Name: Sir Isaac Dorovich

Age: 23

Race: Human, with a bit of human blood mixed in on his mother's side. Some call him a snake.

Gender: Male

Appearance: As a man from the higher classes of the world, Sir Isaac carries himself with pride, standing at his full height of 6'2" with no slouch in his posture. His wavy, prematurely greyed hair is kept neat yet long, with the bangs kept to the sides to frame his facial features. His paler-than-normal complexion emphasize his piercing golden eyes, which reflect his lust for power and wealth. His dainty, pointed nose and thin lips belie his noble heritage.

Also speaking of his noble heritage are his clothes. Sewn of fine silks and linings by one of the finest tailors in Coake, the dark colors of his outfit contrast beautifully with his skin and hair. His coat is decorated with golden lining and embroidery, removing any doubt of Isaac's supposed standing among the classes of Coake. The dark grey silken robe worn beneath that merely serves to hide whether he is wearing the muffled chainmail he uses for protection on excursions. Finally, his black trousers are tucked neatly into his tall and tough black leather boots, which are lined with golden silks themselves.



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Nature: Sir Isaac is every bit the shrewd businessman that a black market salesman needs to be. He is known throughout the "underworld" for his reliability and skill. He has a rebellious streak, which is what led him to his current profession. Some may find his matter-of-fact, all-business manner when working to be cold or even abrasive, though to him he's merely being "detached". Those who have gotten onto his bad side find he is quick to take up his trusty spear. However...

A few mannerisms remain from the days of his high-class upbringing. He conducts himself with an air of elegance that makes him stand out from those outside the inner district. Those lucky enough to be on good terms with him find he's quite the pacifist, as he frequently moans about times he is forced to use force. So long as he's given the respect he believes he deserves, he is happy to return the favor.

Backstory:
Sir Isaac was born to a wealthy noble family in the city of Jeorvo. His family spared no expense in his education, sending him to the college in Jeorva as soon as he was old enough to attend. There he learned a great many truths of the world, though none were as valuable in his mind as those he learned in alchemical classes. Something just seemed to click for him, and both he and his teachers were startled by his aptitude for the subject. The professors were certain that Isaac had a bright future ahead of him.

However, the future was not so kind. During Sir Isaac's fourteenth year of life, disaster struck the Dorovich clan. Like the other wealthy families of Jeorvo, Sir Isaac's parents decided to move the family's home from Jeorvo to Frel while Sir Isaac studied at college. During the journey, they were accosted by a group bandits that quickly disposed of the hired bodyguards and Sir Isaac's parents, then looted their fortune from the caravan. When Sir Isaac received the news, he was stricken; his whole life had been shattered in a nightmare of brutality. His professors offered to let him study for a year free, but Sir Isaac chose to head home and see what he could salvage of his family's wealth.

When he arrived in his home he found it being burglarized. Isaac, then a man of pure scholarship, had no way to defend himself from their blades nor stop them from taking what they wanted. Thus, he uttered four words that changed his life forever: "Let me join you." The group, surprised, took him in when he told his story. It turned out that the group was part of a crime syndicate which ran a sort of black market in the city, procuring valuables and contraband for their clients. They taught him the ins and outs of the job from the ground up, taking him with them as they stole everything from jewels to rare animal eggs. At age 16 the merchant he procured goods for began to teach him the skills needed for fencing them on the black market proper, such as finding clients, setting up trade locations, and negotiation tactics.

By age 21, Sir Isaac had a booming business in the black market, handling both the procurement and sale of goods himself. He had built a strong name for himself with his service guarantee and results. Only one of his orders ever went unfulfilled, and that due to special circumstances. A client approached him and requested a peculiar stone and a number of research journals find their way out of the possession of an old man deep in the third district and into the client's hands. Sir Isaac agreed (after more than doubling the client's price) and began his work as normal.

In the old man's home, things quickly became paranormal. The old man was bedridden when Sir Isaac arrived and held the stone in his hands. After a short conversation, the man requested that Sir Isaac destroy the stone and protect the research from thieves, not realizing why Sir Isaac had visited, then promptly died of old age. Upon reading the research, Sir Isaac decided that it would be far more valuable to do as the man had requested, destroying the stone and keeping the research. He justified the action through his client's mistake: the client attempted to short-change Sir Isaac, resulting in the black market itself voiding the transaction and silencing the client.

Contained within the journals was a plethora of information on alchemy. The knowledge contained in the pages was far beyond anything he'd learned at the college in Jeorva. By incorporating them into his alchemical front business, he began to turn enough profit to lessen his black market dealings. He does, however, maintain a positive and mutually beneficial relationship with the black market that spared his life and helped him find his new calling: to rebuild his family's greatness.

Goal(s): As a former member of the nobility, Sir Isaac seeks only to find his way back into the upper echelons of society. He intends to reach this end by whatever means he finds necessary, up to and including dethroning a king or two. Of course, as a businessman, he would greatly prefer negotiation over the use of force.

Inventory:

• Alchemical Supplies
  
  
  
  • Mortar and Pestle
  • Glass Jars w/ Labels
  • Apron, Gloves, and Eye Shield
  • A supply of alchemical ingredients
  • Tinderbox
  • Research Journals
• Spear (Bei)
• Muffled Chainmail
• An assortment of pre-prepared poisons and antidotes

Elise stands an average height of five feet and three inches, adorning black raven hair and blue, almost piercing, eyes. At first, her curves and manner of walk is both telling and confusing, giving off femininity as well as confidence and purpose. Despite some parts of her personality, she is rather fit and toned, giving way to lean muscles and a noticeable grace to her steps. It's also note-worthy that most of her skin is free from scars regardless of her profession, but if one looks close enough, you can see the faintest of lines all across her body.

As far as clothing goes, when she is branding her sword and expecting trouble, she wears custom tailored adventuring gear. It sports some very light plates, several pockets for survival equipment, and a small chain mail between layers of cloth on her torso. This gives her more protection than leather armor while still offering about the same amount of mobility. Outside of this, she often wears simple shirts, skirts, or short dresses, showing off her more feminine side.


Elise is a peculiar individual. While it isn't hard to peg her down as an introvert and passive type of personality, at the same time she boasts a rather solid confidence and strive for adventure. This can only mean that something is consistently driving her forward, despite the wants and needs to simply curl next to a fire with a good book. Indeed, she is intelligent in her own way that manifests in unusual ways of thinking and planning and yet has the discipline to put herself on the line to accomplish her goals.

Besides this, she is a friendly sort of person, despite some quirks that are hard to truly pinpoint. She has learned to become more social and has no issues approaching others if she needs to. Most would describe her aura as gentle and determined, refusing to be anyone but herself whether others approve or not. Lastly, she is by far a romantic at heart, however her past life has given her a pessimistic view on anything ever happening.


Born in Jeorva to a scholarly mother and father who had raped her. Elise's childhood was never what you'd call easy, despite having a roof over her head, clothes on her back, and food on her plate. One could have all the material possessions needed to live and still be starved of love and affection, and this is exactly what the young girl had to endure for most of her life. Her mother only did as much as she needed to keep the girl alive, otherwise hiding away in her study of stars, disgusted by the sight of her own daughter - a constant reminder of what happened. This resulted in giving the girl low confidence and paired with her natural introverted nature, she had the hardest time even making friends when she was little. Instead, she turned inwards and buried herself in tales of legends and myths.

The consistent barrage of attacks to the kingdom as a whole only made it easier for the young girl to daydream and fantasize about doing something - anything to stop people from hurting. In her naive youth, she thought perhaps this would help her mother from hurting and finally earn her love, but it wasn't long before she learned better. Still, she had an unusual talent for having a good heart and still kept a hold of her dreams to help the lands one day.

As she grew into a young teenager, she began to find herself in the library more than she did at home, often studying the elven prophecies that had been recorded. She had become one of the few to believe in something better than this miserable life of death and hate and for that, she was also scorned and cast aside by most others. This was an especially hard time in her life as she fought against the society norm of women and men being together, instead finding herself increasingly attracted to other women. Still, she pressed on towards her goal in spite of these drawbacks.

Eventually she decided it best to learn how to fight, figuring the best way to help everyone was to try and decipher where the elves had gone and find out what she could about the prophecies. It took her much longer than she had hoped for though, most scoffing at a young girl wanting to wield blades, but she eventually ran into a blade master who saw that spark of determination in her eyes - it also helped that the blade master was a woman herself.

For the next several years, Elise spent every moment under her mentorship and every other moment researching clues to the possible whereabouts of the elves, sadly to little avail. Still her mentor taught her six days a week, not demanding one ounce of gold but instead every ounce of her resolve, simply content with the idea that another woman would be able to defend herself and others at the disapproval of men. It took years and the student and teacher even hit a rough patch, in where Elise admitted some amount of feelings for her mentor only to be rejected. None-the-less, Elise had won over one of the most renown swordsman in the lands either by chance or fate and took every advantage she could of the time spent.

During her twenty-second year, her master finally sat her down and explained that there was nothing else to teach. Elise needed to go out into the world and only then could her skill improve, but meeting each obstacle with knowledge and adaptability. Luckily, despite her status as a woman, her skill surpassed most knights and this gave her the opportunity to enroll herself in many contracts; being a mercenary, part of a fighter's guild, and adventurer. She had finally reached the goal she set herself up as a child so many years ago - now the only thing she needed to do was find the elves and seek out answers.


The first is obvious, in that she wishes to find the elves and their prophecies in hopes that she can find more information. Beyond this, she wants to stop the evil that is happening across the lands, bringing some measure of peace back to the people. Lastly, a lofty goal in her mind, she wants to find love.

Inventory
• Masterwork Short Sword
• Custom made adventurer outfit
• Tinderbox
• Parchment & Quill
• Some non-adventuring shirts, skirts, and dresses
• Waterskin
• Rope
• Grappling Hook
• Hunting Knife