Radion The Forged

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Radion (R-503)

Radion the Forged (art by @ Mika95B on twt)

Relatives	Daena Rivleam, Ailmar
Languages	Elvish, Common
Place of Birth	Sneerwell
Species	Warforged
Height	172 cm
Weight	Undisclosed
Eye Color	Yellow Light

Radion The Forged is a warforged, path of wild magic, barbarian.

Physical Appearance

A 175-tall metal-looking humanoid. Radion has hallowed eyes that would look disturbing if no bright light came out of it.   

He only wears pants, a loincloth, and a hood, so you can see the metal design of his body. Weirdly his core does not show. It may be covered by a hood. He does not wear shoes on principles.   

His metal body is of steel blue color. He wears a purple hood that matches his loincloth; the hood is held by sphere looking pin. He has a pair of greenish-gray trousers and is usually seen with his axe that fits his blue metal body. He has a necklace that dangles on his belt.   

Creation

R-503 was created by an artificer named Ailmar Rivleam sometime before The War of the Forged for his seven-year-old daughter, Daena, who has been in a depressive state since his mother’s death. The creation process took around two years to complete. His purpose was to be a companion to Daena and help her overcome her mother’s death. He was not built with the knowledge of fighting or being a soldier.   

History

The beginning (722 PR)

Unlike many warforged, R-503 was not made to be a killing machine. He began his life with one goal.   

“This is Daena. You are to be her companion, which means you must be kind to her, keep her safe, and make her happy.”   

The first time he met Daena was underwhelming; she was consumed by her grief to care. (Years later, she would tell Radion she was not impressed since she thought him a golem, but he knows better.) After some time, she began to acclimate to his constant presence in her life. But what made them really connect was when Daena discovered that R-503 was but a child that did not know much in the world, and she, nine at the time, was most confident in her knowledge of the world.   

Everything that makes Radion what he is today was given to him by Daena. His name, his personality, and his love for art.   

• “I told you, it’s R-503. It is not short for anything.”   
• “But it can be! I can’t just call you R-503; it’s too long. How about I choose something?”   
• “Sure.”   
• “Raco-” “Other than Raccoon, be creative.”   
• “Ugh, no fun... How about Radion?”   

Teenage years (723-730 PR)

During Daena’s teenage years, Ailmar was the same father as always. He still found it challenging to connect with his daughter and did not let go of the grief and guilt of his wife’s death. He also did not bother with R-503 unless it was monthly maintenance. But Daena’s relationship with Radion continued to strengthen. She always referred to him as her overprotective brother; it could be older or younger, depending on the day/situation.   

Given Daena’s curious nature, she would usually hyper-fixate on something, whether swimming, hunting, or dancing, and always drag Radion with her. The last of her hyper fixation was on sparring. She would tease Radion about how bad he is at it.   

• “Come one! You’re a warforged; shouldn’t you be better than this?”   
• “I was built for a different purpose, you know this. And you are not any better than me.”   

The Night (730 PR)   

Around 730 PR, the tension in Sneerwell was heightened. News of the warforged protesting their rights in Isonhound was spreading, and the possibility of a protest happening in the city kept everyone on edge. Radion could no longer go out with Daena to the city without being harassed by common people. The protests did start at Sneerwell, which led Ailmar to forbid R-503 from going outside or interacting with any warforged in the city. This angered Daena greatly; she was sympathetic to the cause of the warforged and would have a long conversation with Radion about how they should get their independence.   

On the night of Dalsk 27, Ailmar, who was working overtime at Pendergras Industries to quell the warforged rebellion, returned to his estate to find it shambles. After a quick investigation, he found Daena bloodied and covered by Radion’s body, both unconscious. He tried to get help for Daena just to find out that she was no more. He was told that a Warforged rebellion had heard of the beginning of the War of the Forged and wanted to make a statement. And what better statement than to wreak havoc on the estate of a warforged engineer and a known oppressor? 

R-503 remembers every detail of that night but does not like to recall these memories.   

What he recalls the most was the aftermath. Being dragged by Ailmar to his lab, feeling Ailmar anger in his shouts. Being tinkered with to change from the warforged companion of Daena to the warforged soldier of revenge.   

• “They want their independence?! Let me show them what their own kind can do to them.”

The War of the Forged (730-7...?)   

This is the time that R-503 does not remember at all. All he knew was to follow orders and kill as many warforged as possible. He was awake in his early years, just to slumber when every warforged awakened. He only remembers the hate from those who fought on his side, questioning every move he takes and demeaning every action he does not take.   

And he remembers his final moments in that terrible war, the silence he missed.   

Wandering (…? - 893 PR)   

Radi- R-503 woke up in a place so beautiful yet so dangerous. (He would later learn that it was the fey wild). He began to wander around, trying to survive while all the memories of the before and after finding purchase again in his mind.   

He journeyed until he was able to reach Barrier Peaks, a place he knew to be near Sneerwell. He continued to travel since there was no Daena to call him back to Sneerwell. He did not know at what time he returned to his world. He only knew that he shut down in the climax of the War of the Forged, and now it’s done; no more war.   

His journey took him around Isonhound; he visited city after city until he could not handle the similarities it had with Steerwell and the memory that the place holds of Daena. He decided to travel to different continents. Airships at that time were common but expensive, leading him to work for money.   

R-503 tried a lot of jobs; he tried fishing, hunting, cooking... etc. He was not good at these jobs, but he was okay. They also didn’t have much revenue, but he was patient with nothing to look forward to. After some time and many other jobs, he had the money to travel, so he traveled to Amusa, the land of the lost. A fitting name for what he is. Amusa was beautiful and big, but most importantly, it was different.   

After more wandering, he learned about Tempest Brothers Expeditionary Company. Intrigued by the cause and sick of meaningless wandering, he set out to Galik to join.   

Relationships   

Daena Rivleam   

Daena was Radion’s only friend. He grew up with her. He learned everything from her. He loved her, considered her a sister, and was set to do everything to make her happy. Daena was kind, mischievous, and had a love for art. She was the only one then to call Radion by his name. And he learned to nickname her Dae after some time. They would do everything together; all their waking moments they had together.   

Radion knew Daena since she was 9 years old until her death at the age of seventeen.   

Ailmar Rivleam   

His maker. Alimar Rivleam was a strict master and a father. He greatly loved his daughter, but that could not translate well to her. The only thing that he knew to do well was to make things that fix things.   

He considers his first failure in his life to be that he could not figure out how to cure his wife. After his wife’s death, he could not figure out how to cheer up his daughter, Daena. Daena had just turned seven when his wife died, and she always had a great fascination for golems.   

That is why Ailmar started working on a warforged machine that could accompany his daughter everywhere in an attempt to cheer her up. His creation process for this warforged took a lot of trials and errors. The definitive version of the warforged, which he gifted to his daughter on her ninth birthday, was code-named R-503. Ailmar has the resources needed for this creation because of his work in the Pendergras Industries.

From his perspective, his second failure was that he could not keep his daughter safe.   

Languages

Common and Elvish, and un-named language that Daena invented when she was 12 which he continuously questioned.

Powers and Abilities

His second awakening happened in the fey wild, where wild magic is all around. He woke up with the ability to channel his rage into wild magic. After wandering the world for decades, he learned to get what he wanted with intimidation. He got good at handling animals for the fast pace he had to go through horses. He got wiser and has gotten better at survival.   

Weapons 

He carries his trusted great axe, 4 javelins he may have stolen on the road, and two hand axes for emergencies.