So, here's the character I created (using a format I've been using for my RPC profile file on word since forever.):
Name: Elias Cardinal
Nickname: Ellie(only his mother can call him this)
Appearance:
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Age: 20
Race: Half-elf
Occupation: Thrillseeker
Powers and Abilities:
Elias has the ability to use magic, but he was never got very good at using it, so the most he can do is illumination, minor healing (which is next to useless as bruises and cuts are nothing to really worry about), and a very weak spell he learned on his own, which he dubbed "Tailwind."
He also posesses some of the speed and agility og his elven heritage. He's able to keep up with most horses, when he's running at full speed.
As for combat skills, Elias knows how to use a knife or dagger in battle. He also does knife throwing for fun, and should he have a decent shot, he will finish off a person by throwing his knife or dagger at them; sometimes with the aid of his signature skill "Tailwind," which pushes the knife forward as it flies through the air.
Weaknesses and Limitations:
His weakness in the magic department comes from the human blood from his father. While humans have the capacity to use magic (they have to awaken it), his father was one of many that was not able to use magic.
Elias's body is stronger than an elf's, but weake than a human's. He has more mass than elves, so he's not as fast as they are. So, he's not THE fastest person there is. As for his ability to use magic, while he is unable to use magic beyond healing, illumination, and his signature skill, he has a few tricks up his sleeve. It's just that using these tricks greatly exhausts him.
Personality:
Elias, as his occupation would suggest, thrives on adrenaline. Often times, this involves him trespassing on forbidden grounds or attemmpting to steal something very precious. Usually whatever he steals, he returns most of it, keepng a small trophy so that he could call the deed a heist. Basically, the best thing to convince Elias to do something is involve heights or freefalling, because he loves going on very tall buildings and freefalls.
He's known to be very cocky and rude. He's generally nicer to women, but he's just doing it so that his mother won't scold him. Elias's mother is really the only person who can control him. He's a true mama's boy, and has no choice, except to be embarassed in front of others when he is with her. He does not want to see her angry; she is not abusive, but she is just plain scary. So, he learned to just keep his objections quiet and reply with, "Yes, Mama" to everything she tells him.
History:
Elias is the son of a roving bandit and a Espani elf. The story behind their meeting is unbelievable by some. Rayen met Luis Cardinal when her clan was crossing the mountains. Luis's was from the country that extended south into the Stivale Ocean known as Italic and he was just a boy when he met Rayen, who at the time was a young woman. After her clan was separated, Luis's "family" took her with them. Rayen does not like being asked to recall the first three years of her time with the bandits, but eventually she became part of the group. Being the only woman of the group, and very beautiful at that, she often was the bait for their victims to take.
For the next ten years, the young Luis and Rayen came to know each other very well. As Luis entered adulthood, he began to realize he saw Rayen as more than a good friend. Rayen and Luis appeared to be the same age, which made the whole situation much less awkward. The bandits, seeing their youngest member falling for Rayen, knew that eventually that he would settle down; their prediction was wrong. Five years after they became a couple, Rayen learned she was pregnant with Luis's child. Despite elves and humans being on good terms, a child between the two was an utter tabboo. Luis wanted to protect his love, so he told her to run to the closest town possible and have their child. At first Rayen was reluctant, but being older than Luis, she also knew this was the best path to take.
And so, Elias was born without a father at his side. However, not a soul knows that he is a half-elf, thanks to his father keeping himself away from their family. Elias's mother taught Elias everything she learned with the bandits and the old teachings of her clan. Rayen made sure than her son did not grow up to hate his father either, telling him stories over and over. However, to keep him from looking for his father when he came of age, she told him that his father died of an illness shortly after his birth. That was not enough, for although Elias was convinced, she had to steer him away from his father. If he realized he was a half-elf, she thought, he would be scorn by both humans and elves.
So, Elias now travels around, taking information his mother,who now works as an information broker--buying and selling, finds for him. He is unaware as to why she follows him, but he takes any adventure he can get.
