BASIC INFORMATIONFull name: Etu Firebound
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Pansexual
Age: 29
Height: 6' 4"
Build: Muscular
Race: Human
Nationality: Adelan
Occupation: Dragon Rider
Residence: Ketra, Adela
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE Art: Etu Firebound Art Credit: LAS-TQuite tall, but not bulky, Etu is long and lean, years of hard training has covered his frame in well-defined muscles. Coppery tanned skin is rough, with callouses on his hands from working with tools and his weapons. Here and there you'll run across faint scars along his body, none particularly serious as he has yet to be grievously wounded. They are from skirmishes with Duhjari and even from sparring, as they rarely take it easy on one another.
Straight, silky dark brown hair, with very faint copper undertones, falls almost to his waist, though he tends to keep most of it pulled up in a high ponytail. That doesn't keep a small bit of it from often escaping and falling into his orange eyes, although flecks of a golden yellow can also be seen when peering into them. They have often been commented to remind people of flames.
Etu possesses a handsome face, if a bit long. His cheekbones and jaw are angular with a strong chin and serious slant to his mouth. The warrior's eyebrows are thinner and more delicate than one might expect, as is his nose. Tattoos are prominent on his face. Intricate designs in golden ink form a thin sort of mask over the right side of his upper face, crossing over his nose, and ending under his left eye. In the same golden ink is a line over his bottom lip down his chin.
Preferring to remain as tribal as possible in his clothing choices, Etu often leaves his chest bare when he can get away with it. Whatever clothing starts at his waist down is generally made of soft leathers or fibers and he also enjoys going barefoot when possible.
PERSONALITYFire tends to lend people to think of chaos, flitting, and uncontrolled. Those things couldn't be further from the truth. Etu may have been gifted with fire, but fire in no way controls or defines him. He is the least hot-headed person you will find. Some have commented that he has more in common with stone than flame.
Etu is steadfast and proud of his heritage, both the older tribal lineage and his place as an Adelan and a dragon rider. The thing is he is not
vocal about it. Truthfully this particular warrior isn't vocal about much of anything. You might have an easier time pulling teeth from a grumpy dragon than get this guy to hold a casual chat. He isn't
unfriendly. It is just that he rarely feels like there is anything he needs to say outside of barking orders or signals to fellow soldiers or riders.
Like many Adelans, Etu is very spiritual and deeply superstitious. He especially reveres dragon and fire spirits, for somewhat obvious reasons, but he will show great respect at any shrine he comes across. It is not unheard of him to actually pause a journey so that he may pay his respects to local spirits and shrines so that they will not be offended at being ignored and may grant him their boons and blessings.
SKILLSBeastspeaking: The psychic ability to commune with animals – most notably dragons.
Fire Immunity: Etu is immune to fire and heat in general. He knows things are hot, but it simply doesn't matter to him.
Firestarter: Creating and controlling flame is a cinch, and how he earned the name Firebound.
RELATIONSHIPSBrimstone the Lava Eater: This dragon has a higher heat threshold than any other breed, for he is truly a lava dragon, most at home basking within the magma chambers of active volcanos. His scales look like jagged volcanic rock and sand. Between the scales is a bright mix of orange, red, and yellow, giving this behemoth the appearance of being a living creature crafted of molten lava. A true dragon, he possesses four legs and two wings.
Dragon Riders: His comrades-in-arms. Etu respects and trusts his fellow riders, for the most part, but probably does not think himself particularly close to any of them.
BACKSTORYEtu hails from a deeply tribal village in rural Adela. He was always fascinated by fire, and it was discovered early that his childish curiosity did not earn him burns as it had many children before him. Because of his affinity with this common element of dragons, and his ability to communicate with them, he was selected to go train with the dragon riders before he even reached puberty.
The boy was a natural born warrior, and he pushed himself hard. His fascination with flame easily turned to an almost zealous devotion to dragons. Years of training earned him the right to attempt to become a dragon rider.
Brimstone bonded with him and he joined the ranks of Adela's most dangerous and feared military force.
Etu has been a man with a single-minded dedication ever since. While he technically resides in Ketra, as do many of his fellow riders, he prefers to be flying high over the terrain all across Adela. He is definitely one of those 'married to his work' kind of men.
