EoT: Elysium Deor

(update): changed her design lol. still similar but you know.

Her skin is WHITE. WHITE WHITE WHITE. I just couldn't find a way to shade it with blue and not make it look weird. 

So yes, Elysium. I wanted her to look more Tiadari {like her father}but then dress in dark colors {like her mother} so yeah. She sort of hates how her hair is like thatbright pink so maybe she'll dye it black one of these days.

The more I look at her, the less I'm satisfied with her appearance. I'll probably revamp her sooner or later but I'm sort of iffy on her hair color and clothes color. Not because I think it looks bad, but I feel like she looks like Pyriah stuffed in Ruth's clothes lol. And I can't stand it when my characters look too similar. 

I think I might change her horns. Different type. Different color. and maybe add some markings or something, which should help pffftt.

But anyway, I still like the way she looks. And it isn't like she'll be stuck in this one outfit forever.So I guess she'll stay this way for a while x)
Anyway. Yes. This is Elysium Deor. 

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<sub>► Name / Aliases:  Elysium Deor; Nickname can be called El.
► Faction:  Guarded of Tiadar
► Race:  Lucidyr
► Class: Nightflier

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► Weapon: 

Bow & Arrow || Daggers

She learned how to use the bow at a young age. She often played hunter with her older sister Aela. Aela, with her dreamreaper abilities, would make an illusion to confuse the prey, and Elysium would then use the shadows as her cover and strike. The two often hunted for fun which gave them both practice.

The twin daggers were a more recent weapon she learned how to use. Realizing that she cannot just be skilled at long-range attacks. She would still much rather use her crossbow instead but if she has to, she is pretty decent at the daggers too.

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► Abilities: 

Nightflier Abilities: {taken from the classes page itself}

-Able to camouflage into the night
-Can blend into the shadows as long as they have direct contact with it
-They have slight control over gravity, able to make things float

Shadow Manipulation:

She can morph a shadow into whatever shape she pleases, long, short, whatever. The only hunch with that is that her playable shadows are limited. For example, she wouldn't be able to do much with the shadow of a small bird because the overall volume of that shadow isn't very large. She mainly uses this ability for fun whenever she gets bored, but if done right, the shadows can be used as some sort of extended limb. {So basically like an extra hand to get her things a few paces away, or perhaps used like a snake to strangle}. She isn't particularly good at it just yet since in order to do the manipulations, concentration is key and Elysium doesn't have much patience. In order to do this, though, her own shadow needs to be in contact with whatever it is she wanted to control.

Shadow-Stealing:

This isn't really an ability but more so a technique. The gist of it is that El can "latch onto" something or someone else's shadow. It's particularly useful for stalking or going to places where she wishes to be unseen. It is basically a different way of "shadow blending" which is accustomed into all nightfliers. She likes to think of it as her own special technique.

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► Fighting Style:

Elysium is an evasive fighter. Her attacks aren't particularly strong and she rarely ever gives a huge blow. Her approach is more of a "slowly-pine-down-the-enemy-until-he-breaks" sort of style. Her speciality is to elongate a battle until the enemy is so tired, their own weight ends up being their downfall. In most fights, the adversary rarely sees her as Elysium often uses the shadows as a coverup.

By using her nightflier ability to have slight control over gravity, she can somewhat direct the direction an arrow of hers is going. 

Her weakness though could be seen through her lack of actual strength. She may be quite slippery, but if a strong burly man where to grab onto her, she would have a horrible time trying to pry free of his grip. Her endurance to physical blows isn't too strong either. 

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► Age: 20 years old

► Sex: Female

► Height & Weight: 5,5 and 122

► Residence: Nomad

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► Profession:

Game Hunter || Con-Artist

Using her nightflier abilities to her best avail, Elysium spends most of her free time hunting large exotic game and selling them anywhere she could. She wanders around the map making a profit through the black market. Her customers are usually incredibly wealthy folk who fancy a cheaper way to get new exotic throw rugs, ivory, fur, etc. Elysium's promise is that her prices are always lower than the legal market.

She also is a part-time con-artist. There is almost no effort in finding little scraps of copper, spray painting them gold, and selling them to middle-class merchants. But the profit is pretty decent. When she sells fake trinkets to passerbys on the streets, she cloaks her face within the shadows so as not to show her identity. 

Elysium has done her fair share of gambling as well. Though she doesn't do it often, she sometimes resorts to it as a means of getting a little extra money. Though she isn't very good at it so she sometimes has to resort to cheating. Most times she doesn't get caught. However, let's just say that there are some pubs where she wouldn't dare enter unless under the guise of her shadows.

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► Personality:

As a child, Elysium has always been a bit rambunctious. While her sister Aela was more on the cautious side, Elysium was the risk-taker, the one who would tease others and call them chicken if they bailed. She was an energetic young-un who loved adventure and spontaneity. She had a temper, which often led to fights as a young girl. However, due to events during her adolescence, Elysium's persona almost did a complete 180. When Aela left, she began to be more of a recluse, more pessimistic, more introverted. And even more so when her adoptive mother Paxil died.

Now, Elysium might be considered your stereotypical "irritable killjoy." She can be kind of a drag to be around. But that's only mainly because she does it on purpose so as to keep people away. She is a pessimist. But in her eyes, she is a "realist." She doesn't have time for people who concern themselves with petty things such as fashion or jewels or other materialistic artifacts (despite the fact that secretly, she does adore those things as well). She's sarcastic, often using it as some sort of an opposite of an icebreaker and is also ridiculously blunt. She doesn't like wasting her breath so beating around the bush is not an option. Basically she likes to put on a face of stoic nonchalant indifference. To put it bluntly, she makes herself unpleasant on purpose. 

She absolutely despises being proven wrong and her lack of knowledge in the popular culture department doesn't do much for that pet-peeve. She doesn't understand most jokes, punchlines, or the like. Her humor is rather dry and dark (much like anti-jokes) so at times, she says things that she herself thinks are funny but in reality have actually crossed the line.

But as much as she pretends to be neutral about everything, a part of her still belongs to that passionate little girl with a temper. She is still after all that adrenaline junkie girl who thrives in adventure (which she tries to fulfill through hunting for large and especially dangerous game). She finds excitement in arguments (despite her tendency to simply back away from most deeming them "trivial") and find the differences in human nature intriguing. 

Like anyone else, she is still a being capable of compassion. And she actually has a tendency to grow attached to people quickly even though she may not always show it. Far from shy, she won't hesitate to speak first in a confrontation but at the same time, she believes that actions speak louder than words. Kind words to her are a rarity so she is often caught off guard when someone is being polite to her. 

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► Likes & Dislikes:
Likes:
-Night
-Gloomy days
-Apricots
-Fashion 
-Luxury items
-Her hair
-Ferrets
-Darkness
-Hunting
-Liquor {but she hates getting drunk or being around drunk people. go figure.}
-People who don't ask questions


Dislikes:
-Know-it-alls
-Nosy people
-Direct sunlight
-Big dogs
-Being allergic to so many things
-Dirty places
-Hairy people
-Sloppy drunk people
-Small, cramped places
-Avocado
-Stains on clothes
-Short-notice
-Surprises

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► Quirks & Habits:

-Biting her lip when she's nervous
-Touching her hair
-Looking at her own reflection {just to make sure she looks okay.}
-Roling her eyes
-Playing with her hands in awkward silences

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► Mentality & Beliefs:

With the leaving of her father, betrayal of her older sister, and the harsh treatment of the Tiadari, Elysium gained the mentality that no matter what the species, it was completely impossible to be perfectly good. As a child, she used to think that the Tiadari were always good, that the Arakeans were always bad. That if one were to be raised in a household of goodness, the offspring would turn out good as well. Her father and her sister's treason challenged her prior beliefs. The death of Paxil obliterated them. And she gained a new mentality that everyone has both light and dark within them. Not one being is solely good. Many Tiadari have practiced feats of selfishness, lust, greed etc. And each Arkanean (with the exception of those Jintaci who have succumbed too complete lust for power) has a bit of compassion hidden deep inside their hearts. After all, her mother, an Arkanean, did sacrifice a lot just to bring her to life.

She believes that her kind, as Lucidyrs, have it hardest. For at least a Tiadari knows to act good and an Arkanean understands that succumbing to power is in their nature. Lucidyrs are torn in between, forced to make a choice based on their true nature.

The idea of her being either side scares the living day lights out of her. So she tries not to focus on those sorts of things too much and tries to just live her life, hunting and conning and gambling away.

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► Views:

On Queen Amatae || The Avengers of Amatae; She had once looked up to this great Queen whom everyone loved and adored, but now she sort of feels like she was nothing but a wonderfully gifted  woman who fell to an incredibly unfortunate demise. Amatae's power, she does not doubt, but she thinks it's rather ridiculous that the Avengers find more motivation in the deceased rather than the living.

On Amatae's Demon; A demon who was just lucky enough to devour the most powerful of them all. She despises the thing with a disgust that's typical with all the rest, but not because of him killing the Queen. But because of it's way of making individuals, Tiadari, Arkanean, Dyr or otherwise, transform into the worst possible versions of themselves. 

On the war itself; Factionwise, Elysium views herself as the neutral Guarded of Tiadar. But in reality, she simply just wants the war to end because it's been all anyone's been talking about and she's grown rather tired of it. She believes that there is another rune out there that might slay the demon, but isn't exactly the most motivated in finding it. She's content living life to herself.

On humans; Elysium views mortals as weaker versions of Lucidyrs. Torn between light and dark, the humans are more of fillers rather than anything else. She's rather indifferent to them, not giving them a hard time, but not giving them special attention either. She feels as of they're just another species trying to survive.

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► Background:
 For the sake of making this application look tidier, please head over here: sta.sh/0184l0hvv43n I'll someday make a summary with the main points for all of us with busy lives haha!

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► Timeline:

I have italicized/underlined the events that have to do with the group's lore. More so for organizational purposes than anything else. You might not understand anything on here unless you've read Elysium's history.

-Arkaneans come to Tiadar
-Azarus and Idaira have an affair
-Idaira finds solace in Paxil's home
-Elysium is born and Idaira dies shortly after
-15 years later; Queen Amatae is murdered
-Aela turns to the Cult of Jintaci
-4 years later, Paxil dies
-Elysium (at age 19) sets off on her own.
-1 year later. Is currently a nomad making a living through conning and exotic game hunting.

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► Additional:

*She looks more like her Tiadari side. The only physical attributes she inherited from her mother are her grey eyes and her horns.
*Her skin sort of dazzles slightly in the sunlight {all the more reason for her to love the darkness}
*Her grey eyes sort of softly glow in the darkness. Sort of like a cat's.
*Her pupils are sharp. Like a snake/feline's.
*Her father, Azarus, is pretty well-known among the areas near Baelik (and even beyond). He is of the most prized runescribers of the Tiadari. He is a stern, conservative man who isn't fond of change. As far as the public knows, he has no children.  
*She loves to analyze people. To categorize them in archetypes and then seeing how accurate her prediction was.
*Elysium hates eating in front of other people. Something about it being ridiculously unnatractive.
*Though she won't admit it, she is actually rather vain. Not vain as in she believes she is the most beautiful thing in the world, but vain as in she actually cares about her appearance. (Like she won't let anyone see her right when she wakes up in the morning.)
*She gets ridiculously uncomfortable at any thing that involves relationships (such as PDA between two strangers)
*Her tendency to act horrid is sort of her way of testing an individual 
*She has absolutely no desire to see her father and is actually rather disgusted by the fact that she bears more resemblance to him than her mother.
*She believes that her true nature is Arkanean, though most outside sources claim that she's more Tiadari
*She actually finds the electronic gadgets that the humans lug around sometimes rather interesting.
*Is extremely picky with the foods she eats. Mainly because she's allergic to a ton of foods o.o
*She cannot sleep unless she is somewhere high off the ground
*Feels calmest when she's amidst the trees in the nighttime since she feels connected to both her real mother (a nightflier) and her adoptive mother (an earthguider)
*She is surprisingly very tidy and organized o.o

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► Preferred RP Methods:

Notes. Google Docs, or Skype would be perfff (:I prefer to do paragraph (since I love to write and read long replies) but I can do script too. Crack/Serious RPs, I'm flexible

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