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Old 01-20-2014, 08:25 PM

Sadrain's Cast, currently featuring
Zenon Valmir Hadar

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Name: Zenon Valmir Hadar
Nickname: Zen, Val
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Position: Eldest son and heir of Hadar family, future leader of Seventh city

Appearance: Reference
Personality He seems like a person that's easy to understand, clear and direct stream, but there are some underwater rocks that one might miss to notice in eluded in false sense of safety.
He's blunt, although often plays it off as a joke. He seems a bit shallow and short sighted, but actually thinks ahead, most of the time. He likes to consider him self mature and thoughtful, but that only applies half the time, sadly. That makes him easy to be underestimated for the times he actually sets out to think and plan.
Zenon's a bit of rebel. He is too smart to show it all that openly always, but it's definitely there. He has some temper issues, although is more of the 'put on a smile and act on it later' guy - when he does, it's rarely nice. Of course, he's also spoiled, but material goods actually hold much less importance to him than one would expect. It's attention he likes and particularly desires one directed towards his own accomplishments or qualities (such as his good looks), not his family's riches. He can be selfish and self centered, too.
He likes to have fun and talk, has hard time turning down a fight and can be vicious fighter, both in your face and behind your back, when he really wants to get something. Manipulating, betraying, cheating and lying - it all runs in his blood, Val just opts not to go down that most of time.
Generally, cheerful and optimistic person, he does not break easily.
His opinion of Below is... lacking. He has never thought about it much, but when he does, he wonders just why more effort hasn't been put into saving it. He still thinks they are people down there, even if savages.

History: Zenon grew up knowing he'd be ruler of the city and it both annoyed and pleased him. It meant extra studies, but it also meant he'd get adoration and respect. Early, he learned that he didn't really deserve the position, as Hadar city had fabricated claims on the position not all that long ago. The society has sharp eyes and nose in Above, many were not pleased with power shift - some traditionalists and others simply jealous they had not done it first. To appease them, his family accepted proposed marriage between him and Adelmar, meaning one of the original ruling line would again be close to power and their children hold rights both old and new.
There is nothing spectacular more to tell about his past at this very moment, he doesn't feel there have been any life twisting events in it yet. Of course, there are the occasional grumbling fests from his mother or aunts, which are known to propel him into just right about what they don't want, so spicing his life up, but other than that, his life is calm and predictable. Val doesn't really like that.

Other: Over the years, he has began taking Adelmar as some unchangeable addition to his life - she's always going to be there, in his bad times and good ones, to scold him and sooth him, or just quietly listen to his stories. Perhaps more than he realizes, Zenon has grown attached to her. Not in love sense, but more like a friend or a dear pet. Of course, he has had various relationships on the sides, not particularly trying to resist beautiful ladies beckoning him in their rooms.
He has learned how to fight and use weapons due to taking part of the program that 'raids' Below.


Adelmar Ednah Wislawa

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Name: Adelmar Ednah Wislawa
Nickname: Adel, Mar, Silly lady (only called so by Zenon)
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Position: Eldest child of Wislawa family that previously ruled city Seven

Appearance: Reference 1, another outfit reference
Personality Adelmar is a dutiful daughter, or perhaps we should say granddaughter as most she does is for her now deceased grandparents. She doesn't talk back to her parents, does not rebel and her one main focus is saving her family's name and estate. If that means putting aside her own happiness and marrying someone she has no feelings for, then so be it. The thought of actually doing something that she wants has occurred to her, but... where would she go? Although she has bright mind that easily absorbs knowledge, there are enough people from scientist rank and it would not be that hard to find her. It also would cast a black spot on Wislawa family if she ran away, which is last thing she wants.
Mar is one who desperately wants to please and be noticed by those who she cares for. For longest time, she tried to gain attention from her father, but eventually, something in her heart broke and she has practically ceased to care for him. Most of her affection is now turned towards her little brother (she suspects he is only half brother, however), but as she is stern older sister, trying to get him study, he favors both his parents that spoil him to no end.
Mature and serious for her age, she enjoys luxurious and glamorous lifestyle that being rich can provide, but does not make it out to be one thing to give her happiness. In truth, she's not even sure what would make her happy. She's well trained in all vague arts of speech - small talk, diplomacy, hidden threats, flirting and so on. Of course, other skills that someone of her status must have are not lacking either and she's good at reading people. If given options, she prefers observing over talking.
She has good deal of cunning along with intelligence and the combination makes her cautious. Normally, she isn't one to hurriedly do crazy things, but plans out everything to her best ability. She can be rather sharp, but does not enjoy inflicting pain of any sort - cold, but not cruel.
Her opinion of Below is simple - savages. But her thoughts on people of Above aren't that great either.

History: Every great lineage has one weak generation eventually. In Wislawa family, it was Maksym Kajetan Wislawa - Adelmar's father. Last few centuries had not favored this family in general, they had lost their rights as city-state rulers due to (fabricated) unclear inheritance issues, cutting their property in half and deeply injuring their pride, but Maksym's gambling and drinking habits finished off what they still had.
Although they still manage to maintain their face in front of society by grabbing deeply into Ioana's (Adelmar's mother) family banks and selling off one by one historical riches and jewelry, they are near bankruptcy and the large estate now only has few servants.
This all, of course, has reflected on Aldelmar's life. She has seen how her family's estate is slowly being torn to pieces by her own father and for some reason, he has never really liked or cared for her. Perhaps because she is a girl - after birth of her brother Tadeuzs, he now usually settles for ignoring her - or maybe because he sees in her everything his parents wanted him to be.
Mar knows her mother loves her, but the two have somehow always had cool relationships, maybe perhaps Ioana never dared to stand up to her raging husband when he screamed at their daughter for no reason. The only attention that she has ever received is from her father's parents. They gave her honest praises, hugged her and gave her kisses... And they shared stories of their old glory days with her, pain of loss evident in their tones. It was tragedy for Adelmar when her grandmother died, soon followed by her husband, leaving ten years old girl feeling lonelier than ever.
From early age, Adel has been engaged to Zenon, heir of Seventh city. Getting married to a rich, influential man is only use that her father finds for her. She attends to balls in her mother's old dresses, adjusted for her and the current fashions, and the two play happily engaged couple in front of everyone. However, the wedding day has been postponed now and again by Hadars and Maksym worries it may be called off as a whole.

Other: Although Adelmar is not in love with Zenon, she has grown to care for him as friend in some aspects, both aggravated and amused by his generally light disposition. If they were to be married, she'd most likely make just as faithful wife as she makes daughter. She has not pursued any other relationships in this time, too.
She has 'forced' Val to teach her basic self defense moves and how to use a small gun, from there developing her own half dance-half fight moves and practice routine to keep herself fit. It's a bit for sense of being different and also filling her time.


"Watch it," he grumbled when one of his 'co-workers' bumped in his shoulder, breaking his concentration on the screen before him displaying a flight simulation that actually served more than just a game. The other man rose an eyebrow and stopped in mid-step, then moved back to peer over his shoulder. "Hey, what got you annoyed, Zen?" he in inquired, but got no reply as one named Zen, or rather Zenon, was fully focused on screen, ignoring any questions. He had the rights.

He wasn't annoyed as Jayce had pointed out. It would be something his fiancee would say. No, he was downright pissed off. His mother had been in nagging mood for a week now, for no apparent reason. But everything he did or wanted to do was just about wrong - no matter if it was play-fight with his best buddies or flirting with some pretty chick at party (he hadn't even got wasted, for Pete's sake), not even talking about taking active part in Raiding or how he treated Adel. If she should have learned something by raising him then it should have been that what he always did exactly what was forbidden.

And so, finally fed up with it, Zenon had come directly to HQ where they were preparing for another Descent. He would, of course, take part. That's just what he needed right now. A bit of venting, a bit of change in routine. Not that it would be really different than those other times he had taken part. Finally, satisfied with score, he relaxed in chair and ran fingers through slightly shaggy brown hair which brought back thought of his mother - she always told him to clean up his 'street' looks, but everyone found it fit him. And most importantly, he liked it. Why did few inches in hair really matter? It's not like he went around unshaven (usually).

Pulling out something that to modern person would have looked like glass framed by strange, black gem, he slid his fingers across 'glass', making the machine to liven up. He tried to call Adel, but she wasn't picking up - now, what's up with that? Was everything really out to annoy him today? Man huffed, but then shrugged it off. Maybe she was busy. So, he sent a message instead, "Hey babes, I'm departing from HQ in three hours, come see me off?" He addressed her so on purpose, knowing it would tick the girl off. She had told him on various times to not call her in any names that he used for his flings or fan girls. But still, she'd come. She always did. That reliability Adelmar had was just something one of a kind.

Until then, he'd go hear what HQ boys had pulled off in that party over at Marec's (that he couldn't attend due to stiff family night).




Adelmar really did arrive, not a moment too soon or too late to give him properly long good bye. Zenon knew all the other guys were green from envy because he was only one that could get his girl inside HQ. She wished him luck, hugged and they exchanged a kiss that lacked any passion, but still looked sweet (like elderly couples kissing or holding hands look sweet) and watched as he climbed up the stairs to one of the ships. He waved at the girl before door closed, feeling better now.

As the silvery ships descended, he pulled up his helmet and waited for the right moment when doors would open once more and it would be time to move into darkened streets of Below.
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Last edited by sadrain; 01-05-2015 at 06:58 PM..