Eredal Zekoia

Eredal is a reserved child, prone to keeping his own council and asking little of others. He loves the solitude of the night, and, if given a choice, will keep a completely nocturnal schedule like that he grew up with. This, combined with his habit of stealth while out at night, has given him a reputation in the Clan as a feral child, wild and untamed, who'll skitter away like a feral cat at even the slightest hint of another person being nearby.

It's not that he's feral, or even shy, but rather that he prefers solitude to the bustle of people and their emotions. Like Krethae, he tends to act a bit like a knight in shining armor, using his empathy to find those in distress. Unlike her, though, he tends to do everything quietly, attempting to draw no attention to himself unless necessary. Eredal tends to restrict himself to dealing with children like himself, figuring that no adult would like to deal with being helped by a child.

Eredal has pale, ice blue skin, midnight blue eyes, and deep blue hair and bat-like wings. His body is slender and much lighter than it looks, due to hollow bones and internal air sacs much like a bird. He has a small metal feather-pendant as a memento of his past, and wears it under his clothes where no one can see. In the normal course of things, Eredal wears loose dark grey or dark blue clothing, in any number of styles. When he wants to make an impression, though, he wears the relatively heavy dark blue armor that Elvonten made him as a birthday present, though he can't fly while wearing it. One day, he plans to ask the dragonsmith to make a lighter version, similar to Krethae's, but for now he prefers the superior protection the heavy armor affords.

Eredal grew up in a monastery, a gift to the God of Shadows due to his wings and coloration, and trained much of his youth to become a mage-priest of the following. He thought nothing of it - after all, that was his entire life from the moment he could recall, why would he want anything else?

That all changed on the day that Krethae paid a visit to the monastery, another Shadow-touched with her. Eredal was curious of the Void-touched woman, and even more curious about her huge winged mount. He gave into his curiosity after a bare moment of struggle, then shadow-walked to a ledge near the dragon, where he could observe (he thought) unseen.

Tinorl spotted him almost immediately, and struck up a conversation that covered everything from flight to other worlds. Eredal didn't admit to it at the time, but Tinorl's descriptions were both frightening and fascinating, igniting a spark of curiosity that had previously been satisfied with simple learning.

Eredal didn't leave with Tinorl and Krethae that time, but the two kept visiting the monastary every few months, and every time, Eredal would sneak off to talk to the great dragon. He thought Krethae unaware of what he was doing, but she eventually caught him while he was talking with Tinorl, and made him an offer - come with her to Clan Akelara and perhaps bond, or stay where he was and become a high priest of Shadow. His curiosity completely aroused by Tinorl's stories, Eredal agreed.