Solas- A Solar Storm Is Brewing

[Solas]

"Your blood is royal, this much is true... but you still bleed."

"My father was a drakanite, and my mother was a human. He taught me what it meant to love someone unconditionally, and she taught me the cost of that love..."

"Before my mother died she gave me a locket, weighed down by a heavy steel link chain. Inside is nothing of value to most, a small worthless gem that bares the last bit of mana she had left. It glows bright and golden just as her soul did. This world is a dark place filled with shadows that creep into your heart and mind. Whenever they dare step closer towards me, I let that light cast them aside. One day, it will shine upon everyone; this I swear to every soul trapped in the abyss, even if it costs me my own."

Character Name: Solas Coeus

Name Pronunciation: Soh-loss Key-Oh-s

Name Meaning: Solas, Meaning Light or Enlightenment - Coeus, A titan who was a son of Uranus and Gaia in greek mythology. The name itself is often depicted as meaning intelligence or questioning. Coeus himself, who's Roman mythology equivalent is Polus is seen as the embodiment of the celestial axis around which the heavens revolve.

Alias(es): The Solar Storm, The People's Will, Calm Axe of Cai

Age: 11 (Currently)

Gender: Male

Birthday: Unknown

Birthplace: Theria

Blood Type: O-
Bloodline: Drakanite/Human

Height: 6'4" (Currently 5'0")

Weight: 186 lbs (Currently 83 lbs)

Notable Features: Solas has dark walnut brown hair and emerald green eyes along with slightly tanned skin. He has distinctive scars on his back along his shoulder blades from his own claws which Solas earned at the age of 8 when he tried to reach back to pull out his own wings. It was to no avail, but the scars remain as a reminder of the day he hated being part Drakanite.

Personality: Solas is a very calm and observant as well as empathetic. Though he has been known to put up a playful and cheery facade around those he cares about in order to ease their worries, the only few times he experiences real joy is when learning something new or is around someone he deeply trusts and can let him forget about the world if only for just a moment. He learned at a very young age to numb his own emotions though no matter how hard he tries, Solas has a deep compassion for those who have faced discrimination as he has and even if he doesn't have the power or knowledge to help them at the time he will remember their name and face forever so that when he does, he can answer that plea. In his mother's own words, "Solas is a boy who would rather stand at the back of the room watching and listening, only speaking up when he feels someone he cares about isn't being heard, only standing out, when they need someone to stand up for them."

As told by Solas himself

"I'm not even that old and yet the memories of yester-years are already so faded, locked away in the back of my mind just like these dreaded emotions I try so hard to chain down. Every cruel image a reminder of why I hide them away, every joyful memory a cruel reminder of what was stolen from me soured even more by the thoughts of empty what ifs. But I remember the warmth of the fire as we ate together that night, I remember the banging on the door. It was the first time I heard panic in my father's voice, first time I saw fear in his eyes. But my mother never stopped smiling, not as she handed me her locket, not as she hid me away, not as they tore the door down and overcame my father and drew his blood, not even as they killed her. I don't know if it was by the god's mercy that they never found me, or by their cruelty. They've probably already forgotten about me, maybe even believe that I died starving in the streets after escaping. But their faces will be burned into my memory for as long as I live, so long as they are still alive. I ran and I stole, I cowered and I crawled, but I survived. Hope was something I thought I'd never regain, but I gained a friend, someone who has seen the world like I have and feels the need to change it. He told me about his father and how they were just like my family who killed my parents, burning with a hatred for their own blood just because of what they were born as. If it is blood they want, it is blood that they will get, not in life, but in death. I will wait here with them, studying, growing. I no longer have to steal, no longer do I have to cower, I will no longer run and when the day comes that I can stand, I will stand against them and everyone like them. If it is the last thing I do, I swear they will never forget my face just as I can no longer erase the memory of theirs. They showed me the price of love, and I will show them the price of pride. That's the only future I look forward to, the only thing I keep living for, the only thing I will die for, and if royalty and pure blood is something they cherish so much, they better hope they are willing to die for it as well."

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Catherine Coeus: Catherine is Solas' mother, a human woman who his father Lancel had fallen in love with and chose to go behind his family's back to be with. Coeus isnt a royal Drakanite bloodline, but what little they have in them they cherish deeply and have done everything they can to ensure that their family only marries pure or mixed Drakanites. So when they found out Lancel had laid with a human without a single drop of Drakanite in her they grew furious. Catherine was a kind, compassionate and deeply empathetic person who had seen the darkness of the world and wanted nothing more than to light it up, if only just a little. But to Lancel's family, she was nothing but a stain on their bloodline. She did her best to raise Solas to not be like them, to see people for what they truly were, and to give them a chance to prove so or change. When the Coeus family murdered her and her husband Lancel she made sure that Solas got away with his life. The last thing she gave her son was a locket and chain with a gem inside that glowed with mana from her soul so that any time Solas felt alone surrounded by darkness he could remember his mother and everything she taught him.

Lancel Coeus: Lancel was Solas' father, a drakanite male who grew up to be stern and determined. However he was also earnest, never afraid to speak his mind, and never afraid to back up those words. Meeting Catherine was the first time he felt afraid, fear that grew from the thoughts of what his family would do if they found out about them. Lancel's love for Catherine was the only secret he ever kept, the only lie he ever told, and he would take it to his grave; though sadly it was also what led to it. Around his wife and son the cold and serious nature he had been raised to be would melt, smiling and laughing. Unlike Catherine Lancel was not afraid to tell Solas of the true nature of the world and the people in it, though he did like to believe in his wife's dream of a better one. He would often warn Solas of the future he may have to face one day, but would always be a light that supported him just like Catherine.

Zion Cai: Zion is the father of Solas' friend Olympus and is the man that took him in as a retainer after finding Olympus playing with the at the time homeless boy. Having found out about Solas' past and why he was left abandoned Zion promised to take care of the boy so long as he did the same for them and never betrayed that loyalty. Solas had a deep hatred for slavery and servitude but his trust in Olympus along with the knowledge that he was free to leave and quit being a retainer whenever he wished was what led him to decide that he would serve the Cai family loyally. The thought of having access to training and plenty of reading material only helped excite the studious side of Solas and made the offer more desirable as the boy knew he would one day need power and knowledge to be able to achieve his dreams.

Olympus Cai: Olympus was the first and only friend Solas has ever made, having met him after losing his parents and being left to survive on the streets. The days he could forget about the world and simply have fun playing  and sparring with Olympus was something Solas would always cherish. The stories Olympus told the young half-breed about his father Zion and the disdain he gained from his family for being an ice drakanite was something that helped form a deep friendship between the two, both seeing the world for the darkness it was and wanting to change it. Though Solas is only a year older than Olympus, as the retainer of the Cai family he is often seen as the more level headed, doing is best to guide his friend whenever possible. This has caused a small rivalry between the boys; while Olympus is busy fine tuning his blacksmithing skills, Solas can be found reading and practicing especially in the field of magic. When given the time they are almost always sparring or training together, each giving the other advise on how they can advance their knowledge and skills. Their trust and respect for one another has allowed their rivalry to stay brotherly in nature, always wanting to one up the other, but always being proud of each other when showing improvement.

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Weapons: Halberd/Battleaxe (Yet to be Earned)
Magic: Lightning, Mana/Energy, Light/Plasma (Yet to Be Earned)
Casting Type: Though he is a mere beginner at magic Solas' primary way of casting that he wishes to master is visual as he believes it will give him the control over mana he needs to achieve his goals and create new spells that may be needed to do so.
Race Abilities: (Yet to be Earned)

Plans: Solas' current plans are to gain as much skill and knowledge that he can while serving as a retainer of the Cai family especially in the fields of magic and armed combat. Though he also puts effort into learning etiquette and politics so as to not embarrass the Cai family and more importantly, learn about the enemies he one day wishes to teach a lesson in humility. It takes knowledge of royalty to take down the royalty.

"I am only one man, this is true. A man can be easily killed, but his morals, his ideals, his aspirations that lay deeply written onto his soul will live on. Like a small candle light barely casting away the darkness... all it needs is a little push, one push and its light will cast aside the shadows as it ignites the whole house in flames and soon, the whole city, the whole country. Kill me, and a hundred will rise to take my place. A hundred souls to carry on the flag as they march towards your castle. Slaughter them, and ten thousand will rise, they will bang at your castle door till it comes tumbling down... Raise an army against them, defeat them, and a hundred thousand will rise. They will set your homes aflame, tear down yours walls brick by brick, those sturdy walls of pride that you hide behind. Their voices will ring out like thunder and the storm will not stop until you listen, until the message my soul scribed upon this world is heard as each of theirs is bound with mine in a shared cry for one simple thing... freedom. Your blood is royal, this much is true... but you still bleed."

Aspirations: The only long term goal Solas has in mind, the only thing he truly lives for, is a simple one in nature but difficult to achieve. He knows this well, and will do all he can to prepare. But one day, he will answer the calls of all those like him who have felt discrimination. Though any and all who burn with needless hate are welcomed to meet his wrath, it is the royalty who's obsession with their bloodlines that have personally made him suffer that he wishes to teach humility to the most. Because of the values his mother Catherine instilled into him, it is the deepest wish in his heart that this change can be brought about peacefully. But the lessons his father Lancel taught him leaves him ready to fight for that change even at the cost of his own life. Solas may not be one to die needlessly and knows he will need patience to accomplish his goals, but if the day comes and he still fails, the drakanite hybrid will gladly become a martyr.

Timeline Updates: This will be where I post future important updates to the character that cannot be simply edited into the above information. Though blank for now, as Solas' history grows on Chronicles of Esshar, so too will this section.