Onyx Ob Stygian

Onyx Ob Stygian is a mercenary who currently runs Just The Jesters alongside Jayant2K as well as Crew Of Cracksmen with Sov568. He is also the current Thane of Norvos.

Origins
Onyx was born into a poor family in Fornost. His mother and father were both in their 30s when he was concieved, they barely had enough money to care for him, but they would put everything they could into raising him, even at the expense of their own health. As he grew up he would take sketchy gigs to try to raise money to take care of his parents, but as time went on it got harder for the family to make money. At 16 he made the decision to become a Jester from an idea a friend gave him, he always had a interest in comedy, and he knew he wouldn't make enough money to get by, but he thought that maybe he could make money doing something he enjoyed.

The Jester Days
Onyx's jester days were awful, it was a journey through pain and misery, barely making enough to care for his aging parents and constantly being ridiculed by those who were living the life he wanted to live. All of his friends eventually abandoned him cause he couldnt make time to attend social events. Constant working and zero pay, it wasnt what he thought it would be, not at all. It was a feeling of dissapointment, he never did anything necessarily wrong, he always stuck to his morals and would treat everyone fairly, so why would he be treated otherwise? Why did these people act like they were above him?

A life of mediocrity
His life was the same for a while, each day felt like a year, each month felt like decades. He would do the same thing, every single day. A few months after he turned 18 his mother turned ill. The weeks of her illness were the hardest times of his life, him and his father couldn't afford to take care of her, and she eventually passed. Her last few days were heartbreaking to him. She was a shell of who she was before, she barely said anything comprehensible, and everytime he tried to speak to her she would ignore him, as if he wasnt there. She would stare into nothing, as if he wasnt there, as if they were in two different worlds. The day she passed he couldnt even be there for her.

Long day at work
His 19th birthday arrived. The last year since his mothers death were extremely emotional, he always thought it couldnt get worse but now he realized that he had nothing to go on for anymore, and that there really wasnt anything left for him, he wasn't really a teenager anymore, he picked his path in life. On his 19th birthday it was pretty much the same as any other work day, he got up and got dressed and ready to go to a few gigs he had. It was a pretty loaded work day, and it was cold out, but he really had no other choice. The first few gigs went as planned, he started to get irritated though, people after the shows were ridiculing him, making him purposely drop his props, tripping him, and even breaking some of the props. It wasn't a big deal at first, but it was really getting on his nerves the more gigs he did and the more people did it that day. He knew he couldnt say anything about it or else there would be major consequences, so he just tried to get on with his day.

Just a Fool
The day continued and so did the jobs, and with that so did the ridiculing. They ended up breaking one of his instruments, he was practically about to burst, even when he tried to reason with them, they would continue. As if he wasnt even a person to them, just some sort of punchline that they could toy with for the right price. He was on his way to his second to last job. It was around 2:AM and he was entering the castle being guarded by 2 men when one of them tripped him on the way through. He tried to pick up the props he dropped while the guard snickered. The other one then stepped on his hand. Onyx tried not to scream as the foot covered in armor fully crushed his hand, he just wanted to get through the castle. The men snickered at his struggling. The guard lifted his foot from his hand and then kicked him in the stomach. They laughed while Onyx screamed. As Onyx got up they let him through. " Those fuckin' fools. " one of the men said as Onyx walked through the gate. Suddenly Onyx stopped in his tracks. It was completely silent as the guards looked at him. " Get a move on. " He stayed completely still. It was silent for another few seconds. " Move already, or do you want me to bash your head in too? " The two men laughed at the joke. Filled with rage Onyx grabbed a torch off the wall and lifted the guard's face armor up, he then stuck the end of the torch through his eye, as the torch went farther through it was going slightly up, the man screamed in agony as it completly went through the man's head, completely killing him. " Y-you, I'll fucking kill you! " the other guard screamed as he charged to Onyx. " Whos the fool now you motherfucker!? " Onyx yelled out in rage. He then grabbed the dead guard's sword and impaled it through the other guard's heart at full force.

Not a Fool Anymore
As Onyx stood at the scene, he laughed manically for a few seconds until he realized what he actually did. He then went into a panic, he tried pinching himself. " This isnt real, I didnt do this. " he kept saying to himself. " I couldn't do something like this, I'm- i'm just a jester. " Tears streamed from his eyes. As he fully came to the realization of what he's done, he grabbed the men and put them in his bag, he began running away from the scene, his heart was burning but he couldn't stop, he needed to run, all he could do was run. He ran out of Fornost into the swamps.

Take a hike
Onyx began a 3 week hike through the forests, deserts, and swamps. He would learn to hunt, and even create swords, bows, and arrows out of props he had. He finally felt alive, just not for the reason he wanted. He was carrying the bodies all the way through the hike, and there were ups and downs. He barely survived as winter came in. He made stops at places like Ashbury, Hearthport, Icathia, and Yamindor. By the time he made it through Yamindor he was tired, he ran out of food and the animals were now hibernating, he was barely awake, and should of been bleeding but couldnt. His finger tips were gone, there was dried blood left there. As he stopped at the frozen lake in Norvos he realized this was it. He had nothing left to live for and there was no energy left in him. He stepped onto the lake and dropped the bodies through, they made a hole due to the weight of the armor. He jumped in, following the bodies.

Barely human
Onyx woke up to see he was in a warm cabin somewhere in Norvos. There was a fireplace and he had tea on a desk next to him. He went to grab the tea and then screamed at the sight of his hands. He had no color left in him, he was completely pale, he noticed his reflection in a mirror and screamed even louder. All the sudden someone burst through the door. " Are you alright!? " A distressed someone began to run towards Onyx, trying to find out what was wrong. " I'm- i'm pale! " Onyx yelled out in distress. The person tried to quiet down Onyx " Shhh, deep breaths okay? In.. " Onyx breathed in. " Out.. " Onyx breathed out. They repeated the exercise for a few minutes. " Alright, I.. think i'm okay now. " Onyx said, calmly. " Good, I'm glad you're awake. " The unknown person responded. " I found you under the lake after some people reported a really bad smell coming from there, I thought you were dead but your heart was beating just fine. " Onyx was in shock as the memories flooded back to him, he tried to drown himself in the lake but he turned out just fine. It shouldnt have been physically possible, it was like a miracle. " Are you alright? " The person asked. " I'm.. fine, just in my head. " Onyx responded. " Did you find me like this? " Onyx asked. " You were a little less pale but not by much, I think your body must have reacted strangely to the heat but it still doesnt make much sense, it doesnt really make much sense in general that you're still alive. " It went silent for a little bit. " I'm Jay, its a pleasure to meet you, just not in these circumstances I suppose. " Onyx was still in shock but still responded. " I'm... Onyx, thank you.. seriously. " He was grateful. " No problem, you're in Norvos right now, specifically Laila. " " Do you have a home to go back to? " Jay said to Onyx. He thought about the question for a little bit. Did Onyx have a home to go back to? Was there anything left there for him, was this a new lease on life? " No, I dont. " Onyx said. " Alright, then you can stay in Laila for now, I'll ask Castie about your citizenship. " Onyx was confused, but relieved. He didnt know what was next for him, but it was something new. " Thank you.. uh.. " " Jay, my name is Jayant. " He chuckled and said. " Thank you jay, I'm gonna rest for a while. " Onyx responded. " Of course, take as much time as you need, I'll be out for a little, I'm in Laila alot so if you need me just shout my name. " Onyx nodded, Jay then left the cabin. Onyx thought about what happened and realized how little answers he had, but he was happy nonetheless. He decided to get some more rest.

A new lease on life
Onyx was in good condition in a few days, he had become a citizen of Norvos and Jay helped him through everything, becoming a new father figure for Onyx. He started working on his home with jay's help, he learned alot about construction and building. Onyx was happy with his new life, he wouldn't have to spend all his time at a low paying job and he was finally apart of something. He had some hardships though, it was obvious he gained PTSD because of what happened, and he had constant mental breakdowns, it would get worse and worse. He eventually became very distant, barely being found out of his home, there were rumors he was working on a mysterious project going around Laila, and he was.

The Theater
Onyx began working on The Norvos Theatre after a massive breakdown, it was gonna be an area next to the Laila Capitol that would work as some sort of market, there would be taverns, food stands, and of course a giant theater. He would work on the theatre for weeks, making tons of progress, he finished the theatre 3 months after the beginning of the passion project. As he worked on the other parts of the area he realized that it wasn't working, and the trauma wasnt going away. The emotional breakdowns got worse and he eventually realized the theater was a personification of all his trauma, everything he wanted. Everything he thought he deserved. As soon as he began to open up to people again he started to snap at them, he had major anger issues and ended up getting into a massive fight with jay, in the middle of laila on a busy day he knocked jay out cold.

Missing in Action
Onyx began having flashbacks as soon as he knocked out jay, tears began to stream from his eyes and he ran off into his house, he grabbed a bunch of supplies and ran off into the woods, leaving his house a wreck. Onyx camped out for months, he survived by stealing food from Laila and hunting animals, he had many sleepless nights thinking about what he did, what his dad was doing, what exactly he was, but he never thought of coming back, the guards were right, he was just a fool.

Grand sorligwhat now?
One morning Onyx woke up to the sound of blaring battle horns from a distance, they would continue to go on for around a hour, he started to get irritated and decided to check out what exactly was going on. He found himself at Port Leon where a house with a few people in it was being surrounded by a crowd, he blended into the crowd and tried to listen to what was going on, he heard talk of a coup of a place he had never heard of, till suddenly he bumped into someone familiar.

We'll meet again
Jay invited Onyx into his home, where they catched up. Onyx was surprised to hear that Jay was upset when Onyx left, even after what happened. Jay caught up Onyx on everything that happened when he left. Onyx decided he would join the GSF and become a Norvos citizen again.

Talk of the town
Onyx joined the GSF and learned about many things he never knew about, he learned about new nations, towns, and even mercenaries. He was very happy with being apart of a community again, and when he found out there was gonna be a war, he was ready to fight for the community. He became a soldier in the military and camped out in the capital waiting for the day of the war. When he heard the idea of giving the GSF to Frostmarch he wasnt happy with the idea and wanted to fight instead. But the other citizens wanted to join Frostmarch. During this time period the breakdowns got worse, leaving a complete toll on Onyx. He became less sane and much more unpredictable. He began wearing his jester outfit again, and stuck to the idea of being a fool.

Thane of Norvos
Onyx was approached with the idea of becoming Thane of Norvos shortly after Frostmarch was created by AncInc who was a old friend from Norvos who currently had ownership of the land. Onyx accepted the land impulsively, not realizing the responsibility it took to revive a place like Norvos that was turned into a ghost town.

Just A Jester
Onyx remembered hearing about mercenaries, he stuck onto the idea of being a mercenary for a while. He thought of the exciting life it could hold, before he knew it he was brainstorming names for mercenary groups and drawing logos for them too. He decided on Just The Jesters, and then recruited Jay to run the group with him. Jay invited AncInc and The_Dloop to join, and it ended up becoming a thing. The group grew in numbers and it ended up getting some hits placed, during this time period Jay and Onyx grew closer and Jay became a father figure for Onyx. He ended up adopting Onyx at the age of 19.

Crew Of Cracksmen
Sov568 ended up coming to Onyx with a proposition of a Cloud Crew and Just The Jesters merge. After some back and forth letters they ended up making Crew Of Cracksmen.

Conclusion
Onyx Ob Stygian is a Assasian with extreme PTSD, he is a adopted son to Jayant2k who also runs his mercenary group Just The Jesters with him. Onyx also is the Thane of Norvos. He isnt mentally well and has little morals but he tries to protect those around him.

Extra Information

 * Onyx is constantly freezing due to being a frosted human, which doesnt help with the whole mentally ill thing.
 * Being a frosted human doesn't give you super powers or anything, which kinda sucks for him.
 * He looks like he should be dead, like reallly dead.