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Name
Yuudai Kita
Age
30
Gender
Male
Species
Human
Ethnicity
Adelan
Height
6'4"
Occupation
Noble (ex-Knight)
Residence
Ketra
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Physical Description
With broad shoulders and a narrow waist, it's very evident that he used to be a knight, retaining much of his muscle mass and strength despite living a newly 'posh' life as a noble. His skin is a sandy brown, though it darkens even further out in the sun, and is marred by pinkish scars from his time in the military. Many of the scars are from bladed weapons, or smaller puncture wounds, though nothing obviously life threatening - apart from one. On his left side, there is a massive scar, and four of his ribs are very obviously bent if one were to run their hand along them - it's the result of a mace blow that crumpled his armor into his body. Interestingly, this is not the wound that forced him off of active service. A rather nondescript scar on the inside of his right thigh, just above his knee, holds that distinction. A spear pierced the joint of his armor, tearing through muscles and tendons and gouging his inner knee. He's been recovering for months now, and is about as healed as he's going to get, though he walks with a noticeable limp and lacks the mobility he once had.
He keeps his ink black hair long these days, able to keep it nice now, though he never does anything fancy - it just gets tied off at the nape of his neck or braided. His only particularly unusual trait are his dark turquoise eyes, always with a sleepy sort of half-lidded appearance. He generally wears a white shirt that has a very wide neck, ending at the very edges of his shoulders. The long sleeves would generally be loose and puffy around his lower arms, but a crisscrossing of leather cord on his forearms holds it down. He has form fitting, deep indigo pants, with a thick red sash tied at his waist. He wears rather basic black leather boots, which hug his calves and have just a few silver embellishments on the clasps, toe, and heel. Not one for wearing many accessories, he sports only a pair of silver drop earrings, inlaid with turquoise (a gift from Qadir).
Personality
Yuudai is a friendly, laid back man much of the time. He takes life at his own pace, though he's quite well versed in taking orders from others (since he's done it most of his life lol). He's usually rather polite, but he knows how to cut loose with friends and banter back and forth. Overall, he has a rather strong 'big brother' streak, just naturally taking care of and looking after others with genuine concern. Sometimes his mother-hen tendencies can bother others, but he honestly cannot help himself. He will bend over backward for friends and family, often giving into their whims and spoiling them whenever possible - even when he knows he probably shouldn't.
For all his soft smiles and calm demeanor, Yuudai is fiercely loyal to his kingdom, friends, and family. There are some things he simply will not budge on, and he can become quite steely when pushed about certain topics. His gentle personality also takes a back seat when he's fighting - he becomes a completely focused, brutally efficient killer. He does what is necessary to ensure the safety of his home and its people, and he's more than willing to put himself in harm's way to protect everything that is important to him.
On that note, he finds his new 'retired' life to be rather...boring. It was nice for a while, but he feels useless without a weapon in his hands - he would much rather be out fighting, or at least training the next generation of knights. Some days it's a lot like watching a panther pacing his cage.
Magic/Abilities
Glaive Mastery - Yuudai's weapon of choice is the Glaive, and he wields it with frightening proficiency. He uses his height and strength to his advantage, and has learned the weak points in many types of armor. Most often he will aim for the neck and face, and it is not uncommon for him to completely behead a foe with one strike. Of course, these days he's not as nimble and able thanks to the lasting wound he received, but he makes a point of practicing anyway: rain or shine (pain or not).
Cooking - Due to boredom. With little else to occupy his time, Yuudai has taken to cooking almost all his own meals. Once proficient, he quickly began to experiment, and currently his repertoire of recipes is rather formidable.
Tailoring - Due to boredom. Once cooking was mastered, Yuudai then took to handling his own clothing, often buying nice fabrics and then creating whatever he fancies wearing, however simple it may be. Right now, he's begun dabbling in embroidery, embellishing the hems and such of his pants, tops, and sashes.
Leatherworking - Due to boredom. When sewing seems too tedious and he's already eaten his most recent meal, Yuudai takes to leatherworking. Often using the pelts of animals that Qadir has caught, he creates all manner of useful and frivolous things, enjoying the fact it's a bit more akin to manual labor. Generally he doesn't really know what to do with his finished products, and so they are given freely as gifts.
Relationships
Qadir - Related to her a few generations back, Yuudai actually met her during training, and they quickly became friends. Due in equal parts to their ability to get along, the number of harrowing fights and adventures they've survived together, and their shared blood, Qadir and Yuudai are very much like siblings as much as they are best friends. Just about every crazy story (and bad decision) Yuudai has ever made leads back to Qadir.
House staff - He only has a handful, as he tends to do things himself out of sheer boredom. He has not taken to being "cared for" very gracefully lol, and his cabin-fever can make him boorish and stubborn.
War buddies - Other people he knew/fought with/trained from the Adelan military - both friends and rivals!
Lovers & the like - Yuudai is on the ace spectrum somewhere, but he makes for a very enthusiastic lover when it's on offer. As Qadir was often the one dragging him out to find some "fun", Yuudai has an impressive amount of experience - this fact tends to surprise people as Yuudai generally forgets sex is even a thing if someone isn't actively reminding him. His past life of transience as a knight made him reluctant to enter into any long-term relationships - it wasn't that he didn't care for people, but rather he felt it unfair to try and commit to or promise a future when he was very likely to be killed in the line of duty. Now that it seems that's no longer an issue, he thinks it might be quite nice to settle down and have a family (he'd like kids!) - of course now he has to deal with opportunists that see his noble title, however small, as a chance to increase their own standing through marriage. Frankly it's a bit more amusing than annoying, and Qadir comes up with some truly hilarious ideas to scare suitors away.
While Yuudai would say he doesn't have any real preference (and that is true re: sex/gender), Qadir will gleefully expose him as a "monsterfucker" any chance she gets. (This will always turn into an argument as Yuudai is firm that 'monster' is an offensive thing to call people, but he can't actually argue that he vastly prefers distinctly non-human lovers)
History
Yuudai's family has always been relatively involved with the military, as they are low-born and without much land with which to produce something to sell. Many of their sons have enlisted simply to feed the rest of the family. Yuudai was no different, and he's always been very proud of his family's history in the knighthood of Adela. He threw himself into training and ascended the ranks quickly thanks to his level head, loyalty, and hard work - not to mention a habit of surviving his battles. His life up to this point has been rather garden-variety knighthood, with many clan skirmishes and border patrols under his belt.
He had a bout of inactivity after taking a mace to the chest plate, requiring a lot of rest and healing sessions to survive it, and coming out on the other side with a handful of bent ribs and yet another scar. Unfortunately his second bad knock took him out of the running entirely, and he's spent the better part of a year undergoing treatment on his leg, though he will always have a limp. The only consolation is that Qadir was injured in the same battle, and required just as much care, so he at least had his best friend there to keep him company.
Thanks to his service and loyalty, he was granted a lesser noble title so he might live the rest of his life in relative peace and comfort. Unfortunately to Yuudai it's much like a prison sentence, and he has not adjusted well at all. However, he's far too grateful and polite to ever bring this up to those who 'promoted' him, and so he remains in his perpetual state of 'cabin fever'.
