Creon

> “I will die, yes. I will die well. There is nothing as sacred as this; the gift of an ending. Let me give you one.” -Creon to Lt. Uthorim
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Creon Eiljor was a sergeant within the DSK military. He is a member of the current party, and serves as Master Gunner aboard the ship.

## Appearance

Creon Eiljor is a High Elf, looking somewhere between Tom Hiddleston, Lee Pace, and whoever this guy is in the page photo. He has a bullet lodged in his chest that glows when he uses magic; usually white or gold, though sometimes blue. He has short dark hair, a Roman nose, thick brows, and probably a stern look.

## Background

Creon grew up on Sylvion. He has not said much about his background, though we know he takes his military position and allegiance to the DSK very seriously. While we do not know much about the Eiljor family, it's been implied that they may be of high status, and Creon himself has mentioned a mother he fears disappointing, and a father who died in service to the DSK. Creon is technically a cleric but he has a hard time prioritizing healing spells over combat spells. He is Lawful Neutral (for now).

## Relationships

Most of the ship bullies him a bit cause he's really by the book but doesn't roll great, which is really funny.

### Vigil Greyhide

Vigil punched Creon in the Starwhale Pub and it has not gone much better since then. While in a jail cell on Orlin, Creon attempted to get Vigil to kill him, as he did not want to suffer the shame of having betrayed Lt. Uthorim in the Hag's cavern. When Vigil refused, Creon tried to provoke him by revealing that he had been spying on Rylance (and by extension, the party) from day one, working for Uthorim all along. They had as close to a heart to heart as one could imagine these two having, and though Creon was still depressed at the end, he gave up, at least temporarily, on suicide, assisted or otherwise.

### Sheevah

Sheevah and Creon had an argument about who was going to be first mate. This resulted in neither of them being first mate and, again, it has not gone much better since then.

### Gerome Mattersmore

The definition of 'colleagues who keep working together but Never talk'. Maybe it's the height difference. After the death of Gerome's beloved M.G.S.H squadron, Eenie, Meanie, Minie, and Moe, Creon made the ultimate sacrifice; leaving War Toad with a note. Gerome looked after War Toad while Creon disappeared, but refused to keep him permanently.

### Zephi Velhiri

Zephi doesn't bully Creon as much as the others. As of now. Zephi and Creon have a Weird relationship. It's culminated, however, in Creon refusing to kill Zephi in front of Lt. Uthorim, and instead, protecting her and outright killing Uthorim. He has since said to Vigil that he views this incident as a weakness, one worth taking his life over.

### GUY CREON FUCKED (Elias Sildur)

HEY WHAT???? Okay, so they didn't fuck.

But no one said there weren't any long, yearning looks over dinner. Creon just finds himself drawn to certain ~~blue~~ people, okay??

### War Toad

War Toad is a strong and beautiful boy. In a moment of rare empathy, Creon tried to 'donate' War Toad to Gerome while he was grieving his hamsters, to no avail. Creon is very proud of his special boy.

## Powers and Abilities

Creon is a Grave Domain Cleric and currently level 5.

**Protection from Evil and Good**: Creon has a spell that can dispel the voices from Zephi's mind and send her into Full Zephi Mode.

**Lead Warding**: Creon can enchant his flesh or the flesh of one other to resist the damage of firearms.

**Elf Abilities:** Dark Vision; Advantage on saving throws against being charmed; Cannot be put to sleep magically; Fey Teleportation, Trance

**Circle of Mortality**: max healing to characters at 0 HP when casting any healing spell.

**Military rank**: Can invoke position in military to persuade people in his own military.

He is also really good at the board game *Aut*.

### Visions

Both in trances and outside of them, Creon has visions of a woman with bright red hair laughing, and the clash of swords, presumably the goddess of life Otia. He also had a vision of her battling a formless mass of blood and Creon started bleeding from his eyes. Sheevah healed him, and as she did Otia started to gain the upper hand in the blood battle.

While searching for Karn's soul with Sybil the life priestess, Creon asks to find Ellisar Naeleth (ep. 14). A black iron-wrought chamber is revealed to Creon, full of green cauldrons of flame. There is wailing. In the vision, Creon approaches a figure, huddled in a corner. It appears to be Ellisar, sobbing and crying out Creon's name. Ellisar turns towards Creon as he approaches but his face is wrong-- Ellisar is skeletal with red eyes and blackened bones. He speaks with the voice of Karefel, and Creon forces the vision to end.

Creon also heard the voice of Karafel in a vision while alone on the ship. Creon has not thought to bring this up with any other members of the party, and they haven't asked about it. Perhaps there should be a more open dialogue on the ship.

## Character Q&A

*What does your character wear just hanging out around the ship? What do they wear to bed?*

* Futurey turtleneck a solid 80% of the time. His shit looks plain/minimalist as fuck so you wouldn’t know it’s actually stupid expensive. He still wears military pants, he used to wear all his medals to but he just doesn’t… do that anymore. He wears a shoulder clasping cloak when it’s chilly.
* Canonically, no one has ever seen his skin. Secret skin.
* He’s a gentleman. Not a ruffian.

*What’s a pet peeve your character has/an irrational belief or superstition they just wont let go of?*

* Sneakily got out of answering this question.

*How does your character sleep/meditate? Do they move around a lot? Prefer to be alone? Do they take lots of naps/rests?*

* Trances standing, hands behind his back, very soldier/sentry like. His eyes are open so he looks fully on guard, he’s just completely passive and completely still for hours. He can trance laying or sitting down but he chooses not to because this is the way he always used to do it to stand guard for his platoon.

*What is something that your character does that everyone else’s character would know is a habit?*

* Smiling when he’s angry or feels threatened.
* Clearing his throat when he’s uncomfortable (if that’s not the most obnoxious thing you’ve ever heard of).
* Clasping his hands behind his back as a default position in a very naval boy kind of way.
* Flexing his fingers/clenching his fists when he’s stressed or thinking.
* Inhaling sharply when angry. In combo with a weird little smile.

*If your character had to settle down somewhere, what kind of place would they choose? Any specific planet?*

* This is a sad one
* Creon never expected to live through the war so he never let himself develop a fantasy of settling down. He has no idea where he’d go or what would make him happy because he lived his whole life with no concept of a future beyond an honorable death in combat. The whole idea of going somewhere and living his days out peacefully or for pleasure is very foreign and uncomfortable to him. He’d probably just keep wandering forever, finding causes to join so he feels like there’s still a purpose to his life.

*What do you feel like the theme of your character is?*

* Change and redemption. It’s about external love manifesting internal love. It’s about indoctrination and growth. It’s about losing oneself completely but having the courage to eventually pick up the pieces and rebuild, but this time, better and kinder.

*What is your character’s love language? Would people on the crew have caught onto it by now?*

* Acts of service. It’s the only way he feels comfortable expressing care and so it is also the only way he can recognize it without literally exploding into a thousand pieces, which I think physical touch would most likely do! Acts of service makes him feel like he can earn or make up for others love and care, because what is love if not 2 bros trading thoughtful and deeply loaded semi-transactional favors.

*How has your characters appearance changed since the beginning of the campaign?*

* His heart and schlong have grown three sizes
* The main thing that comes to mind is his hair. I think a very clean-cut military standard look has fallen by the wayside in favor of slightly longer, natural look, more like traditional elven styles. And i feel like some good old fashioned battle scars from our many adventures! Which he would wear with pride of course. Certainly a little less curl in his lip, less of a scowl, not always so stern. Maybe even a soft look in his eyes sometimes? But he'd deny it if pressed. Obviously no uniform anymore. Simple dark colors, still crisp shirts but you know, he tends to avoid blue, white and gold these days.

*If your character had a fight song, what would it be?*

* Madness by Muse
* I Think I Smell A Rat by White Stripes

*If your character was on an airplane, where would they sit?*

* Creon would insist on sitting as close as humanely possible to the cockpit so he could "oversee" the civilian pilots. After a heated argument about proper flying procedures, the plane would have to make an unplanned landing midway through the journey and he would be forcibly removed by TSA.

*3 songs that convey the story of your character: 1) Where they were 2) where they are 3) Where they’re going.*

1. Psycho by Muse
2. Cocaine and Abel by Amigo the Devil
3. Empiricist by Typhoon