cauldron bless, it’s KALIS REDWOOD, KNIGHT of STAR, born to the realm as a HIGH-FAE and sworn to it as its SHADOWSINGER. they have walked this realm for EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY EIGHT YEARS and they can be JOCULAR but also DOGMATIC. they carry with them the echo of AN EERIE DARKNESS THAT MIRRORS MOVEMENTS, BRUISED KNUCKLES FLECKED WITH DRIED BLOOD, AND A LEATHER BOUND NOTEBOOK INKED WITH KNOWLEDGE. i do hope someone asks them to dance before the night is through.
full name: kalis redwood title: knight of star occupation: personal guard to the high lord, formerly guard to both twins race: high-fae sexuality: pansexual moral alignment: chaotic neutral
magical abilities : shadowsinger [ + ] traits: humorous, calculated, innovative, steadfast [ - ] traits: jealous, dogmatic, critical, arrogant, assertive faceclaim: lewis tan
kalis remembers very little from his childhood, and the few things he does remember he would prefer not to speak of. there are only a select handful in his life who know all the details of his past, who've heard the story of the hardships and tragedy his family faced. all to protect his identity. when he was still a boy, his parents began to notice it—what he could do and how the shadows appeared to follow him. clinging to his skin like a thick oil that couldn't be so easily wiped away. they moved for the first time shortly after, kal's parents terrified what it could mean if anyone learned of the unique ability, scared how others would long to control him just as kal could control the shadows. his brother was born many decades and relocations later, and much to everyone's great relief, their youngest child was no more special than other high-fae and didn't need to harbor the same fears. and by then, kalis had learned what it really meant to control the darkness, how to listen when it sang to him and understand the sweet melody it longed to share. but he also leaned how to do so discreetly. and the need to move ceased for a while. it was an autumn solstice that had started like any other he knew and the sunny day had the whole family in good spirits. they'd all been drinking in celebration and kal never saw them coming—not until it was too late. the brightness made him unable to defend his family and he was forced to watch his parents be slain. the two sons barely escaped with their lives. they spent the next several decades constantly on the move while searching for the culprits who destroyed the ones they'd loved the most. but they had little success and the brothers could feel the distance between them growing until one day, he was gone. and kal was all alone. he continued on that way for longer than he likes to admit, the only friends he made in that time were in the shadows, and if he were to be honest—not the most cheerful of company. he'd never intended to cross paths with any fae of noble birth and tried his best to steer clear of the courts entirely, but sometimes it wasn't possible. and perhaps it was the cauldrons work that brought him to the star court when they most needed someone to protect the high lady's children. he was not so easy to convince, at first, insisting he would never be able to provide the twins with the adequate protection they deserved. by chance, the very day he was departing the star court, kal found himself in a situation that proved just how worthy he might be of the title of knight. kal tried to hide it at first, just how much he enjoyed himself and the duty he'd been tasked to. he formed bonds and friendships he'd never imagined possible and there was suddenly never a shortage of people to converse with. his entire life kal felt as if he'd been forced into the shadows, but it was finally by choice now.
𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒏𝒔
when he was younger, and his parents were still alive, he couldn't fight. and certainly not enough to save their lives. everything changed after that, refusing to allow himself to be so defenseless. he's now proficient in numerous forms of combat and with different styles of weapons.
weapon preference are dual straight swords, but he always has smaller blades and throwing stars hidden on his person. easily accessible
he's been with the star court for the last one hundred and ninety two years
he's very playful and loves to have a good laugh, but even more to make someone else laugh. it's not something he got to enjoy for most of his life so he wants to take advantage of it now while he can
he LOVES secrets and some hot, juicy goss. kal goes out of his way to keep his shadows listening for anything that might be good, but he doesn't have any real reason to use it
he's always been loyal to both the twins, and put his life on the line a number of times to keep them safe from harm, but he's always been far closer and spent more time with one, meilin. he feels terrible for how her brother has been elevated to high lord, and though he's now supposed to be his guard alone, kal finds himself reluctant to fall in line with the changes
𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔
father: deceased.
mother: deceased.
siblings: one brother, whereabouts unknown. wanted connection coming
companions: open to any
romance: open
enemies: he could have made quite a few
other: i'm down for anything! maybe he peeped a private convo and someone is big mad or wants to proposition him to spy for them?