[center][h3][b][u]Ryder Nyroni, Initiate of the Red Ravens[/u][/b][/h3][img]https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0b/b4/ea/0bb4ea254a5068e6841dfec16325ba07.jpg[/img][/center]
[center][b][i]Aydenul "The Ice Wolf" Nyroni
Male, Half-Elf, 24[/i][/b][/center]
[u][b]Name Meaning[/b][/u]:  [i]Nyroni was an old noble house that was destroyed in the last era when they were framed for being cult worshippers.  One of his ancestors survived and now their name is forgotten to the common man.[/i]
[u][b]Alias[/b][/u]:  [i]Aydenul, his elven name.  The Ice Wolf.[/i]
[u][b]Place of Birth[/b][/u]:  [i] Ebonwing, poor village in Tasec.[/i]
[u][b]Current Residence[/b][/u]:  [i]Valeria, the capitol of Tasec.[/i]
[u][b]Occupation[/b][/u]:  [i]A young member of the Red Ravens, a secret organization that does various tasks for King of Tasec, including guarding the royal family.[/i]
[u][b]Family[/b][/u]:  [i]Mother lives in Ebonwing, he visits when he can.  His father is an unknown Elf from when his mother visited Oren Heim, the Elven homelands.[/i]
[u][b]Height[/b][/u]:  [i]5' 10"[/i]
[u][b]Hair[/b][/u]: [i]Silver, pulled back into a small ponytail with strands hanging on either side of his face.[/i]
[u][b]Eyes[/b][/u]: [i] Jade[/i]
[u][b]Distinguishing Marks[/b][/u]:  [i]Scar across his throat, a tattoo on his arm of a griffin.[/i]
[u][b]General Appearance[/b][/u]:  [i]Ryder's elven half definitely predominates his physical feature.  He is slightly tall for a human and has a thin frame.  His legs are strong and his skin paler.  His stern face is the result of years of prejudice for mixed heritage and being a bastard.  He doesn't don the traditional red and black armor of the Ravens, claiming it stands out too much.  He instead prefers basic leather torso armor with shin and arm guards and white garbs underneath.  This is a basic look for adventurers and allows him to pose as anyone he needs to be.  He wears a collar around his neck to hide the scar he got early in his career went a job went south.  He keeps a jade gem tied to it.  His mother claimed it was a gift from his father when they met.[/i]

[u][b]Strengths[/b][/u]:  [i]Ryder's elven physique allows him to be more agile than his human allies.  His eyes are sharper allowing him to be more accurate with his bow and notice threats before they arrive.  Years of training and a rough childhood have made him constantly alert and gave him keen reflexes to avoid danger.  Despite his stern face, he can be quite charming when the need arises.[/i]

[u][b]Weaknesses[/b][/u]:  [i]Unarmed, Ryder has to rely on his wits and guile to survive since he's learned the hard way that his bite isn't as strong as his bark.  The cut on his neck flares if he has to strain too much or is under a lot of stress.  Can't stomach to see children dead.  Headstrong, can rush in before he should if he sees something he doesn't like.[/i]

[u][b]Allies[/b][/u]:  [i]Red Ravens, his mother, and Lady Syrona, a knight in the Order of the Blue Rose.[/i]
[u][b]Enemies[/b][/u]:  [i]Count Montierro, a member of the King's council that Ryder suspects of treason.  Erik Banter, a crime lord in Tasec that traffics slaves.[/i]
[u][b]Current Goal[/b][/u]:  [i]Exposing the Count and shutting down Banter's operation.[/i]
[u][b]Aspirations[/b][/u]:  [i]He works hard to one day be the Red Ravens representative in the King's Court and start making changes.[/i]
[u][b]Hobbies[/b][/u]:  [i]Play his violin, paint, and practice trick shots with his bow.[/i]
[u][b]Likes[/b][/u]:  [i]Pumpkin ale, charred chicken, a starry sky, horses, wolves, and exploring the local color.[/i]
[u][b]Dislikes[/b][/u]: [i] Greed, slavery, whoring, cats (they freak him out), spiders, and the color indigo.[/i]
[u][b]Talents[/b][/u]:  [i]See hobbies.  Decent singer, can balance three pints of ale on his chin.[/i]
[u][b]Inabilities[/b][/u]:  [i]Terrible cook, never could get the hang of learning Elvish, writes like a five year old.[/i]
[u][b]Fears[/b][/u]:  [i]Being buried alive, spiders, learning who his father is, apple trees (long story).[/i]
[u][b]General Personality[/b][/u]:  [i]As a member of the Red Ravens, there are many faces to Ryder.  He is trained utilize the correct personality for the ocassion.  His mother would know him as a kind and heroic boy that always stood up for others no matter how big the other guy was.  Gentle and always smiling, he has many friends to see when he returns to Ebonwing.  However, on the job he is stern.  Keen and reserved, he is hard to connect with and always focuses on his next task.  Thankfully, his hometown self emerges when off duty and he can even crack a smile and share a joke with his allies at the tavern.  His demeanor on the job has earned him the nickname The Ice Wolf in the Ravens and among criminals.[/i]

[u][b]Inner Personality[/b][/u]:  [i]Ryder harbors a lot of hate.  He hates his father, he hates the nobility, he hates slavers and other big time criminals.  Growing up in Ebonwing as a baster hybrid showed him just how dark the world really is.  He harnessed that dark and became a part of it. but learned to gussy it up as good deeds.  Deep down, he hates himself.[/i]

[u][b]Special Items[/b][/u]:  [i]His mother's jade gem on his collar.[/i]
[u][b]Weapons:[/b][/u] Shortbow and Curved Sword.
[u][b]Magics[/b][/u]:  [i]Elves are known for grand arcane power so the Ravens have been teaching Ryder to harness it.  So far he's only managed basic healing spells and a few simple fire tricks.  Since his studies began, he's had an accident with his anger setting off his flames.[/i]

[u][b]General History[/b][/u]: [i]Sprinkled the important stuff throughout the sheet, but quick overview.  Born a bastard, his mother is human and his father was probably an elven noble slaver.  Dealt this bad hand, Ryder grew up facing reticule and being bullied by his peers.  However, Ryder has a tough heart and learned from these bullies.  He learned to fight.  He learned to run.  He learned that the world is crappy.  He learned the strong make the rules.  He learned the weak need help, but only enough to get them to stand on their own two feet.

When he was old enough, Ryder set out to join a mercenary group.  The Black Blades were a ragtag group that sold him a load of bull about grand adventures and heroic deeds.  In reality, they did shady work for scum nobles and blew all the payment in cheap taverns with cheap women.  His unit was hired to take out a Red Raven that was harrassing a drug smuggling nobleman.  The Blades left him alone on guard duty when they captured the Raven and went to drink away a celebration.

The Raven saw a broken boy that was looking for a cause in this dark world.  He offered to train him and to give him that cause.  Ryder didn't believe a word of it.  It was the same bull that the Blades had offered, but it was time to move on.  He freed the Raven with full intention to leave him eventually.  They fled in the night to Valeria and Ryder started his training.  As a young recruit, he doesn't get any high profile assignments so Ryder has yet to see the promised cause.  He'll give it a few years to hone his skills as much as possible and then leave to find his next temporary purpose.

During his free time from Raven assignments, Ryder has been following leads about a Count in Valeria that has been openly voicing his hatred for King Richard and his support of a new regime.  This has upset his commanders as they have Ravens officially working the case.  To avoid butting heads, he's picked up a case about a slaver that has been kidnapping people and smuggling them across borders to the Talion Empire.[/i]

[u][b]Present Life[/b][/u]:  [i]Ryder now dedicates his life to rising through the ranks in the Ravens.  Currently, it's his turn for the royal detail.  A task he hates doing, and usually volunteers to patrol the castle walls.[/i]