Dušan Hwand: Harbinger of Death
Priest Dušan Hwand
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Lean and strong, a lot stronger than he looks. Healthy otherwise, if very pale.
Body Features
Large, raven wings, covered in feathers as black as ink that shimmer in the light stretch from his back. He is a skilled and graceful flyer.
Facial Features
Narrow and a bit angular but not overly sharp edges.
Physical quirks
Left handed.
Special abilities
Cryomancy
Apparel & Accessories
He wears almost exclusively black. A long sleeve black shirt that snaps shut at the neck and tucked into his pants. His boots are simple, coming up his shins with tight laces. His armor is white hinted with icy blues. A large, bone white staff set with a pale aquamarine at the top and etched with cryomancy runes. He calls it шептать смерть (Sheptat' Smert': Whispering Death). Inscribed on it is this, Я предвестник смерти (Ya predvestnik smerti). A bone white mask shaped like a raven's skull, either worn over his face or at his hip.
Specialized Equipment
His staff, which helps him with his magic and doubles as a melee weapon. He nicknamed his staff named Sheptat' Smert' it has this etched into it Я предвестник смерти 'I am the harbinger of death.'
Scale-mail, Dragon steel armor and a mask of Dragon steel that covers his eyes. Along the brow are Necrotic runes that read твоя душа я вижу tvoya dusha ya vizhu 'Your soul I see' and твоя душа я ищу tvoya dusha ya ishchu 'Your soul I seek'. These same words are etched into his raven's skull mask.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Dušan's early life wasn't a very pleasant one. When his mother was five months pregnant his father died in when the ice broke under his sled, plunging him into the freezing water. His mother struggled to raise him on her own, in a land that wasn't very welcoming to Elves. At seven, a group of humans from his home village murdered his mother on the accusation of being a Necromancer. They were correct in the assumption that she was a Daughter of Death but her intent wasn't malicious. Necromancers just are. She fought them valiantly, managing to protect her son but not her Necronomicon, which Dušan watched get burned alongside his mother's body.
From that day on, he was alone. When he was twelve, he met Australis, a young Phantom Menace who found the young orphan wandering around the snow-covered forest, searching for small animals to hunt. She took pity on the small child, taking him in as if he was her own kind. She helped him learn to hunt, forage and stay warm in the cold. She even helped him learn to fly, though the careful preening his feathers needed he had to figure out on his own.
When his magic manifested at thirteen, he was relieved that there was no sign of Necromancy. By that time, he had managed to get himself a job serving the Czar of his country. His Czar favored him, ensuring that he received proper training with his cryomancy. He was also the only Dragon Rider on the continent, so they were fiercely protective of him.
Then his Necromancy manifested when he was twenty-six. Suddenly he was someone to be afraid of. Forced to flee from his home, he and Australis started slowly working their way south, towards the coastal city of Ocean's Edge. On their last day there, they met Beithir Hacende and Dimas Airborne, who offer to let them join in on their journey towards GÎLMUNRÎEL.
With people he hesitantly trusts, he makes his way towards his new home, and a new life where he can be safe.
Employment
Serves as a member of Queen Beithirs Corps.
Mental Trauma
His father died before he was born, leaving him with just his mother, who was then murdered by people who feared Necromancers when he was seven. Her murderers also destroyed her Necronomicon, which was his only hope of learning to use the magic without his mother's guidance.
Intellectual Characteristics
Smart and good at hiding. Used to being on his own so he's learned to judge a situation and whether or not he can handle it alone.
Taboos
No desecrating a grave.
Personality Characteristics
Motivation
To find a home and a master.
Savvies & Ineptitudes
Great at being invisible.
Bad with people. Most are afraid of him just for the aura of his presence.
Likes & Dislikes
Like spicy foods. Really spicy foods. Flying on his dragon or with his wings. Snow.
Doesn't like caramel. Terrified of Infernal magic users. The sun.
Virtues & Personality perks
Companionate, smart and has a deep understanding of how everything must end and is completely at peace with this.
Vices & Personality flaws
Feels most people will never truly trust him.
Personality Quirks
Huffs out ice when nervous or irritated.
Hygiene
Very clean, especially since he has to deal with dead things a lot.
Social
Social Aptitude
He is confident but quiet. People tend to avoid him and as a result, he tends to lurk on the outskirts of events.
Hobbies & Pets
A Phantom Menace, a type of Ice Dragon, named Australis.
An undead peregrine falcon named Zuza.
Current Status
Finding a Master to learn to control his magic and finding a home.
Honorary & Occupational Titles
Priest
Age
27
Children
Pronouns
He/Him
Sex
Male
Gender
Man
Presentation
Masculine
Eyes
Large, round and open, black
Hair
Shoulder length, black, always tied back at the nape of his neck
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Ghostly white
Height
6'5
Quotes & Catchphrases
"Fuck! Why do I always end up with the crazies?"
"Sibuna give me strength."
Belief/Deity
Eledhrim Pantheon
Aligned Organization
Other Affiliations
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