Areunos
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| Origin: | Magic | ||||||||
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| Archetype: | Blaster | ||||||||
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| Server: | Everlasting | ||||||||
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| Real Name: | Areunos | ||||||||
| Known Aliases: | Murkwing | ||||||||
| Species: | ' | ||||||||
| Gender | Male | ||||||||
| Pronouns | He/him | ||||||||
| Age: | ' | ||||||||
| Height: | Approx. 5'5 (1.70m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | ' | ||||||||
| Eye Color: | White | ||||||||
| Hair Color: | Black fading into brown | ||||||||
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| Education: | ' | ||||||||
| Place of Birth: | ' | ||||||||
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| Base of Operations: | Confidential | ||||||||
| Marital Status: | Single | ||||||||
| Known Relatives: | Confidential | ||||||||
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Areunos (Αρέύνός, 𐤀𐤓𐤍𐤔, 𒀀𒈛𒌋𒌋; meaning "one who stirs"), also known as Murkwing, is a male "rogue" native to Primal Earth. His Praetorian counterpart is Auripher.
Lore
In-game biography
"Bright-eyed in both the literal and figurative sense, Areunos is an emanation of a Platonic Ideal who achieved permanence instead of dissipating. Although he roamed Primal Earth for millennia, Areunos has yet to fully develop a sense of self, and despite attempts to "blend in" with modern society, he often finds himself at odds with both heroes and villains, mostly due to misunderstandings and miscommunication."
Biography
Areunos was "born" as an emanation of a Platonic Ideal. Though his earliest memory involves the rise of city-states between two great rivers somewhere on Earth, Areunos remained abstract and formless for centuries, and he only began to take a more concrete form during the Bronze Age Collapse, whereupon mortals began to take notice of his existence. The antics of this "proto-Areunos" earned him a great number of epithets and legends, though by the time of Alexander the Great, he had been mostly forgotten.
By the early 21st century, Areunos had begun to manifest once more, although less of an abstract entity and more concrete, yet without a proper sense of identity. Awakened into a world in conflict, Areunos attempted to find a place in the modern age. It wasn't long before he found himself in the middle of a skirmish between a hero team and their villainous opponents. From that encounter came a small list of casualties, a long list of wounded, a few destroyed buildings, the destruction of what might have been a doomsday weapon, and Areunos's inclusion into FSBA and Arachnos's "person of interest" lists.
Names and epithets
A deity in his home reality, the mythological and historical actions of Areunos as well as local conceptions of his figure have led to the accumulation of various epithets which would be used to better describe him within various contexts. These can be split into two categories - descriptive (in that they relate to Areunos's features) and aspectual (in that they relate to his roles and acts).
- Adartemos ("Black-Winged" or "Murk-Winged"): epithet earned due to the colour of his wings, and which he later used as the basis for his "cape name".
- Adarktis: compound meaning either "winged serpent" or "dragon", earned by both Areunos's fondness for dragons, and his subsequent adoption of draconic elements for his physical form.
- Lukanakis ("of the bright eyes"): a descriptive epithet earned due to Areunos's characteristic shining eyes.
- Olodehmós ("Abolisher of Nations"): according to a myth, two warring city-states earned the wrath of Areunos, leading to their destruction at his hands.
- Murkwing: a name adopted by Areunos to "fit in" with the trends of the modern age of heroes, villains, and everything in between.
Physical appearance
Physically, Areunos resembles a male human on his late teens but with various draconic-like characteristics, such as the scales on his body, wings, horns (or spikes) on his head, and the tail. Beyond these traits, the most noticeable physical feature of Areunos are his eyes, or lack thereof. Instead of eyes, white light shines from inside his eye sockets. His mouth and jaw are covered by an outer mandible-like structure which opens at the middle to reveal a human-like mouth.
As for clothes, whenever he is "blending in", Areunos makes use of a black leather jacket without sleeves, blue jeans, and boots for casual situations. Alternatively, he uses a suit.
Personality
Despite his epithets and seemingly aloof appearance, Areunos possesses a somewhat sanguine and buoyant demeanour, joined by a peculiar degree of naivety when it comes to mortals and their lives. Even if not contributing to an ongoing conversation, he enjoys being in the company of others, and particularly dislikes prologued periods of solitude. Perhaps related to the Platonic Ideal which spawned him, Areunos is naturally curious and eager to experience new things.
Due to his nature, it is difficult for Areunos to connect emotionally with mortal concepts of morality. However, as someone who has utterly no experience when it comes to many aspects of mortal life and culture, Areunos tends to be very naive and gullible.
For some reason, Areunos adores dragons and dragon-like beings, hence why his physical form has some draconic traits.
Hooks
General
- Body is often covered in some sort of black chitin-like armor.
- Can be sensed as a divine presence
- Mind can be read, but thought patterns are very abstract
- Looking into his eyes for more than a few seconds can cause a temporary tinitus-like sound
- Can be very naive and gullible
- Likes heights
Literary
| Fragmentary text on the "White Star" |
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| [What follows is a severely fragmented religious text belonging to an Anatolian city-state who venerated ancient Areunos, and who identified their gods with specific stars in the night sky. It has already been translated, and the following paragraph stands out to you.]
... last moon of the fifth month ... proper propitiation to the White Star, the youngest ... who in splendour divests the world of stagnation ... born at the first breath of eternity ... whose will shall birth strength from ... ever mirrored by the eldest, the Golden Star who guides mortals towards ... together weaving the tapestry of ... as determined by the limitless ... |
| Fragment of "Lukanakis and the Dragon" |
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| [What follows is a fragmented mythological text belonging to an Anatolian city-state who venerated ancient Areunos, and in which he is identified by the epithet of Lukanakis. It has already been translated, and the following paragraph stands out to you.]
... and hearing of great winged ... dwelling on the rivers of the underworld, Lukanakis trespassed into the kingdom of ... driven by fascination and curiosity, the god approached the great beast and attempted to ... a branch of burning basil, and the pleasing fragrance drew the attention of the dragon, who left its abode and [chased? hunted?] after the scent and into the tunnel where Lukanakis ... and as light shone ... the god was entranced by the majestic and terrible beauty ... |
Trivia
- Areunos's name and epithets are derived from reconstructed words of the Proto-Indo-European language and its descendant languages, which were either left intact or slightly altered for aesthetic purposes.