Spoiler: AlyphonseName: Lord Alyphonse Inegra Diaton
NickName: Alyph
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Profession: Trainee Apothecary and aspiring Alchemist
Skills:
Herbalist- Alyph has a wealth of knowledge about several different plants and funguses. While he may not be the most adept at handling or growing them, he has enough of a discerning eye to know what plants are poisonous and which are safe to consume or use.
Marksman- Alyph was never one for fighting up close, and as such chose to learn how to handle long range weaponry, though he is not the most accurate. He can hit most of his shots, though his farthest range is 120ft.
Medicine man- Alyph has an intense passion for medicine, most of which was self taught and practiced on the riff raff of the streets that normally couldn’t afford it.
Pickpocket- Probably his worst habit that he has gotten rather good at, Alyph has become a rather skilled pickpocket. He does not steal money or anything of value, mostly small trinkets and things of small worth to the person he is stealing from. He only views it as a challenge of what he can do.
Equipment: Alyph is almost always seen carrying a rather large haversack made of a deep green dyed leather and embroidered with saltsilk plant stalk embroidered on the front. It has 5 small pockets that cross the front and both sides, including the two on the sides, and then one massive pocket in the center.
Apothecary Haversack-.Spoiler: Haversack ContentsThe inside pocket itself has been split into two pockets, one side having a handful of bandages, several salves and healing powder, and a multitude of wrapped and preserved herbs for use. The secondary has different chemicals contained in a mesh bag to keep them from breaking, each one labeled in a short hand that only he knows.
Along the inside weave are two hidden pockets, one that has his family crest holding a light blue crystal shard about the size of a penny, and the secondary carries a stamp for his initials and his family crest.
The outer pockets on the front hold each of his different chemical bombs that he has made, and one pouch just holds sealing wax. They are as follows
3 'firebombs' - These bombs are glass balls just slightly smaller than an orange, holding a balanced mixture of sticky oil and gunpowder with a specialized rune wick designed to spark with fire around 8 seconds after fired to catch the oil aflame when it sticks to targets. It has an effective range of 6ft that burns any who get caught by the flames.
5 'poison bombs - These bombs are a mixture of powdered amonia wrapped in a plant based material with a bleach soaked leather with a small steel needle that is meant to puncture the paper and allow the components to mix. After 5 seconds the leather ball explodes from the built up pressure, releasing a cloud of gas that covers an effective area of 12 ft. The needles need to be added in before it gets fired.
5 'knockout bombs- These are a simple mass produced gas used to help render targets unconscious after getting caught in it. He has yet to make these himself, so he mostly purchases these as part of his medical field, and are a thin glass bottle that shatters upon impact, and has an effective range of 12 ft.
2 shock bombs- As these are the most expensive and hardest to make, Alyph has not made many of them. A metal spiked ball holding pufferfish liver that has been boiled down and concentrated with the poison is kept in a thin paper ball for easy handling, and is made to puncture skin to one inch depth and inject the poison and cause paralysis within a few seconds of contact. These are single use and can only affect one person at a time
Alchemic Thrower- A modified crossbow that Alyph made that is designed to throw the chemical bombs that he has made. The weapon is still a prototype that he has been working on tweaking to get further distances, with having traded silent launching for distance. Other than the modified design, the crossbow is rather standard in construction.
Family crest of Diaton- Kept in one of the hidden pouches of his bag, this is a simple brass circle with his family's crest. With a peregrine falcon holding a Salt Silk branch in its talon, inset with a light blue crystal shard acting as the backdrop. The crystal shard chills anything within a foot range from it, but only when completely covered. While it is a sign of his lineage, he mostly uses it as a way to keep his materials chilled.
Appearance: Alyph dresses well for his upbringing, taking in both a mixture of fashionable and functional. He has barely sun touched skin, his family line not much for tanning in the sun. His rust colored hair is kept long on the top and kept in a short ponytail, with the sides and back shaved very short. He has very few freckles across his cheeks which blends into a stubble along his jawline. He hasa small pockmark on his left wrist from a poorly made acid when he was starting out.
His normal outfit is a brown leather cloak that comes down to his shins. The cloak has a wide collar and hood is usually kept open. Underneath he wears a green vest with a cream white undershirt. He owns a pair of leather gloves that have seen some time, mostly used while dealing with patients. He usually wears boots that come to his shins with a matching pair of tan pants that is held by a belt. While most would consider this outfit rather warm, he finds the extra clothing rather comfortable, mainly due to the family crest necklace and the very cold haversack.
Personality: “If born of wealth, then what point is there to one’s own worth?” This is the question that Alyph has always had in his mind, and one he has been working on trying to find an answer too. Patient and caring, Alyphonse has always been willing to help out, and seems both an honest and relaxed man, looking for new experiences and a hunger to learn and enjoy everything the world has to offer. Though there has been times that he has panicked over simple things, and has never been one for high stress situations, preferring people to be calm and relaxed
Spoiler: Alyph's backstoryAlyphonse was born with a silver spoon, so to speak. Born as the 4th son to a family of saltsilk business owners, Alyphonse was set to have a life of comfort and wealth. He spent most of his youth in comfort, blissfully aware of the world around the town. He didn't realize how different he was from other children until he hit school age, entering into the local schooling. When his family name was mentioned, several of the younger students were nice and extremely helpful to him, offering him small gifts and favors and all claiming to be his friends, along with his older siblings getting similar treatment.
It was during one of the lunch breaks when he ran into his first bully, one that seemed to hate all his family whenever their names were mentioned. Alyph was able to get from him that he hated how people bowed to him, to try and gain favors from the students to get favors by claiming to be his friends. It shocked Alyph some, thinking that people were being friendly because that was just how people were. When talking with his older brother, he was told that the boy was probably jealous of his family's wealth and power. This did little to clear his doubt, and he began to study the people he was making friends with, and slowly learned what the boy said was true. He began to learn that most only wanted his money and power, and not him personally.
He was 8 years old by this point, and was now trying to figure out his own worth in the world, simple thoughts and trials to find himself young, to separate himself from his family's wealth. It was during this time that he learned of a tea ceremony, watching the ancient traditions and actions of brewing tea for guests and friends. Alyph was fascinated by the act, watching the woman turn a simple boil watered into a fragrant drink with just some leaves. He began studying this simple act, practicing with different leaves and fruits to see what kind of drinks he could make.
This was his first act at becoming an apothecary, studying how different effects when drunk. His father took a dislike to his actions, thinking the pursuit a waste of time from his planned history of becoming a member of the family business in one of the smaller branch groups on another island. His mother was supportive though in silence, helping him in secret and getting him the gifts and even some special tutoring after school from local medical people and doctors. He tried to learn as much as he could, keeping a lot of this secret from his father.
Upon his 16th birthday, he was given his own family crest to bear around his neck, the familiar cold upon his body when placed underneath his clothing. Now considered a full man of the family, he was given free reign with a large sum of money and access to more family business resources. It was also his first night when he escaped the house at night, deciding to apply what he could of his medical training to the locals. He spent most of his nights like this for a few years, training and offering his services for free as he couldn't price his work.
This was also when he began stealing things from around town. He never took anything of worth, as it was more interested in practicing his skills. While he was more than happy to use his gold to purchase supplies, he didn't care much for money on his own, keeping it mostly just out of necessity when needing to buy new things. His father caught wind if his actions though, and soon began to forbid him from leaving the house, ordering the servants to keep an eye on him and prevent him from leaving. He did as much as he could to continue studying, his younger sister and mother helping him in secret, while his older siblings ridiculed him for caring for lesser and poor folk, especially towards the shifted. He spent the next 7 years working through his skills, while also learning about his family business and political side of things.
When the orphan entered the city docks, Alyphonse saw a chance to escape his now more oppressive family. A day after the ship entered town, he told his family that he would be traversing town to enjoy the local taverns, having one of his personal servants prepare his haversack and gear. He left then, soon enough shaking his guards and making his way towards the ports, planning to sneak upon the ship and hopefully blend into the dock hands. Alyph knew that joining the group officially would cause more problems, so decided to join now and sign up later.
Other: He prefers playing the violin, and his favorite meal is apple slices and homebrewed tea.
He also keeps a simple dagger and two flasks on him, one of which contains a high proof alcohol and another with purified water.
And he is complete
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