❝ Well, my love is an animal call
Cutting through the darkness, bouncing off the walls
Between teeth on a broken jaw
Following a bloodtrail, frothing at the maw ❞

  • penned by @straycatte

  • est. 2012

  • ages mun & muse are 21+

  • ≫ Mature / Dark / Slice of Life

  • mature themes

  • crime

  • horror

  • slice of life

  • comedy

  • plot driven rp

  • my character dying

  • noncon rp

  • drama

  • rp with players and characters under 21

  • I also have no interest in RPing if you use terms like f#ta, F+, tr#p.

ㅤdisclaimerㅤWhile I am fine with darker themes and perma-injuries, I do prefer them to be discussed first. I also typically prefer we've had multiple interactions beforehand.
Communication is key. Also don't be weird toward me. Reli is sometimes an asshole, I am not. thank you !

❝ The mouth of the wolf, the eyes of the lamb ❞

■ ■ about

  • n a m e reli zeddicus

  • a g e 26

  • b i r t h d a t e november 23rd

  • p r o n o u n s he/him

  • r a c e duskwight, elezen

  • s e x u a l i t y straight

  • l o c a t i o n isghard

  • o c c u p a t i o n assassin

  • v o i c e vessel

  • f e a t u r e s small, elongated canines

  • s c a r s Down his right ribs is a large burn scar that looks grotesque and seems like it caused a lot of pain. On the lower left side of his stomach is a scar from a dagger wound.

■ ■ personality

Reli is the kind of man people whisper about in warnings—too tall, too sharp, too wrapped in smoke and sin to be safe. Raised in the Shroud, trained from childhood to kill in the name of legacy, and scarred trying to save a father who was never in danger. Now he walks like the fire never left him.Blunt to a fault, sarcastic, and mercurial, he’s the kind of presence that feels like it should come with a warning label. He doesn’t pretend to be good. He doesn’t try to be liked. When he speaks, it’s usually to cut—and he never misses.To strangers, it’s hard to see why he’s surrounded by such loyal friends and allies. But those who take the time to look will understand why. Earning Reli’s trust means something. It’s not given, it’s forged. And once it’s yours, he’ll guard it with teeth and blood. Break it, though? There’s no going back.But in the right setting, with the right people, something else breaks through: a flicker of playfulness, even something close to warmth. It’s rare, it’s real—and it’s dangerous to want more of it.

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  • b u i l dㅤ Muscular and tall.

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likes
partying, expensive whiskey, expensive clothes, cooking, dancing, singing, his wolves, uppers, rain
dislikes
most people, alpha male shit, crying, feelings, intimacy, being alone with his thoughts, hot weather

❝ I'm still your favorite regret, You're still my weapon of choosing ❞

❝ Call me when they bury bodies underwater It's blue light over murder for me ❞

rielen

grandfather

Rielen’s father was a blacksmith and his mother? She was nothing more than a bandit. He was meant to take over his father’s craft and nothing more; a simple life. However, something inside the young boy wanted more, perhaps he got that from his mother.

lilia

grandmother - deceased

Born into a noble family of Ishgard, Lilia had the perfect life and anything she wanted. Then she met Rielen. She gave him everything he wanted along with four children. She also kept his secrets and took them to her grave.

drais

father - thought to be deceased

Some would even go as far as to call him a coward for what he did, but the story is much more complicated than that. His name just a mere whisper among his family and a lingering memory to those who cared. Drais left behind his legacy and turned his back on it all.

lilith

mother - npc

Respected by her children, despised by most of the family. Lilith is cold, calculating, and much like Rielen. She believes in his 'vision' and for this she is especially cruel and power hungry. It was an arranged and loveless marriage.

xyphris

twin brother

There's a reason people don't like being in the same room as both of them. They aren't just brothers—they're a matched set. A two-headed wolf raised on blood and silence, sharpened into weapons by a family that never believed in softness.They don't always agree. They don't have to. But gods help anyone who comes between them.They don't say "I love you."
They say "I've got your back."
And they mean it every time.

riley

sister

Being the only daughter in the Zeddicus bloodline didn't earn her protection. It earned her pressure. Expectation. Silence. While her brothers were shaped into blades, Riley had to prove—again and again—that she could cut just as deep.She's sharper for it. Faster. Colder when she needs to be.She and her brothers bicker like hell. They clash, curse, and bite. But if anyone else so much as looks at them wrong?She'll kill for them.
She'd die for them.
No questions asked.

name

relation

description

cerothyn

uncle

Notorious pirate captain of The Kraken, Cerothyn runs his ship with a tight grip and made his own name for himself. He wanted nothing to do with the politics his family thrusted him into, however, he's quite good at playing them when needed. He can be found in various taverns when not away on his ship.

camsyn

uncle

Just one of the many Zeddicus brothers, and a minority of those who have found themselves wayward from their family's call.
Still, distance makes no difference when you can't outrun the blood that runs through your very veins.

lynn

aunt - deceased

Lynn was an extraordinary archer for her age, she and Drais were often sent on jobs together. They were a deadly duo and never missed. She was extremely close with her siblings and had a warmth about her.

katlinne

cousin

As much as she denies her family name, she is more like them than she cares to admit. She shares their temper, their distrust, and their cleverness. Katlinne also shares a striking resemblance to her aunt Lynn whom she never met.

rowan

cousin

Rowan is all the good parts of his father. He has an adventurous heart and kindness about him. Kat is fiercely protective over him, the pair balance each other out. He spends most of his time on his father's ship.

❝

I WANT TO BE FORGIVEN. I WANT TO CHOKE UP CHUNKS OF MY OWN SINS, EVEN IF THE SKY CRACKS IN THE MORNING AND THE HEAVENS JUST WON'T OPEN UP FOR ME

❞

moodboard 1

moodboard 2

art

screenshots

❝ THIS IS BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE IT'S CURLING UP SLOWLY AND FINDING A THROAT TO CHOKE ❞

■ ■ history

ㅤOriginallyㅤ from the Shroud, no one really knows how the Zeddicus name clawed its way into Ishgard’s nobility. But it did—and now it coils around the city like smoke, with Rielen, the family’s iron-fisted patriarch, pulling strings from every shadow. His reach is wide, but not yet absolute. There are still houses more powerful. For now.Reli spent his early years in a quiet cottage beneath the trees, raised by his father, Drais. Hunting. Sparring. Laughing. It felt real—until the day it wasn’t.On his fifteenth birthday, the illusion shattered. Drais handed him over to Rielen like a weapon being returned to its forge.Gone was the sun-dappled freedom of the Shroud. In its place: stone walls, cold winters, colder people. Ishgard didn’t welcome him—it reshaped him.Those hunting trips? That training? They weren’t for survival. They were grooming. He wasn’t just a boy. He was a Zeddicus. And that name wasn’t just blood—it was a brand.Now he wears nobility like a blade under the skin. Lavish parties. Ruthless lessons. Secrets worth killing for. Ishgard taught him that it doesn’t matter how fake someone is, as long as they can bleed.He hates the game. Hates the family. But he plays it.Because when your back’s against a wall and your name is all you have—you learn to keep their secrets. You learn the rules.And you adapt.

■ ■ Affiliations

ㅤWysteriaㅤStrip club. Safe haven. Smoke-soaked confessional.
Wysteria is more than what it looks like—though the looks are very good. Beneath the glint of stage lights and the sway of bodies is something sacred: a place for the outcast, the broken, the ones with blood on their hands and nowhere else to go.Yes, there are dancers. Yes, there’s danger. But more than anything, Wysteria is a home.
A twisted kind of home—but a home nonetheless.So step inside the garden, see what you just might discover.

ㅤThe LotusㅤBeneath velvet curtains and flashing lights, beneath the bassline and the bare skin—there’s something older. Something colder.They call it The Lotus.An organization draped in perfume and blood, made of ghosts with beautiful faces and hands that don’t shake when it counts. Assassins dressed as dancers. Spies wrapped in silk. Killers who smile before they strike.You won’t find a contract on the wall. There’s no ledger, no sign. Just a look, a nod, a whisper behind the bar.The Lotus doesn’t seek attention.
It blooms in silence.
And if you see its petals—
it’s already too late.

❝ PERSUASIVE LIPS &&. TERRIBLE MOTIVES ❞

■ ■ hooks

Mercenary for hire

  • Coin is coin, Reli takes odd jobs where he can and will do almost anything for the right price if it isn't too against his morals.

assassin

  • It's rumored he has killed. However, that's just a rumor right?

drug Dealer

  • Your local drug dealer in Pearl Lane, he's got just about anything on him at anytime. If he doesn't, it wont take long for him to procure whatever it is your little heart desires.

nobility

  • Reli comes from a noble family in Ishgard, however, that's about as far as he goes into politics and nobility. He doesn't have the best views on any of it nor does he uphold whatever standards are expected of him. At heart, he's still very much the boy who took roots in the shroud.

duskwight

  • Even though he easily passes as otherwise, he's loud about who he is and where he comes from. He won't tolerate hatred toward his kin.

nightlife

  • Reli can be found at various concert venues, nightclubs, and even stripclubs.

performer

  • he started taking the stage at a few venues. Have you heard him sing? Have you worshipped?

wildling

  • lesser known, only a handful of people are aware of Reli's affliction.

■ ■ testimonials

“He fixed my problem. Don’t ask how. Just… don’t.”
— Anonymous Client“I saw him smile once. Genuinely. Scared the shit out of me.”
— Club Security“His drugs? Dangerous. Addictive. Best night of my life.”
— Dancer #4“He called me an idiot, broke my nose, and then offered me a job. I said yes.”
— Employee“I thought he was just a pretty face with a bad attitude. Then I saw what he did to that man in the alley.”
— Ex-Patron (Deceased)“Ishgard likes to pretend they don’t know the Zeddicus name. They do. They’re just afraid of it.”
— Lower Noble House Gossip“I wouldn’t call him loyal. I’d call him lethal about the people he protects.”
— Underground Info Broker“Don’t flirt with him unless you mean it. And even then—good luck.”
— Former Flame“Saw him slip out of the estate garden at midnight. Lady Mireille’s chambers were just above.
Her husband? On patrol. What a coincidence.”
— A particularly nosy handmaid, grinning behind her fan“She said it was just a dance. One night. Said it meant nothing. But the way she said his name—Reli—like a prayer. Like she’d been ruined in the best way. You tell me if that sounds like nothing.”
— Drunken confession in a noble’s private lounge“I dream of the day I see him on his knees, stripped of his arrogance, his charm, his name. Just another beast crawling back to the dirt he came from.”
— A rival noble, name redacted from public record