Adrian Dontedius

* Now
* OC
* AS

> "*I'm sorry I couldn't save you in time. If only I'd known you were alive the whole time, maybe I could've saved you. I can't even save myself, though. I can't even play with a sword or shoot a bow right. Only reason I could've even survived was because of how much I could run.*" -Adrian to his mother's grave
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Adrian Dontedius is the Hero of Kvatch, and the current successor of the Daedric Prince of Madness, Sheogorath. He is also the former successor of the Gray Fox, as well as the Second Divine Crusader.

Adrian was sent by the twenty-first emperor of Tamriel, Uriel Septim VII, after his assassination by the Mythic Dawn to find his illegitimate son, Martin Septim, to prevent the Oblivion Crisis from destroying all of Tamriel and defeat Mehrunes Dagon once and for all.

## Appearance

Before and as of the Oblivion Crisis, Adrian possessed a rather slender build due to the lack of proper nutrition but was built to essentially be nimble, extremely agile, and athletic. He was tall for his age, being 187.96cm (6'2) at the age of 16. He had an olive complexion as well as being said to have "kind and energetic eyes" that were a chocolate brown, along with dark brown short pin-straight hair that was cut messily. He wore rags, and was barefoot.

During the Crisis he sported regular clothes Jauffre had provided upon his arrival at the Priory. He started wearing Blades armor once he was integrated into the faction. After the end of the Oblivion Crisis, he wore a custom-fit Imperial Dragon Armor forged for him by High Chancellor Ocato as reward for his role in the Crisis. As he began to reach the age of seventeen, he grew taller and started to adapt a lack of grooming due to his developing depression, his hair growing out and wavy down to his chin. Because of training and doing quests, he developed a slightly muscular frame.

By the age of 22, Adrian had grew to be 203.2cm (6'8cm). He was extraordinarily muscular and wore colorful and elegant suits that made his features pop out. His complexion turned completely pale due to an exceeding three-year isolation in his castle, and his eyes were said to have "lost the spark they once had", as they seemed dull, empty, and tired. His hair grew to be an unkempt curliness, while he had also grown a full beard.

## Personality

Before and as of the Oblivion Crisis, Adrian possessed a rather slender build due to the lack of proper nutrition but was built to essentially be nimble, extremely agile, and athletic. He was tall for his age, being 187.96cm (6'2) at the age of 16. He had an olive complexion as well as being said to have "kind and energetic eyes" that were a chocolate brown, along with dark brown short pin-straight hair that was cut messily. He wore rags, and was barefoot.

During the Crisis he sported regular clothes Jauffre had provided upon his arrival at the Priory. He started wearing Blades armor once he was integrated into the faction. After the end of the Oblivion Crisis, he wore a custom-fit Imperial Dragon Armor forged for him by [morrowind:Ocato High Chancellor Ocato] as reward for his role in the Crisis. As he began to reach the age of seventeen, he grew taller and started to adapt a lack of grooming due to his developing depression, his hair growing out and wavy down to his chin. Because of training and doing quests, he developed a slightly muscular frame.

By the age of 22, Adrian had grew to be 203.2cm (6'8cm). He was extraordinarily muscular and wore colorful and elegant suits that made his features pop out. His complexion turned completely pale due to an exceeding three-year isolation in his castle, and his eyes were said to have "lost the spark they once had", as they seemed dull, empty, and tired. His hair grew to be an unkempt curliness, while he had also grown a full beard.

## Personality

As a child, Adrian was said to be a joyous kid who valued his mother, Lasilita, above all things. He was a clingy and reckless kid who would've done anything for his mother as she meant everything to him. He retained this personality as he grew up, even developing sarcastic and witty humor. He retained the moral values his mother taught him, being a good-natured teenager with an easygoing and humorous personality.

After witnessing the death of the emperor, he would go on to become the Hero of Kvatch and end the Oblivion Crisis. But due to the death and horror he witnessed, his personality would start making a drastic change throughout the remains of his journey. The end of the Oblivion Crisis would be the start of his depression, as his tendency for witty remarks and sarcasm completely ceased after the assassination. He lost all confidence, becoming more soft-spoken, somewhat cowardly, and less comfortable with other people. As he gained his confidence back, he started being serious in his endeavors, and more hostile towards his enemies the more his adventures seemed to scar him. Eventually he became numb to all death, but retained his good-naturedness and morals towards other people.

Upon his ascension, his witty and sarcastic personality started to take a shine as he adapted to having his two friends, Killesi and Ra'Dash by his side. By the time he met his late wife, Ambrose, his full personality would start to bounce back. Eventually, his child with her would be stillborn and she would be murdered in cold blood by heretics weeks later, causing him to enter a deep depression and excessive isolation that would go on to last three years before meeting his current wife and love of his life, Ambriel.

## History

### Oblivion Crisis

Adrian lived in extreme poverty with his mother, who was abandoned by his father, Falxalus Vulpori, after news of her pregnancy. They lived in the Waterfront District of the Imperial City, where they slept on the grass in sleeping cloths. Lasilita was a small thief in the Thieves Guild, stealing food and supplies while making connections with the local merchants to provide for her son. They barely scrapped by, his mother providing most the food she had to keep him well-fed. Throughout his younger years as he grew up he took care of his mother, who eventually became ill with blood lung. He was well-known for his work in the Guild, becoming a skilled and renowned young thief who was able to easily evade the law.

A job ended up going wrong one day while stealing jewels from "A Fighting Chance" to sell for his mother and he got caught by the captain of the Imperial guard, Cerulian. This lead him to get thrown in the prison, where he got misplaced in an off-limits cell that was actually a secret passage for the Blades. There, he met the emperor, Uriel Septim VII, who was running from assassins who had murdered his only legitimate sons. He would go on to escape with them in the passage, only to have to take a separate way to catch up to them. Having to traverse past rats, a zombie, and goblins, Adrian emerged barely scathed, mostly running and activating traps to get by. After catching up, they eventually went into a dead end where Uriel gave Adrian the [morrowind:Amulet\_of\_Kings Amulet of Kings] just before getting assassinated by a Mythic Dawn agent, who also attempted to discard of the scared thief. [morrowind:Baurus Baurus], an accompanying agent, thankfully intervened, but was enraged and saddened by the death of the emperor. With the current situation at hand, Adrian explained the circumstances and Baurus sent him off through the sewers to deliver the amulet to [morrowind:Jauffre\_(Oblivion) Jauffre], who resided in [morrowind:Weynon\_Priory\_(Oblivion) Weynon Priory].

Through his small adventure towards the Priory, Adrian approached [morrowind:Fort\_Ash\_(Oblivion) Fort Ash], where a khajiit bandit attempted to force money out of him. Grabbing dirt from the ground and temporarily blinding the bandit, Adrian then ran to a small, lonely building near the gates of [morrowind:Chorrol\_(Oblivion) Chorrol], which turned out to be the Priory. Upon entering, he asked where Jauffre resided, being pointed upstairs. Hastily making his way there, he found a peaceful and quaint senior man reading books on [morrowind:Alessia St. Alessia]. Brother Jauffre introduced himself, with Adrian explaining the Emperor sent him. Curious, but surprised, Jauffre asked what he had known about the Emperor's death, and with reluctance, Adrian croaked up a few words about the Amulet. He handed it over after being asked, only for Jauffre to be in a state of disbelieved shock, instantly becoming suspicious and angered with Adrian's presence. He muttered the Emperor's last words, which seemed to catch an eye from Jauffre. Adrian talked about the final words, mentioning something about closing "...shut the marble jaws of Oblivion." Hesitant about the situation, Jauffre sorted through his books, only to find confusion.

When Adrian informed Jauffre of his mission, Jauffre went on to reminisce about the emperor’s son, going on to instruct him to find him in the city of [morrowind:Kvatch Kvatch]. As Adrian was about to leave, Jauffre noticed the wound on his arm and then healed it, providing him clothes to switch from his rags, leaving him off to complete his mission. Adrian arrived at Kvatch, only to find the city in ruins. There was a giant portal in front of the gate, and when he approached the guard, he explained the situation to Adrian. He volunteered to enter, immediately struggling after entering Mehrunes Dagon’s realm. A stray guard named [morrowind:Ilend\_Vonius Ilend Vonius] approached him, attempting to run away after being found, who ended up to accompanying the boy afterwards. Adrian struggled throughout the realm, eventually fracturing his arm from a boomeranging mace and almost passing out once they reached [morrowind:Menien\_Goneld Menien Goneld], a captured guard. They broke Menien out, with Adrian passing out and then reaching the top of the tower and snagging the [morrowind:Sigil\_Stone\_(Oblivion) sigil stone] from its place.

When the gate was destroyed, they all cheered on, taking back the city. Ilend accompanied Adrian throughout the recovery, boosting his spirit in his moments of doubt. Ilend was then knocked out by an atronach, leaving Adrian to his own devices.

## Relationships

### Falxalus Vulpori

Adrian harbors a deep resentment for his father's abandonment. Falxalus attempted to create a relationship on finding out his son's status, but was quickly turned down, being deemed a "deadbeat" and "absolute douchebag".

### Lasilita Dontedius

Lasilita was a wonderful mother who gave Adrian everything despite having nothing. He looked up to her and cherished her as the greatest person in the world, seeing her as his role model. Her death deeply scarred him, with it being a starting factor towards his descent to insanity.

### Cerulian

Adrian and Cerulian have a poor relationship. Despite doing his job, Cerulian became what Adrian hated most, blaming him for being the reason he was pushed towards the traumatic journey, which he believes lead to his mother’s death.

### Uriel Septim VII

Uriel had somewhat of an impact on Adrian. Though their relationship was fairly short, his death impacted him to the point it drastically changed his witty and sarcastic personality to a more quiet and soft-spoken one.

### Martin Septim

When they first met, Martin was a comforting presence. Upon finding out Adrian’s quest, he felt uncomfortable with the situation and confused on what was happening. He eventually reluctantly agreed to accompany him and from thereon out became close acquaintances. As the war progressed, Martin became a father figure to him, being the only person, alongside Baurus, to treat him with genuine care and not view him as a tool. Witnessing his death scarred Adrian deeply, causing his transformation to be a burning memory engraved in his head.

### Jauffre

Despite being fond of him at first, throughout the remainder of the Crisis, Adrian slowly came to resent him. After realizing he may just be viewed as a tool, he learned to hate the Grandmaster of the Blades and everything with that.

### Baurus

Baurus was like a brother to Adrian. Throughout the crisis he would give him the spirit to slowly develop his confidence once more, allowing Adrian to confidently embark on quests without belittling his own abilities or feeling unimportant in his role. He helped convince him to keep fighting, in turn leading the Hero of Kvatch to continue his role in the prophecy of the crisis.

### Sheogorath

Distrustful of the Daedric Prince of Madness at first, Adrian grew to be a warrior in his army of madness, even becoming a duke in his court. They had a friendly, and casual relationship. Despite there being no friendship, Sheogorath, as Jyggalag, viewed Adrian as an enduring child with the capabilities of ruling the realm. After his return to Jyggalag, he mantled Adrian with the title of Sheogorath, completing his ascendence to godhood.

### Ambrose Zirkan

Being his first love, Ambrose was what Adrian would give up the world for. He even stated that if he had to become a villain to sacrifice the world for her, he would. She helped him recover from years of deep trauma, healing his inner child and allowing him to express his true personality that hid behind his quietness. She was described as a bold person, a sweet soul that provided Adrian with countless core memories he still cherishes into the fourth era