Amherst, Ten of Diamonds

[Old Gobbo]

[glow=red,2,300]Amherst[/glow]
[glow=red,2,300]The Guardian[/glow]

Biped Form



Animal Form



ID: SD472
Name: Amherst
Suit: Diamonds
Rank: Ten
Gender: Male
Animal: Bird (Raven/Emu)
Region: Benyan Riverlands
Dealer: Old Gobbo

Notes:
This fine young man is a fit and gentile person, with a hint of the lilting accent of the Mid-Range. His parents were an odd mix; a pure Emu Mid-Ranger and a Raven Mid-Range/Benyan mix. They never expected a pure Benyan, but it made very little difference in his upbringing in the Mid-Range culture aside from Coat color; he knows little to nothing about the actual Benyan his colors hail from.

His father was a rather adept pike-man and was a member of the guard of honor to one of the four remaining royal families in the Realm. Trained alongside his father with the halberd since he was ten, he is rather good with it, though he strongly abides by the honor code drilled into all Mid-Rangers from birth.

His father was recently killed by a rogue band of Solandrians and his mother died shortly after from heartbreak, prompting his move to the Capital.
His legs are far stronger than a Raven's should be and the toes very dexterous and flexible, his beak is also thicker and heavier than a Raven's, a throwback to his Emu heritage and is thick enough to rattle skulls without rattling his own. He also has a small mutation of two fully opposable thumbs on the insides of his wings.

Basic Magical Ability: He can act charismatic and persuasive at times, whether or not he actually has the natural charm and grace to pull it off.

Moderate Magical Ability: When activated, he can decipher up to two languages of the player's choosing. These languages are in addition to the common tongue and the Diamond house language.

[Old Gobbo]

Breed:
Birds are a common enough breed, and seen fairly often across the Realms. They are a far cry from hard to find, yet slightly rarer than a Feline or Canine. Though Marshlands tend not to be a breed-wide favorite, there is not currently a Realm where this breed does not exist or is not welcomed. Birds can be anything from predatory to a common sparrow, the wide array of variations within them and their incredible difference from many other species gives them a flair for the exotic and makes for interesting mixes. Not quite as adaptable, Birds are much more difficult to find in colder and/or wetter climates. Though they can be found in any Realm does not mean it is easy to locate them there. Finding a member of this species on the Solandrian Glacier is nearly impossible and very few actually inhabit the Mid-Range, though a greater number have taken up in the Sorgaire, it is still less common to find one in the mountains or in the Golfam, than it is to locate one in the Villa or Yarrow.

Rank:
Fives, Sixes, and Sevens are the most commonly found members of society and are seen as the "middle class". Since there are so many of them, they are seen as the "norm" and feel that there is nothing wrong with their lot in life if they remain where they are. They tend to be pleased with life and can get mediocre jobs as higher-end servants in the Courts, living their lives comfortably in the average end of society. Higher-ups may still look down on them, but they can all feel justified in gossiping about that moronic snot at dinner or with the neighbors.

Suit:
As a rule, Diamonds are uncommon but not too difficult to come by. They are on the upper end of society due to their Suit, with practically no stigmas against them. Aside from a healthy dose of allotted arrogance. A Diamond has respect in society naturally; even if their Card number is on the smaller end of the scale, the fact that it is a Diamond will lift it above the other "lower" cards. Being born as a Diamond is normally a celebrated event and the child will probably have an easier life as far as eligibility for employment and easier jobs are considered. Basic Diamond abilities lend to them the incredibly charismatic flair of the businessman. Many Diamonds find their way into the entrepreneurial side of things and most will say that management and engineering of sorts are to their liking. Aside from simple charm, their insightful nature and a predisposition for learning has led to quite a number, and a reputation, of snobbish and highly intellectual Diamonds. Though don't let this fool you, not all Diamonds are intelligent and resourceful...just as not all Clubs are dim and thick, you can easily have a dim Diamond. The Diamond court boasts the largest library outside of Esterberry and many of its inhabitants (even the guards) and almost painfully knowledgeable when compared to members of the other Courts on the whole. While incredible intelligence certainly isn't par for the course with the entire Suit, the reputation often leads parents to school their children more strictly and make more desperate attempts to keep up with expectations society might have for them, thus perpetuating the tendency for a Suit-wide high intellect.

The Diamond symbol, the Fang, refers to their cunning and sharp, biting turns of phrase. Their uncanny intelligence and tendency toward snideness and power gives the Suit a reputation for being fangy. The fang is also normally represented a as serpent’s fang; due to their knack with charisma and bribery, they usually revel in their snake-like stereotype.

[Old Gobbo]

Has met:
Marsallo Binx
Molly
Josephine
Remi
Felix
Resta [NPC]
Eir
Joel
Officer Fetu
Victor
Tripsei
Geronimo

Is loyal to:
None

Considers a friend:
Linnea

Considers an enemy:
None

Current employer:
Sabe

[Old Gobbo]

Small bag of Coins:
Once a week, they are now able to cause a person to fully and completely believe that they are bankrupt. Completely. The victim will, for a full 12 hours, be under the impression that they have lost everything they own and will think of themselves as destitute and desperate for money, regardless of what others may try to tell them. Casting this spell, however, will cause a good amount of money (up to 100 dollars equivalent) to vanish from their own pocket or vault each time the spell is used.