Crust

[Crust]

Crust Appearance Race: Kelvic Gender: Male Age: 5 years Birthday: Day 15, Winter, 507 AV Birthplace: Zeltiva Appearance: While in human form, Crust is 176 pounds, and reach 6'3" above the streets. His eyes are perfectly circular with a yellow iris. The pupils are dark and deep. His hair reach his shoulders, and is dark as a winter night. The body build suggests he's no fighter, nor any athlete of any kind. He appears skinny and fairly tall, with a pale - nearly gray, skin tone. His second nature, the raven form, is perfectly average for a raven. He's 2'1" from beak to tail, and with a wingspan of 4 feet. His weight is approximately 2,6 lbs. Character Concept As most ravens, Crust prefer the company of a partner to large groups. He dreams of one day finding a companion with whom he can travel. He knows no role but the one of a pet, and spends most all his lonely days in search for a companion - or in time, a bondmate. Character History Crust was born on the mountain side just outside the city of Zeltiva. His mother, a kelvic mountain goat, was killed just as she was done giving birth to her one and only son. Just what killed her is hard to say, but it was most certainly feral. The claw marks and severe bites served as proof of that. The first couple of days, Crust was all alone in this world, with nothing else than the cadaver of his mother. Fretfully, within the first 24 bells of his life, Crust's instincts made him feast off of his mother's carcass to stay alive. Another few days went by, and the body was starting to become diseased. The stench was unbearable. Even so, with little other alternative, the boy kept on feeding on the only food source nearby. The diseased meat was now to much for him, however, and there was no way to avoid it. Regurgitation. Crust was quickly becoming dehydrated, and within minutes he fainted, slowly fading away. Even today, Crust has no idea who brought him to the nearby city. He was left outside the city gates with nothing but the large black cloak he was wrapped in. The cloak was wide enough to cover a grown man. The length would cover a mans back and most of his legs. On the top of the cloak, was a hood, and in the front was a fairly thin metal chain. If the cloak was rolled up, the chain could even serve as a talon-friendly handle. Just arriving was a friendly merchant. He stepped down from his wagon as the baby caught his eye. He took it in his arms and comforted it for a brief moment. Crust had never yet felt such a caring embrace, and for the first time in his still short life, he felt safe. This was no wealthy merchant, but he gave the child what he could spare. He fed him a piece of dry bread, and gave him a drop of water. As the merchant reached his destination, the local inn, he asked the innkeeper to care for the child. The merchant himself couldn't afford to feed another mouth, but the innkeeper was wealthy, and besides, he could most certainly use the extra hand when the kid grew up! At first the innkeeper seemed reluctant, but when the merchant offered him a discount on all his supplies for the next few seasons, he was willingly accepting the offer. Days went by, weeks, entire seasons, and years. Within three years the kid had already passed childhood. The innkeeper was happy with the kid. After all, it was a strong, young hand to help out with all the dirty work. All he had to give him for his efforts was a little water and some dry crusts. Once the innkeeper found out about the kid's alternative shape, the raven, he could even switch his room for a little cage. "We get to rent oute one more roome, AND you can keepe watche by the entrance!" the innkeeper would say. Indeed he was right, but Crust himself enjoyed no benefit from the situation. Every morning the innkeeper would bang on the top of the cage, brutally waking him. "Here, have some crustes!" he said while laughing to himself. The situation was worse than ever. It was at this point Crust decided he had to leave the innkeeper. It was nothing for him here. Naturally, he couldn't roam the streets .. The innkeeper would probably fetch him right back, or worse! He had to plan this. Every night, he would break out of his cage, and search the guest rooms for a few gold pieces. He wouldn't steal too much from each, as he wouldn't wanna be no thief. Also, he didn't want anyone to notice! After one whole year of thieving from the guests at night, he could afford his own bunk in a small cottage just on the other side of town. Now, all he needed was a name. The innkeeper had insultingly made a habit of calling him Crust, or "Cruste", as he would say with his broken accent. Suitingly, as that's indeed all he would ever wanna feed him .. Crusts. Crust ... Crust! Crust it was .. It'll have to do. It's not like a name is a big deal anyway. By no means, the flat was no permanent home. Crust didn't even want a permanent home, but for now, he was longing for a partner, so he'd need somewhere to stay while he was searching the vastness of the city. For the next year or so, Crust remained in Zeltiva and its vicinity, and he's never left the city for more than a couple of days at a time. Even though Crust dreams of traveling the world, possibly by sea, he could not do it by himself. Not even the intense longing for a bondmate and the possibilities of searching for one outside of the city gates could convince him to do so. Crust could not - and would not - attempt to travel on his own. Instead he's wandering the streets and patrolling the skies, desperately searching for a potential bondmate. Language Fluent Language: Common Fluent Language: Crow Skills Skill EXP Total Proficiency Disguise 20 SP 20 Novice Impersonation 20 SP 20 Novice Tracking 10 RB 10 Novice Tracking 10 SP 10 Novice Lores Lore: Zeltiva Streetplan Lore: Mimicking body language Possessions 1 Set of Clothing -Simple Shirt -Simple Pants -Simple Undergarments -Simple Coat -Simple Boots 1 Waterskin 1 Backpack which contains: -Comb (Wood) -Brush (Wood) -Soap -Razor -Balanced Rations (1 Week's worth) -1 eating knife -Flint & Steel 70 Gold Mizas 30 Nilo Heirloom: Black cloak with thin metal chain Housing Location: Zeltiva House: Cottage, roughly 20x20, includes a hearth, bunk, chest, chair, and table. Ledger Purchase Cost Total Starting +30 Nilo 30 Nilo Starting +70 GM 70 GM Thread List No threads yet!