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Name: Jamarin, formerly J'min
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Craft/Rank: Former Searchrider/Informant/Seacrafter/Guard

Appearance:
Jamarin is a tall, lean, bony man who is surprisingly strong. His grey-brown eyes are very narrow and hard to see, but have a dullness to them that does not match his perpetually cheery expression. He is always smiling in some way, unless hes puzzled- in which case, he briefly adopts a perplexed expression before returning to his smile. Sometimes its a comforting smile, sometimes its terrifying, other times its just plain odd.
Many consider his smile to be creepy...
But its worse when he isn't smiling. His face somehow can contort into the most demonic expression. It looks impossible for a human face to do, and its ******** terrifying. Fortunately, he doesn't do this often or for long, but if you see that face, you know that s**t has hit the fan. A lot of it. Several herdbeasts worth of it. Its very rare, and quite possibly nobody at wardens has ever seen it.
He can do other expressions, too, but generally, in order to drop the smiling mask, something big has to happen.

He wears a scraggly beard and normal clothes with heavy Leather boots and heavy leather gloves, and- whenhes expecting a fight- he wears brass knuckle dusters as well. He also has a knife and a crossbow, but when hes fighting it will usually be hand to hand.

Personality:
Good:
Highly Social
Close to Friends/Forms interpersonal connections well
Neutral:
Defensively Aggressive
Energetic
Flirty
Dirty Fighter
Struggling to keep himself together
Bad:
Nosey
A bit of a Braggart
Hard to Read

Jamarin has always been a tough nut to crack, more so after his return to Wardens. It almost seems as though he hasn't changed at all, and yet there is a sense of unnerving off-ness about him. Its hard to put one's finger on it, but theres something not right...

But what is it?

He's still a highly social and chatty individual. He is very outgoing, walking right up to people and engaging them. He likes to know everybody and everyone. He has the impression of always being cheerful and chipper and energetic, without Klah, and sometimes he seems almost flirtatous, though whether he is flirting or not is often ambiguous.

He is in everybody's business- to help, in theory, but also he is simply a nosy b*****d. Its very easy to incite his curiousity- simply existing will do it.
If anything, this quality has increased upon his return. He simply has to know about everything, one way or another.

He doesn't mind spreading the information around either. He is a gossipy guy, though he does embellish a little bit... especially when he's talking about himself. He likes to make himself seem bigger than he is, though it is usually so absurd that it is fairly clear that no, he did not save the day, he just happened to help out a little. No, he isn't a superhuman with muscles the size of his wher's head, he's just a scrawny grinning b*****d. Hasn't changed a bit.

Even his fighting style hasn't changed much. He prefers to fight defensively and in hand to hand, using unarmed brawling to bring down prisoners and rowdy folks and hold them down (or in a trough) until they calm down. He doesnt like weapons like crossbows or knives, preferring a gloved and brass-knuckled hand.

Some have noticed that a few key things have changed. For one thing, he used to be cautious and strategic. Now, seeing him in a combat situation, he is a lot less cautious and more likely to charge right in. He seems to have no fear or regard for himself. He just rushes in with that maniacally cheerful grin on his face and starts pounding away.

And another thing that may not have been noticed. Time was, he would try to not kill anybody. Suuyeth was a sensitive dragon and would not have been happy. And J'min himself didn't see any reason to kill.
Now?
He doesn't care. He punches and punches hard, and he doesn't care if they live or die. Just that the fight is over. forget a fair fight, he fights to win.

Because the truth is he HAS changed. Under the cheerful surface is a man holding it all together with spit and prayers. He lost half his soul and while Jamisk helps to ease the pain, its still there, this pit. He doesn't even know if he is entirely Jamarin anymore, since Jamarin had Suuyeth. Without Suuyeth, though, what remains?
Someone a lot more cold, a lot more cruel.
Alive, able to keep going, yes.
But sometimes he wonders if he is a monster inhabiting the shell of the man that was once Jamarin, a half-souled beast in a whirl of pain and anger, screaming at fate and defying it as it echoes in the hole Suuyeth left.

Defying fate, because he refuses to follow Suuyeth between. He made a decision on dragonback and in the two turns he vanished off the map.
HE WOULD LIVE ON.
SHARDS TO THE PAIN.
HE WOULD LIVE ON.
That conviction sustains him, but he doesn't let on. He keeps the cheerful mask on all the time, except when he is alone with only Jamisk for company.
Then he cries himself to sleep with his wher.
Because conviction or not, Suuyeth is still gone forever.


Jamarin, in short, is a hollowed out man inhabiting the shell of a cheerful, social, gabby, fighting busybody who is determined to live on despite this.

Other stuff:
Left Wardens temporarily two turns ago
Knows a few of the guards, May know a few of the watch
Has no clue about the whole hatching business
Will not be advertising his dragonlessness, thank you.

Suuyeth was, basically, a cupid-like personality, playful and constantly trying to matchmake everybody.

Name: Jamisk 'Jamjam'
Color: Blue
Age: 2
Appearance:
Jamisk is a mining wher, bred primarily for danger detection and search and rescue. There are mining whers that are bred for fighting off tunnelsnakes, but they are a very different breed.
Jamisk's breed has a very gentle disposition and a high threshold for aggression, good for working together in mines. Even nonbonded members of this breed are low danger, preferring to stay far away from humans and to run, rather than attack. They are inquisitive and simple minded. They are small heightwise for a wher, but make up for it by having an extremely elongated body (similar to an earth Ferret proportionwise.) They have have a tubular, streamlined, smooth body, made so by a thick layer of subcutaneous padding that not only keeps them warm, but also cushions them against bludgeoning blows and lets them squish into smaller spaces. They are flexible and surprisingly fast, though their legs and paws are smaller than one would expect for a long wher. This could be because they tend to bounce and bound (like ferrets, again). Though they were not bred for it, this subcutaneous fat layer and long body also lends itself to being able to swim in cold subterranean lakes, which they enjoy.
Though they have a large, wide (as wide as their admittedly narrow bodies) cranium and braincase, they are not known for being very bright- they are fairly simple, in fact. This is because most of their brainpower is going towards their senses, which are incredibly acute.
Their eyes are large. Though this does not help their night vision, it gives them a wide field of vision.
Their wings, though small enough to almost be vestigal, have many sensitive nerves in their membranes (which are small enough to be protected when folded) and so use them as vibration sensors (the membranes are taut enough to receive vibrations).
Their sense of smell is both very sensitive and very finely tuned. Things that most whers wouldn't be able to detect, these whers can sense it and identify very slight variations in scent. They don't mind smelly things because they can detect all the nuances, and are able to clear their noses out with mucus easily, resetting as needed. Their noses are very sensitive to touch as well, and they often snuffle at things.
Their legs are fairly weak, considering their size, but their body is muscular and highly flexible. They can turn completely around in a tunnel that fits them and scoot right back out. They do have sharp claws and teeth, but rarely use them except when stressed or frightened. They have a coiling behavior that they use to stop movement. Though they can be trained to use this as a restraint, they primarily use it to protect a vulnerable victim from falling debris (which they can resist to an extent), buffering them with their tough skin and fatty layers.
Although they are sensitivity to the detection of airborne substances, they are resistant to it's effects. The mechanism is unknown, but likely has to do with sequestering it in their blubbery reserves. At levels of chemicals that no human could ever hope to detect without complicated equipment, these whers can easily warn their handlers and thus the other miners. In levels that could easily kill a human, these whers can survive and be directed by their handler at a safe distance. This makes them great for search, rescue, and recovery, since they can track even among distracting chemicals.
The downsides are that, because most of their brainpower is devoted to their exquisite senses, they are kind of stupid. Their handlers must be the brains of the operation and give them frequent and clear commands.
Because of their docile nature and specific build, these sorts of mining whers also make terrible fighters. They can bite and claw, but are easily outmatched by even very small opponents, and it takes them a lot to get to that extent. Also, while highly resistant to blunt force, they are not so tough against sharp objects.

Jamarin knows this and likes to say that the roles are reversed- he's the one likely to rip your throat out, and it's Jamisk that keeps him from doing it.
For the most part, he doesn't have Jamisk do the whole clawing-and-biting thing. When Jamisk is in a fight, he mostly tries to get in the way of attackers, tripping them up and otherwise inconveniencing them. Often, he will have Jamisk wrap himself around a particularly troublesome foe and restrain them with his body like a serpent.
Jamisk excells at tracking down escapees, even when they end up in the jungle, and even when the trail is too cold for others to follow, and in cases of rescuing, say, after a disaster.

As some added benefits, Jamisk's padding? Makes him very squishy and huggable.

Personality:


Jamisk loves people. No really, he does.
He loves physical affection and absolutely enjoys nuzzling with his sensitive nose, or cuddling, or being hugged. He likes especially to send simple happiness to all minds around him. They shouldn't be sad, they should be happy too! Because he is happy and he loves them!

He especially loves his handler! Oh his handler is so unhappy sometimes, but thats why he's there! To help him! Be happier!

Jamisk knows that people think whers are scary and dirty, so he tries to be as unscary and clean as possible. That way, people will cuddle him, right? Yay!

He doesn't like fighting. He doesn't like it, not at all. But Jamarin fights, and he doesn't want Jamarin to get hurt. In a fight, he uses his long length and flexibility to get in the way of attackers and tries to immobilize or trip them.
He understands though that Jamarin fights to protect people and stop... bad guys?
its a hard concept for him to understand. But thats what Jamarin does. So Jamisk will do it too...?

Sometimes... all the time, really... Jamisk is a bit silly. He likes it when people laugh. So, he's a bit of a prankster. Being young, he hasn't quite figured out what pranks are appropriate and which are not. Thats Jamarin's job.

Essentially, Jamisk is a snuggly puppy wher. Exhuberant and sweet, but simplistic in thought.

Roleplays
▧ - A short chat - Jamarin and Luthradi
▧ - Put your marks where your money is (ORP)
▧ - If the world is Dark, is its underbelly Light? (Ai, Jamarin, Zamanateth, Jamisk)
▧ A Little Too much fun, Maybe

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