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Kiobelin of ??? Obelisk [WIP]

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Kiobelin of ??? Obelisk [WIP]

KIOBELIN
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"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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OBELISK

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BASICS

NAME: Obelisk
BIRTHDATE Spring 2756
AGE: 15 as of 2771

APPEARANCE
LENGTH: 14 ft
HEIGHT: 4.75 ft
COLOR: Blue
HEX CODE: #281E5D
FULL APPEARANCE:

As lean as his handler, Obelisk doesn't stand very high but is definitely on the long side for a blue wher. Armed with the usual claws and fangs, and the stunty little wings of his kind, there's nothing really to set Obelisk apart from most other whers, if you ignore the particularly blinding shade of his hide and the spiky darker markings.

When Obelisk is still, everything about him is still apart from the small movements of breathing and the swirl of his eyes; when he moves, it's with predatory grace, smooth and deliberate and without an iota of energy wasted. And when he moves, those darker markings of his become oddly reminiscent of fangs and spines.

PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:

With a hide the same shade as a glacier's ice, the same shade as his human's eyes, it's probably a surprise that the heart inside is a match for the glacier's coldness. Whether it's natural or leaked over from his handler, Obelisk cares about as much for most people as he does for the clouds overhead. The biggest exception to the rule is Kiobelin; theirs is a very tight bond, and the two are closer than brothers. Still, there are some traits the two don't share. Obelisk, for instance, doesn't understand Kiobelin's drive to hurt people. Either kill them or don't, or deliver a lesson, but hurting them just to hurt them expends energy for little gain.

In most ways, Obelisk is a consummate predator. Everything is weighed up in term of risk and reward, and the energy expended on doing something is a part of the calculation. Obelisk provides clarity to Kiobelin, and Kiobelin in turn thinks through the deeper ramifications of things. Most of the time, though, it's difficult for people outside the bond to know where one mind ends and the other begins, and Kiobelin and Obelisk aren't entirely sure themselves. But to them, when all's said and done, it's a question without meaning. They are, and the rest of the world is just going to have to cope.
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This history and personality are darker than what TPA allows with a PG13 rating, and needs to be toned down significantly. We do not permit sadistic characters on TPA. In addition, parts of this profile read more like a monster or an animal and reads as very dehumanizing. Please reframe or rewrite him as more of a person.

Additionally, as you've recently brought Logan back, we ask that you not create another Evander guard with a similar history of wandering Pern after the fall. That should be a rare backstory.
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