[AZRITE] arkaitz

[attr="class","agar"]Stunning and quite piercing blue eyes on a man that reaches just about six feet tall and needs to crouch through the caverns of the Azrite tribe, his tan skin stands out against his pale brethren of the Azrites. They know that he's different, though he never knew exactly where he had come from. He was told the story once in his life, and he didn't dare ask again. Part of him wishes that he were a bit lighter like the rest of the people in the tribe, but he knows that no matter what he can't make that happen.

While his skin is tan, his hair often appears quite similar to others in the tribe, devoid of color and almost pure white, though often usually quite ashy because of the debris in the caverns. His body is toned, as he spends a lot of his time moving heavy items for the tribe members and simply helping out around the area, working as Gatherer mainly, but also doing Jewelcrafting work with the gemstones in the caverns. His body is covered in numerous scrapes at any point in time, and if they are not scrapes, some have turned into scars due to the habit of picking at them, and then getting scolded at by the elders because of infection.

His clothes are nothing too fancy, simply the normal garb of an Azrite member. His clothing is usually tighter when he is in the cave due to having less possibility of getting caught on rocks or other things in the cave, while if he is patrolling outside he will wear something more revealing and less constricting. He wears a dragon gem in a ring on his left index finger, and can often be seen wearing other jewelcrafting pieces that people in the tribe made.

[attr="class","agar"]Words that could easily describe him in a positive light would be diligent, caring, persuasive, and independent. Being that he spends a lot of his time deep within the caverns searching for gems on his own with his Gabite, he works to the fullest extent that he can to bring back enough gems for the main jewelcrafters of the Azrite. He oftentimes feels that he needs to work harder than others because of his tanned appearance and not wanting to seem like he was not a full part of the tribe because he is different.

But, like anyone, he does have his negative traits as well. Arkaitz is often too curious for his own good, and stubborn to the core. His curiosity often gets the best of him, and he can be a bit of a flirt when meeting new people, though he is quite awkward because he is used to being around the same people all the time so he stumbles over his own words. He knows the native tongue of the Azrite better than he knows the modern language, so communication can sometimes be a problem as well when agents of Cyal have visited the cave. Despite living in the caves, besides hunting for gems, he loves being on patrol duty and being outside for the little time that he can when he is sent out to gather a bit within their borders. He's curious about the modern world and about other people, but he couldn't imagine himself leaving Azrite, and has a strong sense of self within his tribe and will not leave without a fight.

Because he is afraid of judgement, he is not a very open book, and his sexuality within the tribe has been a struggle because he does identify as homosexual in the primarily heterocentric society of the Azrites and the pressure behind men having power in their society.

[attr="class","agar"]Ever since he was younger, Arkaitz knew that he was different. And not in the way that most people perceive difference in the form of special abilities or anything of the such. But he was... darker. The peoples of Azrite were always known for their pale complexion, so he never knew why he didn't have that as well. To start from the beginning, he was born in the Soclla Tribe... or rather, he was born of a Soclla mother. It's unknown as to who the father is, but it's speculated that the father was part of the Itripal, and because she did not have a partner in the Soclla Tribe, she did not want anyone to know that she was pregnant and had no way of getting rid of the child. The birth happened outside of Soclla ground, near the Azrite grounds, and the child, Arkaitz, was abandoned on the grass as the mother went back to the tribe.

Wailing was heard from the child and one of the patrol members of Azrite found the child while out of the cave at one point. They knew that they couldn't just leave the child there to die, so he was taken into Azrite and they raised him as one of their own. He learned their language as well as the modern language, but he is more fluent in the native tongue because he felt like he needed to prove himself an Azrite more than the others in the tribe. He has seen people taken away by the government for assimilation, and he certainly does not want to go. He will definitely not go down without a fight.

He grew up learning the Azrite traditions and everything about the tribe despite being different, and that's really all he knows now. He works mostly as a digger in the tribe, but has also become quite skilled in their jewelcrafting traditions. He came across his companion while roaming through the caverns one day when he was younger. He came across a lone Gible that looked terrified. He ended up befriending the dragon type and they became companions. After years of training in the caves and having the Pokemon help him gather gems, Gible evolved and he now has a Gabite.

[attr="class","agar"]While still in the tribes, Arkaitz would be considered a rebel by Cyal because he is not willing to relinquish himself from his tribe. He is fearful for all of the people being taken, and whenever the agents come, he is visibly bothered by their presence, to the point where it seems that one day he will snap.