Companion NPC ICO Talon

[Talon]

Name: Aoren
DoB: 65th of Frost, 88th Year of the Age of Steel
Race: Kathar Avialae
Height: 7 ft. 2 in.
Weight: 350 lbs.

Blades (Longsword) | 60 | Journeyman
Reaving | 50 | Journeyman
Dual Wielding | 40 | Apprentice
Shortbow | 25 | Apprentice
Survival | 25 | Apprentice
Hunting | 25 | Apprentice
Flight | 25 | Apprentice


Personality: Aoren is a warrior at heart. He was delivered to the Argent Knighthood as a boy and spent the whole of his childhood training to become a knight. It was only due to the skirmishes with Daravin that his fate was altered from such a life. His experiences have left him with a somewhat jaded outlook on the world. He believes that most people, at the end of the day, are only in it for themselves. Which is perfectly fine by him. With his skills as a combatant, Aoren has carved a life for himself as a mercenary for hire when not spending time with his friend and trainee, Talon. He can be brash, headstrong, and rather blunt at times, perhaps due to his stilted emotional upbringing. Still, he is an honorable man who believes in keeping true to promises made in a world that is often far harsher than he believes it should be. When not hunting for the Slayer’s Keep in Kalzasi or training with Talon, he can be found drinking, brawling, and generally spending his coin enjoying himself.

Appearance: Aoren is a handsome man and he has no compunction about using his looks to his advantage in a situation. Whether it be his smile or the intimidating presence of his physique, the Kathar Avialae knows where he stands in most social situations. Possessing dark brown hair and hazel eyes, Aoren has been known to try and use his personal charisma to defuse tension where appropriate, in more ways than one. He has a broad physique from a life spent being a combatant, with just as many scars upon that body to tell the tale. A barrel chest, muscular arms, and powerful legs, all aid him in projecting an air of confidence. From his back are two dark feathered raven wings that he takes pride in keeping clean whenever possible.

History: Born to the Argent Knight Justain d’Maliet of Gothenburg, Aoren’s upbringing was what one would have expected for an Avialae of his kind. Harsh and filled with the brutal extremes that are common for Kathar, he escaped only due to the fact that he had been on a border patrol near Daravin. His unit was beset by Daravinian forces and culled, offering Aoren the opportunity to leave a life of servitude and veritable enslavement behind. He journeyed through Daravin once his strength was returned to him and eventually made his way to the Region of Karnor. Hearing of the city of Kalzasi and the winged lords of the city present there, he set out to make the city his home away from home. While in the city, he made a concerted effort to conceal his Kathar lineage but it was only partially successful. His mannerisms, the fact that the upper echelons of the city did not recognize him as being from any established Synnekar House and his accent were giveaways to the Avialae of the city and those familiar with them. His first few years in the city were rough with Aoren eventually signing up to be a conscript in the Dead Legion, seeing no alternative to making a living with his skills.

During the course of one of those patrols, he and his group of Legionnaires were practically overwhelmed with a surge of Shinaegri that swelled up from the depths of the Warrens. Aoren managed to survive, just barely. It was as he was recovering that he first encountered Talon, the fledgling heir to House Novalys. Seeing the man in distress, Talon aided him, this being while he was undergoing his Warren March. He helped patch up Aoren and get him back on his feet. Not fully understanding the Warren March, Aoren refused to let a boy venture through the Warrens by himself. Despite Talon’s protests that it was against tradition, Aoren was adamant that the entire concept of the March was misguided. Though his wording at the time had been less than tactful. It was only when the two of them were separated by a cave-in that Aoren left Talon’s side. Horrified by the idea of a boy left in the Deeps by himself, Aoren searched for him but never did find him in the dark reaches beneath the earth again.

It was only some weeks later, as Aoren was fulfilling the last of his requirements as a voluntary Legionnaire that he encountered the young man again. Happy to see him alive, Aoren sought a way to repay Talon for his help and kindness in the Warrens. It was then that Talon asked him to become his teacher in all ways of the sword and battle. The mark of any Synnekar Avialae was to be a capable warrior for their people. Though it took some convincing, at least from what Talon tells him, Aoren was released from his service as a member of the Dead Legion and was then hired by Talon to become his personal trainer.

Aoren has remained at Talon’s side ever since. He has been with Talon through some of his highest and lowest emotional points. The two having developed an odd friendship, with Aoren acting as a brotherly figure to the Novalys heir. In that time, the two have gotten themselves into many different situations both comical and harrowing.

[Tyranny]

Approved.