Xel Kalsel

Physical Appearance

• Shoulder-length pale green hair
• Purple eyes
• Purple marking under left eye that was on his skin since birth
• Numerous purple scars across skin, notably across the bridge of his nose
• Short in height; slightly below 5 feet tall
• Physically fit with a scrappy build and deceptive strength
• Fair skinned, although his skin was much tanner when he lived in the Daldrian Fey valley
• Has 6 royal style dragonfly wings with a green and purple stained-glass appearance
• 3 piercings per ear

Clothing Style

Xel always seems to dress for warm weather even in spite of cooler or cold climates, and rather than changing he will complain about cold weather instead. He most commonly wears a green pair of shorts with some brown leather straps across the legs and a off-the-shoulder green top cropped at the midriff. The top section of his shirt goes around his body just below the shoulders, and the section around his chest has an open back held together with study wire-like strings. The opening allows his wings to comfortably grow out from his back at will. Xel adamantly refuses to wear shoes and has crossing leather straps from his knees down to his feet, like footless roman sandals. Across his abdomen and arms he has a few other brown leather straps, which he claims are for resistance training. He also wears a green headband that ties back behind his left ear and trails slightly past his shoulder level. The earrings he wears are green.

Xel doesn't like any clothing that restricts his movements, which he qualifies as anything with sleeves or pant legs. He also doesn't wear things that will add unnecessary weight to him since he needs to fly. Although he'll never admit it though, when in more casual and home-like locations, Xel does have a weakness for sweaters, usually oversized. He doesn't like how they restrict him, but he can't get enough of their overly-long sleeves. If he's wearing one, he will likely flail the loose sleeves around without cease. He also likes scarves that he can cover his face up past his nose with, although he'll never wear them when he's actually outdoors any likely needs it in cold weather. Don't even get him started by asking why.

Personality

Xel is a hotheaded, foul-mouthed, snarky young spitfire from the valley of Daldrian Fey. He has a tendency to speak at max volume more often than not, and seems to love complaining about anything and everything in long tangents that usually include similes most people won't understand. He can come off as very immature, especially with how much he looks and acts like an obnoxious twelve year old (despite being an obnoxious seventeen year old). Xel doesn't particularly love to annoy people, but he just happens to love doing things that usually end up being annoying to others. When it comes to facing challenges or working toward his goals, Xel is headstrong and fearless. He has a strong sense of honor in combat and values his pride more than almost anything, so while he's not completely restricted to only equal footing and fair terms (since he will take opportunities to have an advantage when possible), he does have standards and doesn't like to resort to dirty tactics to succeed. He would rather rely on his skills and wits to lead him to victory rather than having to attribute his wins to luck or circumstances.

Xel can come off as a bit of a spaz and a scatterbrain due to how over the top he can be and how short his attention span seems. However, he has undying focus and resolve for whatever goal he puts his mind to, and there's nothing in the Eternity that can talk him out of it once he's set. He also has completely loyalty to whomever earns his trust, and his resolve to watch their back and aid them in whatever way they can, even at his own expense or risk of safety, will remain unwavering to his last breath. Xel can be relatively easy to get along with if you can handle his endless chattiness and rough personality. He is often optimistic and always seems to have a lot of energy, so if he doesn't come off as annoying then he can be rather uplifting with his contagious enthusiasm. He does have a rather short temper though, so it's best to not provoke him since he can get violent rather quickly if he takes it as a challenge. Although he can be rather supportive toward those he's built trust and friendship with, he can also be a touch insensitive since he can't help but find most people's misfortune to be hilarious, especially if they've done something to warrant it. But of course, his sense of honor will make him more sympathetic toward those who don't seem to deserve hardship.

Abilities

• Reverb rifting - rank 4/5
• Ayr rifting - rank 3/5
• Flight by wings, higher speeds and higher Reverb frequently the more of his 6 wings he's using
• Can remove pairs of wings to use as weapons (all pairs default to broadswords; combining multiple pairs improves the weapons but lowers or completely removes flight ability)
• Wings can phase through solid objects while in motion
• Can momentarily make his entire body phase through solid objects in conjunction with his wings, although he's not very good at making that work reliably yet
• Can channel energy to and from his alter
• High pain tolerance and superhuman strength
• Skilled with using his wing-blades in combat, but he's good with big melee weapons in general
• Agile, flexible, and has quick reflexes

Strengths

• Confident, honorable, and headstrong
• Determined, hardworking, and totally passionate and resolved toward his goals
• Brave, honest (even if blunt/brutal), and down to earth
• Loyal, protective, and ride-or-die with his friends/allies

Weaknesses

• Immature, whiny, easily provoked, and never seems to shut up
• Brash, rarely thinks ahead, has crippling arachnophobia, and cannot swim
• Has no sense of boundaries at times and tend to get into personal bubbles or ask invasive questions without seeing any problem with it
• Extremely defensive about his emotional vulnerabilities and has a lot of suppressed homesickness

Backstory

Xel is the son of Daldrian Fey's most respected warrior and leader, Marek Kalsel. He was born with a set of eight royal wings, which his older sister, Rem, grew jealous of. As a child, Xel was always very eager to learn and could be a bit too adventurous. On one occasion though, he and some of his friends were attacked by the Ariacs living in the mountains around the valley. His father only managed to save him after they were dragged into the Araics' lair and his friends were devoured. Xel developed extreme arachnophobia from this, and he focused even more on his skills in combat so he could better protect those he cared about.

A few years later, his older sister ripped two of Xel's wings out for herself and managed to convince their tribe that he was a traitor and had disturbed a relic in the mountains that allowed the Ariacs to roam unchecked, leading to more attacks than ever. Xel and his alter, Xelha, were forced to flee their home to avoid being executed by a large group of angry villagers and have lived in exile ever since. Xel split up with Xelha after he planned to better himself by training in the Eternity to one day return home to confront his sister and reclaim his honor. He angrily wandered Daliarivon for some time, fighting almost anyone and anything he encountered, until he was captured by the Enlightened and imprisoned in an air base. Their attempts to break him for drafting were prolonged by his stubborn resilience, and it was there he met Gage Lyveil a few years later. Although the two had a rough start, they eventually became friends through their adjacent cells and managed to break out by working together.

The two parted ways for some time, but occasionally met each other in Xyarok and Emdrica, and their friendship grew into a tight bond. Now the two are rarely seen apart. Xel currently lives in Emdrica and trains on to one day confront Rem and prove his innocence, but his plans are interrupted when he realizes the Enlightened are still on the hunt for him and Gage.

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