Appearance

Physical Description

Indy has never been described as "imposing," but being nearly 220 lbs and in reasonably good shape from studying the blade, he's also no pushover. His somewhat above average strength is absolutely not given away by his outward appearance.

Body Features

Two pairs of seraphic wings sprout from Indira's back, along his shoulder blades. They are a pain in his ass but do very much function, affording the Aasimar a third axis of movement to compliment his already admirable agility.

His eyes seem to radiate a ring of green light encircling his pupils and standing out against his otherwise steely silver irises.

Facial Features

Indy usually keeps his facial hair trimmed into a neat goatee or a thin beard, as he is very picky about his own physical appearance.

He has the pale complexion and freckles often seen throughout the history of his family line. Though he has the silver hair of the Duquesnes, it’s accentuated by muted red streaks through the sides as a testament to distant ancestor Ithanya Ancilar's influence on his appearance.

Identifying Characteristics

It’s rumored that Indira has a Wharf Rats tattoo on his “heiney.”

Physical quirks

The wings are definitely considered a "quirk." Hawklike in nature, they are two distinct pairs of wings but they move in unison, synchronized sub-consciously.

Apparel & Accessories

Indy wears a layered combination of armors that afforded him similar protection to a suit of half plate armor while allowing for his unique anatomy. Generally he would wear a padded cloth shirt underneath a light breastplate, with a leather reinforced coat over top. He also sports a tartan sash across his chest that resembled the Duquesne plaid on his kilt.

Specialized Equipment

Unlike other aasimar, Indira doesn't have a radiance about him. His manifestation of divinity is more tangible and direct, and he doesn't glow and radiate in the way that many celestial beings would.

Special abilities

Those wings aren't just for show. Indira has a flying speed equal to his walking speed, and thanks to the Mariner fighting style (at level 2), he also has an equivalent climbing and swimming speed. Indy moves with grace and purpose regardless of the method of travel and medium throughout which he travels.

Mentality

Personal history

Indira is the phonetic spelling of a celestial word meaning something equivalent to “Igniting spark,” meaning Indy is literally named to be a fire-starter. Rebellion is in his blood and in his name.

Education

Indy barely made it through formal childhood education. Not one for absorbing lessons through reading and repetition, he never pursued any adult education. Learning through experience worked best for the aasimar, and he did so extensively with his wandering nature.

Employment

Indira worked at Raythanya’s, the bar founded by distant ancestors Rialto Duquesne and Ithanya Ancilar, but as a Wharf Rat, he did many jobs both seen and unseen.

Accomplishments & Achievements

Indy survived "on his own" as a member of the Wharf Rats and is another one of the well-adjusted adults created by the organization.

Failures & Embarrassments

Indira still found his wings to be incredibly embarrassing, having only been adjusting to them for the last five years. He didn't ask for any of this, and he's not one to complain, but he won't let you forget that the matter was never up to him.

Not one to dwell on failure, Indy is more concerned with the challenge of living up to his own hype than with letting himself or others down in a real and tangible sense of failing. Indira knows who he is and what he is actually capable of.

Mental Trauma

Every Wharf Rat is an orphan, and that brings its own scars. Indira has an inkling that his parents met an end due to foul play, and that he was an intended target as well. There were many who wanted to snuff out the Duquesne-Ancilar bloodline.

Intellectual Characteristics

Indy wasn't an overly smart man, but he wasn't dense, either. His thirst for knowledge offset his slower processing at times, because where many would give up on a study, Indira Duquesne would not abandon a pursuit until he'd gained something from the experience.

Morality & Philosophy

Rather than having an oath sworn before a god as a Paladin, Indy's paladin-like powers are manifestations of his divine heritage. His adherence to the tradition of the Duquesne aasimar and their uplifting of the downtrodden in the unsteady times of Tellus is what gives him his divinity, and his oath is to always "look out for the little guy"

person.sexuality

Indy has no particular affinity toward male or female appearances or suitors in general. He's not overtly sexual but absolutely has hopes and dreams as well as desires when it comes to sharing intimacy with others.

person.gender_identity

Indy identifies as male, but doesn't believe that the concept of gender can properly encompass the range of energies we experience as sentient beings.

Taboos

Indy loathes only one thing throughout the entire Multiverse, and that is oppression. People are dumb, they are flawed, and they aren't always working for others' or their own best interests. However, everyone deserves the chance to fuck up their own lives. "Some days we fail, but some days we succeed."

Known Languages

Common, Celestial, and Infernal are all languages Indira speaks with fluency, often combining the three into a sort of Creole-adjacent mixture of colorful phrases. Using profanities and colloquialisms of all three languages in concert with one another, his rants and rambles are impressive even to those who can't make heads or tails of them.

Personality

Motivation

Indy wants to be a force for good in the world. He knows his heritage is one of defending the defenseless, and truly believes that "he should simply because he can."

He follows the Tenets of Liberation as his code.
"Drive The Rebellion" - Chaos drives the revolution, which creates change. Be this spark for the betterment of others.
"Fallen Kings" - Leaders will become corrupt over time, be there to free the people from their tyranny.
"Free From Oppression" - Guide others from the path of evil and let them embrace their own choices and individuality.

Quotes & Catchphrases

"Some days we fail, but some days we succeed."

"Better a knife through my chest than a boot on my neck"

Savvies & Ineptitudes

Very "Street smart" but not so "book smart," Indy is more comfortable speaking to a vagrant than a regent. Despite having the silvered tongue for the latter, the company of the former always feels more welcoming to the former orphan.

Likes & Dislikes

Indy likes good music, good company, and loves good food and a good fight.

He's less enthused about pomp and circumstance, politics in general, and a bad fight.

Virtues & Personality perks

Indira Duquesne is tenacious and loyal almost to a fault. He has no problem bending the law, but his own morals are never up for debate.

Vices & Personality flaws

Indy's biggest vice is that he's never met a vice he didn't like.

Personality Quirks

Indy hears 75% of what you say, and 50% of the important parts.

Social

Birthplace

Greynor

Current Residence

An apartment above "Raythanya's," the bar that his ancestors once founded.

Contacts & Relations

Duquesne’s best friend, Kolin McKenzie, is rumored to be an heir to the McKenzie pirate legacy and fortune, but Kolin himself doesn’t even believe this claim despite being repeatedly contacted about claiming a mysterious interitance.

As a former and therefore lifelong Wharf Rat, Indy has contacts all over Pax, and is privy to far more information than one would often expect.

Wealth & Financial state

Indy pays his rent and has his gear, and that is about the extent of the "wealth" he's had.

Family Ties

Two of the historical Heroes of Craysilt, Rialto "Ray" Duquesne and Ithanya Ancilar, are his direct ancestors on his paternal side.

Religious Views

Indira is a follower of Eostre, her themes of rebirth and renewal ones that he holds very personally close, especially since his own transformation. He holds a high reverence for those who follow closely their own faiths, knowing that some connections to the divine are less tangible than his own.

Social Aptitude

Always quick to fit in but often at great discomfort to himself, Indy has a mask for any crowd, and wore many hats in many moments. When able to "be himself," however, Indira is a far more thoughtful and contemplative individual than he'd ever let on in standard company.

Mannerisms

Indy is quick witted and enjoyed poking others with his sharp tongue, but it’s almost always for the laughs, as he doesn’t see fit to tear someone down unless they "earned it properly."

Hobbies & Pets

Indy is an avid musician... and it says here his other hobbies are "Getting absolutely goat tits bonkers off the wild leaf and freaking out squares..."

Speech

Often speaking a creole-like mixture of Celestial, Infernal, and Common, Indira has a deep drawl that would be hard to pin down as Greynor regional but definitely is distinct.