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MoE - Saku, Nupta of Ashal

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Name:
Saku. Last name was dropped when he became Nupta, but it was LeRaine.

Age:
19

Race:
Abori/ Hortai Spiritus (Cherry Blossom-type)

Gender:
Hermaphrodite/"Deux Solum" (identifies himself as male)

Class:
Devout/ Healer

Element:
Earth

Personality:
Saku has very little confidence in his own abilities but hides it by acting strong and defiant in the face of his critics in his newly acquired court. He once longed for adventure but his skills as a Healer and kindness made sure that he stayed put in Mimirei where he was needed. He tries to keep upbeat for the most part, but his naivety sometimes gets him into trouble. He's getting used to being crowned Nupta Sanctus so he sometimes slips into informal tones much to his confidantes and advisors' displeasure. He also has a tendency to try and escape into the city just to have a 'normal' day, much to the chagrin of the Holy Guard.

He's a very loving person, but because of his position he has to lock away any possible desires in order to honour Errege.

Background:
It goes without saying, but Saku reluctantly answered the call of Errege after the previous Nupta Sanctus, Yewen, died in mysterious circumstances. Most of all, he knows he is at a severe disadvantage in the aristocratic court of Mimirei.

Saku was born to commoner Healer parents (Father: Glacee LeRaine, a Priest, Mother: Cheri LeRaine, a Cleric) in Mimirei's lower sectors, but despite the hard life he was brought up with love and devotion. His parents allowed him to choose his gender rather than decide for him as tradition often dictates when a Deux Solum is born, which caused a stir in his local community about freedom of choice in young children. The next stir he caused in the community was when, moments before Nupta Yewen was found dead in her chambers, Saku received a premonition from Holy Errege but had said not a word about it to anyone, not even to his parents or his close friend Buzz Cloudwing. This was because he felt that Errege had made a mistake, but D'Jose Draconu, the General of the Holy Guard, pretty much dragged him kicking and screaming to Mimirei's palace high up in the tree's canopy. When asked how D'Jose knew where to find Saku, the general replied that Nupta Yewen had left written instructions to him in her vanity chest. The instructions were thus:

"Errege knows that his eleventh Nupta is unwilling. Search for a hermaphrodite Abori called Saku LaRaine. Bring him here by any means necessary. Watch over him. Every time he runs away, be there to bring him back. And for goodness sakes, don't spare the rod and spoil the child. And don't leave him alone for a second. If anything happens to him, I will haunt you."

Because of his low birth, many of the court feel like he is an unfit ruler. His parents are still alive, but they are not allowed to see him so that he can devote himself entirely to his "husband" Errege (in reality, the court doesn't what mere peasants to be stomping around in the palace), and D'jose has made it his mission to prevent Saku from escaping the palace or anyone (particularly a certain Apidae foreigner) from getting in to see him (though he seems to fail in both missions). Saku finds the notion of being trapped in the palace very difficult to swallow, and harder still that he's ritually married to a sleeping spirit so he can't raise a family of his own if he wanted to. Even so, he's glad he has Lillium, his lady-in-waiting, as a close confidant to rely on.

Despite all this, Saku is willing to help his people of Ashal in any way he can in his new position even though he's met by opposition wherever he turns. He'd still like to be able to travel into other kingdoms but for now he thinks its best to stay within Ashal's forest.

Current Faction:
Saku runs the kingdom of Ashal and thus can order the likes of the Holy Guard and The Akademy to do tasks for the sake of Ashal (or in rare occasions for the sake of Hortus). He doesn't really like ordering people around though...

Extra:
:bulletgreen:Saku is the youngest Nupta ever, and the eleventh Nupta crowned in Ashal's history. His youth is another contributing fact why he has his critics.

:bulletgreen:Saku has a large fear of the dark so has to have a light on at night so that he can fall asleep with ease.

:bulletgreen:Saku still believes in true love, even though he's ritually married to Errege (who he's decided is most definitely not his true love).

:bulletgreen:He loves honey, so often asks the Ashal hives to deliver large jars of it.

:bulletgreen: As he's young, his powers as a Devout are limited currently to casting colourless healing and defensive spells. As the new Nupta however, he's entitled to knowing secret arcane spells that only the Nupta and the current Headmaster/mistress of the Akademy are allowed to have knowledge of. That is, of course, if Saku stopped trying to escape from the tree-top palace at any given time. Nupta's, traditionally, are also able to maintain a form of the High Arcana if they grow powerful enough but such a skill hasn't been seen in any Nupta for about three generations now.

:bulletgreen: A feature for most Abori, Saku's feet (in reality they are roots that evolved into a shape that allows the Abori to walk on the ground) can suck in moisture and nutrients from the soil if he's injured or unwell. As he's also what is known as a "flowering Abori" (i.e. an Abori that has evolved from trees that can produce flowers and fruit), he also can provide nutrients for young offspring (usually Inseco or young Hortai Spiritus offspring) by using vines attached to his "nectary" curled up under his hair for the offspring to suckle from. He's done it a couple of times before when he was just a common Healer with his parents.

Personal Effects:
Weapon:
:bulletred: The Staff of Mimirei - a staff made from a fallen branch of the Holy Tree Mimirei, a magical stone from the waters surrounding the tree and a feather from the mythical Rainbow Bird that is part of Ashal's mythos, the Staff of Mimirei has been the weapon of the Nupta since the very first Nupta Sanctus was chosen. Although there hasn't been a war in Ashal for five generations of Nupta Sanctus, the Staff is still brimming with power.
Jewellery:
:bulletpink: Mother's hairpiece - Saku's only momento from his parents, he wears the flower-shaped hairpiece with pride everyday, and refuses to take it off, even at his ritual coronation.

Relationships:
:bulletgreen:General D'Jose Draconu - the man that dragged him to the Nupta's Palace in Mimirei City, Saku has mixed feelings about him. On the one hand he dislikes him greatly for taking him away from his family, but on the other he's grateful for the Aniso's unflagging support.
:bulletgreen:Lady Lillium Belleza - Saku's lady-in-waiting and new faithful friend, Lillium has proven herself to be a strong ally in the scary world of Ashal's court.
:bulletgreen:"Buzz" Cloudwing - Saku's childhood friend, they regularly meet secretly much to D'Jose's chagrin.
:bulletgreen: Deo Arrosa - the Prince of Lake Turquoia in Navaius and head of the Arrosa Family, he and Saku became fast friends.
:bulletgreen: Haru Arrosa - Deo's little brother, who teases Saku a lot.
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SahrunLunar's avatar
Woo Hoo! Deux Solum unite! XDD