Voithontas

Overview
Voithontas (presently on their third incarnation) is an Abraxan who survived the implosion and extinction of his kind, fleeing through the Waerdways on an Abraxan construct which later became the new City of Abraxony. They currently serve on the Reliquan Small Council as a trusted advisor of King Sven the Strider of Reliqua.

As a feature of being an Abraxan, Voithontas is able to alter his presented form, weight, transparency, emotional state, presence of being, state of living and degree of sentience essentially at will, however maintaining an especially large or active form for long periods of unbroken time will cause a fatigue of the spirit that can lead to madness, loss of self, delirium, mitosis or even death.

Appearance
Voithontas' face is defined by expressive, sharp features and extremely pale skin that emanates a warm yet ghostly aura remeniscent of moonlight. His hair is white as snow, lightly curled and always perfectly tended, flowing as if weightless behind him wherever he strides. Razor-sharp teeth gleam beneath an angular, straight nose and eyes that shine like amethysts from his obsidian sclera.

standing at six feet and nine inches tall, Voithontas posesses an unnaturally slim build of healthy yet average musculature, entirely unblemished and completely hairless. He will often sharpen his fingers into needle-straight bladed nails, though he only does this when he is without his rapier, which unlike his clothes is an object of the material plane and not of his own "Body".

Speaking of clothing, Voithontas is almost always wearing either white or purple silk of varying eclectic styles, or otherwise full-plate armour of indeterminate material that seems to lie partly between ivory and silver. If required to wear a helmet, Voithontas preferentially selects a sallet helm with a flourishing feather protruding from a winged visor.

No matter what form Voithontas may choose to take, be it mammalian, inanimate, equine or draconic as he is known to sometimes choose, he will always retain a few key traits; Primarily, his purple, black-set eyes, and luminous pale skin. Sometimes, he will make his entire form transparent, and during combat often utilises the illusion of gorily tearing off, reattaching, dissolving and flaying his own flesh to cause fear in his enemy, though this causes no harm to him physically as his entire body is itself an illusion of thought, light, and dust.

Personality
Voithontas is very private, choosing to remain aloof from most stately occurences, although he is always punctual as far as public events or political operations go. He employs charisma and understanding if he needs to, however he finds those difficult to produce for extended periods of time. He also has a tendency towards excitement on the subjects of magic, technology and politics, which at times are difficult to disguise as anything but simple enjoyment.

Despite the rareness of his public speaking, he has developed a reputation as a skilled orator and passionate political theorist. However, his monologues and literature often belay a degree of sadness, and exceedingly rarely of spite. When Voithontas recognises these undercurrents in his platform, he tends to acknowledge them rather than doubling down, and prefers to appeal to systems of reason rather than of reactionaryism.

On occasions of extreme stress, especially after their home city of Abraxony left the material plane without them, Voithontas' thoughts will fragment into polar opposites of each other, most notably stabilising at the extremes before rejoining each other. These extremes are usually reflections of the inner conflicts which plague Voithontas in their personal life, causing them to adopt temporary states of somber depression and absolute mania, both of which lead to mania.

Even during the worst of these episodes, Voithontas is able to mask and self-isolate to avoid negative repercussions from others, be they the public, or even friends. However, some of his more critical allies have argued that his doctrine of "Strategic brutality" may be informed by this seemingly invisible condition.