Ronin

Appearence
Ronin has Light Charcoal fur and a few tufts of fur over his right eye. His eyes are Violet.

Personality
Ronin is an outgoing and cheery Void. He usually tries more to see the good in people rather than just focusing on the negative. He also has a tendency of poking and poking at people when they don’t admit something or he just feels like it. When he met Celia and she allowed them to make a home for themselves in Dragonstone, he quickly hit it off with her brother, Rhaegal. The fact both of them were Jokesters made them prime comedians, they loved causing some sort of trouble together from replacing objects to rearranging the furniture. When he realized Noli had feelings towards Celia, its like he hit the jackpot; He and Rhaegal constantly joked about it all.

History
Ronin was born in the Void to unnamed parents who abandoned him at Birth. He was raised by Peasants, but he has truly had ever wanted to know or want to know his true parents. He always thought if he got too curious, he might discover something he wouldn't want to know.

He soon met Noli at a clearing, he was sitting on a rock and drawing in the dirt with a stick. They quickly connected and soon became inseparable friends, overtime they trained together and practically told each other everything. He never knew the reason why Noli wanted to leave but he followed without question; He always thought it was because of the 'Godly treatment'. He saw vibrant colors when he went across the border first, he vividly remembered the Trees; How the snow stuck to them, and the many shades of dark green. He was in awe at the pale, blue sky and even the fluffy clouds. From there on out, he did not want to go back. The band of Voids traveled and traveled, encountering many different colors that just made him more and more curious of how vibrant the colors could get. When Noli first brought Celia to their temporary hideaway, he was fascinated by how Blue her eyes were and even by the Gold markings on her face.

When they arrived at the North, he was surprised by the feeling and even the look of Snow. He was surprised that Celia didn't feel the cold at all. He attempted to offer her his Cloak but she refused, replying it wasn't cold for her. He shrugged this off and just resumed being starry-eyed at everything. He soon began regretting his decision when he realized the hatred many people had held at him for being a Void. This made him think about what it would be like if he stayed back in The Void. However, he sucked it up, noticing changes from his Friend. He then began to notice weird behavior from his friend, he noticed how he acted around Celia in conversations and different places they went to; He would constantly ask for the place's history, her past, or asking if she needs help with something. They stopped near a waterfall to spend the night and Celia made her way to start a fire and for some branches for some form of minimal shelter when Noli approached her again; This time, Ronin paid attention to them.

He watched as his friend sat down as she cleared the Snow out of the way and started picking up branches, he began to ask about her past. He asked her why she was so far from home in the first place, she became silent. Eerily silent. Noli apologized for asking and asked if he could help, she didn't look at him this time when he spoke; She just nodded solemnly. After collecting and finally settling down for the night Ronin approached Celia, he asked why she was so far away from everyone else; She just said that they needed rest before they meet with Queen Diamond, she said she's prone to nightmares and might talk or move in her sleep. He replied that he and the others didn't need sleep, he told her that she could rest easy; He offered to make her something to help her sleep but she declined. The next morning they continue the journey to Queen Diamond's palace when Celia suggested they head to the Town of Svaldi to pick up some more than needed supplies. She told them to disguise themselves a regular people, Noli asked why and she explained the reputation Voids had in the North. She explained the more-than harmful stereotypes and stigma around them, Ronin didn't expect to hear that it was that bad; He understood it but to him, it never made sense. They went as a group rather than split up to look for supplies, they managed to get some fruit, herbs, and most importantly of all; Cloaks. Celia began to explain certain 'People' that have been constantly passing by or stopping at this particular market. Routiers she called them, but they all have different names by all. They usually hunted for Voids to terrorize or in some cases, kill them and left them out as a 'Warning'. She proposed they travel now and if they keep the same pace they had while traveling, they could get to the Queen Diamonds palace a little bit after Sun-High.

By the time they got to Queen Diamond's palace, they arrived at the time Celia predicted. They requested to meet the Queen but also asked if they could keep their Cloaks and hoods on. When entering her Court, they saw exactly what Celia said to avoid; Routiers. Ronin froze and looked at Celia for directions but her eyes were fixated on how they were speaking to Queen Diamond. Then after bickering and getting not the slightest ounce of Pity from Queen Diamond, they stormed out; Shoving Celia and Ronin aside. He wasn't sure how to react to that at all, but he saw his Friend looking a little more than just irritated. They finally woke from their anger when someone cleared their throat and gestured to Queen Diamond. Celia at first, stayed silent until spoken to; But she was heavily anxious if they revealed they were Voids. She felt like she was there for a week when it was instead 2 and a half hours, a back and forth between Noli and Queen Diamond; Even Ronin was getting a little anxious from Celia being anxious.

Ultimately, it ended with Queen Diamond rejecting the terms and everything, in general, that was proposed. He looked at his Friend remorsefully but he just stared at the floor, almost in defeat. On the way out, Celia told them she had been holding something in since they all met, and now might be the last resort for them. He asked about it and she simply responded "Follow Me." They traveled for at least 3 days, but in that 3 days, he realized she only stopped to sit and eat but not to sleep or at least rest. Him noticing seemed to get his Friend to catch on as well, he attempted to coax her, but that only translated differently in her mind. Along the way during the night, she told his friend that she wanted to speak privately to him. Ronin practically gave his Friend a look and nodded his head almost comically like he just figured out why the sky is blue. On purpose, he told the others to set up Camp and practically dragged everyone but them off. When they returned at dawn, he made the same face and nodded even more vigorously at Noli; And to his satisfaction, he made Noli flustered.

After at least a week, they finally made it. Celia didn't even walk through the gate and collapsed from over-exhaustion. They stood there, looking like they just saw a ghost while the guards eyed them suspiciously and called for someone to take Celia home. This made them all far then anxious, they were terrified. Celia was their ticket in and out of all the different territories, the only thing they could do was request an Audience with however were the current rulers. This did not go well when Addax and Indra demanded their Hoods to be down. He insisted they had to keep them on due to a curse, Indra scoffed at this and forcibly removed them; She practically screamed and started demanding them to be hanged and put on display as a warning. Addax yelled at everyone to Shut up and told them they could stay on the far side of the Kingdom until they could figure out what to do with them.

When they got to the location provided, he thought of a worn down and abandoned village; It looked neat. He attempted to show the others some of its positive aspects rather than the negative, all he got was a ‘Yeah, Sure.’ Celia told them she’d be back every day multiple times a day to bring food, supplies, etc; She gave instructions if they decided to go to the Market place or establishments like bakery’s or restaurants to become like them and to stay out of sight from Addax and Indra. Mostly Indra since she was always a frequent visitor in the marketplace. Noli questioned how long the process would take, she replied she wasn’t sure but that they might make the time long on purpose. After that, she began to walk away to go back home and face her more than likely angry parents. During this time, they began to build cabins and just general buildings. Ronin had the job of making furniture and he practically barged into the Stronghold and pushed past everyone just to ask Celia if she wanted to help. When she agreed and made it to the area, they ending up having a long talk about the people they knew such as Siblings and Parents. He ended up bringing up Noli, he asked her "Has he acting weird lately?" She shook her head and he sighed and continued talking about his Parents.

Addax, in the end, agreed to let them live in that area and the rights to it; It was named 'The Underbirth'. Ronin began noticing how much Noli accompanied Celia to the Market or just a simple errand; He was so surprised to see how dense she was when picking up affectionate gestures or comments. He asked her to meet him by the Mossy Oak Tree in the Square at night, so she did. Ronin quickly asked her, "Are you this dense?" She stared at him dumbfounded and asked him to elaborate. He began to list things he's done from simple comments to flat-out gifts, and he watched Celia's face twist with realization and thought. She became silent then thanked him for this new information then quickly left and he swore, he saw her flustered.

He thought this was worth sharing so he told her Brother and he told Val. Val didn't know what to say but only that he approved of Noli. He and Rhaegal practically conspired with each other if they should just force either of them to confess. But soon, they realized they didn't have to when they saw a rambling Void and a surprised and amused but satisfied Draconian. Val just had an equally amused face, and Rhaegal was busy holding in a giggle while Ronin decided to burst out cheering at his Friend. Rhaegal decided to join in, so it was more like yelling than cheering; This didn't go unnoticed by Celia and Noli a while after.

He was promoted to a Diplomatic position when Noli married Celia and they began to adjust Dragonstone to live side by side with Voids. Sometimes, he babysat Isla and Fathom; He also helped Noli out whenever Celia was out in another Region for a meeting. He could never help but feel that something was wrong, and it became stronger when Vex arrived. Even as he was subtly kicked out and left, it just turned his stomach. It was confirmed when Noli was killed in a battle against Vex and for a moment, he was livid then had the realization hit him. He then remembered Celia and watched as she began to beat him to the point she had to have 3 people drag her off him; It gave Vex the chance to escape. Something he regrets as he felt as if he was in a position to avenge his friend.

He spent months afterward thinking about it and watching Celia lose herself, they were now both alone. He couldn't look at Isla and Fathom anymore knowing they both looked like Noli, there were times he couldn't look at Celia sometimes as well. He ended up retiring at 29 and had his little area Celia gave to him to build a house and to do whatever he wants with it. He enjoys this area as much as he can and constantly plants flowers and everything else he sees fit. He now speaks for Skoll and sometimes, Hati.

Noli
They were childhood friends, they both practically went to war together. When he died, he almost couldn't believe it; He refused to believe it until he saw his corpse. He requested Celia to bury him with his belongings that he considered his most prized possessions when he was alive. He locked them in a chest to ensure the safety of the items.

Fun Facts

 * Ronin has an advanced sense of smell to the point he goes first everywhere to make sure there's nothing off