Coz
Flamebearer of Mystic Fire Coz Darklighter (a.k.a. the wanderer)
Coz is a half (copper)elf male who stands tall in a perpetually relaxed but ready posture. His vibration radiates the warmth of the desert sun and his mastery of the blade reflects the efficient lethality of the desert night.
Divine Symbols & Sigils
Seven silver stars of Mystra.
Tenets of Faith
I have no home- He makes awareness his home
I have no divine power- He makes honesty his divine power
I have no means- He makes understanding his means
I have no magic secrets- He makes character his magic secret
I have no eyes- He makes the flash of lightning his eyes
I have no limbs- He makes promptness his limbs
I have no strategy- He makes “unshadowed by thought” his strategy
I have no miracles- He makes right action his miracle
I have no principles- He makes adaptability to all circumstances his principles
I have no tactics- He makes emptiness and fullness his tactics
I have no friends- He makes his mind his friend
I have no enemy- He makes carelessness his enemy
I have no armor- He makes benevolence and righteousness his armor
I have no castle- He makes his immovable mind his castle
I have no life or death- He makes the tides of breathing his life and death
I do not aim with my hand- he who aims with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. He aims with his eyes
I do not swing my blade with my hand- he who swings his blade with his hand has forgotten the face of his father. He swings his blade with his mind
I do not kill with my blade- he who kills with his blade has forgotten the face of his father. He kills with his heart
Divine Goals & Aspirations
Protect the Weave & defend followers of Mystra
Ensure magic is used responsibly, safe guarding dangerous arcane secrets
Investigate abuses of arcane, occult, and supernatural power
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Tall, lean muscled, wiry frame of an experienced warrior
Moves with balanced grace cultivated over years of training
Uncanny speed of blade and footwork
Body Features
Upright posture
Relaxed shoulders
Steady gaze
Facial Features
Sun weathered tan face of a man in his mid thirties
Handsome widows peak initiating flowing dark brown, shoulder length hair
Strong handlebar mustache obscuring his easy half grin
Slightly pointed ears of elven lineage
Identifying Characteristics
Seven silver stars of Mystra tattooed on the outside of his right hand.
Physical quirks
Speaks slowly and deliberately with resonate power.
Special abilities
Supernatural stillness transformed into quickness in action.
Apparel & Accessories
Dark brown linen robes.
Dark gray arm and leg wraps.
Dark gray cloak with a deep hood worn back.
Braided silver chain with medallion inscribed with the symbol of Mystra's 7 stars.
Specialized Equipment
Western Style Hat: brown, sun-beaten wide brimmed hat, worn low just over his gaze- with a single bullet hole piercing the upper portion. Hat band of two leather braided cords securing red and black striped feather of a wood pecker.
Katana: the grip is 10 inches, wrapped in silver silk cord braided in a diamond pattern, sun-faded yet vibrant. The guard is a circular silver disk met by sheath crafted from sun-bleached desert sandal wood, lacquered in a dark-brown finish. The pommel is a small, faceted orb of amethyst, carved into a miniature star glowing faintly with an inner violet light. When drawn- the blade looks as if it just appears in his hand. The blade itself is 28 inches long, forged from mithril, giving it a blue-white sheen that catches sunlight like a mirror. The metal is etched with faint, flowing runes along the spine—stylized starbursts and rays spiraling like a cosmic wind, glowing softly with a voilet hue. The edge is razor-sharp, polished to a near-translucent clarity. Every curve and detail of this master-crafted blade matches the temperament of its wielder: elegantly efficient deadliness—as if it its existence is an extension of Coz's will.
Belt: Western style tooled leather gun belt- 1.5 inches in width with intricate leather tooled designs of a desert landscape, moon, and stars along its length. Clasped by a large oval, silver buckle with 7 stars of of moonstone.
Simple braided antiqued silver ring inset with an amethyst.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Coz's father was a prominent Cormyrian trader that was passing through Cormanthor forest with a trade envoy when he encountered an unusually friendly roving band of copper elves.
His fathers unquenchable desire to bareback pointy-ear maidens resulted in his unplanned conception. His mother, a comely copper elf named Sylvara Thistlewind knew her son would never be accepted by her purist hunter tribe. She made the difficult decision to take him to a monastery of those dedicated to Mystra(the Lady of the Weave)- a home to The Order of the Mystic Fire hidden deep within the Cormanthor Forest .
Coz found peace growing up at the monastery diligently performing mundane duties of service to the monastery such as cleaning the stables and assisting the blacksmith. It was through this early service where he learned the value of discipline, prudence, justice, and service to others. When Coz reached the age of 21- he was taken under the tutelage of a master knight from The Order of Mystic Fire, named Aeloria Starblade.
Aeloria is a lithe moon elf with pale, silvery-blue skin, long silver hair, and piercing blue-green eyes that shimmer like starlight. She holds a unique interest in exotic blades, and is an elven weapon master of the katana. She wears mithril elven chainmail engraved with lunar motif's and emblazoned with the 7 stars of Mystra on the chest.
Under his apprenticeship to Aeloria- Coz honed his skills in swordsmanship, blade craft, meditative focus, philosophy, arcana, planar knowledge, use of magic items, acrobatics, and use of sensory perception to that of near supernatural levels. After a decade of training, trials, and adventuring with Master Starblade- Coz earned his knighthood with The Order of Mystic Fire.
As a newly knighted member- Coz set out into the Dalelands to serve Mystra and her order.
Recently, Coz spends his daylight hours in secluded meditation, practicing his sword forms, training his mule, and helping Shadowdale’s citizens with pro bono weapon smithing and tool repair. His evenings are spent in the Old Skull tavern drinking fine mead, eating psychedelic mushrooms, and talking philosophy with anyone that will share a table. More than anything, Coz loves fantastic challenge and unravelling mysteries lurking within the depths of time and space.
Education
Arcana
Planar lore
Philosophy
Poetry
Weaponsmithing
Accomplishments & Achievements
Knighted in The Order of Mystic Fire as "flamebearer"
Morality & Philosophy
Seeker of truth
Service to others
Coherent divine order through magic and faith
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
Born a legend- to become a hero
Become the greatest swordsman who's ever lived
Likes & Dislikes
Sunrises & sunsets
A glass of aged whiskey
Strong spiritual experiences
Worthy opponents
Virtues & Personality perks
Fortitude: Based as it pertains to physical, emotional, and spiritual stability, especially in as it pertains to tragedy, suffering, and death.
Prudence: Think things through with the heart, providence. Divine foreknowledge of one’s own path. To skillfully deduce informational gaps in a given situation.
Discipline: Think things through with the heart, providence. Divine foreknowledge of one’s own path. To skillfully deduce informational gaps in a given situation.
Free Will: Protects the right of every being to exercise their divine right to choose service to self or service to others.
Maximum Effort: Believes the value in this life is in the effort over the outcome.
Loyalty: Loyalty to the love of self, love of truth, love of this experience.
Discipline: Coherent, self imposed suffering in alignment with divine purpose.
Vices & Personality flaws
Having never known his parents love- Coz has not healed the abyss of sorrow left within him.
In times of low mind- seeks escape through activities such as: gambling, drinking, psychedelic experiences, and the company of wenches.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Count St. Germaine.
Aeloria Starblade
Family Ties
Aerick Darklighter- Father
Sylvara Thistlewind- Mother
Root- Half Brother
Religious Views
Follower of Mystra and the path of the 7 stars.
Social Aptitude
An introvert at ease.
Coz is a half elf male who stands tall in a perpetually relaxed but ready posture. His vibration radiates the warmth of the desert sun and his mastery of the blade reflects the efficient lethality of the desert night.
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