X'kriss Tia

X'kriss

never forget what you are,
the rest of the world will not.

Dune Specter

VITAL INFORMATION ■ NAME... X'kriss Tia ■ RACE... Miqo'te - Seeker of The Sun ■ GENDER... Male ■ HEIGHT... 5'7 ■ WEIGHT... 160 ponze. ■ AGE... 20 ■ ORIENTATION... Bisexual ■ MARITAL STATUS... Unattached

OTHER STATISTICS ■ OCCUPATION... Hunter / Freelancer / Moocher ■ CURRENT RESIDENCE... Wanderlust ■ HAIR & STYLE... Short cropped, sun blond. Black tuft tipped ears. ■ SCARS... Vertical cut stretching over left side of his mouth; small knick at left cheek. ■ SCENT... Sand, Sweat, & Rain ■ ALIGNMENT... Chaotic Neutral ■ SERVER... Balmung

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P E R S O N A L I T Y

An unruly creature at heart. Wild and unkind to those untouched by the habits of the desert Lynx tribe he hails from. X'kriss is usually forward with his thinking, outspoken to a near fault that many think him unintelligent. There are no tongues to be held unless you'd like yours bitten off. Despite this, he is generally honest and sees physical strength with a mixture of smarts the necessity for creating a balanced warrior. Blood and battle keeps him shaped, vicious, but those who know him better would say he's nothing but a lazy sun cat who'd rather steal your lunch than steal your head. Vulgarity spills from X'kriss with nearly every breath, a sharp kind of accent of the Sagolii taken in consideration. New things will unsettle him, startle him, he is not a city cat by any means. Not yet, at least. It shows in his posture that he is alert, sharp green eyes surveying much more than some may credit him for. While he lacks proper education, the desert cat's curiosity may be the last thing that kills him. Ever the adaptive warrior and hunter, a path will be found.

L I K E S ■ Food. Cooked or not, he's not picky. ■ Traveling. A world beyond sand dunes is a marvel. ■ Feeling Useful. You don't get to be anything less. ■ Women/Men. Admiring from afar isn't a crime. ■ Ear Scritches. Good luck getting close enough though.

D I S L I K E S ■ Stuck-Up Bloods. Upturned noses need a cave in. ■ Crowded Rooms. He needs a clear way in and out. ■ Attention Seekers. It's unsavory and too obvious for his taste. ■ Condescending Creatures. Don't patronize him. ■ Vulnerability. Emotions run high.

S T R E N G T H S ■ Determined. Almost to a fault. ■ Honest. Tell it like it is. ■ Protective. He keeps what matters safe. ■ Reflexive. Fast and agile. ■ Adaptive. Survival is key.

W E A K N E S S E S ■ Vulgar. Colorful vocabulary lavished in sour lemons. ■ Violent. Not afraid to throw the first punch, even if you're twice his size. ■ Rebellious. 'You're not my dad.' ■ Shenanigans. Gets himself into trouble, mainly due to indulging in alcohol or running his mouth. ■ Jealous/Possessive. The green eyed monster.

A P P E A R A N C E

Tasked to live in the desert conditions, X'kriss is used to easy-care garments that are a touch oversized. Robes and shrouds, but most of these have been abandoned lest he go on a hunt in favor for more clingier clothes. Things that don't catch on thieves hands, a few adorning accessories here and there. Darker, though never extremely expensive. Who's got that kind of coin anyway? It's not uncommon to see him shirtless and barefoot.

His complexion is bronzed to the core, kissed over by the sun with freckles sprinkled across cheeks, nose, and tops of shoulders. Crafted in the poise of a warrior, he is muscled - though never quite overly so. A creature faster than he is stronger, which can make or break many possibilities. Finally, true to his Lynx kind, X'kriss' tail is exceptionally short and stubby.

Eyes are the windows to the soul, as some say. His are sharp, wild and hold a ghoulish green tint to them; a gift from his late mother. And from his father, scars carved across one side of his mouth and cheek to remind the boy of his place in the world.

H I S T O R Y

Massive history and clan culture information of the Dune Specters can be found here on this document.

Firstborn male of the well respected priestess, X'vienne, and X'rhenzek before he became the next Nunh; the boy took to his clan duties from day one. Take up arms, take up a skill, or becoming one of the laboring caste fated to burn in the sun with the sweat on their backs and nothing more. Many expectations were pushed upon the young Seeker, though his familial ties are ones born in blood and not love. For the dune cats, those who are strongest claim the right to breed with the females of the tribe and lead them down a new path. X'rhenzek was an exception; wily and clever, he used subterfuge tactics in order to reach his goal. Tradition was not something he had in mind when he took the head of X'zinbhe (the now former Nunh), slaughtering him in his sleep along with X'vienne.

Females that become priestesses are given the innate option to breed with whomever they choose, while other females are usually promised to the Nunh. Essentially, X'vienne had a soft spot for X'zinbhe, favoring him over X'rhenzek after they coupled. Word has that it enraged him enough to seek vengeance after X'kriss was born, years of preparing and psyching himself up led the jealous Tia to take the life of his Nunh and out of rage, X'vienne as well. This sparked controversy in the tribe for awhile, but given that the details were not spared so carelessly, X'rhenzek became the new tribe leader and protector. His first order, given tradition, was to purge all of the children that belonged to the former Nunh and Priestess so to see no revenge or competition.

During the slaughter X'kriss, now older, was out on a coming of age hunt with a few other males of the tribe. He came home to mourn dead kin, mother included, while his tyrant of a father took command over the dune cats. The only reason X'rhenzek spared his son was due to their shared bloodline; unable to destroy something of himself. From there on, X'kriss was given the short end of the stick, given harder tasks, bigger expectations, burning him out of spirit and strength. A backhanded way of torturing what remains of X'vienne's blood.

Recently the Tia has learned a lone sister has managed to evade the purge of the Nunh's volatile temper. Word of her being a 'shadow priestess', cursed with the twisted specter blood of their shared mother, has branded X'shah Zinbhe as a crazed outcast. X'rhenzek has spared her as a show of faith to his people, a farce of a mercy message that he is not the monster his son knows him to be. X'kriss has gone to hunt her down in hopes of finding some kinship between them, and for other personal reasons - be it to escape his X'rhenzek, or become something different.

Deirdre Ta'ea. Bancroft Gairn. Xheja Rajhera. Unnamed Mercenary. Lucaell Tareth'eian. D'lyhhia Lhuil. Pretty sure I yoinked this from someone and edited it a bit, so here are the main accounts.