Post by Jaxrond on Aug 3, 2015 16:58:20 GMT -5
Full Name: Sideon Blödhlam
Other name: Du Aurboda Orúm, Svartr Dauthí
Race: Elf
Side: Formerly of the Empire. Now a rogue.
Birthplace: Du Weldenvarden
Age: 300-400
Gender: Male
Birthday: Unknown
Eyes: Sideon has black eyes that some have compared to the pits of hell. They are cold and cruel, lacking any warmth. His gaze is said to be like a barbed spear, driving into the soul. He is very skilled at using his eyes in his manipulation, filling them with false emotions in order to draw others in.
Hair: Sideon’s hair is black, flowing down his back and around his face in a smooth curtain. When in combat or on a mission, his hair is tied back in a high tail. Other times, he prefers to leave it down.
Weight: As an elf Sideon is rather light.
Height: Like many of his race, Sideon stands above the heads of human men. He himself is head and shoulders above any human male he has met, bordering on seven feet tall.
Magic User: Sideon is very skilled in magic and mental combat. Being rather old, he has had much time to practice and master many techniques.
Preferred Weapon(s): Sideon carries a number of small blades on his person. Most of them are coated in toxins, many of which cause a slow and painful death. He always has access to the antidotes of these toxins, though they may not be on his person. He also carries a thin, elvish blade, which he uses in melee combat when stealth fails him. This blade is heavily enchanted, though not as much as a Rider’s blade. Due to the natural abilities of his race and his many years of training, Sideon is a fierce fighter who is as proficient in the bow as he is the sword, though he prefers the latter.
Appearance:
Sideon’s skin is quite pale, giving him a rather vampire-like appearance. He is usually wears black or red and is never seen wearing the color white. Sideon is tall and slender, like all elves. His features are very sharp and he bears himself with a predatory regality. He is considered beautiful even by his own race, though, many consider his beauty wasted. His smiles, though usually false, can light up a room and win the hearts of many human women. Even when wearing his usual cruel half-smirk, he is undeniably attractive, though, his personality and warped mentality cause him to be incapable of true affection.
He bears numerous scars from combat, the largest of which is a mark that runs horizontally across his right side, from his lumbar back to his stomach. This mark was given to him before the Fall of the Riders, when he met one, Lucian, in combat.
Personality: Considered a madman and an abomination by his fellow elves, Sideon is dark and cruel. He was once a scholar, though, now this term applies in only the loosest manner. He lost his kin’s love of life while on a sabbatical deep in Du Weldenvarden and emerged as a calculating man with a fascination with death. He believes that the moment before death is when a person is at their most vulnerable, their eyes revealing everything about them, and has taken to watching the light disappear from the eyes of his victims. In this way, he believes that he is slowly unlocking what he calls ‘the secret’, though, no one is quite sure what this might be. Nevertheless, he continues his ‘studies’, often torturing victims in order to discern just how much one body can take before death.
Sideon is, in a word, snakelike. He is mesmerizing and charming, but simultaneously deadly and full of poison. His soul, if he has one, must be like the darkest pit in Alagasia. He enjoys manipulating others and toying with their emotions and minds until they fall into despair, breaking them utterly. He also takes peculiar delight in the dissection and careful documentation of corpses of any kind. Though he would still consider himself a scholar, he has become more of a mad scientist.
Sideon is always soft spoken, his voice like velvet, smooth and inviting. His face always bears a pleasant expression, and he is quick to give complements to pretty ladies or those who think themselves powerful. If it means achieving his current goal, he will play whatever game necessary, though, the other players usually lose.
--->Likes: Killing for ‘research’, dissections, torture, breaking another’s will, creatures he finds interesting
--->Dislikes: Riders, Dragons, Humans, Elves, those who are ‘soft’, uninteresting people or creatures
--->Strengths: Swordplay, magic, mental combat, breaking others, manipulation in numerous settings
--->Weakness: Pride , the manic need to gain ‘knowledge’, his weak right side as it still occasionally causes him pain
Family: None who are known.
History: Sideon was once like his brethren, a peaceful scholar who wished only to immerse himself in the wonders of the world around him. For his first hundred and fifty or so years, he remained like this, becoming a respected individual in his pursuit of knowledge. However, it was around this point in time that he decided a sabbatical was in order. He disappeared into the darkness of the largely untouched parts of Du Weldenvarden, cutting off contact with his fellows in order for mediation and soul searching.
It was nearly twenty years later that he returned, though, in the lifespan of an immortal, it was only a short time. Sideon had changed drastically over his time alone. He was dark, brooding, and often kept to himself. Those who knew him well found themselves facing a stranger and wondering what had happened during his time alone. He gave them no answers, though, in reality, Sideon had met with a very old, very wise, and very dark spirit within the darker parts of Du Weldenvarden. Through prolonged with this spirit, who had cunningly promised him enlightenment, Sideon became warped. Not long after his return, Sideon disappeared from Du Weldenvarden altogether.
He was unheard from for a number of years, seeming to have erased himself from existence. However, within the decade, whispers of a murderous elf began to spring up. A Rider, Lucian, was sent to investigate and, upon finding the source of the rumors, discovered Sideon as he is now. Looking to end the dark elf before his malevolence was allowed to continue, Lucian challenged him. The two battled fiercely and, in the end, Lucian managed to injure him severely. However, despite the injury, Sideon escaped. He went on to become a dark figure, his name being added to many history texts. He was the shame of the elves, becoming known as Blödhlam (blood hand), Du Aurboda Orúm (The Banished Serpent), and Svartr Dauthí (Black Death). Instead of being disgraced by these names, however, Sideon took on the foremost as a surname of sorts, mockingly embracing the role his fellows cast him into.
When Galbatorix rose to power, Sideon seized the opportunity to continue his vile ‘studies’ without opposition. By joining the Mad King, he was able to do as he pleased. The Riders could no longer hunt him as they were dead, and the elves had retreated into their forest. As he had been cast out of Du Weldenvarden permanently for well over a hundred years already, he had no information to grant the king, and so, much to his disappointment, could not assist in the elves’ downfall. During the time of Galbatorix’s reign, Sideon acted as an interrogator, torturer, assassin, and whatever other role his skills allowed him to play. He became a known and feared figure throughout the Empire and reveled in the reputation he garnered. When the Varden came to actively oppose Galbatorix, Sideon often met them in combat, being a lone elf in the empire’s army. Later, he also assisted in combating the elves’ march.
In the battle of Uru’baen, Sideon was captured. He was surrounded and outnumbered by the elvish army, though he succeeded in killing many for being alone. Sometime after the battle in the confusion of the aftermath, he slipped away, disappearing like a shadow in the night. The elves are unsure how he managed to do so, however, they have so far been unsuccessful in finding him again.
