Asti Rynax

Asti Rynax is a major character of the Maradaine Sequence, and is the featured protagonist of the Streets of Maradaine series. He is a reformed thief and a former member of Druth Intelligence.

History
Asti's father Kelsi was a Kieran thief; his mother was Druth. After a time as a criminal, he joined Druth Intelligence, and was captured (c. 1214) by the Poasians in the Napolic Islands. He was tortured there in the Poasia's Levtha Prison, both physically and psionically. In the aftermath of this experience, he experiences rage-induced violent blackouts. He is struggling to understand and control incidents.

He escaped the prison and returned home to Maradaine, retired. He then went into business with his brother, Verci, intending to open Rynax Gadgeterium on Holver Alley in North Seleth to sell Verci's inventions. The plan was ruined by the Holver Alley Fire.

He has a growing relationship with Kimber.

Skills and Abilities
Asti is a skilled fighter, either unarmed or with almost any weapon he has available, including improvising weapons out of whatever is on hand.

Asti has a knack for strategy and tactics. He creates elaborate plans, which do not always go as intended.

Asti is persistent. He contacted every newspaper in the city for information related to the fire and land planning in North Seleth. When Veracity Press responded, they found that he is regarded as a community leader, and was mentioned as a potential candidate for Parliament.

Asti has "the beast" in his head. He blacks out and goes on a killing spree. However, while he is apparently not in control, the rampages are not entirely indiscriminate. Notably, in Lady Henterman's Wardrobe, the Beast seems to want to kill Nathaniel Henterman.

Appearances
The Holver Alley Crew

The brothers' dreams of going straight and opening the Rynax Gadgeterium are dashed when their neighborhood is burned down. They return to a life of heists and seek to track down and punish those responsible.

Lady Henterman's Wardrobe

Asti digs deeper. The people who arranged the arson were commissioned to do so. The roots of the crime stretch upward into the nobility. The streets of North Seleth see new gang fighting. Asti's past comes back to haunt him in more ways than one.