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(Dovaa, Possible Adopt - needs crit first)
Character Name: Erahn Ryko
Race: Dovaa
Gender: Male
Clan: Unchosen – Ayrala
Path: Civilian – musician
Appearance:
That Multi-horned Adopt kid

Personality:

Erahn is a boy with a tempestuous soul that longs to sing. Unfortunately, due to a nasty trick of birth and fate, he cannot sing or speak, and his artistic soul refuses to present itself to other avenues aside from instruments.

Erahn is a musician, with all the virtues and vices that come along with that. He is passionate and firey, though blessed with a keen ear and good head for notes. His frustration at having to use an instrument instead of his own voice and body has fed an equally hot temper, and he is quick to anger and slow to forgive. His tendency when riled is not to lash out physically. He prefers to use his words, and will do so when writing implements are available. When such things are not available, he gestures and mimes to get his point across.

He has a very high opinion of himself, and his grandmother has not helped this by doting on him. Though not exactly spoiled, he is highly condescending and judgmental of other people, usually finding them barely, but tolerably, less than he. This sense of superiority makes up for, in his mind, his lack of a voice.

He considers himself better than other people to such an extent that he is willing to be generous on those he favors. Though he sees it as sharing his goodness and good fortune so that they can better themselves, in truth he just likes to give people things. In particular, how he feels afterward, when someone has enjoyed his present, and the power he has by giving the present. It is a form of communication he can do as well as anybody else. Friends will, thus, find that he will frequently give them gifts, even outside of typical holidays and are advised to accept them with a smile. He does not like to have his gifts rejected, even with a customary 'oh, you shouldn't have', and such a 'slight' can throw him into a tantrum easily.

With all his pomp and pride and sense of self importance, Erahn is still very much a little boy. The events of his life have led him to be very insecure about his situation or, at best, shakily secure. His mother's affair, parent's separation, and his Grandmother's pitifully unique condition have made him somewhat mistrustful of the world. He is wary both of change – because it keeps happening and causing him trouble – and stability – because it won't last . And, he is very careful with his own actions.

On the surface, he may seem to trust a friend. However, much like his own beliefs about the nature of the world, he truly trusts nobody and nothing, not even himself, to be the same day to day.

This may, perhaps, be why sometimes he holds onto his convictions so incredibly tightly. When he is sure, absolutely sure of something, he refuses to give an inch. He can be mulish when he has something he believes in, and will keep at something until the bitter end. But these things are all too infrequent.

Biography/Background:

Erahn's family used to be a fairly typical Dovaa family; He was born in the Celestial Plane to a beautiful and peppery Firani mother and an artistic Peisio father. He lived with them and his grandmother, his mother's very sensible Gaili mother. Things were happy for little Erahn: His father filled their home with wonderful artwork, and his mother had enough energy to do what she wanted to do and play with her equally energetic child, and his grandmother patiently taught him the things that he, as a young dovaa, needed to know. There was no pressure on him to choose a clan, and no reason for him to leave the safety of the fortress, and no stigma on his lack of a voice. He was happy.

His mother, Myralade, was a warrior and not built for a stay-in-the-plane life. She would, occasionally, foray into Magesc to help some trader friends of hers acquire goods, bringing back a few dragon orbs for the Dovaa cause and interesting materials to intrigue her child. On one such journey, she happened to meet a handsome Oblivionite man by the name of Jujai Veyos.

At first, they were simply friends, adventuring together for long times. It soon grew into something more - Myralade had grown bored with her husband, though it was no fault of his own. A placidly pleasant artist simply could not keep the firey firani satisfied for long, and she found herself gravitating to the raw, reckless, soulless passion of Jujai. They became lovers, in secret at first. But soon, it was a secret that could be kept no longer.

When Erahn was five summers old, Myralade's became emboldened by her still-waxing passion for her lover. She ran away with the Oblivionite, leaving her family in the Plane for torrid romance in the dark land of Soldul.

Erahn himself did not entirely understand what was happening, but his father, Tarhal, was devastated by the betrayal. His grandmother had to spend a great deal of time talking the artist off of the verge of foolish and reckless acts. His father was saved by an unexpected turn of its own – he too had been having an affair, his needs for male companionship not being met in the marriage his parents had approved of. He had loved Myralade... she had been his soulmate... but she hadn't been everything she needed, not until she was gone. His lover, a pleasant family friend named Mao Baanji, offered to take in Tahal and take care of him until he could take care of his own son. He understood the situation, and made himself available to help however he could.

Mao soon found that this would be more difficult than he had thought. With Tarhal outed, blame turned from Myralade to him – of course she had run away – he hadn't been able to please her. Friends and family turned on the poor man, claiming that he should have tried harder to please her, or that he was somehow sick, or unworthy. This did not help his health, and Mao found taking care of him a full time job. He attempted to find money wherever he could, once even – shamefully – trying to coerce Erahn to steal from his teachers.

This meant that Gia, Erahn's grandmother, had to raise him full time. Gia had a comfortable sum of money and made a decent living as a masseuse, and also had many kindly well-off connections. Erahn was well provided for. Her mind was beginning to go, but only beginning and she saw enough time ahead of her to make sure her grandson would be settled.

And then the Mara came and Gia saw no other option than to be called into action to defend the plane. She returned mostly unscathed physically, but the stress and trauma of the battle began to hasten her deterioration. To take the stress off of her and allow her to stay functional, Erahn was removed from her care and boarded full-time at his music school...

Currently:
Life just doesn't stay still for Erahn, much as he would like it to. Stuck in his music school, with few people he can trust, he is understandably frustrated, withdrawn, and wary. How he will deal with this... has yet to be seen.

Notes:
Grandmother (Gaili): Gia
Mother (Firani): Myralade (Somewhat selfish and flighty)
Father (Peisio): Tarhal (Just couldn't handle it. Artists...)
Father's Dovaa lover (Peisio): Mao Baanji (Nice guy, trying to mend bridges between his lover and his lover's son)
Mother's Oblivionite Lover: Jujai Veyos (Typical Veyos passion. Archer)
Half Brother: Dalenael Veyos (No Data yet)

Thoughts on the Great Engagement:
Erahn doesn't care about the great war and would be perfectly content to remain in the Celestial plane his whole life.

Thoughts on Magescans:
Orderites
Aside from their interesting colors, Erahn knows little about Orderites and finds them somewhat boring.

Oblivionites
Erahn has a mild grudge against Oblivionites, though he has never met one. By his thinking, if his mother hadn't met one, she would still be there and his life would still be happy. He is aware that not every one is the same, but he doesn't like them in general.

Dovaa
He is one, so obviously they are the best. In fact, he wouldn't mind if he never met a member of one of the other races ever. Or even if he never left the plane.

Hybrids
Erahn doesn't have any thoughts on hybrids, and – though he is aware they exist – they are almost mythological to him...

Thoughts on the Dragons:
Erahn is staying far away from dragons. No dragons for him.

Thoughts on Khehora:
Khehora are interesting, and Erahn thinks that they are beautiful. Erahn knows of a few bonded, and might like a bonded of his own someday, when things are a bit easier for him...

Lul, I'm still amused by the Veyos tie in. Just causing so many problems for everyone. Jk. Ahem. I really like Era a lot, and don't see anything that needs to change for the world. I hope to see him come into the world soon, if not this month (I assume you're aiming for Lae first). He's got my approval, too.

He sounds good to me. Other than my brain being slow and not realizing that he was born mute. Wouldn't consider it a...quirk, though. A quirk is a behavioral habit. Being born mute is something he couldn't help and is a physical inability to speak.

Other than that, he's approved on my end.