Traejan: 30 Days of Character Development: 02
(( cross-posted by request from tumblr ))
2.) What are your characters most prominent physical features?
Since this question implies that I am allowed to choose multiple options I will elaborate on the ones that instantly sprang to mind first. After all, thos woul be the most prominent, of course! And what I like most about this meme is my ability to elaborate on things like this that may be overlooked otherwise, even if it's written into an in-game flag.
- The first thing anyone would notice upon simply passing him on the street is his height. For reference, WoWWiki defines the height range for a male Sin'dorei as generally falling between 5'8" and 6'6". Traejan falls to the far end of this spectrum at 6'6", which is a notable feature of the character but is easy enough to overlook during in-game RP when everyone's character model is exactly the same height.
- His hair bears mentioning here just from the amount of attention it receives. It's long, bone straight, and obsessively maintained. It is also notably a lovely shade of pale blue. For reasons unknown -- perhaps having something to do with why it turned blue in the first place -- it will not properly hold a dye job. Black is the only colour that has ever come remotely close to working, but the end result was an odd muddy shady of blue-grey. It is just easier to wear a hat.
- To say eyes is probably a given, but it is not without good reason. Even in a casual, resting state they seem to have an almost unsettling intensity about them that has nothing to do with their Lichfire blue glow. While he has a tendency to control his expressions perfectly, with time one can learn to read what his eyes may be saying that the rest of him does not. Sometimes it is a look of complete control, a predatory interest, or some darker motive or he may be suddenly off-guard and as readable as an open book. Particular after a few too many drinks.
- Finally, there are his runes They are numerous and found just about everywhere at regular intervals on his body. Ten form a vertical line that begins at the back of his neck and runs down his spine to his tail bone. He has three on the top of either forearm and three more along his upper arms and ending at the shoulder. Ten more on either leg travel from thigh to ankle along the sides of his legs. Each is an active rune, behaving much like the runes inscribed on a weapon, dimming and brightening rhythmically as if they had their own pulse. In armour, these are difficult if not impossible to see. The exception would be that the one on the back of his neck is high enough above his collar that it could be seen under his hair. The strength of their presence in any other type of clothing depends of course on how the clothing is cut and how thick the material is. Light cloth has a definite possibility of letting things shine through, similar to the 'arc reactor effect' Tony Stark has in a t-shirt. The intensity of their glow is also directly related to his strength. If he is tired, injured, or just generally spent they will dim noticeably. Obviously just the opposite would apply if he somehow received some form of a power boost. This is the sort of thing where if you're curious, it doesn't hurt to ask. In fact, I might even refer to them if that's the case.