Name: Ajitabh
Stage: Prentice
Race: Pure Fire
Gender: Male
3 Base Traits: AvariciousAjitabh has a hunger within him that will not abate, not for food but for things material and immaterial. Ajitabh simply wants more, and will continue to want more even when he has attained the more that he wanted before. His ambition and greed know no true bounds. Like a dragon with a hoard, he simply wants more things for himself. Yet, he also resents being bound to this 'more', valuing his freedom almost equally... enough so that his desire for freedom is in conflict with his desire to accumulate wealth and reputation and could cost him everything if he doesn't manage it correctly.
PatrioticAjitabh, despite his opinions on where his country is going, is still loyal to the kingdom of Oba, and would live and die by his king's command. That he would like to see a different king with a different philosophy on the throne, and that he would be willing to 'clear the way' for that different king is immaterial – he wants what he believes is best for his country, and if that means temporarily supporting a king he does not approve of, and fighting in his army, then that is what he will gladly do.
DisciplinedAjitabh is a warrior, but he knows that it's not all about skill or strength – patience and coordination are vital. He delights in the unity of a squadron of soldiers, all moving in unison, and he strives to not let his fiery temper and whimsical desires interfere with his battle abilities. It is a struggle he is not always aware of, and he also does not always admit his slip ups.
Outside of battle, he preferrs to focus on the times that he has reigned himself in and shown self control in the face of his own greed and desire. In these moments, he is very proud of himself. All other times, when his chaotic nature consumes him, are swept under the rug... Personality:For Ajitabh, the Oban war ended horribly. Tradition was overturned, and their nation was bound into peace. He was not born to be peaceful, and neither was their nation. He sees the current king as weak and worthy of scorn, and all other tribes as weaker still, worthy only to be slaves and to increase Oba's glory.
Trained in the ways of warriors, and subscribing to a warrior philosophy, Ajitabh believes that his people were cheated. Though a nomad, and thus a minority amidst the oasis-dwelling Fire Tribe, he feels a sense of solidarity with his fellow Obans. Though too young to fight in the war, he believed in it's principles: that the world belonged to Oba, and was ripe for the conquering.
He believes that deviating from these principles is a symptom of weakness in his nation, and that it's people have been weakened and coddled by years of peace and trade. He has not. As a nomad, he wanders dangerous and blazing sands. Seasoned veterans of the dangers that life can bring, it is these nomads, his clan, that he believes can wake up the somnolent nation and make Oba great again.
Ajitabh, now old enough to believe in these things himself with full fervor, feels that he will be the one to lead the nomads on this path. They deserve greatness, more so than the city dwellers. They deserve riches and power, and they will take it from Tendaji with the force of their will.
Small in population though they are, Ajitahb believes that the nomads and their values, at least, will rekindle some of their nation's greatness... if not (somehow) take it over entirely!
Ajitahb has a lot of pride in his nation and people, and in his mind, the Oban war is not truly over – it is merely simmering, embers beneath the sand, ready to blaze again. He thinks he is one of those embers, and he feels that it is his fate to fan it into the great flame that was the Kingdom of Oba and will be again.
It will be, he feels, a flame that will be feared and respected throughout the land. A flame that consumes all and forges true civilization out of the barbarian masses and untamed wilds. A flame he can be proud of.
Like the metaphorical flame that he reveres, Ajitabh is wild and intense in person. His beliefs are strong, his opinions stronger, and he budges on nothing. He is right in every argument, and refuses to hear otherwise, reacting with anger when his opponent is persistent and daring enough to challenge him. In this respect, and in many other respects, he is foolhardy, but his sheer belief in his convictions tend to see his views prevail in the long run.
His pacifist sister Arijah, unfortunately, suffers his opinionated slings and arrows frequently. She is family – what little true blood family he has – and he is fond of her... in his own way. Not exactly a misogynist (He doesn't believe that roles are gender determined, exactly, but choice-determined), he thinks of her role in his life as marrying someone high ranking, thus improving both of their statuses in society and strengthening his nation by bearing pureblood Oban offspring. He doesn't think she is capable of much else.
Although, as kin and as ambition, he is protective of her, he does not love her and he is not kind. He rarely praises her, and his comments – often demeaning or controlling in nature – have battered down her self confidence a great deal. He doesn't seem to care about his cruelty and, perhaps, enjoys it, although 'enjoy' may be too strong a word. Arijah may find that he is a dubious blessing and a debatable curse – an unpleasant person who may be there to protect her from the world, but not from himself. Even that is uncertain, however: Ajitahb's glory and his country come first, and he would – not necessarily happily but certainly willingly – throw even his sister to the metaphorical wolves if he felt that was the best way to get what he wanted. Anything for his way. Anything to make Oba great again. Anything to feed his ravenous desire for wealth and status.
In all, Ajitahb is arrogant, bombastic, strong-willed, and excitable, a boy with a passion and a desire to shape the world. He may be unpleasant to some, inspiring to others, but either way Ajitabh is going places. Where, exactly, is up to fate.
Reply
