Round Two
Name: (Lord Val) Ash’Amon Ist’aven Val’Sullisin’rune
Race: Drowolath
Age: 250
Height: 6’0
Equipment:
On Person
105ada
Reinforced Khanda with pointed hilt
A reinforced steel gauntlet. Oversized and plated with several layers of plates. It has a concealable katar that can puncture people from the proper angle.
Ebony Longbow
Dark Blue self made Plate Mail. Kalatha’s tattered cloak.
Auxiliary Items
Simple Canteen
Cooking Knife
2 sets of extra civilian clothing
A plain metal compass
A steel shard from his master
First-aid supplies
Flint and rock
Blood soaked bandage from Cairine
A golden bangle from his mother
Hammer
Tongs
Whetstone
Four foot long rope
Magic: Earth Sorcery
Metal High Art: Amon trained to the necessary extent of crafting quality metals.
Mana Manipulation: Proficient. He has learned aura vision.
Beginning city: Chel'el'sussoloth
Clan: Val’Sullisin’rune
House: Ist’Aven
Background:
Amon was born into a house that favoured fanaticism and worship towards their Illharess. He was the first born of Arsha Ist’aven, and developed a personality traditionally associated with a first born. His mother frowned upon having a male as her first child, but relented when her first girl was born.
He had an innate fascination with the history of the Sullisin Empire. He would often read and instruct himself in the origins and trials of his dark elves ancestors. He learned about a famous female smith who crafted and supplied some of the finest weapons within the ancient Sullisin empire. Enraptured by her mythical beauty and craft, he dedicated himself to become exactly like her.
He was sent to the Orthorbbae like any other Val male. At the towers, he passed with average to above averages marks. He invested his time in studying through the vast volumes of the library. Any amount of information on smithing, the mythical smith, and weapon concepts he focused on. At this time, he encountered someone who would for better or for worse become an integral part of his life. She was a noble and from the Illha’dro. Her name was Cairine.
The Sullisin'rune befriended Cairine. She had a rich air about her. Poised, concise, and assertive, her conviction towards her principles impressed the young drowolath.She appreciated his dedication to metal crafting and the two shared an interest in Chelian and drow history. The two would spawn a friendship that lasted until their days in the Orthorbbae ended.
It was during the final years of his schooling, that Amon solidified the deep rooted ideals he would stand by for the next two centuries. A Sharen boy had always troubled him when he was younger, and acted like a stereotypical royal. The Sharen and his cousin tormented a fellow classmate of theirs, a timid, intelligent, but physically inept Illha’dro. Amon passed the two and heard them.
Amon heard the boys insult and attack the Illha’dro. He fought with the two of them, and managed to rescue the frail boy. He left him with a parting message about standing up for himself before Amon
Amon returned to his clan and for the next fifty years served the mandatory service his clan required. He continued to hone his craft and improve his natural abilities. While in his service, he His first pieces of armor and weapons tended to be average. Frustrated with his progress, he scowered the house’s library as he head in his youth. He knew that someone like the smith must have left behind works, instructions, concepts. He spent the next five searching. After a tireless search, he managed to find the designs he was looking for. He found the sketch and rough outline of a blade that was used during the Sullin empire and a steel gauntlet.
Amon spent the next three decades replicating countless failures of the weapons. The metal wasn’t the right material, or did not matched what the smith had commented in her notes. During the time period, he dedicated himself to learning the high art of metal sorcery. He struggled to learn the basics. Over time he adjusted and specialized in strengthening and augmenting metals. He paused from his personal work; Amon focused on apprenticing himself to a master smith within the clan.
Amon spent the next thirty years learning the practical side of smithing. He learned how to improve his smelting techniques, and various other required skills.
Ten years before the Nidraa’chal War, Amon returned to his life work. He commissioned his own shop; he became a valued competitor within the Sullisin’rune district and continued to correspond with his first master. Someone knocked upon his door during the first few months: the trader he had met in his youth, Kala’tha. The two continually chatted and like anything else, grew closer with a trusting familiarity. After two years of a peaceful, habitual relationship, the two became linked for the time being. He had found his inspiration once again in the Val.
One night, he came upon an excerpt that he had read in his youth. The smith wrote: “Without an unbreakable conviction, no amount of work you craft will ever live up to its potential. Only when you find your principles and live by them, then-and only then- will you become a true smith.” A simple set of sentences inspired him. He could not replicate her vision of the blade and gauntlet. He modified the designs and over the next six months perfected the blade and gauntlet. Finally, his first lifelong dream became his reality.
The Nidra’chaal conflict engulfed Chel. On the first morning, Amon awoke to the city in chaos. He had a choice: flee to the sanctuary of his house’s home or stay and try to help. He had no time. He donned his minted gear and fled through the streets towards the sanctuary to defend his home. Along the way he ecountered the remneants of recent deaths and skirmishes. He quickly raced towards his home.
He managed to reach the Sullisin’rune dome and aided in the front line defense of his home. He heard no word from Kalatha for a while. He later received a letter from her brother, the boy he had defended centuries before, she had perished in the war. The brother gave him her blood stained cloak as a memento of her memory. He solidified his uncompromising convictions and vowed to only live for his ideals and the advancement of his clan.
Description:
Height:6’0
Weight:179 lbs
Eye Color: Heteorochromia. His left eye is Green and his right Silver.
He has two identical vertical scars from an ambush along his eyes. He has the traditional markings of the Sullissin’rune tattooed along his eyes as well.
Amon’s upper body has various tattoos along his torso, arms, and back that symbolize elements of the ancient Sullisin Empire. He has small tattoo that represents Kalatha’s death along both his wrists.
Amon favors solitude towards open discussion. He is calm, detached, and jaded on the surface. In reality, he is passionate about his craft, has a penchant for fine pipes, and enjoys the benefits of being a Val’Sullisin’rune. He also has a strong sense of responsibility and justice towards the common people and those wrongly persecuted.
Playing Zone: EST.