NARI ZEUNG
GENDER: Male
SPECIES: Elf
AGE: 2900
SEXUALITY: Homosexual/Demisexual
OCCUPATION: Head Groundskeeper at Vievecor City Park & Owner of Zeung Apothecary | Elf Elder
DISTRICT: Garond
BACKGROUND:
Nari was born alongside nature, into the Elven cities built harmoniously into the sides of towering mountains and nestled amongst the never ending span of flourishing trees. Nari found that as he aged, his passion was to find ways of using the nature around them to discover how it could be used to heal.
The humans began to advance with time, but it wasn’t until their cities really began to take shape and their inventions spread across the world, that the Elves began to feel the shift of the natural world as they knew it. Nari watched as their species adapted to what the humans had created around them but at first, Nari was happy to remain close to his clan, his father was their leader, and with that Nari had grown up used to the comfort of an entire Elven clan around him, that would one day expect him to follow his father into leadership. The familiarity of their world was not one he was willing to part from just yet, it was an easy place to stay and to fall in love. But with age came confidence and Nari eventually began to branch out into the world with his love to see see what life was like among the humans. Leaving what would be known as South Korea today, there were several careers that kept Nari busy, but he stayed loyal to his roots and acted as a healer for much of his long life. Growing into his own abilities, it allowed him to journey the world acting as a nurse, an apothecary, a doctor, and a surgeon. He watched and served as the human and supernatural world descended into war and conflict time and time again, but Nari’s focus remained to heal soldiers and civilians while his lover fought as a soldier. Later, he would continue to travel the world to provide help. He would provide things such as the stimulation of plant growth to help others survive harsh winters, provide them with clean water and cultivate ingredients to improve their health, and from time to time shape or calm the weather to help those who were vulnerable from further devastation. These acts contributed to many fairytale stories that would evolve amongst the humans throughout the years.
Time passed and eventually Nari and his fellow clan members were called back to his home when another interspecies war broke out. This time, his own clan had been caught in the cross-fire of war and the vampires bloodlust had left them in a state of devastation. It was said at one time they had been sent from the Underworld to balance the forces of darkness and light. His father had perished and with him, much of Nari’s family, their elders and defensive wards. His heartbreak was only increased further when his lover died in battle in a brutal show of vampire dominance. Injured, Nari was presumed dead along with much of his clan and was tossed to sea with them, to float upon driftwood with his departed. It was there, hopeless, that the eerie mass was discovered by a ship of witches, who at first thought it was another unpleasant but familiar sight, before spotting someone alive on the driftwood. Nari was taken aboard and healed by the witches who were attacking from the sea and set upon creating new kinds of magic.
Over time spent on the ship, Nari befriended the Captain and his crew, though at first he had been hard to reach through his crushing grief. He eventually returned to their homeland with them, where he was taught many skills, including how to fight proficiently like his soldier counterparts and numerous languages. He grew to have many friends within the community, and would set out to sail with their soldiers to help aid in the warfare from the sea. They developed new medicines, gained new magics, but most of all many years later Nari gained a romance with the ships captain and the covens leader. It was an unexpected and beautiful romance that would span many years. They later chose to marry aboard the ship. Over the years, Nari would set out to find other Elves and eventually formed a small clan of his own, mainly of survivors from clans that had been decimated by numerous wars over the centuries. Protected by the witches, they were able to heal and build in numbers. Eventually, Nari’s husband sadly passed from old age. They continued to live peacefully for a long time, before eventually moving away from the coven to form their own separate clan, living in areas that were of low vampire population.
The pact to live harmoniously and secretly amongst the humans came at a good time. Their clan was small and in need of more Elven company after their traumatic pasts and Nari eventually put his trust in Adaire Westwood as they joined the Westwood Clan to settle in Vievecor City. They remained in touch with their family of witches for many years to come.
In the two hundred years since that moment, Nari had joined the Council. With his advanced age, it made sense that he should take the spot to help guide the supernatural decision making of their city. While politics grow tiresome for him these days, he still has a fierce sense of protectiveness for Elven kind. Nari hopes he can at least help to protect future generations and see them flourish.
Nari settled as Head Groundskeeper at Vievecor City Park around this time too. In his older years, Nari appreciated the peace and tranquility of getting to tend to the gardens, reminding him of his time as a far younger elf. He lives in Garond and owns a small health foods shop that also sells herbal remedies. He enjoys a peaceful corner to read in, watching period dramas and attending the theatre. There is also an extremely large, beautiful aviary at this Garond property, where he tends dutifully to the birds inside.
Over the past two years he has been absent from Vievecor city to recover from the possible future events that were uncovered by the Effendi coven. In the uncovered timeline, the events lead to Nari’s death. But, he has recently returned to his former positions with a new outlook on life.
PERSONALITY: Protective, Wise, Loyal, Determined, Attentive, Loving, Thoughtful, Jealous
CHARACTER TYPE: Original
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