DreamsFeb 07, 2017Feb 07, 2017 at 04:34 AM
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Fitting Songs: Jekyll And Hyde - Five Finger Death Punch | Part Of The Pack - Adrian Von Zeigler | The Unforgiven - Metallica | Wherever I May Roam - Metallica | Of Wolf And Man - Metallica | Let Go - Adema | Weathered - Creed | Wolf Blood - Adrian Von Zeigler
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His entire body has markings all over the place. From markings that resemble Dark Brotherhood (the hands) on his torso (though they are not their markings), to various markings that go up his chest, over his arms, down his legs and even onto his feet. All are tattoos - except the ones on his face. What is seen on his face, is painted on every day and removed every night.
He's also prone to dying his armor random colors. Usually colors mimicking his surroundings to allow him to pass through easier.
He's a neutral type. Laid back, and fairly easy going, he usually don't take interest in most things around him. Just a very... aloof and passive type. Kind and caring and very easy going. Even the type to playfully brush off jabs at his height. He'd take his cloak off his own back to give to another if he knew it meant they would be warm. He'd do anything for a friend or family member. Always there for them if he can be. If he found out that his family needed him, as much as he'd be unhappy about going back, he would return to Valenwood for them.
He's protective and loving. Although he's also prone to worrying about people he's close to when there's danger or when something's not right. Or if they become wounded.
When he hunts, he shows respect to nature.. Only taking what he needs. And even offering a small prayer for the animals he kills. And thanking them for giving their body to nourish not only himself, but those he brings the food back for. - That said, Callio is very connected to nature. And has a strong bond with it. The forest is as much his home and shelter, as it is his friend. He is very respectful to the forest and the creatures within. He will not, under any circumstance, hunt for pure sport. Nor will he damage the forest willingly. What he gathers for fire wood, is wood already on the ground. Fallen timber. The ashes, after they cool, he'll spread to allow for future trees to grow. A werewolf, sure.. and the fact stands that he did break the Green Pact, but he still holds respect for the forest and the lands that he travels through.
However, on the same flip of the coin.. He's got a vindictive streak in him a mile long. Harm those he cares for, do anything that results in their pain.. Be it phsyical or emotional, he will make sure the one responsible pays. Usually by tracking the person responsible down, stalking them so he can get them alone, and forcing them to feel exactly what they dished out to those he cares for.. A dose of their own medicine, if you will.
There's a few things worth mentioning beyond this.. And those are his likes and so on.
Likes: Reading | Sleeping | Drinking | Hunting | Fishing | Knowledge | Sparring / Fighting | Men & Women | Pranks | Being Out In Nature
Dislikes: Being Cooped Up | Idiots | Jabs at his height | Feeling Weak | Harm To The Forest | His Brother | His Past
Strengths: Stubborn | Fearless.. to a point | Strength - He's small, but can hold his own | Friendly | Outgoing | Good Sense Of Humor
Weaknesses: Seizures | Breathing Problems | Extremely Vindictive | Pride | Stubbornness - Just as much a strength as a weakness | Short-Tempered | Socially Awkward | Thick Headed - One can flirt with him, or even attempt to sign a gesture.. and if he's not paying full attention, he won't get it.
He's got a hard time asking for help with anything. It's because of this, he tends to return from whatever he's been up to for the day, either fairly bruised up, or hurt/bandaging wounds. He's a friendly guy though. Don't let his temper and pride fool you. He's a good guy. Willing to help those in need if he can. But he's no hero. He just does what is right.. Or at least, tries to.
- Please Note: Due to the spoilers of Callio's family, the family section has been placed in a large spoiler tag. Read at your own risk!
Hidden Cause Spoilers
Loril Matoto: Loril is Callio's mother. She was once a talented seamstress. But is now just a slobbering alcoholic, that spends her days sleeping around and drinking herself into a stupor. Her personality boarders on abusive most days. Though her whereabouts are unknown. And Callio believes she is dead.
Baerlos Matoto: Baerlos is Callio's father. He was once a hunter for the town of Silvenar. A loving father.. to a degree. At least that is what was on the surface. What was shown to his family. Under it though, he had a secret life. He was a murderer. Was responsible for various kidnappings around Malabal Tor, and the murders of those that went missing. He also had an affair on his wife. Even responsible for the murder of his wife's brother. Baerlos died however trying to get Loril out of the Valenwood. She survived, he wasn't so lucky.
Glooras Matoto: Glooras is Callio's older brother. There is no love loss between them. They hate each other. While Gloo believes Callio to be dead, Callio knows that Gloo yet lives. Though does his best to avoid his brother at all costs. Believing it better that he is believed dead. Prefering it, over being hunted.
Trien Forestthorn: Loril's older brother. He was a talented healer, and a very kind and caring man. Murdered at the hands of Baerlos, and framed for necromancy.
Nivrchel Roselake: Nivrchel was adopted some several years ago by Glooras, despite their parents wishes. Gloo took her in, and Callio tried to keep his distance. His turning werewolf however, caused both Gloo and Niv to attack. He has no desire to see her. Not that it matters. As he thinks she's dead.
Baerlos Matoto: Baerlos is Callio's father. He was once a hunter for the town of Silvenar. A loving father.. to a degree. At least that is what was on the surface. What was shown to his family. Under it though, he had a secret life. He was a murderer. Was responsible for various kidnappings around Malabal Tor, and the murders of those that went missing. He also had an affair on his wife. Even responsible for the murder of his wife's brother. Baerlos died however trying to get Loril out of the Valenwood. She survived, he wasn't so lucky.
Glooras Matoto: Glooras is Callio's older brother. There is no love loss between them. They hate each other. While Gloo believes Callio to be dead, Callio knows that Gloo yet lives. Though does his best to avoid his brother at all costs. Believing it better that he is believed dead. Prefering it, over being hunted.
Trien Forestthorn: Loril's older brother. He was a talented healer, and a very kind and caring man. Murdered at the hands of Baerlos, and framed for necromancy.
Nivrchel Roselake: Nivrchel was adopted some several years ago by Glooras, despite their parents wishes. Gloo took her in, and Callio tried to keep his distance. His turning werewolf however, caused both Gloo and Niv to attack. He has no desire to see her. Not that it matters. As he thinks she's dead.
His Past
15th Day, Last Seed - The final child would be welcomed into the Matoto family. Born two months early, he'd surprise the midwife when he came into the world, crying his little heart out. He only stopped crying when he was placed in his mother's arms. From there, he'd soon fall asleep. His parents would smile as they looked upon their boy, deciding to call him Callio Kie. And he'd get the family's last name. Ahead of him, he'd have an older brother, that was five. His father was a hunter, and his mother a drunk and a seamstress..Though mostly a drunk. His father was named Baerlos and his mother was named Loril.
Growing up was a somewhat easy time for the boy. Due to how early he had come into the world, his body was weak. But his parents loved him just the same. He and his brother didn't... exactly get along. Though as they grew together, they did try.
He learned to hunt, track and fish from his parents. His father taught him how to handle a sword and a shield while his mother taught him how to use a dagger and a bow. They were happy childhood memories for the boy. He grew up along side his brother, the two always finding mischief together as siblings often do. Though his brother was often the one to lead them head first into it. And of course, he grew up among the other village children. His best friend would be a girl from the village.
Due to his health conditions, he was denied hunting trips alone as he got older. Often times being forced to go with others, or to have others go with him.
He was seventeen when things changed. He and his brother would begin to grow apart. Their views being the biggest thing that would drive a rather large wedge between them. It really came to a crashing halt when Callio fell in love. A khajiit lad that had come to the area with a small baandari group, would be the one that Callio fell for. His name was Felix. Callio was let in on Felix's secret, and promised to keep it... Felix was a werewolf. The whole caravan was.
The khajiits were destructive though. When Gloo tried to open Callio's eyes to it, it only resulted in the brothers fighting more.
Sure, Cal's brother seen him as weak.. But add in the unshared views, and the fact that Cal was getting close to the Khajiit, Cal's brother just couldn't see the Khajiit as anything more than an intruder. It was to the point, that Cal's brother often tried to talk Callio into leaving the khajiit. It lead to the brothers often fighting to the point they had to be pulled apart. Often the pair drawing blood on each other.
When Callio admitted that he wanted to marry Felix someday, Gloo wasn't happy. His brother urged him to reconsider. Urged Cal to find a lass or a lad within the village, and not to go chasing, as he worded it, "a destructive hairball". Cal reacted to his brother's pleading, by punching his brother in the mouth.
The wedge between the brothers would only deepen. In this time, due to the stress, Cal would fall ill. His brother would use this. Pushing Cal harder than before. Trying to make him break through the use of brute force. In the end, it only served to make him worse off. Cal soon became denied hunting entirely. Told until he was better, he wasn't to leave the tree-pod. Later that night, Cal would slip out. He'd run away.
Search parties were sent in the morning, though he wasn't found. There was a reason no one could find. After running, Cal had gone to a shrine of Hircine. He'd pray to the daedric prince, begging for strength. Just, sick and tired of his brother's shenanigans. Tired of always being weak compared to him. Just.. all around angry. With everything. In a way, Hircine responded. Not directly persey.. But a werewolf would appear. Callio didn't get a chance to really respond. He was bitten and knocked out when he fell backwards.
He'd wake several days later in a run down shack. A place believed to be abandoned. Tending to him, would be an wood orc. She would explain to him that he had fallen and hit his head. She brought him here, worried for him. But also would explain that she had bitten him, having heard him pleading to the statue of Hircine.
While he knew she wasn't likely sent by him, he'd accept it as fate.. Accepting what was to come next. During the time he went through the transformation, he'd stay with her. By the following month, it was done. He was a lycan. And she'd allow him to leave, only after the fullmoon had come and gone. Wanting to be sure he'd not be a danger. She'd explain how to return to him, and what paths to take.. Just in case he needed her before allowing him to go.
He returned home, healthy and as hale as ever. Callio, not believing in keeping secrets, would reveal that he had changed. His parents thought they could possibly hide this secret from their Treethane. And would agree to do so. But again.. Callio's brother had other plans. He threatened Callio. Telling him if he didn't find a way to be cleansed, he'd turn him over to the Treethane. Callio refused. Because of this, while their parents slept, his brother would bind Callio to a chair, telling him that he'd turn him over to the Treethane in the morning, to await judgement. As he had broken the Green Pact.
Callio was left in a dark room after that. Though his brother was not still. In that time, Callio's brother would slip out.. Deciding to pay the khajiiti family a... visit.. A visit that resulted in a fight with the one that Callio loved. Cal's brother blamed the Khajiit. Blamed the Khajiit for Cal's stubborn behavior and more so for Cal allowing himself to be turned. Even though the Khajiit and his family had nothing to do with it.
In the scuffle, Callio's brother was badly wounded, and the khajiit had managed to escape. Just enough to get to where Cal was kept. The ropes were cut on Cal, Cal being set free. But it came at a price. Felix would later die due to the injuries he had gotten from Gloo. And the khajiit's family driven from the area by Callio's brother and a few of the brother's friends.
By morning, Callio would sever all ties with his family, and be gone. Though he did not leave without at least giving his beloved a proper burial. Callio would become a loner after that.. He made it a point to leave the Valenwood. He'd take to drifting, deciding to see the world. In leaving, he also wouldn't tell anyone else. He simply.. was gone. His childhood best friend and many others were left in the dark. This brings us to current day. To this day, Callio remains a drifter. He goes wherever he pleases, so long as it's nothing to do with returning to Valenwood.
In resent times, Call has found himself a home. Living in a cave, surrounded by mountains and sheer cliffs. The place being located deep in the swamps of Longhaven, in Greenshade.
Edited Jan 21, 2019 at 05:02 AM by 0
AelwynFeb 07, 2017