Kougen
| Kougen Aensworth | |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Race | Elf |
| Gender | Male |
| Guild | Moon Mage |
| Instance | Prime |
Appearance
You see Star Shaper Kougen Aensworth, Lightcrafter of the Compact, an Elven Moon Mage.
Kougen has pointed ears and crystal blue eyes. His silver hair is long and straight, and is worn loose, tucked behind his ears.
He has fair skin.
He is tall for an Elf.
He is adult for an Elf.
He has a tattoo of six towers on a field of stars encircled by the three Elanthian moons on his wrist.
He is in good shape.
He is wearing a light grey shirt tailored of Elven silk, a pair of elegant ebon silk trousers streaked with silver threads, a white gold and sunstone wedding torque, a pair of dark steel bracers set with twin sunstones in an animite scene, an albredine crystal ring, a soft white linen sack clasped with a carved lapis lazuli albatross and a pair of well-polished deep blue leather boots embossed with the image of a rising moon.
Affiliations
- Moon Mage Guild
- Celestial Compact Sect
- Wind Elf Clan
- Ilithi Province
Personality
Kougen is, at his heart, motivated by the desire to become a better person and help as many others as he can along the way. Cynical minds have suggested this is rooted in some selfish need to be loved, admired, praised, and rewarded. In a complex psychological sense they may even have a point. However, in the heat of the moment Kougen is just an honest person who truly believes in doing what is right to the best of his knowledge and ability, even to his own detriment at times. He strongly believes that by acting with compassion, prudence and morality he can serve as a guiding light in a dark world - hence why he proudly carries the title "Lightcrafter" as a recognition of his extraordinarily high aptitude with the light and shadow based magics of a Moon Mage.
Perhaps against expectation though, he is not preachy and overbearing but rather has a very quiet and reserved nature, true to his Wind Elf heritage. He's not quite shy, but rarely interjects into what is going on around him, especially in the company of strangers but even among friends, unless he believes he has something important to add. His ultimate goal is to become a prominent and talented Seer and use his abilities to work closely with a strong and wise leader, helping to usher an age of peace and progress into the land in his lifetime. He despises any destructive habits, from over-indulgence in alcohol to studying sorcery, and can become quickly perturbed when people talk about such things lightly or suggest he should take part.
History
Early Life
Kougen was born in northern Ilithi in 315 AV to Willow, a Wind Elf, and Riyaz Aensworth, a Human. He had a meager but uneventful childhood in a small home near modern day Fayrin's Rest where his family kept mostly to themselves. Willow had left her clan to be with Riyaz, and the couple was sensitive to scrutiny over their mixed-racial marriage. This guarded but stable family life continued until his father died of natural causes at age 67 in 343 AV. Ten years later Willow was finished raising her son and departed for the plains to reconnect with her earlier life while Kougen remained at home, stubbornly clinging to the life they had established there. It would be another 12 years before he finally decided to seek more in life as well, leading him to travel to Crossing and arrive at the front door of the Moon Mage Observatory there in 365 AV.