Greetings,
It is I, Xermillion, once again. I will be upfront with this here: I am less than happy to speak of Stephan or his family. They have been nothing but trouble to the Glass lineage and I doubt that that will be changing any time soon.
I've spoken very little of the founding of house Glass, but that is in part because it is almost legend at this point - so much of the truth is lost to the ages that it is impossible to glean anything of use from what we know. But, Kari Särönen was the first to rebel against the first Glass king, Socor. And his most loyal bannermen, with a house larger and more prosperous than his own, were the Orasmius.
Now, whatever King Socor did to secure Castle Glass was enough to keep Kari Särönen from open rebellion, but it is said that he worked from the shadows, unsuccessfully, to unseat our house. His son, Koskan Särönen, was the one that ultimately rebelled after both Socor and Kari's deaths.
It is said that an Orasmius was the commander that lead the sack of Violetwood which ultimately ended in the death of Saren Glass at the hands of one of his bannermen - a Faulder out of the same, though the exact man seems to have been forgotten.
The Orasmius were given Vinbor, a massive fortress that spans the one solid ford across the River of Ice, as compensation for their aid in the sacking of Violetwood. Kari Särönen took Castle Glass.
Ultimately, Xertain Glass would return some three decades later and depose Särönen, reclaiming his families throne, but I am getting off track with my history lesson because I simply do not want to speak of Stephan.
Stephan Orasmius is the first born of one Kari Orasmius and the heir to Vinbor. He is also a monkey. To be clear, I do not care that he is a monkey, Koria as well is a monkey of some sort, but I enjoy her company very much, despite how confounding she can be when asked a direct question. But Stephan is an Orasmius and I don't doubt that he would slit my throat as soon as help me, despite, clearly, having Glass blood flowing through his veins. From whence the Glass blood came, I cannot say, but there it certainly is.
Stephan is an arrogant man, as first-borns of first-borns often are. Where he learned his way around mushrooms, he will not say, though I do believe that his kind has been growing and using mushrooms for various purposes for since the dawn of our age. For all his arrogance, he is certainly a well versed fighter and an excellent alchemist.
Main
Stephan fancies his thin bladed sword and that is his first line of defense. He strikes from different angles, ultimately, launching himself forward.
From himself, queerly, he can learn to: launch himself further, heal his shield on successful strike, or increase the arc of his swing, striking more targets.
Secondary
Stephan can launch himself not only forward, but backward. Doing so harms his foe and allows him to reposition.
He can learn to: increase the distance, no longer cancel the invulnerability effect from his ultimate ability, or stun those struck.
Dodge
The underhanded Orasmius that he is, he seems to carry some dust in one of his pockets, possibly sand. He tosses this into the eyes of foes, blinding and stunning them temporarily.
From his shroomery, he can learn to: cause the cloud of sand to move forward, stunning over time, increase the amount of sand he can toss, thus increasing the area, or increase the efficacy of the sand at stunning his foes.
Ultimate
The thing that Stephan is most proud of is not his shroomery, it is his swordsmanship and that is never more obvious than when he uses his last ability. Stephan thrusts his blade half a hundred times in quick succession, blocking all incoming damage for the duration.
From himself, he can learn to: vastly increase the harm caused, use the ability about twice as often, or remain invulnerable for several seconds afterword.
And there is Stephan. I know that he is just another sjjena, but blood feuds run deep.
Next week, we will be talking about the saurian known colloquially as Moira Stubtail.
Until next time,
Xermillion Glass