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Naka Laurent is the second child of Sondra and Jur Laurent. For over two decades, these two were the closest thing to a party couple that had come out of Artshall for some years. They were a highly social couple and traveled extensively about Arvum, particularly the Oathlands, seeing impressive sights, enjoying local cuisines and making friends along the way. At first glance, this activity would not seem to be the sort of thing that would receive support from the famously humble and duty-oriented Laurent family, but, in addition to this, Duke Edmund Laurent was a patient and perceptive man. It was a minor but noticeable effect of all this swanning about that diplomatic relations slightly improved due to the proliferation of this network of loose friendships. And, so, they continued their travels throughout the years, bringing their children along. It must have been an extrovert's dream. Naka Laurent wouldn't know. Naka read a lot of books. He was not a difficult or unpleasant child, just not often present in a sense beyond the merely physical. He was simply not one to voluntarily take center stage, a child of destiny, a heroic figure in modern times with potential blazing forth for all to see. Of course, there's nothing particularly wrong in that for most people, and plodding along is a serviceable way to cover some ground. Bright but not brilliant, genial but not inspiring, and largely undistinguished physically as well, Naka sampled from life as from a buffet, without ever really finding a niche to excel in; without ever feeling a real need to try to do so. He did develop a wide-ranging education, however, which could be an asset of its own in some circumstances. Of all his family, he was the one most likely to be unnoticed, left to his own devices, for which he was typically grateful rather than resentful. In the wake of the Siege of Arx, Sondra and Jur greatly reduced their travels, largely due to a general perception of increased danger in that particular activity. With them now somewhat safely ensconsed in Artshall, Naka took himself to Arx. Over the years, his curiosity had led him to develop some vaguely scholarly skills, and he put these to use on several solitary research projects. In the time since, he has filled in many of the gaps in his education and become a Scholar of Vellichor. He can often be found in solitude in various places throughout Arx, particularly often in the Botanical Gardens, Menagerie, Hall of Heroes, the Archives or the Vellichorian Academy. Some people that have sought him out have even allowed that it might be worth the effort, under certain circumstances.

Naka is lean and pleasantly, as opposed to strikingly, handsome. He possesses an easy demeanor and an engaging, if tentative, grin. His personal style in fashion and grooming tends to the haphazard rather than the precise, with layered clothing of varied styles and fabrics setting off his dark, slightly and studiously unkempt hair and everpresent stubble.

Naka doesn't completely lack drive and focus; it just seems that way, set against the backdrop of centuries of House Laurent industry. While he does not want for energy, he certainly is not notably organized in thought or action. He is mild, earnest and pleasant, though, and possessed of a quiet wit that often turns towards the self-deprecating. He tends to play to his weaknesses instead of hiding them, without posturing or self-loathing. One of those weaknesses seems to be the sheer difficulty he presents to others in discovering whether he's ultimately more of a flippant goofball or a sage wise beyond his years, as he frequently displays traits of either, if not outright flopping back and forth between the two. Overall, he's a hopeful, curious fellow, comfortable with his own thoughts, who tries to choose whether to share or subdue those thoughts based on his perception of the wishes of those surrounding him at the time.