Antimony

PERSONALITY

  Antimony didn't find speaking of himself all that interesting. He was a steel man, yes, but there were hundreds of thousands of his kind. He fought against demons, yes, but so did the near-entirety of Aelayeron. He was, for lack of a better term: absolutely ordinary when placed against his contemporaries. This didn't bother him much, as he was happier listening. Antimony enjoyed the smaller pleasures of life and would spend hours merely studying the world around him: how leaves blew in the wind or how even animals held their own sort of social circles. Although his nature made him easy to be around, it would also make asserting himself difficult.   By no means could one label him as weak-willed, however. Once Antimony drew his line, it would never be crossed. It simply took a great deal to get him there.  

HISTORY & NOTABLE RELATIONSHIPS

 

The Roaring Silence

  The Roaring Silence would leave Antimony and his brother stationed at Lucenda after the war, a marvelous city built directly into the High Wall of Aelayeron. With the demons vanquished, he and his family enjoyed centuries of peace, pursuing mastery in a number of skills. In particular, Antimony enjoyed botany and studying the foliage of the world. However, a fateful visit by King Enri's daughter would cause an outburst in Bismuth that would leave the two transferred to Lucenda's bottom tier.   Although Antimony made the most of it, spending time with Lucenda's people, Bismuth couldn't help but stew upon his disgrace at being in such a location. It was there in which Bismuth would stumble upon the machinations of the traitors in progress and declare his allegiance to their cause. Although not disagreeing with his brother, Antimony felt out of ease with what he now saw as war looming on the horizon. But if he had no better answer, who was he to object to Pence's ideals?  

The Soft Defiance

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    Antimony would align himself with the traitorous steel men who sought to vanquish the Aelish Divinity and all those loyal to it. Having actually been present when Pence took the head of minor deity Pollyanna, he was granted a direct perspective of the starting events of the war. After the traitors' opening attack had ended, he and Bismuth would be tasked with the garrisoning of Lucenda as it sat on a strategic point joining the waters of Chion and Secolios.   With the battle which would later be dubbed the "Iron River" approaching, Antimony found his doubts could no longer be subsided as the conflict erupted even within what the traitors thought was a population understanding to their cause. Growing contention in Lucenda led to Bismuth commanding the slaughter of every normal human in the city. Antimony would tragically find that this was his breaking point; what it finally took for him to stand against his brother and those who followed him.   Taking the child he'd befriended in his time at the city, the two would make for the wilderness, if only to get away from the fighting.  

Notable Relationships

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ABILITIES & EQUIPMENT

  Enchanted Bardiche: Antimony kept a handful of miracles etched into his bardiche since the Roaring Silence. Although most were used offensively, Saint Salvador's Gateway was on the tail-end of the weapon in the case of emergencies needing swift movement.   Etched into its hilt is the phrase "I've Got a Name," and although Antimony does remember that Bismuth is why he wrote it, neither can remember for what reason.   Summer Rain Talisman: A white cloth talisman fashioned in the shape of Calenvo's lost daughter. Just as the girl it was modeled after, so too did this item bear a fragility belying the unshakable power within.