TSONA TOH TZEL

Trenchwalker | Raider | Privateer

"Many attempt it, aye many have tried...
But try as they might, they ain't killed Ol' Dives!"

NAME Dives-Under-Islands // Tsona-Toh-Tzel
RACE Lukiul Argonian GENDER Male
OCCUPATION Finder, Keeper, Seabed Sweeper
AGE 36 SIGN The Steed EYES & SCALES Blue-Gray HEIGHT 6'4" BUILD Sturdy, Athletic

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Origin

TSONA TOH TZEL

Was a name bestowed quietly, whispered upon the child of slavery, on Vvardenfell isle some decades ago.The Chukka-sei (naming ceremony) took place under cover of night, a clandestine appeal to the Hist for liberation from Telvanni masters. Invoking the silence and safety of Sithis, they titled him:

SWIMS to SECRET PLACES.

Despite his family's severance from the Marsh, both Hist and hatchling would honor this Chukka-sei in time.

Precious few ever learned the specifics of their escape.Still, in the years following Tsona-Tzel's coming of age, rumors would circulate of blue-scaled runaways evading capture at sea off the northern coast.According to the Camonna Tong, they were cornered between icebergs as tall as White Gold Tower, before disappearing beneath the Sea of Ghosts .It's anyone's guess as to how they survived the extreme water pressure and temperature, to say nothing of becoming fish food.In any case, the leader of these Lukiul escapees would heareafter be known by a novel interpretation of his Histborn name. Such was the first the first of many exploits attributed to the infamous:

DIVES UNDER ISLANDS.

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Privateering

Following his escape from the Telvanni, Dives found himself living on the docks of Windhelm, where he was one of the earlier Argonians to serve in the Ebonheart Pact navy.No stake in the war, but it's nice being seen as equal for a change.He was once a privateer, heading longship raids in both Covenant and Dominion waters....His letter of marque has long since been nullified as part of the ongoing peace negotiations.Kept the uniform though.
What's the odd bluff among pirates, aye ?

OVERHEARD: Windhelm, Chatter among Nord sailors.
"Seen the Old Salt with barnacles in his beard? They say he used to be a slave to the knife-ears. Damned Telvanni. 'Tween you and me, I think they did some kind of...twisted magic experiment on him. How else'd he get so blue in the face?"CORRESPONDENCE: Lion Guard, Regarding Missing Trade Vessel.
"Dives-Under-Islands? I heard they dragged his whole family out of the Sea of Ghosts in a fishing net, stiff as stone! Poor lizard's so frostbitten you can still see the ice in his veins...Just to be safe, I'd like our best Waterbreathing scrolls in every captain's cutpurse as soon as possible. "NEWSPAPER: Alinor, Opinion: Pact's Pet 'Sea Dragon' is a Wet Noodle.
"He's made a living shipwrecking, didn't you know? Taken a page from our fishy cousins no doubt. Waits for everything to sink to the bottom and then comes to collect where there's no competition. Privateer? A vulture with gills more like."

↠ Seaworthy Saxhleel - Where most of his scaly bretheren find spiritual connection to the Marsh, rivers and swamps of Tamriel, Dives has been raised on saltwater. Despite being Lukiul, he senses the guiding hand of Sithis in the vastness of the ocean and knows his way 'round all things aquatic.↠ Trenchwalker - As the name would suggest, Dives is known for scouting the seabed for sunken treasures, ever the opportunist. His exploits have taken him to some of the more mysterious corners of Nirn's oceans, and he's collected plenty stories to amaze and terrify the average landlubber.↠ Blue Bramman - Tsona-Tzel first knew the sea as a means of liberation, and holds personal freedoms in high regard. His less self-interested adventures see him putting a stop to injustices on the coasts of Black Marsh, a role he he believes the Red Bramman held before him. As an outsider to the Marsh, he admires and obsesses over the supposed Argonian pirate of legend and seeks to emulate him.

Dives, the slippery bastard! It's anyone's guess who he sticks to these days...

Gallery

Voice Claim

Benjamin Hornigold, AC4 Black Flag (Ed Stoppard)

Face Claim

Dives' concept and appearance are inspired by the Marine Iguana ! (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)

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