Aurelian Valardin
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| Aurelian Valardin | |
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| Social Rank | 3 |
| Fealty | Valardin |
| House | Valardin |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 22 |
| Religion | Pantheon |
| Vocation | Scholar |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Hair Color | Dirty-Blonde |
| Eye Color | Strikingly Pale Blue |
| Skintone | Bronzed/Tanned |
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| Parents | Alareon Valardin |
| Siblings | Malorie Valardin, Tristram Valardin |
| Uncles/Aunts | Patrice Valardin, Saladin Zaffria, Eleni Valardin, Dayne Valardin, Selennia Valardin, Radley Valardin, Bernh Valardin |
| Cousins | Edain Valardin, Alis Valardin, Isabeau Valardin, Vance Valardin, Tabitha Valardin, Valen Valardin, Beaumont Valardin, Sophie Valardin, Katarina Valardin, Umay Valardin, Mercedes Valardin, Zara Valardin |
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Description
Standing at five feet eleven inches (1.8 meters), this young man looks to be in his early twenties with bronzed skin, dirty-blonde hair, and strikingly pale blue eyes. His skin tone appears to be the result in time spent outdoors rather than nature, and his hair is left at jaw-length but well groomed and clean.
Personality
A generally calm and logical man, he is a scholar known for seeking out mysteries and knowledge lost in the fire of The Great Fire of Arx so it can be rediscovered.
Background
First cousin to the head of House Valardin, Aurelian had a happy childhood, and used to run around the castle pretending to be a knight slaying monsters and demons, looking to be well set on the path to becoming a knight when he grew older. That would change one day when the boy was four, while on a trip through the countryside he and those guarding him were attacked by bandits.
The boy was taken prisoner, though no ransom demand was made as a few days later he was rescued by members of his family. After being returned to his family he was a very different person. He grew quiet whenever the abduction was brought up, he'd grow sad and sometimes would even cry. To this day it isn't known what happened but it clearly traumatized the lad.
After the early trauma Aurelian showed more and more disinterest in matters related to violence and war, instead growing more and more serious and thoughtful. For this reason it was no surprise when he decided to seek study with the priesthood, a fate his parents felt was more than suitable as he could serve the realm in a way that wouldn't require him to relive past harm.
After becoming an Acolyte Aurelian joined the ranks of the Scholars. By the age of sixteen he was elevated to the rank of full Scholar and started to go on expeditions alone or with fellow scholars with the desire to rediscover the knowledge lost during the Great Fire of Arx.
At the age of twenty tragedy struck again, while at an expedition Shav forces attacked and resulted in The Tragedy of Sanctum and the death of several of his cousins and those loyal to House Valardin. Today he continues in his efforts to rediscover what was lost, and honor his family and the faith in the process.
