Arathul Moriir Shamalain

[Sunblade]

BIRTHNAME: Arathul Moriir Shamalain
ALIAS: Sunblade (Tribe name); Ari
FACTION: None
RANK: Beasten of Onderon
SPECIES: Garhan - Aszai
AGE: Late twenties
SEX: Boy parts
HEIGHT: Tall like At'atri
WEIGHT: Just enough
EYES: Blueish-purplish
HAIR: Light wheaten blond
SKIN: Freckled and tan
FORCE SENSITIVE: Duh

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STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES:

[+] Pureblood; thanks to his heritage, Ari boasts a rapid healing factor along with super-human strength and speed.
[+] Deadpan Snarker; years have upgraded Ari's running mouth into his weapon of choice. He wields words just as deftly as his daggers, and knows how to hurt just as deeply.
[~] Keeper of Secrets; a bad habit that is only exacerbated by his propensity to obfuscate the truth. Rather than deal with things in the open, Ari will let them simmer and turn septic under the skin. On the upside, though, he will take your secrets to the grave.
[–] Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire; Quietus might've taught him many things, but honesty never stuck as a lesson. (Even if she threw him off a cliff a few times to prove the point.)
[–] Don't Phrikkin' Touch Me; in the mix of genetic traits passed down the bloodline of his ancient and noble family lie dreadful allergies to phrik and cortosis. Sustained contact can even result in anaphylactic shock or cardiac arrest.
[–] Chain Smoker; Likes a nice, long sten a bit too much for his own good.


APPEARANCE
From a strapping young lad to a... strappinger older lad, one might suppose. Lanky limbs and awkward smiles have finally grown into the man, pulling him on par with his younger brother, Greyside. He has more bulk on the twin, however, and isn't afraid to show it. His hair has darkened somewhat with age, but has a tendency to develop brighter streaks in the summer. A tightly cropped beard marks his transience from boy to man, as do the tattoos adorning his torso. He wears rings his ears and oftentimes necklaces as well, all fashioned from the prey he hunts. Sunblade wears comfortable clothes made of hide and bone that easily paint him into the shadows of the jungle.

FAMILY *
Third son of Nivira Lore Shamalain [[member="Lorelei Darke"]] (Clone of Anhedonia, genetically modified.)
Raised by Desdemona Dionea Shamalain [[member="Quietus"]] (Strictly speaking, Quietus is his niece.)

Adopted twin brother / Grand-nephew: Eordahn Issantir Shamalain [[member="Greyhide"]]
Adopted twin sister / Grand-niece: Dahldesa Aeridne Shamalain [[member="Blackthorne"]]

Spoiler: Extended Family - peruse at your own risk

Half Sister / Grand-niece: Sable Shamalain [Silva Talith]
Half Brother-in-Law: Sven Talith
Half Brother / Grand-nephew: [member="Soliael Devin Talith"]
Half Sister-in-Law: [member="Kira Talith"]

Grandmother / Sister: Cerusia Rorifaera Shamalain [[member="Cerusia Darke"]]
Grandfather / Brother-in-Law: [member="Darth Immortus"]

Grand-grand-Niece: Aela Esmae Shamalain Talith [[member="Aela Talith"]]
Grand-grand-Nephew: Micah Draith Shamalain Talith [[member="Micah Talith"]]
Grand-grand-Niece: Kaili Nohei Shamalain Talith [[member="Kaili Talith"]]
Grand-grand-Niece: Maleah Talith

Great Aunt / Sister: Amorella Esmae Shamalain [[member="Amorella Shamalain"]]
Great Uncle-in-Law / Brother-in-Law: Cameron Centurion [[member="Ashmedai"]]
Great Uncle / Brother: Merovign Shamalain / Amadeus Darke [[member="Dissero"]]
Great Aunt-in-Law / Sister-in-Law: [member="Verie Lacroix"]

BIOGRAPHY
His history spans long before known memory, but to the best of his knowledge, Ari has eight winters to his name; no more, no less. In truth, his genealogy is far more complicated than it seems — as if though the Shamalain family tree weren’t complicated enough — for Arathul Moriir Shamalain is no womb-borne child. The boy is a clone of the long deceased Anhedonia Perone Shamalain, who had perished due to Gulag plague. Hundreds of years later, perhaps out of craving for yet another offspring, perhaps out of malice, to further confuse her progeny and how they are related to each other, Lady Silencia gathered the necessary genetic material of her dead daughter and went through the tedious process of crafting a whole sentient being out of the handful of cells.

And while she was at it, she threw a gender change in there. For chits and giggles.

The result, unsurprisingly, is an entirely unpleasant young individual. Maybe something had gone wrong during the cloning process? Maybe the hints of the plague still lingered?

Hard to tell. In any case, the boy who emerged from this ancient gene pool was sent to Onderon for reeducation, and probably so that Lady Silencia would have less awkward questions about “Where are my brothers and sisters?” to answer. One can only guess, and Ari was certainly too young to know what was going on.

So while he’s aware that there are members of his blood family that exist beyond his home planet, the boy hasn’t had a chance to meet them yet, and is usually far too busy getting yelled at by his tribe family to want for additional relatives breathing down his neck. The one doing most of the yelling is usually Quietus herself (read: slapping), though she’s known to delegate to others when the boy burns through her reserves of patience (extremely fast, then).

At 8 years old, Ari was already the bane of many an existence, and his prospects for the future weren't looking any better.

After the departure of his mother from the position of Beastia, Arathul succeeded her by unanimous vote of the tribes. Well. "Unanimous".

His younger sister Blackthorne left with her twin in tow after their row over right of succession, leaving Sunblade as the sole Shamalain in charge of Onderon.

SHIP:
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KILLS:
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BOUNTIES COLLECTED:
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*The list is not exhaustive.

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ROLE-PLAYS:

Probably Daggers
Bound by Blood or Not at All
Weekend Treasure Hunt 29: Choose Your Own Indenture
For Onderon! For Clan Raxis!
The Exegetic Episodes of the Bloodtrailed Bashtok and the Emergent Matriarch

 

[Quietus]

Excellent.