Name: Darko Stojaspal
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Relic Description: When he does not cover it with a leather glove, metal gauntlet (both fit over it) or a long sleeve, Darko’s relic is obvious. It consists of a large centerpiece that lies in the middle of the palm, with wires going out to a series of rings on his fingers. There is also a wider band of metal around his wrist. In the middle of the centerpiece is a large, polished Citrine. Though it somewhat restricts how much he can move his left hand, he still tends to wear it all the time.
Relic Abilities: The relic provides him with multiple abilities, each of which he learned after some time of study, with varied level of control. Though the relic was one of those who had in the past held another wielder, not much was known about its powers, let alone how to trigger them. Of the three powers he currently knows how to access, he learned them several years apart, the last one just a few months ago.
Ribbon: The first ability discovered, this ability has short range, never exceeding more than a meter from its target. He discovered it during a childhood game, where he played some sort of powerful lord who had conquered an enemy. He held his hand right before the other child, and suddenly a ribbon of magical energy appeared between his friend’s forehead and the relic’s citrine centerpiece. Seconds later, his friend began screaming in pain. Only the luck of Darko pulling his hand back saved his friend’s life and health.
Shockwave: This ability was discovered during military training. The result was his opponent, and several bystanders, being thrown backwards quite some distance. The latter got a bit of a shock, the former a concussion after getting painfully intimate with a stone wall. While it is powerful, this ability is unrefined. It has very little focus, and if Darko does not brace himself before using it, he too is flung back. The estimated range of this ability is up to ten or so meters.
Turning: The third, and latest discovery in the relic, is the ability to turn certain subjects loyalty over to that of the Kalesian empire. Or rather, to the alignment Darko himself has. As it is far more refined than the previous two powers, it is also more restricted. So far as he has determined, the target have to be open to serving the empire before it can even have any chance of working. It is also exhausting to use. Unlike ribbon or shockwave, this ability requires direct contact. He discovered it while preparing to torture a prisoner.
Skills: The skills that stand out for Darko, beyond being a decent talker, are those of torture, self-defense, hand to hand combat and generally taking care of himself. He has only limited training with weapons. The last skill he has, if it can be called such, is a very fine education.
Background:On his mother’s side, Darko is Kalesian going back seven or more generations. His father on the other hand, was not born Kalesian. Exactly where he was from, is something neither Darko nor his mother, Darina, knows. He was a captive of the Vocators, of whom she was a servant. She had at first been intended to become one of them, but lacked the necessary ambition to rise up into their ranks. As she could not easily leave knowing so many secrets of their order, she was forced to stay among them as a servant, something she honestly did not mind doing.
When Darko’s father was captured and proved himself unwilling to be loyal to the Empire, he was brought to the vocator sanctum to be used for breeding imperial Evokers. Darina was among the numerous women who were chosen to breed with him. It was not every year they got captive evokers to breed, and the future strength of the Empire was one of her chief goals, so it was natural for her to do it. As such, Darko has a considerable number of siblings throughout the Empire, Some of them evokers like him, others regular citizens who have been adopted through the imperial Orphan distribution program. Because his father would not take up the proper loyalties, none of his children have ever met him. Whether he is still alive is unknown to Darko, not that he cares one bit, for he was raised with complete loyalty to his motherland, betrayal of that is unimaginable. Unlike most of his siblings, he remained at his mother’s side during childhood.
All children born of evokers in the empire are regularly tested, given exposure to known (or suspected) relics that are unbonded. For while the Empire knows to breed for the Old Blood, they do not have a precise system for determining who it has bred true in, let alone what relic they will bond to. From the day he was born, Darko remained a regular citizen of the Empire for a bit over fourteen years. It was some few months after his birthday that he bonded to the relic that is now his constant partner. Less than a day after he bonded, he had turned himself in for further training. As a loyal servant of the empire, he was treated well, given an even better education than his peers. In particular in the fields related to the known abilities of his relic.
When he reached twenty-three years of age, he was assigned to the Imperial army for basic self-defense and hand-to-hand combat training, as most field evokers are. A year later, he was assigned to a unit in the imperial army. Now, four years later, he is involved in the Imperial invasion of Othea, in the field intelligence sector, where he was transferred after he unlocked the third power some six months ago. Contrary to what some might expect, he does not use this power often. It is extremely draining, and one measly mistake is exceedingly dangerous to the target. Only high-profile or high-value targets are even considered for it, and few of them are chosen.
Appearance: Darko is a man with pale skin and dark brown hair and beard. He goes about dressed in a cowled robe with a deep hood. The only thing that stands out on his face is the scar running vertically across his right eye socket, earned in a brawl during his military training.
Motivation: Born of the old blood, he was raised with unquestioning loyalty to the Empire. He has led a good life so far, so he wishes to see to it that others get the same chance, even if they’re not quite ready for it.
Trivia: He might be related to at least a few others involved in the invasion of Othea.
It can be assumed that his father hails from a nation that is currently part of the empire, or close to it. It is not yet defined where.
