Riv’ii ‘Umbra’ Nox has seen many lifetimes. Being a half breed Snow Elf and Human has made things very... shall we say ‘complex’ for the immortal. While being a half-breed isn’t necessarily an issue, it hasn’t gotten him any favors. Riv’ii usually avoids the politics of the world, not necessarily a hermit of any sort, he just prefers to stay out of the spotlight. Born in a small town in the south 80 years ago, (As of 10/24/18, to help me keep track of his age XP) Riv’ii lived a basic childhood with his Human mother and Snow Elven father for 20 years. The Nox family then moved to The Verge, where Riv’iis father taught him all he knew of Hunting and Swordplay. He learned how to see what usually goes unnoticed, feel what is normally ignored. However due to these new skills he also became very sensitive to bright lights and loud areas, preferring to stay away from both. Over the next 10 years, Riv’ii’s life was simple and easy until his 30th birthday when his mother grew ill. Skylar Umbra had Riv’ii at the age of 20, now 30 years later she was getting old. Both Riv’ii and his father knew they had been lucky to have her as long as they did, but they knew they would outlast her. They had prepared for it, but that did not lessen the suffering when she died the day of Riv’ii’s 50th . Riv’ii’s father, Alturen Nox 80 at the time, was devastated. He stopped training Riv’ii and begun his spiral into depravity. For the next 5 years, the young Nox would watch his father drink his weight in Alcohol, preferring to spend his nights out gods-know-where, instead of with Riv’ii. Riv’ii, finally tired of his father’s depression and with plenty of unresolved and untended grief of his own, left out into the world to wonder for the next 25 years. He traveled from The Verge to his birthplace, as a final goodbye, and left to walk aimlessly in the safer areas of the lands, training, growing, and learning. He comes out of hiding now to join the world he has long forgotten, believing himself ready for whatever comes his way. He yet still, has MUCH to learn.
Riv’ii has much emotional baggage he couldn’t sort trough while taking care of his father after his mother passed. He had no shoulder to cry on, no real vent for his own grief, he was forced to grow up as his father became less of the man he once was.
Riv’ii never really fought in any intensive battles. He may have been in a few bar fights, a light bandit attack or two, but nothing to dangerous. He sword skills are definitely not those of a master, be he certainly knows his way around most blades.
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