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| He always introduces himself as '**Rhaptor N'Sehla**', if at all. | He always introduces himself as '**Rhaptor N'Sehla**', if at all. |
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| His primary historic achievement is winning in [[place:Taqnateh]] after doing the [[:Sehto gym circuit]] in attempted (and probably achieved) record time, pushing both himself and his pokémon to and past exhaustion achieve this stubborn goal. | His primary historic achievement is winning in [[place:Taqnateh]] after doing the [[:Sehto gym circuit]] (three years before the active plotline) in attempted (and probably achieved) record time, pushing both himself and his pokémon to and past exhaustion achieve this stubborn goal. |
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| For an old draft of his experience in Taqnateh, see [[character:Dakarai N'Sehla:Taqnateh|his written back-story]]. For a better canonical reference, read the logs of [[plot:N'Sehla]], though there sadly isn't //much// in-character chronological overlap, even if it showed [[character:Dakarai N'Sehla:Training|the calculating way he trained his pokémon]] very well. For his death in [[plot:Arsaga]], see //[[character:Dakarai N'Sehla:Arsaga Death]]//. | For an old draft of his experience in Taqnateh, see [[character:Dakarai N'Sehla:Taqnateh|his written back-story]]. For a better canonical reference, read the logs of [[plot:N'Sehla]], though there sadly isn't //much// in-character chronological overlap, even if it showed [[plot:N'Sehla:2008-09-18|the calculating way he trained his pokémon]] very well. For his death in [[plot:Arsaga]], see //[[character:Dakarai N'Sehla:Arsaga Death]]//. |
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| Technically, he is partly of [[culture:Xhosa]] heritage and the language can be considered his mother tongue, but he's equally fluent in English and only accidentally lapses into Xhosa when he's at the point of complete mental exhaustion. Being coloured certainly hasn't helped him gain respect - while the Xhosa subculture of Sehto is certainly affected by Sehto's egalitarian attitude as a whole, there are still rare groups within it that would heap scorn on him for his mixed heritage. | Technically, he is partly of [[culture:Xhosa]] heritage and the language can be considered his mother tongue, but he's equally fluent in English and only accidentally lapses into Xhosa when he's at the point of complete mental exhaustion. Being coloured certainly hasn't helped him gain respect - while the Xhosa subculture of Sehto is certainly affected by Sehto's egalitarian attitude as a whole, there are still rare groups within it that would heap scorn on him for his mixed heritage. |
| ===== Personality ===== | ===== Personality ===== |
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| Dakarai N'Sehla before his fall was distinctly inhuman, having a slight autistic streak that he'd never managed to get rid of. With no empathy to guide him, he largely interacted with the world by analysing the facts he could observe, and quickly adopted a few axioms that, while it let him survive in society, also netted him the nickname //Togi Demon//. Most notably, he never raised a hand to har anyone that didn't harm him first, but was utterly famous for the kind of animalistic energy he put into his self-defence, reckless and stubborn in execution, to the point where he was near impossible to deal with once in that state. | Dakarai N'Sehla before his fall was distinctly inhuman, having a slight autistic streak that he'd never managed to get rid of. With no empathy to guide him, he largely interacted with the world by analysing the facts he could observe, and quickly adopted a few axioms that, while it let him survive in society, also netted him the nickname //Togi Demon//. Most notably, he never raised a hand to harm anyone that didn't harm him first, but was utterly famous for the kind of animalistic energy he put into his self-defence, reckless and stubborn in execution, to the point where he was near impossible to deal with once in that state. |
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| His honesty both was and is not the candid sort, instead often considered callous by those dealing with him, though he rarely means to insult anyone. Some social etiquette is best skipped with him, such as '//Do you mind if I...?//', to which he frequently responds with '//I do//.' Generally, asking his opinion is commonly met with a straight, unflinching answer. | His honesty both was and is not the candid sort, instead often considered callous by those dealing with him, though he rarely means to insult anyone. Some social etiquette is best skipped with him, such as '//Do you mind if I...?//', to which he frequently responds with '//I do//.' Generally, asking his opinion is commonly met with a straight, unflinching answer. |
| He certainly has no issue giving people the impression that he's an asshole, though he doesn't deliberately aim for the effect unless a history with the person in question kicks his pride into gear. He's quite capable of being polite - social etiquette notwithstanding - and frequently is helpful to complete strangers, in stray cases even forthcoming. | He certainly has no issue giving people the impression that he's an asshole, though he doesn't deliberately aim for the effect unless a history with the person in question kicks his pride into gear. He's quite capable of being polite - social etiquette notwithstanding - and frequently is helpful to complete strangers, in stray cases even forthcoming. |
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| He has a certain wary prejudice toward other pokémon trainers, but at least as much sympathy, and he takes recent role as //Observer// quite seriously. | He has a certain wary prejudice toward other pokémon trainers, but at least as much sympathy, and he takes recent role as [[:Observer]] quite seriously. |
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| | <hidden Sexuality>Dakarai N'Sehla is asexual - but distinctly not //aromantic//, and //not// wholly alien to sexual interaction. He simply does not seek it out by himself. He can and will use it as a tool, and moreso as a treasured gift, but he takes little pleasure out of the physical aspect of such encounters. Unfortunately, it makes him a bit inexperienced in that regard, so even when he wants to do someone a favour along those lines, it tends to be a clumsily delivered.</hidden> |
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| ===== Appearance ===== | ===== Appearance ===== |
| Pre-Taqnateh, his line-up was extensive and included the following pokémon: | Pre-Taqnateh, his line-up was extensive and included the following pokémon: |
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| * Fracture (female Marowak with //Bonemerang// and //Thunderpunch//) | * Fracture (female Marowak with //Bonemerang//, //Bone Rush// and //Thunderpunch//) |
| * ??? (Jynx with //Powder Snow//) | * ??? (Jynx with //Powder Snow//) |
| * Basilisk (male Dragonite with //Outrage//) | * Basilisk (male Dragonite with //Outrage//) |
| He noticed extremely quickly that he'd made a grave error in judgement and that his obsession had gone considerably too far. Utterly nauseated by the lucid spin on his own actions, he resolved to try and portray himself as the monster he'd been in the Council session itself, not just in actions, but in motivations as well, and succeeded in convincing the Council that he was beyond any form of redemption (an easy task to achieve, given that everyone //in// the Council was biased against him from the start, given the sheer severity of his actions). However, as easy as it was to keep up the pretense in the trial, it was significantly more difficult to maintain a lie of venom and uncaring under Jagdish's attention, and eventually the manipulation came to light. | He noticed extremely quickly that he'd made a grave error in judgement and that his obsession had gone considerably too far. Utterly nauseated by the lucid spin on his own actions, he resolved to try and portray himself as the monster he'd been in the Council session itself, not just in actions, but in motivations as well, and succeeded in convincing the Council that he was beyond any form of redemption (an easy task to achieve, given that everyone //in// the Council was biased against him from the start, given the sheer severity of his actions). However, as easy as it was to keep up the pretense in the trial, it was significantly more difficult to maintain a lie of venom and uncaring under Jagdish's attention, and eventually the manipulation came to light. |
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| Jagdish was, of course, not pleased. He didn't like Dakarai, so he was disinclined to have his sentence reduced to its fair margin - most notably, removing the death sentence that loomed ahead of him. Fortunately (or unfortunately), Jagdish's sense of professionalism and justice overrode his personal distaste, and [[plot:reshigah:2012-12-08-2|he spoke to Solalon about the matter]]. [[plot:reshigah:2012-12-22|A later Council session]] resolved the matter in Dakarai's 'favour' (even if Dakarai wasn't //happy// about it), and he was instead 'enslaved' to the gym circuit in the role of [[:Observer]]. | Jagdish was, of course, not pleased. He didn't like Dakarai, so he was disinclined to have his sentence reduced to its fair margin - most notably, removing the death sentence that loomed ahead of him. Fortunately (or unfortunately), Jagdish's sense of professionalism and justice overrode his personal distaste, and [[plot:N'Sehla:2012-12-08-2|he spoke to Solalon about the matter]]. [[plot:N'Sehla:2012-12-22|A later Council session]] resolved the matter in Dakarai's 'favour' (even if Dakarai wasn't //happy// about it), and he was instead 'enslaved' to the gym circuit in the role of //Observer//. |
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| Since then, his relationship with Jagdish has been increasingly friendly, to the point where the two can be considered rather intense platonic friends who would do practically anything for each other, even if outside appearances still very much suggest the strict, militaristic, hierarchic power dynamic. | Since then, his relationship with Jagdish has been increasingly friendly, to the point where the two can be considered rather intense platonic friends who would do practically anything for each other, even if outside appearances still very much suggest the strict, militaristic, hierarchic power dynamic. |
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