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Occupation/Social Status in Rank:: Etz is a bartender on the off days when he's not called to serve in the tavern. He also helps out on the patrols every now and then, too.
Views on Rank responsibilities:: Etz is alright with his job. He likes what he does, and knows that he’s at least entertaining others when he falls over serving people, as well as helping them sort of forget their troubles with his drinks.
Education/ Intelligence:: He’s self-taught in many things. Etz knows how to read and write from his mother, who learned what she taught Etz from her bond. He also is surprisingly smart, though he doesn’t tell half of what he knows most times.
Marital Status:: Single and proud of it!
Political Thoughts/ Views of Ranks and Vhaid:: Seriously, Etzelfourth could care less on the political status. Just so long as they don’t come in and start trying to make him do stuff he doesn’t want to do, it’s all cool.
Beliefs/ Values/ Strength of Beliefs:: He doesn't really have much stock in gods and primeval forces, or anything of the sort.
What is his/her usual disposition?:: Etz is rather happy-go-lucky, but more than a little contradictory sometimes. He loves chasing the ladies, but tends to say the wrong things at the right time. He tends to just sort of hang back, but can actually do a lot of things that normally wouldn't be expected of him with the right motivation.
Optimist/ Pessimist? :: Optimist! The glass is always half-full, even when there’s no water left.
Confident/Self-conscious? :: He’s pretty confident.
How does he/she feel about his/her appearance? :: Well. Etz likes how he looks, but he’s a bit nervous about his eyespots. They tend to scare things off, and he doesn’t really like them. But hey, what can you do?
Most important possession:: His most important possession is the fleur-de-lis pendant he always wears. It was a gift from his mother, and she got it from her bond. So it’s sort of an heirloom.
Talents :: Etz is good at putting on plays, and he’s not too bad at hunting and fishing. Plus, he can mix drinks that taste really good, not to mention not being too bad of a waiter. He can also hold his liquor like a beast, so it's best not to take him up on a drinking game.
(Smidge of performing info: Etz basically takes an idea and whips it into a play. He puts on one-man shows, yeah, but he performs all the roles adequately. He loves doing it because it's one thing he absolutely knows he's good at, and something he enjoys because it was something his mother and him used to do together. She'd play the fair maiden in distress, and Etz'd be the knight, coming to rescue her. The day his mother died, he tried to go into her room wearing his knight costume, insisting that he was going to fight off the 'fell dragon' that held his 'fair maiden' captive. As a result, he doesn't play the knight anymore, and is asked to, will flat-out refuse. Usually with some sort of look that says 'don't ask again'.)
What is a normal day like for this Jivvin?:: Just your average day either serving drinks or making them in the tavern. He takes walks a bit, and can sometimes be found entertaining a squirrel or some other small animal with one of his plays, acting out all the parts himself—and what’s a bit odd is that he plays them all well.
What is a normal rainy day like for this Jivvin?:: It tends to be a bit boring at the tavern on most rainy days, so he generally sits around and maybe mixes a few drinks here and there.
Greatest Fear:: Etz’s greatest fear is that he’ll grow to love somebody, and then they’ll reject him. He loves being with others and tends to keep the same circle of friends, so having that other person knowing that he likes them would basically put him at their mercy.
What does he/she want most?:: He wants to become a performer, as well as get better at hunting so he can help out more. Oh, and a girlfriend. Etz’d like one of those.

Major Goals::
1. Get better at performing.
2. Find a girl!
3. Work on finding out more drinks to make at the tavern.

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~ He might have no idea how old he is, but could you give an estimate anyway?

~ 6'8" .... you are aware that that is TALL, right? I mean... REALLY tall... Not that that's a bad thing... but that's TALL XDDD and at only 145 pounds thats TALL and THIN ... XD all caps because we're talking TALL...and THIN XD Humans are considered towering at 6'3" ...

~ About his job... as a Uuthli, I believe he would be expected to participate in Uuthli patrols because that's a part of his rank... but he would also be expected to have another job, so it wouldn't be difficult for him to be a performer if that's what he really wanted... mind you that would most likely be small performances, like music, song and dance, and these could be done in taverns and such for small pay. Think medieval bard... that kind of thing. Singing at festivals, playing at wedings... you get the drift. Also, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the taverns and Inns(?) had a sort of 'open mic night'. Not that they'd have microphones, but that they'd open small performance areas to whoever wanted a chance to get laughed at... ^_^ he'd have plenty of chances to practice.

~ His mother ran off on her bond? Her human bond? or her Husband? Either is a difficult thing in any case... a bond is just that... glue of the brain per say. She could run, but they'd always know where and how to find her because they're attatched by thoughts. They can't read each other's minds, but they can get feelings and such. Also if it was her human, the human would have to have been the one to release the bond, and that's the only way she could run... but since you say Etz isn't that old, I suspect you mean husband... A husband/wife bond that is undertaken by two jivvins is something that takes years and years to form. It's also something that is EXTREMELY Hard to break once it is formed, because it's kind of the equivalent of true love. 99.9% of bonded jivvins would never even choose to break that bond or run from it. That's not to say it can't be done, just that it's near impossible with the circumstances surrounding it. She might very well have run off on her boyfriend though... O.o .. if they were only dating and happened to have a kid.

~ I like that he's smart and doesn't boast about it . ^_^

~ I don't understand the part about him thinking that there's something strange living in the woods... If you're refering to the Barra Ssan, or the Valz'hins, then he would know all about them because they're common knowledge to everyone, including the center jivvins *and they're pretty naieve XD*

~ Putting on plays. There's a subject close to my heart, personally. I like it... but I wonder, where is he getting his scripts from? It wouldn't be terribly uncommon for there to be a few classics in the village library, but probably not a lot of hard hitting drama stuff... and comedies would have nigh on little purpose.... You've intrigued me here, and I guess I'm just speculating now... I want to know more about this. What kind of things he likes to perform, what might go over well in a medieval society, where he gets his material... where he performs, what about performance makes him want to keep on doing it... that kind of thing ^_^ Without a troupe of players, he'd be limited to monologues and one man shows... what can I say? XD I'm intrigued.

~ As a hunter, he would indeed spend more time in the woods than most... but most village jivvins don't go into the woods at all unless they're members of patrolling units. In fact, only certain jivvins have permission to be in the woods for extended periods of time, and if they don't come back within the time limit, then the Uuthli patrols go and get them. But they wouldn't need to be in the woods really... the village is very self sustaining, and has plenty of places in it where a jivvin can be alone should they need that. ^-^

~ Why doesn't he have a house?

~ His greatest fear is growing to love someone, but his major goal is to have a girlfriend? That seems contradictory. And I don't mind the 'fear of rejection' but is there something in his past that caused that? That would be really interesting backstory if there was and would really help build the character.

~ Again, a major goal is to become a performer. I have to say that if he's good at it then it's an easy and sure thing... but maybe... maybe he's not really good! That would explain a lot XD ...

~ So his dad left... that's a problem actually, because he couldn't leave the village... he could have died, or he could be living on the other side of the village, but even though the village is large, over the years there'd be a good chance that he'd have to see his father every once in a while. Jivvins are not allowed to leave the village, for any reason.

~ Ellesa and Etz were very close, he loved her dearly. She died. Why didn't he get her house?

~ You wrote 'no siblings, at least none that he knows of.' Actually that sets my plot brain rolling and I feel like I should mention why XD ... It tells me that there MIGHT be siblings of his out there that he doesn't know about... even better if his dad isn't dead and is in the village somewhere... it opens up some really cool personal plottings where he might be able to find said brother or sister. ^_^ Just thinking here.

~ Just curious, how old was he when his father left? I know you say kid, but for a wild jivvin that could be anything from 3 to 40 XD ... I wonder if he remembers what his father looks like? Maybe his father is still in the village and he has no idea what he looks like and wouldn't know him if he saw him.

~ How does he THINK his family felt about him?

~ Aww, his Mum is his hero... that's so sweet XD It makes me happy... but it also makes him a Mama's boy heart . XDDD You know, I like him. He's got a nice sweet homey feel that appeals to me. He needs some tweaking still, but I think he's worth a try XD ...

Thanks for all the suggestions, you two! ^^ I'll get to fixing up things, but here's some little explanations that I can offer.

-He does have a house, but it's really not too much to speak of. It is his mother's house, but even then, it was barely enough for both of them. He likes it anyway, though it leaks a bit.

-Etz remembers very little about his father, the central thing being that he had copper colored ears. Very obscure, but the one thing that stuck in his mind was the copper. Etz may not know who he is, but Autren definitely remembers him.

-Ellesa and Autren were just starting to get involved, when Etz came along. The full explanation behind Autren leaving is that he wasn't ready for being a father, as he wasn't more than 30 at the time (he looked older than he actually was.). He got terrified of being 'trapped' by fatherhood, and so he left.

-Ellesa ran off on her human bond, yep. He committed something that fully went beyond the Uuthli's moral code. (What this was will be explained later, but it has something to do with fire and a house. I think you get it.) What's more is, not only did Ellesa catch him do it, it was to a friend of hers. She confronted him about it, and he insisted that he was in the right. When Ellesa presented the facts to her bond's superiors, he was furious. He struck out at her by going after the same friend again, this time killing her. She couldn't bear to see him any more after that, so she ran as far as she could, hoping to get away. Later on, he found her again, half dead on the side of the road. He had mulled over what had happened, and he released her from their bond. After that, he brought her to one of her old friend's house, where she was nursed back to health. Then, she wandered for a while, happening upon rumors of the Wild by chance. Ellesa was intrigued, and she then started to pursue the rumors, eventually coming up with where the path was through a series of trial-and-error attempts.

-Etz actually isn't so good at being a performer....in someone else's plays, that is. When it comes to the ones that he makes or those rare few that he adores by other people, he can fill those roles in almost perfectly. He hates playing the villain though, even when he's better at it than playing the hero.

-Well, his greatest fear is rejection, actually. So he goes after girls sometimes, but only so far as to keep from getting hurt. He may seem to go after nearly all the skirts in existence from time to time, but in all actuality, it's only an act.

-Etz's quirks have some very interesting stories behind them. For example, the washing the food obsession? That came from one time when he took a bite out of a large root he had scavenged for lunch of sorts, and he discovered that there was something wrong with it later....as he was sick for about four days. Now, he washes any roots or vegetables until the skin comes off, because it was later found (through some very unusual means) that there was a sort of fungus on the skin. Basically, all his quirks are little tokens and memories of the past that he's accumulated over the years. He's actually rather proud of them, as each one has a reason, a story, a memory, and a tale behind them.

-As for Etz's scripts, he often makes up the plays he does by himself as he goes along. Though they may be spontaneous and really without much of a point, he works out a few things first, and then the ideas start flooding in. Sometimes he messes a great idea up simply because he's got too many ideas for what he could do next.

-When Autren left, Etz was about two. Not old enough to remember absolutely everything, but old enough to keep some fragmented memories of his father.

Well Zact...I think that does it. I'm pleased to say that he fits the bill. I do have one minor note for you, that you still refer to him as a 'hunter' in his Views on Rank Responsibilities, but I'm going to assume that was just an oversight on your part, so it's really no big deal <3

So, with that said, approved!