Riocus Itelme
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 6:19 pm
Basic Info
Name: Riocus Itelme
Age: 47
Birthdate:
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Occupation: Member of the Hammer Cell
Appearance
Physical Description
Riocus is 6'1 tall, and weighs around 180 lbs. Most of his mass is muscle, but recently his metabolism has been slowing, and he put on a few pounds of fat. His hair is black, with the beginning touches of greyness. His hair's rather long all around, but Riocus keeps it back with headwear or ties, to maintain proper vision. Eyes are a dark-blue, easily mistaken for a shade of purple in low-light. They hold a certain power in them.
Personality
Background
The Itelme Farm in Shim housed many people. Even years before Riocus was born, the Itelme's took in any one who needed a stay, granted they worked for it. In permanent residence is the Itelme family and the Tal family. The two heads of house, Walrick Itelme and Edward Tal, got together years prior and chose to settle down with their families in the large farm.
~SKIPSKIPSKIPSKIPSKIP~
With his twin brother Lionel, Riocus moved out of the farm at age twelve. The pair went straight over to Marn and looked for jobs. They both had valuable skills, and worked as a formidable duo. However, few people in the city needed a pair of kids, despite their potential. After a week, they chose to take up the street rat profession. Riocus, at this age,
Ideas~
Grew up outside of Marn/Shim, on a lone farm with his family.
Learned a number of valuable life lessons there. Gets the ideal of family first, all else second. Distrust of outsiders. Also learns a few useful trades; familiarity with farming, wildlife, and plants; survival skills; cooking and alchemy, potentially; no magic.
Tensions erupt in family, goes to live in Marn with mom or an older sibling at an early age. Works with family member for years.
Later, he chose to start visiting the rest of his scattered family. During a visit to his father, Riocus discovers he is an addict. An altercation ensues, but the smoke in the air affects Riocus strongly and the fumes knock him unconscious. (The powerful version of the drug hadn't affected Mr. Itelme due to his resilience to it, after a decade of using.) He wakes a day or two later, in their old farm. His father turned the family stronghold into a drug den, with dozens of other hapless addicts. Riocus quickly becomes hooked on the drug, and his father sees a family business in the works; he teaches Riocus the art of smuggling, as well as cooking the drug. For the next couple years, Riocus is used as a mule, or a dealer, to help supply the den.
At age 19, Riocus leaves the den with the addiction monkey on his back.
-- I don't know how I want this to go down; he definitely couldn't pack up and leave after being addicted for that long to such a strong drug, so I'm thinking either a raid (do the guards have jurisdiction in all of the Thar, or just Marn?) or leaving with one of the other addicts.
He returns to Marn, looking for a way to support himself in whatever way he could. At this time he gets his introduction to swordsmanship. Late to the party, yes, but he realizes he's a natural. Trains with a swordsmaster for a while, and in return does odd jobs for his master. Here he picks up many major acquaintances that he keeps for a long time; thieves, sellswords and bruisers, "merchants", all the best.
~To Be Better'd~
Purpose: Member of a Hammer cell under Shanuri
Name: Riocus
Gender: m
Age: up to player
Character details:
Name: Riocus Itelme
Age: 47
Birthdate:
Race: Human
Gender: Male
Occupation: Member of the Hammer Cell
Appearance
Physical Description
Riocus is 6'1 tall, and weighs around 180 lbs. Most of his mass is muscle, but recently his metabolism has been slowing, and he put on a few pounds of fat. His hair is black, with the beginning touches of greyness. His hair's rather long all around, but Riocus keeps it back with headwear or ties, to maintain proper vision. Eyes are a dark-blue, easily mistaken for a shade of purple in low-light. They hold a certain power in them.
Personality
- Man of few words with those he's not intent on speaking with.
- Man of many with those he likes.
- Recovered addict- occasional urges to return.
- Subject to fits of anger and schizophrenia, the lasting effects of the drug.
- Brain-damaged, as a result of overdoses at an early age.
- Master swordsman, after three decades.
- Skilled in speechcraft, whether it's intimidation or actual charisma.
- Knows his way around the city's alleys
- Various contacts in Marn (not really a skill, whatever!)
- Other things.
- His own adobe (small, made for one.) - Rarely used, more commonly spends time in the Hammer bunker.
- Full set of old armor
- Five or six blades, and a few blunt weapons
- Possibly a pet
Background
The Itelme Farm in Shim housed many people. Even years before Riocus was born, the Itelme's took in any one who needed a stay, granted they worked for it. In permanent residence is the Itelme family and the Tal family. The two heads of house, Walrick Itelme and Edward Tal, got together years prior and chose to settle down with their families in the large farm.
~SKIPSKIPSKIPSKIPSKIP~
With his twin brother Lionel, Riocus moved out of the farm at age twelve. The pair went straight over to Marn and looked for jobs. They both had valuable skills, and worked as a formidable duo. However, few people in the city needed a pair of kids, despite their potential. After a week, they chose to take up the street rat profession. Riocus, at this age,
Ideas~
Grew up outside of Marn/Shim, on a lone farm with his family.
Learned a number of valuable life lessons there. Gets the ideal of family first, all else second. Distrust of outsiders. Also learns a few useful trades; familiarity with farming, wildlife, and plants; survival skills; cooking and alchemy, potentially; no magic.
Tensions erupt in family, goes to live in Marn with mom or an older sibling at an early age. Works with family member for years.
Later, he chose to start visiting the rest of his scattered family. During a visit to his father, Riocus discovers he is an addict. An altercation ensues, but the smoke in the air affects Riocus strongly and the fumes knock him unconscious. (The powerful version of the drug hadn't affected Mr. Itelme due to his resilience to it, after a decade of using.) He wakes a day or two later, in their old farm. His father turned the family stronghold into a drug den, with dozens of other hapless addicts. Riocus quickly becomes hooked on the drug, and his father sees a family business in the works; he teaches Riocus the art of smuggling, as well as cooking the drug. For the next couple years, Riocus is used as a mule, or a dealer, to help supply the den.
At age 19, Riocus leaves the den with the addiction monkey on his back.
-- I don't know how I want this to go down; he definitely couldn't pack up and leave after being addicted for that long to such a strong drug, so I'm thinking either a raid (do the guards have jurisdiction in all of the Thar, or just Marn?) or leaving with one of the other addicts.
He returns to Marn, looking for a way to support himself in whatever way he could. At this time he gets his introduction to swordsmanship. Late to the party, yes, but he realizes he's a natural. Trains with a swordsmaster for a while, and in return does odd jobs for his master. Here he picks up many major acquaintances that he keeps for a long time; thieves, sellswords and bruisers, "merchants", all the best.
~To Be Better'd~
Purpose: Member of a Hammer cell under Shanuri
Name: Riocus
Gender: m
Age: up to player
Character details:
- Fighter for Hammer
- A troubled individual
- Been with Paragon for awhile
- Seen a lot?
- Damn good fighter coupled with some sort of functioning addiction that makes him sometimes...unreliable?
- If he's old enough, perhaps a swordsmaster whose losses have changed him? Maybe an accusation of being a magical race or a magic user totally ruined his school for fencing or what not for the upper class, ruining his reputation and life?
- Maybe he had a wife/kids and she left him with the kids because of it?
- Cynical, or just gruff? Optimistic and slightly crazy?