Erotekt Semnoe

[Erotekt Semnoe]

Erotekt Semnoe Physical Information Race: Akalak Birthday & Age : 8th Day of Winter, 463 AV (aged 46) Gender: Male Height: 6'9" Weight: 210 pounds Physical Description Despite being neither tall nor short for the Akalak people, Erotekt towered over the average human man, rising into the air a full six feet and nine inches; his frame a hulk of rippling muscles with smooth, dark-cyan colored skin pulled tight over rippling muscles. His body was shaped and toned to the epitome and beyond of masculine strength; his physique the manifestation of gallant beauty. Though these were only the charms that others saw in him, to his people, the Akalak warrior men, he was just another of them: his strength not greater, nor his muscles bigger than most. Only the hue of his skin, an uncommon though no unseen shade of cyan that contrasted by differing only slightly with his brother's dark, almost ebony, blues rather than conforming, set him apart from his brethren. Though, this was a slight thing that none but the most preceptive would notice. His body was that of a warrior, at the height of its strength and beauty, sculpted to near perfection and as such lacked the normal layers of body fat that clung to the edges of mere human men. His face, lacking the quantity of strong muscles that his torso and limbs possessed, was sharply cut, high cheek bones and prominent jaw bones pushing the thin barrier of dark cyan skin. Set above these angular cheek bones, like two pools of apathy, were eyes the color of pale pink and with irises as white as the white of an eye: pale, and stark on his dark face. They were cool, like two beacons of cold moon light pouring over the world, scanning the horizons with a cool aloofness that only the most disciplined could ever obtain. The smoothness of Erotekt's skin continued onto his face, with cheeks as bare and clean-cut as the skin of a human youth, though with a hardness that can only be gained by living. The smoothness continued up his face and onto his scalp before it was finally breached, intentionally, by a ribbon of hair that sprouted from the center of his scalp: a mohawk of hair so black that it rivaled the darkness of a starless, moonless night. This hair was long, and if let free it would have hung in clean, smooth sheet of straight hair to the small of his lower back. But only rarely was it left to do this, and never for long before his deft fingers wound and wove it into a clean plait that fell down the center of his back. The customary hair style of his people, and Erotekt was not one to breach tradition. Character Concept Ever since he was an infant, Erotekt was raised with the principals of the Akalak people preached to him; as the obedient child that he was, and the still obedient man that he is now, Erotekt has adhered to these laws and traditions with the all the valor that any Akalak father could wish for his son. He strives hard for absolute perfection and complete self-discipline, which has manifested itself within his hard coils of muscles and immaculately cared for body. He believes in order and organization and structure, all the arms and methods to personal discipline. Only within structure can one find discipline and control the inner darkness from seeping out and taking control, those are his beliefs. Erotekt, like many of his brothers, comes across as cold, distant, and uncaring--the product of the self-discipline that the Akalak people impose upon themselves. He prefers silence and listening to speaking and engaging with others. If it were not for his massive strength, one would easily assume that the man was shy and timid, which, in fact, might be closer to the truth than most would ever assume. He deeply fears the inner soul that developed in him, a darkness he cannot quite comprehend nor explain--it is part of him and it is not. Two souls fused into one, and only one granted the surface to speak and interact. It is not that he suppresses this dark side, but he does not actively try to embrace it either. It is a part of him and he deals with it, for it is just as much a part of him as the other, lighter half. The Akalaks worship Wysar and Akajia above all the other gods, claiming to descend from these two with fairly strong claims. Akalak culture is saturated with the presence of Wysar and all that he stands for, with Akajia, so like her nature, clinging to the periphery. But it is not Wsyar who Erotekt holds closest to his heart, it is the lovely and mysterious Akajia, the Queen of the Night, Darkness, Secrets, and Stealth. He is not sure if he is the night trying to keep the day in, or the other way around, but he desperately tries to keep his inner-turmoils a secret. And it is because of this that he prays to her, showering his reverence on her. One thing has ever been able to spark a flare of light within Erotekt's cooled heart, locked safely beneath iron muscles and cyan skin: beauty. In all forms, he loves beauty from the spills and sprays of the waterfall of Riverfall to the curve of a woman's neck. It is because of this that he wishes to pursue a life in the arts, learning to sculpt and cut stone and jewels, as well as his fighting, so that his body and become a form of beauty. Along with this love comes the love of women, though he has never met a woman whose had a mind as beautiful as her face, and that is truly what he wants. And more important than anything is that Erotekt is searching. For what, he has no idea; it as if his two souls each hold one half of the puzzle, but neither wishes to collaborate with the other to sooth his mind. This causes him great frustration and much inner conflict, and upon recollection, it could send him into a moody state where he turns himself inward for days at a time. Character History Erotekt has a rather unremarkable history; the tale all begins with his father Erowyr Semnoe and his mother Memntekt. Like all people of his race, his mother was not an Akalak, as there is no such thing as a female in the all male Akalaks, Memntekt was a beautiful, bronze-skinned, six-armed Eypharian, a painted woman from the desert. She had been such a beauty with her dark, dusky skin and vivid green eyes; her hair was full and thick and dyed beautifully with henna. But unfortunately, Erotekt knows very little of his mother for she died when he was only three years old due to complications during another pregnancy. Erotekt and his father were devastated, but time heals all wounds and the two have learned to move on. Though Erotekt is very proud of his name, as it is a compilation of his father's name and his mother's name; it is like a piece of the woman he barely remembers is always with him. The cyan-skinned man made of a wall of muscles has progressed through the stages of Akalak society well: he successfully killed a glassbeak with a small group of peers at the age of fifteen and when he was just a few days over thirty, Erotekt killed, in an epic solo battle, a fierce and ferocious Zith. After this, he was considered a man by his peers and his father deemed him worthy to wear the mantle of the family name Semnoe. Though, while Erotekt favors war and fighting like his brothers, his greatest passion is that of sculpting and jewelcraft: two arts that he finds require great discipline and dedication to master. It was in these that he sought training after he killed the glassbeak and they are two of his passions. Erotekt is now a year past the age when one is supposed to begin looking for a mate; and while he has been looking, he has not been going out of his way to interact with anyone. This is causing his father some concern, who wishes to have a grandson and is pushing for Erotekt to find a mate. Erotekt wants one, but not just anyone. Training (Skills, Arcana, Gnosis, Lore) Skill Experience Jewelcraft 15 Lakan 20 Sculpting 5 Stealth 10 Unarmed Combat 10 Lore Where it was acquired Gems and Precious Stones of Mizahar Starting Package Wilderness Survival Starting Package How the experience was earned: Secret : Jewelcraft: 15 (Starting Package) Lakan: 10 (Starting Package) Sculpting: 5 (Starting Package) Stealth: 10 (Starting Package) Unarmed Combat: 10 (Starting Package--Racial Advantage) Equipment and Possessions One set of clothing Lakan (heirloom) One small home in Riverfall Standard Items Ledger 100 Mizas Thread List To be added later...