if the world is yours, might as well burn it.

mercenary. hacker. grenadier. weapon dealer.

dossier

name: ines atoel
age: claims to have forgotten
gender: male (he/him)
species: veena viera
height: 5 fulms, 9 ilms
home: last spotted somewhere in garlemald
affiliations: reunion mercenaries
preferred job: machinist (specifically specializes in grenades), cryomancer
aether: normal, if a little bit cold.
other: surrounded by a hint of smoke and gunpowder, blue eyes glow, white tattoos that cover his collarbones.

life or death - you don't get two choices in battle - just one.
fame or fortune. money or freedom. honor. justice. madness.
tell me then, why do you fight?

this is the story of a mercenary, walking alone on the battlefield.
this is the story of a follower, trusted by the others yet failing to protect.
this is the story of a dissident, fighting a war with a burnt blade between their teeth.

the show, after all, must go on.

mercenary: a mercenary for hire, ines runs a group known as reunion that specializes in unconventional fighting, missions, and large-scale assaults. need something blown up? badly? ines will work for almost anything - just mind the collateral damage. and don't go back on your word.

weaponsmith | weapons dealer: a grenadier by training, ines specializes in crafting highly unusual gadgetry, such as traps, bombs, and other trip wires that are designed to incapacitate and destroy (often highly flamboyantly). want a tool that leaves a mark? feel free to ask ines to craft you one - though his prices are odd. in addition, ines is a weapons dealer of definitely not stolen arms from all over the world.

artificer: along with being a weaponsmith, ines has a skill with crafting tech and other artifacts - though his methods are rather unconventional. he particularly has a talent in chemtech, combining alchemy with magitek, though it's rumored that he's quite skilled with certain magics as well.

connections

of souls

seraph ambrosias: love of his life | little doll
kaz met seraph when the latter attempted to crack into the mind of his brother. it began as a game - only for it to blossom into something far greater than kaz could have ever hoped for, something that kaz would burn the world and more to keep as his. this angel gave his soul to him - and kaz gave his heart in return.
saint astraleilles: firestarter
an arsonist, a mage, a viera with some sass - a soul without a home, kaz befriended this bartender in moments, in places, and in steps - and eventually out of some, odd reason, offered the veena a home. now the other flies for him and sings a song of fire.
artemis qalli: songbird
a young xaela he met through the honey bee inn and through his brother, while kaz first saw her as naught but a simple wallflower, once he was able to pull her out of her shell, he saw potential. he still thinks she's a bird learning to spread her wings - but once everyone hears her song, he hopes that the world will sing.

other relations
oberon villanova: friend, huntercherub ambrosias: fellow researcher, seraph's siblingzekh'ir vhalyn: kingpin, ???jinro oja: beastyallex leigh: inquisitive researcher, keeper of zweisarnai dhoro: student, sage in traininghades: [REDACTED]

of blood

verna "siege" dei-ijla: cousin
his only tie to the dei-ijla village and his only blood family that matters, verna had traveled with kaz throughout his life journey. and although she leads her own crew - glasgow - and lives a completely separate life from the courier, kaz ultimately winds up finding his way back onto the vigilo and sharing his tales over and over again.
tula "nekros" arawn: brother | speaker of the dead | lorekeeper
his brother, his "blade", and he Nekros's operator. with two others they formed skala, though they were closest even in the group in some terrible, twisted fate. even with the project "over", the wounds of their history still remain. kaz, however, does his best to try and care for his wayward brother without, hopefully, repeating that cursed legacy.
rosmontis "nova" ganajal: sister | judgement | assassin
his younger "sister" and a member of skala, he once knew nova as a cheerful, hopeful, if idealistic woman. but the death of ember led to a rift that he knows he will only be able to mend with his death - a cost that he is unwilling to pay. and so he lets her hunt him, over and over, in hopes of one day being able to heal this broken soul or at least tire her out to the point where she stops caring anymore.
laeva "ember" kahkol: ex-mate | lævateinn
his former lover and partner - the final member of skala. together, they dreamed of taking the world by storm, escaping the chains that bound them, holding the wishes that sang in their hearts close and true. but they flew too close to the sun, and this love story ended in tragedy that still stains kaz's hands.

of places

alta vox: kaz considers this abandoned library turned sanctuary his home- he is often found here, tinkering on projects or simply relaxing with one of its many books. he is also in charge of the maintenance of wards of the house.

vice and virtue: an establishment that kaz has found himself partially in charge of - what his role is, exactly, is a bit hidden under smoke and mirrors - some state him to be a director, others simply a manager.

honeybee inn: often found at the front desk, kaz spends his time managing books and serving drinks. he is fairly close with one of the owners and several of the staff.

sapphire reliquary: at first glance, kaz is nothing more than a simple bartender, though how he got the job is quite a story.

ooc
mun: mela, 21+, she/they. mst timezone.
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