Gage Lyveil

Physical Appearance

• Medium-length black hair with slightly longer bangs on right side
• Green eyes
• Light brown skin
• Very tall in height
• Physically fit with a very strong and muscled build
• 3 piercings per ear
• Tattoo under left eye that represents his family mark
• Tattoo under right eye that is the Equistic symbol meaning "resolve"
• Tattoo on right wrist of bow and arrow symbol
• Tattoo of a raven with wings spread across his chest
• Tattoo on his back (undetermined design as of now)
• Small rhombus-like patch of skin on chest (between raven tattoo's head and right wing) that resembles purple and green stained glass
• Black horse tail with green beads strung through some of the strands

In his usual centaur form, he easily stands 9 feet tall with his horse half being that of a pure black Friesian. His body is very strong and large, yet he is also very agile and swift. He can also take on a pure-horse form and a humanoid form. He greatly prefers his normal centaur form though, but he would choose his horse form over his humanoid form any day. He stands about 6'10" in his human form, but he has a lot of trouble balancing on two feet and doesn't like the feeling of having a smaller body and having a rearranged internal structure.

Clothing Style

Gage tends to wear the same small handful of outfits and doesn't feel the need to expand his wardrobe since he's quite often on the move. His most common outfit as a centaur consists of a long sleeved green shirt with a longer extension around the waist attached by a belt. He wears leather armor under the shirt and leather shoulderpads, elbow guards, a neck guard, and numerous belts across his chest. He also has leather belts just above each of his four ankles. Across his back on his horse half he has a blanket like pseudo-saddle of sorts that is strapped around his abdomen and holds his satchels. He didn't used to wear it until Xel complained about his back being too uncomfortable. He also wears fingerless gloves with gauntlets over them. He also has some green beads strung through strands of his tail, which is something his mother used to do and now he just maintains them.

In his human form he wears green pants with leather straps around his right leg, along with knee-length brown and black riding boots (don't ask why, it's not like he's the one riding anything). However, whatever form he may be in he always wears his green headband and a black feather hair accessory. The feather has a green clip at the top and green beads are attached around the middle shaft (but not actually strung through it since that doesn't make any dang sense). His earrings are either silver or jade most often. In general, Gage doesn't like to leave his upper body exposed and always tends to cover up with a long-sleeved shirt unless he's bathing. It's likely that he doesn't like for anyone to see his tattoos, since they are very personal to him.

Personality

Gage is a rather grumpy and solemn centaur who prefers to keep to himself. He can be rather anti-social at times, although he's perfectly capable of interacting confidently around others when needed. He has a rather cynical and skeptical view of everything, and he tends to speak either very bluntly or with biting sarcasm regardless if he's fond of the person he's talking to or not. His rough personality can make it difficult to approach and get along with him at times, but he is a very honest and down to earth man who can be a reliable ally as long as you give him no reason to dislike you. He comes off as rather quiet most of the time and rarely initiates conversation without reason, and even when others talk to him there's no guarantee that he'll even respond. His responses tend to be guarded or somewhat harsh even when he's not purposely being aggressive or defensive, and he's not easy to get to know unless you have rather thick skin and a lot of persistence.

Due to the amount of enemies he has and the training while growing up in his tribe, Gage is always very wary of his surrounding and almost always seems a little tense even if he doesn't seemed to be stressed. He comes off as cool headed and calm when in peaceful situations, but he never fully lets his guard down even when alone or with others that he trusts. His senses are very heightened which allow him to notice things most people wouldn't, and it is rather difficult to catch him off guard (even when Xel is rambling and making a racket). Gage is definitely jaded when it comes to interacting with others due to many past friendships having ended in betrayal, particularly his long term relationship with his first love that ended with her stabbing him in the back (figuratively and literally). He does not trust easily anymore, and while he is capable of putting his trust in certain people, he very rarely opens up to them about anything in his life. To most he can be somewhat of a mystery since he doesn't reveal much about himself to just anyone, and he isn't interested in making himself emotionally vulnerable anymore. He also tends to bottle up his emotions, aside from his anger since he is rather hot tempered and can be easily annoyed. He's not very sensitive toward others in general, but he's certainly not sensitive when irritated and has no issues expressing his brutally honest opinions toward those he holds no interest or respect for. Gage also has a rather vindictive nature due to how many times he's been burned in the past, and those who provoke his wrath should expect no forgiveness.

Abilities

• Arbyr rifting - rank 1/5
• Eyrth rifting - rank 1/5
• Ayr rifting - rank 1/5
• Mastery of archery
• Skilled at various survival/crafting techniques, such as making his own arrows, tracking, identifying trails/plantlife, working with cloth/leather, etc.
• High stamina and pain tolerance
• Agile and very strong in his centaur form
• Skilled at using echolocation to navigate

Strengths

• Dauntless, focused, and sharp senses/instincts
• Reliable, honest, and down to earth
• Independent, self sufficient, and resourceful
• Observant, relentless, and resilient

Weaknesses

• Very slow to trust, somewhat insensitive, extremely blunt, and his honesty is often brutal
• Short tempered, slow to forgive, and vindictive
• Needs to focus on a solid goal or just keep track of Xel to avoid feeling aimless or suicidal
• Emotionally closed off, keeps his problems bottled up, and has a crippling fear of heights

Backstory

Gage grew up in the Dyveil tribe of centaurs in Arkabor, Onakaiya as the son of the chieftain. He was well trained in combat and archery by his father and their family friend, Trevor, whom he considered his mentor and uncle. At the age of 12, Gage was taken from his tribe by the Enlightened, but he managed to escape when they stopped at Doobutsu Tenshi. However, he was severely injured and on the verge of dying until the Spirit Anima's host came across him. He made Gage swear to keep his secret to save his life, which Gage swore, and the Spirit Anima's host whispered his name to Gage to spiritually connect them to hold Gage's soul to his body long enough to heal his wounds. The host then told him his name was the secret, and Gage promised not to tell anyone. He then brought Gage to the capital so officials could arrange him transportation back home.

However, after returning to his tribe, Enlightened missionaries incessantly attacked their village to get Gage to reveal the Spirit Anima's host's name. His tribe eventually grew angry and demanded the chieftain give up Gage to end the attacks. The chieftain refused, and a civil battle ensued in which Gage's mother was killed by an arrow directed at him. Gage's father ordered Trevor to take Gage to safety as he remained behind with his loyal tribesmen to keep them from following. Gage's mentor took him to Onakaiya's Warp Gate, opened it to Emdrica, and told him to find De Jack Zilvas before dying of wounds sustained during the battle.

Gage was taken in by Jack until he could travel on his own. Gage trained alone to hone his skills while avoiding Enlightened missionaries still on the hunt. Through the years, he's encountered many false friends that betrayed him to the Enlightened, so Gage's trust in others has almost been completely destroyed. This changes when he meets an odd Dalindran by the name of Xelhalae Kalsel, and over the years Gage has been traveling on and off with Xel since they both have become targets for the Enlightened.

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