about. independent, private and selective roleplay account for an original character based in the elder scrolls universe. there will be lore alterations present to better fit my muse. other verses are available.

writer. written by kai / zero, 25+, he/him. discord is available for chatting. as of late august, i remade my discord. if we write together often, feel free to ask for it. i had added far too many people that never talked to me + started way too many servers that ultimately went abandoned and became overwhelmed. i am going to be very careful who i add on the new account + i no longer write on discord. feel free to remove or keep whatever servers you wish. my only active accounts are myrdir (tes oc), drekr (tes multi) & vagr (gen multi).

shipping. multi-ship where no ship overlaps with one another. if the vibes are there, don't fight 'em. i will ship with one version of a canon character. i like to talk about our characters, but i do require us to actually write them, too. to be involved with zouin means to be involved with in'ei; there will be no expectations to this.

themes. mature and potentially triggering topics are actively written. keeping that in mind, this is an adults space and minors will be blocked on sight.

interact. if you are a multimuse, specify a muse wherever needed, especially when sending in prompts. turn inbox responses into threads by reblogging the post. if you do not specify a muse when i specifically request that you do, i will not be providing you with anything, given my words were ignored. prompt lists run on queue. to not clog up my blog, they will be deleted relatively frequently. feel free to send in a prompt whenever you see one pop up.

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birth name. 是林; zerin. must be discussed before using in threads.

active name. zouin.

alias. zsin.

titles. the listener.

birthday. 29th of frostfall.

ethnicity. akaviri, nord; japanese, norse, ainu.

gender. male.

origin. akavir.

family. father, mother, older half brother, identical twin brother, younger half brother, uncle, two cousins.

stature. mesomorph frame. stands at 191 centimeters tall and weighs around 75 kilograms.

features. black lashes that fade to white, pointed ears.

hair. wavy, black and white locks.

eyes. monolids, sharp & narrow. left eye is onyx colored, right eye is amazonite colored.

markings. a variety of scars scattered all over his body with a heavier concentration on his backside.

fashion. when out and about, he covers much of his visuals, concealing his identity. he may look shady as hell, but identity remains unseen. the new dark brotherhood fashion does not have any markings in visible spots that would give them away when in public. most sigils are on the inside of their armor, concealed, and only viewable by those who the assassins trust or those who have bested them in a fight. a lot of what zouin wears is black leather based, with raven-feathers, jewels, patterns and dragon-like embellishments to bring a more unique touch to his wardrobe.

modification. various facial, ears & body piercings. a tattoo of a dragon wrapping around a katana beneath the moon is pictured on his backside.

zouin is a man of silence and shadow, more inclined to observe than to intrude. shaped by a past steeped in discipline and secrecy, he keeps his heart barricaded behind sturdy walls. the life of a shinobi has trained him to move through the world with cold precision, his expression sharp, emotions cloaked, seeming, at times, as though he sees life only in stark absolutes. yet beneath that exterior lies a quiet depth, a much gentler truth reserved for the rare few he calls his own, an unwavering soul forged in loyalty, and tender in ways only they will ever know.

zouin has dissociative identity disorder, which is characterized by the presence of at least two personality states or "alters". in'ei is what is known as a protector, an alter who protects the host / body. most days, one will be interacting with zouin. however, when danger is afloat, it is very much possible that the one "in the driving seat" will be in'ei. zouin is not open about his mental health and chooses to keep the existence of in'ei a secret. most do not understand what is going on with him, and would more than likely assume it is related to witchcraft, and not mental health. switches are not dramatic and it is unlikely that your muse will even realize when it occurs.

powers. darkness & shadow manipulation, shouts.

weakness. light adjacent powers, sunlight.

education.

affiliation. the dark brotherhood, the blades, kurai clan.

occupation. primarily an assassin, though has also taken on more mercenary-esque jobs in the past.

zouin only kills dragons that threaten people's livelihoods. he does not kill dragons simply because they exist.

zouin's father does not approve of him being intertwined with the dark brotherhood, only because he'd much rather zouin focus on reviving the kurai clan.

zouin's father is located at the Sky Haven Temple, alongside delphine and esbern. he is the primary reason why zouin returns there rather often. yu buttheads with delphine quite a bit.

zouin has been tortured in a variety of situations. most recently, he had been captured in a thalmor-based prison and pressed for answers on various topics regarding the dark brotherhood.

those who require the dark brotherhood's talents must perform the black sacrament. otherwise, a contract shall not be made nor accepted. performing the ritual proves how serious one is in regards to the contract due to how it is not easy to do.

nightshade is zouin's ship that is typically docked at dawnstar. after the fall of the falkreath's sanctuary, zouin brings those who survived the fire onto his ship. eventually, the ship is turned into a mobile headquarters for the brotherhood, making it much more effective to perform jobs in various locations than it was when they were stationed in one place.

kurai clan is a shinobi clan that worships a dark entity. apart from assassinations and espionage, the kurai clan specializes in sumi-e & demon slaying. the clan often uses the arts as a cover up. when the blades were still active, the kurai clan was a subsidiary organization of the blades.

a member of edward kenway's crew.

a member of the kurai clan, a clan affiliated with the iga clan.

childhood friend of nao.

joins the kakushiba ikki relatively early on.

zouin comes from kurai, an island that is simultaneously connected to kara-tur and a shadow realm.

when he is not completing assassination contracts, he is typically aboard his ship.

zouin can be recruited in the shadowlands.

he is not tadpoled, though not for a lack of trying. the entity who's soul resides in his body "deal with" the foreign intruder, sparing zouin of the infection.

a member of the siccari.

had been sent to assassinate the viper. instead of doing so, ends up joining the shadow dragons as a secret informant.

zouin was found sometime in the last three years by varric and brought on to what would be the veilguard specifically for his knowledge on demons.

zouin gets heavily injured during the confrontation with solas as he attempted to assassinated the ancient elf.

during the years prior to the veilguard timeline, zouin had been tasked with assassinating the inquisitor. open to inquisitors recognizing him, perhaps by the way he carries himself - afterall, it is hard to forget someone's potential murderer.

zouin aids the astral express & the cloud knights during the escape of hoolay.

serving as hans capon's scout, informant and assassin.

survived the ambush on hans' retinue out of sheer luck as he was away scouting when the bloodshed occurred.

zouin is the one that personally buried those who did not survive. when zouin realized that henry and hans must have survived, he went off looking for them.

he reunited with the two at the wedding, also having came to the conclusion that the wedding was their best chance at speaking to otto von bergow. zsin had actually snuck into the party, finding it much easier to do that than jump through so many hoops like henry had. however, this meant that he had to remain in the shadows until most of the guests were too drunk to realize there was a foreigner amongst them.

whilst hans awaited his execution, they were a lot more hands on with zouin. for a majority of the time locked away in the dungeon, zouin was tortured for answers - as he hardly spoke the language, they were questions he quite literally could not give a response to. zouin was only freed after hans' identity was revealed, but by then, his injuries were already relatively severe.

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a member of the school of the viper.

zouin has dissociative identity disorder, which is characterized by the presence of at least two personality states or "alters". in'ei is what is known as a protector, an alter who protects the host / body. most days, one will be interacting with zouin. however, when danger is afloat, it is very much possible that the one "in the driving seat" will be in'ei. zouin is not open about his mental health and chooses to keep the existence of in'ei a secret. most do not understand what is going on with him, and would more than likely assume it is related to witchcraft, and not mental health. switches are not dramatic and it is unlikely that your muse will even realize when it occurs.

zouin's father does not approve of him being intertwined with the dark brotherhood, only because he'd much rather zouin focus on reviving the kurai clan.

zouin has been tortured in a variety of situations. most recently, he had been captured in a thalmor-based prison and pressed for answers on various topics regarding the dark brotherhood.

those who require the dark brotherhood's talents must perform the black sacrament. otherwise, a contract shall not be made nor accepted. performing the ritual proves how serious one is in regards to the contract due to how it is not easy to do.

shadow elves are native to the land of akavir. with a weakness to sunlight, they tend to operate at night, which is one of the reasons why it is more common to find them working in nefarious trades rather than anything honorable.

the nightshade is zouin's ship that is typically docked at dawnstar. after the fall of the falkreath's sanctuary, zouin brings those who survived the fire onto his ship. eventually, the ship is turned into a mobile headquarters for the brotherhood, making it much more effective to perform jobs in various locations than it was when they were stationed in one place.

kurai clan is a shinobi clan that worships a dark entity. apart from assassinations and espionage, the kurai clan specializes in sumi-e & demon slaying. the clan often uses the arts as a cover up.

primary, takes places in skyrim.

secondary, takes places in oblivion. coming soon.