#kled building

33. How do they learn about the world–what is their preferred learning style? Hands-on learning with trial and error? Research, reading, and note-taking? Observation or rote memorization? Inductive or deductive reasoning? Seeking patterns and organization? Taking things apart and putting them back together? Creative processing via discussing, writing about, or dramatizing things?

Kled is often assumed to be ignorant, if not pigheaded when it comes to learning. Be it a new art, skill, or what have you. Though, that’s the furthest thing from the truth.

Kled merely has a certain way of learning. Dusty old tomes and lengthy books fail to catch his attention. They’re just the capsuled writings of an old scholar, a prepackaged experience that while it is important, is ultimately dull. Kled prefers to relish in the learning himself. He rather be at the scene and find these things out for himself rather than reading about them later on. Because of this, he’s hands-on when it comes to learning. He will fail one thousand times, sure, but the knowledge of those failures is invaluable.

Anybody close to him will eventually come across a plethora of notebooks and journals containing his experiences. While he doesn’t consider himself a scholar at all, he does keep notes of important information, should he eventually forget what he’s learned. And, often times, he will pass these on to those he considers important to him-- should they need them. 

He’s surprisingly analytical, for what he is.

36. How much do they rely on their minds and intellect, versus other approaches like relying on instinct, intuition, faith and spirituality, or emotions? What is their opinion on this?

He values a healthy balance of both, if he can. Though by his own nature as a person, he’s far more impulsive and likely to react by emotion rather than cold logic. He’s able to be calculating, cunning and plotting, but in the end, he’s far more reliant on his gut feeling and intuition and instinct when it comes to decision making.  

Oh, yes definitely. Kled believes that in terms of power and security and industrialization, Noxus is stronger than ever. While he has an overall gripe with how the society itself is being handled, he can’t deny that Noxus is at it’s most powerful right now. And he likes that, he’s proud of how far Noxus has come. Which is why he’s so pained and angered with it’s current philosophy. 

(He views the invasions and conquering as theft of resources, Noxus’ own strength isn’t keeping itself afloat. In his eyes, it’s relying on other nations’ hard work and dedication and pillaging that. Thus, it’s weakness in Kled’s eyes.) 

Most tend to consider him heartless or callous and devoid of sympathy. He’s deliberately hardened his heart, he’s killed any semblance of weakness in himself. Any bit of love, sympathy and softness died a long time ago. And while he’s completely capable of caring for others, it’s incredibly difficult to get him to do it. 

Kled is 100% emotion, and it shows through his anger most commonly. But he’s a surprisingly loving man. And he ensures to show that, as he knows he’s such a difficult person. 

8. Where and when do they seem most and least at ease? Why? How can you tell?

Probably in his own home. That is where Kled feels safest. It’s an environment he can fully and completely control. No surprise outcomes, no random people coming to him, no challenges. Just the complete safety of his home, where only he and Skaarl (along with his pets) can live quietly. But even then, Kled never really lowers his guard. 

He relaxes, but he doesn’t completely dismiss the notion that someone may invade and try to kill him. While he has gotten better over the years, there is still that underlying paranoia due to the years of conflict and battle.

27. What do they strongly like and dislike, in any category? Why?

One of the things that Kled despises is weakness. Though not entirely in the way that people might expect. Kled doesn’t despise weak people, because they hold the potential of becoming strong. He views them as blank slates with a choice to make; be strong and live, or be weak and die. Even the physically frail may be strong, after all. What Kled despises are those who have strength and opt to do nothing with it. Those who perceive themselves as vulnerable and pitiable. There is so much potential in a person, but it’s squandered. 

Kled values loyalty. Kled values honor (though in his own personal way). He values empathy and understanding, if used properly and honed sharper than any blade.

40. What do they wonder about? What sparks their curiosity and imagination, and why? How is this expressed, if it is?

Whereas others look back to the age of magic and power in awe, Kled merely scoffs at it. He’s a creature of magic, whether he realizes it or not. But Kled is awed by the prospect of the future. The technology of Piltover draws both a sense of wonder and fear in him. He doesn’t understand it, therefor he is threatened by it. 

He’s never seen limbs recreated in steel, and he’s never seen them work before. He’s only seen magic in the context of necromancy, or to kill others. But he’s never seen it used for healing, or for powering beings. He’s seen metal golemns brought to life, he’s seen lifeless metal boxes brought to life and set in motion.

the dark. fire. open water. deep water. being alone. crowded spaces. confined spaces. change. failure.  war. loss of control. powerlessness. prison. blood. drowning. suffocation. public speaking. natural animals. the supernatural. heights. death. dying. intimacy. rejection. abandonment. loss. the unknown. the future. not being good enough. scary stories. speaking to new people. poverty. loud noises. being touched.

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