Alaric

Alaric is a prominent male Neo-Vortixx whom Jotun has helped in the past. Now, Alaric is strong voice for all male Vortixx and beacon of hope for equality among his race.

Early Life
Like all Vortixx, Alaric originated from the island of Xia. As a male, he was assigned the most menial of duties and was not allowed to leave the island. Indeed, Alaric was a simple janitor for most of his early life, stationed at the southern coast of the island. The only way for him to escape his pitiful existence was to undergo the Xian Rite of Passage, but doing so as a male was more often than not a death wish as any female partner would not think twice about sacrificing him to the Mountain. Over time, he grew more and more dissatisfied with his lot in life even though he knew he was powerless to change anything in his current state.

Like many of his kin, he heard rumours of a Toa who had taken up residence on a nearby speck of land just off the coast of Xia. According to the scraps of information he picked up over time, he learned this island, Jotun's Respite as it was called, was home to a reclusive Toa of Earth who would do small odd jobs for little or no payment, or simply just lend an ear to those who visited him.

Sensing this sliver of hope, Alaric stole a rowboat and, in the dead of night, paid this Jotun a visit. The Toa was rather surprised at seeing a male Vortixx, as the oppressive Xian customs were well-known throughout the Matoran Universe. They talked at length, of Alaric's convictions and the current state of affairs between Vortixx females and males.

The Toa of Earth warned Alaric that he had no right to pry into Xian business. Nonetheless, Jotun gave what advice he could, telling Alaric that those who underestimate him in the Passage do so at their own risk. Jotun sensed a kindred spirit in the hunched-over, grimy Vortixx before him, as he, too, had gone through his own journey to escape Stelt. The Earth Toa's parting words admitted that their situations may have had been different, but even he understood Alaric's Passage would be just the first step in the long road ahead of him.

Trivia

 * An extremely old MOC, Alaric was brought over from CHFW and repurposed for the Canto Universe.