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Dylan grew up in a family with both parents and two older sisters. As a youth, he studied swordplay under a mentor, and won the colony championship three years running; he kept the sword that he used for the championship (a gift from his mentor) locked under his bed. | Dylan grew up in a family with both parents and two older sisters. As a youth, he studied swordplay under a mentor, and won the colony championship three years running; he kept the sword that he used for the championship (a gift from his mentor) locked under his bed. | ||
A pirate raid approximately 20 years before ''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'' immediately killed his parents via direct hit, and resulted in the kidnapping of his sisters, then sixteen (Tati) and 18 (Rhonwyn), while he was pinned down by rubble; he personally witnessed their rape and capture. This experience (and especially that he had no bodies of his sisters to mourn, and no closure) permanently changed his opinion of the [[Alliance]] and [[Fleet]], and led to his support of the [[Gledig#Secessionists |Secessionists]].<ref name="sota-04" /> His practice sword did survive the attack, but his gift sword did, though somewhat discolored.<ref name="sota-11">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'' | A pirate raid approximately 20 years before ''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]]'' immediately killed his parents via direct hit, and resulted in the kidnapping of his sisters, then sixteen (Tati) and 18 (Rhonwyn), while he was pinned down by rubble; he personally witnessed their rape and capture. This experience (and especially that he had no bodies of his sisters to mourn, and no closure) permanently changed his opinion of the [[Alliance]] and [[Fleet]], and led to his support of the [[Gledig#Secessionists |Secessionists]].<ref name="sota-04" /> His practice sword did survive the attack, but his gift sword did, though somewhat discolored.<ref name="sota-11">''[[Sword of the Alliance (Fiction) |Sword of the Alliance]],'' chapter 11</ref> | ||
==Recent History== | ==Recent History== | ||
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==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
"When life is the stake, there's only one try at the game. One. No more."<ref name="sota-11" | "When life is the stake, there's only one try at the game. One. No more."<ref name="sota-11" /> | ||
===Quotes and Observations by Others=== | ===Quotes and Observations by Others=== | ||
Revision as of 17:55, 25 June 2020
So handsome. Much tragic. Wow.
Physical Characteristics
Dylan is a spare, lanky Asanii, more humanoid in face and body than felid, and with sharp cheekbones, short dark hair,[1] and hazel eyes often considered striking.[2][1] His fur is brindled, similar to that of his sisters who showed the brindling pattern in black and silver over gray.[2], his eyelids are dark and his eyelashes black,[1] and his hands are a warm gray with square-tipped fingers and close-cut nails, and calluses indicative of work and swordplay.[3]
Dylan habitually wore a long black woolen coat and a red scarf, and smelled "like pine and musk and a faint warmth," per Svetlana Karishenikov.[1]
Dylan is known for being "young and good-looking and a fantastic speaker."[2] His voice is a baritone.[1]
History
Family
Dylan grew up in a family with both parents and two older sisters. As a youth, he studied swordplay under a mentor, and won the colony championship three years running; he kept the sword that he used for the championship (a gift from his mentor) locked under his bed.
A pirate raid approximately 20 years before Sword of the Alliance immediately killed his parents via direct hit, and resulted in the kidnapping of his sisters, then sixteen (Tati) and 18 (Rhonwyn), while he was pinned down by rubble; he personally witnessed their rape and capture. This experience (and especially that he had no bodies of his sisters to mourn, and no closure) permanently changed his opinion of the Alliance and Fleet, and led to his support of the Secessionists.[1] His practice sword did survive the attack, but his gift sword did, though somewhat discolored.[4]
Recent History
Trivia
- Kept the sword his mentor gave him to encourage him to excel; his practice sword burned with the house. He practiced with the surviving sword, alone. The sword has a five-foot blade and is a hand-and-a-half sword; originally its hilt was wrapped with silk cords, and Dylan never replaced them. The metal is discolored where he scraped the fire scale off it after rescuing the sword from the ruin.[4]
- Won Gledig Colony Championship three years running.[4]
Body Language
Clean, economical, and very deliberate movement; no motion accidental or wasted. Svetlana interpreted this as 'courtly graces.'
Quotes
"When life is the stake, there's only one try at the game. One. No more."[4]
Quotes and Observations by Others
- "Hi back."
- --Other character
- "I like you too."
- --Third character
Story Appearances
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Sword of the Alliance, chapter 4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sword of the Alliance, chapter 2
- ↑ Sword of the Alliance, chapter 9
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Sword of the Alliance, chapter 11