Rodya Nevak - 19 Bug Charisma, RP for more

[The Samophlange]

Came sooner than I would have liked. But, I guess most of them do.



I made Rodya with some pretty simple ideas. I wanted to make a roachman who would delve hard into his own nature and try to understand the 'why' of his change. The first thought was originally for a Rogue with high Int and maxed heal as some kind of surgeon. But, then I thought 'Hey, wouldn't it be cool to make a bug bard that inspired people with semi-psionic buzzing?' And, well, here we are. I decided I would say he was a scholar and astronomer prior to the Darkening, and came up with a few ideas on how I might portray him based on how the dice landed.



And did they ever land! Rodya was a little frail, but otherwise had been vastly improved from his more mundane self. This would serve to greatly shape the way I interacted with others. With fairly high intelligence and wisdom I tried to portray him as empathetic and thoughtful, despite his odd social habits. It meant that he had mixed feelings about his change. He did not resent it as bitterly as some, nor feel trapped by it, but merely hated hat he had been forced to suffer such severe changes completely against his will. This would be the lens through which most of his motivation lay.



He met Casimir very early on, who would then go on to be one of his closest friends and allies. Though a terrible influence, and probably person in general, Rodya felt intensely loyal to his shady Red Guild bro.



At the beginning of his character Rodya didn't actually have a tremendous love for adventure, and mostly went along out of a feeling of obligation to others that he knew. He was terrified of losing what few new comrades he'd made, and did a lot of stupid things to try and keep them alive. Like tearing about a horrible shadow artifact and getting cursed.



Friends don't let friends delve spooky tombs.



Sadly, most of the shadow-spelunkers died, leaving Rodya more or less alone in having his gloomy bug shackle. Luckily for him, however, in the course of growing to love the thrill of heroics and being desired for his talent, he managed to work his way into the good graces of the Priestess of Shaundakul, Sedja Hrodsan.



Thankfully Bug Luck remained on his side. His shackle was broken with no ill effects, and he got to feel the touch of the divine wind. Rodya was never an especially faithful man, and so the experience of feeling a God's handiwork in person inspired him to pledge himself in the Rider of Winds' name. Rodya worshiped Shaundakul until his death, often making quiet thanks to the Helping Hand as he faced trials.





Rodya's greatest fear was his own unstable body. The knowledge that he might drastically change at any given moment haunted him, and drove him to desperately seek some kind of answer for his mutations.



Even though the changes were largely positive, he resented the feeling that he was being adapted against his own desires, as if at the hands of some higher power.







There were many journeys, many friends, and many challenges...



Which culminated in accepting the role as Champion of the Summer on behalf of the Seelie Court.



A battle that did not end well.




And that's it for Rodya. Lot of stuff I would have liked to do. Ideas I hadn't fully gotten around too, stuff I could have done better. But, I had an incredible amount of fun playing him and I enjoyed all of his interactions. Special shout out to Stranger for helping me to find Rodya's voice and playing a really solid friend, and to Caster for running some truly excellent stories that led to his conversion to Shaundakul. Really, though, thanks to anybody who spent the time to talk to him. Seeing reactions to his somewhat eccentric nature was very fun for me, and made logging in exciting even when I didn't feel as motivated as I should have been.

Also here's some loot.




The distinctive suit of chitin Rodya wore came from killing a den of vampires down in Lower. I really loved the colors to it, along with the awesome lore behind it.



A shield earned after surviving a mad pyromancer's puzzle designed to legally burn people to death with their permission.



And, of course, his Number One Hero medal. When he first got it Rodya was still a bit on the cowardly side, much preferring to follow others into dangerous situations than lead. A far cry from the bug that would lead a force of Summer into the jaws of the Winter Court! Though Rodya is gone, perhaps the model of Number One Heroism can still live on without him.

It's been real guys. See you IG again soon.

[Wrath and Cowardice]

I tried really hard to find a sexy male roach with Google Image Search. I hope the thought counts.

Rodya is another example of a perfectly genuine and thoughtful character from you, so I'm looking forward to the next. He truly was a #1 Hero.
 

[Rip and Tear]

I tried REALLY hard to find a sexy male roach with GIS. I hope the thought counts, apparently no one has tapped this particular kink well.

Rodya was an unbelievably genuine and personable character, especially considering his GIANT BUG SKULL. Finding a character's "voice" is always the most important thing to me, and Rodya's sweet, sweet bug voice was A++. Gonna miss that bug boy.

[Demure]

Stupid sexy roachwife.

[Chronicler]

Stellar stuff!

[EventHorizon]

Right on. Rodya was a righteous roachman - sorry, "Star-touched."

Rodya was an unbelievably genuine and personable character,
A++.
Gonna miss that bug boy.

[Thisfreakinguy]

Most kawaii bugman to date.

RIP see you on your next one.

[Thani]

I like these insights into the character you might not see when playing. Cool guy.

[Pentaxius]

Nice thread, I love these insights too. I didn't have much time to interact with your bugman, and damn did I miss out!