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Rajon "Red" Vaa'tanen, Soldier of Fortune

Started by Cambie, December 26, 2014, 08:08:26 PM

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Name: Rajon-Toukta Vaa'tanen
Alias: Red
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Species: Human
Ethnicity: Kishahni
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 195 lbs
Occupation: Soldier of fortune
Residence: On the road

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Physical Description

Tall, with unkempt dark brown hair and tanned reddish skin that burns easily in the sunlight, Red has the typical trappings of a Kishahni native. He is muscular for his height, with a sharply defined jawline and high cheekbones, usually clean-shaven but sometimes covered by a thick scraggly beard. His eyes though... they almost appear golden and cat-like, with a feral quality to them that might be found in the massive jaguars of the deep jungle. His appearance ironically mirrors the meaning of his name: "rabid cat."

His trappings, ironically, are decidedly not indicative of the Kishahn jungles. He mostly wears the high boots, sand-colored traveling trousers, a clean white long-sleeved shirt that might seem more appropriate in the desert than in the jungles. Almost always, a dark red scarf hangs around his neck.

Personality

Brash, rude, curt, but always always sure of himself. Red epitomizes the phrase "shoot first and ask questions later," always preferring direct action and conflict over negotiation and bargaining. He isn't fallible, and often finds himself in trouble due to his own stubbornness. He makes mistakes and gets hurt sometimes, but never doubts himself in any situation. That's not to say, however, that he lacks any sympathy whatsoever. He simply prefers his own brand.

Magic/Abilities

Red is an excellent tracker and decent thief (when he needs to be). Growing up in the Kishahn jungles, he is incredibly acrobatic for his build, and can climb even the most difficult heights.

Relationships

Opus Dey, a perennial compatriot, partner, confidant, enemy, rival. The two men have worked together and have betrayed each other on multiple occasions. It's never anything personal. Well... sometimes, it is.

History

Born Rajon-Toukta, or "rabid cat," Red is the third son of the Kishahni warlord Meztli of the Vaa'tanen people, one of the more powerful figures among the jungle tribes. He was given the ugly name as a way of warding off evil spirits, a longstanding tradition whenever the child born before him died at birth. The stigma of having this unlucky child was exacerbated by the fact that Red's mother, though Kishahni by birth, had an Essyrni upbringing and instilled those cultural values into the young child.

Dissent among the Vaa'tanen tribe over this unlucky child with Essyrni tendencies, coupled with a sickness that befell the mother, forced her to send Red off to Essyrni to the household of a merchant princess whom she'd befriended years ago.

Red grew up in that household, becoming surrogate brothers with the house's first son Opus Dey. It wasn't long that Opus's mother also died from some mysterious illness (some say poisoning), and both boys were swept up into the world of Opus's father: piracy. The two learned the criminal trade that way, and worked together for the most part. As fate would befall Red, Opus Dey followed in the footsteps of his father to become one of the most powerful criminal lords in all the kingdoms, with Red as a close confidante.

But it was in both their natures to put self above others. Throughout the years, Red and Opus Dey have worked together and, lately, against one another on multiple occasions. Both men are bound by the bonds of brotherhood, but separated by their respective calls in life and their respective senses of self-preservation.


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