Alessio Casian

Born without any limbs, his existence was destined to be short and miserable, however the young boy has been blessed with great intelligence and wit, with a talent for puppet making, and through no small effort and delegation, he has managed to create limbs for himself. These puppet limbs are made with lightweight Mythril, an expensive metal that acts as a magical conductor allowing for faster movement, though the main reason is that he finds the alloy quite beautiful, its properties only a bonus. These modular puppet limbs allow for more appendages, though it takes effort to control. He's often found serving kings and queens to run their kingdom properly, and ensuring that people are doing their assigned duties. This does not stop him from having his own agenda and controversial views, as well as skeletons in his closet. House Casian owns several mines; they are considered a great house within the Vallachian region. This allows Alessio to arm his puppets with the finest weapons and armor.

As the type who plays with dolls and makes custom clothes for them, Alessio designed his own outfit. He also has a great fondness for toys in general, and usually creates more Puppets or dolls in the shape of people he likes or wishes to remember. Some of whom he has obsessively stalked. One of which bears a striking resemblance to a chivalry-starved Knight. He saw the fight between Flayne and the slavers, though he already thought Flayne to be something special. Even though they are childhood friends, Flayne is not yet aware that Alessio is a Chosen Knight, only that he became a knight of his own making.

Background

Born into a noble family of Vallachia, Alessio was born without limbs, thus being placed upon a wheelchair and under the care of his butler Sebastian. His childhood was monotonous, and he often dreamed of the wilds he could gaze from his chair, unable to explore them. Because of that, he would often imprison himself in thoughts; wallowing himself over the fact he was born this way.

This was before he met a young tomboyish girl around his age named Flayne la Karrotte, his family being near her father's domain for business. She showed him that no matter the condition, one with determination and a valiant heart could achieve whatever they wanted. This inspired him, and from this moment he started to open more. He started by being given crappy prosthetics, and at first it was very rudimentary, activating one thing to move his fingers, activating something else to move his arms, but he took it upon himself to upgrade them over and over in order to overcome his natural weaknesses.

It took a lot of time, trial and error, but after constant slow upgrades, they became imbued with Magic and started to function normally. The youngest and newest of the Chosen Knights, chosen swiftly as the replacement for the former Chosen of Diligence who was a very renowned slaver. Alessio was chosen not for his talents, but his diligent efforts to turn his life around, and live in spite of his unfortunate condition. The Siege Knight has a rivalry with him for the title of Chosen Knight of Diligence. But where the Siege Knight is a one-man siege, Alessio can potentially be a one-man army, meaning the Siege Knight would have to remove him first to get the title.

Powers

Alessio can seize control of puppets found through the Familiar Lands and can see through their eyes, this makes him the most effective spymaster throughout the lands. He is able to control them telepathically, though for some he would use his strings for finer control. He can't control thousands at once unless for very simple movements, so more often than not he only uses the right doll for the right job. Rumor says that his ace in the sleeve is a headless centaur puppet named Roscinante, that he needs all his hands to control properly.

His horde of puppets of various sizes and shapes, makes him known to many as a one-man legion, or a one-man spy network, as the man is able to adapt to many situations by sheer numbers alone. Alessio's puppets range from giant armored knights to smaller, much more toy-like puppets. Alessio is able to see through his puppets, though he’s keeping that secret to himself. As they are puppets, they don't grow over time, and keep their original size and shape.

Being the Chosen of Diligence, Alessio is able to compel nearly anyone to do his bidding or follow his command. He detests this ability for the most part as he often accidentally triggers it onto others, making him feel isolated. In tandem Alessio is a master manipulator who will tell people what they want to hear, instead of what they need to hear.

He has made several modifications to his body as well, using a wind-up key he could hasten the mechanisms of his body to reach incredible speeds. The wind-up key is detachable; the mechanisms are built into his spine, it acts like an artificial nervous system through magical strings.