Leotis Shadowfoot

[Leotis]

Leotis Shadowfoot Basic Info Race: Drykas Gender: Male Age: 23 Birthday: 83rd of Fall, 490 AV Birthplace: Endrykas, Cyphrus Appearance: What do you look like? Height: 6' 2" Weight: 175 lbs Leotis is a medium built man with a slightly above toned sculpt. He keeps himself in tip-top shape through extensive hard labor or exercise such as hunting or wrestling. His shoulder length dirty Blond hair is kept down and free when he is lounging around but when it is time to work he has a green leather strap he ties his hair back with. His somewhat quirky appearance is and shy smile makes him rather nervous around female Drykas but every now and then he will catch one watching him as he trains or works, they always seem to look away and move on when he notices though. A slightly pale complication makes him look almost sickly during the colder seasons but his clean shaven face and emerald green eyes give him a very welcoming appeal. With only his shoulders having tattoos it can sometimes be hard to tell he is a windrider when he has a shirt on, but that is how he likes them, it leaves room for development and growth in both his tattoos and himself. Character Concept Living in Cyphrus his entire life has made Leotis appreciate the non-wasteful way of life in which the Drykas live. He has great respect for all plants, animals and humans. Before every hunt he prays to the goddess Caiyha for safe passage through the sea of grass, to Kihala for forgivness for the life he is about to take and to Dira to bless his bow that it shall bring a quick and painless death to whatever animal it strikes. Leotis has practiced with a short bow and honed his hunting skills since birth, now he boosts a rather good shot for someone his age, even amongst the Emerald clan from which he hails. Although he is proud of his accomplishments he does not posies and ego of any sort. His “you can always do better” attitude insures that he is well aware of his strengths and weaknesses. Most of the time this leads him to be very critical of himself to the point where nothing is ever good enough. There is always a constant struggle inside himself to improve. Fearing very little many people think of Leotis as very brave and this may be true but after nearly drowning in a flood when he was a boy, water is a different story. Leotis cannot swim and has no intentions of learning for whenever water goes above his waste he freezes up. Character History As a chilled Leotis was very active and friendly, with and outstanding three sisters and four brothers, all born within no more the seven seasons of the last. His mother had her hands full raising them all and his father need to work extra hard to keep food on the table and pelts in the beds. Growing up his family never had much but being the oldest Leotis always had a special place with his father. One day a few months after he turned ten, Leotis’s father took him on a hunt to train him. While they were out a sudden rainstorm brewed out of nowhere and flooded the low areas of Cyphrus. Leotis and his father found a high hill with one small tree on it to wait out the storm, but when they returned home they found two of Leotis’s brothers had been swept away by the rains. Three years later Leotis and his father were out on another hunt when yet another storm began to brew, this time not wanting to risk losing another chilled his father tried to beat the storm home but with no prevail. Risking his own life and that of his oldest son Leotis’s father pressed on trough the torrent of rain, but when a pack of wolves also trying to escaped the rain startled his father’s horse Leotis was flung into newly formed raging river and swept away, unable to reach him his father was sure he had been the cause of yet another sons death. After trying hours of searching for his lost son, the rain was starting to die off so Leotis’s father finally decided to go to the village and get a group of men together to help. When he arrived at the town nearly half of it was washed away, but it seemed his family was fine and they had good news. It seems while his father was out looking for him Leotis barely managed to work his way to a hill and collapsed of exhaustion. When he awoke again he was sprawled across the bare back of a young horse approximately two years of age. Not knowing where he was Leotis just allowed the horse to go where he pleased, but soon he saw tents over a hill and somehow it seemed as if the horse knew that’s where he wanted to go because as fast as Leotis pointed it out, the horse took off into a full gallop straight towards the tents. Three days later Leotis was given his wind rider tattoos. That night his father gave him an old horse brush made from wood and bone. The heirloom that had been passed to the oldest son, on the day he got his tattoos since the Drykas emerged from underground. A year later Leotis’s mother died of an unknown illness, then two of his sisters died in a fire that took everything they owned only two years after that. His brother was killed in his first hunt as a windrider only a season later. After so much heartache his final sister could not stand to stay in Caiyha and left to explore the world with a band of travelling merchants. Leotis, his father and only remaining brother decided to begin travelling with their relatives. Maintaining their own household but always staying as close as possible to the other houses. Only 2 seasons ago his father and brother were both killed out on a hunt, leaving Leotis alone to fend for himself. He continues to maintain his own housing, hunt his own food and train himself. Language Fluent Language: Pavi Basic Language: Common Skills Skill EXP Proficiency Acquired Riding 15/100 Novice 10@RA/5@SP Hunting 15/100 Competent 15@SP Short bow 15/100 Novice 15@SP Cooking 5/100 Novice 5@SP Horsemanship 5/100 Novice 5@SP Wilderness Survival 5/100 Novice 5@SP Lores Helpful Lores: (Pick 2) Lore of Sea of Grass Geography Lore of the Importance of the Strider Possessions 1 Set of Clothing (Shades of grey, green AND brown) - Cloth Shirt - Cloth Pants - Cloth Undergarments - Leather Cloak - Leather Boots 1 Water skin 1 Backpack which contains: -Comb (Bone) -Brush (Bone) -Soap -Razor -Balanced Rations (1 Week’s Worth) -1 eating knife -Flint & Steel Heirloom: Ancestors horse brush (wood and bone) ( Ledger Ledger [b]Purchase Cost Total Starting +100 GM 100 GM Housing Location: The Sea of Grass(Cyphrus) House: 1 large tent (4 person) 1 large tarp 100 ft of rope 1 lantern 2 torches 1 bedroll 1 blanket 1 set of fishing tackle & hooks 1 Yvas 1 large set of Yvas bags Horse Name: Gallous Type: Cyphrus Strider Size: 16hh Colour: Dun with a thin black dorsal stripe, black Cannons from just above the knee. 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