Rythern

[Rythern]

Rythern Vakya Knifethrower Information and Description Concept and History Training Equipment and Possessions Ledger Thread List

[Rythern]

Basic Information Race: Vantha Birthday and Age: Spring 7, 492 AV Gender: Male Physical Description Rythern stands at 5' 9" with a slender, lightly muscled build. As Vantha, his hair grows characteristically thick and dark; it is cut short. He has a light olive complexion. His eyes are a natural blue, but as is true for the rest of his race, eye color color shifts with the emotions that Rythern leaves unguarded, which is to say most of them. He is young and grinning and roguish, and his myriad expressions are the kind of fast, fleeting impulses that flash through faces and do not linger. He also bears scars - thin white remnants of the exhausting, largely self-inflicted hardship of his childhood - but no evidence of inner pain, as he has little to begin with. Now a knife artist and traveling performer by trade, he recognizes many of the scars as the distant whispers of accidental wounds, markers of the learning curve. After all, perfect practice makes perfect performance, but not all practice is perfect. Rythern wears a blue silk shirt, black trousers, a red leather belt, black gloves, and boots. On the road, he wears a dark hooded cloak; during practice alone, he dons light cord armor to protect his body; during performance, he wears a black mask. He is not exceptionally strong, but he is light, and his movements echo the quick and abrupt nature of one who is swift, sure, and easily distracted. He is also quite flexible. Rythern takes advantage of this in his choice of work, and so far, it seems to have gone relatively well.

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Character Concept At nineteen years old, the mischievous youngster of Rythern's early boyhood has matured into a self-assured, quick-thinking entertainer with a flair for the dramatic and the dangerous. His lifelong fascination with knife throwing in turn has shaped much of his fighting and storytelling. He features knives in his hunting, his improv performances, and his primary means of self-defense - the young Vantha hones these abilities with a childlike and somewhat disturbing enthusiasm that borders on obsession. His stage name is Vakya, a personal embellishment of the Vani phrase 'wild light'. Away from the campfires of dance and entertainment, Rythern is laid-back but incredibly impulsive, prone in dangerous situations to whims of overconfidence or overlooked alternatives. He prefers fight over battle and flight over fight, flirts with risk and dark humor and quick easy decisions, and his time spent on the road means his friendships are many but his loyalties mercurial, shifting with circumstance and his own changing personal convictions. The exception to this is Rythern's fierce devotion to the Winter Goddess, his queen Morwen, and he makes nightly prayers to her despite traveling far from her realm. For reasons he doesn't care to admit to himself, however, he's yet to make plans to return to his Avanthal home. Instead he travels gypsy-like from place to place with his windrunner, Aeyo - practicing with his knives, getting into trouble, chasing things he doesn't know about and searching casually for things that aren't there. In short, he has no idea where he's going or what he's supposed to do. And he knows this, but his answer to that lingering question is another one: Who cares? Character History Pending.

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Skills Weapon - Throwing Knives: [34/100] Rythern is a skilled knife-thrower. At the moment, he's developed only enough physical strength to use lighter knives for long-distance throwing, but he is training to throw heavier knives. He has a good eye and his aim is quite deadly. History : +30 Starting Package +2 A Knight Off Duty +2 The Black and White Acrobatics: [12/100] Rythern was a circus performer as a boy. Now, he puts his acrobatic skills to use in his storytelling and knifethrowing acts, or as an imaginative supplement to his (virtually nonexistent) combat skills. History : +10 Starting Package +1 A Knight Off Duty +1 The Black and White Dual Wield - Throwing Knives: [11/100] Rythern is a self-trained dual wielder whose dominant hand skill remains far superior to that of his non-dominant hand. He practices constantly to improve his work with two hands. History : +10 Starting Package +1 A Knight Off Duty Storytelling: [11/100] Rythern is an avid storyteller, both by trade and by passion. History : +10 Racial Bonus +1 A Knight Off Duty SKILL LIST : Weapon - Throwing Knives: [34/100] Acrobatics: [12/100] Dual Wield - Throwing Knives: [11/100] Storytelling: [11/100] Lore Vantha Performing Arts Rythern has basic knowledge of the forms of dance, storytelling, and other arts that are common to the Vantha. Taldera Region Geography (Basic) Rythern has basic geographical knowledge of Taldera, where he grew up. # Fighting in a Dark Street Using last-ditch improvisation, Rythern has escaped his demise at the hands of drunkards in a dead-end alley. # The Beginnings of Throwing Well with Both Hands Rythern knows the challenges to throwing knives with his non-dominant hand. # How to Feel Out a Potential Partner For a joint performance act, Rythern can gauge how well he's likely to work with someone. # Fade's Mark Rythern possesses an understanding of Fade's Ranuri. # Difficulties in Hunting Burlap Just because an alternative is easy doesn't, unfortunately, mean it's useful. LORE LIST : Vantha Performing Arts Taldera Region Geography (Basic) Fighting in a Dark Street The Beginnings of Throwing Well with Both Hands How to Feel Out a Potential Partner Fade's Mark Difficulties in Hunting Burlap Abilities Winter Survival (Racial Ability) Carving (Racial Ability) Gnosis Pending.

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Equipment and Possessions Basics: 1 set of clothing 1 waterskin 1 backpack: 1 set of toiletries (comb, brush, razor, soap) Food for a week 1 eating knife Flint and steel Family Heirloom: Pocket of Sashes - Contains twelve multicolored sashes. One of the sashes contains within it a length of hard wire woven into the material. (20 gm worth) Obtained when Rythern still trained with the circus. Weapons: a set of 7 throwing knives. Housing: Roaming Wanderer 1 large tent (4 person), large tarp, 100 ft of rope, flint and steel, lantern, 2 torches, bedroll, blanket, fishing tackle and hooks, a riding horse, a full set of tack, a large set of saddlebags. Riding horse: windrunner mare Name: Aeyo Size: 15.2hh Color: Grey (appears white) Origin: Taldera Temperament: Mischievous, intelligent, unperturbed by humanoid races, spiritedly self-centered. Acquired Items: Cord armor (pending) Purchased Items:

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Ledger 100 gm - starting

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Thread List Spring: 510 AV Threads : Day 1 The Main Gates (Completed) A young entertainer arrives in Syliras with his horse, his meager belongings... and a bleeding gash in his arm. Day 2 Count the Scars Ongoing Day 12 The Black and White (Completed) While practicing, Rythern meets a beautiful contortionist with a past strikingly parallel to his own. Day 14 Pocket of Sashes Ongoing Day 27 A Knight Off Duty (Completed) A leisurely evening takes a turn when Rythern and several unlikely allies fight a drunken mob, discovering a cryptic message in the aftermath. Day 29 Into the Woods Ongoing Day 35 The Points of Stars Rythern seeks some peace in the Aylasa Caves. Day 60 Torches Ongoing Day 71 The Walk of the Lost Ongoing # = Completed Thread