[hider=Otios'yyia'thala][h1][u][color=ff9900]O[/color]tios'[color=ff9900]y[/color]yia'[color=ff9900]t[/color]hala[/u]__ _  _   _    _[/h1]
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[sub][h3][u]C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S[/u]__ _  _   _    _[/h3][/sub]
[i]At first glance, Otios looks like somebody who might live much more on the street than he might do in a proper house. His blonde, medium-length hair is a mess barely maintained well enough to keep out of his field of vision and his beard is not very friendly towards those trying to kiss him to say the least. He presents a rather grumpy facial expression by default when not actively trying to do otherwise and his amber eyes are a good addition to this for they are as much striking as their gaze is piercing. Maybe that's also because a black pupil is all the more distinguishable from all the pale skin around it.

Otios' ears are comparably mildly pointed and, combined with his hair covering them, do not provide much indication about his non-human nature. What does so a lot more however is the fact that he is no less tall than 7'3, well proportioned and outfitted with enough muscle to keep himself moving efficiently. So... a very lot, but since it also spreads out over such long limbs and such large areas it's neither blatantly visible nor does it give him that much of an excess of statically useable strength in the end. One probably just doesn't want him to step, or stumble, upon oneself however.

Otios'yyia'thala can probably best be described as the ultimate outcome of combining a Yasoi's typical, intrinsic greed for discovery and their hands-on mentality with a lot of a 'don't care' attitude he's been born with. There is no childhood in poverty, no tragic, sudden loss of a parent or any other kind of outside catastrophy, just the overruling desire to do things his way that, maybe, has fallen on very fertile soil  represented by some mishaps in his upbringing. Also it is just a lot easier to roam around on somebody else's private land and country if the very definition of 'private land and country' has never existed for oneself in the first place.

Behind all that stealing, ransacking and other unlawful doings to accumulate wealth is something very different than just spending all on booze, food and other short-lived benefits however. People have learned to use fire outside the realm of magic far longer ago than any book can tell. They have managed to erect giant cities from solid materials of any kind and the dream to fly like a bird in the air instead of just levitating by means of mana is a commonly accepted thing. When it comes to thunderstorms however all people know is fear and upon seeing two small metallic rocks repelling or attracting each other without any visible connection between them superstition is never far way. Otios sees electricity and magnetism as just another domain of nature both Humans and Yasoi, for some reason that has eluded him so far, have yet utterly failed to make proper, constructive use of for everyone. Nature itself has no mana, has it ? And yet it can make all of this happen, so it must be possible to do without magic, too. Unfortunately it has dawned upon Otios that even the simplest attempt to achieve a significant breakthrough in that matter might require more elaborate facilities than he could ever afford by conventional means, let alone standing against all those saying 'no' and 'that won't work!'.

Otios'yyia'thala, albeit certainly having caused a lot of outrage, crying or regret throughout his 'career', is far more focused on his personal gain than he is on affecting others with misery. He not just sees the profit of theft, but enjoys the very act of doing it. Yet on the other hand he has not killed any of those he has taken from so far and preferred escape and second try in place of spreading serious injury. The latter has happened here and there though when cornered or just pressed too hard. In fact, upon noticing that an item obtained actually has been far more useless and boring than anticipated, Otios has actually returned some of them for the sake of having fun getting in and out twice -- and the feeling of not having caused harm without also having caused someone's, his, benefit.

When not 'busy', he can most often be seen in one of two places: the local tavern endulging himself and trying to wash away unwanted memories by means of alcohol, or seeking lonelyness or at least the presence of only his closest friends in order to enter a more meditative state, thinking about future plans and the broad, far away goals of himself. One can safely judge his freelancing lifestyle to be comparably difficult to get along with, but those who have managed to not only gain his friendship, but also take the brunt of his rather exquisite job, have always been able to count on his loyality and intelligence.[/i]

[sub][h3][u]B A C K G R O U N D[/u]__ _  _   _    _[/h3][/sub]
Starting in AOZ12, Otios' life has not looked like being up to a vigorous start at first. His parents had already reached an unusually high age for giving birth to a child, even by Yasoi standards, so they had also already been well past the point of having to prove themselves. Malicious gossip has it that, in hindsight, this has been the root cause for Otios' derailing: Without seeing the need for a lot of adventure for themselves, Otios' parents also didn't see the need for such a thing in their only son until they could no longer hold back his growing desires and ambitions. From that point onwards overcompensation set in and the young, utterly inexperienced and not very socialized Otios' was set up for mistaking his sudden freedom with the allowance to do just everything he wanted. A miracle it's merely been becoming a thief and not the worst, cold-blooded killer the world has ever seen!

Whether this gossip is true or just rubbish ? His parents of course oppose any such accusations, and he himself does not really care or is just way too far away to pick them up in the first place. He has moved out of the Yasoi heartland several years ago for humans have just been a target looking easier and less dangerous because, again, they're much further away from where any bad word about him might actually matter and more remote regions are statistically bound to yield more interesting results than one's neighbourhood. Another thing worth mentioning might be that there are also those people who actually approve his doings once they get to know about them. Which poor man feeling left behind and exploited by all those snobs, corrupt merchants, egoistic nobles and unworldly mayors wouldn't approve such a nonchalant reversal in the flow of wealth, especially if part of said wealth might suddenly end up in his own hands in exchange for nothing more than a small favor ? Just feeling easier with humans, though Otios has never really tried that extensively within the boundaries of his own kind to have a real comparison.

Speaking of 'get to know', he so far has been pretty successful in keeping everything on a 'need to know' basis -- and any officials certainly don't need to know. He has a clean slate though he also can't rule out the possibility that some of those he has left behind might just be too clever to tell him they already know and instead could just be waiting for the right moment to strike back. It's the hazard of his profession and if breaking out of jail should have to be added to his list, then so be it.

Why should he ever report to the king for the sake of the nation though ? The answer is simple: There's nothing so well suited to forge unlikely bonds like a common enemy -- and aside from that just how incredibly less dignifying would it be to steal from those whom even the primitives regard as primitives: those barbarians of the South! Otios accepts that he might have to put aside his current creeds for the sake of the greater good and ultimately his own, long-term future. Last but not least any considerable contribution to an overall success of Parrence would weigh heavily against any future accusations that could come up against himself, be it for things already done or still to come.

[sub][h3][u]I N V E N T O R Y[/u]__ _  _   _    _[/h3][/sub]
[i]❖ Two silver staffs of medium length with steel caps on their ends. They are pretty much just bolted on tightly and easy to remove and replace with others of the same or different shape. A seemingly harmless duo of identical tools that serves the purpose of conducting current in and out of potentially super-heated things without burning one's own hands. They can be used as clubs or levers, too.
❖ A small crossbow with a rope and grappling hook.
❖ Sturdy leather armor with very little metallic components included
❖ A thick fur cloak, just in case the weather turns cold and ugly
❖ Everyday necessities such as some spare food, water and a bedroll
❖ Candles
❖ Set of lockpicks
❖ A riding horse by the name of [i]Sakar[/i], even though, at his size, Otios'yyia'thala looks a bit weird on such a beast. He doesn't care though as long as it's a faster getaway than he can do on his own feet[/i]

[sub][h3][u]T H E   G I F T[/u]__ _  _   _    _[/h3][/sub]
[i]Five wheels rating: 4

Favored school: Thunder

Blood type: Thunderchild

Otios prefers low-energy applications as long as possible and can often be seen (or rather not seen) trying to invent new methods of doing things right in the field: Can this small lock be melted away by sending too much current through it ? Or can it be sorta welded together so this door cannot be opened behind his back anymore ? Can one make these sets or armor put up for the sake of decoration rattle to cause some distraction ? Or is it true that pretty much everyone is worried about his or her steps causing noise, but pretty much noone knows that their very steel breastplate or longsword causes a small distortion in the otherwise perfectly aligned magnetic field of the world itself that can be picked up ? And it can be almost disturbingly easy to incapacitate somebody if he can just get his fingers onto said somebody's skin in the right place.

Under enough pressure or if the situation just makes it too much of a viable option however Otios can do far less subtle, too. Variable magnetism induces current into metallic things without touching them, current produces heat, heat sets fire to buildings and persons. So one can set at least some things on fire without hurling an actual, terribly big and noisy flame at them and even through barriers that don't hinder magnetic flow -- how great is that ? Or just send a damn, demonstrative thunderbolt if somebody calls him out as 'slow and boring as a snail' again!

That is as far as his inclination towards the realm of electromagnetism goes. Otios is aware of the fact that he might have some significant talent with the more dubious magical art commonly called 'Blood' as well, but neither does his general desire not to spread harm without second thought allow him to just draw such an exquisite resource from other living beings, nor has his lifestyle so far allowed him to do any extensive studies yet. So, to sum things up, he does not have any real repertoire in that respect yet, just potential. Also there is one thing he could always happily manipulate without angering his own conscience: his own body.[/i]

[sub][h3][u]S T R E N G T H S   &   S K I L L S[/u]__ _  _   _    _[/h3][/sub]
❖ [i]Maybe his most important strength is his wit[/i]
❖ [i]Should wit not help though, he has a very high magical capacity and skill he can put to both constructive and obliterative use[/i]
❖ [i]Stealth, not necessarily only in terms of moving himself but also with regard to aspect such as temporarily disabling or even killing persons without causing a mess[/i]
❖ [i]His Yasoi background and physiology makes him quite good at acts of acrobatics such as climbing, jumping and using ropes or similar things. Actually much better than the uneducated onlooker might suspect at first.[/i]

[sub][h3][u]W E A K N E S S E S   &   F L A W S[/u]__ _  _   _    _[/h3][/sub]
❖ [i]A considerable portion of his repertoire more or less depends on the situation. For example said lock might just be too thickly built to heat up enough without spending absurd amounts of energy into the necessary current, or the whole building might contain too much iron to distinguish magnetic distortions caused by an actual persons's gear from those caused by irrelevant junk.[/i]
❖ [i]Otios does know that the double-edged side of a sword is actually meant to go into your opponent's wobbly gut and not into your holding hand, but that's pretty much for it. He has never received any real training with swords, maces or whatever other melee weaponry that is so commonly around.[/i]
❖ [i]Otios is not exactly flimsily built and a very heavy man by means of sheer height alone already, but one has to consider the fact that all of his muscle also spreads out over all of his height so he is neither particularly strong nor particularly fast.[/i]
❖ [i]Might be a bit hard to socialize with.[/i]

[sub][h3][u]C O L O U R   C O D E   &   O T H E R[/u]__ _  _   _    _[/h3][/sub]
❖ [i]The middle name 'yyia' is the brainchild of a few of his Yasoi friends from back in his youth. They deemed the name 'Otios'thala' to be on the borderline of being a tongue twister, so they thought that the addition of something complicated might do the trick and cause people to knot their own tongues together while trying to spell it. They put their idea to the trial with sort of an inofficial 'contest' and the sheer intensity with which Otios extended name was inadvertently maimed, butchered, abused or completely missed vocally by quite a bunch of people convinced them that he had the right to bear this addition for a lifetime.[/i]
❖ [i]The pronounciation of his name is a little ambiguous: The parts 'Otios' and 'Thala' have a pretty straightforward phonation that is no different from other words such as 'otiose' (the adjunct) or 'thallium' (the metal). For 'yyia' however there is no such thing as a real rule in the Yasoi language for it is an artificial construct primarily designed to be complicated as descripted in the previous paragraph. Most people instinctively go for something like 'Heya', just without the H and a lot of emphasis on the 'e' however.[/i]
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