Rixtor

Art by \_KATastroph1c\_

> *"I carry the burden of my people's legacy, I cannot die now. Not like this. Not to **you**. I will only crumble and fall on my terms. **Not yours**." - Rixtor to Ladris*
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Rixtor is a rock dryad and the quartermaster for the "Gold Bone Pirates." He also acts as the first mate for the crew. Rixtor is the straight man to his captain Tatro being the more level head of the two. He joined the crew after a short adventure with both Tatro and Casus, in which Casus told Rixtor that Tatro needed someone like him in Tatro's life, someone that could keep him grounded.

## Appearance

Rixtor is a Dryad class Danima, meaning he is created with a lot of natural elements; in this case rocks and dirt. The rocks that make up his body are rust in color, with some spots being more garnet and others being more gray. His main body is similar to that of a boulder, which gives the illusion of an overexaggerated hunch. Rixtor's back has many engravings that strike a resemblance to that of tribal tattoos, acting like a center piece is an engraving of the rune for strength. His arms are large and jagged, and there are stones sprouting from him like spikes. Most notably, his head has a large pearl like object imbedded in it. A mystic unknown substance seemingly swirls around constantly within. The velocity and movement of the substance seems to vary on the thoughts that Rixtor has.

Normally, Rixtor wears a mix of normal clothes and armor. He is always seen with a chest piece that hugs his upper body. The shape of the armor is irregular, having what looks like random sharp bumps throughout; they are similar to the jagged pieces of stones on his arms. The chest piece itself is made of a dull steel that has darkened with age. There are dull golden accents to the armor as well. Beneath the chest piece he wears a cloth undershirt that is just barely visible, only the very short sleeves poking out. Finally on his hunch he wears a small cloth with a gray, midnight purple, and gold designs (part of a banner from his plane).

## History

### **Early Life**

Being born just outside the town of Volvunt to a tribe of rock Dryads, Rixtor was indoctrinated into the tribes culture very early on. The tribe itself was called Filii-a-Soil. They center their beliefs and practices around combat, more specifically on becoming stronger. Just as the mountains that surround the area of Volvunt they must become unmovable and everlasting. The members of Filii-a-Soil looked to the surrounding mountains as deities. As Rixtor continued to grow he would become stronger and stronger, training amongst his peers and eventually becoming one of the strongest Dryads in his tribe. He would even earn the title of "Quakemaster" as during ritual combat the force at which he would attack his opponents would shake the ground beneath them.

During his young adult years Rixtor would start to question the ways of the Filii-a-Soil; Specifically what kept them from becoming stronger than the mountains themselves. The mountains that surrounded them were worshiped, seen as a status that the Filii-a-Soil only dreamed of becoming, but what was really stopping them. There were only myths that without the mountains a great curse would flood the land, that the mountains were bastions of protection from evil. Rixtor wondered why Filii-a-Soil could not be the bastions themselves. He sought to prove it. Venturing out to the outer edges of Volvunt and his tribe, he made it to the foot of one of the many surrounding mountains. Using the tools that nature had given him, his strength that he had trained, and his will that he had fostered Rixtor did the unthinkable. One moment a mountain stood before him, and the next it was raining stones. A gap in the surrounding mountains had been made. Upon returning to his tribe Rixtor was met with outrage and anger. He was seen as a God killer, as someone that would bring great misfortune to the land. Rixtor tried to reason with his fellow tribe mates but was ran out of the tribe and forced to live in solitude.

Years would pass as Rixtor lived in one of the nearby mountains, watching over Volvunt and his tribe. Soon a mist would start to creep into the area through the gap left in the mountains. A mist that started to envelope the area. Rixtor knew that this was not good, something was wrong. Traveling down and into the mist he could hear voices from it, whispering into his ear. He knew that this mist was an Omen, potentially even a Triad. Reaching the gap in the mountains Rixtor used his powers to force the mist out, not using his physical strength but his mental. Though his people casted him out he still wished to protect them. In one fell swoop, just as the mountain disappeared before him, the mist was washed away. Turning to see Volvunt he saw nothing. This mist had left it in ruin. Buildings withered down to nothing more than frames, trees stripped of their branches and leaves. Everything was hollow.

### **Sharp As Stone**

After the events of Volvunt's destruction Rixtor continued to watch over the graveyard of a town for decades, centuries. The mist Danima that once destroyed his home would return every so often searching for more. Rixtor would give it a name, the Flood. Eventually during his times overseeing the land Rixtor would spot two Danima treading through. Those two Danima would be Captain Tatro and Casus. He would go and confront the two on what they were doing, finding out that they were there exploring the lands of Basalt Ager and were looking for riches. They were also told of a powerful tribe of Dryads that used to live here that vanished long ago. During this conversation the Flood would return, filling the surrounding land up and forcing Rixtor to once again force the Flood out. Since he had been doing it for centuries now his own powers were starting to effect him, chipping away and eroding his own body. Casus would be observant enough to notice and offer help. Rixtor would refuse. Both Casus and Tatro would take interest in Rixtor though for different reasons. Casus wanted to help Rixtor as it seems that if he'd continue this life he would keep withering away until he was nothing, while Tatro wanted to have a great Dryad warrior like Rixtor to join his crew cause a strong member like him would help in future adventures!

The two would stalk Rixtor back to his small home up in the mountains and soon approach him. Casus worried for his health and Tatro trying to recruit him. Rixtor would deny the two of them, not wanting help nor wanting to leave his place. He sought to continue protecting this place. Tatro would try to convince him that there was no reason to protect a ghost town but Rixtor would be adamant about it being his duty. The two would get into a heated argument before Tatro would storm off. Casus would be successful in convincing Rixtor to let her tend to his wounds. During this time the two of them would notice Tatro at the bottom of the mountain slowly and meticulously building a wall. Rixtor and Casus would go back down to ask Tatro what he was doing, to which Tatro would respond "If this place is protected you'll join me? That's how I understood it at least." Rixtor would leave Tatro and return to his home. Over a few weeks Tatro and eventually Casus would work to continue building this wall, all the while Rixtor watched. Tatro and Casus would keep going, getting the wall higher and higher until the Flood returned, knocking the wall down and nearly crushing Casus in the process. Tatro was not only able to save her but using his transforming abilities was able to ward off the Flood before Rixtor could come down. Rixtor would go to check on the two and as he did he would find Tatro starting to build the wall again. The two would get into another argument debating the value of the wall. Eventually Tatro would propose the question to him "What makes you different to those mountains?" This would be a question that would give Rixtor a revelation, about what he was doing. Why he was here. He didn't want this to die, he didn't want the Filii-a-Soil to die. Rixtor was the only one that could carry it's legacy. Casus would also chime in saying that Rixtor is the type of person Tatro needs in his existence, someone to keep him grounded. With great hesitation Rixtor would agree to join Tatro and Casus on their travels.

From this point onward Rixtor would act as second in command to Tatro, being both the first mate and the quartermaster for the crew.

## Personality

Cold, Harsh, Serious -

Strong-Willed, Stubborn -

Honorable, Loyal, Steadfast -

## Powers and Abilities

### **Warrior Training**

Being born and raised within the Filii-a-Soil Rixtor was trained from the near beginning of his life to fight. His fighting style can be most closely compared to that of sumo and wrestling. He also has good hand-to-hand combat skills as well. Also surprisingly despite the Soil warriors not training in it directly Rixtor does have practice with one handed weapons along with two handed weapons.

### **Danima Powers**

Because of his nature as a Dryad Rixtor has light regenerative powers. He cannot instantly heal wounds but given a day or two or even a few hours he can heal rather fatal wounds compared to other Danima species or humans. Also due to being a rock Dryad he has a very increased endurance and hardiness.

Most notably, special to the Filii-a-Soil the power to manipulate air and wind is something that tribe members can preform. This includes Rixtor, this would be the power that he would use to keep the Flood at bay. He can use just general manipulation of air and wind to bend it to his will but he can also use his rock and dirt like body to speed up wind currants near him and use it as a weapon itself.