Rayth

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Name: Rayth
Sex: Male
Age: 22
Race: Human
Nationality: Audvera
Played by: Aero

Appearance: Rayth is a little less than six feet tall. He has semi-short, dark brown hair, and his eyes are blue. Living next to the mountainous Hiam Forest of Audvera, he has had to fend for himself for five years, and his build reflects the amount of labor this would suggest. He wears mostly wool clothing, and he has a few leather pieces of clothing that he will wear when he is hunting or traveling.

He also has an oddly patterned green and blue scarf that he received from a difficult trade. He almost always keeps the scarf with him. Another odd part of his attire is that he constantly keeps his left arm tightly wrapped with white bandaging, due to the effects of the rune on his left hand.

Background: Rayth cannot remember the first seven years of his life. Despite this problem, the rest of his memory is rather solid though (partially because he forces it to be). He also knows his basic profile, including his name and age. He woke up one day, lying on the ground just outside of the Sable Lowlands in Audvera. He, of course, did not know this is where he was, and he simply went to the town because he was incredibly hungry. Out of desperation, he ended up trying to steal some food, and found himself being hauled off by the rough hands of the town’s blacksmith and carpenter, Dorian.

Dorian was kind enough to take Rayth into his care, and proceeded to give him shelter and work as an apprentice. Over the next 10 years, Rayth formed a close bond with Dorian and his family, including Dorian’s two sons. As he grew older, he began to notice the growing effects of the rune on his left hand, and the growing scar that came with it. He decided to move to away by himself and study runes. His newfound family was sad to see him go, but they gave him a kind farewell, as well as helping him construct a cabin located roughly between Glass Lake and a northern section of the Hiam Forest.

For five years, Rayth fended for himself in his new home, making frequent trips into the Hiam Forest. Due to his need to hunt, he became a decent trapper. Roughly every month, he would make a trip back to the Sable Lowlands. There, he would sell wild game and other things he found in the forest to make some money. He then used almost all of the money to purchase any and all books and knowledge he could find about runes. Most of these purchases came from traveling traders that had come into the town.

Recently, Rayth has been finding less and less information about runes in the Sable Lowlands, so he has been considering traveling the rest of the continent to search for information.

Personality: Rayth is generally very calm in most situations. He also deals well with stressful situations, such as a battle. The one exception to his normal demeanor occurs when he is researching runes. He can become exceedingly obsessive when he is on the trail of information. This often causes him to be slightly clumsy, as well as frighteningly invasive and overactive.

Rayth’s upbringing in the peaceful Audvera has made him an accepting and kind individual. Due to his frustrating amnesia and his desire to learn as much as possible about runes, he disciplines himself to forget as little as possible about anything. As a result, he has a very good memory (aside from his early childhood, of course). To a slight degree, he is also more protective of the people he cares about, due to a fear of losing anything more.

Wielded Weapons: After moving near the Hiam Forest, Rayth forged himself a rough sword using the knowledge he had of blacksmithing. Through a combination of routine expeditions in the forest and small amounts of self taught practice, he has developed a capable, albeit abnormal, style of swordsmanship.

Recently, Rayth acquired a 2 foot long, green, Elven sword after a trip through the Hiam Forest. This is currently his wielded weapon, and he carries it in its wooden scabbard at his hip most of the time. He also keeps his old sword that he crafted with him, and occasionally practices wielding two swords at once.

Runes: Rayth has two runes. The first is his Blight Rune, located on his left hand. Not knowing what the rune actually is, this is merely a name he decided to give it. This rune gives him enhanced strength and ability in his left arm, but it is also much like a curse. A thin, long scar lies on his left arm as well, and this scar moves around from time to time, seemingly of its own will. When he encounters violence or rage, the rune can cause difficult (and often painful) problems for him.

His second rune is a Cyclone rune located on his right hand. He obtained this rune from a dying griffin on one of his routine journeys in the Hiam Forest. While he isn’t particularly skilled in its use yet, his obsessive study of runes in general aids him in a slow training of magic.