**Name:** Seth Alte-Erin
**Age:** 23
**Gender: **Male
**Faction/Allegiance:** He is aligned with Gellor’s Shadows, and indirectly so with the Kingdom of Othea
**Relic Description: **The Relic is an ornate circular amulet made out of a dark metal, it possesses engravings picturing the three moons of Azukhar in the sky on one side, and a weakened fading sun on the other side, The moons are depicted by three crystals embedded on the amulet, whilst the sun remains simply an engraving. The inside however is more peculiar, To those other than Seth, the interior is fairly plain, containing a small mirror surrounded by tiny crystals and one big crystal in the middle. To Seth though, the inside has a surface of what could be described as a extremely dense black smog, magically orbiting around the middle crystal lay three orbs. On his first years with the amulet he didn't understand what the interior of it meant and assumed it to be somewhat decorative. However as he became more proficient with the relic he began to see coincidences involving the positions of the orbs, the moons, and his power spikes. Eventually he realized that the orbs symbolized the three moons, and whenever one of them reached the top of the amulet his power spiked.
The Relic's power depends on heavily on the Three moons. It takes lunar energy as a source of power, as such, The intensity of the power fluctuates intensely based on the Moons positions. Being that the closer to the end of a moons orbit, the stronger it is, its due noting that if two moons enter the end to close to each other (say Gammel's second orbit ends on the 20th and Kalicua's first ends on the 17th), the power spike remains with the biggest one. As such. It reaches intensity spikes on the 10th, 17th and 32nd days of the lunar cycle. Due to it's nature the power is severely hindered by sunlight due to solar energy obfuscating the lunar energy, As such, during day time Seth is limited to his weakest power.
When The Relic is at it's weakest point, He can enter a state of transparency for a while, which allows him to hide in the shadows effectively, but upon light he would be partially visible, getting more opaque depending on the more light that is shining upon him. This state blurs himself with the dark tone of the shadows, making it easy to confuse him with something else, or even with the shadows themselves. When a moon is midway through its cycle The Relic can accumulate enough energy for small bursts of invisibility, normally lasting for just a few seconds. he also can create small visual disruptions on any shadow in a reasonable distance from him, these disruptions are typically small movements or whispers coming from the shadows. On the days in which his power spikes, he gains the ability to retain invisibility for a few minutes instead of seconds, as well as being able to control and mold the shadows to create illusions inside of them.
Appearance: Seth looks the way he wishes to look, average, for what good is a thief when they stand out like a fire among the trees. He has a moderate build and stands at around 1.70 meters, he isn't very muscular nor is he absurdly skinny, normally he wears a shirt with a rough leather vest over it, pants held up by a leather belt and a long rain coat . On cold days he a wears leather and fur coat. If on a mission he will normally add a hood and a cloth to cover up some of his face. he has eyes of a dark hazel matching his hairs tone almost perfectly. his beard is kept cropped short but sometimes he'll be caught with a larger scruffy beard if the time doesn't favor him or he's in a run in which case he’d rather look the least like himself as possible.
Flaws:
Due to his power's lunar dependency and his “Profession” during the day Seth needs to lay low and try to seem as inconspicuous as possible, for if he gets caught in a fight or has to run, his relics powers won’t be all that much of a help.
Even though Seth tries to maintain relations and be known by some as a "good guy" so that his odds of being a suspect are smaller, he is still a thief at heart and sometimes it shows, making his company suspected by some and enjoyed by others.
He might be good at what he does, but he isn’t a god. He’s been caught a few times in burglaries gone wrong and has had to run away, mostly when he was still learning, as such his face is recognized in a few places, mostly a few smaller towns in Othea where people caught him stealing from them might still hold a grudge.
His relic is very inconsistent at nature, due to the moons orbits, as such Seth is forced to keep track of the moons and his powers, and plan accordingly, calculating his moves. if he's caught out in a bad situation when his power is at a low or if something goes way out of plan, he's in for some trouble.
He also can't resist a good ale, and he tends to go a bit overboard, which tends to make him either get a new "friend" or have him being put at very unpleasant situations, such as getting beaten up by the strongest guy in the bar for insulting his mother (he has the missing tooth to boot).
**Skills:**
Seth excels at burglary, due to his powers making it easier to sneak in and out unannounced, with years of training in this he’s picked up a lot of tricks. Knowing his way through a lock, and how to get around trouble makes Seth very efficient at going unnoticed and doing whatever he needs to do. he also has grown accustomed to climbing his way on building walls, knowing when he can grab onto something or not, for it’s always better to come in through a window then a door.
A big part of Seth’s job is carefully planning out his way in and out of his targets house, normally scouting the house first a bit before figuring the best path and perfect timing to go in, get what he wants, and get out. Due to this he has grown very patient and strategical.
Having connections with the Gellor’s Shadow (More info will probably be added in Othean Lore), has earned Seth a good source of info and help if needed. Due to this he’s very comfortable inside of Othea, in particular areas close to Amaryth, being able to get info on towns and inhabitants if needed with relative ease.
**Biography:** Son of Tylmos Valmor Erin and Samantha Lorrelo Alte, Seth was born in a fairly large city inside the Kingdom of Othea. There his parents raised him to have a dignified, decent life, his father a baker and his mother a leathersmith, their life was fair, not too many luxuries but food was never missing. Seth grew up in that city, quickly becoming known in his town for his friendly demeanor and for always being there to help. Seth’s days in the city passed with relative ease, playing and enjoying life, no work. His mother would take him and a friend with her sometimes. When he reached eight his father started making Seth help him in the bakery, whenever a client ordered something to be made and delivered afterwards, Seth was the one doing the delivering, he knew his way around the village from running around playing so much that it wasn’t to much of a hassle.
This went on, he got progressively more important and harder jobs until he was thirteen,he worked with his mother a few times, but at a much less regular basis, mostly helping her once a week when the bakery didn't have too many orders, at this point prices had risen fairly due to external events, and to add to that his mother was pregnant once more, months passed with less and less people buying at the bakery when Samantha gave birth, tragically she died giving birth to the girl. after that day a close friend of the family started taking care of the baby whenever both of them were at work, the money however, began running short. Seth looked for jobs and started working at a leathersmith using the experience he got from his mother’s workshop.but it wasn’t enough.
A few months later, while he worked, he saw something, a ornate golden statuette laying on one of his bosses shelves. A family heirloom of his, the boss knew that one of the people he hired had his eye on it. Seth knew that it was wrong, but he couldn't help but think of how valuable that must be if he could sell it, knowing that the fault would probably fall on Enry, the boy from a poor family the boss was suspicious of. He couldn't resist, he waited for days, until the perfect moment rose up, his employer had left to talk to a disgruntled client, a woman that bought dress she claimed was flawed. and all the other people that were there had their attention set on the argument going outside. Carefully, Seth made his way unnoticed to his bosses room and hid the statue inside the pouch he used to carry his money and keys around. Slipping back to his workstation and pretending to be observing the dispute.
A few days afterwards, he took the statuette he had been hiding and snuck out of his house, he headed east towards a part of the city, this area was avoided by most as it’s abandoned state, and the fact that many criminals seemed to wander there made thefts and crimes a big occurrence. But rumours have always said that that place was a meeting point for the thieves of the city, although the guards had never managed to actually catch anyone there as everyone seemed to slip away right before the guards got there. When he got there everything was mostly silent, but he heard noises coming from a shack further down the road, gulping and trying to relax himself he slowly opened the door and went in, a few heads turned towards him but most people seemed to be too busy with conversing to notice him.
on one side of the building he saw a counter, an old man sat looking over the counter which had several items of different varieties, the old man had his eyes focused on Seth and signalled him to come closer. Hoping that he hadn’t somehow doom himself by coming to this place Seth walked closer and looked at the old man
“What do you want youngin?”
Seth held the statuette up and declared that he wished to sell it, when he did so the old man’s opened a smile and took the statuette examining it.
“You’re a lucky one, if you hadn't brought me something good id probably have your head by now to be sure you never came around these parts again.”
The man handed a bag of coins to Seth and took the statuette before looking at him and saying.
“Look youngin , i don't know how you got here, who told you about us, but if you bring me some more stuff like this” he tapped the statuette “you might have some future here.. now. Get out”
Time passed, Seth slowly slipped in bits of the money he got into his payments, so that his father didn't notice anything. With time, he had stolen some small trinkets, bits and bobs that weren’t worth much, and sold them to the man. The fence began to become more interested, and started hinting Seth towards specific places, places that contained things he wanted, and would be willing to pay more for. This went on for a long time, with the fence encouraging Seth more and more. he began stealing more expensive things as the man he discovered was called Tom began to ask him for more peculiar trinkets. The money he gained helped his family a lot, and Seth had gained a small liking for the job, so he continued.
Eventually, Tom’s hints led Seth to burglaries, sneaking into houses at night to get particular items with higher pricings, he was getting better at this as time passed. in one heist in particular something happened. He was putting the contents of a jewelry box into a bag, and had reached for one particular amulet, when he felt something, it was if the darkness that surrounded him had begun moving. he looked around in panic but nothing was different. putting down his bag he looked at the amulet, opening it he saw a dense dark fog filling the amulet, and hovering inside of the amulet, three white orbs orbiting a crystal. As he watched the orbs he felt much more comfortable in the darkness, it was if he was becoming part of it. Realizing he shouldn't stay too long he got up, putting the amulet around his neck and left. It took him a week to find out that the amulet was a relic, when he almost got caught during a burglary, beginning to panic he felt the shadows moving again, but this time, he let them surround him, and when that happened, he went invisible.
One night Seth was inside of the house of a more richer member of society. A businessman with connections to Amaryth, the owner was deep in his sleep and he lay on the downstairs living room, Seth was searching through whatever decorations looked the most expensive and putting them into a bag he brought with him, being careful not to get to much stuff that it could become heavy or noisy, and then, he saw something. Something that wasn’t there before, hanging from the window he came from was a note. Grabbing his bag to leave Seth opened the note and read.
“Gellor has watched you work under the embrace of his fading light.
You have done well and it has noticed, so have we.
Meet me under the shadows of night.Where no one honest dares to walk”
Seth stood there for a moment looking at the paper, confused, “where no one honest dares to walk” That was the sign that Tom had hanged on his counter ever since a few months ago. Assuming that was what the letter talked about he left the house and started heading towards the shack. On Arrival, the store was closed, but A voice from inside beckoned him in. opening the door and walking in he saw no one, and yet a voice spoke to him from somewhere.
“Hello Seth”
“What? Who’s there?” he said turning around
“Don’t talk, not for now, for now, Listen.” as the voice said this, Seth finally saw the origin of the voice, a figure stood in the shadows, with dark clothes that made it hard to differentiate him from the shade that surrounded him. a cowl covered his face and he wore a coat.
“The shadows have watched you for longer then you can imagine Seth”
“You have potential, lot’s of it. Which is just what we need. And we have connections, connections that can.. let’s say.. make sure the guards turn the other way in case you get caught.”
At that point the shadow pulled out a chair and sat, signalling Seth to do the same
“We want to take you into The Shadows, train you to your full potential, and protect you.. in exchange, you help us”
At that time Seth opened his mouth to speak but a stern look from the stranger made it obvious he wasn't to talk yet.
“Our goal.. what you’ll help us with, I think you can agree is important, and I feel like you’ll embrace it happily.. We are keepers of order in Othea, we wish to better it, prevent chaos and war. Both for our own advantages, for what good is a thief when everyone is poor or at war. And for the good of the kingdom itself, we do live here.”
“That is all you need to know.. for now i ask you.. Do you wish to join us”
Seth stood quiet for a while.. processing what happened, and then he spoke.
“What about my family.”
“They will be taken care of, you can declare to have found work on a different city, we will send them payment regularly as long as you are of use to us and you may visit them freely.”
“I.. I wish to join”
Seth was taken the next day in a long trip that led him into a hidden area in the mountains down south, An entryway leading deep within the mountains, lay the temple of the shadows. he began living there, being trained on a daily basis on combat and thievery as well as training and learning how to use his Relic. In his years of training he met several people, some trainees like him and some official Shadows, he also met an old man which everyone referred to as The Gatekeeper, not much was known about him, but he visited the temple several times, he oversaw some of the training when he was there but mostly reserved to the thirty-two Shadows.
After around four years of training, one night he received a visit, Theylon, the same man that recruited him to the group. This man told Seth that a spot opened within the thirty-two, and that it was decided that He would be accepted into the Shadows. From that day onward Seth began receiving jobs, spending his time traveling through The Kingdom at the whim of these missions. Time passed, and Seth became more and more proficient with his Relic.
At this moment Seth is on the outskirts of Amaryth, heading towards the city after being summoned by The Gatekeeper
**Personality/motivation:** His Motivation is to ensure that Gellor’s shadows remains strong and that order is maintained in the Kingdom
**Relations: **Seth knows Kheris as The Gatekeeper, and frequently receives missions and info from him whenever he visits The Temple.
**Final Point - Secrets: **