Hestrhlaupas Elding - Rider's Dawn OOC

[Jinxlynx]

Can I be a dragon that just kinda hangs out with the Riders?

[Mercenary Lord]

I suppose, if you like.

[Jinxlynx]

Basically a wild dragon that grew up along side the rider's dragons, and then fudge the cannon a bit so they can speak with the mental link thing too.

[Mercenary Lord]

I don't have any problems with that. I think the dragons could communicate telepathically anyway.

[101 Scout1]

Working...

[Mercenary Lord]

We have a new RP name now!

[101 Scout1]

Character Name: Sundavrgarm (He will not go by a shortened version of his name unless he fully trusts you as a close friend, and then it is restricted to Sundavr or Garm to prevent altering the translation too greatly)

Age: 73

Gender: Male

Race: Elf

Profession: Spell-Weaver; Apprentice to Glaedr (Note: He has no dragon, but his magic’s colour is a brilliant gold.)

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Preferred Weapon: A back-handed, serrated dagger that was meant as more of a tool than a weapon which has no cross guard

Appearance: Sundavrgarm (“Shadow Wolf” in the ancient language) is an oddity of sorts. To humans who know little of elven culture, he is strange and would be mistaken as a creature that is not elf nor human, nor even werecat. Also, they would say he resembles his father, Blödhgarm, but any elf could see the clear differences. Sundavrgarm has, rather than a midnight blue coat of feline hair, a soft, silky fur of black. From his face protrudes a slight muzzle, though it isn’t entirely noticeable, especially when one is concentrated on the wolf-like ears that project from his head and piercing amber eyes, containing specks of gold. He is about 6’1” tall and, as most elves are, very lithe. The determined, yet calm look in his eye is one of the many traits that he shares with his father, but believe it or not, most of his qualities physically come from his mother, though few see it as he decided to keep his altered body after his first Agaetí Blödhren.

Personality: Sundavr has a determined, unwavering glint in his eye that keeps truthful to its appearance. He does not easily back down or break, as his father never did, and shows a certain air of strength and confidence that earned him his rightful position as an Apprentice to Glaedr. He is also intelligent and patient, a trait that contributes to his affinity for magic. Before he was called to fight alongside Eragon Shadeslayer and Bromsson, Blödhgarm had been teaching him. However, when he went off to war, Sundavrgarm was left in Ellesméra, not permitted to join the armies despite his enthusiasm and insistence. He held no hard feelings for those that rejected him, for he knew the reasons that he was not to join in the fight and accepted them as nothing more. Now, however, his advancements and ability to learn magic quickly has proven to his father that he is not merely just a child. Though Blödhgarm received accusation of nepotism, he recommended to Eragon that he be taken to Nyreloi to study and further his abilities with the Eldunarí. His excitement to not only continue his studies in magic under a master or several masters of the art was incalculable, but his actual anxiety over learning under Glaedr was unfathomable (though he did a fair job hiding it until he was in the privacy of his quarters).



History: Born under Blödhgarm, Sundavrgarm earned his namesake from his father (clearly). Though he was born into elven nobility, Sundavrgarm never truly had an easy time in life, for his father was always pushing him to do his best and strive in anything he tried, whether or not he enjoyed it. Luckily, Sundavrgarm had never been one to reject a concept without first trying it. He was very young when he began his studies in magic, though they were always conducted formally and with complete regard for safety… at first. Blödhgarm understood the dangers, and so his son was first introduced to the mental aspect of magic, opening his mind to the creatures that skittered about and the plants that dug into the dirt.

The young elf quickly progressed, showing an affinity for all things of the mind and magic, just as his father had. Of course, he was no expert, and it took much practice to advance, he was still a very fast learner, and would absorb a lesson the first or second time he was taught it. However, this skill did not make him better than other students around Ellesméra, as everybody learned differently (be it through practice, private study, application, or otherwise). Despite his very quick and easily commanded abilities in blockading his mind and opening it to others, Sundavrgarm was not very near to being one of the even somewhat decent bladesmen in Du Weldenvarden, for he was not as fluid with the movements of a sword as with the tying together of words.

Once he had become quite versed in mental warfare, proving himself to be one of the best students in Ellesméra, Sundavrgarm began his training with the ancient language. His lessons were private, and only with his father (sometimes with the exception of one of the other teachers in the forest), but he had begun his work with the actual interworkings of magic and spell-weaving much later than the other students, as he was purely focused on the mind.

The Agaetí Blödhren, a celebration that happened once every century, was to be one of the upcoming years. Sundavrgarm was truly excited for the celebration, as he had heard that Eragon Shadeslayer would be attending, the first Rider since Galbatorix’s reign began. Blödhgarm was equally enthusiastic, though neither of them truly showed their anticipation. Sundavrgarm decided he would change his physical appearance for the Blood-Oath Celebration, which took quite some time thinking of how to coax the changes of his body, and almost equally long to actually carry out the series of spells that would alter him for the celebration. However, Sundavrgarm was called away from the celebration, an emergency was what they had said. Sadly, it was a wild goose chase that had played into his mentality of caring for other’s lives over his own. His time spent in Ellesméra was not an easy one, and though he nearly lost his patience on many occasions (namely this one), he held true to what he knew was right and wrong, and the fact that somehow nature had a way of making justice. Sundavrgarm was not very well-liked for his abilities or his position, many believed he had it easy, and some wanted nothing more than for him to miss the largest event of the century. And miss it, he did. The young elf was truly outraged, but Blödhgarm soothed him in a manner that no other could, as both a father and a wordsmith. He eventually overcame the fury within him, deciding not to exact revenge upon those who had fooled him into missing the Agaetí Blödhren in order to ‘rescue’ a non-existent being. However, his fascination (which had always been quite great to begin with) in dragons and their Riders had grown when he heard of how Eragon was healed at the celebration, and how his body was altered to become that of an elf. Sundavrgarm had decided to keep his body the way it was, which had not surprised his father in the least, for it was both a tribute to the Rider who had been physically altered, and a feeling that he could not fully understand. His new body had felt… right.

When Blödhgarm left Ellesméra to train Eragon, Sundavrgarm was not too proud to admit that he envied his father’s position, alongside the only hope the world had of rebirthing the Riders. However, he did not stop participating in his studies. He would meet with other teachers in Ellesméra, but none understood his quick grasp of his language’s magical abilities like his father did, so he resided to, more often than not, studying without a teacher and by experiment. It was around this time that magic became dangerous, as it was never safe to experiment with the language unless you were certain of the effects. Thankfully, Sundavrgarm was quite able when it came to weaving a spell, even if extensively intricate, just as his father had been. There were, however, a few complications that were fixable. Firstly, he burned off a bit of the fur on his arm when a casting of brisingr went awry, a small stumble over his words because he had not completely thought the spell through before attempting it. It was just a try at creating a containable, yet mobile flame. After the incident was patched up and his fur returned to its brilliant former self, he tried again with a bit more thought and was rewarded with the flame. He later discovered of his own accord the spell for a werelight to follow him. His version had actually astounded one of the teachers he went to in order to make sure he had done it correctly, though he was taught the proper incantation and found that it was only a bit more professional than his own, which had taken (most likely) less thought than the better-known light.

When his father returned, Sundavrgarm returned to his studies, this time he was allowed to be alongside his father. However, when Blödhgarm would leave his son in order to care for the Eldunarí or some of the eggs left behind, Sundavrgarm was left alone to his thoughts. However, twenty years later (present-time), he was surprised and ecstatic when his father informed him of his proposal to Eragon Shadeslayer. Blödhgarm was accused of nepotism, though the accusations were tossed aside when Sundavrgarm had displayed his abilities to one of the accusers, who was forced to realize that it was actually harder for Sundavrgarm to receive the recommendation because of his relation to his father.

Though he was not selected as a potential rider, and had no true desires to be one, Sundavrgarm was excited to become an apprentice magician beneath Glaedr. He arrived just prior to the Choosing, in order to witness the ceremony, as he would be regarded with the status and abilities of a rider without a dragon to help him keep an energy flow. As a parting gift, Blödhgarm gave his son a pair of bracers of silver which held two gems in each. On his left arm was a diamond at the bottom of the metal bracer (closer to the wrist) and a ruby above it, over his forearm. Upon the right arm were an emerald toward the bottom and a sapphire toward the top, also on the forearm side of his arm. The gems, his father said, were for storing energy that he did not use for a time, as to be called upon later. But he was to fill them sparingly, for they could deplete far more quickly than they could be filled up, and it was dangerous to put too much energy in them at once.

[Mercenary Lord]

Accepted. And added to the C-Roster.

[Kerim]

Hmm... thinking of a character.

[Mercenary Lord]

Glad to hear it.

Also, the link in your signature is awesome. It makes me feel faithful to my race.