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Ridley

2025-03-14T03:18:23Z

Xanthic: Career, personal life

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|color = #008000
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|pronouns = Whatever lands the joke
|age = 21
|alignment = Hero
|occupation = Court Jester
|born = March 13th, 2060
|status = Alive
|city = Draywood
|height = 5'6
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<blockquote>''"There they are, Calliope's Believe It or Not! As this child stands here before you all, higher than the treetops, stiller than a statue, braver than a bear-- I ask of you all, do you think they can do it?! Or, will your inner cynic take over and let them fall to an untimely demise? The choice is yours, dear audience!"''</blockquote>
After six successful years in [[The Calliope Wonderfair and Circus]], Ridley left their career as an acrobat to take on the position of the [[Draywood]] monarchy’s entertainer and jester. Though they’re mostly known for the shows they put on for the royal family, they recently gained heroic status after stopping an attack on [[King Thomas Cain II]]’s life. They’ve since remained nothing more than a comedic commentator, but the city won’t soon forget their bravery.

== Career ==
Ridley began their career as a performer in the year 2070 at the age of ten, joining the circus in the fall of that year. Upon their initial introduction to the show, they were at first a big selling point for younger viewers, but quickly grew in popularity among those that returned each year as they noted their routines getting more complicated with each passing year, unlike those whose tricks tended to remain the same. However, despite their success with [[The Calliope Wonderfair and Circus]], this did not stop them from taking a direct offer from [[King Thomas Cain II]] at the age of sixteen.

Their work as [[Draywood]]'s official court Jester mostly entails performing for royal family upon request, however they've also taken center stage at various official events and several impromptu performances scattered around the city state that tend to time up nicely with clean up efforts following villainous attacks.

Apart from their performance duties, Ridley has recently taken up a closer role to the king, occasionally acting as a bodyguard following their successful attempt at stopping [[Princess Disaster]] from taking the king's life.

== Personal Life ==
Not much is known about Ridley's personal life, likely a product of their penchant for lying and joking about things both important and frivolous. However, we do know that their parents passed away when they were ten years old and that this is when they decided to run off and join the circus. They have not mentioned any other family or friends.

Ridley

2025-03-14T02:14:44Z

Xanthic: Put in their picture

File:Ridleyportrait (1) (1).jpg

2025-03-14T02:13:53Z

Xanthic:

Picture of Ridley

Ridley

2025-03-14T01:39:23Z

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|occupation = Court Jester
|born = March 13th, 2060
|status = Alive
|city = Draywood
|height = 5'6
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Mercury

2024-01-03T01:35:16Z

Xanthic: /* Personal Life */

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|realname = Mitsu Nomura
|aliases = Mercury, Hermes
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|age = 22
|alignment = Hero (debated)
|occupation = Messenger and Revolutionary
|status = Alive
|city = Republic of Randwell
|height = 5'2"
|born = 15 March 2059
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|markname = Sticks and Stones
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'''Mercury''', aka Mitsu Nomura or Hermes is a messenger, revolutionary, and dubiously both a hero and villain from the [[Republic of Randwell]]. Originally, under the hero mantle of Hermes, Nomura worked as a messenger spreading the word of Randwell to smaller villages and towns who weren't officially part of the republic. However, it was revealed that they were actually the masked anti-Randwellian rebellion leader Mercury from the small nearby city of [[Orisa]]. They are one of the survivors of [[Penumbra's Parley Massacre]].

== Career ==
The messenger position that Hermes filled was invented specifically for Mitsu Nomura and their particular mark when they were twelve years old after they expressed interest in proving themself useful to the Randwellian cause. Using kind words from their higher ups, they were sent into territories that were on the fence about joining the Republic, using the good healing feelings and their cherubic personality to sway these civilians in Regina's favor.

Four years after Hermes's rise to diplomacy, the Republic finally sent Mitsu to rebelling towns. When healing words weren't enough, Randwell supplied them with just as many harmful remarks in order to show off the power of the Republic.

Their alter-ego Mercury rose to power in the rebel city of Orisa, working alongside a handful of other rebels and the recently escaped Randwellian prisoner Palloma Morales. Dawning a paper bag over their head, Mitsu used this identity to undo what they had done as Hermes in the daytime and used their insider knowledge to plan targeted attacks against Randwellian efforts in the smaller city. When suspicions started arising that Hermes and Mercury were too similar for it to be a coincidence, the Republic banned Hermes from entering the territory again for a year, during which Mitsu started their mandatory service in the Randwellian military before their invitation to the Parley.

Since the Massacre, they've gone into hiding, but it can be assumed they're not finished with their work just yet.

== Personal Life ==
Mitsu is the child of Hisoka and Chiyo Nomura, the former of whom is a longtime member of the Republic's military. Despite the man's dedication, he hasn't seen much career advancement due to being unmarked. It's unclear how the Nomura family is taking the disappearance of their child.

== Abilities and Gear ==
Mitsu's mark Sticks and Stones allows them to take words that they hear and repeat them to get a desired effect, but not without enduring the effect themself first. Words said with ill intent, no matter how sweet sounding, cause varying degrees of harm while words said with good intent, no matter how unkindly phrased, can heal to varying degrees depending on the intensity with which they are meant. Neutral statements and statements that someone doesn't actually mean produce no effect. They are only able to invoke their mark's powers with their own words when feeling an overwhelming amount of emotion themself and, once used, it will take most of their energy, usually leading them to pass out.

== Trivia ==
[[Category:Randwellians]]
[[Category:Heroes]]

[[Category:Alive]]

Mercury

2024-01-03T01:24:41Z

Xanthic: /* Career */

Mercury

2024-01-03T01:21:34Z

Xanthic: /* Career */