Vatilytan Valenar-Rezuraia

Vatilytan Valenar-Rezuraia, or Zephyreniel'Elin is a half-yirsi member of House Rezuraia, as well as the child of a exiled scion of the Dragonkin Skybreaker clan. His Yirsi blood is shown in his sky-blue skin, pale blue eyes, and pointed ears, contrasting his dragonkin heritage, which makes itself visible in his fledgling horns, the scattering of cobalt blue scales under his eyes, and his ability to exhale icy mist when angered, frustrated, or tense. He is the Tilvindlayin of Novastonia, a minor minister in the anglunian government.
== History ==
=== Early Years ===
Vatilytan grew up in Rezuraia, the royal capital of Anglunia, raised by his mother and father. As a member of the Rezuraia noble family, Vatilytan received a extensive education in many skills, including diplomacy, politics, and the sciences. Although a good student, he expressed a lack of interest in most of these subjects, save for writing. Instead, he preferred to spend his time exploring the icy mountains and spruce forests that surround his home, much to the disapproval of his father's side of his family, although his mother, a skilled warrior and seasoned adventurer encouraged this behavior, teaching him the arts of swordplay and archery. A inquisitive and adventurous soul, Vatilytan spent most of his childhood and early adulthood wandering the wilds, creating maps, as well as protecting the outskirts of the city. During this time, he became skilled with both the blade and longbow, skills which he utilized against the bandits and thugs who plagued the roads of Anglunia. He also showed a natural aptitude for the art of enchanting, a esoteric skill which would serve him well.
=== Anglunian Civil War ===
Vatilytan was in his twenty-third year when the Anglunian Civil War broke out, following the attempted assassination of Yirsdan Zehros Elzar-Rezuraia, the cousin of his father. Out of a desire to help protect his family, and his anger at the Nuwans for betraying their own people, he quickly joined the Rezuraian army. He fought in the Battle of Lynnburg, using his skill with the bow to help fend off the Nuwan troops. During the battle of Saint's Port, Vatilytan was put in command, leading a squad of six warriors to try to take the city. Heavily outnumbered, he and his group of soldiers fought to the last, trying to hold out until reinforcements arrived, although they never would. Eventually, they were forced to retreat, although not before his leg was severely injured by the sword of a Nuwan soldier. Despite this, they still managed to escape, although Vatilytan would always to have a slight limp from that day forwards. In order to overcome this, he trained himself diligently, until he was able to walk, run, and fight as quickly as he normally would. Soon after this defeat, he fought in the Battle of the Lysalkaan Forest, in which he and his Rezuraia brethren fought the Nuwans in the treetops, exchanging volleys of arrows. Although the battle was close, they were forced to surrender after their troops had all been either killed or captured. Vatilytan himself was captured in a final stand in which he attempted to storm the Nuwan tower. Following the Rezuraia surrender, he was freed along with the other captured Rezuraia soldiers, as per the terms of their treaty. Although he grudgingly accepted the Nuwan victory, he still remained loyal to his house, continuing to see the newly crowned Yinower II as a traitor.
==== Tilvindlayin of Novastonia: ====
Following the events of the Anglunian civil war, Vatilytan was chosen to become a Tilvindlayin to the vassal state of Novastonia, a minor minister position within the Anglunian government. Despite his dislike of politics, he took to the position well, as it involved traveling to unfamiliar lands, meeting new peoples, and roaming the countryside to deal with squatter nations.
==== Senator and Premonitions: ====
Years after the end of the civil war, and the assassination of Yinower II by Yizawan Eliyawin-Nuwan, Vatilytan ran for the position of senator within the Vindyi, the counsel of representatives for the people within the Anglunian monarchy. In his youth, he had always hated politics, and resented the idea of becoming part of the Vindyi. However, as he became older and wiser with his experience, he found himself drawn to the position, not out of selfish desire for power, or to bolster his ego, but rather, because he feels that it is his duty to be a voice for the people within the government, in a time of political unrest. However, this sense of self-inflicted duty is not the only reason for his sudden interest in Anglunian politics. Shortly prior to his running for senator, Vatilytan began to experience strange dreams, vivid and detailed, that he would remember even after waking. These dreams supposedly showed him possibilities of Anglunia's future, some awe-inspiring and uplifting, and others dark and bleak. He feared that he was going mad, and would have entirely written these dreams off as delusions, if it weren't for his mother's teachings, which told him to trust his intuition. Eventually, after several of his smaller visions were confirmed, predicting a bad harvest in Rezuraia, among other things, Vatilytan began to trust these strange dreams more. Although he is unaware of it, Vatilytan is a Seer, a Dragonkin with the ability to touch the spiritual, granting him sporadic visions of the future, and allowing him to see possible paths in dreams. This ability came from his mother, who was a powerful seer herself, although she kept her ability hidden, never sharing her visions with others, not even when she predicted her own death. Regardless, Vatilytan began to record his visions in a journal, which he kept secret from all others, hoping to use these dreams to guide his decisions, so that he could help steer Anglunia into a bright future.
==== Battle of the Heart of Zeladar & Death: ====
In the winter of year 201 of the Anglunian Calender, Vatilytan joined a force of Arternaia warriors, who were attempting to stop a Heartist ritual that would release Zeladar, the banished Aternaia. Lead by Yirsidan Yizawan, the group of Aternaia soldiers stormed the ritual chamber, which contained the Heart of Zeladar. In this chamber, they were ambushed by a group of Heartists, bearing netherite armor and weapons, as well as the blessing of Zeladar, which made them supernaturally strong and durable. In this bloody conflict, although the Aternaian warriors fought hard, they were defeated, with most of their force captured or slain. Vatilytan, as well as twelve other soldiers were chosen to be sacrifices for the ritual that would result in the return of Zeladar. After watching his shield brothers be slain, in a final act of defiance, he spat at Yisagnal, the leader of the Heartists, declaring that while they may take his life, they would never take his freedom. Vatilytan died by Yisagnal's blade, stabbed through the heart, his corpse charred from the lightning that stuck the sacrificial pillar. The news of his death eventually made its way to the Cloudscraper Peaks, where his daughter, unknown to the rest of House Rezuraia swore a blood oath to avenge her father, before setting off to her homeland of Mirau, travelling to Rezuraia, the home of her Yirsi kin.
== Appearance: ==
Vatilytan is a half-blood Yirsi, with his mother being of the reclusive dragonkin race, a people from a subcontinent to the north of Eldham. Vatilytan refuses to be ashamed of his parentage, displaying his dragonkin heritage proudly. However, he often feels conflicted, trying to choose between following his father's Yirsi traditions and beliefs, or his mothers, often feeling caught between two different worlds.
==== Physical Appearance: ====
Vatilytan is of middling height for a Yirsi, with a wiry build. His eyes are the blue color of lightning, with his skin being a soft blue color, although it is slightly paler than the skin of most Yirsi. He has long, curly hair, jet-black color, a rarity for pure-blood ice elves. He prefers to keep his hair mostly free, save for two braided strands which fall on either sides of his face, bound by small golden rings. Due to his dragonkin blood, he has horns, in his case, small fledgling ones, which are reminiscent of stag antlers. Like all dragonkin, he has scales scattered across his body in patterns, cobalt blue in color, which grow in flowing, swirling patterns, like scattered leaves blown by the wind. These scale-patterns run along his entire body, but they are most visible on his face, in swirling patterns below his eyes. He walks with a very slight limp, which was caused by a injury during the Anglunian Civil war, although he has trained the leg so that he can run, jump, climb and fight as normal.
== Personality: ==
Vatilytan is best described at a inquisitive soul, constantly bursting with curiosity, most often regarding the unexplored regions of Yirsaad. He is passionate, always bursting with emotions and life, as well as being quick to anger, although easily quick to forgive. Vatilytan also has a tendency to chafe under authority, often acting insubordinate or rebellious. He also gives little regard to law, doing what he believes to be right, despite the legality of his actions. That being said, he IS capable of following orders, if given by someone he truly respects. Although Vatilytan is not inclined to violence, having a strong dislike of killing, when his fury is roused, he fights with the ferocity and wildness of a dragon of the north, particularly when those he cares about are in danger. The most important aspect of his personality is his immense wanderlust, which drives him to wander the lands of Yirsaad, mapping out the unexplored parts of the region. Freedom is especially important to him, and he loathes being tied down in one place, unable to continue his explorations.
Category:Anglunia
Category:House Rezuraia
Category:Traveler's Era