!!Kaze Kharanaku
!!!Male Weasel
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!!!!Appearance
Kaze is of a small, lithe build, standing just under 5 feet tall. The weasel has a bit of an unkempt, \\
dirty appearance to his dark brown fur, which is only made scruffier by the rough look of his clothing. \\
Kaze's lean, powerful body is often wrapped in layers of thick, tattered salvagings of what was once \\
proper dressings. \\
Around Kaze's waist is a roughly made belt, braided of hand-twisted flax cords, to which is bound a \\
small, rawhide pouch. His feet are usually bare, or wrapped in strips of rawhide during harsher weather.\\
A sly glint highlights the mustelid's dark eyes, accentuating the devilish, rascally look he naturally \\
possesses. The weasel's gaze is alert, taking in everything from his surroundings.\\
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!!!!Background
Kaze wasn't always a mountain-man. In fact, he was raised nowhere near the Alburz range. Instead, he spent his childhood in Escorus. The first ten years of his life were of a simple, working class lifestyle. Though his family were laborers with no history of magical affinity, Kaze showed, from a young age, a natural talent for moving air.
His father, a carpenter, worked hard to take care of his wife and sons, but often struggled to make ends meet. As such, during Kaze's tenth year, he and his sister were sent to live with their uncle, who ran a farm outside of Quark.
When Escorus burned, Kaze's father was among the first to be killed. His mother, however, escaped safely in the havoc, and joined her children on the family farm.
Over the next few years, the farm went under. First a drought, then locusts, and even flood damage slowly tore the family operation apart, until Kaze's uncle had to sell the farm.
Most of the family took to moving between the larger cities, living in slums and trying to get back on their feet. Kaze, however, split from his family, and began wandering the forests and highways. After a short time, the young weasel disappeared into the Alburz mountains, presumed to be dead.
At first, Kaze found survival to be a difficult task, so he often fed and clothed himself by demanding a 'toll' of supplies. Having no use for money, he refused to take coin of any sort. However, as his foraging and crafting skills increased with time, he confronted travellers less and less, instead living on the fat of the land, and travelling to Noria every spring to trade for supplies.
Kaze's natural talents with air magic developed quickly over the years, but his lack of formal training often means a lack of contol over his abilities, especially in moments of overpowering emotion. Kaze's anger, sadness, and joy often manifest themselves in sudden gusts of wind.
Though literate, Kaze is a bit undereducated, having lived in the lower classes of society until his disppearance at age 15. As such, he can read and (to a lesser extent,) write fairly well, but is lacking instruction and practice in most areas of formal schooling. Additionally, his social skills leave something to be desired, due to having minimal interaction with others over his late teen years. As such, he may seem oblivious to social cues, and at times, even a bit uncouth. This is not intentional.