Story:

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Riskond's life was rough from the very start. He was born in the disturbed city of Edona. A place that sacrificed beasts and even people to their plant deity that sustained their lavish, luxurious crops and kept the weather calm and pleasant. Life for the citizens of this city was embroiled in luxury, effortlessness, and denial. From the moment he was born, the people of Edona did not want to have anything to do with Riskond. The reason why was because he was blind. 

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Nobody, not even his own parents, liked the idea of taking special care of a child with a disability. Ever since he was old enough to walk, Riskond was forced to learn how to navigate the world himself. What was even worse, his parents made many fruitless attempts to cure his blindness with magic. This led to a lot of anxiety inducing situations for Riskond. 

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Frustrated, at just 3 years of age, Riskond began leaving his house to venture out and discover how to conquer the limitations brought by his blindness. During his wanderings through the city, he discovered the power of the sense of touch. Focusing his inherited powerful magic to his senses, over time his touch, hearing, and sense of smell grew as strong as that of an oceanic being. 

 

Not without suffering a series of traumatic events, though. At the age of five, Riskond stumbled into an alley and bumped into a person that had hanged themselves. This horrifying incident left him crying and terrified. If that weren't enough, two years later, he experienced the mad laughter of Edona residents faced with the reality of their denial. A contagious chain of maddening laughter that carries for over a mile. A result of several of the citizens' inability to feel true negative emotions. The sound of the laughter filled with insanity filled a young Riskond with horrible distress.

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Experiencing events like these in ways nobody else understood caused Riskond to grow dark and pessimistic in his middle childhood days. However, that all changed when he decided to venture outside the city for the first time on his 13th birthday. 

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Feeling and smelling the soft, long grass, hearing leaves rustling in the wind, hearing and smelling the small animals surrounding him, and feeling the auras of all the living organisms with his magic, he felt his spirit soften with peace and tranquility. A mental image projected in his mind for the first time, giving him a newfound experience of the world. 

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Venturing further, out of the Turfs, the grasslands surrounding Edona, he found the Emeralda Stream and began to follow it. Hours of walking later, he arrived in the town of Honeycrest. He then approached residents of the town and had conversations with some of the townsfolk. Some of the local teens even invited him to play a game of hide and seek. Using his profound senses, he managed to find all the hiders, impressing them all. Eventually, he had to go home, but Riskond thanked the kids for letting him play with them. From that day on, Riskond decided to continue to venture away from Edona to learn experience nature, people, and towns in a truly healthy way.

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Sadly, this did not stop his parents from attempting to cure his blindness, and he was continuously subjected to torturous magic spells and rituals. Finally, he had enough. He stole materials from a store and crafted a crude staff to channel his magic and element. This allowed him to defend himself from his family. 

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One day, however, his parents went too far. They hired Edona warriors, known as bestowers, to capture and imprison Riskond, claiming he was murderous and insane. Shatar and Despasia were among the warriors called to subdue him. Overwhelmed with frustration over Edona and his family, Riskond unleashed a great amount of power and caused great destruction. This left the bestowers badly injured, including Despasia and Shatar. 

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From then on, everyone in Edona ignored Riskond. They were all so afraid of him and his tremendous power they decided the best way to stay safe from him was pretend he did not exist. All except for Shatar and Despasia, who acknowledged his power and grew to respect him. Riskond was impressed that Shatar was secretly hindering the work of the Bestowers, but wary of Despasia's devotion to them.

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As the years passed, his talents improved. He crafted three other staffs, his current one his most powerful. He grew to be both admired and feared by the people of Rownland. His calm, yet intimidating presence, incredible power, and mysterious aura led him to decide the star name, The Soulless Warlock. An expression of his dark, hurtful past and invisibility to those meant to be close to him.

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Eventually, he met and fell in love with a floralien named Flori. The two are very close and very attracted to each other. 

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Powers and Abilities:

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Riskond is either feared or underestimated for his blindness. Despite his inability to see, his melee combat skills are just as strong as any other person's. He uses his powerful magic to feel air currents, allowing him to sense movement. This ensures his capability to dodge and attack. His physical strength is slightly above average, but his speed is slightly below average due to caution. 

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In terms of elemental power, Riskond is well above average. His poison element causes tremendous, burning pain when inhaled or touched. It is colored dark green with light purple specks. 

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By far Riskond's greatest power is his magic. The most prominent skill is his magical field that allows him to sense movement and nearby objects. Combined with his sense of touch, it allows him to know the shape, location, and movement of anything within a 30-yard radius. He also has a signature magic ability many fear him for. He can manipulate gravity. Intensifying or lessening weight with ease to immobilize enemies and leave them unable to attack. His enchanting, psychokinesis, illumination, and crafting magic is also highly skilled and powerful. He is also capable of casting complex spells. A few examples are size change, plant and hair growth, strength enhancement, illusions, force fields, and material transmuting. His material transmuting gives him the ability to turn any small crystal into a precious gem. He can only do this once a day, though.

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Personality

On the surface, Riskond is often considered extremely cold, intimidating, dark, and mysterious. His constant frown and frequent glares make most wary of him. He is not kind to those who displease him. Especially those who taunt or belittle him for his blindness. 

 

However, to those who know him well enough, they realize beneath the frightening aura is a fascination and appreciation for the natural world and the kindness of good people. His poetry, either beautiful or disturbing, expresses his love for art. He is kind to his friends and very loyal to them despite his tough, strong, dark personality. 

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Riskond's most proud trait of his personality is his creativity. He loves to recite poetry, make sculptures, craft jewelry, clothes, and weapons, and play the pan flute. Many of his friends admire him for his talents. 

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Extra Facts:

 

Riskond has a special liking to rabbits and often befriends wild ones to pet and hold them. He named a specific rabbit that he frequently encounters on his favorite hill Tripper. 

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He loves raw vegetables and enjoys salads with lemon and herb dressing.