Profile of Sulliven

His fur reflects a somber sky, a palette of dismal hues mottled together. Dark blue and grey cascade down his shoulders, spine, and flanks over a canvas of washed-out silver that covers his legs, tail, and creates a mane around his neck, splitting his navy visage in half as silver drips down his forehead. His forest green eyes are reverential, gazing upon his brother that can do no wrong.

For his twin brother, there is no price that Sulliven wouldn't pay–even if it means his own life is forfeit. Unquestionable loyalty to those he cares for is both his greatest strength and weakness. How many pieces of himself can be sacrificed to fill what is missing in others? Sulliven smiles big and laughs loud so no one will see how incomplete he is. He is the lesser of two brothers, one half of a greater whole–if anyone should survive, it should be Reuben. It's the truth neither of them wants to say out loud.

Misfortune coils around the Karsia family, but Sulliven thinks back on a childhood filled with love, laughter, and endless adventure at the side of his brother and best friend. It's a time he wishes they could go back to, free from the complications their adult life imposed on them. After their father fell ill, prey to a degenerative eye disease, and their mother abandoned them, they were forced to take on jobs to afford the costly treatment prescribed by a disingenuous doctor. Sulliven became a courier and Reuben enlisted in the Jacobian army. The unbearable separation ultimately brought the younger Karsia son to a decision: Against his better judgment, Sulliven would join the army too. He was on his way to Freeman's Fortress when he was apprehended by a group of Imperial soldiers and arrested for a crime he did not commit. Sulliven lost his freedom, his family, and his face–cursed to wear a murderer's mask to protect his brother's innocence.