User:Ezrain Eldarkze

Description
The lanky brown hyena pirate known as Ezrain Eldarkze stands approximately 5'8. His shaggy fur is a dark brown, with a shock of long, golden hair around his head. His paws are also a darker brown than the rest of his body, and he sports the banded limbs of his species. This hyena is normally seen dressed in luxurious black leather boots with white canvas pantaloons tucked into them. A red sash sporting his rapier and holster for his .223 FMJ pistol adorn his waist. His chest is covered by a white boatswain's shirt, and over that this fashionable animal sports a bulky black seaman's cloak adorned with gold buttons. Ruffs from the boatswain's shirt come out of the sleeves and over the chest when the coat is buttoned. Under his cloak is a brown bandoleer, which houses an array of grenades Across his right eye is a black silk eye patch with a white coxcomb adorning it. His head is normally covered with a black tricorne embroidered with white fluff. His mouth sports more than one gold tooth, and from his left ear dangles a golden hoop earring. Ezrain Eldarkze whole-heartedly believes the mantra "look your best for battle."

Personality
Loud and boisterous, this pirate is hardly what one would call an honorable citizen of Skytopia. Known as "The Jester Pirate" by his contemporaries, Eldarkze relishes in the playing of cruel jokes on any being, large or small. Eldarkze's favorite past times (when he's not looting some poor merchant plane and setting a bomb in her hold) are the consumption of bumboo and the company of wenches. Eldarkze possesses the kind of bright, hateful intelligence that only the wicked seem to have. While not as intelligent as some of the other citizens of Skytopia, this flamboyant pirate's cunning is unmatched, and he prides himself in being a brilliant actor. In addition, Eldarkze is a very hit-and-run style of pirate, quickly moving from plan to plan and adapting as his situation changes. Something that may excite Eldarkze today will bore him tomorrow, and he grows tired of captives quickly...

Background
Few know where Eldarkze came from, as many pirates adopt pseudonyms at the start of their criminal careers. However, it is widely believed that Eldarkze used to be a crew member aboard a merchant plane, before an mutiny was staged. Many believe that Eldarkze could have even been the captain, and threw off the shackles of his trading company in favor of a less honorable trade. Regardless, Eldarzke showed up in Tortuga with nary a fellow mate in sight. Selling the merchantman, he quickly acquired a faster combat plane and took to terrorizing the skies.

Style
No plane is too large or small to prey upon. Eldarkze loves the thrill of the hunt, the satisfaction of the plunder, and the subsequent wails of his victims as their precious plane is stripped of all useful components and left to drift at sea. Eldarkze fights with a rapier with deadly efficiency, finding chinks in his opponents defense and exploiting them. He enjoys acting while he fights, and it is not unusual for his enemy to be taunted at all times during the duel. Before going into battle, Eldarkze will discharge his firearm into the fray before swinging in, cackling like a maniac all the while. He lives for the life of a pirate, and would rather keel over in his boots than work as an honest trader.

Libertalia
When Eldarkze does choose to sit and have a civil conversation with somebody, it normally concerns one tall tale: Libertalia. Called a myth by some and utopia by others, Eldarkze claims to have been to and be a part of the pirate utopia of Libertalia, where anarchy rules and there are no meddlesome factioneers to encroach on “good, pirate business”. Many agents of the other factions have tried to follow Eldarkze in order to find this legendary Skyland, but none have been lucky enough to see it so far. Many dismiss Libertalia as yet another scheme by Eldarkze, but there are those who still believe...