Tanik hails from a monastery of humble purpose. His father was the
grandmaster of the monastery and had the priveledge and responsibility of
training all the young monks into fine men and women. Tanik trained hard
from sunrise until sunset everyday, hoping to gain the attention of his
older brother Jhinn. Jhinn however never took much of an interest in Takin,
instead focusing on sparring with the older monks of the monastery, working
towards a vision of becoming a holy warrior. Tanik was never shown such a
vision and could never steal his brothers attention away from either his
quest or his other peers. This led Tanik to become angry, sparking many
fights against his brother or the other youngsters of the monastery. Tanik
would hardly listen to the words of his father, vowing to train himself and
become a great warrior of esteem throughout the lands. After many years of
self training Tanik approached his father, vowing to train himself and
monastery in order to seek out rivals from across the lands. His father
would not pass though, stating that in order to leave he must first defeat
his father in combat. Taking lost that day, and the day after, and again
and again. Countless days past and he continued to lose against his older
much more knowledgeable and well trained father. And so he trained, harder,
faster, longer, until one day he was finally able to land the final blow
against his father. When his father had recovered, he came to Tanik's
quarters and placed a set of prayer beads upon his chest while he slept.
Tanik awoke the next morning to find the beads, along with a note from his
father. The note stated that Tanik was free to leave, and that his father
would be going into the mountains to meditate upon the leaving of his two
sons and to pray for their well being. With that, Tanik gathered his
belongings and set out into the world for the first time.
Description:
Standing before you is a youthful looking man of human descent. The flow
of his chii can be felt rolling off his body like the waves of an ocean.
Tanik stands proud and tall, shoulders at their upmost his hands clasped and
poised gently before his stomach. His hair is shaved short, only a thin
shadow of brown colored hair can be seen atop his head. His piercing blue
eyes stare off into the distance, almost as if his physical form is present
but his mind is not. A small nose leads down into thin sunkissed lips, his
complexion is dark tanned by his various travels in the sun. A soft supple
neck reveals traces of veins that lead down to a well defined chest. His
arms are long and well muscled, his fingers long and thin. A small bracelet
of beads can be seen wrapped about his left wrist, the beads are black in
color and give off a faint glow of light. Long muscular legs hold the
weight of his body, his feet shifting from side to side much like a dance.
After a moment he notices your gaze and brings his attention back to the
room.
