Zy Ziv (Amel)

## Appearance

Zy Ziv is a 6ft human with grey hair and grey beard although he is not that old. tone build wearing no armor and only silk cloth that fits right in his build.

## Personality

Keeps only to himself with no remorse if anyone will be killed whether it is his ally or foe. Can only gain one's respect if that man/woman is high ranked. He believes that the world is like a jungle that being strong is the only one who can rule and the rest are weak. Only wanting power to help him find his long lost brother.

## Abilities

Trained in a monastery in the celestial realm by honing their bodies to become one with the weapons they choose.

* **Martial arts -** Zy Ziv's practice of marital arts gives him mastery of combat styles that used unarmed strikes and monk weapons.
* **Unarmored Defense** - While Zy Ziv is not wearing armor, because of his swiftness, creatures are having a hard time hitting him.
* **Ki** - Zy Ziv's training allows him to harness the mystic energy of ki,
* **Flurry of Blows** - His swiftness and with the help of Ki, allows him to hit the enemy multiple times with his hands as his weapon
* **Patient Defense** - In his training with the Ki, he can see enemies attacks before it hits him allowing him to parry and take no damage.
* **Step of the Wind** - His agile body allows him to move fast with the help of Ki.
* **Unarmored Movement** - While not wearing any armor, he can move to his full potential.
* **Deflect Missile** - The mystic energy of Ki allows him to catch objects that are speeding through him and redirect it to enemies if he wants to.
* **Slow Fall** - Being the master of his own body, he can fall to a certain distance without being able to get hurt.
* **Stunning Strike** - Zy Ziv can interfere with the flow of ki in an opponent's body and cause them to not be able to move and take action for a certain period of time.
* **Ki-Empowered Strikes** - His unarmed strikes count as magical for the purpose of overcoming resistance and immunity to nonmagical attacks and damage. Yes, he can punch ghosts :D
* **Way of the Kensei** - His special martial arts training leads him to master the use of certain weapons. This path also includes instruction in the deft strokes of calligraphy or painting.
* **Kensei Weapons** - Since when he was able to walk, he choose the weapon longsword to train and give him proficiency with it, becoming a part of his own body.
* **Agile Parry** - If he is holding his longsword, he can defend himself with it and be harder to hit for the enemy.

### Trinkets

Necklace that his brother has before he was taken.

### Magical

+2 longbow

Wings of Flying

## Relationships

His Brother is his only treasured relationship and others are just companions.

## Significant Events

From the ashes of Eden, Zy Ziv scours the wreckage to find something of token. The lone monk then walks the many miles from the burnt settlement to that of the empire that could grant him what he's always wanted. Before he is harmed in the forests that surround the Hob Empire, he hears laughter in the distance. A hobgoblin dressed in authoritative attire eyes him in both disgust and in entertainment, looking down upon his stature as a lone Edenian likely seeking vengeance. *But he did not come for that.* It is then that he pulls out a burnt but readable map of Eden's expeditions while exclaiming his disassociation to the settlement and his desire to serve those of true power. Not easily persuaded, however, the monk is thrown into a jail cell and tortured for days without end, even when he offered all that he knew - every ally and every settlement that Eden knew. He was not as useless as they thought... *But that still was not enough.*

Thrown into the slums of the city after revealing what he could, he is left to live in poverty. For the longest time, he lives in terrible health, only being lucky to meet some residents who show a sliver of mercy. In his mind he knows one thing - *the rise to power will not be easy, but it will be a road he is willing to walk to find his brother.*

## Backstory

Like in classic movie expositions, two infants were at the door of a monastery. Zy Ziv and his little brother Zi Ziv were adopted into the Monastery of Armaments here in the Celestial realm. From the moment they learned to walk, the brothers were trained in the art of honing their bodies to become one with the weapons they choose. For Zy Ziv, it was the longsword, and for his brother, it was the bow. At their young age, the two boys both excelled in their arts and ranked at the top pf their groups, causing jealousy amongst peers. Despite their skills, however, the two remained humble and thankful towards the monastery for taking them in. They continued to do their daily tasks with due diligence. Life was a gift for them and the bond that they shared with each other kept them strong. They would spar and work with each other to continue honing their skills in their respective arts. The masters of the monastery praised them for their talents and told them they had a bright futures ahead of them. Life was very peaceful for them, but that changed when the monastery was attacked. Returning from his daily training in the mountains, Zy ziv came back to the sight of the monastery on fire. He rushed towards it with the thought of his brother. He found the monastery trashed and in cinders. He immediately went and talked to the survivors, seeking information on the events that took place and the whereabouts of his brother. The survivors told him to go to one of the masters that survived because he was the one that was keeping tabs on the survivors. With a pain in his heart, he was told that his brother was taken.

From his inquiries, he learned of the creatures from the infernal plains that destroyed the monastery and took his brother, the reason for which was unknown. In his efforts to find his brother, he was sent to the grandmaster who performed plane shift on him to send him to the infernal plains. Throughout his travels, he was exposed to malicious creatures, and his attitude slowly turned more unkind. After three years had gone by, he came across a clue that his brothers was sent back to the material plane. With no regards to his safety, he stole a scroll that could teleport him to the material plane. In his sights was Eden, a settlement in a place he had never heard of from stories past. Regardless, Zy Ziv was intent on finding clues to his brother's location. In his mind, he needed power and would do whatever it took to find his long lost brother.