard, receiving formal combat training from one of the Knights in Yarrus' service. A seed of fear had begun to grow in Yarrus' mind as he watched the boy he'd enslaved, whose people he'd destroyed, grow strong, strong enough perhaps to challenge him. But his pride whispered louder. He began to test Talion's loyalty with task after task. Sometimes the tasks Yarrus would set would be small, menial. These tasks were meant to demean him, and demonstrate that Yarrus was the one in control. Other times they were difficult, either incredibly physically demanding, cruel, or even sadistic. Talion performed them all without one complaint. Seemingly satisfied, Yarrus eventually relented, and life for Talion returned to normal, for a time. Then came that fateful day.
It started off just like any other. Yarrus was entertaining a fellow noble, and planned to put his prized Talion on display. They'd arranged a tournament of sorts. The first round saw a teenaged Talion pitted against a foreign knight. They were about to begin when the young elf took notice of the peculiar markings embroidered on the knight's breastplate. They were... So familiar. Talion's own markings began to burn bright in response to the markings, searing his skin. Blinded by rage, Talion drew his sword and cut down the older knight with a single swing, cleaving through metal, flesh, and bone. Then, he turned and slew another, and another. A courtyard of knights assailed him, and he killed them all. Yarrus, who'd been watching the spectacle from the ramparts, fled for his life.
Several months later, a royal summons entered a tavern in a snowy village to the north, and after a rather tense introduction, Talion acquiesced, and accompanied them willingly to the capitol.
PHYSICAL
Appearance:
Shorter than the average man, but only slightly. Lithe, strong figure. Green eyes and olive skin, with pure white hair. Silver markings trace the length of his body.
Weapons & Armor: Folded black-iron armor. Medium weight. A token of Yarrus' esteem. Raven's feather pauldrons and elbow-guards. A crude-iron greatsword, slung over his back. Stolen in his flight from Yarrus' castle.
Items & Personal Belongings: A small wooden token, a memento of a childhood forgotten, kept secret for all the years in Yarrus' service.
Skills & Abilities:
Nobility knowledge. Talion spent years in Yarrus' service. He picked up a few things.
Strength. Talion is surprisingly strong for his size, as best exemplified by his weapon of choice: a huge greatsword nearly as large as he is, which he can wield with one hand or both with equal efficiency.
Combat adept. Yarrus raised Talion with the hopes of creating a weapon with which to intimidate and destroy his political rivals. He undoubtedly succeeded. Talion is at home on the battlefield, and, with his blade, can cut a swath through enemy lines in a single stroke.
Spells & Magic:
Blessings of the Lassdhril - Talion's magical affinity stems directly from his status as the last living member of the Lassdhrili people, and is channeled through the markings upon his skin.
(Passive) Fade-Touched: Talion's markings afford him a natural resistance to offensive magic. (All damaging spells are 20-80% less effective against Talion, based on how many spells have been cast in an area around him).
(Active) Battle Trance: Talion's markings glow white, and for a short time he receives boosted combat attributes. (+50-150% strength, speed, and durability over the duration of the ability).
(Active) Blade of Lassdhril: Talion's markings pour their spirit-energy into his blade, causing it to glow, and infusing it with power for a short time. (+100% damage, and each swing produces a small shockwave on impact.)
(Active) Spirit Dash: Talion's markings turn his physical form ethereal, nullifying all physical attacks for a split second. In his spirit form, Talion rushes forward a medium distance, becoming corporeal again, as well as releasing a concussive burst of spirit energy at the end of his dash, knocking foes aside.
(Active - Ultimate) Spirit of Vengeance: Talion's body erupts with spirit energy, blasting away any nearby enemies and imbuing his blade with three deadly Spirit Slashes.
-Spirit Slash: a medium to long-range attack that takes the form of an arc of white light, produced by slashing his sword through the air. The second slash is twice as powerful as the first. The final flash is three times as powerful as the first.
Weaknesses:
Fears
- Returning to Yarrus' service: the subject of one of Talion's recurring nightmares.
Mental weakness
- PTSD: Talion's suffering at the hands of Yarrus has left several lingering emotional and psychological scars. When triggered, as if by the sight of his kin's stolen markings, he may fly into a blind rage, forgetting both friend and foe.
FLUFF (OPTIONAL)
Hobbies:
- Board games and strategy games, though he is admittedly quite poor at them.
- Drinking.
- Gambling. Though, again, he is a notoriously bad gambler.
Quote\s:
- "Get out of my way."
- "If you value your life, leave. Now."
Theme: Hand of Sorrow by Within Temptation
- [ https://youtu.be/s1OnQ104_Xc]
Name: Talion
Aliases: N/A
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: Wood Elf
Class: Warrior, Spellblade
PERSONAL
Sexuality: Bisexual
High Concept: Retribution comes swiftly for those who have wronged him.
Character Alignment: Chaotic Good
Relatives: A small clan of Wood Elves (all presumed dead)
Organizations\Affiliations: Elves of the Western Woods (former; child), Yarrus' House (former), Kingdom of Regum (current)
Personality: Boasting a somewhat gruff, prickly exterior, Talion makes a notoriously poor first impression. A hard life has left him wary of strangers, yet not quite to the point of paranoia. Not one to mince words, he finds overly talkative people exhausting at best and irritating at worst. He warms up and can even make friends, if given the chance.
Backstory: Born to a small clan of Wood Elves known as the Lassdhrili ("People of Lassdhril", named for a sacred tree which once grew in their ancestral forest home), Talion spent his earliest years under the trees, in the company of his kin as the youngest of the Lassdhrili at the time. All newborn Lassdhrili were tattooed at birth with depictions of the 'Roots of Lassdhril', in reverence to the mythical tree. With no neighboring clans, the Lassdhrili people lived in relative isolation in the long years leading up to the clan's destruction at the hands of foreign mercenaries and hired sellswords.
A group of lesser nobles had heard stories that the tattoos of a Lassdhrili possessed mythical properties, and, with intent to sell the 'pelts' on the black market for a small fortune a piece, ordered the massacre. The clan had no warning, and were wiped out within the day, save for one.
Talion was spared a gruesome death, and instead handed over to the triad of noblemen. One of the men, Yarrus, accepted the frightened boy into his household under the pretense of friendship. Yarrus had a penchant for the mystical and alchemical arts, and was fascinated by the markings that traced Talion's body. Determined to discover whether or not they in fact possessed magical properties, he experimented on the boy. Eventually, Yarrus ordered an end to the experiments before they yielded any conclusive results. Talion spent years in Yarrus' service, as a 'pet'. Yarrus would parade him around like a prize, particularly to fellow nobles.
As he grew older, and his abilities began to manifest, his role changed from pet to bodyguard, receiving formal combat training from one of the Knights in Yarrus' service. A seed of fear had begun to grow in Yarrus' mind as he watched the boy he'd enslaved, whose people he'd destroyed, grow strong, strong enough perhaps to challenge him. But his pride whispered louder. He began to test Talion's loyalty with task after task. Sometimes the tasks Yarrus would set would be small, menial. These tasks were meant to demean him, and demonstrate that Yarrus was the one in control. Other times they were difficult, either incredibly physically demanding, cruel, or even sadistic. Talion performed them all without one complaint. Seemingly satisfied, Yarrus eventually relented, and life for Talion returned to normal, for a time. Then came that fateful day.
It started off just like any other. Yarrus was entertaining a fellow noble, and planned to put his prized Talion on display. They'd arranged a tournament of sorts. The first round saw a teenaged Talion pitted against a foreign knight. They were about to begin when the young elf took notice of the peculiar markings embroidered on the knight's breastplate. They were... So familiar. Talion's own markings began to burn bright in response to the markings, searing his skin. Blinded by rage, Talion drew his sword and cut down the older knight with a single swing, cleaving through metal, flesh, and bone. Then, he turned and slew another, and another. A courtyard of knights assailed him, and he killed them all. Yarrus, who'd been watching the spectacle from the ramparts, fled for his life.
Several months later, a royal summons entered a tavern in a snowy village to the north, and after a rather tense introduction, Talion acquiesced, and accompanied them willingly to the capitol.
PHYSICAL
Appearance:
Shorter than the average man, but only slightly. Lithe, strong figure. Green eyes and olive skin, with pure white hair. Silver markings trace the length of his body.
Weapons & Armor: Folded black-iron armor. Medium weight. A token of Yarrus' esteem. Raven's feather pauldrons and elbow-guards. A crude-iron greatsword, slung over his back. Stolen in his flight from Yarrus' castle.
Items & Personal Belongings: A small wooden token, a memento of a childhood forgotten, kept secret for all the years in Yarrus' service.
Skills & Abilities:
Nobility knowledge. Talion spent years in Yarrus' service. He picked up a few things.
Strength. Talion is surprisingly strong for his size, as best exemplified by his weapon of choice: a huge greatsword nearly as large as he is, which he can wield with one hand or both with equal efficiency.
Combat adept. Yarrus raised Talion with the hopes of creating a weapon with which to intimidate and destroy his political rivals. He undoubtedly succeeded. Talion is at home on the battlefield, and, with his blade, can cut a swath through enemy lines in a single stroke.
Spells & Magic:
Blessings of the Lassdhril - Talion's magical affinity stems directly from his status as the last living member of the Lassdhrili people, and is channeled through the markings upon his skin.
(Passive) Fade-Touched: Talion's markings afford him a natural resistance to offensive magic. (All damaging spells are 20-80% less effective against Talion, based on how many spells have been cast in an area around him).
(Active) Battle Trance: Talion's markings glow white, and for a short time he receives boosted combat attributes. (+50-150% strength, speed, and durability over the duration of the ability).
(Active) Blade of Lassdhril: Talion's markings pour their spirit-energy into his blade, causing it to glow, and infusing it with power for a short time. (+100% damage, and each swing produces a small shockwave on impact.)
(Active) Spirit Dash: Talion's markings turn his physical form ethereal, nullifying all physical attacks for a split second. In his spirit form, Talion rushes forward a medium distance, becoming corporeal again, as well as releasing a concussive burst of spirit energy at the end of his dash, knocking foes aside.
(Active - Ultimate) Spirit of Vengeance: Talion's body erupts with spirit energy, blasting away any nearby enemies and imbuing his blade with three deadly Spirit Slashes.
-Spirit Slash: a medium to long-range attack that takes the form of an arc of white light, produced by slashing his sword through the air. The second slash is twice as powerful as the first. The final flash is three times as powerful as the first.
Weaknesses:
Fears
- Returning to Yarrus' service: the subject of one of Talion's recurring nightmares.
Mental weakness
- PTSD: Talion's suffering at the hands of Yarrus has left several lingering emotional and psychological scars. When triggered, as if by the sight of his kin's stolen markings, he may fly into a blind rage, forgetting both friend and foe.
FLUFF (OPTIONAL)
Hobbies:
- Board games and strategy games, though he is admittedly quite poor at them.
- Drinking.
- Gambling. Though, again, he is a notoriously bad gambler.
Quote\s:
- "Get out of my way."
- "If you value your life, leave. Now."
Theme: Hand of Sorrow by Within Temptation
- [ https://youtu.be/s1OnQ104_Xc]
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