Name: Elrasur Moraven
Alias: Elrasur of the White,White Hands, the talon master
Age: 105, appears to be late twenties to mid thirties.
Sex: Male
Race: Dunmer
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Relationship/Marital status: Single
Laterality: Ambidextrous
Afflictions: N/A
Appearance: Elrasur is a fairly typical dunmer male, standing at 5'5", and weighing just over a hundred and thirty pounds. He has an athletic build, with wiry muscles, that make him appear deceptively weak. He has the usual high cheekbones of dunmer, along with the blood red eyes. He has no beard, and thin eyebrows, the same midnight black as his hair, which falls to his shoulders, but he usually keeps it bound together with a strip of leather. He has a long, thin scar that traces the right side of his jaw, down to his chin. The most unique thing about him, is his hands. Both are tattooed completely bone white, except for the fingernails.
Armour: Most of his apparel is made up of overlapping dark leather, but steel plates rest over his upper torso and back. The plates are thick enough to stop more than a few blows, but light enough so he can still move quickly. He wears leather boots, with a sheathe built into the inner leg of each, containing steel daggers. His forearms are covered by leather vambraces, but his hands are kept bare, revealing the bone white coloration. He wears no helmet, preferring to keep his field of vision clear.
Weaponry: The two steel daggers previously mentioned he treats as his back up weapons. His primary weapons are a pair of slightly curved steel shortswords, that he wears on either hips. The blades resemble the talons of some great beast, and his skill with them is how he gained the title of 'talon master'. As a last resort, he is a proficient hand to hand fighter, though he obviously won't be going up against someone with, for example, a greatsword, unarmed.
Class: Assassin/close quarters combat expert.
Combat preference: Elrasur is all about ending an enemy before they can become a threat. He strikes quickly with his swords, parrying and riposting, creating weaknesses he can exploit in an opponents defence. If he should be disarmed, or unable to draw his swords, he relies on his daggers and unarmed skills to overwhelm his enemy with swift strikes, and keeping inside their guard.
Personality: Elrasur is a reserved individual, not prone to starting or even joining a conversation, unless asked a question directly. When on the road, he keeps to himself, even when at rest. However, he is reliable in a fight, and will come to the aid of any who need him. Those that he has fought alongside for a reasonable amount of time will gain his respect, and perhaps may coax a laugh or two out of him. Past events make him slow to trust, and he may become reckless when innocents are in danger.
Religion: Vaguely the nine divines.
Positive traits: Reliable, calm, conservative
Negative traits: Can be reckless, slow to trust.
Likes: Helping people/defending the weak, justice.
Dislikes: Greedy people, mages, heat.
Fears: Innocents dying because of his failures/ the death of his companions.
History: Decades ago, Elrasur the White was merely Elrasur Moraven, or more commonly, the talon master. He was a master freelance assassin, operating from Skyrim to Valenwood. Many knew him by his alias, but few actually knew him by name. Unusually for an assassin, Elrasur was more than willing to help the weak and downtrodden. In the early days of the new empire, corrupt officials ran rampant over the smaller villages and towns. They would demand enormous sums of money, and sometimes even more despicable actions as tribute, or 'taxes'.
When Elrasur heard of these injustices' it was a sure thing that the officials lives were measured in days, if not hours. He left as quickly as he'd arrived, accepting no thanks or payment. Of course, his actions did not go unnoticed, even if a name could not be placed on the face. Many times troops of imperial legionnaires would be dispatched to hunt him, only to return empty handed, or in some cases, not at all.
As small rebellions sprang up, Elrasur found paying work, eliminating imperial commanders in any number of theatres of war. However his heart remained with the people, and the more cunning among the empire knew this. One such official, a minor noble, really, oppressed his people greatly, inevitably drawing the attention of the dunmer assassin. This man was clever. He hired a mage to accompany him, and set up in the center of his village.
When the talonmaster arrived, he was hit with a powerful fury spell. Losing any semblance of discipline, or the ability to separate friend from foe, he went into a frenzy, slaughtering all before him. When his mind cleared, he realized to his horror that it was in fact the villagers he'd come to protect. His confidence was shaken, but his purpose was clear; if he could not protect the innocent, he'd avenge them. He hunted down and slew both the mage and the lord responsible for hiring him.
Since that day, Elrasur has been a wanted man, forced to take what contracts he can from the criminal elements of the empire. He greatly distrusts all mages, and refuses to have any kind of spells cast upon him, even if they are for his own benefit. As a permanent reminder of his loss of control, he had his hands tattooed white, for the innocents that fell on that fateful day.
Dialogue Colour: Tan