Rikica'asnet Spiderbane
Lord Rikica'asnet Spiderbane (a.k.a. Riki, Rikica, "Drider")
Rikica'asnet isn't necessarily the most popular boy in the block, even if among the drow of Silver Shore Island he is from the powerful House of Spiderbane. For those unfamiliar, he can feel cold, distant, arrogant, and aggressive, and his fascination with arachnids isn't something looked fondly in post-Llothian society. This fascination with the creepy crawlers his family breeds for the finest Spider Silks of the island has earned him the nickname "Drider" among his peers.
Yet those who dare to look more closely at this secretive wizard find something inquisitive and even endearing from the grumpy book-worm... It is easy to dismiss such ill-mannered boy as simply a talented wizard, reasonable guard, and little else, but this little "Drider" has quite a bit in his sleeve.
In the game, Rikica has become a love interest of the player character May'chalithra Palefury, and also caught the interest of Izil'daerryn Frozenheart, who is interest to see if he can use Rikica's ambitions to his advantage. Rikica works in Yanta Menothar like Valdor Bloodworth, but they know one another only by appearance.
Physical Description
Body Features
Rikica is very lean and is slightly taller than an average drow male. He has long fingers and graceful build, making him pretty as far as elven beauty ideals are concerned.
Rikica keeps his hair uncharacteristically short for a man of his status, front hair having a bit more length than the hair in the back of his head. This is most likely done to avoid harshest comments and make it look "stylish", though the decision is mostly done out of practicality.
His skin is dark grey, and his eyes are golden yellow with a sharp gaze. He also boasts particularly long ears and sharp yaw.
Due to his graceful and pretty build, his mother likes to display the family silks on him, both to boast about her son as well as to show off the wears and get more business involving their Spider Silk trade. Rikica doesn't seem too bothered by this but tends to wear very different get-up when choosing clothes to himself.
Identifying Characteristics
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Rikica'asnet Spiderbane was born 12th of Seper, 3909. He is 3rd child and currently only son of Shrikacha Spiderbane. His conception is credited to the house patron, Tarinfein Spiderbane, who likely is his biological father. Rikica's past has been quite mixed, while he has simultaneously managed to gather himself knowledge and formidable skills, but not so much favor as a man of his status would have been expected.
Early ChildhoodSexuality
Assumed to be straight (shows little sexual interest)
Education
Rikica was sent to Xenastin of Zaetron Derraz in his early years and has been trained later in arts of Wizardry. His mother Shrikacha Spiderbane and aunt Xenavier Spiderbane have taken part on his training, among some family friends.
Out of his own valition, Rikica has also learned from the family's workers, training, reading and working with the family's spider farms, in order to produce beast quality Spider Silk.
After unfortunate incident with his sisters, Rikica was sent to train in Thalack Nost in Netehdrez and join the Yanta Menothar, in 4020. Rikica did not do this gladly, but tried his best, managing to complete his training in mere 25 years. He is often considered as a prodigy.
Employment
Mental Trauma
The defensive attitude and passive-aggressive behavior indicate that Rikica has his share of mental blocks. He seems slow to trust and speaks more in stares and glares than with words and can appear needlessly provocative in one moment and fade to the background in the next.
Morality & Philosophy
Riki can be at first glance hard to approach and looks very much like a loner, but it doesn't need much poking to observe that he is fiercely loyal for those he counts to his in-group, even if he can look crude for them as well. Besides this, he also shows good work ethics and a high dose of ambition. There is certain ruthlessness in his actions that makes matronal society around him very uneasy with him, and he shows worrying amount off independence for a drow male.
Sexuality
For a drow, Rikica might appear surprisingly prudish. He doesn't seem to like to be touched, and while he seems to be comfortable to be wearing most ridiculous and revealing outfits, he doesn't seem to appreciate too hungry stares and shows little overt sexual interest towards anyone.
Personality Characteristics
Personality Quirks
Most people never realise it, but Rikica's odd habits seem to connect to a feature of him that is easy to ignore: he has several sensory sensitivities that affect how he experiences the world and reacts to it.
Rikica is notoriously bad at responding to being suddenly touched by other people he doesn't feel comfortable with, and he has a low tolerance to crowded places or noise. However, he also seems to enjoy lights and light-reflecting objects (as long as they do not burn his eyes) and things that give him otherwise engaging sensory experiences. Thus it is not unheard of him just ending up getting lost to just touching an item or a starring something visually pleasing for quite some time.
Rikica is also likely to huff and puff, as he gets quickly overwhelmed and as such happens, speaking becomes difficult to him. This can make him snappy and rude sounding, and as he tries to focus he quickly loses track of socially ques while doing so.
Social
Contacts & Relations
Rikica has become very close very fast with May'chalithra Palefury, and two are in a relationship.
Family Ties
Rikica is part of the Spiderbane family. He is the 3rd child of Shrikacha Spiderbane, and her only son, and Tarinfein Spiderbane is recognized as his father.
He has total on 4 sisters, none he is particularly close to, though he can cope better with some of them than others. Growing up, sensitive and difficult Rikica became his mother's favorite, which has caused jealousy from his sisters.
Religious Views
Rikica has been born and raised as one of Children of The Dancer, yet he hasn't shown signs of being particularly religious.
Hobbies & Pets
Rikica loves reading and studying, and often gets caught up by whatever is his current passion project. He is mostly interested in biology and geography but generally sucks information like a sponge. He is very fascinated by insects and arachnids.
Rikica has 2 pets, Glass Beetle called Tal'Sin, and Purple Fang Spider called Charilliam. They were both presents from May'chalithra Palefury.
Speech
While very talented and smart, speaking has been a bit of a problem for Rikica. He often huffs, glares and frowns, and can sound very cocky in his speech, giving compliments somewhat indirectly than straight forward, and sometimes can be a bit of an ass.
Relationships
Drow/Undercommon, Elvish, Common, Infernal and Abyssal. He also understands couple phrases of Dwarvish and is learning Draconic.
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