Umbren

Basic Information

• Basic Info

  • Name: Umbren
  • Gender: Male
  • Played by: Dragoncat
  • Race: Twili
  • Age: 38

• Stats

  Strength		Defense
  Magic		Resistance
  Agility		Stamina

• Strengths and Weaknesses

  Twilis are a very magically inclined race, but they are weak against light based attacks. They also don't do well in bright sunlight, they are prone to sunstroke. They can see in the dark, however, and can function better at night than other races. Their magic is mainly of the dark element, but they can work with other elements with practice.
  
  Umbren has a lot of raw power behind his attacks, but he's not super agile. He wields a bronze broad sword which he can combine with his magic, bronze being an effective magic conductor. For ranged attack, he can launch blasts of magic. He's good with the Din's Fire spell that can hit multiple targets at once, but has to recharge for a minute afterward before he can use magic again.

• Appearance

  All twilis have beady, glow in the dark eyes, and pale white skin with dark markings that vary by individual. Their ears are pointed. Umbren has dark red eyes and short yellow hair. His markings are on the tips of his ears, on his lower jaw resembling fangs, and down his chest and part of his back. His typical outfit consists of light armor and a formal looking tunic.

• Personality

  Stern and serious, but can joke around when he finds it okay to do so. Carries himself with authority and prefers that his underlings call him "Sir". Has a tactical mindset, he will often approach problems with logic and a clear head.
  
  Has a soft spot for his niece, Clipse, and isn't as strict with her as he is with others. He acts protective of her at times, but not overly. He's also clearly in love with his wife Nocta if you know what to look for, public displays of affection are "below his honor", so he won't kiss or nuzzle in public or in front of his troops, but the look in his eyes when he addresses her hints at the romantic bond. Rumor has it he's a fiery lover in private though, which he refuses to comment on. His son appears to be the only person who can get him to goof off. Nobody says anything when they see the normally serious guard captain turn into a goofball father, chasing the boy around playing tag or wrestling with him, but it has raised a few eyebrows before.

• History

  Eons ago, the magic wielding twili race and the hylian people were at war over the triforce: the mystical artifact blessed by the gods. The hylians won the war, and the triforce fell into their hands. But a twili tried to take it anyway, and as a result, the entire race was punished by the gods. They were forced to live in a land of perpetual twilight, separated from the rest of the world by a barrier that even their magic couldn't break. This land became known as the Twilight Realm.
  
  The twilis prospered in the Twilight Realm. It became the only home they knew, but they never forgot that there was more of the world that they couldn't reach. One day, a rather ambitious twili nobleman made a pact with what he thought was a god. This "god" was actually a former evil dictator from the world beyond who had been executed and his spirit sent to the Twilight Realm in shackles. The twili, Zant, had his magic strengthened to the level that he could open portals to the "world of light" and curse his countrymen. The current ruler of the Twilight Realm, Princess Midna, was turned into a pathetic imp creature as Zant usurped the throne and cursed all who opposed him, turning them into mindless, ugly monsters to wreak havoc on both sides of the world.
  
  Umbren was a guard captain at the Twilight Palace. He and some others tried to stop Zant, but failed. Zant had become too powerful, they hardly even left a scratch on him. Umbren refused to give in though, and he kept attacking him even after his companions were all dead. This impressed Zant. Instead of killing Umbren, he chained him up and threw him in the castle dungeon. He then gave him a deal: work for him, and he would spare him.
  
  The outlook was bleak, but Umbren had the will to survive. So he did whatever the tyrant wanted, waited on him hand and foot, acted as both a butler and a guard. He clung to the belief that things would sort themselves out even though it appeared he had nothing left to live for.
  
  And they did. By some miraculous turn of events, an outsider from the world of light came. Normally it should be impossible for light dwellers to enter the Twilight Realm...there must be something special about this one. His suspicions were confirmed when he saw the man turn into a wolf. There were many different races in the light world, but no shapeshifters that Umbren knew of. Zant told him to kill the outsider. He refused, he had finally had enough of being a servant, and he wasn't going to just kill someone who wasn't a threat to him. Zant then said that he would kill him himself, and he would kill Umbren afterward. But the outsider killed Zant instead. A few days later, Princess Midna returned and got her throne back.
  
  Along with the princess came Umbren's niece, who had been surviving in the light world. He was so happy to see that he had a surviving family member. They're inseparable now. A few years after their reunion, Umbren met a traveling twili warrior woman in a tavern. He was in full uniform and just got off duty, somehow Nocta was drawn to him, which he figures had to be the uniform. There was plenty of gossip when this woman ended up in Umbren's unit by his own choice, AND managed to get herself a decent rank to boot. Nobody was surprised when he proposed to her a year after their first meeting. They were blessed with a son, Nyren, less than a year after the wedding. Nyren is a typical scampy little four year old, bubbly, hyper, and naturally close to his cousin as much as he is to his parents.

• Relationships

  Midna (liege/employer/boss)
  
  Fantel(sister, dead)
  
  Morton(brother in law, dead)
  
  Clipse(niece)
  
  Nocta(wife)
  
  Nyren(son)

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