Post by ladymoth on Dec 27, 2010 22:48:39 GMT -5
(the twin on the right)
Name: Ehm
Age: 210, 21 in human years.
Race: Nereid - Water dwelling humanoids that can breath underwater, swim as fast as any fish, and regenerate lost limbs; they are magical entities but cannot control magic themselves.
Occupation: Fisherman
Allegiance: Unaligned
Physical Description: Ehm is of average height though a bit narrow and with a swimmers build. His hair is green like sea weed and longer than his brothers; it’s long enough to be put back into a knot at the back. His eyes are aqua-marine and tried looking. His face is usually long and serious, or else not baring any expression. He is littered with scars all over his body from being pushed into the action by his brother. He has several fish like qualities such as his gills and his body is also dotted with patches of fish scales that can only be seen in the right light. His voice is hoarse and he has a pronounced stutter.
Personality: Ehm is quiet and reserved, silent but smart. He has a sardonic outlook on life. He’s spent a long time as a lackey for his brother and he’s unbelievably self-depreciating. He seems to think he’s on the lowest rung of existence and will follow orders even when he knows they’re a bad idea. He has a sense of humor though and is quite aware that his brother can be a bit thick. He’ll give the occasional wink to people to let them know that he’s on the same page but he prefers not to talk because he’s embarrassed about his speaking voice, a fact exacerbated by the fact that his brother lets him know that he could be embarrassed for himself.
History: Ehm and his brother Thertayn were raised off the coast of Teirm with their own kind. Nereid’s are popular in the slave trade that runs in Teirm but only the females were desirable for being inhumanly attractive. The male Nereid’s were left unharmed but motherless. Most of the time the females were captured at birth being that Nereids were at their most venerable in their nymph stage in the tide pools on the coast. Before they turn twenty they are rather formless and unable to breath out of water. Ehm and Thertayn’s tide pool was raided by slave catchers who pulled the nymphs out and took all of the females. Many of the males they left out of the water and those died, except for Ehm who was rescued by a returning adult Nereid who quickly put him back in the water. Ever since that day Ehm has always had a horrible stutter that’s left him nearly mute.
After they got older Ehm and Thertayn left the sea to pursue carrier opportunities on land. They go from town to town selling fish, crab, and other things they find on the sea floor. Ehm is naturally subservient to his brother who always takes a leadership role. Thertayn always pushes Ehm to do the dirty work and the fighting for them (because they could still be captured and put into the slave trade at anytime) as such Ehm’s gotten knocked up over the years.
