Veldrys

[Veldrys]

Basic Information Race: Symenestra Birthday: Autumn 15, 489 AV Age: 21 Gender: male Appearance: Veldrys‘ skin is pale and possesses a near translucent quality, revealing the faint web of veins underneath. While human men often tend to be strong and muscular, the Symenestra is slender and delicate, and his bones break easily. His hair is a several shades darker than his skin, a deep silver color and falls over his shoulders. While his face with its amethyst eyes looks nearly human, his arms, with hands that end in black claws, are entirely too long for him to be mistaken for a human, even from a distance. When he is in the company of other races at least, Veldrys rarely smiles so as to not reveal the sharp canines that are hidden behind his lips, the clearest sign of his predatory nature. Outside his home the Symenestra tends to wear his exoskeleton armor to protect his fragile body. Personality: Veldrys is a quiet man. He is slow to warm up to other people, preferring to keep to himself most of the time. His mother died giving birth to him, and he hates himself for it. Veldrys cares deeply for his two sisters, born by surrogates, but at the same time he resents the Harvest since finding out what happened to the women that gave birth to his siblings. He knows that as the oldest child of the Web it will be his duty to find surrogates for his sisters when it is time, and he dreads that day. He is acutely aware of how desperate the situation of the Symenestra is, but he cannot bring himself to abduct a woman and condemn her to an early death, even if it is the only way for his race to continue. He has vowed that he will never father a child himself. In his opinion it would be better to let nature run its course, even if it means that there will eventually be no more Symenestra. Since learning the art of Morphing, a fact that he keeps secret from his Web, he often leaves Kalinor for a few days, secretly changing his appearance to make himself look less Symenestra. Pretending that he is somebody else is the only way for him to forget the direness of his people’s situation and the dilemma he finds himself in for a while. As far as he is concerned, there are only two directions his life can take in the near future: He will either abandon his Web or try to find a way to keep the women from dying in childbirth so that surrogates become unnecessary. This need to find a way to keep the children from poisoning their mothers is the reason he has decided to train as a healer rather than become a hunter. History: Veldrys was born as the first child of Velveryn, a merchant of some wealth, and his wife Soraya, a weaver. His mother disapproved of using surrogates. She believed in keeping the bloodline pure, even if it meant her own death. As far as she was concerned, giving her life for a child would be worth it. Besides, there was the vague hope that the Symenestra would become immune to the poison of their children in time. She thought that she could contribute to it by sacrificing herself. Soraya died mere hours after giving birth to Veldrys, her first and only child. The boy was raised by his father and his aging grandmother. The first years of his life were pleasant. Since it was unlikely that there would be any more sons, Veldrys was spoilt. He was a curious child who liked to explore, and he was especially interested in the traders that visited Kalinor. From one of them he learned about herbs and how to use them. Velveryn remarried only a few years after Soraya’s death. Sanura, his second wife, was not as traditional as his first wife had been and agreed to using a surrogate to birth her children. Two human women were captured within three years. Each of them gave birth to a girl. While Veldrys never met his older sister’s surrogate and was unaware of what the Harvest really meant, accepting the involvement of another woman in the birth of his siblings with childlike innocence, he met his younger sister’s surrogate. He stumbled across the luxurious prison where the human woman was kept quite by chance and experienced another side of his race that he had not been aware of before. He talked to her – and then, one day, she was gone without a trace. The experience changed him forever. It was then that he began to question the ways of his race. He had found out about the Harvest long before his Web had intended it, in a way that his father had never wanted him to find out. Skills: Skill Points Rank Notes Anthropology 5 Novice - Acrobatics 11 Novice 10 RB Dentistry 1 Novice - Drawing 2 Novice - Herbalism 9 Novice 9 SP Interrogation 6 Novice - Medicine 35 Competent 26 SP Morphing 20 Novice 15 SP Observation 8 Novice - Philosophy 5 Novice - Seduction 3 Novice - Subterfuge 1 Novice - Teaching 4 Novice - Languages: Symenos (fluent) Common (basic) Lhavitian (poor) Lores: Herbs of the Kalea Region (starting package) Races of Mizahar (starting package) Calming Surrogates Putting Others in their Place Examining Humans (Partial) Treating Nose Bleeding Tooth Extractions Golems Practical Applications of Animation Aconitum Denvali Viratas Cult Model: Half-Blood Symenestra Male Model: Lhavitian Male Merits of the Surface Unblessed by Viratas The Past Splendour of the Symenestra Eldest Child's Responsibility Viratassa Human Taboos (Basic) Value of Symenestra Blood How to Act in Intimate Moments Kalinor Festivals The Pull of the Sky Self Preservation Giving Into Kisses Diagnosing Overgiving Treating Overgiving Heirloom: Healer's Kit (gift from his old mentor) Money: 600 gold mizas Equipment: 1 Set of Clothing (exoskeleton armor, robe, cloak, boots) 1 Waterskin 1 Backpach containing: 1 Set of Toiletries Food for a week 1 eating knife Flint & Steel

[Veldrys]

Flashback: Autumn 20, 502 AV Thread Title & Link: [Flashback] A Chance Meeting Description: Veldrys meets Vizyous. PCs involved: Veldrys, Vizyous Experience awarded: - Lores awarded: - Status: unfinished Flashback: Spring, 508 AV Thread Title & Link: [Flashback] Under Star and Under Moon Description: Veldrys meets Seven and gets his first kiss from another boy. PCs involved: Veldrys, Dra-Seven Experience awarded: Observation 2, Drawing 1, Teaching 4, Seduction 3, Acrobatics 1 Lores awarded: Merits of the Surface, Unblessed by Viratas, The Past Splendour of the Symenestra, Eldest Child's Responsibility, Viratassa, Human Taboos (Basic), Value of Symenestra Blood, How to Act In Intimate Moments, Kalinor Festivals, The Pull of the Sky, Self Preservation, Giving Into Kisses Status: finished Flashback: Summer 15, 509 AV Thread Title & Link: A Healer's Work is never done, Part 1 Description: A scene from Veldrys' work at the Purging. PCs involved: Veldrys Experience awarded: Interrogation 1, Medicine 1, Subterfuge 1, Dentistry 1 Lores awarded: Calming Surrogates, Putting Others in their Place, Examining Humans (Partial), Treating Nose Bleeding, Tooth Extractions Status: finished Flashback: Fall 12, 509 AV Thread Title & Link: Of men, blood and flinders Description: Velarian's son hurt himself. Veldrys treats the boy and then talks about all kinds of different things to Velarian. PCs involved: Veldrys, Velarian Experience awarded: Medicine 3 Lores awarded: Golems, practical uses of animation, Aconitum Status: finished Flashback: Fall, 509 AV Thread Title & Link: [Flashback] Once Upon A Time in Kalinor Description: Veldrys meets a halfblood who seems to have some kind of business with Velarian. PCs involved: Veldrys, Velarian, Dramiana Experience awarded: - Lores awarded: - Status: unfinished Flashback: Summer 38, 510 AV Thread Title & Link: [Flashback, Hunters' Gather] Chit-chat (Veldrys) Description: Veldrys visits the Hunter's Gather and meets Nisana. PCs involved: Veldrys, Nisana Curare Experience awarded: - Lores awarded: - Status: unfinished Flashback: ? Thread Title & Link: Fighting Windmills (Veldrys) Description: A case of overgiving. Veldrys treats Velenor. PCs involved: Veldrys, Velenor Avenca Experience awarded: Observation 1, Medicine 1 Lores awarded: Diagnosing Overgiving, Treating Overgiving Status: finished Winter 1, 510 AV Thread Title & Link: [Chapel] Sanguine [Veldrys] Description: Veldrys visits the chapel in Denval, talks to the chaplain of Viratas and becomes an acolyte. PCs involved: Veldrys Experience awarded: Interrogation 5 Lores awarded: Denvali Viratas Cult Status: finished Spring 3, 511 AV Thread Title & Link: [The Strangers Welcome] Creatures of the Night (Veldrys) Description: Veldrys meets an Ethaefal for the first time. PCs involved: Veldrys, Sitkanis Experience awarded: - Lores awarded: - Status: unfinished Spring 15, 511 AV Thread Title & Link: [Temple of Nikali] The Spider in the Temple (Lucette) Description: Veldrys visits the temple of Nikali and meets Lucette. PCs involved: Veldrys, Lucette Experience awarded: - Lores awarded: - Status: unfinished Spring 20, 511 AV Thread Title & Link: [Solo] An Exercise in Morphing Description: Veldrys practices Morphing. PCs involved: Veldrys Experience awarded: Morphing 5, Drawing 1, Observation 5, Medicine 3 Lores awarded: Model: Half-Blood Symenestra Male, Model: Lhavitian Male Status: finished Spring 35, 511 AV Thread Title & Link: Far from Home (Alvina Celandine) Description: Veldrys meets the first other Symenestra since his arrival in Denval. PCs involved: Veldrys, Alvena Celandine Experience awarded: - Lores awarded: - Status: unfinished Spring 44, 511 AV Thread Title & Link: Tears of the Forsaken (Open) Description: Veldrys meets another Ethaefal and also meets Sitkanis again. PCs involved: Veldrys, Sitkanis, Valonai Experience awarded: - Lores awarded: - Status: unfinished Spring 50, 511 AV Thread Title & Link: On the Trail of a God (Tabarnac) Description: Veldrys talks to the Chaplain of Aquiras. PCs involved: Veldrys Experience awarded: Anthropology 5, Philosophy 5, Medicine 1 Lores awarded: - Status: finished Summer 5, 511 AV Thread Title & Link: [Chapel] The Ritual [Veldrys] Description: Veldrys takes part in a ritual. PCs involved: Veldrys Experience awarded: - Lores awarded: - Status: unfinished Summer 10, 511 AV Thread Title & Link: Seeking Guidance [Veldrys] Description: Veldrys meets Lysander. PCs involved: Veldrys, Lysander Experience awarded: - Lores awarded: - Status: unfinished