Irkutz Seamist
(a.k.a. The Pirate King, The Prince of Smugglers)
Owner of the Bloodless, feared pirate, skilled smuggler... it is a true shame that he is defined by one foolish decision he made.Irkutz Seamist is a blue dragonborn from Thalasia. Once a skilled sailor belonging to the dock town of Akirh, Irkutz very quickly realised his natural charm, charisma and greed lent itself well to groups that were looking for skilled smugglers and sailors for illicit reasons. This quickly led to Irkutz falling in with The Bloodless where he worked as a smuggler for them for several years, working his way up from a sailor, to a smuggler assistant, to owning his own ship and, after ten years, becoming the head of the guild. Irkutz' vision turned the guild into something resembling private contractors as they took illicit deals with the other nations in Thysia, smuggling people, resources and ideas in and out of nations for a high price and doing so well that they were VERY rarely caught. However, Irkutz did not foresee the mass anger at his faction after doing this as no nation backed his group up. With that, his guild were wanted and rapidly started to lose resources as they were hunted across the seas. This led Irkutz to enter a deal with The Ilustraie Family and the Soul Takers to work together to take down The Wendel Family. The original plan was that The Bloodless would take the clean slate offered by Gregor Viltis, The Ilustraie Family would take his offer of a noble rank so that they could increase their influence and the Soul Takers would take the offered estates in Paradosia, giving them a strong base of operations there. Upon tracking down and killing the Wendel's however, they all turned on one another. No one is sure who fired the first shot or stabbed the other in the back first... All that is known is that the Ilustraie's emerged victorious from this battle and took all of the spoils. The leader of the Soul Takers was killed in this altercation whilst Irkutz barely escaped... though he lost his arm in the fight as it was severely burned by an immolation spell at the hands of Senala Ilustraie. Upon escaping, the Bloodless guild went dark for a time as Irkutz recovered and reconsidered how best to rebuild the guild. Eventually, he settled on what brought him acclaim in the first place. The seas. He took the remaining ships of the guild and moved to The Islets of Thalasia where he has brought several notable pirates and captains under his banner. Turning the Thalasian waters into an exceptionally dangerous space and a hotspot of smuggling and treasure.... becoming something of a pirate king.
- Discussion of Irkutz Seamist years after the destruction of the Wendels.
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Irkutz is a deeply athletic and acrobatic dragonborn with an emphasis on using his physicality to intimidate and charm those around him. He is notably missing his left arm and has not got a prosthetic for it magical or otherwise... likely due to his nature of being regarded as a wanted criminal in Anotheros.
Apparel & Accessories
He wears muted leathers despite his new found wealth as a pirate... whilst most captains choose colour, brand or style. He instead has stayed true to his roots and stuck with a hard black leather look with a thieves coat over the top of it. He notably does not wear a captain's hat.
Specialized Equipment
Irkutz Soul Arm is his quiver. This quiver is the colour of green and blue seafoam and seems to be constantly shifting and moving as though fogged over. The quiver notably also has the same red swirls as Irkutz does, implying that it is not a created tattoo but, rather, is an heirloom of his family (though none have ever actually found a dragonborn like Irjutz and he has never mentioned his family).
The quiver notably is empty and summons forth arrows of pure force for Irkutz to use that seem to explode with psychic energy when they strike a target.
Mental characteristics
Education
Irkutz received no formal education and is instead self-taught on the job. Because of this, he is skilled at contract negotiation and deeds/manifestos but is incapable of understanding prose or poetry... this centered knowledge often means he is perceived to be a fool on many levels... the reality however is that he simply is deeply intelligent at that which will bring him a profit.
Employment
Irkutz started his career as a trader but very quickly saw the coin available in illegal shipping and so transferred his natural aptitude for seafaring as a Thalasian to smuggling.
He rose through the ranks of the Bloodless to the point where he is now their leader.
Accomplishments & Achievements
He is deeply accomplished and, still being a fairly in his prime dragonborn, there is still plenty of opportunity to achieve more as a pirate.
Failures & Embarrassments
His failings in capitalising on the death of the Wendel family resulted in disastrous consequences for him and the guild. Losing his arm and losing the guild a serious portion of it's power and influence.
Mental Trauma
To this day he suffers from phantom pain where his arm burnt out of existence and the trauma it inflicted on him has turned Irkutz into a merciless and ruthless fighter with a deep rage and fear towards fire... pyromancer mages will often be targeted by him.
Current Location
Currently Boarded Vehicle
Age
42
Children
Gender
Male
Eyes
Golden without pupils
Hair
Bald
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Blue scaled skin that is heavily tattooed with red goliath swirls.
Height
7'6"
Owned Vehicles
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