Valarauko
Character Backstory
A recent descendent of
Lirka Ka
, Neryn was destined to be a monster from the instant his cells began joining together. Grown in a vat of unclean slime like his forbear, Neryn emerged broken, unstable, and seemingly destined for the disposal heap. His very first sensation in the universe was pain.
Nonetheless, the new creation not only lived, but thrived, dragging its tortured form forward and enduring despite its innumerable deformities. To keep such a thing alive is a cruelty all its own, but cruelty was always the House Ka way.
In time, Neryn learned to shape his form into something approaching recognizeable, but took a very different approach than his forbear.
As with most of the Once-Sephi's spawn, Neryn is far removed from the core form of that graceful species...
Appearance
At first glance, Neryn's visage is one of boyish, almost cherubic beauty. Not a hair or a line is visible on that face, nor any other mark of imperfection. Save, of course, for the obvious.
Neryn's eyes long ago boiled away under the incredible heat generated by his radically-altered physiology, leaving only two empty sockets that constantly flicker with supernatural flame. Under normal circumstances, this singular eyelessness is hidden beneath an ancient Sephi war mask.
Light, almost silver hair frames the entire picture, usually hanging unkempt in a wild mane. Elaborate rune-scarifications lace his skin from head to toe, pulsing gently in time with the crystalline false-heart that burns in his chest.
This crystal can be visibly seen in times when its power is drawn upon the greatest, causing Neryn's entire form to visibly glow with heat.
When he has intaken significant power, Neryn's form often changes radically, taking on various monstrous, more radically unnatural configurations.
Personality/Beliefs
Like many creatures of his sort, Neryn is a truly unfortunate combination of dangerous and insane. Obsessed with becoming the ultimate life form, he has spent much of his short life so far attempting to outrun his own deteriorating body.
As a being that was spawned from a vat as a physiologically-mature adult, Neryn grapples regularly with his own youth and irrelevance amidst a universe where history spans millennia.
Most notably, this insecurity has manifested itself in a love of the ancient and the bizarre. Neryn is amongst the galaxy's most active collectors of antiquities and artifacts, whether ownerless or otherwise.
Somewhat paradoxically, Neryn believes in the sanctitude of impermanence even as he crusades endlessly against it. In his view, the ravages of the years can produce two results; strength, or decay.
To grow mightier and wiser with time and experience is a worthy and dignified thing, something that Neryn can only view with envy. He has no past, no culture, no history, and covets these things greatly. It is likely that his obsession with grave-robbing is an attempt to create or take these qualities unto himself.
On the other hand, nothing horrifies Neryn Ka quite like rot, whether it be literal and physical, or moral and philosophical. Old and decadent empires, has-been personages past their prime, or simply the fallen grandeur of a moldy and abandoned artwork. All of these things are to be despised.
When something is thus rotten, the only decent thing to do is destroy it, potentially even preemptively. Better for beauty to remain evergreen in memory, than to degrade as the ravages of the years take their toll.
Preservation through destruction is a kindness and a mercy, in Neryn's eyes. He can seldom look at anything or anyone without quietly, inwardly asking "How long before you, too, become rotten?"
At his core, Neryn is a being of flame and chaos, as unpredictable as a wildfire and about as deadly. This need not always manifest itself as malice. The younger Ka is passionate in anger, passionate in joy, and passionate in misery. He is nearly always miserable, and very prone to taking that misery out on others when and where possible.
At his core, Neryn is a ruined and broken creature, but no less deadly for it. His existence is a crime by any definition of the term, and one that many others have suffered for.
Aside from his creator, Neryn Ka fears very little. This applies even when fear would be a wise and reasonable response. His psychological frailties and flaws are many, but cowardice is not among them. After all, what are the horrors of the universe, when compared to those he has inflicted upon himself in the name of survival?
To Neryn, Lirka Ka represents origin and omnipotence. After all, someone must be omnipotent to create something so mighty (in his own eyes) as Neryn. There can be nothing more terrible.
Perhaps because of this, Neryn possesses a manic, all-consuming fear of imperfection, fault, or failure on his part. Displaying weakness is unthinkable, because broken things are repurposed or destroyed when their creator no longer has use for them. This carries over into all areas of life; there are few more arrogant and preening beings out there.
Strengths
Man-Made Monster: Neryn can only shakily be classified as a Sephi. His thoroughly-warped physiology is effectively impervious to poisons, diseases, radiation, extremes of temperature, and vacuum. Additionally, he possesses fiery blood, which jets out explosively when injured.
Hellspawn: Neryn is a thing of fire as much as flesh. Aside from a natural skill with pyrokinesis, his physical form is a fluid one, and can mutate in a variety of unusual ways as it steals power.
Soulthief: Neryn is a Force-draining parasitic lifeform. While initially only mediocre, his power can scale to impressive heights if he can manage to drain a large number of living things.
Weaknesses
Sealed Away: Neryn is, for better or for worse, an unnatural creature. Abilities or weapons designed to harm, hamper, or contain Sithspawn are exceptionally dangerous to him.
Low Floor: Neryn is not especially powerful at his base level. He relies heavily on stealing the Living Force energy from organic life, allowing his power to scale to higher levels.
Blind: Neryn is naturally eyeless, possessing only empty sockets in their place, and is reliant on Force Sight to navigate. Should he be within the area of a Force-Nullification effect, or attempting to observe something within one, he is effectively blind.
Inventory
Khar'valesh (Dagger/Shortsword)
Burning Heart
Amphibow
Armor
Siqs'asha (Lightsaber)
Siqsa'tsyok (Shotgun)
RELATIONSHIPS |
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| Name | Relationship | Bonus Information | Introduction |
|---|---|---|---|
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Lirka Ka
| "Mother" | - | Link |
THREAD LOG |
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| # | Type | Rank | Title | Location | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | - | Link | - | - |
POWERS |
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| Type | Power | Proficiency | Learned From | Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body | Drain Life | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | - | Link |
| Alter | Pyrokinesis | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | ||
| Body | Force Lightning | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | ||
| Alter | Telekinesis | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | ||
| Body | Convection | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | ||
| Sense | Force Sight | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | ||
| N/A | Deadly Sight | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ |
LIGHTSABER FORMS |
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| Form | Name | Proficiency | Learned From | Thread |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Shii-Cho | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | - | Link |
| II | Makashi | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | -- | - |
| III | Soresu | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | -- | - |
| IV | Ataru | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | -- | - |
| V | Shien/Djem So | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | -- | - |
| VI | Niman | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | -- | - |
| VII | Juyo/Vaapad | ▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮▮ | -- | - |
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