Keo Kahananui - Vedalken Wizard
Keo Kahananui
The Great Questions
- How much can one person's determination accomplish in the world?
- Can he do it? Can he bring about the dawn of a New Age? Should he, if he can?
- Can peace & prosperity be maintained long-term, even in a relatively small part of the world?
- Mechanical Printing Press (need to commission a full typeset)
- Audio recorder & playback
- Indoor plumbing
- Stone masons & other construction
- Druidic leyline guidance
- Cobalt Soul oversight branch
- Brumestone sourcing
- All-Faiths Church clergy
- Farmers of the Future Coop
Physical Description
Body Features
All Vedalken can spend a period of time (1-2 days) switching genders, rapidly altering their physicality to become compatible with a partner whose preferences differ greatly from their existing gender. This process requires an emotional tie to the partner strong enough to cause this physical change to occur naturally. (This is a secret usually unknown outside Vedalken society because of how rigidly the land walking races tend to treat gender)
Facial Features
Soft features give Keo a boyishness despite being firmly into adulthood, which is only accentuated by his typically Vedalken broad nose & gentle grin just at the corners of his mouth.
Apparel & Accessories
- Orange trimmed robes
- Wizard staff
- Half-Plate
- Shield
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Has spent decades studying history & magic, particularly about the Age of Arcanum.
Gave his brother a loan that got him started on the road to making his fortune. To come up with the gold for the loan though, Keo had to take one out himself through the Myriad. Already worked off the debt, but maintains occasional contact & does some work for them from time to time when it suits his needs.
Got ordained as a Cleric in the Exandria equivalent of the Church of All Gods for tax purposes & to be able to officiate ceremonies.
Gender Identity
I am who I am, gender is what their partners need it to be among most of the Vedalken because of their unique physiology.
Sexuality
Pansexual
Submissive / partner pleaser behind closed doors - into bold, charismatic individuals who know what they want & aren't afraid to take it, which helps him break down the mental walls he creates between himself & others.
Education
Highly educated, even among the Vedalken people, who tend to study more than most humanoid races.
Employment
- Student / Teaching Assistant
- Wedding ceremony officiant
- Political legal aid - long hours drafting laws
Accomplishments & Achievements
- Successfully navigated arranging a loan with the Myriad & working off that debt
Failures & Embarrassments
- Couldn't find harmony at home with his arranged partner
Intellectual Characteristics
FULL of hubris, as one must be in order to think they can accomplish what so many others before have been incapable of replicating. Patient, methodical & determined to succeed at anything he sets his mind to.
Morality & Philosophy
Believes he can bring about the 2nd Age of Arcanum without falling prey to the same follies by which the Calamity came to be.
Willing to do nearly anything to make this happen. Lives will (likely) be lost in the pursuit of true greatness, that's the cost of power sometimes.
It is the Gods who treat their children as infants by looking down on us as collectively inferior. It is only when we stop accepting that condescension and prove to them that we are evolving & growing, that the relationship will change and heal. (The Gods are toxic parents that won't allow their kids to mature properly)
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
- Delve the ruins of the Age of Arcanum to find any remnants that will be useful in his endeavors.
- Having learned enough that he feels confident going into the wider world, the time has come to gain the strength necessary to accomplish the nearly impossible.
- Bring the New Age of Arcanum into fruition.
- Work with his twin to be the first to create a new floating city.
- Figure out how to stabilize his home relationship. (Polyamorous discovery story)
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Savvies:
- Planning out actions & foreseeing the web of consequences of those actions.
- Manipulating others toward a goal, whether they are aware of it or not.
- Seeking out information that others would otherwise have missed.
- Understanding how/why his moral code could possibly upset others.
Likes & Dislikes
Likes:
- Exotic &/or unique individuals who have a distinct perspective on the world.
- Anything & everything from the first Age of Arcanum.
- Uncovering any knowledge that is known by as few people as possible.
- The thought of immortality in harmony with the Dieties.
- Theoretical astrophysics
- Unforeseen hiccups in his plans / missing details
- Impulsive &/or emotional decision making
Virtues & Personality perks
Believes in the better good of humanity & our ability to coexist with one another and with the dieties who chose to alter creation here on Exandria, sacrificing greatly of themselves in the process.
Vices & Personality flaws
Willing to sacrifice some for the greater good of those who remain.
Easily distracted by pleasures of the flesh, especially with the wide variety of exotic humanoid races that don't frequent his underwater Vedalken home very often.
Hygiene
Does his best to stay clean & presentable, even on the road.
Representation & Legacy
Kahananui means 'the great undertaking' or 'the great work'. Can Keo live up to his family name with a legacy of his own?
Social
Contacts & Relations
Vedalken life partner - taking time apart while Keo finds what he wants / needs in order for their body to resolve into a single form when Keo can live with them permanently someday
- Myriad contacts
- Vedalken University contacts
- Cobalt Soul contacts
Family Ties
Twin brother - Artificer who left home many years ago to make his fortune on dry land amongst the other races.
Parents - scholars themselves who encouraged their sons to gain as much knowledge as possible, even if it meant leaving the safety of their ocean home.
Religious Views
Praises the Knowing Mistress, Ioun the most often, as the pursuit of knowledge is a central facet of his life. However, he reveres all of the gods to varying degrees because they each make up a facet of the humanoid experience on Exandria.
Social Aptitude
Trained in proper etiquette (Vedalken), while not possessing the natural rizz that his twin brother exudes, he does well enough holding his ground, rooted in the confidence that comes with superior knowledge over everyone around you.
Mannerisms
Cool, calculated & methodical. Zen. Emotions kept behind a barrier / mask. Minimal facial expressions, though to very careful observers, his hands can be a tell to his emotional state at times.
Hobbies & Pets
Such things are distractions
Speech
Deadpan, Hawaiian accent
Wealth & Financial state
Free education at University where his parents are professors
Invested in his brother's business - initial seed gold to get it off the ground, planned to be shared profits after plans have been funded (retirement plan)
Alignment
Chaotic Neutral
Current Status
In search of more information about the floating cities of the Age of Arcanum.
Species
Year of Birth
737
99 Years old
Circumstances of Birth
Has a twin brother
Birthplace
Lucidian Oceab
Children
Pronouns
He/Him
Sex
Intersex
Gender
Nonbinary
Presentation
Masculine, but leaning Androgynous
Eyes
Bright teal
Hair
Hairless
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Deep ocean blue
Height
6'4"
Weight
210
Quotes & Catchphrases
- Rogue outfits exist to make sure that people don't fall through the cracks. Not only am I aware of their presence, but I welcome them to my floating city. They'll keep us accountable to the people, because when we fail, those outfits will naturally gain influence.
- The Gods arrived after creation had taken place. We were adopted by them as a family & they shaped our reality as they shepherd us. We the adopted children ought to change away from how we worship individual gods, and instead treat them as parents / aunts & uncles, due our respect and love for everything they sacrifice for us every day. (Sees the Gods in a similar fashion to how new parents finally see their own parents with a unique understanding)
Belief/Deity
Ioun, the Knowing Mistress
- Celestial
- Common
- Draconic
- Infernal
- Primordial
- Vedalken
Ruled Locations
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