Sebhas Tyan

Sebhas was born to a newly established family of the merchant caste, somewhere on the eastern territory of the Empire of Koruthar. His father, Tyan, was a highly ambitious man, and went to great effort to educate his son in etiquete and diplomacy under the care of Lyer, Sebhas' mother, who came from a minor scholarly family. Yet, on Sebhas' 12th birthday came the Plague of Shadows. The catastrophe completely destroyed the Empire's east. The Tyans' survived due to having departed to the coastal domains of the Dormani Dinasty to start a new venture.

The regime of the Ladian Empire proved to be much kinder to Sebhas' family, especially for his father's designs. With the fall of the old noble clans and the destruction of the castes, a trend of upper mobility began to emerge in newborn state. Where previously the merchant classes wouldn't be touched with a ten-meter pole, the new nobility was so desperate for retainers, wealth and connections that any semi-presentable men of wealth was welcomed into their household. The Tyans' luck seemed particularly auspicious, as an elderly Duke by the name of Hayor Gesrorben took a liking to Sebhas, and brought him under his wing as a butler-in-training, elevating him to minor nobility. The Duke was everything that Sebhas' father was looking for: a recently installed noble who desperately wanted to curry favor with the new government, old - a human, even - and, most importantly, childless. After a few years of working under the Duke, Sebhas became a full-fledged butler under him, whilst his family made full use of their newly acquired status to wrest control of a good part of the river trade. To his father's credit, the 'minor' part had been skillfully omitted from most of his dealings, and the Duke had benefited greatly from their expanding wealth and network. Namely, the Duke used large sums of wealth on his growing collection of artifacts from the fallen Elven Empire of Koruthar. Unbeknownst to them, this would eventually lead to tragedy.

After the events of Dark Idol, Sebhas completely disappeared. He was last sighted at his family's mansion in the company of a blond noble. The Tyans sold their property shortly after this sighting, and were last seen on a fleet headed to Whorlaynd, where the trail grows cold.

## **Personality**

Sebhas has an exceedingly calm demeanor. He rarely expresses emotion and is remarkably slow to anger, always keeping a polite and respectful front regardless of situation. In fact, although this behavior originates from his naturally timid disposition and his mother's education, somewhere along the line. it became a coping mechanism to deal with stress. When at ease, he will tend to be overly polite, and when put under fire, his respectful demeanor is further exacerbated, becoming mechanical and oddly gritting.

Sebhas is quite apt in social situations and can handle himself well, but tends to avoid crows as he dislikes his own lack of assertiveness, which is exposed under peer-pressure. He is quick to make friends, and is quite trusting and cheerful, if a bit straightforward and proud of himself. He is especially proud of his title and the fact that he became a noble trough his own effort, even if his title is trifling and came only due to a chance meeting. Although typically relaxed and easy-going, he is relentless and uncompromising when chasing his goals, rarely having others in his eyes whilst working toward an objective. Paradoxically, he is quite compassionate and finds helping others rewarding, and is easily distraught when these two parts of himself enter into conflict.

Ever since he was little, Sebhas has always been a bit of a troublemaker, disliking being bound by rules and loving to shock his peers and defy convention. Yet, he always sought a well ordered and organized life, which he thinks is the only proper way to deal with the world. A part of himself always feels like he failed everyone, including himself, for not being able to square these two ideas together. That said, he rarely lets himself feel discouraged because of it, and because he finds change uncomfortable, never really tried to change to untangle his grievance.

Ever since a certain incident, Sebhas became numb to most forms of danger, and is quick to bite the bullet where most would hesitate. In fact, he became a bit of a thrill-seeker, and occasionally overindulges his earthly desires. Despite appreciating art and natural beauty like most of his race, he isn't a very imaginative person and actually thinks intellectual exercises are a pointless waste of energy, preferring to do the bare minimum effort whenever possible. Yet again, however, his mind can't help itself to simulate every alternative and consequence before acting - another part of himself he doesn't quite like.

## **Trivia**

* His childhood pet name was Butt, because his mother thought it was better than Smelly. When this was found by his coworkers, they took to call him But'Lyer, which annoyed his mother to no end.
* He grew a phobia of frogs and centipedes after a certain incident.
* He has a mole under his right ear, and a scar along the left calf, which he got from falling off a tree when he was young. Due to a certain accident, he got a couple scars in his forearms and torso, though they are mostly small and unnoticeable at first glance.