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Sometimes, you have to take matters into your own hands. ?? Arioch Ta'Thlen ?? ' The Mystical Elf ' ??? B eneath the title. Ari by anyone who really knows her , General by her subordinates ??? T he years come and go. One hundred and twenty seven years, though she appears to be about twenty-three ??? T he start of our existence The Twenty-eight day of September ??? B attle of the sexes. Female ??? G ender is nothing more than a label She hasn't had the time to even think about a relationship with another ??? H ow high is high. Five feet ten inches ??? A ren't we all the same deep down. High Elf ??? T here is no other I am servant to Serves only the Light ? ?? g ? ? ??? A place to get lost Violet ??? D ivinely my own. Blue ??? M irror mirror on the wall. Certainly, Arioch is not the kind of person one would think of when they envision an elf. While she is tall, she doesn't exude the glow that most elves do. Unlike those who live in the canopy of the forest and closest to the sun, most of her life has been spent down in the shadows. Her skin isn't pale in tone, but closer to that of the normal tone that a human's skin would have. The violet hue of her eyes seem to pop, making her large, round optics stand really out. Her eyes are thin, and tilt inward slightly making them appear cat-like. The top of her head is adorned with a very long mane of blue hair. Left undone, the hair would reach the the ground and drag along it as she walks. It is usually worn with a large portion of it done up in a bun. The rest of it is worn like pig tails that stem from the base of the bun. Her bangs are neat and usually well kept, with a larger portion of them being swept to the left over her eye. Her hair frames her face and hand down just past her collar bone, further accenting her feminine facial features. Her body is most unlike other Elven women. She is tall, standing at five foot ten inches, with a body not unlike that of a super model. Her breasts are a bit large in size, her hips, built so that they are wide enough to support her body and her legs are long. Her body is composed of a perfect balance of muscle and fat. Her abdomen is flat, and shows slight signs of muscle tone, as do her arms and her legs, all gained from periods of long and somewhat strenuous physical activity. Along her back, crossing diagonally from her left shoulder, across her spine, and to her right shoulder blade, is a long scar, the only flaw to be found on her flesh. Arioch's clothing fits her status as General and a Paladin in the Elven Army. She wears a white collared shirt worn with a frilly collar around her neck under a gold trimmed red vest, which is, in turn, worn under a darker red jacket that is trimmed around the outer hem with two gold lines. The first is a thin line, and about an eight of an inch away is a much thicker gold line. The cuffs of the jacket are covered with white armor, trimmed with gold, to protect her forearms. Just above her elbows, a three sectioned piece of armor is worn to protect her upper arms. On her hands she wears a pair of white gloves. Her shirt, vest, and jacket all leave her abdomen exposed. A good portion of her lower abdomen is left exposed as well, as her black pants have a unique design. They cover her hips, but are cut so that they expose a bit of skin. Around her hips she wears a belt to which three sectioned armor that covers her hips is connected to. On her feet, she wears a pair of armored boots. The main section of the armor covers her calves, and protects her ankle. Up to about three inches from her knee, the armor forms a v shape and circles around her leg. From the middle of that shape, a single bit of armor protrudes to protect her knees. The actually boot part of this armor is white in color. Atop her head usually sits a red had that matches the color of her vest. The brim of the hat is trimmed with gold. Two pieces of cloth is worn around the center. The red cloths matches the color of her jacket, white the second cloth, worn wrapped in the red one, is white in color. The cloth is held in place by a single gold clip adorned with an emerald. ? ? Mysterious Melancholic Ignorant Spiritual Impatient Strong ??? T he real me. Most people think Arioch to have a bad personality. They see her as a hard headed individual set in her beliefs and unable to change or adapt to things around her. She is known for being a bit impatient, the kind of person to jump into a situation without thinking the consequences through entirely. And yes, there are times when she may appear to be ignorant, and many times, she appears to act that way by choice. These are just things that people see of her on the surface. And after seeing such things, most people decide they want nothing more to do with her and turn a blind eye to her. Those who truly know her know that underneath her hardened exterior lies a very kind and loving individual. Her unit of warriors know this better than anyone else, after experiencing this other side of her first hand so many times watching her mourn for those lost in battle, witnessing how hard she'll fight and how far she will go to try to save someone important to her, even to the point of nearly losing her own life. After living most of her life on the battlefield, Arioch has only gotten to know the darkest side of life. She has seen atrocities committed against innocent men, women, and even children. Villages pillaged, people killed. . .love is something that she has neither seen or experienced much of in her life. Even she realizes how sad and grim her own existence has been, which has lead her to fall in a sort of depression. Her impatience stems from her melancholy attitude, a need to be doing something so that she doesn't spend too much time alone with her thoughts. Keeping herself busy is a way of medicating herself. There are periods of time when she has trouble sleeping, and is prone to going through periods where she will appear to be feeling down. She prefers to distance herself from others, physically and emotionally, but will warm up to people she's often around over time. Even with such problems, Ari displays a great amount of strength and determination. Her strength is not only physical, but her undying perseverance helps push her forward and continue to live despite all of the tragedies and atrocities that she has witnessed. Her faith in all that is good and holy still exists, shown in how she begins and ends each day in prayer. She is in tune with the magical and the spiritual, and will at times speak of being able to sense and feel the spirits of things most people consider to be just things. ??? T he past is history. Arioch Ta'Thlen has lived a hard life. She was born under the tree-top haven in the Elven Kingdom, living most of her earlier years in poverty, watching many and most of the people she met die of disease or starvation. It was not uncommon for someone to have to fight for even a scrap of food. Even as a child, she displayed a great amount of strength and determination fighting her hardest to keep on living despite her circumstances. There were days when she could not eat, and went hungry, and there were days when she was so sick she wished to collapse and die to escape from her torment. What got her through that time was not only her own power, but a greater power beyond herself she believes. Because of this, she has devoted her life to serving and upholding this power, this Light, above anything and everything else. Some years later, now a young woman, Ari has found herself in the midst of several conflicts that have erupted in the dark shadow of the Elven Kingdom, and served as both a scout and a soldier on the battlefield. From this young age, Ari witnessed many atrocities of war. Massacres, rapes, pillaging, lynchings, beatings, murders, and mutilation. For her, this world was normal, her home, but she knew in her heart that these things were wrong. She broke off from the main army with a group of like-minded fellow soldiers and formed a small, rag-tag militia of her own. This group moved about with no name, but their faces and skills became known far and wide, even in the upper kingdom. Eventually, a group from the lower kingdom plotted to revolt against the upper kingdom and launched an attack that ravaged a part of the tree-top town. In this battle, Ari and her group fought to defend the upper kingdom and helped the knights of the Elven Royal Court quickly end the rebellion. Because of their selfless actions, they were all knighted and were finally freed from their dark hell. The coming of the Eclipse and the news of the death of the Queen of Light spread around the world like wildfire. The Elven people all grew uneasy, but decided to believe in the remaining Knights. Arioch felt that it was foolish for them to depend on people who had gone into hiding. After a heated and passionate shouting match with the Elven leaders, she discarded her position as a General and cast aside her title as a knight, then foolishly marched out of the kingdom. She had come to the conclusion that she would save the world herself if need be, rather than waiting for someone else to save it. ? d ? ??? I 'm used to it When first venturing into a town or unfamiliar place, it is not uncommon to see Arioch climb up to the highest point in her field of view and survey the area. It is easy to tell what kind of mood she is in by looking at where he hand is in relation to her weapons the more relaxed she feels, the further her hands will be away when she's feeling threatened, her hand will wander to the hilt of one of her weapons when she's feeling uneasy or apprehensive, her hands will be somewhere close to one of her weapons, but she still show no sign of reaching for it. She is also known to talk or mutter to herself. ??? R aindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens. High Places Nature The Light ??? W hen the dog bites. - The Darkness - The Demons Overrunning the Earth - The Four Heroes Or the Three Cowardly Bastards and the Traitorous Bastard as she affectionately calls them - Being Unable to Heart the Voice of the Earth ??? W hen the bee stings. - That the World is too Far into Darkness to be Saved - Large Bodies of Water ? ??? ?? ? ? ??? F eel my wrath. Those of Elven Lineage are closely related to nature. Arioch is no exception to this. Her magic is earth based, which allows her to control and manipulate earth in it's purest form. She has extensively used techniques involving this element in battle, but has yet to have realized the full potential of her element. In battle, she often creates thick, solid walls of earth to defend herself with. One of her offensive spells is usually cast immediately after this move. The spell shatters the rock like wall and hurls the remnants at her enemies. Dust can blind and choke them, while the heavier bits cause damage as they strike their target. Vines and flora are not beyond her ability to conjure either. She can use a mess of vines to trip up and entangle and enemy. She has been known to strangle her enemies with this move, and has also been seen breaking limbs by having the vines tighten around an arm or a leg and forcefully snap in one direction. While capable or doing damage to her enemies, Aricoh is also well versed in healing spells. Her magic has, on several occasions, saved her life and the lives of her comrades. She is able to heal heavy wounds, mend broken bones, and stop major bleeding. Healing things such as lost limbs is beyond her abilities. ??? C ower beneath my blade. Arioch is no stranger to combat. She attained her title as a General and a Paladin for good reason. She possess great skill in combat, which is shown in her military history. Her forces have won way more battles than they have lost. Her ability to think and plan under pressure is to be commended. Unlike most general's, she preferred to fight on the front line with her forces rather than hide behind them. It was all too often that she was seen, charging forward with her two hand axes and striking down her foes. The axes are fancy in design, being forged of a similar white steel as her armor. Each of them have intricate patters both carved into them and melded onto them in gold. The blade of each ax resides on a single, circular cylinder of metal that is around two feet long. Though each is usually wielded in each of her hands, she has been seen using one with both hands, greatly increasing her attacking power. Her third weapon is a rapier. It is worn connected to a separate belt that she has only been seen wearing recently. Using this weapon, she incorporates quick spins, twirls, and other slight, yet fancy movements in combat. ? ? ? ??? T his connection is deep. In the beginning, Arioch knows none of the other characters personally. At one point in her life, even she worshiped the Four Knights as heroes, but feels that they have let the Elven people and the world down after the fall of the Treacherous Knight ??? Y our sound of death. Cadence of Her Last Breath , Brackish , For the Heart I Once Had , 7 Days to the Wolves ??? F ulfil your curiosity. There isn't much to know about Arioch that you wouldn't know from meeting her. ??? S how them proudly Reckless like a stormy ocean, I can cover them with hate. Sincerely yours, DudeGuy.