n_wilkinson | Character Highlight: Sleet Underwood

Greetings! Today I bring you another character highlight.

Sleet Underwood is the main character of my ongoing slash fantasy series War of the Animum. The story is told mostly from his point of view with the occasional other characters popping in to keep things fresh and interesting.

At twenty three years old and suffering from a lack of ambition, Sleet is a thief. A relatively good one, though nothing compared to his teacher and often-lover Frost. He's not the best, but he gets by. He's never gone hungry, that's for sure. He's also... ahem... vertically challenged, a fact which is of much consternation to him. He's only five foot, five inches, which is relatively short for a man (though at least three inches taller than yours truly). He's rather plain looking, with brown hair and average skin tone, but the most striking them about him are his eyes, which are more purple than blue, more often described as Amethyst (especially by Frost).

Sleet was born on February 12th and raised in Toran, a small town in the northern most reaches of Corynth, and is the youngest of three brothers. He was often doted on by his mother, who wanted a girl, which is the reason Sleet takes great exception to anyone calling him "pretty" or treating him delicately. His mother taught him to read and write and he can do basic arithmetic, but he doesn't consider himself well-educated. He left home when he was fifteen -- much to his mother's disappointment -- and hasn't returned since.

He is right-handed and his primary weapons of choice are a pair of daggers, perfect for stabbing and then running away. Sleet has never wanted to be a hero, doesn't claim the job, and usually thinks to save his own skin first. After spending eight years of his life learning the thief-trade, Sleet has gradually picked up and created "thief mantras" which he can usually be found spouting off during the course of his quest.

Sleet, by nature, is homosexual. He has no interest in women at all, and for the past two years, his only relationship has been the fuck buddy role he's taken with Frost.

His animus is Erebus, the lord/god of Hell/the Underworld and they have a contentious relationship at best. He hasn't figured out what special powers being bonded with Erebus gives him yet. He's stubborn and refuses to work with Erebus, a point which irritates Alaris to no end.

He doesn't have any food dislikes because Sleet just loves to eat, but he especially likes meat pies and meat stew. He also has a sweet tooth. He doesn't like to read, thinks it a boring waste of time, but he would like to learn how to carve wood someday.

Sleet's biggest fear is death. And fire. He doesn't like fire at all. Also, he now hates chimaera's with a passion. And Raven. Raven might as well be considered his mortal enemy as well as they get along. *laughs*

Well... I think that's all for tonight. Questions? If it's not gonna spoil the ending, I'll gladly answer them. I love to answer questions!