Aidenzak
Appearance
Aidenzak isn't what one would call handsome, no. That's not to say he's ugly either. His perfect mix of masculine and effeminate looks causes him to be what most would consider to be 'pretty', if a bit foreign in nature. Both the ancient archives of Dornoch and the Anaphite seem to know of his sort, though any information is either sparse by nature, or withheld purposefully. He is an Elder Tiefling, or a 'Child of the Deep' when referred to by the Anaphite, who have thusfar refused to say much more. Despite being called a 'tiefling' his features widely differ from the infernal tieflings his species shares nomenclature with.
While his body is lean and human looking, he is very androgynous, his gender being nearly impossible to discern at most times. His skin is a beautiful iridescent color mixture of orange and yellow that changes depending on the angle of the light upon his form, with occasional hints of purple and black sprinkled across his body in the corm of stripes or splotches that are specifically apparent at the end of his head tendrils. The texture of his iridescent skin is aquatic in nature, similar to that of a kivren. Alongside his aquatic textures and coloring, he possesses thin webbing between his toes, an adaption meant for survival in the environment of his specie's origins. It is generally assumed other Elder Tieflings have this same adaptation. The body is also void of any form of hair, likely another aquatic based adaptation.
The features of his head are the hallmark of his unusual species. Where hair would normally be is replaced by numerous thick head tendrils which are in fact prehensile, able to move about and adjust themselves individually if needed. Each of these tendrils goes down to at or about waist length, save for two af the front which rest on the shoulders and hang down to around chest length. Just above those tendrils are waist length tendrils on each side of the head amongst the nest of tendril hair that have gill lines on them, which actually allow him to breathe under water. On the crown of his head is the only similarity his species has to their infernal cousins. A small collection of horns, almost as if in a pattern, sprout from his head. His features are soft and light, pretty, yet not fully feminine, making his gender al the harder to discern. Lines crisscross his tendrils in features in a form of blackish paint alongside the black eyeshadow, all reminiscent of the Amol-Kalit Pharoate. His eyes are bizarre, unsettling to some but beautiful in their own way with pitch black sclera and orange irises with slitted pupils like those of a reptillian. His teeth, often noticeable due to being pulled into some sort of smug grin, are sharp and fit perfectly together like a puzzle, their shape being reminiscent of sharks.
Miscellaneous: No matter the outfit, Aiden can always be found wearing some form of jewelry. He typically adorns himself in various jewelries all across his body, though lacks any form of piercings.
While his body is lean and human looking, he is very androgynous, his gender being nearly impossible to discern at most times. His skin is a beautiful iridescent color mixture of orange and yellow that changes depending on the angle of the light upon his form, with occasional hints of purple and black sprinkled across his body in the corm of stripes or splotches that are specifically apparent at the end of his head tendrils. The texture of his iridescent skin is aquatic in nature, similar to that of a kivren. Alongside his aquatic textures and coloring, he possesses thin webbing between his toes, an adaption meant for survival in the environment of his specie's origins. It is generally assumed other Elder Tieflings have this same adaptation. The body is also void of any form of hair, likely another aquatic based adaptation.
The features of his head are the hallmark of his unusual species. Where hair would normally be is replaced by numerous thick head tendrils which are in fact prehensile, able to move about and adjust themselves individually if needed. Each of these tendrils goes down to at or about waist length, save for two af the front which rest on the shoulders and hang down to around chest length. Just above those tendrils are waist length tendrils on each side of the head amongst the nest of tendril hair that have gill lines on them, which actually allow him to breathe under water. On the crown of his head is the only similarity his species has to their infernal cousins. A small collection of horns, almost as if in a pattern, sprout from his head. His features are soft and light, pretty, yet not fully feminine, making his gender al the harder to discern. Lines crisscross his tendrils in features in a form of blackish paint alongside the black eyeshadow, all reminiscent of the Amol-Kalit Pharoate. His eyes are bizarre, unsettling to some but beautiful in their own way with pitch black sclera and orange irises with slitted pupils like those of a reptillian. His teeth, often noticeable due to being pulled into some sort of smug grin, are sharp and fit perfectly together like a puzzle, their shape being reminiscent of sharks.
Miscellaneous: No matter the outfit, Aiden can always be found wearing some form of jewelry. He typically adorns himself in various jewelries all across his body, though lacks any form of piercings.
Skills and Abilities
Blood magic is a controversial art with ancient roots in almost every culture in existence. Elder tieflings are no different in this aspect. Due to their heritage, they have a scarily natural potency for the darker arcane arts. Out of all the darker arcane arts, Aiden seems to lean towards the use of blood magic. This is due to how it goes hand in hand with his heritage. To trade blood for magic implies that blood has value. The more valuable one's blood is, the less blood one has to spend in order to make use of the magic. The blood that runs through his veins is worth a lot. Where most would need to cut open their palm to conjure a deadly spell, Aiden only needs to bite his thumb.
Another fctor of this blood magic is that his own blood doesn't even need to be used. While the blood of those around him will likely match the value of his own, blood is blood in the face of the dark primordial forces that govern the laws of this dark art. The blood can be from a dead body, the ground, a weapon. The origin of the blood matters not. However, there are limitations. That is, the primordial forces acknowledge the ownership of blood. Blood that has left the body or is within an expired body is anyone's for the taking, but blood that is within another living being other than oneself cannot be used as paymet.
The thing about blood magic is that it is often used to supplement one's lack of magic knowledge. This makes it a very versatile magic. It can be used to conjure fireballs, illusions, weapons, and even as the medium for summoning dark servants to fight by one's side. One particular trick Aiden has picked up is the spending of blood in order to heal himself. As and example, should he have gotten a cut during battle but there is the blood of an enemy on his sword, he will spend that blood in order to heal his wound. Blood magic has many other uses, but the cost always remains.
Alongside blood magic, Aiden possesses a lifetime of martial combat skills, having lived the life of a warrior before his great hibernation. He's skilled in hand to hand combat if needed, but his true skill lies in the use of the katana, a curved blade that shares it's origin with him. Though the katana is much older than Aiden, they both come from the city of Dornoch. It's an agile style based around parries, dodges and counterattacks that's supplemented by his magic.
Personality
Aiden is hard to pin down in terms of possibility. Inquisitive, intelligent, and with a certain wisdom about him that can only come from living a life of pain and strife. Though it's not initially prevalent. On the surface, Aiden appears as overconfident and smug, taking immense pride in both his looks and skills. Despite this pride in himself, it does not come with the quirk of looking down on others. He believes others can be as good as him, hes just really happy with himself.
When speaking to others, he's often on the polite side, if a bit teasing or occasionally flirtatious. Though if someone has drawn his ire, it can quickly shift to sarcastic, mocking or patronizing in nature due to the fact that he finds himself quite often enjoying himself when pushing the buttons of someone he doesn't like.
Aiden also shows a fair amount of greed for shinies and treasures. Not so much that he would hurt someone for the sole purpose of attaining said objects, but the occasional bandit or monster might be looted if they happen to have something nice looking...occasional meaning all of them. He wants it all provided it's free for the taking. One rarey sees Aiden not adorned with droves of jewels and rings. Though such can also be considered typical in Amol-Kalit culture as a sign of wealth.
Despite this personality being uncharacteristic of someone with his duties, Aiden is determined to do the job he was woken up to do, and wants nothing more than to work towards a future where the good people around him can live happy and fulfilling lives.
When speaking to others, he's often on the polite side, if a bit teasing or occasionally flirtatious. Though if someone has drawn his ire, it can quickly shift to sarcastic, mocking or patronizing in nature due to the fact that he finds himself quite often enjoying himself when pushing the buttons of someone he doesn't like.
Aiden also shows a fair amount of greed for shinies and treasures. Not so much that he would hurt someone for the sole purpose of attaining said objects, but the occasional bandit or monster might be looted if they happen to have something nice looking...occasional meaning all of them. He wants it all provided it's free for the taking. One rarey sees Aiden not adorned with droves of jewels and rings. Though such can also be considered typical in Amol-Kalit culture as a sign of wealth.
Despite this personality being uncharacteristic of someone with his duties, Aiden is determined to do the job he was woken up to do, and wants nothing more than to work towards a future where the good people around him can live happy and fulfilling lives.
