500◇Bisexual◇Kamael
Appearance: Dinan's height is at a mere 182 cm is considered somewhat short by his race's lofty standards. This is made up for by the fact that he weighs 79 kg, all of it lean muscle, an impressive feat lauded by his overall slender race. Like all his race however he shares the same alabaster skin tone coupled with pale white hair tinted by rose overtones. But the defining feature of the Kamael is very obviously their singular wing of angelic features, something that given their origins has elevated them to demi-god status among the more easily impressed. Dinan is unique in that his eyes are not the piercing sky blue of his race but rather a bright sanguine red.
This Kamael male cares not for anything less then full armour. This second skin of steel is considered the mark of an adult. The right to wear it is considered the coming of age for any Kamael. It's design and form determined by the warrior to wear it. As a result Dinan's sports much more in the way of reinforced areas, a direct result of his great physical strength. Though not commonly known Kamael armour is blood forged, the metal quenched in the ruby life source of the first foe a Kamael slays.
Equipment: Aside from the signature armour of his race Dinan has the weapon he was born knowing. For the Kamael do not set hammer to anvil to create the peerless weapons they are known for. Upon the first time their blood forged armour is worn Kamael are confronted by the soul of war, servants of their Goddess. The test is then undertaken and a weapon is given. Dinan was granted the great sword Soulbreaker, a blade forged from his fighting will and a fragment of his soul. As a result Soulbreaker can not be wielded by any save Dinan. Furthermore the blade is sentient, capable of guiding it's user and aiding beyond the simple act of cutting Dinan's enemies.
Strengths:
- Dinan was born to war, he understands it on every level. As a result he shows nothing in the way of fear engaging overwhelming odds.
2. He does not lack for either strength or stamina thanks to the demanding life expected of the Kamael
3. Soulbreaker grants him the ability to absorb the souls of enemies it has slain. These souls can then be used as power sources to fuel Soul Magic. A mix of offensive and defensive spells Soul Magic is frowned upon by most given its nature.
4.Kamael do not feel pain in the same manner as other races. Though aware of injury Kamael are not incapacitated by them save in obvious ways. For example losing an arm forces Kamael to adopt a left/right handed techniques.
5. Though only possessing only one wing Kamael can fly and rather quickly as well.
Weaknesses:
- Being separated from Soulbreaker for extended periods of time weakens Dinan severely often to the point of near death.
2.Though immortal in a sense Dinan does age whenever he indulges too freely in using Soul Magic.
3. Soulbreaker's power is tied directly to Dinan's life, therefore it is possible to destroy the blade by long term separation from Dinan.
Personality: Dinan is a calm and collected individual with little in the way of excessive emotions. Economic in both words and movement the Kamael cares little for indulging his companions in any sort of banter. Indeed his interactions with the mercenary band he has joined can be summed up in a rather short paragraph. And that is exactly the way he prefers it. To Dinan only when faced with the prospect of Death does anyone do anything worth paying attention to. Among the war born Kamael this truth is religion and Dinan could have been a priest. He has only joined this mercenary band to live out the Dogma of his people.
As a result he comes off as dour with little in the way of patience for anything but the poetry the clash of steel can offer. To face Death with nary a flinch, to rush towards it with a smile on your lips and weapon in hand. These are the only words he has shared with the group. Thus he has become the group...Well Dinan has never asked what that makes him. He openly scorns those who engage him in prolonged conversation, usually in a rude manner. Mostly because he has never been one to hide behind false feelings and words.
This cold persona however is in the end simply Dinan's way of dealing with the mortality of his mortal companions. This after all is not the first group to welcome this winged warrior. But his desire for meeting his match is all real, for dying of anything else is shameful in Kamael society.
History:
To understand the past of Dinan you have to understand the importance of his people's history.
The Kamael are the children of Mystria, She who holds the sword. A Goddess of war she crafted the Kamael out of steel and blood, forged in the fires of Heaven. War would be their burden and their joy. War would shape them into the mystic holders of Mystria's legacy, the soul weapon. After countless millennia the Kamael's deeds and lust for combat would see them equal parts hated and admired. Hated for the cold and distant attitude they had towards the other races. Loved for the battles they fought to keep darkness at bay. All this and more shaped a race of winged warriors whose lofty mountain strongholds kept them aloft of every problem save their faith. What was a warrior without war?
The Kamael are less a race though and more living weapons created by their goddess Mystria to serve as guardians . Though in the countless millennia since their forefathers fought against darkness they have become cold and distant to other races they share this world with. Reveling in their born to war nature one could say they as a people are forgetting the honor and duty that once elevated them above common soldiers.
Despite their relatively good alignment the Kamael feel no compunction about using the inherently dark Soul Magic granted to them by Mystria. Indeed they feel entirely justified in its use, to them Total War is over sooner. A noble ideal in their minds for glory in battle is one thing, the suffering of innocence is an other thing. And to that end the Kamael have always united, the fighting of evil has ever been the banner that has united them as a race. But the petty political machinations of others no matter how well disguised has never earn naught but their scorn. Indeed no Kamael will ever kneel to a monarch and that has earned them mistrust and some resentment from those less open minded about their desire from any authority wielded by a ruler.
Whatever their opinions on the Kamael though many rulers have over time made use of the Kamael's more then willingness to fight . Though they will not fight wars of aggression for their employers Kamael mercenaries are more then happy to fight defensive ones. This valour and racial skill at war is the main reason most rulers will put up with the idiosyncratic beliefs of the Kamael.
Culturally speaking though the Kamael have no ruler of their own, so the thought of mercenary work causes them little trouble with honor. For their last ruler Airn Crimson-kissed died long ago even by the standards of their immortal race. And unable to decide upon a worthy successor the Generals in charge of the army decided a scattering of their people was a more preferable outcome then the civil war fighting for the throne would cause. So splitting the nation into the hundred legions they abandoned the majority of their cities save the Royal Palace and city atop Silver Storm Peak.
Over time the legions commanded by the Generals formed into nomadic clans with the succeeding generations identifying them less as military officers and more as the impromptu ruling class they had become. And so the Generals became Archons, a Kamael term for Prince or Princess. But the title was not a hereditary one, instead divine blessing earned by deeds and Mystria's favor saw a Kamael become an Archon. But they were never kings, a Archon ruled only his or her clan and never in the fashion of other nobles. A unpopular Archon could be stripped of office by either Mystria or a general consensus of his or her clan.
But one decision was ratified by both the Archons of all the hundred clans and a general consensus of the Kamael people. And that was the Compact, a breeding contract meant to ensure the survival of the Kamael as a race. For with their faith all but requiring death in battle population control was and is a major issue for these Angels of war. To be a Kamael is to be bound by this duty. To forsake this duty is to be forever cast out of the clans. Love, desire, wishing to raise a family, none of that is the reason couples are paired. Bloodlines and desired traits are the reason couples are paired. Though love is not forbidden to the Kamael, this approach to breeding has seen it less and less common with each generation born underneath the Compact.
Dinan was the result of such a union, indeed Mother and Father detested the sight of each other. No love ever blossomed in their hearts for each other. It was merely doing their duty when they coupled till Dinan was born ten months later. A event greeted with joy by both parties involved as they could dissolve their Compact and return to their true lovers. Dinan was given to the Maidens of Cloud to be raised, an order of warrior nuns they taught the child in the arts of war known only to Kamael. He never would ever know the faces of his parents though he was taught the names and faces of his half - siblings, if only to avoid incest.
Dinan was raised as such, each Maiden taking their turn teaching him of philosophy,various weapons, of Mystria, and the rules of Kamael society such as their now nomadic people had. In all these he excelled showing perhaps there was something to the mixing of the right bloodlines.
When he turned a hundred the Maidens of the Cloud decided that the time for the blooding had come. A right of passage Dinan was required to join a party of Kamael warriors on their latest raid against a enemy these warriors had been paid to fight. His only weapons were his own hands and wits. In this he to excelled, killing five before the battle was over. Collecting their blood in the chalices given to him he then presented himself before the Maidens who helped in the forging of his armour. Upon it's completion the next step of his test begun.The Soul of War asked him what the Maidens taught him during his childhood. In response Dinan launched a roundhouse kick aimed at the apparition before him.
" To not waste time with words it seems. " The Soul of War added with an echoing laugh." Well far be it for me to hold you back. "
Thus the blade Soulbreaker was crafted and the path of Dinan set. His mind and soul consumed with the legacy that was his now to bear he parted from the Maidens of Cloud forever more, never again to spend his days in their company. Descending to the Earth proper he also left Silver Storm Peak behind. The air was thick to his lungs, to his senses it seemed like breathing water. Four hundred years saw him turn from the young man of Silver Storm Peak to the Angel of War all Kamael were meant to be. The daily battles to live up to the legacy of Mystria forged him into the cold steel who mourned somewhat the fate of fellow warriors he buried, Kamael and other races alike.
Now he finds himself once more amongst fellow warriors. Again the strength of his faith is tested. To smile once more as Death looks on.
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