Alright, here is character number two!<br/><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Ryljss Kenlyl (Ril-jiss Ken-lyle)<br/><br/><strong>Age:</strong>215<br/><br/><strong>Class:</strong>Fighter (Weapons Master)<br/><br/><strong>Appearance:</strong><br/><br/>(http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q15/doogieporker/roshiko-amanogawa-by-kirsi-salonen.jpg)<br/><br/><strong>Background:</strong><br/><br/>Ryljss is the eldest son of Matron Dhenliss Kenlyl, Matron Mother of House Kenlyl.  Though he was second-boy, he murdered his elder brother in an 'accidental' stabbing during a training duel.  In truth, the elder-boy had challenged his younger sibling when he discovered that Ryljss had been cooperating with a rival house, agreeing to bring about the downfall of his own in order to be adopted into the more powerful house, and thus climb the ladder of social power.  The fight was fierce and bloody, but Ryljss proved victorious, running his blade through his older brother's heart.<br/><br/>He had to act quickly afterward, however, to explain his actions to his mother.  It was his cunning that saved him then.  He explained how the elder boy had been taken in by the rival house, and that he had to appear to do the same, all while seeking proof of his brother's defection.  When his mother asked for proof, he merely smiled and said, "He's dead."<br/><br/>And, as was the drow way, that was the end of the elder boy of House Kenlyl.  Assuming his rank and status, he became House Weapons Master.  The very next day, he took a small but formidable force of drow with him and assaulted the House he had originally been spying for to begin with.  He confronted the House Matron with false accusations of bribery and heresy, all in the hopes of inciting a battle.  The Matron Mother and her three eldest daughters obliged him, and attacked.  They assaulted him with divine spells granted them by Lolth, and though he had his men fought valiantly, they were clearly overpowered by those faithful to the Spider Queen.<br/><br/>But that was why Ryljss had a contingency plan.  It had been expensive, and had taken much coercion, along with the promise of future favors, but he had acquired a small bauble, little more than a plain piece of obsidian.  When the command word was spoken, however, the item came to life, nulling any magical effects within a confined area...like the throne room of a Matron Mother.  Helpless against the device, the females were easily slain by the lesser males, and it was Ryljss who delivered the fatal wound to his former conspirator.<br/><br/>His coup had been successful, and the Matron of House Kenlyl had rewarded her son well.  He remains the Weapons Master of his House, and though they do not sit on the ruling council, they are considered one of the higher of the lesser houses in Archrand.<br/><br/><strong>Personality:</strong>Despite his prowess with a blade and his cunning mind, he is a drow that constantly feels inadequete.  Maybe it was the way that he had to scramble to cover his alliance with a House he eventually destroyed, or the fact that he had to kill his brother to do it.  Whatever it was, he lacks confidence in himself, but keeps such a potentially crippling emotion to himself.  He masks his inferiority complex with an outspoken bravado, often testing the limits of the patience of his sisters and mother.  He's always wise to silence himself before punishment is meted out, but only just.