Tensin

Player: MrCandlejack

Character Full Name: Tensin Spiritrunner

Character In-Game Name: Tensin

Nickname(s): None

Association(s): Deadeye Watchers

Race: Orc

Class: Spirit Champion (Warrior OOC)

Skills and Abilities: Through his many years of training to be a Spirit Champion, Tensin has perfected his skill with the katana he carries, and has found a connection with the spirits, who guide and aid him in battle, as well as life.

Through meditation, he can make a connection with the spirits, and they will aid him in ways such as increased speed, strength, and insight. He will find himself bringing his sword up to parry, or spinning his body out of the way for reasons unknown, and then seconds later, the opponent will strike in that spot.

Much later, through training and connecting with the spirits, he can momentarily join the spirits, and turn himself incorporeal.

Age: 24

Sex: Male

Hair: A long, black top knot on the upper back of his head. He also has a full beard, though it is trimmed down

Eyes: His eyes are a light grey, bordering on white.

Weight: 430 lbs

Height: 6'9"

Usual Garments/Armor: Tensin is rarely seen without a jet black wolf mask pulled over his head, with room in the back to allow his top knot to show. He has leather bands wrapped around his biceps, and wears a large wrapping around his stomach, the rest of his upper body naked. He wears a long, fur and leather kilt as well, with a loincloth under it.

Other: His upper body and arms are covered in tribal tattoos. His arms and chest are covered in scars, obvious from battle.

Alignment: True Neutral

Personality: Tensin is rather easy going, not too serious, aside from when the situation calls for it. His attention can be stolen by the spirits quite often, leading him away from the scene or a conversation. He speaks with a sure tone, quite confident in himself. When it comes to conflict, he would much rather resolve through words and peace, rather than combat. Though, he is always ready to fight. When he is familiar with someone, he is very friendly and will joke around. When it comes to new friends, or strangers, he is rather blunt and short spoken, so it can be rather hard to become familiar and friendly with him.

History: Tensin was born, with many other Orc children, in an internment camp. His mother was a regular tanner, while his father was a very experienced Spirit Champion. His mother died when Tensin was very young, beat to death by the guards after a she intervened while they were beating his dad.

From a young age, Tensin was always interested in the things his father practiced. He would join him in the meditations, his father would tell him tales of war and honor, and Tensin would listen eagerly, respecting his father immensely. When the guards were asleep, Tensin would practice with his father with a stick, eager to please his father and better himself, striving to make a connection with the spirits.

Around the time the Orcs from camps all around Azeroth were being released, Tensin's father was greeted with several old war friends, who were leading the charge. With them, they carried his father's old war gear, such as a jet black wolf head mask, and his katana. Tensin fought proudly alongside his father, using his fists and a wooden sword that he had been carving out over the years.

Though the assault on the camps were successful, Tensin's father was mortally wounded by a large wave of soldiers, which he took on by himself, to distract them from a group of Orcs making a run towards the Orc war party. As his father lay dying, Tensin stayed by his side and listened to his dying words of wisdom. He gave Tensin his mask, as well as his sword, leaving the title, 'Spiritrunner' with Tensin.

The next few years of Tensin's life was spent training and following the spirits, going wherever they led him. During the founding of Durotar, as well as many other political happenings, Tensin was traveling and exploring Azeroth. He has never settled down and stayed in one place for too long, nor did he have much reason to go to Durotar, because of a lack of any relatives or family that he knew of.

During his traveling, Tensin usually spent his time studying the life around the village or city, rather than the village itself. Though, he would always go into the village and ask around, in case there was any Shaman or swordsman that could teach or train with him. He did not make many friends, because of his somewhat quiet and withdrawn personality, though he did get along with the villagers, always being respectful and polite, no matter the race.

He continues to train, though he does not take after his father in the sense of military. He has always strayed away from the military, the spirits never leading him towards it, which he took as a warning. His training allows him to meet many great people, from warriors to Shamans, strengthening his bond with the spirits, as well as strengthening himself.