wrath for Vyendemar, envy for Elias, greed for Aleira??? :3c
WRATH- Vyendemar te Saruth vi Saolin vi Telinra
“What are your character’s anger management strategies?”
Trained by his mothers from a young age that emotions are a thing for private expression, Vyendemar has excellent control over intense feelings such as anger and sadness.* However, life is not always easy and things crop up that even the most tempered of minds can be moved to emotional reactions. When moved to anger Vy’s smile twitches slightly at the corners despite his years of training in courtly demeanor and a detached coldness enters his usually polite and inviting tone of voice. Vyendemar typically reigns in his anger by reciting the contents of various statistics reports in order to keep his mind occupied and away from the dangerously tempting magic. The rare times that he is unable to control his emotions result in his use of his magical capabilities in order to force others to back off and exit his space/get out of his face. Usually this is achieved by paralyzing the offending party’s body through the manipulation of the air surrounding them.
*Within Sol’ari culture, anger and violent outbursts are a sign of instability and irrationality and such displays bring much shame and dishonour to one’s self and family name.
GREED- Aleira Brier
“What does your character hoard or collect?”
Brier is a hoarder. Growing up the daughter of merchant parents, Brier developed a fondness for precarious stacks of wonderful trinkets and oddities. Her zother’s love of baubles and eclectic design cultivated an obsession with collecting in zir daughter. Although Brier likes hoarding random décor, her most prized collection is her numerous stone carved animal statues. Her office in the Amber Reach Spire is covered with them, all of various hues and covered in gold or silver intricate patterns. The prize of her collection is an amber phoenix which was a gift from the Queen Ra’an for her excellent service.
She also hoards coloured dyes, pigments, brushes and various other tools and materials with the intent of pursuing her love of manuscript restoration and illustration, but with her many duties as Commander of the Amber Flight she finds herself lacking the time to pursue actually putting her tools and talents to use. However, like any artist this does not stop her from amassing plenty of stores in the off chance she might find the time, much to her Lance Commander’s displeasure.
In line with cultural expectation, Brier also hoards ‘favours’ by way of intricately formed crystal rings called uli. Uli are family specific and denote that the family owes the person who wears it utmost respect and that they should be treated as kin, they are very rarely given out. A person who has been given an uli from a family can choose to return the uli in return for a favour, conversely, uli can be given out in order to gain a favour from another person (if the other person cares to have them in their debt). Brier only carries three uli with her at all times on a leather cord around her neck: The Queen Ra’an’s, Strike Commander Kairn’s, and High Quing Saruth’s. Tucked away in her private chambers however, she has several small chests filled with uli she has collected over the years through the admiration of her superiors and the love she has inspired in the common folk, her subordinates, and those under her protection. These uli she plans only to use in the direst of situations and for the good of the realm.
ENVY- Sir Elias Tinley/Erevae
“What are your character’s secret desire or jealousies?”
(I asked Elias to give me one or two answers and ey kept finding more and more to complain about!)
Deep down, like deep deep down, Elias wants the life eir parents had before they were brutally murdered by demonspawn. Ey wants a comfortable home in the country with lots of room for family and friends, a place to grow old and happy. In reality, ey understands that this can never come to pass as years living on the run and killing for pay have left em feeling unworthy of such a peaceful living. Even though Elias will never allow emself this happiness, ey still yearns for it and perhaps that makes em the more bitter for it, envious of those who can live such an unburdened lifestyle.
As for jealousies, Elias is extremely jealous of Serafin and her ability to connect to others at seeming ease. It baffles em that she can look at others and only see the good in them. When others would have left em for the execution ey deserved, she stepped in and offered her hand and friendship. Ey craves the stability of Serafin’s life, no matter how messed up their adventures get she always has faith that they will make it through. Ey also envies the sense of purpose and direction that both eir companions Serafin and Gillan exhibit. For many years Elias has just been wandering from place to place and grasping at straws on eir adventures of finding the secret to recreating life whereas Serafin and Gillen always seem to make every day count towards achieving their ends.