Kayde

Kayde Surnio is a blacksmith at The Alphis Workporium. He works alongside Sylphie Alphis, the head blacksmith and his lover. Kayde stands as one of the main staple members of Harthia's Greatest, as well as a strong member of the Palstrine crew. He enjoys his peaceful life with Sylphie and working at the shop, as well as the friends he has in life. As far as everything goes, Kayde is content and strives for nothing more.

## Appearance

Kayde supposedly resembles one of his ancestors (from his mother's side) very closely, bearing similar hairstyles and facial structure. His silver hair comes from his father, while his yellow eyes are from his mother. He typically wears cream-colored t-shirts, with its sleeves rolled up, and dark gray sweatpants for comfort. Along his hip, he bears an azure sash, as an homage to his once noble heritage. Lastly, the most striking aspect of his appearance is his Grestille right arm, due to a machine accident.

## Personality

Kayde has a very dull personality. Visually, he is emotionless most of the time, sometimes people confusing him for having a scowl of sorts. Underneath, he is very emotional and very caring although doesn't convey it very well. He's quick to give one word responses and is on the quieter side. Occasionally he'll crack a smirk if something is particularly funny.

## Powers and Abilities

**Physical Prowess -** Kayde is nothing of a pushover, being able to hold his own without his aether. When it comes to close quarters combat, he's strong enough to fend for himself and another. Training with Pantaro helped him be able to fight more effectively with both cleaver and fists. He also has pretty good stamina and dexterity, allowing him to fight with a level of grace and finesse.

**Aether Prowess -** Kayde was born with ice aether, so he has full reign on ice manipulation and creation. One thing to note about Kayde as an ice wielder though, is that he was born with a naturally strong affinity with ice. Rather than do any training with it, it all came naturally to him-- a genius of sorts. He has distinct styles for how he uses his Ice.

 **Tempest Style -** Kayde can manipulate the rime mist to create a ferocious blizzard surrounding him, to immobilize and cripple anyone around him. He can condense or spread the snowstorm to accelerate the freezing and crippling effects or broaden its range respectively. Using this, will drain the shroud substantially.

 **Sealing** | An offshoot of *Scripted Aether*, Sealing Aether allows its user to apply quicker and less complex scripts offensively. Rather than to use something like paper seals (small pieces of paper containing seals), he creates quick cards of ice or opts to create the seal on an being he can touch.

## Weapon: Kirim

The cleaver is massive, hanging off of Kayde’s hip. The cleaver itself isn’t really that sharp so it won’t really cleave through people, though it's still not a bright idea to allow yourself to be smashed by this unwieldy blade. Typically he uses his cleaver with two hands, but will occasionally use it one-handed to use its weight, rather than his own strength.

## Equipment

Overall, Kayde doesn’t have much armor or protection, typically relying on his aether barrier to carry him through blows. As for footwear, he uses plain black slide-on sandals.

**Grestille Arm -** A very prominent feature that can be seen on Kayde is his mechanical arm. It’s made from an alloy of gres and steel, utilizing the aether channeling capabilities of gres and the strength of steel. He uses it both offensively and defensively.

* Piston Punch - Kayde focuses up the his aether into his metal arm and winds up for a punch. When he accumulates enough aether, he locks in his arm's joints, priming it. By releasing the lock's on his joints he can send forth a powerful strike.

## Transformations: Frostfall

As mentioned previously, Kayde has the ability to use a Shroud. He obtained his Shroud after an intense battle, with Sylphie being wounded severely. When he's shrouded, his eyes turn a cold, icy blue, with frost building up along his body. Also his body begins to release cold air and creates a rime mist around him, slowly freezing anything in a 5m radius.

## Backstory

Kayde Surnio lived a pretty easy and peaceful life alongside his parents and brother, Megami. This translates over into his aspirations and dreams, really only desiring to live a happy and comfortable life with Sylphie and his friends. A big part of his youth was coming into terms with his personality. Being generally dull and not having an outwardly welcoming appearance, he didn't have much friends growing up. This didn't send him into a depression or anything, but gave him some insecurities about whether people truly meant their words.