Eliphas of Arkouda

Eliphas

HEIGHT: 160cm / 5.2ft
Length: 2.9m / 9.5ft
WEIGHT: 500kgs / 1102 lbs
VOICE OVER: Tom Ellis
ONE LINE DESCRIPTION: a hulking white bear with brown eyes

Eliphas is a large hulking boar; he is tall for a polar bear while a little above average in length and in weight. Eliphas has a stocky build which adds to his weight, with gigantic feet. His coat is long and well insulated ensuring he is very rarely cold. In fact, often if he runs for too long, he can overheat. He has sharp dark claws which have a slight brownish red pigment near the base fur from fighting and hunting. Eliphas holds snow colored fur that has yellowish tinges in some lights; particularly after a swim. Eliphas also presents dark brown colored eyes.




Eliphas is fairly multi-faceted with a few positive but also negative characteristics. Eliphas is a fairly clever boar, he values security, succession, growth and hard-work. He is however fairly solitary in that he prefers to spend time on his own than with others. He likes silence and the natural sounds of the Motherland.

Eliphas does not believe in religion nor the Goddesses. He believes that the forces of life and death are controlled by the creatures of the Motherland. He believes that opposing this view is naive and will eventually be the fall of some dynasties.
He detests the perception of Arkouda being a 'mediator' and a protector for Eleos; it is his view that the dynasties ought to be able to protect themselves and if not, then that is their fault.

He doesn't believe it was right for the Arkoudian's to step in and interfere with a problem that was not theirs - the battle between Skotadi and Fengari. This has caused some slight tension with his views of authority; those hailing from royal bloodlines tend to make him a little angry - perceiving them as idiots or retorting with sarcasm if they say something he considers even remotely wrong or foolish. He however is not power-hungry and is content with simple warrior or guardian like duties. Neither is he actively disloyal to his dynasty. He works hard for what he believes in and will not without his views - with or without being asked.

If ever granted the opportunity, Eliphas will probably make a fairly average father. He is more likely to be paws-off until they get a bit older and can actually take the cubs out and about. He does not like a lot of noise and can be extremely strict with young ones. He is not really the affectionate or loving type, but he shows he cares through other means - protection, playfulness and devotion.

Eliphas enjoys being in and around the water. Although he is not a hunter; he enjoys creeping upon seal birthing dens and lying in wait to catch himself a delicious dinner. His favorite is play-fighting or of course, real fighting. It is a skill he knows well as he is competent and capable because of his size and mass. If in a battle, Eliphas will rarely let his opponents escape and is unlikely to grant enemies mercy. He can of course be persuaded otherwise, but it will take decent convincing.

LIKES: Swimming, fish, seals, independence, respect.
DISLIKES: idiots/Arkoudian's who disagree with him, noise, nosy and clingy Arkoudian's, unrealistic ideals, emotional outbursts.
SKILLS: Fighting, hearing, swimming, honesty, organizing.
FLAWS: Speed/running - he tends to overheat and due to his size, he struggles to be quick and agile, unorthodox with some of his views, a little bit of a hypocrite (actively challenges religion which the dynasty is built on yet is loyal).
DREAMS: Arkouda to be the biggest, strongest and most feared dynasty in the Motherland; rather than as a "mediator"
FEARS: That the other Dynasties will rise up against Arkouda and/or view them as weak.



Eliphas knows next to nothing about where he came from; all he knows was that as a young cub, he was brought into the Dynasty with his mother. Eliphas's mother was incredibly ill; plagued by sickness that riddled her mind near mush. It wasn't always that bad, but as the two spent longer in the dynasty, the sicker she became for healers had no idea how to treat such an illness. Mother spoke in tongues and provided very little in the way of conversation. Others in the Dynasty took pity on Eliphas and cared for him while his mother grew sicker and weaker by each passing day. Nannies cared for him and taught him the principals of the dynasty, as well as it's history and even basic hunting and fighting moves. Even as a cub, Eliphas was skeptical about the thoughts others had about the Goddesses. It simply didn't seem right in his mind. When his mother eventually passed, Eliphas was learning how to do close combat. Her death pushed him to delve further into his studies; focusing purely on becoming a warrior as it was the best distraction available at the time.

Years later, Eliphas was granted the title warrior; having demonstrated sufficient skill. He has held the role for several years now and has always been content.

MOTHER: Felidah (deceased)
FATHER: Unknown.
SIBLINGS: None.
OTHER FAMILY: None.


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