"No, my parents weren't married."
BASICS
NAME: Kiobelin
GENDER: Male
PRONOUNS: he/him/his
ORIENTATION: Bisexual
BIRTHDATE: Autumn 2725
AGE: 46 as of 2771
LOCATION: High Reaches Weyr
OCCUPATION: Enforcer and knifeman
WING: Sunburst Squad
APPEARANCE
EYES: Ice blue
HAIR: White
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 7', extra-thin
PLAY-BY: Rutger Hauer
FULL APPEARANCE:
Standing seven feet tall, this man is as thin as the proverbial rake. The sharp angles of his pale-skinned face accentuate large eyes of cold, pale blue, and high cheekbones and hollow cheeks lend him a brooding air. His hair is bone white with receding temples, kept short enough to stand straight up. The rest of his body follows the elongated, slender and angular rule; his limbs are long, his fingers are dextrous, and there's little spare fat on him.
Always dressed neatly, and usually in black riding leathers over plain linens, Kiobelin definitely has a sense of style, even if that style tends towards 'leather' and 'black'. His calf-high boots involve steel in the construction, and his leathers have some padding and black decorative stitching to them, rather than being completely utilitarian - although the sharp-eyed might notice that the decorative stitching isn't entirely decorative, suggesting that there's more than just the visible beltknife secreted about Kiobelin's person.
There's something just a little off about Kiobelin, though, even for a veteran of the wars. His gaze is just a little too intense and his smile rarely reaches his eyes, leaving the impression of a man wearing a mask of flesh over his real face.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
A survivor above all else, Kiobelin adapts to suit the situation; his rage is quick to stir, but there's loyalty at the core of him. Still, he tends to keep people at arms' reach, and rarely lets anyone get close. He's very much in tune with his instincts and very quick on the uptake, adapts to changing situations fast, and is very good at positioning himself to best advantage in any given situation. Living so very much in the moment, however, means he has very little capacity for planning. It also means that the past is something to learn from, but otherwise generally dismissed. He understands that not everyone is the same way, but he considers it an advantage to be mostly dealing with what is, rather than what was or what might be, especially with the sort of life he leads. He's generally content to be underestimated by those who haven't the wit to realise how dangerous he can be, and the mask of flesh he wears is one calculated to keep him looking as much like an ordinary Wherhandler as he can manage.
What that mask of flesh covers, however, is a predator and a sadist who's heard the word 'morality' but has little idea what it means. He has a code of honour (of sorts); he takes care to keep the innocent out of things where possible, and will actively protect children. He typically treats people the way they treat him; deal with him with respect and he'll be respectful in turn, and he does like it when people look up to him as a mentor. The biggest part of his code, however, demands loyalty towards whoever he thinks has the right to command him, and the person who he believes is in charge will have to work hard to lose that loyalty. He doesn't need to plan if there's someone to do the planning for him, after all, and he can adapt to - and justify - a great deal. He's not stupid by any means, he just enjoys henching, and considers it the best way to survive in a world that'd hate him if it knew what he really was.
Kiobelin is a pack animal, and he likes being a senior member of a larger pack, loyal to a person who's proven themselves worthy to be in charge. Kiobelin is aware that in most eyes he'd be a monster if left unchecked; in order to keep doing what he enjoys doing he needs to be kept in check, and that means having someone to be loyal to. Majima is Kiobelin's current master, and Majima's attitudes inform Kiobelin's behaviour. His natural sadism, for instance, is controlled by Majima's general distaste for such things, and while he's capable of operating remotely for a few months without starting to revert to his true nature, he lives for those moments when Majima slips the leash even a little. As far as Kiobelin is concerned his previous master let the leash slip too much, and he knows he's utterly incapable of judging such things for himself, so there has to be someone he can trust to do it for him.
His bond with Obelisk is a very tight bond, and it's sometimes difficult to tell where the human's mind ends and the wher's begins - although Kiobelin is definitely the one in charge of the two of them.
HISTORY
FAMILY: Father: Cotholder Kioboric; Mother: Ellin, drudge. Two legitimate half-siblings exist, along with a few illegitimate half-siblings.
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: None
BIRTHPLACE: Third Cothold from the left, beholden to Fort Hold
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