Post by ladymoth on Dec 27, 2010 22:46:56 GMT -5
(the twin on the left)
Name: Thertayn
Age: 210
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: Thertayn is of average height though a bit narrow and with a swimmers build. His hair is a dusty amethyst like sea coral and short than his brothers, and better kept as well. His eyes are deep blue and full of intensity. His face is usually blithe and impish, expressing his rambunctious attitude towards life. He is extremely well kept with perfect skin, as unmarked as the day he was born, and he often wears perfume. 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. He holds himself upright and openly, ready to let any adventure sweep him up.
Personality: Thertayn is the polar opposite of his brother, what Ehm lacks in communication skills and self-esteem Thertayn makes up for in a fast salesman like way with banter and an ego the size of an adult dragon. What Ehm has in wit Thertayn lacks in his complete inability to spot when someone is joking. He’s something of a swashbuckler; he lives outside of society and has nothing to tie him down to anything, not even alliances. He loves to pick up his rucksack and follow an adventure to the bitter end. That said he looks out for himself and himself alone, Ehm’s well fair hardly registers on his radar; if he thinks he can get anything out of betraying you he’ll do it without losing sleep.
History: Thertayn and his brother Ehm 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. Thertayn took this opportunity to gain control over his twin and keep him in a constant state of servitude. He has Ehm convinced he’s worthless without him, and as such he’s enslaved his own brother without Ehm even realizing it.
After they got older Thertayn and Ehm 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. Thertayn is a natural leader and doesn’t enjoy himself unless he has some modicum of control over the situation he’s in.
