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Subject: [Human] Kai Sat May 30, 2015 11:16 am
Kai
General Information Name: Kai Age: Twenty Race: Human Gender: Male Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Education: Basic Languages: Common Nationality: Sabbaht
Background
A brief look into Kai's past:
Born into a life of slavery in Sabbaht, Kai's mother was a pleasure slave that was permitted to raise him until her 'disappearance' when Kai was four, a common enough occurrence where slaves were involved. Kai was cared for by the slaves that knew his mother until he was old enough to be put to work for his master, a merchant of some acclaim, Ricard. His master was not an overly cruel man, and Kai was a quick learner, he remained in service to Ricard for several years, taking on harder labor as he grew older. He came to know a somewhat older free girl known as Viveka whom he played with when the opportunity presented itself, she would come to be his only friend.
When Kai turned ten, his master struck a deal with a family of the elite class, and amongst other details, Ricard was to offer a gift of slaves to appease the temperamental family. Originally Kai was not to be one of the offered slaves, being young and of little use, but this changed when the only daughter of the family came to oversee the exchange, and picked Kai out to be her personal slave.
Selisa Tarsant was the name of the girl he found himself enslaved to, her family was fairly prestigious, very well-off, and deeply involved with magic. She was no older than twelve, but this did not stop her from being overwhelmingly cruel, in fact, her youth may have made her more cruel than she would have otherwise been. His new master enjoyed taking new slaves after she broke her old ones, and she took to the calm-natured Kai like none before. Everyday was a constant struggle for the boy, but as the months passed it became clear he would not break so easily, of course, as his strength of will increased, so did her cruelty.
Despite his grueling lifestyle of constant derision and extreme mistreatment, Kai found solace in his friendship with Viveka, meeting her as often as he could without attracting the notice of his ever-obsessive master. Days turned into weeks, weeks into months, and months into years as Kai continued his life of slavery, and despite the constant suffering that he endured, he grew into a quiet and observant young man, as he went through his teenage years, and his master went through hers. Selisa's trust in Kai, and her confidence in his inability to betray her due to her 'training' caused her, and her parents to allocate more tasks to him. He was taught to read and perform basic mathematics to assist his master, as well as other skills for her pleasure.
Upon turning fourteen, Kai was taught the basics of fighting when his master decided she wanted him to act as her bodyguard, making Kai her exclusive slave over time, only ever calling others for tasks that he was not capable of, of which there were few. Unknown to her, however, was the fact that Kai instantly came to have an insatiable passion for the way of the sword, he would eventually come to practice the basics that he knew every night he could, exercising body and mind and creating unorthodox techniques after observing other fighters, and the way the human body works due to his lack of a teacher.
And then, in Kai's sixteenth year on a certain night, he returned to his master to find her standing besides one of her families guards, a guard with a knife to Viveka's throat. Selisa had become jealous, after discovering that her most prized possession was fraternizing with another girl, so she had Viveka's throat slit in front of him. Kai killed her guard with the man's own knife, and then he killed Selisa.
Kai's life after Viveka's death was something of a blur, her passing able to break him where years of torture at his ex-master's hand had not. He fled from the Tarsant family home, barely escaping with his life, and then fled Sabbaht despite having no idea of the world outside of slavery. He came to be a mercenary at sixteen years of age, fighting amongst several mercenary companies over the subsequent years, his days were filled by the long march and the clash of blade to blade, shield to shield, the sounds of battle giving relief from the memories of past as he traveled across much of Western, and to a lesser degree Eastern Lankhmer, dedicating himself to honing himself in the arts of battle, and when he was not amongst mercenaries, wandering the countryside as a sword for hire.
Physical Description A young human man who appears to be in his early to mid-twenties, built lean and sinewy and standing at the fair height of six feet. He carries a head of black hair that is fairly long in length, reaching past and covering his ears and almost reaching his shoulder in length at the back, whilst his fringe hangs loosely over his eyes, covering a fairly broad forehead, often most brushed aside in one direction or another to allow bright gray eyes to glare out from underneath. His eyes themselves are deep-set and accompanied by dark rings that cast his eyes into shadow, whilst low-hanging dark brows rest above. His nose is lightly pointed, resting between and above fairly high-set cheekbones and weather-worn cheeks, which are framed by a defined jawline and sharp chin, a slight dimple distinguishing his chin underneath thin and chapped lips.
Psychological Overview Kai is a calm, if not meditative individual, not very competent in expressing his desires nor his emotions, especially after years of putting on a mask for his ever-present master. Due to this, it is difficult to read his emotions and tell when he is lying, as well as making him a passable actor when it is required. Despite this, his foremost passion is the heat of battle, and the beat of his heart when his life is on the line. His personality can often take a sharp for the savage and blood-thirsty where adrenaline or a fight is involved, a rather inhumane lack of fear for his life present in such situations, removing much of the hesitation that the common warrior faces. He is also a confident individual, if not overconfident, but never in a deliberately derogatory fashion where an opponent is involved.
He is an uncommonly intelligent and observant individual for an ex-slave, despite his relative lack of an education, his intelligence showing itself in his common sense and his logical view of the world around him. He's quite philosophically-minded, but beyond his ability to read, write and do basic math, his education on most matters is lacking, although he enjoys learning new things where he can, and he speaks in a passably eloquent fashion after living with an elite of Sabbaht society for as long as he has.
Socially, Kai is somewhat inept, but couldn't quite be called entirely antisocial, being a rather humorous individual even in exceptionally morbid situations. He has his own set of principles, but does not view the world by means of 'good and evil', his life as a slave giving him a somewhat grey morality.
Attributes & Skills Prodigal Swordsman & Mercenary A talented hand with the blade, Kai fights in a style of his own making, one largely based on using the momentum of his opponents coupled with precise control of his bodies joints and center of balance, emphasizing a strong core and good posture to play with his opponents balance and to make blindingly fast attacks and counter-attacks. He often-most fights with a single sword in hand, but is competent with a shield or a smaller blade in his off-hand as well. Regardless, he's no master, but he dedicates himself to the art of the sword in hopes of one day achieving such a level of competence.
He is competent with most weaponry after years as a mercenary, where you generally took what you got, the foundations of his fighting style applicable with a wide variety of weapons, although mostly bladed ones. Naturally, he excels with his weapon of choice, the longsword, which he holds with both one and two hands as the situation requires.
The Mercenary Way of Life Kai's lived the life of a mercenary for a few years, so he's quite used to living under the stars, scavenging for food and generally caring for himself in situations where the gods seem to readily shit on him, carrying with him basic tracking and navigation skills and first-aid knowledge for non-lethal wounds.
Indomitable Will Kai's strength of will has been forged in a life of slavery to a particularly cruel master, there aren't many things that can break him, although certain things from his past haunt him still. This also means he can also occasionally be ungodly stubborn.
Agile & Quick-witted Kai is not a naturally bulky, or overwhelmingly strong individual, instead favoring his agility and mind, using techniques and the workings of the human body instead of plaintive strength, more so than the average swordsman. This of course means that he is not so hard to overpower in a contest of strength when facing strength-oriented individuals, but at the same time he can often have an advantage by using his natural strengths against them, particularly where inexperienced warriors are concerned.
Equipment Leather Armor A set of dark, worn leather armor worn by Kai over his tunics and pants, consisting of a cuirass with back-padding, leather spaulders that cover his shoulders and biceps, as well as some leather bracers. Going lower, some faulds hang down from his waist to cover his thighs, whilst everything from the knee and below is protected by greaves and some leather boots.
Longsword A simple, steel longsword with a plain black grip and crossguard, quite short in length for a weapon of its kind, a little under forty inches long at the blade. It is very cared-for blade, despite obvious signs of use on the grip, sharpened and cleaned to relative perfection.
Dagger & 5x Throwing Knives Kai keeps a simple iron dagger sheathed at his side nigh-constantly, whilst a number of unpleasant-like throwing knives are strapped to his thighs, hidden under armor as well as kept in his bag.
Messenger Bag of Stuff & A Bunch of Pouches A dark brown messenger bag that he carries shit around in is usually hanging from his left shoulder by a strap, resting at his waist on his right side. He also carries a number of pouches to hold things in.
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Subject: Re: [Human] Kai Sat May 30, 2015 9:35 pm
I really, really, really like the character. Prodigy is not something I usually roleplay, or encourage others to roleplay - but I'm definitely willing to see how you roleplay this character before calling that out as negative.
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