“Blood is the currency of life and nothing in this world is truly for free. ”
Personal Information
Full Name: Arden Black
Gender: Male
Age: early 20's
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Background Information
Family: Arden's father was a good man, simple honest hardworking farmer, he just happened to be a little week of will. Arden's mother was a selfish and jealous temptress. Angered over petty sibling rivalry she seduced her sisters husband.
She had not wanted a child, only a spiteful indulgent satisfaction. It had hurt her sisters marriage but not enough to break them apart. They were stronger than that.
Not wanting to be stuck with a child without husband the jealous sister, Arden's mother, put her own newly born son up for adoption.
History: An orphan, he was raised in a very strict and religious boarding school. There he learned to fight and developed his angst for authority. Running away early he spent his younger years on the harsh unforgiving streets where he only grew to further resent the rich and privileged.
Despite his displeasure he often resorted to frequenting a local church as a last means of food, and it was there that he met a young girl around his own age and fell for his first crush. The two were near inseparable and eventually her family adopted him. Life did not suddenly and instantly become free or easy, while they took him in under their tutorage and taught him the basics of education, he still had to work hard for every meal and cost nights sleep.
This was no ordinary family that had adopted young Arden, the small close knit group were not even all related. In truth the girls small family was actually pack of hunters who needed many things tended to.
At first the young boy was reluctant to work, or worse, conform. But as time passed and the difficulties of street life caught up with him, in his own time he soon took to the offer. First he worked just for the essential food, then as curiosity took hold of him he became hooked on their philosophies and learnt much more of religion, combat and even magic.
However, it was still no place to call home. One sudden day, two of the older family members never returned from their hunt. From that day on Arden's responsibilities grew. He was to provide food, maintain the weaponry, gather supplies and run errands. At the same time of his duties growing so too did his inclining towards magic.
He knew what was in store for him should the pack ever discover this so one night, after an uncontrollable shock and display of his magic, he turned to the half prepared plan he had been dreaming up and ran off into the forest with the young love of his life.
He worked tirelessly to provide for them, but despite his best efforts she fell deadly ill. Exhausting all resources available to him he instead turned to some old rumours he remembered hearing of a magical pendent owned by a witch he lived deep in the forest surrounding the mountain.
The rumours turned out to be true, Arden found and stole the pendent which saved the girls life for as long as she wears it. But at what cost.
Arden was caught and went from one life of servitude to another, only now instead of supporting the hunters he works for the fire witch Mirai. Although he can never see her again, his love will live for as long as Arden continues to please Mirai. Years have passed since their separation and he returned her to her hunter family, but Arden is sure she is alive because of a pendant that he holds forever dearly and close.
The one perk of his current situation is that he can grow and train his powers, hopefully one day defeating the witch he works for.
Special Power
Blood and earth.He has been studying healing blood magic but so far can only treat superficial wounds and burns.
He can slightly alter the appearance of another person, namely temporarily hold their youth with the use of young fresh blood.
He also has a connection to minerals, metals and earthly things that he has not fully explored.
Combat Information
Fighting Style: Arden is agile, fast and unpredictable.
Well trained, he often uses his opponents momentum and weight against them. He favours unarmed combat second to only his personalised Kusarigama.
He is an expert at disarming, tripping and distracting.
Equipment: Having grown up in poverty Arden holds few possessions dear to him. He has the clothes on his back, a few spare rags, a bed roll he calls home, his pendant and Iju.
Pendant- The pendant is filled with his lost girlfriends blood. It let's him know that she is alive and safe.
Weaknesses: Impulsiveness, confidence, his desire to push and test his limits. Competitiveness. The love of his life.
Familiar
Name: Iju (named after )
Forms:Magic: As an animal the earthly viper is very discreet and stealthy. It has a chameleon's camouflage ability and can bite, taking blood as subtly as a mosquito.
Tremor sense. (Weapon)
While Iju is in Arden's hands he can feel the vibrations in the air and ground around him like a snake would flicking out its tongue. It resonates softly to only him when an enemy or fight could be near.
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Miscellaneous Information
Things they look for in a partner: He has a partner, it's why he endures what he endures.
He thinks of her every waking week and imagines she feels the same.
He has never considered the possibility that she has moved on or the pendant is a farce and she is dead.
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