NattyNuke

NattyNuke is new to the world of Rathnir, joining in mid march of 2021, he eagerly settled his tribe, the Caeda, in Theios-Essukdal. After nearly an hour of negotiations, House Caeda was finally formed, and with it his town of Hiroka-Lani was formed as well. Little is known about NattyNuke and his tribe, but he is well spoken and usually polite. He avoids conflicts, not out of fear or idealism, but because he thinks it pointless for him or his tribe to participate. He is a decent statesman and can manage a small plot of land. NattyNuke is of Caedan Culture. NattyNuke has a problem where he says 'I see' far too much.

Quotes

 * "I see." -3/31/2021
 * "No matter how long it will take, no matter what I lose. I will die, mine and die again." -4/20/2021
 * "Conquest and ethnic cleansing is not the way to hold stability. These methods have only worked in the short term, as far as I know, no lasting nation has survived on those methods without changing their ways." -5/5/2021

Origins
NattyNuke was born roughly 17,000 blocks west of the Western world border. He was born into the Caeda tribe, a people exiled from their homeland, and forced to wander. The Caeda had set their sights on Yimmu-Audol, having heard stories of it from travelers, though the name had been misinterpreted as "Yumi Aadul." At the age of 4, NattyNuke began to learn how to hunt. While practicing alone, he was toyed with by Baat, the Caeda's cold deity. Baat temporarly blinded NattyNuke's right eye, leaving a permanent cataract. Life was mostly uneventful, allowing for him to have a rather normal nomadic childhood. Though soon after entering Rathnir at age 20, the Caeda tribe nearly fell apart due to bandit attacks, lack of game, and new sicknesses. The Caeda scattered, a main group of remaining Caeda formed in Bardonia, and migrated to Theios-Essukdal.

Warfare
NattyNuke's first real conflict was on 5/16/2021, where he joined a Theios-Essukdal war party and stormed and captured fort Oakcrest from the Rebels in Rhodes after some struggle. He struggled in the combat, and after the dust settled he had sustained many injuries. This battle is where he sustained a large scar on his cheek.

Battle of Jirn
Occuring on 5/23/2021, during this battle, NattyNuke excelled towards the beginning of the conflict. He brought attention to the Bored Spirit in Jirn, as well as fought from the beginning of the battle. During the middle of the fight, Entropy knocked him unconscious, awakening in a house in Jirn, he stumbled out to continue fighting. He'd fought very sluggishly, and after being thrown into the wall by a KB Skeleton, Natty had begun to hear a loud thumping. He got back up and continued fighting, but much of his enthusiasm had diminished, he'd take many rests during the battle. After the battle had concluded, he sprinted into the desert, wounded. He eventually collapsed in the sand, and the thumping refused to stop, he held out a Lily of the Valley he'd picked during the fight and prayed to Theios. A soft but tired voice whispered, 'Pride,' and Natty opened his eyes to find himself before the shrine to Theios in Jirn.

Theology
During the sacrificial events of 4/1/2021, NattyNuke sacrificed the Heart of Baat to Theios. The Heart of Baat was, basically, an ancient god that NattyNuke's tribe used to worship. The heart of Baat came back, but with far more power than the previous one, making Baat even more terrifying. Baat is from the Caedan religion.

Sentinel Order
After two day's of rough drafting, on 4/14/2021, Natty proposed a revised draft of what he called the Paladin order. After Ecumenical Patriarch LethalMuffin approved the revised draft, the name was changed into the Sentinel Order. The Sentinel orders job is to protect the clergy, defending temples and shrines to Theios and accompanying religious officials on excursions outside of Theios-Essukdal territory. The Sentinels are also tasked with recovering and containing items of interest, such as holy artifacts or demonic items. After founding the Sentinel Order, he was removed from duty as a Templar.

Heart of Baat
During the sacrificial events of 4/1/2021, NattyNuke sacrificed the Heart of Baat to Theios. In Nuown religion, where the Caeda tribe originated, each god was tied to a specific item. Read more on Baat here. Natty, curios about the capabilities of the heart, he conducted some testing. The heart was non reactive to all substances exposed to it. Natty noticed that the longer he held the hear, skin covered or not, the harder it was to part with it. One night Natty was enjoying some strong absinthe that was gifted to him by a friend, the Heart of Baat began to pull him towards the chest it was in. Natty hypothesized that the heart had more influence over individuals under the influence of alcohol.

Battle of Jirn and the Verge of Death
Occuring on 5/22/2021. After sustaining a head injury from Entropy and being thrown into the wall by a KB skeleton, Natty had begun to feel very strange. He became more sensitive to sound, sluggish, tired, and heard a loud and constant thumping. After the battle had concluded, he sprinted into the desert, wounded. He eventually collapsed in the sand, and the thumping refusing to stop, he held out a Lily of the Valley he'd picked during the fight and prayed to Theios. A soft but tired voice whispered, 'Pride,' and Natty opened his eyes to find himself before the shrine to Theios in Jirn. After this encounter, he'd have bouts of tiredness and his right eye, the same one Baat had placed a permanent cataract over, began to shift to a sandier colour.

Clothing
NattyNuke wears traditional Caedan clothing known as Cykla, wearing a thin woolen shirt, baggy woolen trousers bound with leather, and a rawhide poncho. The Caedan clothing style developed this way due to a lack of clothing materials, only having access to sheep's wool and leather from hunted animals.