"A dream is nothing until you grasp it."
Full Name: Kuan-yu Su
Nicknames: Su
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Rank/Title: Prince
Sexual Orientation: Pansexual
Kingdom/Alliance: The Islands, also known as Aksan.
Description: Su cuts a figure that is not so much intimidating as it is beautiful. He resembles a statue in some ways--perfect proportions, smooth features and pale skin. He stands at around 6'2, and he is long limbed. He has pianists fingers, and is excellent in general at playing music. It's one of his greatest passions in life. He loves being able to feel things, and he loves things that make you feel things. He will often pause entirely when he hears music, his heart may stutter, and he will certainly grin like the Cheshire Cat. He likes to be near sound and music and crowds. Rarely is this man found quiet or alone. His hands are always grasping and ever moving.
Su may seem to be made of cold marble, but in reality, he is built of far softer stuff. His hands are calloused, but his dark eyes are kind. His eyes are dark enough to swallow up his pupil entirely, and if one were to look close enough, they would find gentle swirls of deep gold hidden in them. They're framed by long lashes, long enough to cause much jealousy from the fairer sex. They appear to be nearly liquid, as if by staring into them you could see the future and all else. There's a knowing air to him, and he's perfected the art of looking at someone as if he could read their very souls.
Su has a slightly long face, with high cheekbones, arching eyebrows, and a smooth chin. He looks regal, and he often walks with his head up and a smile on his face. He doesn't do much walk as glide, graceful as can be. On top of that, he loves to dance. It's one of his favorite things on the planet. He can often be found humming or tapping his foot to the music, whatever happens to be playing.
Su has silky hair that falls to just below his shoulders in dark waves. It's the barest bit curly, and it gets more so when it's wet. It's dark enough that it catches the light and turns blue. He often wears it up, but he can strike quite the pose when taking off his helmet and shaking out his hair. He has a crooked grin and a lovely mouth, with a full bottom lip. He bites it when he's thinking, and it is scarred from when he was a child and bit through it.
Speaking of scars, they are the one thing that draws away from Su's marble-esque appearance. He has quite a few, from a life of both fighting and fun. The soles of his feet are scarred from stepping on sharp coral, his back is rife with jagged scars from various weapons--from whips to swords. His jaw has a slice upon it, and his hands are scarred from where his own nails have dug into his skin. In general, Su looks kind. He's warm to the touch, and a big fan of hand holding.
Su may seem to be made of cold marble, but in reality, he is built of far softer stuff. His hands are calloused, but his dark eyes are kind. His eyes are dark enough to swallow up his pupil entirely, and if one were to look close enough, they would find gentle swirls of deep gold hidden in them. They're framed by long lashes, long enough to cause much jealousy from the fairer sex. They appear to be nearly liquid, as if by staring into them you could see the future and all else. There's a knowing air to him, and he's perfected the art of looking at someone as if he could read their very souls.
Su has a slightly long face, with high cheekbones, arching eyebrows, and a smooth chin. He looks regal, and he often walks with his head up and a smile on his face. He doesn't do much walk as glide, graceful as can be. On top of that, he loves to dance. It's one of his favorite things on the planet. He can often be found humming or tapping his foot to the music, whatever happens to be playing.
Su has silky hair that falls to just below his shoulders in dark waves. It's the barest bit curly, and it gets more so when it's wet. It's dark enough that it catches the light and turns blue. He often wears it up, but he can strike quite the pose when taking off his helmet and shaking out his hair. He has a crooked grin and a lovely mouth, with a full bottom lip. He bites it when he's thinking, and it is scarred from when he was a child and bit through it.
Speaking of scars, they are the one thing that draws away from Su's marble-esque appearance. He has quite a few, from a life of both fighting and fun. The soles of his feet are scarred from stepping on sharp coral, his back is rife with jagged scars from various weapons--from whips to swords. His jaw has a slice upon it, and his hands are scarred from where his own nails have dug into his skin. In general, Su looks kind. He's warm to the touch, and a big fan of hand holding.
Personality:
{Curious, Adventurous, Determined, Kind}
Su, having lived on an island for his whole life, is not much for rush or huge cares. He's used to things being casual and laid back, to being late for things on a regular basis and having feasts with his friends and family. He loves food. Adores it. He's the kind of person that can eat and eat and never gain a pound. Physically, he's mostly muscle anyway. He's happy to cook for others, and as it happens, he's an excellent cook.
Su loves swimming and water in general. While he doesn't like moving fast himself, he loves things that move quickly. He also truly loves the stars--he's a wonderful navigator, and can find his way from the position of various celestial bodies. In general, he loves astronomy and the skies. He's memorized weather patterns, maps, and a billion different constellations. He's got an excellent memory, and rarely forgets things. This does lead to him holding grudges, though. He is the kind of person who finds it hard to let things go.
Su is a bit of an adventurer. He likes to see situations for himself, he likes to see seas and climb mountains, to feel things beneath his hands. His nails are often dirty, because he's always getting his hands into things. He's always happy to try new things and new experiences, from building a boat himself and sailing to a nearby island to trying to discover any sort of new flora or fauna. He's eager to see absolutely everything, and will never grow tired of exploring the world. He's grounded in his personality, but certainly not in his feet. He would gladly wander for the rest of his life.
Su loves to read, as much as he loves to go see things. As a child, he was rather sickly, and so he created worlds for himself through books and stories. His childhood was full of adventures and stories. However, Su also gained a want for social interaction through that. His islands were always isolated, and he's excited to bring his home into the rest of the world. He really does hope that it'll go well. He has an optimism and a smile that can light up anyone's day, and that also makes him excellent in politics. He's very good at putting people at ease.
In general, Su has a flair for the dramatic. He loves speaking and listening, he loves languages in general. He wants to see everything, and he's very hard to hold down. He's charismatic as well--not only will he wander, but he'll bring a bunch of other people with him. He's happy to be outside at all times, and he's happy to be around people. He asks a lot of questions, and often tries to appear serious, even as laughter is evident in his eyes. He's prone to laughter and loves jokes in general.
Reading, Exploring, Discovering Things, Laughing
Habits:
Digs his nails into his palms, shuffles his feet when he's nervous
Oddities:
He hates to be alone, and loves rain.
- His home and his people
- Sleeping in
- Crowds
- Music
- Exploring
- Being held down
- Being alone
- Getting lost
- Waking up
- Nightmares
Biography
Place Of Origin: Aksan
History:
Su was born as the Prince of Aksan in the dead of the hottest summer in centuries, where the winds weren't blowing and the rains hadn't come in weeks. There were complications during the birth--the cord wrapped around the baby's neck, the queen wouldn't stop bleeding, blood and tears were everywhere. When Su finally reached the world outside of his mother, he did not cry at first. The nation waited with baited breath--and out of nowhere, the little boy took in a gulp of air and wailed. Outside, it immediately began to rain. The winds picked up, and the islands were cooled once more. From that day on, there would be whispers and stories told about that day, when their prince and their queen lived and brought the winds back to their islands.
As Su grew older, the stars in his people's eyes became less because of the story concerning his birth and more because of how he won their hearts. Even as a child, he was endearing, giving flowers and bouncing around without a care in the world. He was overjoyed with everything, and so, everything was overjoyed with him. He befriended everyone he could, and gained quite the following.
As he turned from happy child to cheerful teen, though, he came upon a thick tome. His parents had never been in the business of hiding things from him, but he had been so busy outside that he had never seen this particular book before. However, upon examining it, he found that it was a book of maps and stories. He didn't know any of these places, and he sat there for hours, memorizing every bit of that book. The next morning, he informed his parents that he was going to see every single place on that map. So far, he's doing a pretty good job of it.
He knew that he would have to take over the kingdom someday, and so he was trained in the ways of politics and such. However, most of his lessons were spent staring out the window. He joined the military, trained and trained and learned. And now, at last, he's got the chance to travel. His parents mentioned that his family had been invited to the decennial reunion of the different continental kingdoms, and he leapt at the chance to go. His parents were skeptical and hesitant, but he was determined. He would be fine, he was going to go in disguise, and it would be wonderful.
At long last, they agreed, and Su was ecstatic. He took advantage of the isolation of their country to take on the title of ambassador, and led an entourage of ships to the continent. They've arrived in Seabel, and Su is trying very hard not to be too excited. He's managed to enter himself in the jousting tournament, and we'll see how that goes.
Happiest Memory: Finding that tome when he was a child
Saddest Memory: Probably being told that he had to go into the military.
Face Claim: Godfrey Gao
