na jaemin

august 13 (23)

pyrolith

townsfolk

conman, thief, swindler

metal manipulation

omniual

complicated :eyes:

♤ — Place of Birth: Pyrolith, Astralis
♤ — Current Residence: [tbd]
♤ — Moral Alignment: Chaotic Neutral

♤ — Height: 5'10" (176.5cm)
♤ — Hair Color: Black
♤ — Eye Color: Brown
♤ — Body Modifications: Pierced Earlobes (1s), tattoo of a sword on his left bicep.
♤ — Notable Characteristics: His back is scarred from a whipping he received at the age of 17 by the knights of Pyrolith after he was caught stealing from a nobleman; when using his powers his eyes shimmer with a silver color; he has some permanent bruising/discoloration around his throat in the shape of hands.
♤ — Dress Style: Darker colors (browns, blacks, deep reds), well-fitted and easy to move in, boots and jackets, a flowy blouse if he's feeling fancy, lots of pockets for carrying stolen trinkets and money.

Na Jaemin was born to an unmarried couple in the slums of the Pyrolith kingdom. His father stuck around for a grand total of two months before ing off to who knows where. Jaemin's mother raised him by herself as best as she could, but her meager living as a barmaid could only afford them so much.

Local gangs would often harrass her on her way home, even when Jaemin was old enough to tag along wtih her to the tavern since she couldn't afford to have anyone watch him. The fact that she had a little boy holding onto her hand didn't matter. The guards stationed in the slums also did nothing to help, leading Jaemin to resent both the gangs and the kingdom's knights.

In an effort to try and help his mother Jaemin began to pickpocket on the streets at the age of 11. He was small back then, quick on his feet and able to hoodwink even the most shrewd of people. His mother scolded him for stealing from others, and while he knew it was wrong, Jaemin did not stop.

Despite his pickpocketing skills Jaemin ended up being truly caught at the age of 13 after attempting to steal a watch from a well-dressed gentleman. Perhaps a god or entity of luck was protecting Jaemin then, because this man turned out to be the member of a thieves guild. Instead of turning Jaemin over to the knights he brought the young boy to the guild. Jaemin was too young to join them, but the other thieves took a liking to him and taught him plenty of tricks and skills. He was eventually initiated into the guild at age 16.

For six years Jaemin did various assignments within the guild. These were much more than just pickpocketing, and involved breaking into homes and businesses, raids of caravans, and more. Jaemin was one of the best in the guild, and this unfortunately put a target on his back.

Due to an incident just last year Jaemin ended up leaving the thieves guild and made quite a few enemies in the process. He works alone now, but sometimes he still partners with past friends and new ones.

Recently, Jaemin may have bitten off more than he can chew. His own self confidence has led him to attempt swindling the royal family of [KINGDOM TBD] in order to make his biggest steal yet: a secret royal family treasure. There are only two, maybe three, possible outcomes to this. Jaemin will either pull it off and disappear with the treasure he's been searching for, or his true intentions will be discovered and he will be executed for his trickery of the royal family. He's hoping for the outcome where he gets to keep his head on his shoulders.

coming soon....

— proficient in the use of swords and swordplay, both in the "normal" sense and by using his control of metal to wield a sword (or multiple swords at once)
— he can control metal in both its solid and liquid forms, so if his opponent believes they can melt his weapons to render him incapable of fighting back they are sorely mistaken
— to get a good approximation of his vibes think flynn rider from tangled - charming ! suave ! has a way with words ! but also a little clumsy ! willing to con & cheat & steal when needed (or even when it is not needed) ! handsome liar ! overall well-meaning / good guy but he won't admit it !
- though he's well and truly a thief jaemin prefers to call himself a conman (confidence man). it's just a nicer sounding way of calling him a swindler and a liar and a cheat
- [tw: choking/asphyxiation] in the past he was choked so severely he lost consciousness and genuinely thought he was going to die; he developed claustrophobia after this incident that is triggered by 1) hands on his throat and/or 2) extremely small/confined spaces (the first trigger is much more likely to cause him to panic than the second one).

But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of reprobating pleasure and extolling pain arose. To do so, I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness.