Ferdinand

Ferdinand is generally a pretty easygoing person. He's quiet and doesn't talk much, and is kinda awkward when he does. He does his best to be kind and help out, and is honestly a really sweet dude. Unfortunately for him, he tends to be (unintentionally) very intimidating due to him being a rather large, rough looking person. He also tends to be pretty emotionless, and has a hard time outwardly showing expressions. That, combined with a pretty monotone voice when he rarely does talk makes him a hard person to read. He's not the smartest person and can be a bit slow, with most of his battle plans being "hit the thing really hard until it dies," which to be fair works pretty well for him.

• Cats
• Fishing
• Meat
• Being outdoors

• Crowds
• Hot weather
• Doves
• Spiders

Ferdinand has had... an interesting life to say the least. Born as the eldest son into house Wyndburne, Axtloft's ruling family, he was set from the start to be the heir to the throne. He had the gift of Light-aspected magic, which if he were born about 500 years earlier would've been seen as a gift from the gods and would've had him held in very high regards. Unfortunately, he was a few centuries late and was immediately labelled as a curse by everyone short of his own parents. Light magic is viewed with fear and suspision ever since the Rapture happened, and people feared that one of the princes possessing it was a bad omen for things to come. Ferdinand's unlucky streak that started with him being born would only continue.

Growing up, Ferdinand didn't really have many friends thanks to his magic and the fact that he was extremely socially awkward and was a very embarassing child. He had his twin brother, Marcassin, and his friend Petra. Aside from those two, Ferdinand was a loner. He and Marcassin had a rocky relationship, with his brother not being the greatest at hiding his jealousy. Of course Ferdinand being the socially oblivious person he is never really noticed. He was too preoccupied with being ostracized from the rest of his peers due to things that were not in his control. As he grew older, he also grew much more bitter. He was an angry child. Angry at his peers, angry at his family. He was always told that everything was simply Evermore's plan, and that he shouldn't try to fight back. Just keep his head down, take the bullying, and be good in church and Evermore will sort everything out. Ferdinand wasn't a fan of this response, and he soon turned his back on the church.

Ferdinand started withdrawing more and more and pushing his family away, skipping school and skipping church. He would sneak out more and more, much to the dismay of his parents. He couldn't handle the expectations placed on him nor the relentless ostracization from everyone. He never asked to be heir to the Axtian throne, he had no intrest in the politics. He was always the happiest when outdoors, whether that be when his father would take him fishing or hunting minor Heavensent with Petra. But from Ferdinand's perspective it was only a matter of time before they turned on him too. Eventually, after 16 years of dealing with everything, Ferdinand never bothered to come back home. As far as everyone back at home knew, he was dead.

Of course, the land of Avalon is not a kind place. Ferdinand wasn't exactly sure what his goal really was in leaving. He just wanted to disappear off to nowhere and never be bothered again. Alas, he seemed to completely forget the fact that he lived in a snowy wasteland infested with monsters that would be more than happy to eat a defenseless kid. He didn't make it very far before he was ambushed by a Heavensent. He put up a good fight, enough to chase it off, but not without getting slashed across the face by its claws. Right then and there he knew he was doomed. The Heavensent create more of themselves through a process known as Sanctification, where the Heavensent floods the victim's body with primordial Light mana. This causes a very painful transformation that results in a very slow death. Ferdinand could already feel the burning cold spreading from the wound on his face, and so he did the only thing he could do: Lay down and accept his fate.

Alas, the universe was not done with Ferdinand in the slightest. After laying in the snow bleeding for what felt like longer than he should've been, Ferdiand hauled himself up and was met with a small, eyeless dove staring right back. Evermore had decided to make his presence known to the dying boy, much to Ferdinand's dismay. Evermore spoke, each word like an ice hot needle piercing through his skull. Evermore had done the boy a favor, sparing him from the Sanctification. The malformed bird didn't do this out of the kindness of his heart, of course. He wanted something in return. However, Ferdinand did not bother hearing the god out, and basically told Evermore to screw off and that he wants nothing to do with whatever grand plan he had. Ferdinand limped off, leaving Evermore, who was understandably upset, behind him.

It wasn't long until Ferdinand noticed something was horribly off. Evermore was upset by Ferdinand not even bothering to hear him out, and so the bird placed a curse upon Ferdinand. Ferdinand had his natural Mana manipulation and generation sealed. Casting spells and day to day unconsious Mana usage began to tear his body apart. He no longer could replenish the natural Mana in his body and blood, and thus rejecting the spent blood. However, all hope wasn't lost. He now had a much higher resistance to Sanctification, and thus could take on Heavensent without as much risk. To stop himself from bleeding out if he dares to even think about using magic, Ferdinand has taken to eating the bodies of slain Heavensent and absorbing their own Light for him to use. It's not a pleasent solution, but it works. He must keep a careful balance. Eat to much and he runs the risk of Sanctifying himself, eat to little and his organs liquefy. Over the years he's gotten very skilled in combat and now wanders around Avalon as a sellsword, hunting down Heavensent to eat and for coin while also continuing to spite Evermore for refusing to just die already.

• Scars on torso/limbs aren't too important position/size/shape wise. Just put 'em wherever. Face ones must stay where they are, though.
• Freckles are mainly on cheeks, nose, and shoulders.
• He has a kinda aquiline nose, albeit a little messed up and crooked from breaking it several times. Very good.
• Hard time properly expressing emotion, so he can seem stiff and emotionless at times. Almost always looks... aloof? Blank?