Claiming:Camp/Rylus Monk

Rylus Monk/Aeolus
1 Rylus Monk

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3 Rylus is a sage of sorts full of wisdom and quotes about life and the pursuit of it but is a goofy kid beneath all of that. He is inquisitive about the world and how it works and does not hesitate to explore or gain knowledge about the world and it's inhabitants. He is fiercely loyal and protective and freely displays every emotion he feels an open book to the world. Though strange Rylus is a people person and fits in with most of the people he meets and is able to tell instinctively people's feelings and true colors.

4 Rylus has a thick mane of wavy raven hair adorning his head that falls around his shoulders as if weightless and suspended in the air. His eyes are a piercing and calming grey though most would never know because his eyes are almost always closed. His mouth is permanently lifted at the corners in a cheeky but friendly manner and his skin is perfect a deep ebony brown. His body is a temple filled with muscle and strength but always covered by his loose fitting clothes. He feels most comfortable in his robes the flowing garments tight and not tight in just the right places making it feel as if he is wearing nothing just wrapped in the blue of the skies themselves.

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6 Gentekra Johnston

7.1 Rylus's mother was a dancer from India said to be blessed by the God's themselves because of the way she was able to move. When dancing it was as if the wind was carrying her across the stage and giving her a grace unknown to mortal people. Though a dancer she was a scholar at heart and wrote books on her dancing technique and how to move more freely in every day life. Where there is a scholar there is a student but where there is a dancer there is a partner and she had one; a man named Aeolus that moved in a way indescribable. As her only match her heart was given to no one yet not given to him because neither knew (or pretended not to know) how the other felt. However one night Aeolus approached her and showed her an entirely new way to move her body and exposed her to what it really meant to dance with passion. Just as the new couple finish Aeolus walks into the room and looks at his clone his mouth agape and a horror dawning on Gentekra. The man that she was in bed with turned into air while her Aeolus fled the room in betrayal and sadness. Gentekra waits nine months for the baby to grow, fighting herself on whether or not to keep it, when she finally decides to give the baby up after giving birth. Gentekra walks to a temple on the top of a mountain nearby where the monks are known to have incredible powers and leaves the baby slipping a book on how to dance into his basket. A gust of wind picks up when she is walking down the mountain and a baby cries before the door opens and monks are heard at the top of the mountain inside the find a baby, a book, and a string with beads in colors white blue and red in different shades.

7.2 Rylus grew a curious, rambunctious, and mischievous child a very bad combination for a baby of any kind and for it his nickname was monkey for a lot of his life. The Monks in the temple had a hard time raising a baby what with food and water and clothing but they managed and made sure to shower the child with love and attention. He grew out of most of his ways by the age of ten but by then he was smarter and faster and would be able to get into more trouble now. Stealing bread from the elders and playing pranks when he could just to pass the time and if not dong that he was dancing without music in the field of flowers behind the temple. Reading and rereading the book as he grew becoming wind itself with his movements barely touching the ground when moving. Upon seeing this one day the monks began training Rylus in the ways of physical arts teaching him how to use his force and how to fight. As his abilities grew he became the air itself becoming one with it through his dance and through the ancient technique of the monks.

7.3 So high in the mountains the monks rarely got visitors or even animals for some reason not birds or snakes, people or monkeys. When he asked a monk the monk chuckled about their being a ward on the mountain against evil and animosity but the location and the distance from anything is what kept everything away. Though that didn't stop a chance encounter one day with an evil creature that seemed to have gotten though the ward. As Rylus is dancing in the field of flowers behind the temple he catches a scent on the wind like the smell of cow and must which sours his steps momentarily. He follows his nose to the lip of meadow and finds what appears to be a bull climbing the mountain though upon closer inspection he notices something not quite right with the creature. It spots him as he watches it and it bellows shaking loose stones with the power of his voice alone and it makes him move back away from the edge turning in an attempt to make it to the temple. A boulder comes flying from the side of the mountain that the bull man is on and it makes him pause stopping in his tracks his escape route cut off. He turns and faces the bull man the creature already in the meadow after climbing up the stone and into his field of flowers crushing many of them. It snorts as it stares Rylus down steam coming from his nostrils and Rylus returns the stare refusing to back down.

7.4 It charges Rylus like any bull he sees a flag of red would do though it pumps it's arms like a man. Rylus dives to the right side rolling onto to his feet in time to see the bull man stop and turn around and runs towards him slower than before. It doesn't stop but this time swings it's arm at Rylus who attempted to slide under the bull's arm this time. He is hit with a clothes line and is sent flying back a couple of feet his breathing rasping but the bull just stalking towards him prepared to dine into a meal. Rylus grabs a handful of dirt and throws it at the bull man hitting him in the eye and blinding him briefly. He summons a strong breeze and pushes himself to the lip of the meadow resting against the wall with the treacherous drop behind him. The bull man, enraged by Rylus throwing dirt, charges him again with another bellow and Rylus waits for the right moment. Just as the beast is upon him Rylus takes the air from his lungs causing the bull man to stumble and almost fall on top of him. Rylus rolls out of the way and then creates a strong gust of wind giving the bull man the push he needs to fall off the cliff.

7.5 Once it settles down he reaches for the beads around his neck and begins to pray to his dad thanking him for victory and for healing. The wind circles pleasantly restoring his strength and fixing the broken bones he has losing track of time in his prayer. When he opens his eyes he I surrounded by monks who look at him with mix expressions of astounding, sadness, and bitter sweet joy. An English speaking elder approached his and spoke for all the monks there "Rylus you have overcome a great challenge on this day and have truly become a worthy warrior monk however. The temple will always be your home but you must take the next step of your journey! You must take you destiny trip into the next chapter of your life." With a heavy heart Rylus nods in understanding and gets up healed after his fight and bows before them all "Where will I journey?" he asks and as soon as he does the wind picks up out of no where whooshing past all those gathered. Their eyes follow the direction of the strong wind and at the edge of the meadow stands a silent grey horse that seemed to phase in and out of sight as if made of wind. Rylus takes it as a sign and walks over to it slowly picking up speed until he is at a full run not stopping until he reaches the horse and hops onto it's back in a smooth motion. He waves to the monks that raised him and took care of him all his life then the horse takes off into the sky to god's know where. Over the course of the trip they stop frequently and bond Rylus eventually naming the horse a loud sound that it slowly began to respond to over time. A month after they initially took off Rylus arrives at a camp some where in the world with a sign reading half blood and a feeling that he should enter. He steps off of "Whoosh" and walks towards the gate taking the next step into his destiny but pauses just at the gate suddenly nervous. Whoosh nudges him with his nose and pushes him into camp before the horse turns into a breeze and rises into the sky only a call away and with that nudge he steps in.

8 Weapons&Possessions Beads: A colorful loop of beads in shades of white, blue, and red that Rylus keeps on him at all times. It allows him to pray to the wind and receive and quicker healing time from wind passing by but he must be in a state of prayer/meditation to properly use it. If in dangers the beads glow softly alerting Rylus to the danger around him and if his life is at risk giving him a boost in strength and speed. Whoosh: A horse that has the ability to shift between a breeze and a horse. While in a breeze state when it passes by it makes a whoosh sounds hence it's name. It is Rylus's companion and confidant.