Vanyel Ashkevron - Last Herald Mage
Mar 29, 2009 18:49:00 GMT -5
Post by Vanyel Ashkevron on Mar 29, 2009 18:49:00 GMT -5
Full Name: Herald-Mage Vanyel Ashkevron
Fandom: POTO, original, other (specify)? Mercedes Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar
Age: mid 30s, for all intents and purposes. Was a ghost for hundreds of years, however.
Build: Slender
Hair: Raven black with streaks of silver
Eyes: Silver
Nationality: Born in Valdemar, spent quite a bit of time among the Tayledras, though.
Job: Guardian of the Forest of Sorrows, formerly Herald Mage of the kingdom of Valdemar.
Personality: Introverted, has the appearance of being emotionally detached from his surroundings at times, extremely loyal and protective of those he cares about. Prone to bouts of depression.
Life Story (as much as you want us to know): Vanyel first appears as the delicate and soft firstborn son of a minor noble, an introverted and eventually emotionally detached young man who is unable to fit into to any of the options open to him. His father, Withen, is extremely homophobic and worries about Vanyel's love of music and delight in beautiful clothing. In desperation, Withen sends his son to the capital city of Haven to be tutored by his somewhat estranged elder sister, Herald-Mage Savil. There, Vanyel, after realising he is attracted to other men, falls in love with an older Heraldic trainee named Tylendel, protege of Savil; they form a rare mystical "lifebond", a soul bonding between two people that makes them practically 'one' on a spiritual level.
A series of tragic events, which leaves Tylendel dead, forcibly brings about all of the "Heraldic Gifts" in Vanyel: psychic powers as well as the ability to do magic. He is Chosen by the Companion Yfandes, who has not Chosen anyone for over ten years, and becomes a Herald-Mage. He eventually becomes recognized as the most powerful mage in Valdemar. Sometime near the end of his career as Herald Mage, he is lifebonded again, this time to a Bard named Stefen.
Vanyel died while fighting the army of Dark Mage Leareth. He is able to defeat Leareth, but only by using the Final Strike, a work of magic that kills the caster. Because of who and what he is, he is offered the choice to continue protecting Valdemar. His spirit, as well as the spirits of Yfandes and Stefen, are joined with Forest of Sorrows. In this form, known as "Vanyel's Curse", they protect Valdemar's northern border from those that would harm Valdemar and the Heralds.
After several incidents, Vanyel and his partners are sent away from Valdemar, to where they are needed elsewhere.
(( I think Vanyel is the biggest Marty Stu, or even Sue, considering how many times he's described as being prettier than most girls, I've ever seen in a book. Haha. Still, gotta love him. It will be fun roleplaying Van.))
Fandom: POTO, original, other (specify)? Mercedes Lackey's Heralds of Valdemar
Age: mid 30s, for all intents and purposes. Was a ghost for hundreds of years, however.
Build: Slender
Hair: Raven black with streaks of silver
Eyes: Silver
Nationality: Born in Valdemar, spent quite a bit of time among the Tayledras, though.
Job: Guardian of the Forest of Sorrows, formerly Herald Mage of the kingdom of Valdemar.
Personality: Introverted, has the appearance of being emotionally detached from his surroundings at times, extremely loyal and protective of those he cares about. Prone to bouts of depression.
Life Story (as much as you want us to know): Vanyel first appears as the delicate and soft firstborn son of a minor noble, an introverted and eventually emotionally detached young man who is unable to fit into to any of the options open to him. His father, Withen, is extremely homophobic and worries about Vanyel's love of music and delight in beautiful clothing. In desperation, Withen sends his son to the capital city of Haven to be tutored by his somewhat estranged elder sister, Herald-Mage Savil. There, Vanyel, after realising he is attracted to other men, falls in love with an older Heraldic trainee named Tylendel, protege of Savil; they form a rare mystical "lifebond", a soul bonding between two people that makes them practically 'one' on a spiritual level.
A series of tragic events, which leaves Tylendel dead, forcibly brings about all of the "Heraldic Gifts" in Vanyel: psychic powers as well as the ability to do magic. He is Chosen by the Companion Yfandes, who has not Chosen anyone for over ten years, and becomes a Herald-Mage. He eventually becomes recognized as the most powerful mage in Valdemar. Sometime near the end of his career as Herald Mage, he is lifebonded again, this time to a Bard named Stefen.
Vanyel died while fighting the army of Dark Mage Leareth. He is able to defeat Leareth, but only by using the Final Strike, a work of magic that kills the caster. Because of who and what he is, he is offered the choice to continue protecting Valdemar. His spirit, as well as the spirits of Yfandes and Stefen, are joined with Forest of Sorrows. In this form, known as "Vanyel's Curse", they protect Valdemar's northern border from those that would harm Valdemar and the Heralds.
After several incidents, Vanyel and his partners are sent away from Valdemar, to where they are needed elsewhere.
(( I think Vanyel is the biggest Marty Stu, or even Sue, considering how many times he's described as being prettier than most girls, I've ever seen in a book. Haha. Still, gotta love him. It will be fun roleplaying Van.))