Eridian [VS]

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ERIDIAN



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[Nicknames/Titles] Eri, Advisor, Maestro
[Age] 26 years
[Gender] Male
[Species] Pegasus
[Location] Emerald City, with a weekend/summer home near the Salu Waterfall
[Occupation] Country Advisor: He is essentially Ilquinis' assistant, able to draw on the vast stores of knowledge from memory to assist Ilquinis in whatever way he can. Eridian also teaches music in his spare time.
[Formspring] www.formspring.me/vseridian

[TALENTS]
  • Lore: Eridian possesses incredible auditory and visual memory.
  • Music: He is a master of many instruments, but his favorites are the guqin and dizi.
  • Sleeping: He has the incredible skill of being able to fall asleep, anywhere, anytime. ;D


[PERSONALITY]
  • Plays with words a lot to hide his true feelings.
  • Kind and patient when it suits him, but it does not prevent him from doing what is necessary (such as manipulating people with his intellect. He will guilt about it afterwards.)
  • Easygoing and has rather thick skin. Insults will flow off him like water.
  • Refuses to brood about the past. Constantly looks to the future.
  • Inner stubborness/persistence is hidden by an absentminded mask. He will sometimes affect it to avoid something or get his way.


[LIKES]
  • Peaceful resolutions
  • Sleeping a lot (even though he never gets enough sleep, so ends up falling asleep everywhere, randomly)
  • Playing host, particularly mixing teas and making hors d'oeuvres


[DISLIKES]
  • Menial tasks. Doing laundry/cleaning/etc. puts him in a bad mood. He will use this as punishment if his students don't practice!
  • Laziness. (Though it doesn't apply to him xD)
  • Restrictive clothing
  • Those that flaunt their authority. (But he will still smile and endure talk to them.)


[HISTORY]
  • [Early Years]
    Eridian grew up as the eldest child of four kids in a village in Elavernis. His mother was a Healer, working at the village's Temple to Ilquinis, the God of Spring. His father was a fairly good glass-maker who had his own store and forge in the village. Eridian loved to watch his father make beautiful glass vases, cups, and plates in his shop. From him, his father, he learned the joys of work as a form of art. From his mother, he learned kindness, and giving. At first, he was unwilling to watch her help take care of the sick, but eventually, he grew to tolerate helping her work.
  • [Teens]
    As Eridian was the oldest, he was expected to learn his father's craft. However, he found that he was more drawn to the Loremaster of the village. His family thought it was a child's dream at first, but as time went on, they realized that scholarly works was where his true interest lay. His family gave him their support as he became apprenticed to the Loremaster. Though he learned to read and write, the majority of the histories of the world and of their village lay in the oral songs and recitations that were passed from generation to generation of Loremasters. Thus, he learned to play many instruments and loved that he could combine music and scholarship together. He also began to play at the Temple for the sick and found that he could ease their pains greatly with the melodies from his guqin.
  • [Adulthood]
    After Eridian gained his mastery in Lore Keeping and Music, he felt a bit stifled in his village, so he bid his home farewell and began to travel across Voleros. He left his parents in the good care of his siblings, and shouldering a simple dizi, left home to greet the rest of the world.
  • Through his travels, he gained many friends (and discovered that he greatly enjoyed winter, but missed perpetual spring.)
  • [Captured]
    When Eridian was traveling as a musician in Alora, he was captured by soldiers sent by Lord Arshath, a wealthy noble who ruled as a tyrant over his lands. Eridian did not know how to use magic or how to transform in his previously wingless state, so he, along with the many other imprisoned youths, were unable to escape the lord. They eventually escaped with the help of a sympathetic guardsman, Zerish. This is not a time Eridian likes to remember or think about. After this incident, Eridian gained a pair of working wings.
  • [Present]
    Currently, Eridian has an office in the palace at Emerald City. Preferring his own space, he obtained an apartment in the city proper (one with a rooftop garden.) However, more often than not, he ends up being a workaholic and sleeping at his office or somewhere in the palace library. On the weekends, he gives music lessons to those who need them, in return for things like menial labor...


[ACCESSORIES]
  • Jade pendant featuring a pegasus that hangs around his waist (given by Lord Arshath)
  • Jade and gold dizi for display; bamboo dizi is his usual instrument
  • Guqin given to him by his Loremaster
  • Scrolls & writing tools: he is always in possession of a bunch of them
  • Icarus, his proud and spoiled Maow.


[ADDITIONAL INFO/QUIRKS]
  • When he's working, his hair is tied up. He lets his hair down when he is feeling relaxed.
  • Strict taskmaster when teaching. Forces his students to give everything they've got and more!
  • His respect must be earned, though he treats even those he does not respect fairly.
  • Attaching poetic "nonsense" (actually they usually contain deep meaning and gives hints to his true feelings) or obscure observations to the end of his sentences.


[EVENTS]



ART

By me:
In Memoriam by vtas Golden Afternoon by vtas -VolSa- Eridian intro by vtas Why the Caged Bird Sings by vtas -VolSa- Welcome to my home by vtas Alone by vtas Volsa: Eridian by vtas Volsa: After the Encounter by vtas

By others:
Commission: Maylingling by DarkraiLOL :thumb189858491: VolSa : Secret Santa by saraCHU


Featured: Kaeddyn l Ilien l Ikanus l Mr. Friday l Saint-Laurent l Azael l Rain
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halsmovingcastle's avatar
Have Eridian and Usae seen enough of each other to be considered having ' a relationship'? :'D;; ♥