Greetings,
Xermillion Glass once again with more information on another of our accursed souls. This week, I will be talking, of course, about Naan Solverian, the heir to some-such kingdom somewhere.
Naan Solverian
You can hear this whole story for the price of even a shred of interest, as Naan enjoys the sound of his own voice more than most.
Naan was born to a king-by-another-word in the Solverian Kingdom far to the north of Goldwrath and Xerenia proper. As is the custom on Solveria, Naan was raised as a warrior and constantly accompanied by a group of lowborn soldiers that he calls retainers.
Naan's life was one filled with joy and decadence as he tells it - being the heir to a kingdom does that. The only tragedy that ever struck him before this was the death of his youngest brother, Benn, and his whole family in a fire.
But, as all stories do, this one turns sour somewhere in the middle.
Naan's father, Toffer, took ill with the wasting disease and it came on strong and quick. Naan was poised to succeed his father, non-too-happy about his death, but the prospect of running his kingdom excited him. Toffer passed peacefully one night, surrounded by loved ones.
Then the curse reared its head.
Naan's family seems to be of old Glass blood, as I cannot find a direct link in my research anywhere, neither does Naan himself know from whence the connection came. But Toffer reanimated the next morning, barely worse for the experience, and Naan and his entire family were relieved, if only somewhat confused.
After the second reanimation, if was clear that something was amiss. Toffer was dying and reanimating, returning less and less himself, both physically and mentally, as the wasting disease itself was brought back with him each time.
By Naan's telling, Toffer had reanimated some forty times by the time that Naan was sent on his quest. There is no telling how many more times it has happened since he left.
Main
Naan's primary way of dispatching foes is with his queer curved blade. He seems to revel in it, speeding up the more danger there is about. It also allows him to gather some sort of power that he utilizes elsewhere
From the Shroomer, he can learn to: increase the amount of power charged, add some-sort of trail to the swing, increasing the area, or his bloodlust can be fueled faster.
Secondary
Releasing the stored power, Naan can swing his sword faster than any other I have seen without the aid of magic. Naan and his whole family, to my knowledge, are nulls.
He can learn to: increase the max stored power, increase the damage ratio of the power stored, or fire some sort of wave from his blade. Very queer power for a null.
Dodge
Naan is quite nimble when he wants to be, thought looking at him walk, you would never guess. He is able to quickly jump into the fray, generating energy, and dealing a deadly overhead strike.
The monkey can teach him to: jump farther, cause harm to those near him at the start of his jump, or increase the arc of his sword at the end, hitting more targets.
Ultimate
Naan is either asleep or talking, sometimes both. His crowning ability is his ability to scream at such a pitch, that all those nearby are stunned momentarily. He seems to take some sort of odd pleasure from this, as he is often revitalized by this maneuver.
From the Shroomery, he can learn to: greatly increase the amount of defense he is returned, increase the stunning effect on foes, or speed up his recovery, allowing him to scream all the more.
Naan is one of the few that are here by his own choice. He could have stayed home, allowing his family to suffer, but he chose to quest out of his own volition and try to stop the evil that is Saren Glass.
I apologize to all nulls in the audience. There isn't a succinct word to describe those without mana affinity that I am aware of in the common tongue, else I would have used it.
Next week, I will be writing of our resident poultice maker, Koria. Unlike Naan, Koria is not quite as much of an open book, and as such, a lot of my ramblings will be purely conjecture.
Until next time,
Xermillion Glass, Scholar