Originator of Character: Maggie Fulton
Name: Raikan (formerly Warspear) After the Hostage
Crisis, takes the name Looks Twice.
Soulname: Raikan
Sex: Male
Generation/Approx. age: 30th/36 years? Currently alive? 4th millenium
Original Tribe: Brightcolor/Hidden Valley
Hair color/length/style: dark auburn hair; bushy, short at neck;
parted at side, bangs tend to fall slightly in front of his eyes.
Eyes: light blue-grey Skin: Medium brown
Height: 4'0"
Build: Well-muscled but slender.
Voice: Pleasant tenor, often sounds amused. Sings well.
Physical attributes: Lithe movements, open gestures
Parents' names: Lionclaw (father) and Desertwind (mother)
Siblings: Arrowflight (sister) and Sidewinder (brother)
First cousins: TBD
Current mate: Attracted to Shadaln, though it's not certain if
either of them have done anything about it yet
Recognized? No
Previous mates:
Children: May act as adoptive father to Shadaln's daughter Ciddara
Closest friends:
Special talent: Sending and floating
Skills: Hunting, fishing, trapping; some herblore; warrior's
skills; first
aid; hawkriding.
Hobbies: Camping, swimming, race running, games of skill (with
maybe a bet on the side), target archery, wood carving and wood inlay.
Weapons: Spear/javelin, sword, knife, bow and arrow, traps
Bondbeasts: Hawk
Jewelry worn: Armband, tiny hoop earring (right ear), nipple
rings. [Hawkrider's ruby nose ring?]
Outfits most often worn: Closefitting pants, knee-high boots.
Wear shirts loose and open or wears a vest or tunic that shows off his
body jewelry.
Other info:
Born in the Hidden Valley to Brightcolor Desert parents, Raikan
was raised in the conventional Brightcolor way and taught the arts of war
by his father, Lionclaw, a tribal war leader. As a child, Raikan
admired his strict traditionalist father and emulated his way of life.
As he grew older, though,he noticed that other elves, and the Exiles in
particular, led more sophisticated, interesting, and freer lives than his
tribe. The Deathwater Falls elves were entertaining, friendly people
and hardly worth his father's derision--besides, they had fine-looking
women.... Gradually, he began to
rebel against his father's old-fashioned customs. The old ways
were fine for the Brightcolor Desert, but this is the Hidden Valley!
What's wrong with having a little fun?
Carefree and outgoing, Raikan has adopted the Exile's "decadence" in an experimental, devil-may-care manner. He doesn't care if the Exiles are High Ones or not--they're the way of the future. If they didn't already exist, he feels, someone would have to invent them. While he would hardly go as far as Redmane in imitating the High Ones physically, he has abandoned his Brightcolor Desert name, Warspear, in favor of his soulname in imitation (he believes) of the High Ones. Raikan makes a conscious effort to refine his manners, tastes, and accent. While Raikan may have abandoned his tribe's ways, he has not lost his warrior's spirit. In battle he is fierce and brave, which he proved often in the days when he raided with his tribe. He is extremely loyal to his close friends and considers their battles--physical or spiritual--as his own.
Raikan undergoes a shock when the Hidden Valley's attack on the Tower turns out not to be the glorious dashing battle of his dreams. Later, during the Hostage Crisis, he is assigned to New Hope as one of the tribute collectors and undergoes a crisis of conscience, eventually changing sides and fighting on New Hope's side during the final battle.
Elves: Likes in general.
Humans: They're an okay bunch.
Trolls: Doesn't know any personally, but you know the stories
folks tell....
Preservers: Huh?